This week I have been Reading
The 2011 Tour de France race guide.
Watching
An Idiot Abroad
Listening to
The xx
Discovering
(Or rediscovering) Hamlet - Nicki Greenberg's beautiful new version, thanks to the fabulous Snarkattack, who invited me along to see Nicki talk about the creative process behind the book.
Eating
- An enormous serve of bangers'n'mash and a nourishing pint of Kilkenny at the Town Hall one dismal Tuesday evening.
- A "Chachi" - chianina meatball sandwich - another brioche donut and some amazing chocolate tart at Beatrix, which Essjay has reviewed.
- A lazy Sunday lunch at The Crimean. The Polish hunter's stew (bigos) was just the thing to revive me after a chilly bike ride.
- Generous piles of fried food with oodles of chillies and sichuan peppercorns at Sichuan House
- Succulent suckling pig at Liberteene.
- An array of bright, zesty flavours at Chin Chin, where the only problem was having to choose only some of the items from what looks to be a menu that is all hits, no filler.
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By Injera, on February 16th, 2011% So… it’s been a while.
I’ve been meaning to post, but I keep putting it off. I’ve even downloaded an app for that. It’s called iProcrastinate. I still haven’t figured out how it works; in fact, I keep putting off reading about how to use it. It’s that bad.
My (possibly vain) hope is that just getting a post – any post – up will get me back into the swing. At the very least, I’ve proven that I haven’t forgotten my password. Let’s see, shall we?
In the meantime, have a look at some snaps from winter in Hong Kong and summer in South Africa.
I’ll be back. Donna Hay has a TV show launching on March 15 – how can I resist?
By injera, on March 3rd, 2009% Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon has resigned, and her place has been taken by former Assistant Commissioner Simon Overland.
Every time I see it in print, I read: Chief Commissioner Overlord.
By injera, on December 12th, 2008% So, it’s been a while. So long, in fact, that there are snowflakes on WordPress (way to embrace your southern-hemisphere bloggers, WP!) and a number of other changes that I just won’t bother with unless they bother me.
What have I been doing? Nothing exciting. Reports. Putting films on the list, and then watching as they disappear from cinemas before I get to see them. Trying not to procrastinate. Finishing reports. Trying to balance sleep and not-sleep (not always effectively). Catching up on some DVDs: The Band’s Visit, Wordplay, the rest of Battlestar, both seasons of Spaced, some 30 Rock and some revisited Arrested Development.
What’s in store?
- three more teaching days (which are now “in training” days, which means I have to write three days of extras this weekend. I guess the holiday feeling starts… later?)
- a holiday! Yay! Sixteen days in Malaysia. Beaches. Food. Lots of food. I’m trying to figure out what to eat first
- hopefully a few films. I do want to see Burn After Reading, and – now that I’ve broken the James Bond embargo (thanks, Daniel Craig) – there’s no real reason not to see Quantam of Solace. Can’t wait for Frost/Nixon and Milk
- some rest. I feel like splodging out on the couch for at least a month
By injera, on November 20th, 2008% The Arthouse band lineups often read really well. On some days I think that if I were of a more creative bent I could write a novel based on the roster of names (or, at least, a short story). This one suggests both a plot and a couple of ideas to pick up for cover design:
This one is a bit too bleak for me to think about at the moment (even the effect of the rain on the chalkboard seems to fit with the overall vibe):
It also works as a commentary on the financial situation – I can see it as the caption for a photo of AIG executives.
By injera, on October 23rd, 2008%  Queen Elizabeth II visits Slovenia and is clearly unimpressed. As is her companion. via The Guardian
By injera, on October 17th, 2008% …to how much I like the Ten HD ad with Craig McLachlan. He seems to be channelling Neil Patrick Harris. Should I also be embarrassed to admit that this is a good thing?
I even searched the Ten HDTV site for a link to the ad. Guess what? It’s not there. What a waste…
By injera, on October 10th, 2008% The Age is running a handy little multimedia page called “Economics Meltdown 101″. I particularly like this speculation, under the heading “What is the US rescue plan?”:
Even the amount nominated, almost US$150 billion more than the US has spent on the war in Iraq, was not chosen in any scientific way. A US treasury spokeswoman told Forbes magazine: “It’s not based on any particular data point. We just wanted to choose a really large number.”
I’ll remember that next time I’m in wage negotiations…
By injera, on October 4th, 2008% Rufus has a tendency to bother us early in the morning. His body clock is set to the earliest time we get up during the week and does not alter to accommodate later weekend waking. He’s not content to just sit quietly on the end of the bed, or even to sit noisily in the middle of the bed. He gets right up by the pillow and gently paws my face. Well, gently at first. As minutes go by he becomes more insistent and I usually get up before he nips me on the chin.
This morning was different. Not only did Rufus let us sleep in, but he did not come running when we got up. We called him and… nothing. We checked the igloo, the carry case, the wardrobes, under the couches, the pantry… nothing. Not a mew; not a scratch. Curiouser and curiouser. By now, we were getting a bit desperate. Each of us checked the places the other had checked. Nothing.
Continue reading Rufus’ big adventure
By injera, on August 26th, 2008% OK, so there are lots of things I need to have done by the time this day is over. Creating a highly flawed manga version of myself wasn’t even close to being on the list. Still, it was fun, even if I made some choices that I was then unable to figure out the “undo” for (the goth lipstick and alien logo, for ex).
By injera, on August 24th, 2008% I’m finally feeling human again. Feeling better, apparently, than I actually am if my latest xrays are anything to go by. Still, I had enough energy for a walk into the city today (although not enough for the walk home). And, as the below meme indicates, I am regaining my interest in food!
Going through the 100 was an interesting exercise. What would I rule out completely? Why? I eat loads of different animals and am generally willing to try any part of these animals… but not horse. It’s irrational, but that’s just how it is. As for roadkill, if I were desperate, then I’d eat it. I have, however, approached this list as “would I choose to eat it” and the answer for roadkill is a resounding “no”.
What to do
1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten. (In the case of this style sheet, I’ve had to change the colour of the items I’ve eaten in order for it to make any visual sense.)
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
4) Optional extra: Post a comment at Very Good Taste linking to your results.
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