Men’s convention is over for another year. Again, I stayed with friends from hpc, in a house near narrow-neck lookout. It was good to spend some time with a bunch of christian blokes, and especially to take some time out at the end and look at my life, and see what I need to work …
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prizes that will last
I’ve thrown together a new colour scheme and header graphic (again) to mark the Oscar performance of the third Lord of the Rings movie, but also to draw attention to rewards that are temporary, and those that will last. It’s all very well to work hard for something, and receive recognition – even international recognition …
a shameless plug
Having spent a number of weeks watching my diet and exercising regularly, I’ve finally reached a point where I’ve lost some weight, and I’m starting to feel good about my state of health. This despite finding out that I need to take avapro tablets to keep my blood pressure down: I think I’ve realised that …
Be careful how you stack your plates
Being Valentines’ Day over the weekend, I set out to make kel’s life easier by doing some housework when she least expected it. One part of this was, late last night, putting some of the newly washed up platters away in the cupboard. Before I was married, I didn’t own a single platter (a large …
Being Lazy
Of all the Whitlams songs, my favourite line is being lazy when you’ve got too much to do. Inactivity is much more satisfying when your to-do list is overflowing. One of my goals for this year is to finish reading the pile of books next to my bed that have bookmarks in them. Despite this, …
Walking in the rain
On the way back from the swimming pool last night, kel and I were caught in a massive downpour. There was nothing we could do – it was about a ten minute walk home, and we were both wearing shoes that were better suited to walking than running. So there we were, nine pm, illuminated …
A Grand Day Out
Quite a busy day today – rather than spending time discussing a Christian book, and exploring Sydney for the best possible cafe breakfast around, I found myself travelling with my wife. This doesn’t sound all that surprising, until you take into account her general inability to travel at the moment – at least until her …
Dinner with an old friend
This year is my eleventh year since finishing high school, and so I think it’s finally fair to say that friends from when I was at high school are starting to count as “old friends” – especially the ones that I’ve stayed in touch with for all or most of the time in between. Tonight …
Life after uni
My church is running a christianity explored course this year. It’s a ten-week course that we’ve already tested out in my bible study group, taken out some of the more obvious UK-centric language. It’s been a long time since I’ve been involved in a large-ish scale christian event, so this will prove to be an …
Welcome to 2004.
Welcome to the new layout for 2004. This represents a bit of a change in approach for the website: it will still have a range of links with short comments, but in the coming weeks I’m aiming to keep track of all the books I’m reading and movies I’m watching, and to be adding some …