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Since I'm having trouble finding the time to post anything, I thought it might be quicker to do a top five type post rather than ramble and bore people.
1. The Music
Ok, so that should be obvious, but if I did a top five and didn't bunch all the music into one item, there'd be nothing but music. The stand out act for me was Scissor Sisters who put on an awesome show. Grinspoon came second and other acts I really enjoyed include The Grates, The Avalanches, Something for Kate1, The Presets and Brian Wilson.
2. The Coincidences2
The ... more
Since last time
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I never seem to be able to write up events in my life and stick them here in a timely manner. Soon all my posts may be best categorised before I forget1.
So, since last time lots of stuff has happened.
Without Pockets
I've started working for myself from home two days a week as of July in an effort to start a new business. I hope to launch in early October just after the wedding, I hope that is a realistic time frame. Look for something more interesting than nothing at withoutpockets.com.au soon. I'm still debating with myself on ... more
Three months out
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Today is exactly three months out from the big day. It seems barely a few weeks since I wrote the six months out post, and it sure doesn't seem like we're that much more prepared. The only big thing we've accomplished is booking a celebrant, which basically means all the big things are sorted. A large percentage of the people I talk to about how the preparations are going seem to ask me if I'm nervous. I'm not. I don't know why I would be. If I were I think it would probably indicate some level of uncertainty about the ... more
This is sw'as, the digital home of Simon Elvery - a 26 year old Web Developer with too many extra curricular interests. Usually written from Brisbane, Australia, sw'as has entries dating back to 2004 on subjects including politics, photography, books, music, and many other flights of fancy.