I used to be able to leave this part blank.
I have many interests.
Posts are dated and time stamped when I am not in my original time zone.
If I had a dime for every time I received a compliment and then had it taken back, I'd travel around the world on it.
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A thoughtful gesture arrived at my office this rainy afternoon.
I can’t stop smiling.
5:26 p.m. 25 January 2012 Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
A heartbreaking loss was suffered by all 49er faithful in today’s game against the New York Giants.
I’m pretty sure I said no more than 5 words the 2 hours after the lost. I looked grief stricken to all who happened to be at the pub.
It sucks. My heart feels like it’s been ripped out of my chest. T-H-I-S close to a Super Bowl and it slips out of our fingers.
But, as my brand new intern said to me in an attempt to console me as I was slumped over the table at the pub today, “You guys have a lot of momentum going into the next season. You have a great coach.” She’s right. There is much to look forward to and must to be proud of. It was after all the best season that we’ve had in many years.
I hate overtime.
Patriots. You better crush the New York Giants.
10:09 p.m. 23 January 2012 Annandale, NSW, Australia
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Let’s not hate on Kyle Williams. Poor thing.
8:13 a.m. 24 January 2012 Annandale, NSW, Australia
I was blissfully unaware of the legislation going through the House and Senate back in my home country until last night when I tried to go onto Wikipedia to try and teach myself cricket.
You see. It’s cricket season here in Australia and while I tried to learn about it last year and failed miserably, I’m determined to not suffer the same fate this season.
So I went to Wikipedia because it is more patient than Australians who have attempted to explain the game to me, but it was blacked out. As was The Oatmeal, but I only knew about that because goats pop up all over my life.
Naturally, as I’m incredibly removed these days from what’s going on aside from the occasional update on the presidential primaries, I had no idea what SOPA and PIPA was. After a few reads of articles circulating the internet, I realized I still wasn’t getting it.
Give me a break. It was 12:30 a.m.
So I went to the only other place on the internet I get useful and accurate information. The Khan Academy YouTube page. Sal knows all, yo.
I’m feeling informed and I agree with Sal’s in that this is a particularly draconian and creepy piece of legislature.
SOPA. You gots to go.
2:50 p.m. 19 January 2012 Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
Blue Mountains
Tonight, I saw the movie A Few Best Men.
How was it? It was what you’d expect any comedy to be these days. Drugs. Accidental shootings. Farm animals. Scary father-in-laws. Traveling to far away lands. Thanks to the Event Cinemas emails I get occasionally, I only paid $11 to see this one. A freakin’ bargain when it comes to Australian movie theaters.
Let’s focus for a second on traveling to far away lands.
The majority of the film is set in Australia. New South Wales to be exact. The Blue Mountains to be even more specific.
The scenery of the film was truly breathtaking. In a country where the majority of the films focus on its iconic beaches, it was a nice change. A chance to show that this massive island has so many different types of terrain.
I think I’m going to need to take a trip up there soon.
Oh, and here’s the trailer if you’re still interested in the film:
10:58 p.m. 18 January 2012 Surry Hills, NSW, Australia
