I've been feeling in a very un-blogging mood lately, possibly related to the cold/flu that i've been enduring for the past few days. Usually my immune system is pretty strong so i tend to miss these things going around, and if i do get something it's usually only a runny/blocked nose for a day and then i'm good.

Well i've had this sickness since the weekend, and other than a light head the most annoying about any cold for me is a runny nose. I can't stand having to constantly wipe/blow all the time.

Why couldn't a cold trigger a … Read more →

**rant warning!**

As a person paying off a home loan, I have of course been watching with great interest (pun intended) the situation regarding interest rates in the past few years.

I perfectly understand the role of the Reserve Bank in Australia and it's responsibility to increase and decrease the standard interest rates in regards to controlling inflation and economic growth among other financial indicators.

That's all good, and I perfectly understand the banks changing their rates in line with the movement made by the Reserve Bank.

What I do have a massive problem with however, is the recent actions … Read more →

Lately in the media there has been some coverage of the Government putting back on the agenda for the meeting of attorneys-general the issue of introducing of an 'R18+' rating for video-games.

For many years now, video-games in Australia have been subject to an entirely different classification and ratings system to that applied to other forms of media such as movies, magazines, and publications.

Whilst movies and other media can be subjected to an 'R18+' rating, the maximum rating that can be applied to video-games is that of 'MA15+', with the more violent or more sexually explicit games that … Read more →

As we enter the last few days of summer '07-'08, I really have to say that, at least meteorologically, this has been one of the best summers that I can remember.

Now i'm sure that the folks down south (who experienced ridiculously hot weather (40C+)) and the folks up north (who were flooded repeatedly) will disagree, but at least in Brisbane, this summer has been absolutely fantastic.

It really hasn't been that hot at all, which for our sub-tropical climate is almost quite unheard of: i can remember only 2-3 nights all summer that I had to turn the air-conditioning … Read more →

I watched the Arsenal game last night over my parent's place, and I have to say that I haven't seen a more frustrating and depressing game in a very long time.

The main incident (other than the 2-2 score-line), was an absolutely horrific tackle in the 3rd minute of the game. The picture to the right shows the moment right before impact. The result of that left a young talented player on the floor with his leg literally snapped in two, his season over and more importantly his whole career seriously in doubt.

The injured Eduardo needed nine minutes of … Read more →

We've all been saying it for over a month now, but today it became official. Today Toshiba officially announced it's surrender in the Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD high-definition disc format war. HD-DVD is dead, Blu-ray emerges victorious.

To be honest it has surprised me that they've given up so soon, but in the end it was a wise choice. There was no way they could possibly win, so they've saved themselves from wasting a lot of money by continuing to pursue a futile course of action.

This is great news for us consumers though, it means that now we have … Read more →

Saturday night after Church a few of us went and saw the movie Jumper. I thought it was ok, but i think they didn't really go as far as they could have gone with the concept. I think that was partly because it seemed that they were already focusing on possible sequels, which really peeves me off, especially when there is nothing definite planned.

On Sunday we played our first game at the new relocated indoor sports place now at West End. It's strange everything being so new, especially the new astro-turf. It's really long and gives a bit … Read more →

This past week saw me returning to work after the two week holiday. It was strange waking up in the morning again at 6ish after two weeks of waking up at around 10, and for the first few days I was surprisingly good. However by Thursday I felt utterly and completely exhausted.

This weekend should be interesting too, as it looks like football is finally resuming at the indoor place, and I have to do the monthly network maintenance on Sunday afternoon/night.

Also in the past few days, a teaser trailer for the new Indiana Jones movie has been released. … Read more →

Tonight we went to the see the A-League football semi-final match between the Queensland Roar and Sydney FC.

We were supposed to meet our friend Eric outside the stadium before the match so he could give us our tickets, but as we were waiting I noticed what looked like a wall of cloud coming towards us from the south-west. Hearing the preceding weather reports warning of a severe storm i knew it wasn't cloud, and a few minutes later we were hit by one of the most sever downpours of water one could experience.

As we were (quite comedically) huddling … Read more →

Well today is my 25th birthday, I'm now one-quarter of a century old.

What did I do to celebrate this momentous occasion? I went to the dentist and ended up getting a filling :(. And no, i'm not kidding. It was the only day this week the dentist had available, so i had to take it today.

There was a funny exchange with the receptionist at the clinic though:

Receptionist: Okay, we've changed computer systems, so could we please confirm your details?
Me: Yep sure.
Receptionist: Your address is [says my address]?
Me: Yes.
Receptionist: And your phone number is … Read more →