the butterfly effect

Happy Yew Near...

It’s 12.25am on the 1st of January, 2008. I’m sitting at the computer mainly to escape...

Dec 30th

Where the hell have I been?

Dec 30th

Watch

I just watched the Extras Series Finale and it was amazing. It was totally different than I expected...

Dec 29th

via imagecache2.allposters.com — atherdiscretion For...

Dec 29th

Someone left their footwear behind at the pub last night. ...

Dec 28th

The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto | The New...

Dec 28th

Did I mention that I almost totally fucked my camera on...

Dec 28th

I saw the film Atonement today. I’m an ex-film critic...

Dec 28th

I went out for an early dinner that ended up being an all...

Dec 28th

Mains: Greek Lamb Rump: Roasted young tender lamb rump...

Dec 28th

Ruby Red Grapefruit & Campari Granita’s are lovely...

Dec 28th

“Perfect love is rare indeed, for to be a lover will require...”
— leo buscaglia

Dec 28th

Shit yeah! The LOMO fisheye! Thanks, brother Jordan. Expect...

Dec 28th

PAPER.PINHOLE.CAMERA

Dec 26th

My love just sent me this picture to try and pull me out of...

Dec 26th

I made my own Garfield minus Garfield, hope you like. —...

Dec 26th

Your Score: Katharine Hepburn You scored 19% grit, 14% wit, 52% flair, and 26% class! ...

Dec 26th

From the vault: This is me aged about 9, with my neighbours...

Dec 26th

Temperature sets new records

Dec 25th

We did Christmas the lazy way this year.  Nobody wanted to...

Dec 25th

Of course it wouldn’t be Christmas without my famous...

Dec 25th

There was a lot of pool action yesterday. Temperatures...

Dec 25th

We had a rogue batch of bonbons (crackers) that instead of...

Dec 25th

A Christmas butterfly playing in the dirt. It’s my...

Dec 25th

Imagine my surprise today when I received an email from...

Dec 25th

Perth burns as temperatures soar

Dec 24th

Woahhhh.....

So, Christmas day was a success, but it was hot.  Did I suspect it was 40.7C (105.26F)?  No, not...

Dec 24th

YOUR BEAUTY IS GLORY Your beauty is glory in nakedness, the melt Of smooth skin unsullied with...

Dec 24th

(Original) — yum9me

Dec 23rd

Half an hour 'til Xmas...

… and I’ve been cleaning my house like there’s no tomorrow and discovering that my...

Dec 23rd

— atherdiscretion Please.

Dec 23rd

Australia to enforce a "ratings system" on...

Dec 23rd

“And ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until...”
— Kahlil Gibran

Dec 22nd

Happy birthday, Dad.  I miss you. xx

Dec 22nd

Watch

Eddie Izzard - Easter and Christmas (via ) In honour of the season. 

Dec 22nd

Corazzo Design - Scooter Jackets, Apparel and Accessories ...

Dec 22nd

Three cheers for Christmas ham!

Dec 22nd

via www.funnygarbage.com — didyouevernotice Oh, man…...

Dec 22nd

My garden as of today.  As I don’t own the house...

Dec 22nd

I have tomatoes!  Oooh, they’re gonna be bigguns.  ...

Dec 22nd

Best lettuce, ever.

Dec 22nd

I'm dreaming of an airconditioned...

It’s going to be 38 C on Xmas Day.  According to onlineconversion.com, that’s...

Dec 21st

Secret Women’s Business

Dec 21st

via cache.eb.com We are well between seasons now, but I was...

Dec 21st

When medication harms, not heals If you are, or have...

Dec 21st

The Beatnix Cover Stairway To Heaven on The Money Or The Gun...

Dec 20th

Verner Panton space age Amoebe chair A reissue of a 1970...

Dec 20th

My Xmas bonus.  I promise I’ll never bitch about work...

Dec 20th

And so it goes when you’re having more than 3 handfuls...

Dec 20th

From the vault:  Was I cute or what?  I wish I still had...

Dec 19th

The Peach Random Gentle Love Master (RGLM) Playful, kind, and well-loved, you are The Peach. For...

Dec 19th

Tonight’s dinner: Swordfish and salad. The swordfish...

Dec 19th

The closest thing you’ll ever find to eggnog in...

Dec 19th

Listen

Bill Hicks. Planting Seeds. Of course this isn’t directed at anybody I know (or will hire me...

Dec 19th

Sweetie, this is the shape of sofa I was talking about for...

Dec 19th

Gah!

I’ve been fiddling around with my layout and colours on here and I can’t find any...

Dec 19th

I burnt myself. See the culprit in the background. ...

Dec 19th

Could it be Fate?

Dec 18th

The Animal Archetype Test Domestic, Solitary, Serious,...

Dec 18th

Actors gunned down while filming crime caper

Dec 18th

I eat my food in a very specific way. If a dish of food is made up of several parts, I will eat from...

Dec 18th

email & me (if it's pressing, just call...

me: i kinda hate email. have i ever told you that?
my mom: no, i thought you loved email! you don't?
me: no, i kinda hate it. it's pretty much a necessity for me but i don't really like it. [example] if you want me to respond within, like, an hour, [or even a day] email is not the best way to reach me.
my mom: me too. that's why i stopped using my email. you should tell people you are only going to check it once a week.
me: or once a day.
**********
Me too. I didn't realise until now how much I dislike email. I read some reblogged quote from Jacob Lodwick recently which summed it up: It's like a giant to do list, which other people can add to at their leisure. Not exactly what he said, but I had to agree with the gist.

Dec 18th

via — ofvarieddelights — sunluvr Possibly due to fact...

Dec 18th

Vespa Rainbow (via Satu Lagi) — bagel ...

Dec 18th

1196996372498.jpg - atherdiscretion I still laugh… Is...

Dec 18th

Pica linked to an article complaining about...

Dec 18th

WordPress rules, ok.

Some of you may know that my blog was blacklisted by WordPress a few weeks ago because one...

Dec 18th

Board meeting. I convinced David to switch from doughnuts to...

Dec 18th

I’m waiting to be ferried by helicopter over the...

Dec 18th

Coming to take me away.. ha ha…..

Dec 18th

We couldn’t land on snow due to heavy winds, but as...

Dec 18th

Thank You...

to Dawn and Sunluvr for emailing me regarding the comment issue. I’m so behind on…...

Dec 18th

“If i was in a bar and I showed the folks sitting on the...”
— Dawn, Tumblr comment...

Dec 16th

A freaky two-headed cat. [the malevolent head on the left...

Dec 16th

I finally got around to decorating my tree tonight. It looks...

Dec 16th

Purple decorations make me happy.  Even if they have...

Dec 16th

A little nutcracking man.  Or something.  I like him,...

Dec 16th

I live in Australia, and as anyone with half a mind is...

Dec 16th

“Writing is easy. You only need to stare at a piece of blank...”
— Doug Adams

Dec 16th

Vibrator responds to the sounds of a guitar Click on the...

Dec 15th

From the vault:  My mother and I getting down with the...

Dec 15th

Buy a London black cab for your own personal useNo kidding,...

Dec 15th

Lindis Pass in New Zealand. New Zealand is full of mountain...

Dec 15th

tumblr Channel: Project 365

I’ve started a Project 365 tumblr channel (and so I’m not in it alone) email me for an invite if...

Dec 15th

Watch

The Brady Kids - “Time To Change” Their meditation on themes Heraclitean catches the ear while...

Dec 15th

This rather tall clock has been a landmark at Scarborough...

Dec 15th

Watch

Kermit the Frog does Talking Heads - “Once in a Lifetime” -via The Daily Swarm  —...

Dec 15th

My work Xmas party/dinner thingumy.  A tasting plate to be...

Dec 15th

Seafood risotto for a main.  It was pretty good.  It’s...

Dec 15th

A Zander’s Lemonade, at Zander’s Restaurant,...

Dec 15th

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the...”
— Mark Twain

Dec 15th

The sunset was rather spectacular last night at Scarborough...

Dec 15th

Ok...

It was ok.  Actually the first work dinner where some kind of embarrassing public drama hasn’t...

Dec 14th

Bum, bum, bum.

I have to be at my work Xmas “party” in less than an hour.  As there are only 9 of us...

Dec 14th

Bathing Beauties in Stripes [no stars]

Dec 14th

I did this a while ago, with seven different photos of...

Dec 14th

“If you don’t know where you are going, any road will...”
— Lewis Carroll

Dec 14th

“If you can solve your problem, then what is the need of...”
— Shantideva

Dec 13th

This was my most viewed photo on Flickr yesterday. Go...

Dec 13th

I’ve been checking out my stats on Flickr and much to...

Dec 13th

Bush vetoes kids health insurance bill

Dec 13th

Cat in a Christmas tree box.  His name is Bilbo.  He likes...

Dec 13th

Grumble, grumble...

I’m not terribly fond of the trend of globalisation - a one world government and all that...

Dec 13th

The 2nd Annual Global Orgasm for Peace is...

Dec 12th

Spot the boat. It’s a liiiiiitle white dot… Dem...

Dec 12th

Geddit?  Well, you would if you knew my name was Vanessa and...

Dec 12th

*slaps knee*

Dec 12th

From the vault: Another photo emailed to me by my mother,...

Dec 11th

Second hand bookshop = bliss

Dec 11th

Retro To Go: Crosley retro Keepsake USB turntable Oh. My....

Dec 11th

Another attempt at turning a reluctant, yet incredibly sexy...

Dec 11th

And God Created a Young Woman…

Dec 10th

You may have guessed that this is the invitation to my 18th...

Dec 10th

The ‘Cat Lady’ Conundrum

Dec 10th

From the vault: I was a cheeky, but mostly charming little...

Dec 10th

For you.

Dec 9th

They’ve got some crazy looking lichen in New...

Dec 9th

More a totem than a daemon, but who's...

What Is Your Daemon? RAVEN - Your daemon may be a member of the crow family. You are...

Dec 9th

Retro To Go: Irbit Ural retro motorbikes and sidecars Cute,...

Dec 9th

“Mmmm, purple.”
— Homer J. Simpson

Dec 9th

Women on the Record

Dec 9th

From the vault:  Today my mother has sent me a photo of...

Dec 9th

Edit your photos! On Flickr!

Dec 9th

Strictly No Photography

Dec 9th

A work-a-day haiku

Invoice pink with ink Taunts with figures unbalanced I fix the problem

Dec 9th

I know I’ve said it before, but I just can not walk...

Dec 8th

The spectactularly run down Otira pub in New Zealand. ...

Dec 8th

People who live in the country are so creative with their...

Dec 8th

I was heavily into the local music scene when I was younger...

Dec 8th

Ah, parties of my misspent youth…

Dec 8th

My astonishingly uninteresting and somewhat scungy office...

Dec 8th

I just came across a set of photos that I took a few weeks...

Dec 8th

Currently reading (The Vagabond) Here is a rather nice...

Dec 7th

Give Me a Head with Hair

Dec 7th

I promised a sweet someone that I would post a photo of some...

Dec 7th

I just had the sweetest, most...

I’ve sat up all night until the dawn in the outdoors with many creative people in my time, but...

Dec 7th

From the vault:  My mother and I wafting down some canal in...

Dec 7th

Here's a thing...

I just wrote a letter to the fiance of this girl, who was an acquaintance of mine.  She died in very...

Dec 7th

A graveyard in Greymouth, on the northern west coast of the...

Dec 6th

This was the most beautiful graveyard I’ve ever seen,...

Dec 6th

Taken on the Canterbury Plains not far outside Christchurch...

Dec 6th

Chrissy Amphlett, circa 1980-something.

Dec 6th

Divinyls' Chrissy Amphlett hit by MS

Dec 6th

Blogger (Blogspot) Commenting Update

Blogger in Draft has updated their announcement about OpenID to include a link to a blog post that...

Dec 6th

My Time Capsule

Dec 5th

On-This-Day.com - February 24

Dec 5th

The UK #1 single...

Dec 5th

The day I was born...

Dec 5th

How to Track Down Anyone Online

Dec 5th

“Come live with me, and be my love, And we will all the...”
— Christopher Marlowe

Dec 4th

My Bad Thoughts — takeitorleaveit Hah!  God, what a...

Dec 4th

Hmm.. Ok, it seems that we made these boredom busting, silly...

Dec 4th

Perusing a very old scrapbook from my late teens, I came...

Dec 4th

Moomins! Oh, glory glory…. I reblogged this on my...

Dec 4th

I will follow, I will...

Just a note to the almost twice a handful of lovely people who follow this little self indulgence of...

Dec 4th

Insert key, park car, wash hands, and have a...

Dec 4th

a lonely locked carpark… with an inexplicable sink.

Dec 4th

Yeah, they’re both a bit crap… but is this one...

Dec 4th

…or this one…

Dec 4th

Naked amongst the palm trees. Isn’t that how...

Dec 4th

Justin Timberlake never looked so shabby…

Dec 4th

Eh, it looks better blown up…

Dec 4th

Watch that demon…

Dec 4th

My favourite of the lot. You can click on all of these for...

Dec 4th

W.A. Decay, indeed.

Dec 4th

How could I resist?

Dec 4th

In your face.

Dec 4th

Elvgren - Help Us!

Dec 4th

Retro To Go: Retro webcam and tripod for your PC Hands down...

Dec 3rd

Perth on a sunny day - no better place to be than at the...

Dec 2nd

… and so is beer.  Although the name of the kiosk...

Dec 2nd

There were thrills… (oh if only I’d kept the...

Dec 2nd

… and spills… (now I’m starting to feel...

Dec 2nd

Perth Glory won 3-1 and the shed goes nuts. Those guys up...

Dec 2nd

And then everybody went home. Or to the pub. The end.

Dec 2nd

Ah, it's a proud day...

You probably already know that I started a new blog recently, and I’ve been thinking about...

Dec 2nd

The Wanton Women of Literature

Dec 2nd

The Wanton Women of Literature

Dec 1st

This is the little bugger who has dessimated my mustard...

Nov 30th

Sex in the Workplace

Nov 30th

Passing the time, drinking bottles of wine….

Nov 30th

… drinking bottles of wine causes me to smoke things. ...

Nov 30th

Stuff on my floor:  The spiffy cat.

Nov 30th

This morning when I arrived at work, I was greeted in my...

Nov 29th

From the vault: My mother keeps sending me these photos from...

Nov 29th

From the vault: My aunty’s wedding, aged 7, Araluen...

Nov 29th