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Was a long and dark December

Sunday morning saw the arrival of loads of Kayakers to Manly who had started off from the harbour bridge, which is about seven miles of kayaking. We watched them for a little bit then met up with Marcus, Nancy and Lorraine which was very nice. The night came and Amy

AIMIA Awards

Last night Amy and I went to the AIMIA Awards at the Australian Technology Park that I was kindly invited to judge at. It was a good night with free booze flowing and little mini mexican food bowls, satay chicken and rice balls which was fantastic. The section I judged

So, you think you can Dance?

Last Sunday Amy and I hosted dinner for Nancy, Lorraine and Marcus around our house. We cooked the same thing that we cooked on Valentines day for our guests as we knew it was tried and tested and wasn’t going to explode in our faces if it went wrong.

More Tilt Shift

Recently when I went up in a helicopter over Sydney I took some photos which I changed to make look like little models the inspiration came from various sources on the internet but the guy who has taken it to the next level is Keith Loutit who also lives in

Argentina Postal Arrival

Today in the post I got a nice parcel. In fact it was a special that I had to go down to the post man to sign something. That is the first time that had ever happened (special deliveries yes, but the actual post man, no). Very Colourful Parcel Inside

Boiling Bondi

Last weekend Amy and I had a little holiday to Bondi. Bondi is exactly 10.15km away from Manly but it is a 22km drive and we wanted to experience the Bondi lifestyle for a bit, to see how the South siders mix it up (Manly is on a peninsular

Wedding Party 'Stralia

Nancy and Marcus arrive fresh off their world tour which involved them going to lots of fantastic holiday destinations and getting married. You will be able to read and look at pictures on Marcus’ blog when they get some time to do it. Anyway, to celebrate their marriage they held

Tilt Shift Syndey

I recently went up around Sydney in a helicopter taking photos from the sky of the little city below. I’ve had a play at what is called “Tilt Shift” is actually the a type of camera which can be used to produce the affect shown below but these photos

Wipeout!

Had to blog this, a great video I found on YouTube of some surf wipeouts in the past 40 years or so –

Sydney Heli

For my birthday last year (2008) Amy got me a red letter day to fly in a helicopter over Sydney. I said I’d wait until the summer to do so I’d get a real nice day to get some great photos. Well that day came and it was

Happy New Year 2009

For NYE this year we went to Gaétane and Coosters house for a party and fish BBQ. We got the last ferry from Manly wharf over to the city and dreaded the journey back to Manly as it is chaos down the wharf as you would expect. Sydney Skyline, Bridge

Best of 2008

Best of 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and now 2008! I really look forward to doing this list that I’ve added a new category called “Purchase of the Year”. Album of the Year – Jamie T – Panic Prevention This album actually came out in 2007 but I did not hear it

Brisbane Gold Coast Christmas

This Christmas was spent on the Gold Coast and at Amy’s parents house in Brisbane. It was a good time to spend catching up with Amy’s sisters and their young babies and Amy’s parents. First off we visited Taryn, Wade, Zara and Wink the dog on the

Rach and Mike's Wedding

This weekend we went down to Boderee National Park for Rach and Mike’s wedding. We left Friday night and drove down in some gale force winds that were really driving into the car. My concern was the wedding would be as windy as the stag the week before but

Mike's Stag

Hot off the heels of Marcus’ stag is Mike’s stag. Rach and Mike who are getting married next week are renowned for their adventures in camping, trekking, mountain biking to name but a few, so it was no surprise that Mike’s stag would involve some sort of extreme

Marcus' Stag

Last weekend we went to Boomerang Beach for a couple of days of nonchalance for Marcus’ Stag / Surf weekend. It was an extremely good trip with 8 of us in total. Six of us drove up in a people carrier that Marcus had hired from Budget. It was a good

Hunter Valley at the Belleray

This weekend we visited the Hunter Valley for Amy’s ongoing birthday celebrations. I think we should try and extend Amy’s 30th birthday party to last an entire year as it has been great fun the last two weekends and mid-week birthday celebrations. The Catcher in the Rainbow We

Palm Beach QLD

This weekend Amy’s sister Taryn and Wade paid for us to fly up to the gold coast to celebrate Amy’s 30th which was very nice of them. We stayed at there beach unit which is literally on the beach (the surf was about 5 metres away) which was

Bali

Bali HD

The video camera broke on our trip to Bali and I thought all the footage I had was of me filming Starbucks, which probably wouldn’t make the most interesting holiday video. Last night as I prepared the camera for its trip to the repair shop I noticed I had

On the Harbour

This weekend we went on the Harbour for Jennie’s Birthday. It was a fantastic little sea cat that took us out across the heads and into downtown Sydney. Amy, Lorraine and Marcus on the Sea Sydney Cat The weather was overcast but that wasn’t bad as we’d

President Obama

Many people I know including myself are happy that Barack Obama is the new president of the United States of America today. The huge turn out for this election and especially within the younger than 30ies age group is fantastic and is a turn around from how I thought the

Seal Rocks 2008

Yes, back off of Seal Rocks 2007 and Seal Rocks 2006 comes Seal Rocks 2008!!! This was a very special Seal Rocks trip as it was the celebration of Rach and Mike’s engagement. A lot of these photos are courtesy of Nancy and Marcus as I am pretty sure

Coogee to Bronte to Bondi

Today we drove to Coogee which is pronounced Cud-G to walk to Bondi for the Bondi to Bronte Sculptures by the sea which we went to two years ago (must have missed it last year). It was the perfect beach day for beach goers but with no waves. Here’s

Port Douglas

Last weekend Amy and I went to Port Douglas for a little pre-credit crunch escape. Port Douglas is a three hour flight north of Sydney which in the Southern Hemisphere means it gets warmer when you arrive. The sea was 27 degrees but still felt cool at first because the

The Guns of Love Disastrous Part II

Five years ago today I wrote the first ever blog post entitled “The Guns of Love Disastrous” an ode to a Smashing Pumpkins b-side on the 1997 single “The End Is The Beginning Is The End”. I probably picked that title because I was listening to the track at the