tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053436241841498542024-03-15T01:51:01.081+10:00Style from the Suburban Intellectalso known as Joint Project Time SuckJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12962390459989164257noreply@blogger.comBlogger510125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105343624184149854.post-12350971422361900092013-10-08T13:42:00.000+10:002013-10-08T13:42:00.744+10:00The Ultimate Brownie Recipe Guide<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://relish.com/articles/the-ultimate-brownie-recipe-guide/">Over on Relish.com</a>, Tessa Arias has done us all a favour, and experimented with how to make different types of brownies - what happens when you use brown sugar, what happens when you add an extra egg.<br />
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For the brownie lovers out there, I suggest you take a look!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105343624184149854.post-73136488494950895422013-10-03T13:45:00.003+10:002013-10-03T13:45:53.168+10:00Friends, it has been a while.To be fair, one of us was busy getting married, and the other has been busy doing a Masters. (Another one, god knows why.)<br />
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So, we are about to attempt to get our brains around blogging again. Hopefully we can come up with some good stuff!<br />
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In the meantime, enjoy this magical video of Stephen Merchant, Jimmy Fallon and Joseph Gordon-Levitt having an epic lip-synching battle.<br />
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Fascinating lecture about the way we think about time, and how this changes just about everything about our culture and lifestyles. The bit about challenges in modern education was also super interesting (to me, anyway, but you people should know by now that I'm a big old nerd).<br />
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For more lectures like this, on a wide variety of topics, search YouTube for RSA Animate. It's good stuff.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105343624184149854.post-81671769777659438822013-08-07T23:46:00.001+10:002013-08-07T23:46:34.812+10:00<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/NMeuwYvlBI0" width="560"></iframe>
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Porcupine eats banana, has nose, sounds adorable. Is named Kemosabe.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105343624184149854.post-3548713397176880052013-07-30T15:08:00.004+10:002013-07-30T15:10:12.101+10:00Veronica Mars!Hi guys, I know it's been a while. I'm back from the USA, and I'm going to attempt to post more often...although I feel like this is a promise I've made before...<br />
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Anyway, in news that is super exciting to me, and possibly no-one else I know, the first footage from the Veronica Mars movie is available online!<br />
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The film, which apparently picks up several years after the last season of the cancelled series, was given the green light due to <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/us/veronica-mars-will-return-thanks-to-fan-financing.html?_r=0">an incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign</a>, that helped it secure additional funding and whatever else happens in Hollywood. Looks like all the original cast members are returning, too!<br />
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<a href="http://www.blisstree.com/2013/02/26/food/cauliflower-recipes/">Ten recipes for Cauliflower</a>. Because I
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Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967901370707867582noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105343624184149854.post-79110189746606501162013-05-21T13:32:00.004+10:002013-05-24T09:18:38.151+10:00Australia ZooMy plus one is British, recently arrived in Australia and keen to have as many great Australian and Brisbane experiences as possible. Beaches, great cafes, hot sunny winter days (he's been loving those) and tropical island escapes. Of course, no visit to Australia is complete without a trip to Australia Zoo. In fact he told me that Australia Zoo was 'number one on his list of one things-to-do in Australia'.<br />
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So when was told he'd have last Friday off from work, I hastily took a day off as well and that's how we came to be cashing in our tickets at the 'Steve Irwin Zoo' gates on a glorious week day morning.<br />
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<i>In the large Tasmanian Devil enclosure, this was the only one we spotted. Tuckered out and enjoying the sunshine. </i></div>
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<i>A Cassowary. </i></div>
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<i>A Dingo surveying the land. </i></div>
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Let me tell you, if you can get to Australia Zoo on a weekday, perhaps especially in winter, it is worth it. There were so few people around, even less small children, it makes moving around and seeing the exhibits easy and much more enjoyable.<br />
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I had sent the Boy a link to the show times on the Australia Zoo website (<a href="http://www.australiazoo.com.au/visit-us/show-times/">see it here</a>) and he came back with an impressive day plan of shows. We missed the tortoise feeding at 10 because I was having a lazy breakfast at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gramercyespresso">Gramarcy </a>(delicious, must try) but we made it to the Wildlife Warriors show, which is my favourite for the incredible bird displays, the tiger show (Boy's favourite), we fed the elephants at 3pm and then rounded off the day by watching the Asian Small-Clawed Otter feeding at 3:30. The only show we missed was the croc show. Shameful, perhaps, but we saw a croc display in the Wildlife Warriors show and tigers and elephants <i>could not</i> be missed. <br />
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<i>A Jabiru flys into the crocoseum from her enclosure on the other side of the zoo. All the other birds moved too quickly to photograph. </i></div>
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<i>The crocodile display as part of the 12noon Wildlife Warriors show. </i></div>
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<i>Displaying natural behaviours in the tiger show. </i></div>
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It was a truly great day out. We took our time going around all the exhibits, took a couple of hundred photos of us posing with all the animals, munched on a home-made picnic while watching macaws and kites circle the crocoseum. We fed the kangaroos, another of my favourite zoo activities. Such a simple, enjoyable interaction with our native animals, I can never get tired of it. <br />
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<i>Feeding our little group of 'roos.</i></div>
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My Boy could not get over the difference between Australia Zoo and zoos he had visited in England. Obviously here a big difference is in the activity of the animals. Being in warm sunshine, even in winter, encourages them to be more active and visible, rather than curled up against the cold and rain in the secret holes of their enclosures. Also, the level of interaction Australia Zoo in particular allows with the animals is outstanding. Because the animals are more active in their relatively open and visitor-friendly enclosures, you can get up-close and personal. The Zoo also provides a lot of additional opportunities to see the animals by taking them on walks around the zoo and feeding sessions, such as with the elephants. All of this helps to create a memorable day. <br />
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<i>Having a real Moment when Bashi, the male tiger stalked up to the glass and vigorously licked his face.We would as a result splurge on a painting of Bashi's paw prints made during the tiger show. All proceeds to tiger conservation efforts in Asia. </i></div>
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<i>A male Cheetah being taken for a walk to survey his territory. </i></div>
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<i>The smaller but cheekier otters being fed. </i></div>
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A hint from the keepers; come to the 3pm elephant feeding. There is the same about of food and a third of the number of people as the 10:30am session, so you can go around the feeding line multiple times really quickly.<br />
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<i> Asian Elephants feeding during the official show and then I get to feed them a few hours later.</i></div>
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The Africa exhibit was still under construction the last time I visited in 2010, so I was glad to see it on this trip. Unfortunately, it was being re-constructed to make space for the baby rhinoceroses that will go on display from 22 June. So the giraffe were hidden away elsewhere as their enclose was having a redesign. Disappointing for me, because they are one of my favourite animals. <br />
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The ticket price to get in may seem steep - between $53
and $59 dollars for an adult, depending on if you have a discount
voucher, which you can get if you are an RACQ member - but when you
consider the over all experience and that it is most certainly a whole
day trip, it is worth the money. We were there for five and a
half hours, making the ticket price an average of $10 per hour. Pretty
good for the quality of the entertainment.You can also save a lot of money by taking your own food as we did and not being tempted into any of the official photo opportunities, tempting as they may be. <br />
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So that is one more experience ticked off the list. Thanks to Australia Zoo for a tremendous day out. It was everything we were both looking forward to!<br />
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<b>You can also read the Boy (Pumba as he is affectionately known) on his brand new blog; <a href="http://pumbasescape.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/australia-zoo.html">Pumba's International Escape. </a></b>Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967901370707867582noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105343624184149854.post-1185434933872930832013-05-17T09:46:00.000+10:002013-05-17T09:46:00.020+10:00Five for Friday<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt;">
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Friday everyone! It is a particularly splendid day for me because I
spontaneously was given a day off, so I am off to the Sunshine Coast to eat,
drink and be merry. </span></span></div>
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girl can dream. And drool a little in hopeful anticipation.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A<span style="font-size: small;">nd on a more sobering note;</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://world.time.com/2013/05/14/australias-harsh-asylum-seeker-policy-is-a-staggeringly-expensive-failure/"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Excellent</span> analysis by Time on our costly and ineffectual asylum-se<span style="font-size: small;">eker polic<span style="font-size: small;">y. </span></span></span></a></span></span> </span></div>
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Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967901370707867582noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105343624184149854.post-50152641113950928132013-05-16T11:43:00.002+10:002013-05-16T12:01:33.875+10:00Anywhere Theatre Festival Review: Sans Love<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-GB"><i>Sans Love</i> is the story of a young woman
named Mercy who is surrounded by people afflicted with heartbreak. The loss of
a grandmother, husband, girl-of-your-dreams, cat or the first love of your life
leaves people desolated and hurting and perhaps never wanting to feel that way
again.</span><span lang="EN-GB"> Enter Mercy. She has a special gift. She
can ‘fix you’. She can take away the heartbreak; quite literally remove it from
your body. The downside is that you will never love again. </span></div>
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human piece of physical theatre. The cast of 7, including a chorus of 5,
play off each other in a fast-talking, leaping, action-packed 70 minute
investigation of love and loss and how we feel when love does not return.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Mercy is the protagonist but it’s the
chorus that makes this story. Perfectly timed to interact with each other and
the audience, they fling out lines and songs while throwing themselves all over
the room. I particularly enjoyed their performance of the typical
broken-hearted playlist. So accurate and sad but very funny. Each of the chorus
members has been ‘healed’ by Mercy, a decision some are accepting of and others
are purely angry about. They now surround her and help her in her treatments
for the never-ending line of the broken-hearted.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><i>Sans Love</i> is playing in one room in an art
gallery and the artwork on the wall, including some beautiful nude photographs,
accounts for the shows’ ‘nudity’ rating. The set could be part of the
exhibition proper, taking up the centre of the room, with props of the detritus
of dates and relationship strung from the ceiling.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">This is a clever, intricately-thought out
show on a topic that everyone can relate to. You could feel the enjoyment
amongst the audience, all huddled as we were on cushions on the floor, as we
were made to laugh at the accuracy of the stages of heartbreak and get quietly
depressed with the stories of loss that made each person choose to have their
love removed.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><i><a href="http://anywherefest.com/sanslove">Sans Love</a></i> is being performed in Love Love
Studio in the heart of Teneriffe, in a great spot if you want to have dinner /
drink / dessert around the show.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://lovelovestudio.blogspot.com.au/">Love Love Studio</a> is one of those great random space that used to be a house and is
now a bit run-down so it is now used as a gallery with a skate shop and
probably a few other temporary residents as well. The current exhibition is
suitably themed on love and loss.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><i>Sans Love</i> is a truly fun and clever piece
of theatre. The sort of show you want friends to see and enjoy so they can
understand the value of start-up theatre and initiatives such as ATF.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Review of <i><a href="http://anywherefest.com/sanslove">Sans Love</a></i> presented as part of
the <a href="http://anywherefest.com/">2013 Anywhere Theatre Festival.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="small_txt"><b>Tickets:</b> All tickets $20<br />
<b>Dates:</b> Wed 15 to Sat 18 May @ 7:30pm<br />
<b>Place:</b> 27 Florence Street, Teneriffe, 4006 <a href="https://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=27+florence+street+teneriffe&hl=en&sll=-27.40739,153.002859&sspn=1.238625,2.156067&hnear=27+Florence+St,+Newstead+Queensland+4006&t=m&z=16" target="_blank"></a><br />
<b>Duration:</b> 70mins<br />
<b>Transport & Places of Interest:</b> Love Love Studio is on the
City Glider and 199 bus routes (stopping at Commercial Road) and is less
than a 400-metre walk from the Teneriffe ferry terminal.</span></span></span>Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967901370707867582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105343624184149854.post-40647314462225279262013-05-14T06:35:00.000+10:002013-05-14T06:35:00.746+10:00Arrested Development Season 4 trailer<br />
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Happy Tuesday<br />
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<br />Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967901370707867582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105343624184149854.post-89240961694091918682013-05-13T17:32:00.000+10:002013-05-13T17:32:00.560+10:00Anywhere Theatre Festival Review: Viva Verdi<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB"></span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">In the thoroughly modern Ecosciences
Precinct by the Boggo Road Gaol, Opera Oceania honoured the 200<sup>th</sup>
birthday of Maestro Giuseppe Verdi with their production <i>Viva Verdi</i>.</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4QDriFsVLxpa3dF6cvY7ppYjqB2je8FIpgZvtUlwX3QvYEs4yWly7sjS6J_1UGQcfUVE3no5QDx0oU4SMN-5P6DIQFNhylP8J9YTwWwqwmuqn1hdaXQONmBcxWeVbkHmixGOIj03aoJw/s1600/verdi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4QDriFsVLxpa3dF6cvY7ppYjqB2je8FIpgZvtUlwX3QvYEs4yWly7sjS6J_1UGQcfUVE3no5QDx0oU4SMN-5P6DIQFNhylP8J9YTwWwqwmuqn1hdaXQONmBcxWeVbkHmixGOIj03aoJw/s320/verdi.jpg" width="261" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">The repertoire was a selection of some of Verdi’s
best-known arias from opera such as <i>Rigoletto </i>and <i>La Traviata</i> with a few surprises
from <i>Otello </i>and <i>Il Trovatore</i>. Fortunately, each aria was preceded by a short explanation
for those amongst the audience who were not clear on their overly-complicated
opera plots.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">In such a no-nonsense venue, accompanied
only by a piano keyboard (played expertly by John Woods) the audience can truly
appreciate the magnificence of the human voice. With no orchestra to hide
faults or override the pianissimo passages there is only the voice and the
words for the opera-loving audience to appreciate.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">As a venue, the Ecosciences Precinct
certainly had the soaring ceilings reminiscent of concert halls but the all-glass
surrounds and overhanging walkways did no favours to the Soprano and
Mezzo-Soprano in particular. Joshua Rowe, Baritone, put on the performance of
the day with 'Per me giunto è il di supremo' from <i>Don Carlos.</i> His magnificent
tone did not disappear into the glass walls and he imbued the aria with tragic emotion
as the dying Rodrigo.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">Viva Verdi was produced by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Opera.Oceana01">Opera Oceania</a>.
You can find out more about them through their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Opera.Oceana01">Facebook </a>page. </span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Review of Viva
Verdi presented as part of the <a href="http://anywherefest.com/viva-verdi">2013 Anywhere Theatre Festival</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB"><i>Overexposed</i> is a show about dating but it
may not be the best place to take a prospective date. For a start, you don’t
get to sit next to the person you come with. On arrival, you are shown in and
separated to encourage you to meet a new date for the evening (though they,
like you, are probably taken). Also, the content may be a little too much for potential
couples. You don’t want to take a date to a show about sex if you’re still
unsure whether or not you want to sleep with said date.</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUhHEOoYDBEy5g1I2qHvZiT_fMHX3SSYWumVgYWr-t_hbLU4NyY4Oii59aUIvbc6mUOCWanWpmbx5NaDqqz-UrVqsxDkTDs309jtFx9aGOJ2_wOJgCiEv25alYmx-24lkNMdz1TnSECE/s1600/overexposed2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUhHEOoYDBEy5g1I2qHvZiT_fMHX3SSYWumVgYWr-t_hbLU4NyY4Oii59aUIvbc6mUOCWanWpmbx5NaDqqz-UrVqsxDkTDs309jtFx9aGOJ2_wOJgCiEv25alYmx-24lkNMdz1TnSECE/s320/overexposed2.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB"><i>Overexposed</i> is a mix of stand-up, music and
film with just a tad of audience interaction thrown in. My poor date was made
to participate and he survived admirably and as a bonus, learn<span style="font-size: small;">ed</span> the phrase ‘as
you wish’ (from The Princess Bride). The show is open, honest and genuinely
funny at times.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">If you think you’ll be shocked, don’t
worry. Though this may be a cabaret about relationship and sexual
mis-adventure, there is not much to horrify or embarrass, despite the Adults
Only rating. <span> </span>Unless you have very fine
sensibilities, in which case go see <a href="http://suburbanintellect.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/anywhere-theatre-festival-review-1066.html">1066: The Bayeux Tapestry Brought to Life</a>.
No sex or foul language in that one.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">This is a show with some great ideas and a
lot of work has gone in to it, but it just didn’t quite hang together. It
needed more time to fully develop all the devices that the creative minds
behind it imagined rather than stuffing the show full of half-completed ideas.
Separating attendees – sure, but why? After some uncomfortable chit chat that
was it. Film of people discussing relationships in cafes – yes it went with the
theme but didn’t have a place in the show. This is still an enjoyable show but
I think I’d like to see the full hour and a half version more.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB"><i>Overexposed</i> is presented in the foyer of
the Bell Brothers Building in Fortitude Valley. <span> </span>A slightly run down location intermittently
filled with arts companies and start-ups, the foyer has a quiet grandeur to it
and was an ideal location for a one-person cabaret. Intimate, with stage space
a sweeping staircase for the performer to descend, it was a delightful impromptu
theatre venue.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">If you enjoy plays, relationship dramas and
/ or are a little dramatic when it comes to your own forays in the mess that
can be romance, you should enjoy <i>Overexposed</i>. It’s a fun show that deserves the
time (and money) to develop it further. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB"><i>Overexposed</i> is showing this weeke<span style="font-size: small;">nd and tickets are a<span style="font-size: small;">vailable through<span style="font-size: small;"> the <a href="http://anywherefest.com/overexposed">Anywhere Theatre Festival website</a><span style="font-size: small;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967901370707867582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105343624184149854.post-52253946063109259062013-05-10T13:44:00.000+10:002013-05-10T13:44:10.873+10:00Anywhere Theatre Festival Review: 1066: The Bayeux Brought to Life<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">If you’ve ever taken an interest in
European history or secretly enjoyed history at school or perhaps you have
children you want to get interested in that huge general topic, take yourself
to Small Crown Production’s <a href="http://anywherefest.com/1066"><i>1066: The Bayeux Tapestry Brought to Life</i></a>, performed in the Collector’s Cafe at the
Queensland Museum.</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">Some context: the Bayeux Tapestry is an
embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres in length that tells with beautiful detail
the story of Harold Earl of Essex and Duke William of Normandy, who were both
at one time designated heirs to the crown of England. When King Edward the
Confessor died in 1066, Harold was proclaimed King, inciting the Norman
invasion of England which culminated in the Battle of Hastings. William (known
to history as William the Conqueror) triumphed and was crowned King, beginning
the Norman occupation of England.</span><i><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></i></span></span></div>
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The Bayeux Tapestry Brought to Life</span></i><span lang="EN-GB"> opens where the
tapestry begins, with events years prior to the final battle. First up we meet
Harold Earl of Essex, a great warrior devoted to England, who having
successfully quelled uprisings in Wales has been charged by King Edward to
travel to Normandy and inform Duke William that he (William) is the chosen heir
to the crown of England. Not a pleasant task for a man who thought he would be named
so himself. Both men were skilled soldiers and politicians and the show sets up
their differences in personality and perspective and how they came to believe
that they were the rightful heir to the throne of England.</span></span></span></div>
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tremendous job of fitting a complex story with a cast of thousands in to one
hour and a cast of seven. They are helped by the ingenious shifting scenery
which could be taken apart to construct keeps, ships and castles. I was not the
only audience member who when watching the cast yell heave to and construct the
ships for the invasion, wanted to leap up and lend a hand. Simple block-coloured
costumes helped the audience identify the key players as each cast member
played several roles on both sides of the feud.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">The cast were clearly enjoying themselves
and worked hard to deliver the story in all its’ dramatic glory. James Trigg, who
portrayed Harold, has the square jaw, beard and booming voice evocative of a
youthful Henry VIII and a great seriousness of purpose, which contrasted well to
the more jovial but equally determined William, played by Silvan Rus. The team
behind the show, lighting, sounds, animation, costuming and of course the
Director Paul Adams, have also done a tremendous job on all the important
minutiae the made the performance so enjoyable.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">If you want to brush up on the tale before
the performance, there is a scroll explaining the events and key scenes from
the tapestry for you to peruse. The
scroll also pointed out key characters and pieces of scenery that would be
appearing in the production.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://anywherefest.com/1066">Small Crown Production’s <i>1066: The Bayeux Tapestry Brought to Life</i></a>
is a dramatic piece of history brought to life with great enthusiasm.
Educational and enjoyable, it is an excellent original production.</span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMQYlk7y-rONqDli8LiW9pAIiFLUvtZLUWyBliqaRF2fQ4_uZ25opf_eZcQ7DjDE5IGLhQgpjvj5lvdoLV_O_XysOHol10fOMnmqaN62rGPi414uXOibaFuWxKyl0F47wbpTf_rzdlRU/s1600/00025416_23_Super_Site_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvMQYlk7y-rONqDli8LiW9pAIiFLUvtZLUWyBliqaRF2fQ4_uZ25opf_eZcQ7DjDE5IGLhQgpjvj5lvdoLV_O_XysOHol10fOMnmqaN62rGPi414uXOibaFuWxKyl0F47wbpTf_rzdlRU/s200/00025416_23_Super_Site_2.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://anywherefest.com/1066">Review of 1066: The Bayeu<span style="font-size: small;">x Brought to Life<span style="font-size: small;">, presented as part of the <span style="font-size: small;">2013 Anywhere Theatre F<span style="font-size: small;">estival.</span></span></span></span></a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">See also the <a href="http://www.smallcrownproductions.com.au/">Small Crown Pro</a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.smallcrownproductions.com.au/">ductions website</a> or follow them on <a href="https://twitter.com/SmallCrown">Twi</a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://twitter.com/SmallCrown">tter</a>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </div>
Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967901370707867582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105343624184149854.post-40436072327331054562013-05-10T07:09:00.000+10:002013-05-10T07:09:00.130+10:00Five for Friday<a href="http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2009/05/entitlement-issues.html">Neil Gaiman on entitlement issues</a>; namely fans expecting George R. R. Martin to produce his next book immediately.<br />
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<a href="http://www.boredpanda.com/amazing-places/">Some of the world's amazing places.</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.postsecret.com/">Charming artwork and obscure words.</a><br />
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Frank Warren, 'the most trusted strange in the world' is the keeper of post
secret. Started out as a spontaneous project, people from all over the
world tell him their secrets. He now posts them anonymously, of course,
on his website <a href="http://www.postsecret.com/">Post Secret.</a> The secrets we can never tell can be told to him. <a href="http://www.mamamia.com.au/social/postsecret-prepare-to-never-look-at-anyone-the-same/">Read more on Mamma Mia</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://phoodie.com.au/">Phoodie</a>: my latest food blog discovery! <br />
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<i>Image courtesy of <a href="http://phoodie.com.au/">Phoodie.com.au</a></i></div>
Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967901370707867582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105343624184149854.post-87298320292027349082013-05-09T14:36:00.001+10:002013-05-09T14:51:30.132+10:00Anywhere Theatre Festival Review: The Travelling Sisters Let Loose<span style="font-family: inherit;">
<span lang="EN-GB">Nestled in a quiet corner of Kelvin Grove
is a stately Queensland, complete with sculpted lawn and wide verandas. In the
high-ceilinged living room, two sisters who stumbled on the house late one
night have made their disorderly home and have now invited an audience to come
and hear their tales of love, loss and youthful confusion. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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eclectic 2-person show of original songs, personal stories, fantastical tales
and laugh-out-loud moments. The two actors and creators of the show, Lucy Fox
and Ell Sachs, threw heart, soul and a whole lot of energy into entertaining
their audience. They leapt from couch to table, flirted, chatted and sang for
our entertainment as we collectively inhabited their personal space. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The most enjoyable moments for me came
courtesy of Lucy and her alliterative original compositions. Her Tim Minchin
like lyrics told a tale cowboys, shamans, seas voyages and pirates accompanied
by delightful animation and Ell’s sound effects and well-captured characters. At
one point I thought the whole audience would be called upon to help Ell
construct a blanket fort, but it was only my wishful thinking. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you like theatre with extras, this is a
wonderful show for you. Tea and coffee on arrival and delicious brownies for
sale, bags of popcorn when the film began and home-made biscuits at the
half-way point. There was even a friendly house cat for you to stroke, to
heighten the feeling of snuggling down in a dilapidated but welcoming
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intimate performance, with only some 20 people allowed in to the living room to
get comfy on couches, armchairs and cushions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The show is sold out for Friday 10 May but there are four more shows. Travelling
Sisters is a welcoming, personal, enjoyable show with a little something for
every audience member. Particularly enjoyable on a chilly night. </span></span><br />
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<a href="http://anywherefest.com/blog/2013/05/review-the-travelling-sisters-let-loose/">Review of The Travelling Sisters Let Loose, presented as part of the 2013 Anywhere Theatre Festival</a>. <br />
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<a href="http://anywherefest.com/sisters"><strong>Buy tickets online or at the door.</strong></a> </div>
Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967901370707867582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105343624184149854.post-25837430066812814282013-05-08T09:28:00.002+10:002013-05-08T11:55:41.230+10:00Anywhere Theatre Festival 2013<span lang="EN-GB">Brisbane’s Anywhere Theatre Festival opens
today and in some exciting news, I am one of the volunteer reviewers!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Nl9oufARNif5H54yt_RaZfdQVle_-IiZXE47ct5WjouukQ1vbolLWwB_Tci6ceeXvKKcwKwqKL1DSDUwmrm0pnKxrj4N5PpzU4PZYYe_0oed_5GGy4r347xGxGYGRCIV2_0uw-f2tWM/s1600/00025416_23_Super_Site_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Nl9oufARNif5H54yt_RaZfdQVle_-IiZXE47ct5WjouukQ1vbolLWwB_Tci6ceeXvKKcwKwqKL1DSDUwmrm0pnKxrj4N5PpzU4PZYYe_0oed_5GGy4r347xGxGYGRCIV2_0uw-f2tWM/s200/00025416_23_Super_Site_2.jpg" width="200" /></a> </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">The Anywhere Theatre Festival gets theatre
out of its traditional confines and into accessible, atmospheric public spaces.
Shows may be held in foyers, in private garages, in the Museum or parks.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">This is also a great chance for the dozens
of small production companies in Brisbane and Queensland, who may not be able
to afford to rent theatre space, to show off their talent and creativity.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">If you’ve never heard of the Festival,
check out the website here; <a href="http://anywherefest.com/">http://anywherefest.com/</a> </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">This festival is all about accessibility. Offering
a range fun, innovative theatre shows, there is something to suit just about everyone.
The tickets are affordable and the locations are the essence of accessible. Unsure
about being in QPAC? How about seeing a show in the foyer of the Bell Brothers Building
on Brunswick Street?</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">ATF starts today and runs to 18 May. <a href="http://anywherefest.com/">Check out the program</a>, or if you know me and feel like coming along to one of the shows
I’m seeing and giving me the benefit of your opinion, these are the shows I’m
excited to be seeing;</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://anywherefest.com/sisters">The travelling sisters set loose</a> – Wednesday
8 May </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://anywherefest.com/1066">1066; The Bayeux Brought to Life</a> – Thursday
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<span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://anywherefest.com/overexposed">Overexposed</a> – Friday 10 May</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://anywherefest.com/viva-verdi">Viva Verdi</a> – Saturday 11 May</span></div>
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Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967901370707867582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105343624184149854.post-5059073836422611352013-05-08T09:26:00.000+10:002013-05-08T09:26:00.770+10:00Book review: A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_fKiaRqoNKBRux-oqQFTnMPIBNez-jcFoNlDMADy8PTeRoRDS9Hr8hEbyW05KO5dGh9H93kfdfVHdhoRIlNVl6fZo_AB9Czx81nGk6UuV3HNSoJeO_FusSFn4g6Ep7gDKjmkz9BKtW6s/s1600/9781843545958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_fKiaRqoNKBRux-oqQFTnMPIBNez-jcFoNlDMADy8PTeRoRDS9Hr8hEbyW05KO5dGh9H93kfdfVHdhoRIlNVl6fZo_AB9Czx81nGk6UuV3HNSoJeO_FusSFn4g6Ep7gDKjmkz9BKtW6s/s320/9781843545958.jpg" width="208" /></a><span lang="EN-GB">Tom Standage’s <i>A History of the World in
6 Glasses </i>is a pint-sized history of humanity and our beverages of choice.
Starting with beer and moving through to the cola-based beverages that can be
found in red and blue cans in just about any country in the world, Standage
takes us on a cruise through the world’s most popular beverages.</span></div>
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the Fertile Crescent, beer was man’s first mass-produced affordable alcohol.</span></div>
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grains and water was affordable to all people. Wine came to the forefront thanks
to the Greek and Roman proclivity for ‘the water of life’.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Skipping much of the dark ages and medieval
times, Standage moves to the golden age of exploration and the role Rum played
in maritime history, as well as in the history of the slave trade as conducted
by almost all European countries and the beginnings of revolutionary rumblings
in North America.</span></div>
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read if they have even a modicum of interest in history. If however, you are
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Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967901370707867582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105343624184149854.post-44702828101688200892013-05-06T08:01:00.000+10:002013-05-06T08:01:00.629+10:00My new obsession: Wunderlist<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: left;">
<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Do any of you use Wunderlist? If you don't, you should, and if you do
then why haven't you got me on to it before? Do you not know me at all?</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><a href="https://www.wunderlist.com/">Wunderlist </a>is a free online list-making application. You create lists,
then each lists has sub lists and those sub list items can have lists in them
as well. You can set reminders and make notes, add images and I believe
websites if you want. I've only had this app on my phone for three days so I
haven't fully explored it but I am already a little co-dependent.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">I am a compulsive list maker. I have lists for things to do today, this
week, this month, shopping lists, life goal lists, places I want to visit
lists. I am in an almost constant state of list-writing. Sound obsessive?
Maybe. Or perhaps I just like to feel organised. Wunderlist allows me to easily
keep and update all of my lists without needing to always be re-writing.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"><i>No screen shots of my own account because I don't need you all seeing the compulsive mess inside my head. </i></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">As it turns out, my latest discovery could not have come at a better
time. I and my shiny new plus one have just started planning a big overseas trip
for the end of the year and I am using Wunderlist to keep track of all of the
important and minor details you think of when planning adventures. I can keep
lists of places to visit and things to see, the details of bookings we've made,
also lists of medications that we'll need to take and what I want to pack. All
in one simple, easy to access and update place. <br />
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It's brilliant. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">The only prob I've had is that when I open my lists through the website
rather than my phone, it can be a little slow on syncing. But the website is
better for seeing the bigger picture of your plans. </span></div>
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changes, I would heartily recommend <a href="https://www.wunderlist.com/">Wunderlist</a>. It's free, flexible and easy to
use. Just a really nice and well-thought-out application. </span></div>
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Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967901370707867582noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105343624184149854.post-34433226033227121912013-05-03T08:10:00.000+10:002013-05-03T08:10:00.257+10:00Five for Friday<div style="margin-bottom: 0.5cm;">
Thanks to
the <a href="http://www.writerscentre.com.au/bloggingcomp/">Australia Writer's Centre Best Blogs competition</a>, I've discovered
a new travel website. <a href="http://www.timetravelturtle.com/">Time Travel Turtle.</a> This is what I wish I could do with my life! </div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
I love this; the Australia Christian
Lobby did not renew their domain name, so it was bought by the
<a href="http://australianchristianlobby.org/">Australian Cat Ladies</a>. You really must check out their
<a href="http://australianchristianlobby.org/our-values/">values</a>. I think the logo should give you an idea.</div>
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<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/aug/28/change-your-life-politeness-enforcement">Politeness reinforcement - does anyone else believe in this</a>? Personally, I have made people move their bags
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<a href="http://www.hostedvillas.com/">Fantasy holiday homes.</a> I have an important birthday coming up next year,
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Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967901370707867582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105343624184149854.post-57406963274198550552013-05-02T09:08:00.001+10:002013-05-02T09:08:34.299+10:00A belated birthday gift from Heartbreaker Fashion<span lang="EN-GB">I love vintage clothing. Just about all my
favourite items of clothing are vintage. I also love vintage re-creation, which
is all about flattering cuts and fun fabrics that you don’t see on
‘fashionable’ clothing. Unfortunately, re-creation vintage can also come with a
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Californian mother and daughter team. Their clothes are simple, comfortable and
flattering. Unless you order from the ‘fancy’ ranges, the dresses are 100% good
quality cotton, well made and perfect for the Queensland climate. Best of all,
they are very reasonably priced. A friend and I each treated ourselves to two
dresses as a ‘test run’ and are still happily wearing them a few years later. </span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://heartbreakerfashion.com/dresses/super-spy-dress/anita-dress-black.html">Super Spy Dress Anita in Black</a>. </span><span lang="EN-GB"><span lang="EN-GB">Made of cotton knit, it is perfect for evenings out in Brisbane. </span></span></i><br />
<i><span lang="EN-GB"><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://heartbreakerfashion.com/dresses/aimee-dress.html?p=1">Aimee dress</a>, colourful and comfortable cotton. Mine is a different pattern. </span></span></i></div>
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for my birthday to spend on a ‘nice top’ I knew just what I wanted. I had seen
this photo on the Heartbreaker website a few weeks before and been completely
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tempted to get this super-cheerful daisy top as well, but I chose to be
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<span lang="EN-GB"><i> Ella top in <a href="http://heartbreakerfashion.com/mandiebee/ella-top-hip-kitty.html">Hip Kitty</a> and <a href="http://heartbreakerfashion.com/mandiebee/ella-top-pink-anchors-1.html">Springfield</a>.</i></span></div>
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but I am really happy with them. They are great for work and casual and are a
great fit. Downside is I (theoretically) have to iron them, but I can cope with
that in exchange for looking adorable. In fact, I can get away without it. Which I always will, if I can. Ironing sucks.</span></div>
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<i>Me in my two new purchases, with appropriate shoes; leopard print on the left and turquoise frilled leather BCBG Max Azaria on the right. The latter bought at <a href="http://www.retournez-vous.com.au/">Retournez-vous</a> second hand shop in Mooloolaba</i></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The only negative was that it took 7 weeks
for my two blouses to arrive. They ask for 7-10 working days to make the order,
which is fine. But then the package was dispatched from the US and I
watched in horror as the online tracker told me it had left the states, arrived
in Brisbane, two attempted deliveries were made within 15 minutes on the same
morning and then the package was on its’ way back to the states! WHY?!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span></div>
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of Heartbreaker, rather the Postal Services, but that doesn’t make
it any less irritating and of course the only people I could whinge to were
Heartbreaker. They always responded politely to my emails and did whatever they could to fix the situation, which truth be told isn't a lot when the package is somewhere in transit over the Pacific.</span></div>
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<br />Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967901370707867582noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105343624184149854.post-1503890511698762042013-04-27T15:05:00.000+10:002013-04-29T10:03:11.844+10:00Review: Hoo Ha Bar<span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/hooha.bar?fref=ts">Hoo Ha Bar</a> has taken a while to get from
conception to opening but open they did last week, and with it being 10 minutes
from my work I was very keen to check out this new arrival in the somewhat
staid South Bank area.</span><br />
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breakfast on Friday morning. Nestled almost underneath South Bank station it’s mightily
convenient for both bus and train, and you can park your bike outside no
problem. Inside is open with the wooden sparse slightly-hipster decoration that
is becoming the norm of Brisbane cafes. No complaints, I like it, and I think
Brisbane cafes are starting to look different to any other cities’. </span><br />
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off-beat, all about flavours rather than traditional breakfast fare. The prices
are exciting, though. Fruit toast is $3, and the rest of the menu is between $7
- $11. Cheap for Brisbane, where no one seems to bat an eye at paying $12 for
avocado on toast. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reading the menu, you
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<span lang="EN-GB">The food come out quickly and was very
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would heartily recommend <a href="http://theweekendedition.com.au/food-drink/hoo-ha-bar-south-brisbane/">Hoo Ha Bar </a>to anyone. At the moment, Hoo Ha is more café
than bar but apparently the liquor licence has been applied for so there will
soon be options for lunchtime beer and cider and maybe after-work tipples as
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<a href="http://theweekendedition.com.au/food-drink/hoo-ha-bar-south-brisbane/"><i><span lang="EN-GB">Hoo Ha Bar</span></i></a><span lang="EN-GB"><br />
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Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967901370707867582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105343624184149854.post-76429092037814854562013-04-26T09:00:00.000+10:002013-05-01T13:53:58.153+10:00Cobbler opened in West End this week<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/cobblerwestend">Cobbler,</a> a 'brother' bar to Pony Cat in New Farm and Kettle and <span style="font-size: small;">Tin in Paddington opened its doors on Wednesday af<span style="font-size: small;">ternoon.<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>Seeing as I had a bit of time to kill between work and dinner at <span style="font-size: small;">Le<span style="font-size: small;">fkas, I <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">stopped by for a look. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">The <span style="font-size: small;">ba<span style="font-size: small;">r is nestled comfortably into a large space along the st<span style="font-size: small;">reet fron<span style="font-size: small;">t of Browni<span style="font-size: small;">ng St<span style="font-size: small;">reet, West End.<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's a welcoming <span style="font-size: small;">space, all wood<span style="font-size: small;">, bricks</span> and h<span style="font-size: small;">igh<span style="font-size: small;"> chairs.</span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">One of<span style="font-size: small;"> the two <span style="font-size: small;">g</span>uys behind the bar<span style="font-size: small;"> was t<span style="font-size: small;">he</span> owner as well as the <span style="font-size: small;">creator of the <span style="font-size: small;">impressive</span> <span style="font-size: small;">co<span style="font-size: small;">c<span style="font-size: small;">ktail menu. T<span style="font-size: small;">h</span>e cocktails were mostly whiskey and rum based, <span style="font-size: small;">ochre drinks that read very temptingly but I settled for a perfectly made g'n't.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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The bar is well-stocked with liquors, particularly of the amber variety. Brilliantly, each bottle has its' price on an easy-to-read label, so you can sit and pick which of the score of whiskeys is in your price range without having to ask. They are also, unlike most bars, reasonably priced. My Hendricks g'n't set me back only $10. The guys next to me were sampling whiskeys, of which there are dozens, served with single ice cubes that filled their tumblers. <br />
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If you're a wine drinker there is a limited selection, but this is a cocktail and whiskey bar and if that's the tipple you're after I say give this place a try. These guys seem to know what they're doing. <br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/cobblerwestend">Cobbler</a> is at 8 Browning Street, West End opposite the Melbourne Hotel.Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967901370707867582noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105343624184149854.post-55810705942320297192013-04-26T07:47:00.000+10:002013-04-27T15:07:16.067+10:00Five for Friday<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Australian Writers Centre
runs an annual competition to find Australia's best blogs. <a href="http://www.writerscentre.com.au/bloggingcomp/2013competition.html">See
the 25 finalists on the AWC website</a>, and vote for a winner!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Are we all enjoying watching the world gear-up for The Great Gatsby? Again? The
fashion world is of course swinging in 20's revival. Brooks
Brothers, along with <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324493704578428790345230204.html">Prada</a> have released a <a href="http://www.psfk.com/2013/04/brooks-brothers-great-gatsby.html">Gatsby-inspired collection</a>. Brooks
were responsible for the mens' costuming and I for one and not ashamed to admit
that I would melt for a man in this tailoring.</span></span><br />
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I kind of want to do this <a href="http://www.frankie.com.au/blogs/craft/frankie-exclusive-diy-mismatched-linens">5 minute DIY</a>, thanks to Frankie Magazine.<br />
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Nine friends have been playing <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2013/apr/20/played-tag-23-years-experience">a
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Alison Brie (of Community and Mad Men) recreates internet memes with startling
accuracy.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> </span><br />
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Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967901370707867582noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105343624184149854.post-56780669721295496132013-04-23T08:24:00.000+10:002013-04-23T08:24:00.400+10:00Book review: Unnatural Habits, a Phryne Fisher mystery by Kerry Greenwood<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipI-EIKXcig7M_WsBHa97S8T2oTgMHKJwdmEdhL0L7pJEORRSBf_pqDx_OnvP1zAGq0buYZADZtKs8_lj3YGQD0FR-dfnVE_myn8yMRfH7KlwbOaXgCnha4pIlZ5L3cSYlGeX9W_r-zac/s1600/about_feature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipI-EIKXcig7M_WsBHa97S8T2oTgMHKJwdmEdhL0L7pJEORRSBf_pqDx_OnvP1zAGq0buYZADZtKs8_lj3YGQD0FR-dfnVE_myn8yMRfH7KlwbOaXgCnha4pIlZ5L3cSYlGeX9W_r-zac/s320/about_feature.jpg" width="238" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Hon. Miss Phryne Fisher is an utterly delightful fictional character. She is an intoxicating combination of early female empowerment and a fantasy of the women you could be if you had beauty, brains, money and supreme self-confidence. In her pursuit of truth and justice, she is unfailingly gutsy and determined, venturing into dark and violent places and all the while staying collected and in control of the situation.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">In <i>Unnatural Habits</i>, Phryne assists Detective Inspector Jack Robinson to investigate the kidnapping of young and foolhardy reporter Polly Kettle, who herself was after a scoop on the disappearance of three heavily pregnant young women from a lying-in house (read: a hostel where you can give birth without anyone knowing you’re there). The search takes Phyrne and her loyal band of helpers through the seedy underbelly of 1920s Melbourne as they investigate all the horrendous possibilities of where the girls might have been taken. Phryne visits brothels, bishops and poverty-stricken Collingwood to slowly uncover who might be interested in these girls when their families have rejected them for their ‘shame’.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Brothels can be dismissed. Even those that cater for ‘special tastes’ don’t have much use for girls in their third trimester. The Magdalen Convent and laundry is a distinct possibility, presided over by a tight-lipped and uncharitable Mother Superior, or perhaps the questionable ‘Jobs for All’ employment agency whose business is less secretarial than highly suspicious. And how does a fruit farm figure in all of this? As their investigations progress, it becomes clear that these are not the first girls to vanish suddenly. In fact young girls, blonde for preference and with no family, have been disappearing without a trace for months with no good or wholesome explanation.</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVa8lSxQ_zDjeApNOWz8a1Q-AL_vUFlgUXc2pK1GMqMfrW7SxHap9SJxfltMMu6wuLHFA0gIvMa-S1oVRl-WM1SjkA-nrJKF_CeQFYNtDFzlA8sxVXp2YqKA_xOFsb1ZCPNJibCV3_TU/s1600/unnatural-habits.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVa8lSxQ_zDjeApNOWz8a1Q-AL_vUFlgUXc2pK1GMqMfrW7SxHap9SJxfltMMu6wuLHFA0gIvMa-S1oVRl-WM1SjkA-nrJKF_CeQFYNtDFzlA8sxVXp2YqKA_xOFsb1ZCPNJibCV3_TU/s1600/unnatural-habits.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVa8lSxQ_zDjeApNOWz8a1Q-AL_vUFlgUXc2pK1GMqMfrW7SxHap9SJxfltMMu6wuLHFA0gIvMa-S1oVRl-WM1SjkA-nrJKF_CeQFYNtDFzlA8sxVXp2YqKA_xOFsb1ZCPNJibCV3_TU/s1600/unnatural-habits.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSVa8lSxQ_zDjeApNOWz8a1Q-AL_vUFlgUXc2pK1GMqMfrW7SxHap9SJxfltMMu6wuLHFA0gIvMa-S1oVRl-WM1SjkA-nrJKF_CeQFYNtDFzlA8sxVXp2YqKA_xOFsb1ZCPNJibCV3_TU/s400/unnatural-habits.jpg" width="265" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Unnatural Habits</i> looks through the darker side of human foibles. At peoples strange or even illegal sexual preferences, at the way people are treated when they've 'sinned' against Church or society, and at the disgusting choices people make for a grubby dollar. If you want a detective story with a juicy murder and not much else, this is not the place to find it. Miss Fisher's investigations go to some dark and all too-real places as she uncovers child abuse, rape and white slavery. Greenwood deals with these realities with style and grace, as befits her heroine, and <i>Unnatural Habits</i> is a great read. As dark as the tale may seem, Phryne’s pro-active attitude and a stream of beguiling characters balance out the vile scroungers. In Phryne Fisher, Greenwood has created a character many of us might envy, with her intelligence and panache and immense capability to deal with any situation. Her mysteries are hugely enjoyable, not least for their historical depiction of Melbourne complete with slums, convents and comrades, and an age we’d all like to visit, if only for a while.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you haven't read any Phryne Fisher before, this might not be the best place to jump in. Greenwood assumes the reader has a certain familiarity with the characters and their history. Descriptions and explanations of the key reoccurring characters are almost non-existent, so if you haven't read any previous book or watched the ABC TV adaptation, you're likely to be a little lost. If this is the case, go back and pick yourself up a copy of <i>Cocaine Blues</i> and <i>Murder on the Ballarat Train</i> and get started, because these are great Australian detective stories. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://suburbanintellect.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/tv-review-miss-fishers-murder-mysteries.html">Read what I thought of the ABC adaptation of </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://suburbanintellect.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/tv-review-miss-fishers-murder-mysteries.html">Greenwood's Phryne Fisher mysteries</a>. A <span style="font-size: small;">second series has been annou<span style="font-size: small;">nced<span style="font-size: small;"> by <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/tv/phrynefisher/">ABC </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/tv/phrynefisher/">TV to be aired in 2013</a>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">This review originally appeared <span style="font-size: small;">on t<span style="font-size: small;">he</span> <a href="http://www.sassisamblog.com/2012/12/27/book-review-unnatural-habits-a-phryne-fisher-mystery-kerry-greenwood/">Sassi Sam web</a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sassisamblog.com/2012/12/27/book-review-unnatural-habits-a-phryne-fisher-mystery-kerry-greenwood/">site</a>. </span></span> </span></span></div>
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