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my stomach hurts
I ate lunch and then I started laughing and then I made a terrible realisation that was not funny at all… which is that my stomach hurts like hell because I’ve eaten too much (again!) and worse still, I never seem to realise the limit of my appetite (or stomach capacity) until too late, which is why, overweight, underweight…
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Weekend Feast (2 in 1 bundle)
Saturday – Soy chai latte; 1 x salmon and avocado nori roll & 1 x chicken karage nori roll; 1 x large banana; 1 x white peach (The first one I’ve had for the season!); 1 x Greek coffee with condensed milk and 2 x Kourambiedes; 2 x slices Adrian’s Neapolitan Pizza wih lots of…
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red 16
Essenze Central Otago Pinot Noir, NZ at the Firehouse Hotel; wacky chicken noodle things with baby spinach and an indeterminate amount of Wolff Blass Cabernet Sauvignon at a strange party in a Darlinghurst garage of an IT recruitment agency called Mitchel Lake, crackers and antipasto with a game of roulette; Arancini Balls with Grape Tomato…
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get well food
I’m at home, sick and sorry. 2 x cups Earl Grey tea and 2 x bowls of muesli with milk. (Sleep, sleeping to the sound of passing trains carried by the cold southerly that rushes through the open doors and down the corridor. I woke up, still exhausted and feverish, my consciousness temporarily stuck in…
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eat yourself well
1 x bottle Kopparberg pear cider with 2 x Codral: 1 x glass Rosabrook Margaret River Shiraz 2005; confit du canard with potato and beetroot gratin & shoulder of lamb and gnocchi with bread (Drink Better Wine); 1 x kourambiedes
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eat yourself sick
Soy flat white; croissant with butter (Red Mango); 2 x slices of fresh bread with butter and vegemite; dandelion tea with soy milk; red beef curry with rice; large chocolate Yoyo from the Hellenic bakery (I promise I will make that call Tom); handful of prunes; 5 x rye crackers; 1 x Monte Carlo biscuit;…
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sad news in the morning
This morning I was shocked to hear a work colleague from Redfern had passed. Rest in Peace, David Coburn. I was looking forward to seeing him at the Christmas party and telling him all about my meeting with Dr. Schureck, getting to see and play his harpsichords and antique English bureau organ. I’m saddened by the fact that I…
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Second half of the day… 2 x almond meal biscuits and 2 x shortbread biscuits with apricot jam and pistachios (from a patisserie on Charlotte Street, Ashfield); Cricketer’s Arms for dinner- roast chicken, blue cheese, rocket, pear and walnut salad con un poco de pan (a nod to the cute Spanish waitress with the short…
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John A. Douglas Strange Land Vol.1 @ Chalk Horse 11th November – 20th November (Image above) Strange Land # 3 (Liina – featuring Sari T. M. Kivinen) 2010 I dropped in on this exhibition briefly. I didn’t watch much of the video work but the photographs were beautiful. C-types on aluminum I think. The subject…
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solution level
You can never solve a problem on the level on which it was created.
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First part of the first day of my new life after my exams…
What is this now? The third day of my food log? 1 cup Earl Grey tea with milk; 1 Pink Lady apple; 1 banana; 1 fruit muffin; 1 soy flat white; 1 coffee; 2 large rye crackers with apricot conserve; handful of pistachios; 100 grams rice crackers; 6 dates; handful of dried cranberries; chicken schnitzel…
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now I can really relax… a little
2 cups of Earl Grey Tea with milk; 1 teapot soy chai tea; thick raisin toast with ricotta and honey (Jagos); salmon and avocado nori roll; cooked eel and cucumber nori roll (surprisingly tasty for prepacked in the plastic, guzzled on the train to Redfern) chocolate and blueberry muffin; glass of 2008 Belgravia Cabernet Sauvignon;…
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counterpoint
And to counteract all that good living and eating, a visit to the ACP to see the rather harrowing exhibitions: Afghanistan: The Perils of Freedom 1993 – 2009 by Stephen Dupont and Guantanamo: If the Light Goes Out by Edmund Clark.
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beached
First day back in the ocean! Sculpture by the Sea. Swim at Tamarama. Refused entry at Gaby’s Café twice! Maybe they have a ‘no takeaway/no shirt-no service policy’. But it’s in Bondi! Raisin toast with butter at Gelato Bar (I regret having exercised self-restraint by beating the overwhelming urge to eat some strudel, my god…
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food and drink log
Holy smokes. 1.5 glasses of Mandala 2006 Chardonnay. Maybe a kilo of cabanossi and cheese sticks. Broccoli, cauliflower and Jatz smothered in French onion dip. Starvedog Lane Vintage Pinot Noir Chardonnay Pinot Meunier 2003- (three quarters of the a bottle?) Double scoop of sticky rice and rose lychee gelato in a cone. Glass of Campari…
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food and drink log
2 bowls of muesli with a banana and skim milk; soy flat white; Jago’s sublime rockmelon-less, honeydew melon-less fruit salad; olive and rosemary dinner roll; demi-light sourdough baguette with butter; half a Hummingbird cake; cookies and cream gelato from Gelatomassi supplemented by some of Paul’s chocolate I got waylaid on my way to the Stanton…
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forecast says “you stupid”
Who the hell would go on a 6 hour cycling trip on a day like today?
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So, according to Paul I would make an exemplary American by the way I order food at restaurants and cafes. I happen to love fruit salad but with the way fruit salads are served in Sydney, it is sadly in direct opposition to my equally strong feelings about cantaloupe and honeydew melon. I hate these…
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looks like a day wasted
Ugh… Why do I wake up on a RDO, sick as a dog and I have to go straight to the library to study?
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la vie est une fête (de temps en temps)
White miso soup with enoki mushrooms; Delicado – Garlic Prawns, Bacalao croquette, alioli (solamente la croqueta!); Chicken, sobrasada, mushroom, corn ragout with brandy jus; Zucchini flower, queso di Cabra, butternut pumpkin, romesco sauce; some of someone else’s Serrano ham; Churros con Chocolate, Dulce de leche (extra mouthful of chocolate and dulce- can’t let that go…
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7.30pm A heap of fried dumplings at Mr. B’s, while crashing some product management conference. Half a glass of sparkling white. 8pm 2 x glasses Pinot Gris and a bottle of Stone’s Ginger Beer at High Tea, Hibernian House 9.30pm Magnum Almond and Chocolate ice-cream 10pm half a glass of indistinguishable white at Red Door.
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fingering
Oh… and a crazy good finger bun 4.50pm before my therapist appointment. Randwick bakery, makes up for the dreadful bus journey.
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consuming food blogs
Instead of eating, I’m reading food blogs, which is just stupid, really. unbearable lightness of being hungry
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la vie n’est pas une fete
Yesterday the receptionist came up to me and said. “You know, I can see you from where I’m sitting and my god woman, all you do is eat.” I thought about it for a moment. Well, actually, it’s been some time that I’ve been thinking about my diet. I’m always trying to eat less. I…
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apostrophe, now
Today I was meant to get started on my last ditch effort to pass my exam, essentially a five-day cram-a-thon till Thursday. Cockle Bay Wharf – Whale watching; Cafe Morso, Pyrmont – Lunch and drinks; Ventunos, Wharf 7 – more drinks; Lord Nelson, Rocks – beers accompanied by renegade wedding party guests; Hero of Waterloo,…
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Sophie Hutchings *ALBUM LAUNCH* @ Raval
In fact a random purchase against reason and common sense (err, exam next week?) just to catch Seaworthy again. Sophie Hutchings *ALBUM LAUNCH* @ Raval
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blogging replaces texting
But unless I’m on Twitter, replacing the former with the latter is missing the key function of a ‘reply’ button. My iPhone is kaput or near-kaput, it can’t quite decide. So if I have missed your calls or not answered your texts, you know what has happened. I’m blaming technology. So inbuilt obscolence strikes again…
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Berowra Waters
Driving to Berowra; gorgeous weather; hot takeaway coffee; a fresh, spongy finger bun weighed down with a centimetre-high layer of pink icing; Nathan’s mix tape on the stereo and a peculiarly optimistic outlook for the morning after a night of too much wine. Good things come to those who volunteer to take their clients to…
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The Honourable Katherine Margaret Ellis
Today we dressed in our ‘business best’ rather than our usual ‘Casual Friday’ garb (which for me, really translates to- whatever is not stuck stinking in the laundry basket). At a quarter to one, a fashionable forty-five minutes late to her midday engagement, waltzing in through our new automatic sliding doors (thankfully serviced by the repairman this morning) comes a…
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free software updates too costly for a not-for-profit community organisation
Actually, after bitching and moaning about the blank screens, the “Please install the latest version of Flash” and “It seems you are using an outdated browser, please update to a modern browser for a better internet experience.” messages, IT came through and actually did so today! I’m on Internet Explorer 8! Googlemaps gimme your Directions! Good things come…
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Trains et. al. cont.
On the upside, I can be blogging while in locomotion. An idle moment is a definite luxury.
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Trains, planes and automobiles
I got around town on the train today and have been relieved of $16 for the privilege of spending an hour and a half longer in transit than if I had taken my car. North Sydney – Marrickville – Ashfield – Town Hall – to be continued… Petrol, registration, parking and tolls have to be…
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In a bizarre twist of fate…
We’ve just relocated our worksite and I think I’ve been allocated the nicest office in the building. It just goes to show, good things come to those that turn up to work.
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sanitits
Sexy shroud of Turin sighted at Cafe Sopra. But seriously, the paté was nothing short of a miracle. Good things come to those who remain optimistic despite the hunger from a lack of breakfast while sitting in a taxi gridlocked on the Eastern Distributor.
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quatre heure le matin
Pourquoi je me lève a cette heure pendant le weekend?
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No Gmail
This account has been locked down due to unusual account activity. It may take up to 24 hours for you to regain access. Unusual account activity includes, but is not limited to: Has anyone been getting spam from me? Is it because I set my iPhone to fetch mail every hour? Why?
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happiness is…
…finding out that my favourite highlighter (Staedtler Classic Textsurfer in Turquoise) is stocked at Penfolds on Pitt Street and sold separately for $1.90. Not in a pack of 8 assorted colours (red, blue, green, yellow, orange, purple, magenta) for $19.95 (Officeworks). And yes, they do have have 10 units in stock. And yes, they will hold them under…
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LaCie Power Supply
How did I lose my 2 power supplies? How will I get my video off these damn hard drives? Disaster + Disaster = Valium + Sleep LaCie Power Supply
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I can’t sleep
The usual story but the upside is I get to take Valium and see a physiotherapist!
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a tablespoon of sugar
Now that I decided to lose weight, I went to the supermarket and bought a bunch of stuff labelled ‘light’ ‘low-joule’ , ‘low GI’ and of course, ‘diet’ in the hope that if I eat enough of these I’ll miraculously shed kilos or at least become sick of eating and lose my appetite. One of…
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yum-cha-cha
If there ever is a time and place to indulge in culinary excess it is the festive season in France. So coming back to sunny, hot Sydney with more excess weight than the baggage weighed in at the check-in desk, I thought I had better cut back on…well, eating. However, it seems that since I…
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will cure what ails ya
So after breaking his wrist at Tae Kwon Do and shuffling back and forth from the GP and the emergency ward at the RPA, Max was finally treated to a tight, rigid cast with strict instructions to keep it elevated and not have any alcohol on the threat that it would swell uncomfortably (and potentially…
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Hot Diggity Dog
It was so damn hot today, even the dogs were overwhelmed, they were lazy and lethargic at the park. They sat in the shade and watched the others walk by. If only it could be 33 degrees everyday- I might get away with classifying them as well-behaved!
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Stick 'em up
The canvas of the infra-ordinaire and the unconscious, otherwise known as the post-it® note. A celebration of elaborate doodling, bad drawing and free champagne by Marcela Ordonez.
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Je pense trés fort à toi, Doumé
…et je suis absolument sur que tout vas bien! Mais dans mon analyse de ces images tu as un problème avec la tension nerveuse! Il faut changer le boulot!
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Redleaf
Jumping off the jetty and the pontoons. The water was a little murky. All efforts to get a shot in mid-air failed.
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work days
This is one of the things I love about summer in Sydney- finishing work and going to the beach. Rufus, Leigh, Bukowski and Proust at Camp Cove. Weird mobile phone photos.
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Bay Ride
J’essaie de faire un peu d’exercice comme j’ai beaucoup grossie pendant les vacances en Europe. Il n’est pas facile, mais avec les activités comme on a fait aujourd’hui (on a fait de vélo par le port) j’ai, au moins, un peu de chance a réussir.
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crime and punishment
Rufus and Yoko in the space of two minutes decided to saunter out ot the open front gate and go on an adventure in the street. After having Brenda locate them they came rushing back. They are now tethered on their leashes to the table. To make it worse I’ve left the door wide open…
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Le Plus Beau Mariage
J’ai vu le plus beau mariage que j’ai jamais vu dans ma vie aujourd’hui. C’était le mariage d’un ami de Max, Aaron. Aaron et Natasha se rencontrés à la mariage de leurs autres amis, Candice et Adam (ici en photo avec leur fille, India), en 2005. C’est une histoire d’amour tellement belle que je n’ai…
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Lovely Laredo
The view from the balcony – Estelle’s holiday home. Gorgeous weather even in winter. Welcome to Spain!
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Vanitas Vanitatum, Omnia Vanitas
Catacombes de Paris 1, avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy 75014 Paris
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"Good Morning, Mr. Orwell"
Au Centre Pompidou aujourd’hui, après une très longue journée et sérieusement fatigue par les visites de musée, on s’est trouvé dans la salle d’art vidéo sur le troisième étage. On s’est planté devant les ordinateurs et on a regardé entièrement pour le premier fois cet ouvre de Nam June Paik. Quelle surprise- c’était tellement drôle…
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Montmartre et les sals touristes
On a déjeuné à ‘Les Fourmis’ et après on s’est baladé autour du (évidemment) Sacre Cœur. On a même vu le moulin et on a regardé les peintures sur le place. À suivre- vin chaud et des petit kirs pour l’effort.
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Reality Check
An excellent exhibition at the Statens Museum for Kunst, København.
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Prague
I sat down in a bookshop to flick through a book on cinema. I seated myself on one end of a plush, leather couch on which the other end, sat an elderly man. Having gotten bored by the pictures and the incomprehensibility of the Czech text I glanced over and realised the gentleman next to…
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If you can't do it, give up!
Great words from the grand-daddy of psychoanalysis himself. We had a hard time appreciating this museum, I think the London one is better. In any case, we were quite tired and in need of a drink as the aperitif hour approached. It’s for die-hard fans who would have (it seems, according to the current exhibition)…
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Firenze
Cosimo I de’ Medici in Armour by Bronzino (Mr. EggMcEye back in the day!)
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Newtown Festival
The crowds were a little unnerving but an abundance of good snacks (dropped sausages, gourmet dog biscuits and gozleme) with overpriced drinks ($8.50 for a can of drink!). How’s the serenity?
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Afternoon tea and sketch
Art not-so-brut. Charcoal and pencil drawings. My watercolour and ink attempts were better. Max is flexing his skill with mixed media.
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On the train
Reporting on the train, direction West, destination Dulwich Hill. Coming home from the Museum.
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This Is Not Art, it’s a trip to the Hunter Valley
Waiting for the booze bus. Swatting flies on the side of the road. The first vineyard, everything after that got hazy.
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This Is Not Art, it's a trip to the Hunter Valley
Waiting for the booze bus. Swatting flies on the side of the road. The first vineyard, everything after that got hazy.
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first day back at the beach
Camp Cove again, swimming amongst the stink boats and detritus. The beach was full of people, not the least bit pasty and gormless after the cold winter months but strutting about brown, epilated and carefree as if we were in the middle of summer or as though they had all returned from the Greek Islands.…
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mi rutina diaria
Generalmente, me despierto a las séis de la mañana y me levanto a las séis y media. En primer lugar, antes me visto, entonces en pijama desayuno un café y unas galletas. Luego, me visto y paseo mis perritos en Wentworth Park. Salgo de casa a las ocho y quince en coche pero si en…
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f**k art let’s BBQ
We took our classes out to Cockatoo Island. Thanks to the Biennale of Sydney for the free ferry! The churlish boat crew appeared somewhat piqued by the early morning attendees (we took the first scheduled ferry) and we were told emphatically that the boat was strictly for patrons of the ‘art show’. I guess our…
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