Month: September 2010

  • Blast from the past…

    You like me because I’m a scoundrel…Oh WOW! Today Distracted by Star Wars embedded the song “Scoundrel” by the band Twin Sister. They were a Star Wars-inspired funk band (yes, really) that performed SW-related song in full costume. (Their original name was “Boba Fett,” but Lucas made them change it.) I actually saw them perform…

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  • The REAL Hero

    The TIE Fighter Pilot Who Saved the Day in Star Wars. That’s totally right! That guy cost them the whole Empire!

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  • Clothing Made from China

    Clothing made from broken pieces of china. Yes, really. I actually gasped when I saw this dress.

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  • Hey suckling pig fans! GYF is having a contest for a $100 voucher to the restaurant! LET’S WIN THIS!

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  • Neopolitan Pizza

    Snookums: We can make Neopolitan pizza without hacking our oven!

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  • Shared today on Google Reader: Vulcan Hoodie – This Is Pure Genius “The Big Bang Theory” Characters in Plush Augmented Reality Cake Gardening for the French Laundry You can follow me on Reader here.

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  • Little Red Riding Hood

    Little Red Riding HoodThe Snook and I were on a run through Newtown Tuesday morning when I spotted this shirt in a shop window. I stopped in my tracks to take a photo. Snook: What’s up?Me: Somebody’s been reading his Roald Dahl.

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  • DURIAN!

    Oooh! Apparently Shalom – the Indonesian restaurant a block away from us – has shaved ice with durian! Am I brave enough to try it? Snookums: let’s hit it!

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  • Shared today on Google Reader: “Up” in Lego Universal to film Stephen King's Dark Tower – I am very, very excited about this. I hope they pull it off. Too bad Clint Eastwood’s too old to play Roland these days. Efficient air conditioning owl in a hat Mandagrams – helping to understand written Chinese You…

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  • Adelaide Central Market

    Grab Your Fork has a great photo-laden post about the Adelaide Central Market. When the Snook and I (and Eileen) visited Adelaide last year, this was one of the places we knew we HAD to visit. In fact, by the time we left the Snook was idly wondering what the I.T. job situation was like…

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