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Monthly Archives: June 2008
anh do, the chasers & akmal
We really enjoyed seeing a few comedy shows this week at QPac. We saw Anh Do on Wednesday night who was excellent. He told a dark and serious story of how his family migrated to Australia in a light and … Continue reading
Posted in brisbane, good times
Tagged Akmal, Akmal Saleh, Anh Do, Chasers, Chasers War, comedy, In Stiches, qpac, qtix, South Bank, south brisbane, Variety Hour
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knocking down buildings
I’ve noticed that a lot of buildings are being knocked down lately in Brisbane. In Brisbane City, some major multi storey car parks have been knocked to the ground to make way for new apartment and office buildings. At South … Continue reading
Posted in brisbane, serious
Tagged brisbane city, buildings, demolishing, demolition, knocking down, new farm, South Bank
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fireworks in canberra
Kitty and I spent the Queen’s birthday long weekend in Canberra which was fortunate as it’s the only weekend of the year during which fireworks are legal. I lived in Canberra for about three and a half years and never … Continue reading
in stitches @ qpac
In Stiches is happening at QPac, South Bank in Brisbane from 17-29 June. It is an amazing comedy line up over 12 nights with both paid and free shows. We’ve decided to attend three of the paid shows: Anh Do … Continue reading
Posted in brisbane, good times
Tagged Akmal Saleh, Anh Do, Chasers, Chasers War, comedy, Comedy Festival, free, In Stitches, South Bank
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it’s the end of the album (as we know it)
For the last couple of years, Radiohead has refused to allow its music on iTunes on the principal that it allows its listeners to purchase both individual tracks as well as whole albums. Radiohead backflipped last week and agreed to … Continue reading
Posted in music, serious
Tagged Album, albums, fat forty and fired, fat forty fired, itunes, jubes, mp3, radiohead, singles, wired
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really good tattoos
I was in Coles at West End this afternoon and I saw this guy with a really good tattoo. I could tell that it was well thought out, and that it would have been designed and then inked. It was … Continue reading
personalised number plates & apple macs
What do personalised number plates and apple macs have in common? To me, they’re both extremely pretentious, that’s what! I really don’t get personalised number plates: Why would pay heaps extra (to the G-Man) for something when you can have … Continue reading
Posted in life
Tagged apple, g man, get a mac, linux, microsoft, number plates, personalised number plates, personalised plates, pretentious, pretentiousness, ubuntu
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the hungry hungy landlord
The unit that we rent was recently sold, albeit slowly and after many frustrating rental viewings. We’re under a fixed term lease until the end of October, so, although we have a new landlord, our lease remains intact. This week … Continue reading
