Brisstyle markets July 2, 2009
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Cannot wait for the Brisstyle markets this weekend – Brisbane etsy sellers come together to sell their wares in real life!
You’ll find the cutest clothes and jewellery plus bags and lots of children’s stuff.
It’s at St Augustine’s Church Hall in Hamilton this Saturday 4 July.
Blogged out October 26, 2008
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It’s been nearly a year since I updated this blog.
But now I’ve linked it to my name domain, I don’t know what to do.
I’m not that interested in blogging like I used to … twitter takes care of that.
Not sure where to go from here.
Ugliest ever November 21, 2007
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This outfit was on Oprah’s favourite things for this year so I expect there are now thousands of American women wearing the ugliest pyjama-like creation I have ever seen. Let’s hope it doesn’t make it to Australia. Talk about unflattering!
Wake up October 21, 2007
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This is currently my favourite Youtube video
Gnome tales October 16, 2007
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Found this on Flickr today … and I thought I had too much time on my hands.
Campaign song October 15, 2007
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The things you do when procrastinating …
This is my campaign song for Kev.
I didn’t realise how much quality you lose in uploading to Youtube, but you get the idea.
Expensive Australia October 8, 2007
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Whenever I return to Australia from overseas or look at travelling in Australia, it strikes me just how expensive this country is. One good example is walking tours.
Chris and I are going to Melbourne in December* and I wanted to do a walking tour of the art and grafitti of Melbourne- it is $55 per person for three hours, and that is the cheap tour. Some of the others are up to $95. I couldn’t believe how this differs from the walking tours we have taken overseas. That is the great thing about walking tours- the overheads are low so they are usually affordable. But not in Australia apparently. See the list below for a comparison
Berlin €12=$18 AUD and this walk was more than seven hours long! The tours are all conducted by people who have degrees in German history.
London £6 = $14.00 AUD
New York $15 US = $16 AUD
At least two of these cities also run free walks- why is it so expensive here?
*ok the one thing that is not expensive about this trip is the flights. We are going with Tiger for $40 each return including taxes!
Drip please. October 6, 2007
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I am not good at keeping my fluids up. For some weird reason I put off having a drink until I am really thirsty. It would be much easier if I could have intravenous solution all day every day.
Right now I need water so I guess I will go get some.
Photos of “Pumpkin” September 18, 2007
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Now that the little girl dumped at a Melbourne train station has been identified, shouldn’t the media be obscuring her face?
If she is a victim of a crime then her face should not be shown- isn’t that the law?
Falling in lamb September 18, 2007
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Those people at Meat and Livestock Australia really know their stuff when it comes to advertising- or at least they have employed people who do.
I thought the Sam Kekovich ad was great but the new ad “Falling in Lamb” is even better.
Just in case you have missed it so far, it is an ad in the style of a movie trailer for a romantic comedy. The thing that makes it so good is that the casting, music and scripting is perfect. It is indistinguishable from a genuine movie trailer.
If only all Australian advertising could be this good.
