http://idrewthis.tenpm.com.au Original taglines a speciality Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:49:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en They're everywhere and they'll always find something they don't like. And if the thing they don't like gets better, then they'll complain about the fact that it's not what it used to be. Case in point: I work for a government institution. Everyone that works here has either a government email address ... http://idrewthis.tenpm.com.au/index.php/archives/680 My sister has a new "shack" on the south coast. I use inverted commas because it's not a shack at all: it's a brand spanking new house. But because it's their house away from home by the coast, they use the vernacular and call it a shack. (All the more ... http://idrewthis.tenpm.com.au/index.php/archives/676 I'm in Port Vincent for New Year's. It's a great place to be. On New Year's Day there is a Gala Day, with street markets, lots of really shitty but tasty food, a big bouncy castle for the kidlets and really really bad entertainment played over an ancient PA. It's brilliant. We're ... http://idrewthis.tenpm.com.au/index.php/archives/674 Firstly, mind the look of the place. This blog is like most people's spare room at the moment. Nobody comes in here much, it's a bit of a mess but there's definitely a plan to fix the place up a bit. That said, Christmas is coming and with all the ... http://idrewthis.tenpm.com.au/index.php/archives/671 And no, I'm not about to launch into some kind of self-indulgent teenage song lyrics (is there any other kind of teenage song lyrics?). My heart isn't broken, and thank you, I'm over all the nasty stuff that happened in high school. None of it was actually nasty, I was ... http://idrewthis.tenpm.com.au/index.php/archives/667 This week marked my auspicious return to the volleyball court. I had forgotten which year it was that I last slipped on the knee pads but due to the magic of putting a lot of work into writing a blog since 2003, I can simply go back in time and ... http://idrewthis.tenpm.com.au/index.php/archives/665 Payday is Monday, so in the preceding weekend, things sometimes get a bit tight. We banked a cheque on Wednesday which was supposed to have cleared by this morning. It hasn't. I called the bank, who have admitted a "processing fault". So I just emailed them this: Dear Co******alth Bank, I have just been ... http://idrewthis.tenpm.com.au/index.php/archives/662 I used to work in the city. And yeah, I already mentioned this in a post. It's just that it weighs so heavily on my mind, I'm hoping that writing about it will be a little cathartic. Mornings are all go in our house. There are kids to get up and dressed, ... http://idrewthis.tenpm.com.au/index.php/archives/659 Two net-related things that annoy me recently: 1.Twitter. Or, more specifically, twitterspam. I wrote something about looking through stock images the other day and within a few hours, I was being followed by a company that was all about providing stock images. This is an interesting example, because although I hate the concept ... http://idrewthis.tenpm.com.au/index.php/archives/654 I started a new job a little over a month ago. The actual job, where I sit down and do the actual work, isn't too bad. But I'm now working north of the city. I live south of the city. So getting here, taking so long to get here, having to catch the ... http://idrewthis.tenpm.com.au/index.php/archives/650