Well, this time on Sunday Australian time I will be in the air, asleep, on the way to Europe for Christmas and New Year. For New Year’s Eve we will be in Norway, and mr tog and I are crossing… Read More ›
arts & entertainment
music, stage, writing, comedy, cinema, telly, arts, sport, crafts, photography – all this and more!
Smith, Smith and missing the mark
mr tog and I settled down to watch a popcorn flick on cable the other night: Mr and Mrs Smith. When we saw the trailers for its cinema release, we both thought that while it wasn’t worth cinema prices we… Read More ›
Belated Friday Furry: a confusion of cuteness
Original caption: Fudge the cat says “so which are my kittens!” originally uploaded here
Control your jealousy
Next year, I will be paid to torture teenagers who want to win Australian Idol. The tigling’s high school needs tutors who are willing to supplement the instruction given in the school music curriculum. It will only be a few… Read More ›
Ad hoc hoyden
When I was putting the banners for this blog together, I trudged through the intertubes in search of pics of my favourite hoydens and found heaps, but obviously I couldn’t put all the pics in, or I would have had… Read More ›
*That* was exhausting
Just returned from an afternoon of centenary celebrations at a local landmark building. The theme was a sampling from what was going on in 1906, with readings from newspaper clippings (from all around the world, not just locally) and musical… Read More ›
Friday Furry: awww (and a bonus Flickr Fluffy)
Funny Videos Flickr Fluffy over the fold.
Monster Mash: Frankenstein-Godzilla Lyrics Charity Challenge
We’ve got another charity comments challenge over at Larvatus Prodeo: Frankenstein-Godzilla Lyrics Charity Challenge. It’s regular commentor j_p_z’s idea again: It’s been a while since there was a good, funny contest around here. Accordingly, I propose to donate to charity… Read More ›
Damir, Damir, Damir
Just when the world of tennis seems to be boring and predictable (Williams, Federer, Federer, Williams), you can always count on Damir Dokic to liven things up a bit. JELENA Dokic has again been forced to rubbish the claims of… Read More ›
Photos painting pictures
I came across this vintage poster from 1937 a few days ago, aimed at enticing an international market to come visit Australia: The artist is Douglas Annand. Some links I’ve also followed in the last few days, in discussions about… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 