So I am in Brisbane at the moment. My last night in fact and tonight, when I got back to my room and headed straight for the bathroom I sighed with contentment when I noticed the message from the cleaner: Whenever I see the little folded triangles it’s like the cleaner has left a little [...]
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I’m in Brisbane waiting for someone to take my order at a Turkish restaurant. Rapidly losing my sangfroid because there is nothing like eating alone to make you impatient with waiting staff. Southbank itself is a rather lively well landscapes part of town and this Sunday is busy with people strolling along the wide footpaths [...]
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Okay I’m not really whinging. I like Melbourne. I could live here. No. Really. (Anyone want to offer me a job?) But the thing with the tram lines does my head in. I feel like a bird in an aviary. Or Truman in The Truman Show. Does anyone else feel like that? Oh. Just me? [...]
Saw the million dollar artwork for Perth yesterday. Do I love it? Am I supposed to? Is that the point of public art? I’ll give it this much… it stands out. And I kind of like that about public art. It can’t always be tasteful and classic… a statue of the great and good… usually [...]
There are a few times during your life when you feel like a grown up. You know, even at the age of forty-something-let’s-not-go-there, inside I still feel 17…okay maybe 22, are you the same? And when I look in the mirror or catch a glimpse of my reflection in the window of the train sometimes [...]
Warning: Rant alert A foggy morning. The rain splattered against the skylight in my bathroom so I knew it was raining. Raining! Deep happiness. I walk into my bedroom to get changed and I can hear this weird rushing sound. I check to see if the overhead fan is on… or maybe the reverse cycle [...]
I’ve been known to slag off Perth Airport from time to time but on arrival last Monday I felt so welcomed that I have only praise. I know. I can’t quite believe it either. I only took carry-on – which in itself is quite impressive for a four day weekend, plus conference, plus dinner dance [...]
Gotta love Sydney. Well I do. I guess it’s because I spent a couple of months at a critical age in this fair town… and because I consider Sydney to be to Perth’s somewhat brash teenage self an… Older, gay uncle? Worldly, confident spinster aunt? Or is that Melbourne? Whatever… I love Sydney. I love [...]
So the conference is over and a better organised conference I don’t think I’ve been to. This btw is really a holding post. Written from my phone. Today my plan is to catch a ferry to greenwich to stay with a friend. Then tomorrow catching up with a few work friends before heading back to [...]
How does that saying go… It’s as pretty as an airport? Well I made it. Packed this morning so probably forgot something important. Certainly concerned that haven’t brought “right” clothes for the event. What does one wear to a bloggers conference anyway? Too late to worry about that now. Should board shortly. Do I have [...]
