Thought I'd share with you a bit of the morning commute.
"Attention passengers: Shortly we will be passing Sydney Harbour Heads. The vessel may experience more movement than usual due to the ocean swell." Aka be careful you don't fall out of your seat.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
PLAYLIST II
The theme of this playlist is that all songs end in the letter S. In fact, each song title contains a plural noun. How's that for Nerdism?
1. MGMT - Kids
2. Custom Kings - Red Sails
3. Pnau - Wild Strawberries
4. Powderfinger - Sunsets
5. Trial Kennedy - Neighbours
(Click to link to YouTube)
1. MGMT - Kids
2. Custom Kings - Red Sails
3. Pnau - Wild Strawberries
4. Powderfinger - Sunsets
5. Trial Kennedy - Neighbours
(Click to link to YouTube)
Top Five Sandwiches
1.Cheese and yellow mustard
2.Toasted BLT with extra crispy B
3.Peanut butter and Cheez Whiz
4.Cucumber and Ranch dressing, toasted
5.Roasted chicken with full fat mayo and lettuce and tomato
Guess which one I had for lunch today...
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Fridgidy Video Comeback
Although the name of this blog is abTV and not abPHOTO, I have been long neglectful of the video aspect of this particular piece of web real estate.
I would like to welcome Video back to the fold with a short clip from a cold swim at the beach this recent Sunday afternoon, shot on my Olympus 790 SW (SW stands for shock and waterproof, which is something my clumsy self desperately requires.) Don't be fooled: while the water looks warm, the air outside is significantly colder.
Note: Now I remember why I don't post as many vids. Blogger compresses them down. You can't even see the fishlets that were hovering under that first wave. Rest assured, in the high res version you can see their shiny little sides.
I would like to welcome Video back to the fold with a short clip from a cold swim at the beach this recent Sunday afternoon, shot on my Olympus 790 SW (SW stands for shock and waterproof, which is something my clumsy self desperately requires.) Don't be fooled: while the water looks warm, the air outside is significantly colder.
Note: Now I remember why I don't post as many vids. Blogger compresses them down. You can't even see the fishlets that were hovering under that first wave. Rest assured, in the high res version you can see their shiny little sides.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Top Five Things to Do on May Long Weekend
Ah, you lucky, lucky Canadians. You've just celebrated one of the best holiday weekends of the year. It's now pretty much summer, you've aired out the cabin and months of warm weather, long sunny evenings and days at the lake stretch before you. Le Sigh.
In Australia, the Queen's birthday is celebrated on the second Monday in June and it is, appropriately, called the Queen's Birthday Weekend. Oddly enough, it is also supposed to mark the start of Australia's ski season. However, Australians don't celebrate any one Queen's birthday in particular as we do on Victoria Day in Canada.
So, in honour of good ol' QV herself, I'd like to name my top five list of things to do on May Long Weekend.
1. Taking that first shivering, numbing, painful dip in the lake which may or may not have ice hanging about the shore. Spend the rest of the day trying to regain feelings in extremities and pestering friends about the odds of toe amputation due to hypothermia/frostbite.
2. Burning your first weenie of the summer to blisters, while you try to remember where you put the buns. Sinking feeling in pit of stomach as you realize buns are on the kitchen counter back home, and the sole convenience store located fifteen miles down the road is closed for the evening.
3. Comparing this year's weekend snowfall to the many other snowfalls that have ruined May Long Weekends in your lifetime, your parents' lifetimes, your friends' lifetimes and your friends' parents' lifetimes. Bonus points for hail/snow, snow/rain, snow/slush, freezing rain, tornadoes or avalanches.
4. Taking the canoe out for the first paddle after having cleared a winter's worth of leaves, dead bugs, spiders and dirt. Somehow managing to miss the biggest spider of them all which choses to crawl up your arm while you're in the middle of the lake, causing you to drop the paddle which is quickly blown out of your reach.
5. Vowing next year you won't need your winter coat for the best weekend of summer.
In Australia, the Queen's birthday is celebrated on the second Monday in June and it is, appropriately, called the Queen's Birthday Weekend. Oddly enough, it is also supposed to mark the start of Australia's ski season. However, Australians don't celebrate any one Queen's birthday in particular as we do on Victoria Day in Canada.
So, in honour of good ol' QV herself, I'd like to name my top five list of things to do on May Long Weekend.
1. Taking that first shivering, numbing, painful dip in the lake which may or may not have ice hanging about the shore. Spend the rest of the day trying to regain feelings in extremities and pestering friends about the odds of toe amputation due to hypothermia/frostbite.
2. Burning your first weenie of the summer to blisters, while you try to remember where you put the buns. Sinking feeling in pit of stomach as you realize buns are on the kitchen counter back home, and the sole convenience store located fifteen miles down the road is closed for the evening.
3. Comparing this year's weekend snowfall to the many other snowfalls that have ruined May Long Weekends in your lifetime, your parents' lifetimes, your friends' lifetimes and your friends' parents' lifetimes. Bonus points for hail/snow, snow/rain, snow/slush, freezing rain, tornadoes or avalanches.
4. Taking the canoe out for the first paddle after having cleared a winter's worth of leaves, dead bugs, spiders and dirt. Somehow managing to miss the biggest spider of them all which choses to crawl up your arm while you're in the middle of the lake, causing you to drop the paddle which is quickly blown out of your reach.
5. Vowing next year you won't need your winter coat for the best weekend of summer.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Fog
There aren't many places in the world where your commute to work is halted by fog.
Apparently that's what happened to the ferries yesterday.
Here are a few snaps of the ghostly ride to work in the morning. By the time I got off the boat, it was clearing nicely, as you'll see in the last shot of the botanical gardens.
Top Five Vodka Cocktails at Borsch, Vodka and Tears
1. The Latest Craze Sweeping Poland
Żołądkowa, cucumber and lemonade
2. Ninja Love
Wiśniówka cherry vodka and gin with lemon and a Campari sugar rim
3. Polish Bitch
Kosher vodka with sour cherry syrup, laced with tabasco
4. Fascist in Exile
A tropical blend of pineapple vodka and fresh lime shaken until fluffy with egg white
5. Diminished Responsibility
Piołunówka absinthe and Cytrynówka vodka muddled with fresh lemon and dry ginger ale over crushed ice
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Melbourne
1. Borsch, Vodka and Tears
2. Night flowers in the CBD
3. Empty kegs in the laneway near St. Jerome's
4. Loch Ard Gorge on the Great Ocean Road
5. Leanna, Renee and me at St. Kilda, Melbourne's beach.
6. The Night Cat
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Top Five Restaurant Names
In a nod to Nick Hornby, here are my current five favourite restaurant names:
1. Le Persil Fou (The Crazy Parsley), Montreal
2. Aunties and Uncles, Toronto
3. Snack Kebab Hip Hop's Food, Montpellier, FR
4. Hu's on First, Winnipeg (note: resto is at baseball park, har har)
5. Borsch, Vodka and Tears, Melbourne
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Monday, May 5, 2008
Fish of My Eye
1. The Manly to Spit Bridge walk
2. Forty Baskets reserve
3. The Corso water features
4. The commute home
5. The commute in to work
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