Days 941-942: It’s Not Your Fault
30.07.11-31.07.11: Just enjoyed an awesome weekend volunteering for the Melbourne Open House festival. Seventy-five buildings around the city had their doors flung open to the general public... and you know…
Days 936-940: A Terrible Shamey
25.07.11-29.07.11: Amy Winehouse passed away this week. I was never really a big fan (of the 500+ ‘songs of the day’ on this site, hers isn’t one of them), but…
Days 933-935: The Tragedy Of Big Numbers
22.07.11-24.07.11: In the wake of the Norway massacre I want to share with you some of the things I’m feeling right now. Revulsion at the crime, pity for the victims,…
Days 887-932: A Heavy Wait
06.06.11-21.07.11: “What’s going on with this boat, Graham?” I must have heard that question over a hundred times in the last few months. Before today I was unable to…
Day 886: An Open Letter to Tourism Minister Martin Ferguson
05.06.11: After the death threats I received for slagging off the Cape Verde police force on this very blog, I learnt a pertinent lesson: don’t say what you really think…
Day 885: The Frog and The Scorpion
04.06.11: It cracks me up that so much positive emphasis is put on stuff that is ‘natural’. Talk to your average punter in the street and they’ll invariably make the…
Day 884: A Greenpeace of My Mind
03.06.11: There’s a movie that I implore you all to watch: Werner Herzog’s Grizzly Man. It tells the story of an incredibly stupid guy called Timothy Treadwell who thought that…
Day 883: A Breath of Fresh Air
02.06.11: For somebody with my fun-seeking personality traits it may come as a shock to some of you that I’ve never knowingly taken an illegal drug. The closest I’ve got…
Days 816-882: But I’m Still Here
27.03.11-01.06.11: I’ve been in a state of enforced hibernation for the last few months and I guess I owe you all an apology and an explanation. I’m sorry. I knew…
Days 763-815: The Three Most Amazing Things About You
I’ve been "off the horse" for the past couple of months as my older sister Nikki was diagnosed with terminal cancer a short time ago. I flew back to the…