lynda Originally uploaded by cafedave. Am I getting too old to go to 21st? Almost certainly. The first 21st I attended as a guest was probably 12 years ago now; many of the people whose 21st I’ve been to are now parents themselves: some even brought their children to this party! This particular 21st is …
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money and shiny things
One of the most memorable lines in Finding Nemo is the innocuous “Look! Something shiny!” that Marlin (Nemo’s father) uses to distract Dory. Immediately distracted from her current train of thought, she is then led astray – all because of her preoccupation with shiny things. Thanks to the generosity of friends and family, this year’s …
trogdor comes in the night
For those of you keeping track of such things, our friends’ baby – nicknamed Trogdor throughout the pregnancy – arrived at 12:02am 11-May-2005, weight 9.5lbs, length 54cm. The young burninator will now be known as Katarina Elyse. For no particular reason: lego trogdor.
temporary local
julie Originally uploaded by cafedave. There’s always time for a photo or two when an overseas blogger stops by for a short visit. Much easier than trying to get over to the US was turning up for a very filling part-US, part-Australian lunch this afternoon. Julie’s presence also reminds us that the time to buy …
birthday
Wow. I’ve been awake for 4 hours so far, and I’ve already received four SMSes and a birthday card. that ‘s a pretty good pre-work greeting count! Feel free to add your own greeting, if you so desire.
race across the city
dinner with an old friend Originally uploaded by cafedave. Once your friends get married, it becomes harder to catch up with them. Once they have kids, it becomes harder still. Almost ten years into his marriage, one of my oldest friends found himself with a meeting in the city, giving me a rare opportunity to …
finding the world’s smallest laptop
I can’t say I have a lot of experience with small laptops: mine is a 17-inch G4 Powerbook, but the idea of having a tiny computer seems to appeal to some people. If you were looking for a small laptop, you’d have to start with the website dynamism.com – they’re the ones who get all …
what to talk about
With every long weekend comes a host of events; two separate barbecues with different groups of friends, a church service, a prolonged game of multiplayer halo. The question arises: what do you talk about at these different events? The most dull conversations, and the most interesting, can start with the same set of questions. Worse, …
another redesign
Yes, it’s time for those who read the site using an RSS reader to open up their browsers again and take a look. This is an interim step; I still have some more ideas to implement, but it will be easier from this layout than from the last. The photo on the left is an …
view of a bouncing castle
view of a bouncing castle Originally uploaded by cafedave. Happy Birthday, Chan. Without your 25th party to plan, we would never have thought to hire a bouncing castle, nor to even approach people about using their backyard to host it. You’d be amazed how hard it is to get a clear digital photo of a …