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Credit : www.fordcomic.com

It's been an odd sort of week. Random and strange. The weather has gone from hot and sunny to wet and gale-force winds!

On Thursday I spotted my doppelganger (double), driving in a car in front of me. For a moment I thought it was me I was looking at in his side mirror until I realised it wasn't. It was bizarre - kind of like having an outer body experience - especially since, from all angles he looked like me! There should be an unwritten social law that if you do spot your double, you should at least say hello and take a photo together.

Then Tursday night I was privileged to attend the Launch of the Adelaide Festival for 2008. It looks exciting and there's some stuff including a Leonard Cohen & Phillip Glass performance that looks awesome. Am also going to push for getting UniversalOne (city designers I'm aligned with) to do some light projections onto surrounding exterior space for a combined city project. It'll be interesting to see the facades of buildings along North Terrace lit up and have artwork projected across them.

Last night I met a few nice people at one of this nice little parties where everyone gathers in the kitchen. I had a great night - the first in a while. I wasn't expecting to really, as I didn't know too many people there. I'm just suffering a bit today though!

I'm getting healthy again which is good. I think it comes with the expectation of summer!

And last night I dreamt I was homeless.

ooh ooh and some more!

I can't resist.

1. The Adelaide Central Market : Food, Food and More Food from everywhere. A few of my fave places to eat are Lucia's for the old-style Italian, Kim's for Korean, Nana's for the Chinese buns, Goodies and Grains for health foods
2. Pickwicks Bakery : In North Adelaide for little gourmet pies and pasties
3. The Botanic Gardens : I don't get here enough but it's a peaceful haven inside a BUSTLING city (ahem!)
4. Henley Beach Square : There's something indescribable about it but it's so great in summer. Good spot for people watching, a walk and a coffee.

top 10 places in sa

Yet another list! These are just a few places in and around the state of South Oz that I really like. If I ever have the fortune of playing host to a foreigner, these are just some of the places I might have to force them to go visit (not in order):

1. Cibo Cafe : For the coffee, turkish bread, gelati, desserts, and general feel of the place though it's becoming less of an SA icon now
2. The Nova Cinema : Great alternative film and generally a nice place to be - especially the comfy chairs
3. Mount Lofty House : Accommodation, food and views
4. Coriole Winery : Wine, food and nice settings
5. The Whispering Wall : If you whisper into the wall from one end of a large dam, you can be heard as clear as a bell on the other end
6. The Big Rocking Horse : Many childhood memories climbing this monstrosity
7. Waterfall Gully : Good walks and you may just see a koala
8. Russell Jeavons Pizza at Willunga : A bit of a trip but excellent wood-fired gourmet pizza in a rustic setting
9. Kangaroo Island : Seclusion, beaches, food, scenery galore and loads of Aussie wildlife
10. The Lotus : A friends cocktail bar - I'm very proud of him!

images with resonance

This is a nice blend of interesting design, i-macs and illy coffee. Plus I've always wanted to live in one of these and it seems now you can do it in style....






image: the coolhunter | designer : adam kalkin

It's been a while

I haven't written in a while. Life has been a bit chaotic of late, but in a good way. Trouser has taken a back seat to more pressing and important matters for now but I'll be back online soon.

Funny, with all this stuff going on, I don't feel like there's anything I want to talk about. When nothings going on, then I want to talk about everything. Maybe I'm just a little tired and needing to get back to some routine. But when I'm in routine I feel restrained.

A little bit of each is probably better.

little acorn people

'untitled' | pen and acrylic | artist : me

This is a little painting I scratched together. I'd like to do more of these but maybe get some more details and shades in a bit. The story is that they're basically little hunter/gatherers that fossick for acorns and nuts and they're largely telepathic. I dunno but they maybe remind me more of apiarists, minus the beard of bees.

I can't wait for...

all in my name

Thankyou KR, you're absolutely right. I read your list and laughed so had to do this myself. I usually despise these things like chain letters. I also wonder who thought them up and how difficult or easy it was for them to do so that for most people, it kind of works out right.

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)
Emma 626
2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)
Chocolate Choc Chip
3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name)
P-WAR (Biatch!)
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Green Lion
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Anthony Adelaide
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first)
Warph (I like it)
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink) -
The Orange Coffee
8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers) -
Eric Thomas
9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy)
Euphoria Malteser
10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names )
Kay Holbrook (includes gender reassignment also)
11. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter)
Ruediger Rome
12. SPY NAME/BOND GIRL: (your favorite season/holiday, flower)
Spring Lotus
13. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)
Mango Pajamy
14. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree)
Muesli Oak
15. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”)
The Design Breeze Tour

RED :
Caution! Obscenities ahead.

This day has been a thrill. I'm coming down with a cold that I've been hoping to stave off using mental powers (Note to self: try harder next time). Fearing I might end up coughing all through a movie I got invited to this evening I decided against going. But later today I renegged on that decision and went anyway.

Now, I'm very grateful to KR for the invite to Once and I really enjoyed the film. KR is lucky - she gets a lot of free tix (Note to self: keep as friend until the luck runs out!:). BUT I knew there was a reason I perhaps should have stayed at home.

Firstly, I left the house thinking it was 8:25 - giving me time to get into the city by 8:45. But, got in the car and realised my clock's ten minutes slow on my Mac. Rushed there, over the limit, ping, flashing white light, little white sign, $180 speeding fine (plus!)

Forget the free ticket to the movie therefore, I just paid for everyone's ticket in the cinema!

But the story's not finished yet. Rushing for a park now, driving down Rundle Street with Taxi in front. Taxi enters intersection to turn right (in front of The Stag). I follow, thinking he's going to turn all the way through »»»» Nudge«««« Oh fuck I've just hit him. Driver gets out and gives me an earful. I apologise. Driver then waves a few non verbals. I tell him very politely just to chill out. He heads to get back in his car. All over with? Nope. Driver turns back to me, comes up to window and shouts 'Did you just tell me to fuck off?!' - Me? No.

'Here we go...' I'm thinking. 'Right' he says. 'Pull over and we'll sort this shit out! You've just had an accident with me and I'm taking your name down!'

So I do the right thing. Sure I hit him (very lightly I add) so it's the proper thing to do now I guess. Pull over. Driver rants and raves. I check his damage and there's nothing but a slightly bent tow bar (I'm not even sure I dented it - my number plate is bent marginally (a wafer thin bit of crappy metal Vs a large arm thick chunk of steel?). He talks at me like I'm some idiot. I talk back politely, apologise again but walk away feeling like dirty meat. Fuck I hate that sort of crap.

The film, Once, was great however. Good music and thanks again KR.

Alas, rant not over with yet.

I fucken Capital 'aich Hate McDonalds. I wanted a coffee after the movie and to prime me for the evening. As it was now 11:00pm, CIBO was shut so I had to settle on Grimaces Bowelwater. Driveway and Carpark was full of 'Pplate - 18 year old - think they're homies College Boys driving Daddy's Car.' (I know because I was almost one of them). So I decided I'd go inside to get my coffee figuring it'd be quicker service at the little McCrappe counter off to the side of the main counter. I was soooo wrong.

Little service girl who's maybe been eating too many of Ronalds nugggets took about SEVEN minutes to mix up ONE Banana Frappe. She was in noooo hurry. And you call this Fast Food? I don't think McDonald's should really hire people who physically can't walk. The whole of The Brighton Junior Calisthenics Team got served before me at the main service counter. Counter? Desk? Trough? Embalming Table? I'm not sure what you call it.

And why is the lighting so bad at McDonalds? Everyone looks ghastly morbid and twice their age and you have to squint like a dehibernating mole to read the ugly menu. Plus, late on a Friday night when it's full of so many other pastey white tossers you almost get fooled into thinking you're on some pissed bender with everyone else. If anyone has the answer to the lighting situation let me know. And don't tell me it's to make the food look fresher.

And another thi...

Forgive me. I'm not usually this impatient and shitty. Just sometimes I think someone up there has it in for me.

o.f. asleep with toy