New camera
My old camera had one too many shocks from all the times I’ve dropped it, and finally gave up the ghost a couple of months ago. I shopped around and picked myself up a Canon PowerShot SX120 for under $300. It’s a step up from my old PowerShot A510, lots of zoom and lots of […]
Woohoo
Another good mark for latest assignment! the topic – policies/legislation was a bit of a toughie, but very handy for what I’m doing at work right now, writing all my finance policies.
Surveyors
Last couple of days at work have been a little nerve wracking, in lead up to our accreditation and visit from ACHS surveyors. A lot of prep work put in by Ros and Sharon, director and quality coordinator – amazing amount of work actually, Sharon especially invested so much effort she has not had an […]
Bazza McKenzie
Last night SBS screened an interesting program about the Australian film industry. I only caught the tail end of it unfortunately; they were looking at the glut of crappy low budget “genre” movies made in the 70s, which seemed to feature lots of car crashes and violence, heavy on the gore. They showed commentary from […]
Laura Lippman detective novels
Laura Lippman is an author from the US who writes compelling detective stories. I’ve been getting hooked on the adventures of her Baltimore based female private investigator Tess Monaghan: Baltimore Blues Charm City Butchers Hill In Big Trouble The Sugar House In a Strange City The Last Place By A Spider’s Thread No Good Deeds […]
Puppy dog chase
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ6us_SdUa4&hl=en_US&fs=1&] Spook getting bigger, racing around and holding her own with tough Aunty Ebby while Boss watches on in the background. A little while later, Spook was tired of playing chase but Ebby was still up for a game. Had to step in when it started getting a bit rough. They were very naughty too, […]