Monkey Balls

The Osage Orange grove at work is a little thirsty. The fruit is small this year about the size of golf balls.

Blu broo

Feeling blue but its all okay. A self pic from Saturday on the way home from work. Tired but that "retail" smile is still attached. A smile is like wearing a mask.

Hands up in the air...

Attended Carnival and T-dance yesterday - the closing events of the Midsumma festival. Went with Nursie, the Greek Boy & Zen. Was great to see Pony and Marcus, Marc, Marc (baby-bear), Adam, Andrew M & reptilian friend, Cookie, Travis and all the usual suspects. Had a good boogie under the trees. Note to caterers and event organisers - if you are going to charge $20 bucks entry ensure bar service does not exceed 45 minutes! Queens hate to queue - perhaps its a responsible serving of alcohol message?

Chainsaw chick

A recent nemo paste-up. On the side of the Astor.
Yah! Another Saturday at work over might head out to the Greyhound tonight - my local gay/drag pub. Birthday drinks for Travis ? - Didn't end up going but the birthday boy had fun and the place was packed.

Lingo Bingo

Australians seem to love a bit of slang. Key words and phrases at work at the moment include: issues, unfortunate, I'm not over the detail, WIP = work in progress, budgetary restraint, FOH = front of house, BOH = back of house, YTD = year to date, SOH = stock on hand, SMEC = Sidney Meyer Education Centre, call centre = main office, stanley/s = snake, Bob = facilities Manager, Bear cave = my office. What language do u speak at work?

Recycled art

It's a tin can critter. Discovered this last night whilst strolling down Chapel Street at the Dandenong Road intersection. Cute domestic art from recycled materials always a joy to behold

The letter for today is T

Tragedy turns to therapy?

Let in some light

Whats on your wish list? The bear cave (my office at work) needs a window!

Catch me..

Time to take a leap?
I think my friend Nicola is right I am a frustrated buyer! Maybe 2007 will be the year to invest in myself and do something I believe I in - instead of getting annoyed at a lack of vision in others?

Snail trail

My pubic transport strategy - leave earlier!
I am not the most active in the morning even after caffiene - an owl not a sparrow. 7:50am train to city then 8:05am train to Heidelberg 8:36 bus to Heide... looking good for a 9am start - I hope we don't have too many 8:30am meetings this year *yawn*

True grit

Essential reading in my pursuit of healthy aussie glow? Perhaps grow a body first? Nursie has a great stack of these magazines for inspiration and the insightful reading material. RE the tan I have enjoyed being a pale thang for a long time but I am trying some controlled burning and an everyday fake tan to see how orange I go!

Circle of friends

My buddy Peter sent me the following txt msg over the weekend "F.U.C.K. stands for "Friends U Can Keep" So promise me, you'll F.U.C.K. Me 4ever! Send to 10 ppl including me, & c who F.U.C.Ks u back." made me laugh and I sent out into the wild for a response. All good, but I must remind myself before hitting send this kind of stuff can be like spam email - annoying (and expensive if you tally up the txt msgs) Belated apologizes to all. Pic is of a billboard at Richmond Station - apparently it does matter how big your shampoo bottle is!

Golden Brown

Nursie in boardies. Only seven weeks to cruise time. Mmmm better start working on my tan.

Set adrift on sunset bliss

After a good sleep-in, some retail therapy in the city (another baby blue tee) and a great stretch at yoga. I'm feeling fine and peaceful.

Backyard Balaclava

Sunday late afternoon. View from Nursies cousins apartment. On Chapel, behind Carisle st looking east toward train station. Thanks for roast dinner Rebecca.

Just like chocolate

More than a base coat and a little red but ...its just like chocolate. Nursie in transit.

dib dib dib dob dob dob

Be Prepared - must be all the years at Flinder Park Scout hall - patience is a virtue. Spent the day doing chores - good old 'bob for jobs' - to discover I really enjoy a bit of spit & polish. Shiny black shoes and boots for me and my man!

Writing on the Wall

Another working week over! Two days off - might be good BBQ weather?

Into the night

Didn't take many pix last night too busy dancing! But i do like this 'get out of face' shot of the greek boy. Think he had a good time...it wasn't The Market on water.

On ya bike boy

Transport solutions. A) ride bicycle B) book a mini bus and pool with other commuters C) catch train in opposite direction then hop on at less crowded station D) suggest to Connex they remove seating in carriages - cattle-movers?

Cruisin

A Midsumma favourite. Out on the bay watching the moon rise. Dancin' chattin lapping up the good vibrations. A good night.

1 in 1 out - Connex sucks

It's beyond a joke, 7:50 cancelled, 8am late - too full to board, 8:10 late - too full to board. 8:20 cancelled, 8:30 maybe? Yes but didn't make any friends pushing into middle of carriage.

Spin me around

A day spent shuffling boxes from one storage area too another. A big thanks to Nick for helping out with the trailer and tractor. Rest of the day looking at statistics and culling the budget. More for less seems to the be the motivation - hopefully we will be able to retain all of our front-of-house staff and maintain a reasonable stock level - of new and exciting product.

Stop Start

It's my 1st anniversary at Heide MoMA. I've accomplished a number of things on my To Do List in the professional sense. Opened and stocked a new store, recruited and trained staff & volunteers, developed branded product and hit sales targets. This year will be making it sustainable and squeezing into a budget/expectations of the powers to be. Personally the challenge will be deciding if I want to learn to drive? The commute hasn't killed me and the freedom of a car would be good, but there goes my excuse that I'm doing my bit for the environment!

Drink up

'Wine is sunshine held together by water' Mmmmmm I'd drink to that.
Was way too early to be drinking on sunday morning when I visited the wine centre but I did take heaps of photographs and wandered through the interactive displays.

Back to work

Was great to chill out in Adelaide. I will always find the city alluring. So many silent witnesses and magic moments. Back to reality today with quick visit to dentist.

The best iced coffee!

Gotta love milk! The regular variety is great and this is better - may have to import it? along with http://www.robernmenz.com.au/confectionery/confectionery_products.htm .. its a crow-eater thing?

Flight mode

The terminal is not that exciting but the view is pretty.

Beside the sea

Lunch with my niece Kate

Lights Vision

Good morning Adelaide. Conservative & slow to change? Well there seems to be more construction happening - all with a 'green' flavor. A great place to study - SA Uni campus in the city is now massive with a number of bold architectural styles. Riding one of the new trams to Glenelg.

Smell the roses

Spent ages taking photographs in the Botanical Gardens of Adelaide & National Wine Centre. www.botanicgardens.sa.gov.au

Wide and open

Cultural precint, library. museum, art gallery. Hours of entertainment a success blend of old and new.

Depth & illusion

Adelaide - Himeji Garden
constructed in 1985. Wonderfully tranquil and green.

City of churches?

They forget to say many of them are now night clubs! Strolled along the North Terrace precinct this afternoon. The War Memorial is still one of my favourite pieces of stonework.

Horny Hamster

Friday in Adelaide - cocktails at Lotus then dancing until the wee hours at Mars Bar. Followed by BIG sleep-in and *cuddles* with my buddy Steve. After 14 years it's comforting to know i'm still his 'little b' and responsible all his bad behavior. Love ya mister

Lofty

Smooth flight beautiful cloud formations. Landed and dis-embarked at the new Adelaide Airport terminal. Its been a long time coming - i kind of enjoyed the days of walking on the tarmac!

Bye for now

Day at work over, a busy mc aussie day, heading to airport via Skybus.

ready to fly

Did i pack everything i need? Thanx 2 Fluffy for ironing all my favourite tees :)
Hope the weather is stays warm but not too HOT! Haven't been home 2 Adelaide for over a year - Lee & Nicki's wedding? Look forward to seeing my family, catching up with friends and visiting my old haunts.

Prime real estate

Can we live here!
My favourite tree-house.

Get out of bed!

Yawn... Could really do with some more zzzz's this morning But it was all go-go-go to get to work for our 1st 'comms' meeting of the year. Gotta love a 8:30 start

Site works - before

The destruction/poisoning of the shrubs didn't feel like a good starting point for the creation of HELMET. However all the big boy toy action over the last couple of days - clearing and compacting - will provide a good reference shot to refer to when the project is completed in April.

Hump day

Slow start to the morning. Almost half way thru the week! Looking forward to spending the weekend in Adelaide - fly out on Friday night - haven't seen my family in ages.

In case of...

Dropped in on punky Peter for pizza and a movie. Watched - Mystery Science Theatre 3000 - episode with stolen scenes from Battlestar Galactica with costumes from a Jane Fonda work-out video. It must be the future! Munched on 3 Cheese pizza washed down with pop! Another fun stop-over. *cuddles*

Gone fishing

On my wanderings around Chapel Street, Windsor, I keep discovering paste-ups by Nemo. The yellowing and fading of the paper kind of gives away the age of some of them. There is a high concentration around the Astor in unexpected places like low down on tree trunks. If you spot any let me know!
Love'em!

Release, float, be free

A great day off! After the regular doctors visit to take bloods, etc. I got to play Unlce. Run around the play-ground, eat chocolate, make a bubble-bath and listen to the shrieks of delight. Then the afternoon was spent doing a little retail therapy followed by a really good stretch at yoga. Watching the sun set now then home for dinner .

DVD go Bang!

Pulled apart dvd player that died the other night. Recovered disc okay and discovered the remants of a "transformer?" the cause of the firecracker boom!
Mmmm the smell of burnt electrical wiring. Cheap/disposable technology?

New growth

A lazy Sunday spent: sleeping-in, listening to the rain, catching up with friends, watching dvd's - Kiss-kiss-bang-bang, Superman Returns. Later in the day I made a big pot of green chicken curry. Mmmmmm comfort food.....Winter again? The monsteria in the backyard is looking real sexy at the moment!

Veg out

It is my Friday night - 2 days off to relax. I feel a semi-hibernation coming on. Lay on the couch, watch some dvds. It's still raining...but warm. Picture of zucchini crop at Heide. Thankyou Nick they will be great roasted.

Reach for the sky

Ended up at Fed Sq last night, surprise, surprise, had a drink or two, caught up for *hugs* and *giggles* with Boo & Michael, bumped into and chatted with numerous other buds. Ended up laying on the banks of the Yarra with tall Mark. Listening to the throb of the distant dance music and watching the passing parade. :-)

Get a grip!

It's been a long hot/wet day. TGIF, well i still have one day to go...but saturday shifts FOH (front of house) always go quickly. The opening of Midsumma tonightat Fed Sq is going to be steamy!