January 31, 2008 – 8:33 am
Sly is 61. He can’t be an action hero forever. Or can he - looks like the stage is set for another Rambo movie.
January 30, 2008 – 7:55 pm
Great article on the downsides of Multitasking.
January 30, 2008 – 10:49 am
Toby’s estate, woolloomoolloo
Toby’s estate coffee. 129 Cathedral st, Woolloomoolloo. This was the café where toby himself sold me my current coffee machine, many years ago. It’s also the place where I took a couple of espresso courses - I’ve even used their machine when learning how to make an [...]
January 25, 2008 – 12:46 pm
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January 25, 2008 – 11:02 am
Le monde café, surry hills
Allpress coffee. 83 foveaux st, surry hills. Cheerful french style accordion music is regularly drowned out by the sound of beans being ground, and coffee being made.
The aesthetic is dark wood, even lining the walls up to the high ceilings, and though the lighting is [...]
January 25, 2008 – 11:01 am
Downing centre café, sydney
Caffe di stefano organic coffee. Corner elizabeth and liverpool sts, sydney. Near the courts, lots of glass bricks., soft music. Has the sense of a waiting room: people either drop in, and immediately depart, or stay, with no clear aim in mind.
Coffee is not great; there’s [...]
January 22, 2008 – 4:30 pm
Why haven’t I posted in a while? Because Telstra can’t seem to get its bigpond broadband service working at home: I’ve just been told it will be another week before they can send out a technician. Thanks, Telstra.
January 22, 2008 – 1:17 pm
Grumpy baker, waverton
Allpress coffee. A combination of bakery, gourmet food shop and café, this friendly place even has a space in the back for kids to play.
The music - classic hits - is a little loud for ambience, but it distracts nicely from the sound of traffic. Wide range [...]
January 21, 2008 – 2:04 pm
What a difference a year makes. Contrast between a boy’s reaction at 3 years old, and 4 years old, when given the same gift.
January 21, 2008 – 7:21 am
Croquembouche patisserie, botany
Numero uno coffee. 1635 Botany rd, botany. An unlikely location for a patisserie with na obvious commitment to high quality food, and where the coffee comes highly recommended. The glass walls work impressively to keep the noise out: the outside tables suffer from the noise of traffic.
Coffee [...]
January 21, 2008 – 7:20 am
Think café, milsons point.
Primo coffee. I’ve often walked past this galley-style cafe: kitchen down one wall, seating down the other side. There’s art on the walls, and classical music playing (though the noise of coffee-making drowns it out some of the time).
Coffee is very hot, and though it starts [...]
January 18, 2008 – 10:57 am
Chatz corner, hurstville
Caffe migliore coffee. Next to a tiny park: more like a patch of grass, really, is this hurstville institution. Salad bar, snacks, sandwiches, and coffee, and a place to sit outdoors - a rare treat in this town. Staff are enthusiastic and happy, though they don’t [...]
January 16, 2008 – 6:11 am
New apple laptop - MacBook Air; thinner, lighter, no optical drive on-board (but can use someone else’s over a network. 5 hour battery life, 1.36kgs. $AUD2499 (slower, 80GB HDD) or $AUD4338 with faster processor and 64GB solid state drive.
January 15, 2008 – 9:17 pm
The Christmas present that worked the best was last weekend. Keen to relive the curry night, and share the knowledge, I spent Saturday evening teaching my little brother how to make curry.
He hadn’t done much cooking before, and so it was a bit of an experience putting him through the paces. He was an excellent [...]
January 15, 2008 – 9:02 pm
Movie: American Gangster
Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe are titans on either side of the law; think Training Day, but on a more epic scale. If you’re not troubled by violence and the occasional scene of nudity, then it’s a compelling story of the corrupting influence of power, and the hypocrisy of people with power.
January 15, 2008 – 8:42 pm
TJ’s coffee house, penshurst
Piazza d’oro coffee. A little hole in the wall, with a broad coffee menu and a number of food choices. A few small tables and chairs outside, where you can get some fresh air, and watch for your train.
Coffee is dispapointing: a few technical errors, and [...]
January 15, 2008 – 8:42 pm
Boxa bar, hurstville
Schibello coffee. Concrete floor inside, pavers outside with a few extra seats: a pleasant spot for a coffee, if you can get past the widescreen tv on the wall that is always broadcasting sport. A big food menu, though breakfast doesn’t start until
Coffee takes a while, the [...]
January 10, 2008 – 6:42 am
Extract from a j-moff sermon on the The Invisibility of God - : Fishing for God.
January 10, 2008 – 6:41 am
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January 9, 2008 – 7:51 pm
It’s never happened before, it probably won’t happen again. I was visiting a cafe I’d never been before, I placed my order, but I didn’t have enough cash in my wallet (I was a dollar short). I searched my bag for stray coins - nothing. I wasn’t sure where the nearest ATM was, or I [...]