james

in the deepest ocean

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:59:00 GMT

i'm writing from the farm. i'm on potato duty, as usual. i'm a potato practitioner; nobody here understands the science of cooking chips quite like i do. it's alright. everybody has a talent. mine happens to be spuds.

the weekend has been reasonable. i had a rolling start on friday night; home early enough to get out of my suit and into civvies before drinks with the clerks. i'm the only lawyer that joins in and i find that hard to fathom. they're all perfectly lovely and great company.

caught up with mike, bonnie, dan and george (aka "doctor love") later on at Lambsgo. friday nights there have become an organic conclusion to the end of a working week.

saturday morning was unexpectedly daunting. i awoke abruptly in a terrible funk at 10am. i attribute that in part to the bad dreams i know i must have been having (know what it's like when you can feel the residue of a bad dream and yet remember nothing of its contents?) and in part to the overhang of alcohol from the night before. the solution involved two epic naps, a big bowl of tortilla soup (hello, leftovers) and successive episodes of Flight of the Conchords.

i settled a little homework and headed out to LGB for round two with nick. mike met us on punt road and we made the Long Walk to the Pub together. in that warm, welcoming place, we put away two bowls of fries (+ mayo + sour cream), smoked some clove cigarettes, worked our way up the 101 list and considered that things in our lives aren't so bad. a great night.

today, i've been with my family. i arrived shortly before lunchtime and over the course of the afternoon, i've chopped wood, given my dad a thrashing at table tennis, brewed a little beer and prepared the 'taters.

i think they're just about ready.

can't you hear me knocking?

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:34:43 GMT

today, we purchased our first property.

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:24:24 GMT

drinking with the micks :

a birthday dinner :

props to my wife on photos 5, 9 & 10.

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 03:12:14 GMT

Thanks everyone!

WITNESS THE BIRTH OF A PHENOMENON

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 02:59:13 GMT

Location : Cnr. Punt Road and Rowena Parade, Richmond.

Time : 6.30pm start, Tuesday 12 June.

What the... : We'll be walking/ambling/jogging and eventually running from Richmond, 'round the MCG, up to Flinders Street, across the bridge, down across the river and back up to Swan Street. It will be haphazard. Professional athletes are banned. It will involve significant stretches of brisk walking and talking shit. But the best part is taking your seat at the Corner Hotel at the end of it all, your pint of ale in front of you and your fellow unfit flunkies by your side. What could be better?

Mikey and I have tested this. It has a 100% success rate. You trust us, right?

RSVP by comment to make sure you're not left behind.

fallen angels

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:16:35 GMT

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 08:06:36 GMT

michelle has been in singapore for the last week. she returns on friday night. in the meantime, i've been flying solo. it's pretty strange - after two years of living out of michelle's pockets, i suddenly find myself spending a good seventeen hours out of every twenty-four completely silent. in part i've appreciated it. i've watched all the dvd's that she has never wanted to (next stop : the good, the bad and the ugly). i've also proven to myself that i am in fact capable of self-sufficiency. my shirts just don't come out the same after a wash, though, and her side of the bed gets awful cold in her absence. it's like a ziggy cartoon. the place just isn't the same without her. i'll be glad to make the airport dash on friday.

out of pity, a friend invited me over for dinner on monday night. this is what i'll be taking with me.

pizza, take 2

Sun, 03 Sep 2006 08:59:06 GMT

reflecting sunlight

Sat, 12 Aug 2006 08:26:00 GMT

it's been a long time between road-trips

Sun, 06 Aug 2006 01:44:43 GMT

99% inspiration, 1% perspiration

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:53:56 GMT

heckler? hinkler? something with a h and a k?

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 05:40:34 GMT

on our way to the show

Sun, 11 Jun 2006 05:40:51 GMT

roadtrip!

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 09:05:09 GMT

finish your collapse and stay for breakfast

Sun, 19 Mar 2006 09:55:12 GMT

happy st pats!

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 09:21:30 GMT

in la (part eight)

Sun, 26 Feb 2006 20:48:35 GMT

in la (part seven)

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 18:29:39 GMT

in la (part six)

Sun, 19 Feb 2006 18:51:12 GMT

mexico and back

Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:39:25 GMT

in la (part five)

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 17:26:11 GMT

largo, on fairfax :

good luck bar, on hillhurst :

yo bebi dos patrones con alex y luis and we had a blast.

in la (part four)

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 01:39:27 GMT

in la (part three)

Mon, 13 Feb 2006 04:49:23 GMT

in la (part two)

Thu, 09 Feb 2006 08:01:22 GMT

in la (part one)

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 04:53:42 GMT