“When the future's architectured
By a carnival of idiots on show
You'd better lie low”

Violet Hill ~ Coldplay

Lest we forget.

This is going to be a light review as it’s been a couple of days (more like a week) since I last tasted this wine however from memory...

This Shiraz / Grenache is a light spicy, yet fruity (some type of dark berry if I remember) wine that can be enjoyed either on its own or with any meat or pasta dish.
At around $8 per bottle this is excellent value.
It is a sweeter style wine than I’m used to and very reminiscent of Pinot Noir.

This is the first Peter Lehmann I have tried in over 12 months and I know have my sites set on the 2007 Shiraz. A review of that should be up in a week or two.

Tags: peter lehmann

Thanks to Nigella Lawson, I have rediscovered Earl Grey. If Nigella says it’s good, then it must be!

The last time I drank this tea it tasted like methylated spirits, which I now realise, was probably due to it’s age. The fresh stuff is very nice and nothing like the last time I gave it a go.

For those times when a heavy flavoured tea is not wanted, Earl Grey with it’s light bergamot flavour is perfect.

Do try it!

My new 24” iMac has arrived. Up until about thirty minutes ago it was still in the box. I finally got time to unbox it and turn it on.
It is everything I expected. As expected.

I ordered the full size wired keyboard and wired mouse, I still don’t really trust this wireless stuff. I also took the 640GB HDD over the 1TB, after all, how do you backup 1TB??

Anyway, now starts the arduous task of finding and copying all my mac-apps over to the iMac from the Macbook. The good thing is, it’s so much more easier than on windows.

I still cannot quite believe how fast it is. I guess the real test will be Photoshop CS3 and scanning negatives at 4000dpi. Fun Fun Fun.

Update: 18/04/09
All apps have been migrated or installed. The new iMac is now a fully armed and fully operational battle station.

Tags: OS X, mac

1. Drive the car till the battery won’t turn over the starter motor.

2. Call RACQ and ask for roadside assistance to replace the battery.

no mess, no fuss.

Benefit: They also check that the alternator is charging correctly, and you don’t get your hands dirty.

Worth Reading: If you read and liked the first book of the saga, then you’ll want to continue. Even if you didn’t particularly like the first book, you’ll probably want to know how this all ends.

Summary: Bella has been brooding in a pit of despair. Edward and his family have left Forks. For months she’s been moping around until she figured out how to get Edward’s voice playing to her again. Her promise to Edward before he left was that she’d stay safe, and now it seems that when she does something particularly unsafe, his warning voice speaks in her head.

As Bella starts on her path of unsafe activity she ropes in Jacob, unknowingly, to help.

However, Jacob has his own secret. One that will bring him into conflict with both Bella and the Cullen family.

This is a continuation (second book) of the Twilight Saga. It is a good read, though I found it rather fast, finishing this book in two nights. Stephenie Meyer’s writing style is like a movie script and there is plenty of space between the lines of text. I can imagine that New Moon will set up factions in her fans, between Edward Cullen and Jacob Black.

Tags: stephenie meyer

Worth Reading: Yes, I think so

Summary: A Vampire tale with a twist from Stephenie Meyer.

Bella has returned to Forks, this time to live. Her first days at her new school are bland until she spies the Cullens. The Cullens stay apart from the other students, always seeming aloof and uninterested. She shares a class with Edward Cullen and his reaction to her is extraordinary. Extraordinary in that it seems to Bella that Edward cannot stand being anywhere near her. How wrong she is.

This is not a standard Vampire tale, there is no blood-letting and killing which is what I was expecting. The group of vampires in this tale have sworn not to hunt humans, even though the temptation is still there.

This story is the romance between two people, one human and one vampire. It is in danger of falling into the gushy teenage romance genre, but if you can look past this, it is a rather good read and ends up being quite good even without the standard vampire type blood-sucking we probably expect from such characters.

Tags: stephenie meyer

takes me back to the early 80’s

Tags: chris de burg

Worth reading: Yes

Summary:

This is not a Goodies book. Bill says this on the front cover. This is Bill Oddie’s autobiography.

Most of this book is written as a self-interview and it works really well that way. Bill give us insights into his early childhood and the problems around his Mother’s illness. Bill also share’s how his interesting in bird-watching started and where it has taken him today beyond The Goodies.

What is very interesting is his associations with the Monty Python crew as well as the Goodies team. He also talks about his other work beyond and before The Goodies, and there is quite a large amount of it. I was personally surprised that he has done so much other work beyond The Goodies, and he makes reference in his autobiography that this is the perception of most people in general.

Certainly worth a read.

Tags: bill oddie

Shawn Colvin ~ nice voice!


Sony BMG doesn’t allow direct linking... bastards!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-qOdTemDUA