So, I sat on the couch and stared out the window for a good 5 minutes last week. It took a lot if effort. Not the sitting bit. Or the staring bit. But the 5 minute bit. To make myself stop. To sit. To stare. To do this in the middle of a busy day …
So, the first time I experienced lap lane rage, I was floating on my back. I was in the outdoor waters of the Brunnie baths. Except in my mind, there was no Brunswick in said baths. I had taken myself off in my head to the warm waters of somewhere more exotic. Not necessarily overseas …
So, the stats make it official. As of this week, I have become more unsuccessful in job interviews than I have become successful. That is, I’ve been told “No” more than I’ve been told “Yes.” At first, admittedly, I was way underprepared. When I started scratching my itchy feet and began applying for more senior …
So, I fell in love hard when I was 17. His post-modern punk music taste in the basement Bourke street Pancake Parlour caught me. We started our professional future together – with wide eyes and open hearts. We were equals, he and I. Best friends before we were lovers. Both from the suburbs. Both itching …
So, our local video store is closing down next week. I betray my vintage not only by my language. The word I use is video. Not DVD. Or blue ray. I suppose it’s still a big step up from beta. Which again hints pretty strongly of my age. At least I’m a step up from …
So, random useless fact 101. When you jump out of an aeroplane, it is harder to fall feet first than it is head first. This means you naturally fall to the ground with your arse above your head. Making said arse the highpoint of your being. Your energetic being that is. Which for me as …
So, for the last 3 days at 8:00am, I’ve turned on my pager and stepped into a world that forgets public holidays. Ward 7 south west – orthopaedics and trauma. Royal Melbourne Hospital. I’ve been doing the silly season gig for 10 years now. Hospital goalposts have changed somewhat since I started. Handovers have shifted …
So, I planned our day yesterday around the low tide and the cool change. You see, things around here need more planning in January. You can’t turn R out of our street around midday. The IGA is to be avoided at all meal and snack times. Get your stuff done in Grove before 10:00 in …
So, some things are black and white. While other things are grey. The black and white stuff are the tangible things. Like the sun setting and the moon rising. The arm bone connecting to the shoulder bone. The wind blows and the waves are formed. Left brain. Rational. Real. Then there’s the shades of grey. …