A non-anniversary

As of yesterday, Laura and I have been engaged for one year. Isn't she just so beautiful?

Internet Usage Hiatus

Since the weekend, I've been trying (without any luck at all) to impose some kind of hiatus on my internet usage. Despite my lack of success so far, I'm going to press on with it so there's unlikely to be any updates here until next year1. So, Merry Christmas to all.We (that's Laura and I) may post a kind of 2005 wrap-up, Christmas post aimed squarely at family and friends, but we'll see. [↩]

King Kong: Not Best Movie of the Year

At the end of a really packed weekend, I went to see Kind Kong last night. I learnt three things: Just how overboard a movie can go Three V-Rexs are no match for the Kong Kong is massively sexually frustrated (and very lonely). For an excellent review of the movie1, you should head over to Binary Bonsai. But I have to disagree with Michael on one fundamental point; this is NOT the best movie of the year. The major problem being the level of realism. Although I'm not talking about the graphics, the animation in this movie was incredible. Kong ... more

On leaving university and not being a student.

It was a big relief to finish uni last month. Anybody who's been around me for any significant length of time over the past year would know I was just ready for it to be over already. At the beginning of the year, I made the decision to start earning some money and switch from full-time uni and part-time work to full-time work and part-time uni. While I wouldn't actually do it any differently now, in hind sight it made things tough. There's nothing worse than coming home from a day (or a week) at work and then having to ... more

What is wrong with you people?!? #2

I've just finished reading a whole bunch of newspaper articles about an incredible lack of intelligence shown by some Australians yesterday. I'm completely stunned. I just can't fathom what runs through the minds of people who participate in such horrible events. I've questioned before, why it is that people can't seem to learn from past mistakes. I'm sure everyone's heard of the common ethical test of questioning whether or not you would be happy with your picture and a story about what you're doing on the front page of a news paper. Well, I really hope that the people on ... more