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A blogger who rarely updates what is supposed to be a blog about building a house. If you want to ask me about owner-building a Harkaway house email johnsonhere@bigpond.com.

• Quick Hit: Go on, admit that you secretly find Tony Abbott sexy.

  By Mindy on 2009-12-16 • ( 12 )

  Well, according to Janet Albrechtsen you do.  Apparently, even his political stances that we despise can’t conquer the fact that we all really want a “Fit and50-something, the runner, cyclist and former boxer in a pair of Speedos with a… Read More ›

• Ignoring the real problem.

  By Mindy on 2009-12-14 • ( 3 )

   Now I wouldn’t know Scott Pendlebury, vice Captain of the Magpies (Collingwood) AFL team, if I fell over him. But apparently he is well known enough to be the victim of an unprovoked attack that saw him punched in the back… Read More ›

• Did you know?

  By Mindy on 2009-12-09 • ( 1 )

  Did you know that being a woman means you hate Keira Knightley?  Fuck Politeness has done an excellent takedown of this, so I won’t repeat it here. Also, did you know (if you are a married woman) that Tiger Woods… Read More ›

• Quick Hit: Don’t like.

  By Mindy on 2009-12-07 • ( 6 )

  Viva Placemat Sheets.   Apologies for the poor picture quality, but I think you can probably see what I’m getting at. STA Travel. (H/T to Bek).

• Dead because she…

  By Mindy on 2009-12-01 • ( 3 )

  A former Miss Argentina has died from complications after cosmetic surgery, leaving behind her husband and eight year old twins. According to newspaper reports “the woman who had it all died because she wanted a slightly firmer ass”.  Not because… Read More ›

• Dream Home?

  By Mindy on 2009-11-05 • ( 14 )

  This isn’t my dream home. I’m not sure what I’d do with six kitchens and twelve toilets, apart from endless cleaning [can you imagine the mess the kids could make?]. I know for certain that I’d feel weird sending guests… Read More ›

• Happy Halloween

  By Mindy on 2009-10-31 • ( 12 )

  An open thread where you can discuss Halloween, or anything else you like. I always think that this minion looks too happy and playful to be an effective evil minion. Maybe that’s why he’s broken.   ETA: there is a… Read More ›

• Brickbat – Sumo Salad Ad

  By Mindy on 2009-10-30 • ( 9 )

  It was on early this morning. The start was a take off of anti-smoking advertising “Every burger is doing you damage”. Then it showed a picture of a young woman’s bottom and waist with voiceover “this is a healthy woman”… Read More ›

• Can you take this feminist seriously?

  By Mindy on 2009-09-29 • ( 44 )

  While wandering around the internet yesterday I came across a comment that said something along the lines of “if you change your name when you get married, don’t expect to get taken seriously as a feminist”. Okaaay then. Now I… Read More ›

• Quick Hit – Feminism ur doin it rong, with a hint of teh patriarchy doesn’t exist

  By Mindy on 2009-09-17 • ( 6 )

  Read all about it Apologies for the lack of discussion, I just don’t have the energy today.