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28 May 2026 I just encountered a bunch of teenage boys taking mirror selfies in the public …
28 May 2026 Rocked up to an event 35 minutes early. Thought it started at 2pm, when …
27 May 2026 Oh great. They’ve announced new DLC for The Witcher 3, a full decade after the …
27 May 2026 Aussie Broadband just increased the cost of my NBN plan. After almost five …
27 May 2026 MyGov is awful, and the people who designed it suck
26 May 2026 I had the repairer out last week following the dishwasher breakdown, and thought …
25 May 2026 I spent some time auditing my Twitter backup today. I’ve cut it back from about …
25 May 2026 It’s been about three months since my Apple Watch gave me a hypertension …
25 May 2026 I’ve had some niggly shoulder issues for about a decade, but every few …
23 May 2026 The A-League grand final was pretty boring football in the end. Sydney seemed …
22 May 2026 Mumford and Sons at Qudos Arena
22 May 2026 I spent way too much time today building out a new theme for my personal blog. …
18 May 2026 Tales from the dishwasher
8 Apr 2026 Watched: Project Hail Mary 🎬 last night. It was really good. A lot of fun for an …
31 Mar 2026 Counting Crows at the Enmore Theatre - 30 March 2026
27 Mar 2026 Finished reading: Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set Mistborn, The Well of Ascension, …
21 Mar 2026 Epic battle at Stadium Australia tonight for the Asian Women’s Cup. …
2 Mar 2026 Well, that’s one way to test a new feature, I suppose… Damn.
25 Dec 2025 Another year, another gingerbread house.
23 Dec 2025 I finally hit the payment threshold for Google Adsense on BTTR, so I have …
22 Dec 2025 I probably should have thought about just how uninspired i would feel about …
18 Dec 2025 Merimbula holiday photo dump
16 Dec 2025 So close.
13 Dec 2025 Holiday food
13 Dec 2025 I’m taking a nice week off down on the Sapphire Coast of NSW. 24 hours in and …
7 Dec 2025 Yesterday’s doughnuts were exceptional.
6 Dec 2025 This morning, as part of my strict reviewing regime of the Ninja Swirl, I ate …
27 Nov 2025 This guy keeping me company at work today
10 Nov 2025 (Finally) Watched: The Suicide Squad over the weekend. Watched it on the 77-inch …
2 Oct 2025 Rock Band 4 will be delisted this weekend, with its DLC to follow THE LICENSES …
15 Sep 2025 Initiate rage mode
12 Sep 2025 Was not expecting this moment today. Glad I got it.
7 Sep 2025 What an epic Father’s Day battle. I started off strong, winning the first two …
7 Sep 2025 Kids made me breakfast for Father’s Day. It was delicious!
1 Sep 2025 Google is so bloody stupid now. I don’t use a VPN and haven’t left …
1 Sep 2025 The last day of winter yesterday was such a spectacular day I decided to head …
26 Aug 2025 When it rains, it pours… A couple of weeks ago, the car battery died. $$ …
23 Aug 2025 Fun 2-player game of Ark Nova today with my wife. Kids went for a bike ride. …
21 Aug 2025 This week I discovered that even after about 30 years of not hearing - or even …
20 Aug 2025 I’m writing about Ghost’s ActivityPub integration, and I realised …
16 Aug 2025 The smell is incredible.
15 Aug 2025 Today I discovered my wife had never heard Rebecca Black’s Friday. Needless to …
3 Aug 2025 I like the idea of meal planning and cooking ahead, but it took me all afternoon …
13 Jul 2025 Saw Superman. It’s a great foundation. I wanted more Supes, though really …
3 Jul 2025 Today I made a “continental” loaf of bread in the bread maker. It was the first …
29 Jun 2025 Finally getting around to building Luke’s helmet
18 Jun 2025 I just spent (checks watch) an hour trying to setup a Windows review laptop. One …
18 Jun 2025 I need to get car insurance quotes. I spend 5 minutes filling in a form of …
14 Jun 2025 Saturday afternoon family time
14 Jun 2025 Wow, Samsung. Only my closest friends call me …
4 Jun 2025 I'm not the target he thinks I am...
28 May 2025 I experimented with AI to help customise my portfolio site, and I didn't have fun
23 May 2025 At some point today I have to climb up into my ceiling to look at the leak in my …
22 May 2025 Things that are driving me crazy this week: People opining Apple is failing with …
21 May 2025 Feeling a bit overwhelmed and depressed by Google’s I/O announcements …
15 May 2025 I made bread today while testing the Ankarsrum mixer. It was incredible.
13 May 2025 I’m really enjoying the new Counting Crows album: Butter Miracle, The …
9 May 2025 Car insurance rant
9 May 2025 Just watching some football and reviewing a big-ass TV on a Friday night.
4 May 2025 Multitasking effort for the day: making lunchbox snacks while testing the …
26 Apr 2025 First play through of Striga in The Witcher: Path of Destiny, and my first two …
25 Apr 2025 Have enjoyed watching a bit of football this season. The Bulls didn’t make the …
25 Apr 2025 Another playthrough of The Witcher: Path of Destiny today. Stuck with The End of …
24 Apr 2025 Why does the internet only ever feel slow here when I’m trying to download a …
23 Apr 2025 Ahh. The mad scramble to find all my documents from 12 months ago before I go to …
20 Apr 2025 At the behest of the boy, today we played Monopoly. We played the Avengers …
16 Apr 2025 Chopper Lego. I must have it. Also, I want a bigger version. Maybe not …
13 Apr 2025 First play through of The Witcher: Path of Destiny. Took a bit to get used to …
12 Apr 2025 I’d forgotten just how disappointing Batman v Superman is as a movie. Too long …
9 Apr 2025 Life is just a crazy whirlwind at the moment. There’s just too much going on - …
1 Apr 2025 Did April fools day not happen this year? I only received one stupid press …
22 Mar 2025 Boy’s first trial soccer match today. The team came out strong. He scored the …
21 Mar 2025 on awards
16 Mar 2025 Been a few weeks since the last board game play. Today we pulled out Wingspan, …
27 Feb 2025 Sitting in on my daughter’s piano lesson and I’m drowning in awe. I don’t know …
25 Feb 2025 Went out this morning with the DJI Flip, but stuffed up the mic (100% my fault) …
21 Feb 2025 Disney Plus updating its subscriber agreement with this gem: We’re clarifying …
12 Feb 2025 Today a courier dropped off the wrong package – I assume he mixed up my street …
12 Feb 2025 Real first world problem here, I know, but it’s still frustrating that …
10 Feb 2025 I have so much tension in my back and shoulders right now. Repeatedly find …
6 Feb 2025 Ended up in the Wayback Machine for the Giz AU archives today looking for …
4 Feb 2025 Before Christmas, I got to the final mission in Star Wars Outlaws. Instead of …
4 Feb 2025 Job hunting lament
1 Feb 2025 This week our washing machine stopped working, two days before school went back. …
31 Jan 2025 I am all over the place this week. It’s Friday and I haven’t done …
30 Jan 2025 The kids are back to school tomorrow. Thank God. I love my children, but they …
30 Jan 2025 The other day I thought I’d try to create a single-page portfolio site to …
27 Jan 2025 Played Harry Potter House Cup Competition today. Took much longer than needed …
25 Jan 2025 Gorgeous day for a stroll around Sydney…
18 Jan 2025 Huge game of Ark Nova with the family today. The boy won by a point after an …
16 Jan 2025 Yesterday I accidentally added “teh” to my browser’s dictionary while editing a …
15 Jan 2025 The kids are with Nanna, so we had a date night tonight, a simple dinner at a …
4 Jan 2025 Had a quiet year on the board game front in 2024. Need to try and make more time …
26 Dec 2024 My wife got Wingspan for Xmas, and we just played through for the first time all …
20 Dec 2024 Ugh
20 Dec 2024 I don’t have a deep understanding of code, but I know enough to mess …
19 Dec 2024 Last full working week before Xmas, so all the HR teams are closing the loop and …
19 Dec 2024 Thought I’d put on Apple’s personalised “Feel Good” …
17 Dec 2024 Today I fell right down a rabbit hole of settings and emails and optimisations …
16 Dec 2024 An eternity of torture and suffering for every printer executive who decided I …
15 Dec 2024 Online shopping at EBGames is one of the worst experiences I can think of. …
14 Dec 2024 Today as I was pulling together my entries for the ITJourno Awards, I discovered …
13 Dec 2024 The kids are on school holidays now, so I don’t have to get up early to …
12 Dec 2024 I was not expecting this result. Absolutely for sure 100% definitely thought …
11 Dec 2024 Hey Bing, could you _be_ any worse?
11 Dec 2024 Perfect gift for a middle-aged Star Wars geek, really.
11 Dec 2024 Another year, another lap around the sun. Safe to say, this hasn’t been my …
10 Dec 2024 I’ve been stewing on this piece for months. Trying to find the right …
9 Dec 2024 I have decided, out of a sheer sense of despair at all… this (gestures wildly), …
8 Dec 2024 Played Back to the Future: Back in Time today with my daughter. And just as we …
4 Dec 2024 I’m looking for a privacy-friendly (no cookies, at the very least) …
3 Dec 2024 Got concerned when I heard scratching at my back door today. Just this guy …
3 Dec 2024 How can a platform for ordering textbooks be so bad?
2 Dec 2024 Tonight I picked up my guitar for the first time time in a very long time to try …
2 Dec 2024 I am currently testing a robot vacuum that heavily promotes its “AI” …
30 Nov 2024 Purgatory is just clothes shopping for your kids at Christmas time.
30 Nov 2024 Daughter has her piano exam on today. A year of playing the same three songs is …
29 Nov 2024 One of the fallouts from the Google shenanigans this year is that, for me at …
28 Nov 2024 The roof was leaking. I could hear a steady drip outside the laundry. So I …
28 Nov 2024 Shit poem
28 Nov 2024 Urgh. I broke my BTTR email address for the second time in a month yesterday. If …
27 Nov 2024 The boy scored a hat-trick at summer soccer tonight. He was very happy about it. …
27 Nov 2024 Two rejections in one day
27 Nov 2024 I’ve just had an epiphany. Sci-Fi has taught us time and again that the …
26 Nov 2024 The worst thing about job hunting at the moment is the fact you have to answer …
25 Nov 2024 Today the neighbours are having their back yard levelled, before they replace …
24 Nov 2024 Got to head out to the women’s Sydney vs Melbourne City A-League match today …
22 Nov 2024 We just rewatched Moana, and it is still the best Disney movie.
21 Nov 2024 I have to laugh, because I did forget I had to vote that day. That is until …
21 Nov 2024 I’ve spent a lot of today on calls for work, but not actually achieved …
20 Nov 2024 I’m testing a robot vacuum at the moment that just won’t quit. It …
20 Nov 2024 Got busy and forgot to eat. Why am I like this?
18 Nov 2024 I just smashed through two consecutive decks in Balatro and now I feel like the …
18 Nov 2024 We’re getting one of our side fences removed today. Our neighbour needs to do …
15 Nov 2024 Finally caught up on Rings of Power season 2. While a few moments made me cringe …
14 Nov 2024 So here’s something fun: I took the data I collected from mymassive SIM …
14 Nov 2024 I really like robot vacuums, but sometimes the mapping software makes me want to …
14 Nov 2024 I am 95% confident that my own personal hell would just be the devil forcing me …
12 Nov 2024 I’ve spent today driving my wife around to appointments and we ended up …
12 Nov 2024 I’ve been struggling a fair bit recently, but managed a nice bushwalk down …
7 Nov 2024 I’ve been getting more and more frustrated with AI-generated slop recently, but …
7 Nov 2024 Was playing around earlier this week and broke my BTTR email. Trying to get it …
1 Nov 2024 I’ve spent the past few hours listening to Nintendo Music and I have to say, the …
31 Oct 2024 Does anybody understand Bing? Since I’ve moved to Ghost, I get no traffic …
31 Oct 2024 Wow. This is an entirely unsurprising, yet still depressing read on Google and …
30 Oct 2024 So after finishing Jedi Survivor last week, I decided to move straight into Star …
29 Oct 2024 Holy shit Disney. I knew this was coming, but I still wasn’t prepared for a $40 …
29 Oct 2024 I think my old Logitech K760 portable keyboard is soon to be headed for the …
28 Oct 2024 I have been struggling all day (and a bit of last week if I’m honest) to …
28 Oct 2024 Last week was a battle between ambition and existential insignificance, and I …
27 Oct 2024 I’m three episodes in to season 2 of Rings of Power (we rewatched the first …
26 Oct 2024 I finally finished Jedi Survivor yesterday
25 Oct 2024 It’s been a hot minute since I watched anything on Prime Video, but God damn the …
25 Oct 2024 I have hit the point that I need to start applying for “real” jobs, …
25 Oct 2024 With the re-emergence of feature phones, how long until we see other …
25 Oct 2024 I don’t like to spend a lot of time looking back wondering “what …
23 Oct 2024 I awoke today to my brain attacking my sense of self-worth. It’s hard to …
18 Oct 2024 Every time I go to the dentist, they ask me if I drink tea or coffee. I tell …
21 Sep 2024 Meat feast to celebrate the first-born’s birthday. The meat sweats are real.
15 Sep 2024 Had one of those weekends where I came away realising that my kids are both …
11 Sep 2024 I finally bit the bullet a couple of weeks ago and started creating video …
31 Aug 2024 Finished watching His Dark Materials tonight. It’s one of my favourite books, so …
30 Aug 2024 I am really keen to play Star Wars Outlaws. Regardless of the reviews, I’m …
21 Aug 2024 Had my busiest day in ages today. Highlight was definitely having an intimate …
20 Aug 2024 Disney cancelled the Acolyte. Damn. Wasn’t a perfect show, but Manny Jacinto was …
16 Aug 2024 I’m enjoying Ghost a month after migration
13 Aug 2024 A great (yet depressing) article from The Telegraph on how algorithms are making …
13 Aug 2024 Asked for a quote from a tech company for an article, and the quote was …
9 Aug 2024 Did a bunch of work to finish the migration from .com.au to .reviews today, and …
8 Aug 2024 Ninja Woodfire event in Bundanoon
4 Aug 2024 Archery is the greatest Olympic sport and you can’t change my mind.
28 Jul 2024 Had a nice week away in Orange last week. Here are some pics.
20 Jul 2024 In hindsight, trying to activate an eSIM on my mobile account during the …
9 Jul 2024 How L.A. Noire Conquered The Uncanny Valley With Aussie Technology Depth Analysis (Gizmodo Republish)
9 Jul 2024 Red Dead Redemption Hands On: So I Want To Be A Cowboy (Gizmodo republish)
9 Jul 2024 I want to go back and republish a handful of my Gizmodo articles here so they …
8 Jul 2024 Thoughts on the end of Gizmodo Australia
4 Jul 2024 Went for a walk and a coffee in the Botanic Gardens yesterday. Just after we saw …
19 Jun 2024 I just published my 100th product review on BTTR. Gonna have a little party on …
19 Jun 2024 So BTTR seems to have a problem with the Rest API today and I have no idea how …
16 Jun 2024 Went to the opening of the new Nepean river walk at Camden today. It was a …
14 Jun 2024 We’ve had to replace our car’s windscreen for the past two years. Fortunately, …
12 Jun 2024 Just phenomenal stuff here, folks. Every time someone like me reports on …
9 Jun 2024 Loved the first two episodes of The Acolyte. It’s so good to see. New side of …
9 Jun 2024 I ate all of this. It was incredible.
9 Jun 2024 Tried out a (new?) dumpling bar in Camden for lunch today and they were …
8 Jun 2024 Won #StarWarsTheCloneWars on 2024-06-08 with 3 players 🎲
7 Jun 2024 Had to walk down the shops, and it looks like we had a fair amount of rain.
6 Jun 2024 Had the hot water replaced today. Moved from gas to heat pump. Hoping it will …
29 May 2024 A bird just flew into the window in front of my desk and scared the hell out of …
28 May 2024 Finished reading: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel) by …
27 May 2024 Thoughts on musical tastes
23 May 2024 So now that Apple Music has finished announcing its top 100 albums, I just want …
22 May 2024 I can tell when I’m going to like a new product for review when I get giddy …
15 May 2024 The future of the Internet is not going to be good
14 May 2024 Ooh! Apple Music is running down its list of the best 100 albums. My mission is …
8 May 2024 After years of trying to work out where we could fit it and whether it was a …
6 May 2024 Accepting that something you poured a lot of time and effort into isn’t going to …
4 May 2024 Today it was cold and miserable so we watched “Into the Woods”, and friends let …
3 May 2024 Walking through St James station today on my way to a meeting, it reminded me of …
24 Apr 2024 Ed Zitron is brutal today in his newsletter, “The man who killed Google Search”
17 Apr 2024 Yep, it’s definitely time to move away from Google, for personal and …
16 Apr 2024 Absolute banger this week in Ed Zitron’s newsletter: The core problem …
14 Apr 2024 I reckon we saw almost 20 kangaroos and wallabies while walking around the …
9 Apr 2024 I’m beginning to think I’m going to break up with Google. Its March …
26 Mar 2024 Google Search is shit
24 Mar 2024 Finished reading: It by Stephen King 📚 It’s been At least 20 years since I read …
11 Mar 2024 What the hell are the people at LinkedIn smoking?
9 Mar 2024 Google’s March Core update is looking like it has hit BTTR hard. I’ll wait and …
7 Mar 2024 I know it’s self-nominated, but I’m excited to see BTTR as a …
4 Mar 2024 I went out to take photos of some review products today in the Botanic Gardens. …
29 Feb 2024 I’ve been playing through the _Mass Effect _trilogy for the past year and a bit …
28 Feb 2024 Just ripped my second pair of shorts this month. You may think it’s because I’m …
27 Feb 2024 Aren’t 15 minute meetings that go for an hour grand? So productive!
24 Feb 2024 How does a typo like this happen on a product’s box?
20 Feb 2024 Published my review of the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra yesterday afternoon on BTTR. …
16 Feb 2024 Making Beef Jerky for the first time in the Ninja Woodfire I’m pretty …
16 Feb 2024 I am absolutely loving Lego at the moment. While I typically get most excited …
9 Feb 2024 Driving home got funnelled into an RBT. First officer did the test, asked if I …
5 Feb 2024 I have too many products to review. That isn’t a bad thing, it just means …
27 Jan 2024 Finished Boba Fett today. Really love how there are subtle construction …
25 Jan 2024 Nothing like having Covid to give you time to get through a book. Had to restart …
22 Jan 2024 Last year, I started playing Good Sudoku’s daily challenges on a quest to …
16 Jan 2024 Work
31 Dec 2023 Finished the year with an Outer Rim win. First time playing with the expansion, …
23 Dec 2023 Spent today with the Gerni and my mother in law’s house. Pretty knackered now, …
20 Dec 2023 We watched Days of Future Past with the kids the other night, so I was telling …
14 Dec 2023 And because I love me a good “year in review” roundup, here’s my Apple Music …
14 Dec 2023 And just like that, here comes the Nintendo year in review 🎮
13 Dec 2023 Ooh, PlayStation 2023 wrap up is here. 🎮 No surprises for me this year.
11 Dec 2023 I ate too much Indian food. Birthday regrets.
9 Dec 2023 Finished building the Boushh Lego helmet today. I love it. The way the mask came …
6 Dec 2023 This time of year really knows how to drain my bank balance.
5 Dec 2023 Started building Leia’s Boushh Lego helmet. Forgot to take a pic after bag 1, …
5 Dec 2023 Somebody in Canada has come to BTTR, viewed 24 pages and clicked on 88 different …
5 Dec 2023 Just watched two (2!) absolute bell-ends do 3 point turns over double white …
3 Dec 2023 Not that long ago, my son would talk about how much money he would make in a …
30 Nov 2023 Daughter is away at school camp for the first time. Hope she’s having fun!
26 Nov 2023 I’ve spent 10 minutes trying to sign into Boost mobile. I tried the app and the …
25 Nov 2023 Worst day of my life, right here
24 Nov 2023 So I have to pay $10 for an Uber driver’s time despite waiting 15 minutes for …
24 Nov 2023 Up at 4am to fly to Melbourne for the day job’s Christmas party. If I’m still …
23 Nov 2023 I have so much work to do, but feel completely shattered today. Productivity is …
22 Nov 2023 Well, I rejoined Facebook again so I could try to support BTTR. But I …
22 Nov 2023 So, it turns out I was spamming the micro.blog feed with BTTR’s Black Friday …
22 Nov 2023 Our quick long weekend
16 Nov 2023 Words cannot express my disdain for Facebook.
20 Oct 2023 This looks incredible. Have thrown my pledge in for the deluxe edition: The …
14 Oct 2023 It’s so sad that this country is hobbled by its racism and inability to …
12 Oct 2023 Had to get a deep clean at the dentist this morning, including local anaesthetic …
12 Oct 2023 Went to set up a bunch of home security cameras for review and one of them …
6 Oct 2023 Hogwarts Battle tonight with box 3 from the Monster Box of Monsters expansion
4 Oct 2023 I absolutely loved the first season of Ahsoka. I thought the casting was perfect …
4 Oct 2023 This CMS is potentially the most frustrating piece of crap I have ever worked …
2 Oct 2023 Familiar Tales
1 Oct 2023 Birds of Tokyo with the SSO
29 Sep 2023 Yesterday I was reviewing the espresso monitor for BTTR and drew a picture. My …
23 Sep 2023 This morning our lovely neighbours came over and invited us all to the Botanic …
21 Sep 2023 I’ve been on quite the SEO roller coaster the past month. August core update saw …
17 Sep 2023 Last night we went out to dinner to celebrate the boy’s birthday. We ate a lot …
14 Sep 2023 The last two episodes of Ahsoka have been, for me at least, probably the best …
10 Sep 2023 Daughter had her piano performance today and she smashed it. So very proud of …
9 Sep 2023 Finished him. He is magnificent. The detail is incredible. The building was fun. …
7 Sep 2023 Really trying to savour every moment of this Lego build.
6 Sep 2023 Started building my Father’s Day present tonight. This is the way.
3 Sep 2023 My Father’s Day is all about building a better zoo than my children.
2 Sep 2023 Ingredients prepped to build up an epic pasta for dinner.
1 Sep 2023 I’ve been neglecting the blog, so completely missed that there was a …
29 Aug 2023 The past week there’s been a bit of step change in performance for BTTR. It has …
23 Aug 2023 Wow. Ahsoka is perfect. From the opening crawl (in red!) to the parallels with …
21 Aug 2023 I have really struggled to get out of first gear today. I’m chugging along, but …
20 Aug 2023 Finally got to go and see Barbie today. It was great. Thoroughly enjoyed it, …
16 Aug 2023 England was the better side overall tonight. But the Matildas were still …
15 Aug 2023 Yes.
13 Aug 2023 I’m still emotionally recovering from the Matilda’s match last night. What a …
10 Aug 2023 Feeling frustrated
9 Aug 2023 It has been about a month since I started at Compare Broadband, and I’ve slipped …
9 Aug 2023 Words cannot capture my disdain for GA4. It’s ridiculous how shitty the …
31 Jul 2023 Side of the house is coming along infinitely better than the 10 previous …
27 Jul 2023 At some point in the not so distant past, somebody vomited on the plane I just …
26 Jul 2023 Australia’s snowy mountains may not compare globally, but they still looked nice …
26 Jul 2023 First flight since about 2019. Heading down to Melbourne for the new job.
23 Jul 2023 For probably the 10th time since we bought this house, I have cleared the weeds …
21 Jul 2023 Last night the family and I went to see Beauty and the Beast. It was amazing. It …
21 Jul 2023 It’s been so long, it’s time for a life update
17 Jul 2023 For the past few times the kids have gone to Nanna’s, the wife and I have tried …
4 Jul 2023 Today was the first day in a week and a half I could do some work. It wore me …
2 Jul 2023 Finished reading: Star Wars: The Princess and the Scoundrel by Beth Revis 📚 I …
30 Jun 2023 I have completely lost this past week to illness. No work done, very little …
24 Jun 2023 This game did not go well for us. Too many expensive cards up front we couldn’t …
20 Jun 2023 I’ve been testing an air purifier for work for a couple of weeks now and… I …
18 Jun 2023 Finished reading: Thrawn: Treason (Star Wars) by Timothy Zahn 📚 Finally got to …
17 Jun 2023 I’ve been so busy working the past couple of weeks I’ve forgotten to spend time …
8 Jun 2023 This feature on Ahsoka in the latest issue of Empire has me so very, very …
4 Jun 2023 I enjoyed this enough. I thought Ariel was great, as were Sebastian and Scuttle. …
3 Jun 2023 My son’s tech assessment on Friday is cooking up a burger, so he had a practice …
29 May 2023 Finished reading: Thrawn: Alliances (Star Wars) by Timothy Zahn 📚 Interesting …
27 May 2023 It’s been so long since I watched this I had forgotten how much I enjoyed it. …
26 May 2023 Today I went and had a briefing on a new coffee machine at the De’Longhi Coffee …
24 May 2023 Today was an epic day of back to back events and meetings. It get good to be …
21 May 2023 Yeah, I freakin’ loved Guardians Vol 3. They weren’t saving the Galaxy, they …
20 May 2023 Could barely keep my eyes open I was so bored… but it was still better …
20 May 2023 Finally got to Kara’s favourite Disney movie. She’s very happy. It took us years …
16 May 2023 Today I tried to set up Google ad manager on BTTR. It… did not go as planned. …
13 May 2023 I enjoyed this more than I remembered. Not as strong as some of the later …
12 May 2023 For the second time in the past month, (and probably the fourth or fifth time …
11 May 2023 Realised there was a comic version of Thrawn last night, so decided to read it …
10 May 2023 This was good! Couldn’t really put it down. I haven’t read Heir to the Empire …
9 May 2023 The preparation for Ahsoka in August continues… So far enjoying this immensely! …
6 May 2023 To prepare for Ahsoka in a couple of months, we started a rewatch of Rebels last …
5 May 2023 Tonight we discovered the joy of 2Cellos. Phenomenal. Obviously quite late to …
5 May 2023 Today, I realised I miss listening to perfect albums
4 May 2023 May the fourth be with you. This is the May.
3 May 2023 I am mostly enjoying self employment, but I really miss getting paid. You know, …
1 May 2023 Left it pretty late to do my taxes this year, but it has now been checked off …
29 Apr 2023 Another classic. I was reading the other day that Ratatouille, Wall-E and Up …
29 Apr 2023 First time I watched this all the way through. It was pretty good.
29 Apr 2023 So good. I’m still blown away by how much emotion is in this movie about robots …
28 Apr 2023 Finished reading: A New Dawn by John Jackson Miller 📚 Funny that I enjoyed this …
28 Apr 2023 Today has been a real struggle. Combo of work challenges and the kids going back …
26 Apr 2023 Played a truly epic game of Outer Rim with the family yesterday. Took us all …
24 Apr 2023 Monday night soccer. At least tomorrow is a public holiday.
24 Apr 2023 My first big BTTR hurdle
22 Apr 2023 Love having to explain what a vasectomy is to the kids after watching an episode …
21 Apr 2023 Really loved watching the finale for The Mandalorian. Lots of questions about …
17 Apr 2023 Took the kids to play some laser tag today. It’s one of the few things we do …
14 Apr 2023 Can’t watch this now without thinking about Racacoonie. Still good though.
13 Apr 2023 Finished reading: The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan 📚 Somewhere in here is a good …
12 Apr 2023 BTTR Weekly update 12 April
11 Apr 2023 Definitely weaker than the original. Admittedly it was a tough act to follow, …
8 Apr 2023 I can’t even begin to express how excited I am for Ahsoka.
7 Apr 2023 This was great. Love how they made fun of the genre. Great characters, well …
7 Apr 2023 Another disappointment in the Disney list. The early 2000s really were full of …
5 Apr 2023 BTTR weekly update 5 April
5 Apr 2023 This week has been a roller coaster. The highs are great! The heart is pumping, …
3 Apr 2023 In the city for a media event for the first time in what… 4 years? 5 years? That …
2 Apr 2023 I think this is it. This is the worst Disney movie I have seen. Never again.
2 Apr 2023 It’s better than the second one. At least it has a bit of a story, though it’s …
1 Apr 2023 Ugh. This movie is so boring. It’s a silly plot and a ridiculous premise for a …
31 Mar 2023 How is it that teenagers know exactly what buttons to push? What should have …
29 Mar 2023 BTTR weekly update 29 March
27 Mar 2023 I just finished playing Skyward Sword and I have to say, it seems very much like …
26 Mar 2023 The kids have been at Nanna’s overnight, so we played The Lord of the Rings …
24 Mar 2023 Was feeling pretty run down today, so decided to play video games instead of …
22 Mar 2023 BTTR weekly update 22 March
17 Mar 2023 Well, they’re setting the gang up for some pretty big storms given the amount of …
17 Mar 2023 I am loving the Bo Katan Kryze story at the moment. She saw the mythosaur and is …
16 Mar 2023 Today I decided to take a step back and reprioritise my content plan. It meant I …
15 Mar 2023 BTTR Weekly update 15 March
12 Mar 2023 Classic! Introduced it to the kids last night. They loved it, though a scene or …
11 Mar 2023 This was so much fun, even though the girls decided to gang up on me. Had …
10 Mar 2023 Two very different Star Wars episodes this week, but both were exceptional. I …
7 Mar 2023 BTTR Weekly update 7 March
6 Mar 2023 Unbelievably, my baby girl is having her high school taster day today. Where did …
5 Mar 2023 Hogwarts Battle destroyed me this weekend
3 Mar 2023 I really enjoyed the return of Mando this week. Grogu was superb, and there are …
1 Mar 2023 Now that the old barbecue is toast, I’ve had to pull out the Weber Q from …
28 Feb 2023 I am really going to miss this TV when it gets collected.
27 Feb 2023 BTTR weekly update 27 Feb
27 Feb 2023 I’ll see that Quimby boy hang for this!
25 Feb 2023 I really enjoyed this. I thought Jonathan Majors was excellent as Kang, and am …
25 Feb 2023 Not as good as the first one, but still a bit of fun. Love the 4th wall moments …
22 Feb 2023 I am absolutely, 100% earwormed by every track on the new Paramore album. The …
21 Feb 2023 BTTR Weekly update
19 Feb 2023 Played against Lauren while the kids played video games. Ended up getting lots …
18 Feb 2023 I never really loved Cars like I did the earlier Pixar movies. The movie is fine …
18 Feb 2023 First play through of Goonies: Never Say Die today. I played as Goondocks …
17 Feb 2023 Nothing quite starts arguments in this house like trying to play 4 player …
16 Feb 2023 This morning has been a roller coaster of affiliate network approvals, …
15 Feb 2023 Woke up at 4:30 this morning with a blocked nose and a pounding headache. …
13 Feb 2023 Last week was a pretty good week for BTTR with a couple of good milestones …
12 Feb 2023 Played The Hobbit: An unexpected party with the whole family today. It obviously …
11 Feb 2023 Oh my god this was terrible. No redeeming qualities.
11 Feb 2023 The sequel was fun, and I enjoyed the focus on Elastigirl rather than Mr …
10 Feb 2023 The iMac really should have a touchscreen
10 Feb 2023 Ed Zitron captured the perfect analogy about company obsession with growth …
8 Feb 2023 Yesterday I officially unveiled my new work site, and shortly afterwards was …
8 Feb 2023 I’ve started trying to begin my day with the daily puzzles in Good Sudoku on …
7 Feb 2023 I updated LinkedIn today so it must make it official. I’ve launched a new …
6 Feb 2023 There’s nothing quite like a Zelda game. I’m playing Skyward Sword on the …
5 Feb 2023 Sunday barbecue
3 Feb 2023 It’s been a few years since I’ve watched this one, but it definitely still holds …
2 Feb 2023 Third day back at school at the boy slept through his alarm. Lucky we have …
1 Feb 2023 Now that the kids are back at school, I’ve been more focused on trying to work. …
30 Jan 2023 Another year’s school books covered in Contact. I would pay a significant …
29 Jan 2023 Finished the last of the _Pirates of the Caribbean _films tonight. It was fine. …
28 Jan 2023 What a great family day. We took the kids bowling. It has been a long time since …
27 Jan 2023 This was a lot more fun than I expected. Loved the 4th wall breaking — not just …
26 Jan 2023 I spent today playing the Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Beginner Game TTRPG. …
25 Jan 2023 Mostly mindless, enjoyable romp. But I’m pretty sure the mermaid ate the …
25 Jan 2023 A good friend - one of my old colleagues - built a game. On his own. While he …
24 Jan 2023 I think there’s a reason I’d never seen this before. It was… not good.
24 Jan 2023 Cracked open The Hobbit: An Unexpected Party board game from the Christmas gift …
22 Jan 2023 I haven’t seen this in at least 20 years, but Geena Davis was as amazing as I …
22 Jan 2023 A summer bushwalk in the rain
21 Jan 2023 I enjoyed this more than the second movie. It’s still a bit too long – they …
20 Jan 2023 This movie is too long. There are too many superfluous set pieces. I may have …
20 Jan 2023 Today was spent mourning my wife’s uncle, who recently passed away. It was a …
19 Jan 2023 I’ve had a few really good work conversations this week. It’s good …
18 Jan 2023 Better than I expected, but I wasn’t expecting much.
18 Jan 2023 Finished reading: Civil War by Mark Millar 📚 Really enjoyed this. Keen to dive a …
17 Jan 2023 I was so bored in this movie. The plot was predictable, the protagonist was an …
17 Jan 2023 It’s still school holidays, and today my daughter has pulled out Disney …
17 Jan 2023 I’m commuting to the city on public transport for the first time since March …
16 Jan 2023 Finally had a night without the kids last night and managed to watch this. All I …
15 Jan 2023 I just ate way too much roast lamb. This is the way.
14 Jan 2023 Haven’t watched it for ages, and introduced it to the kids tonight. They both …
14 Jan 2023 Shared victory of our first game of Harry Potter House Cup Competition with my …
13 Jan 2023 Today’s trip to Treetops
12 Jan 2023 Really enjoyed this episode. I reckon it’s the beginning of the Crosshair …
12 Jan 2023 Today my son and I raced up a hill. It was a decent hill; a dirt track with …
10 Jan 2023
10 Jan 2023 Finally got around to cleaning under the lounge today. It was filthy. I have …
9 Jan 2023 Challenged the kids to some handball today, and despite my increasing age, it’s …
8 Jan 2023 The family wasn’t happy that I won the first game by taking the Ring of Power to …
8 Jan 2023 Won Monopoly: The Lord of The Rings Edition on 2023-01-08 with 4 players, …
7 Jan 2023 Won Munchkin Harry Potter on 2023-01-07 with 3 players, winning score: 10 🎲
6 Jan 2023 …and home after a long drive. The number of idiots on the road today tailgating …
5 Jan 2023 Doing the last day of holidays packing. I hate this bit.
3 Jan 2023 Read about ASIC deciding to sue Finder over the crypto Finder Earn product and I …
2 Jan 2023 Holy shit. I was at Sea World yesterday and looked at the helicopter rides. I …
1 Jan 2023 I spent the first day of 2023 with the family, pounding the pavement of Sea …
30 Dec 2022 I don’t think I could ever live here, but I do love the walking track that runs …
28 Dec 2022 After an epic 12 hour drive, we are finally on holidays up on the Gold Coast. …
26 Dec 2022 I just spent 45 minutes ransacking the house looking for the key to the car’s …
24 Dec 2022 Damn Christmas is so freaking exhausting. I’m shattered.
22 Dec 2022 Just finished watching Spirited on Apple TV+ and thoroughly enjoyed it. The Wil …
21 Dec 2022 3 Die Hard movies done and I’ve finished Christmas wrapping 4 days early this …
20 Dec 2022 Wrapping presents and watching Die Hard. It’s officially Christmas time.
20 Dec 2022 I finally got around to finishing Luigi’s Mansion on the Switch last night. Was …
19 Dec 2022 I guess I spent a bit of time getting ready for that David Gray White Ladder gig …
19 Dec 2022 Oh! Today, randomly, I discovered my old blog. Well, one of them, anyway. I have …
18 Dec 2022 Today I pulled out the Rock Band instruments and rocked out with the kids all …
17 Dec 2022 I don’t know if it’s just the relief of getting through the school year and …
16 Dec 2022 I think I’ve hit the point in Arkham Knight where it’s time to quit. New game …
14 Dec 2022 My Nintendo Switch play summary for 2022 shows I probably didn’t play as much …
14 Dec 2022 This year’s gaming wrapup from PlayStation. So happy I bought a PS5 on …
13 Dec 2022 Gave up on trying to document the Lego Advent calendars. Had a couple of busy …
12 Dec 2022 I like to try and work things out when I can, but I think it is time for me to …
11 Dec 2022 Hilariously just woke myself from an afternoon nap with a loud snore.
8 Dec 2022 No wonder I’m tired.
7 Dec 2022 Day 7 of Lego Advent calendars
7 Dec 2022 Lego Advent calendars Day 6 (a day late!)
7 Dec 2022 Yesterday I started doing something that ended up taking me all of yesterday and …
5 Dec 2022 Day 5 of the Lego Advent calendars is all win
5 Dec 2022 Today was the first real day I haven’t had to do anything since quitting, and I …
4 Dec 2022 See, this is the kind of thing that just makes me appreciate Lego even more. …
4 Dec 2022 Lego Advent Calendars Day 4
3 Dec 2022 Lego Advent Calendars Day 3
2 Dec 2022 Lego Advent Calendars Day 2
2 Dec 2022 November was a little quiet on the board game front. Only two games played. …
1 Dec 2022 Day one of 2022 Lego Advent Calendars
1 Dec 2022 This morning, on my first day of not being employed, I took my son to school and …
30 Nov 2022 I just realised that because I linked my work MacBook to my iCloud account, I …
29 Nov 2022 One of the hardest things about being an adult is having to work out what to …
28 Nov 2022 It appears that the trend of decreasing search demand in Australia for …
27 Nov 2022 Yesterday I was feeling inspired and bought a nice roast lamb for …
26 Nov 2022 I went to the shops for the first time in ages today, and I think I …
25 Nov 2022 I’ve decided I need to do more writing for myself and my own pleasure. …
24 Nov 2022 How is it my brain can retain the lyrics to pretty much every Bon Jovi song from …
23 Nov 2022 I only have one more week of work left at my current job. Today I sent out the …
22 Nov 2022 I didn’t even realise I had a shallow graze along the side of my thumb …
21 Nov 2022 Yesterday I spent 5 minutes telling my kids how Batman & Robin was so bad …
20 Nov 2022 Yesterday was such a big day I’ve been little more than a vegetable today, …
20 Nov 2022 Just got home from a great day out with the family. Saw Wakanda Forever, enjoyed …
19 Nov 2022 I used to think I would one day write a great novel, but these days I feel I’m …
18 Nov 2022 One and a half weeks left to go at work. As much as the meetings tire me out, I …
17 Nov 2022 Years ago I went on a tour of the Bundaberg Rum distillery. I came home with …
16 Nov 2022 As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been playing through the Batman …
16 Nov 2022 When the power goes out
15 Nov 2022 I do not have the mental capacity today to try and find a creative way to …
14 Nov 2022 I happily left Facebook and Instagram years ago. I want to leave Twitter too, …
13 Nov 2022 I’ve been having some pretty deep conversations with my kids recently. Now they …
12 Nov 2022 Tonight I had a couple of glasses of wine and then bought tickets to take the …
12 Nov 2022 I really loved Tales of the Jedi, particularly the last two Ahsoka episodes. …
11 Nov 2022 Passion
11 Nov 2022 This year I bought (and played) a lot of board games, but so far I’ve not …
10 Nov 2022 I’d consider becoming a politician if I could become the minister for …
9 Nov 2022 I still have three weeks of work before I finish up. Time is dragging along, …
8 Nov 2022 I am watching a conversation on Slack between the editorial and sales teams. …
7 Nov 2022 Absolutely devastated for my little girl, who is going to have to miss her first …
7 Nov 2022 Last week a colleague told me she was pregnant. While congratulating her, I had …
7 Nov 2022 I am currently trying to migrate my morning coffee from a latte to a long black. …
6 Nov 2022 I don’t care what you say I’m never calling it a “toot”.
6 Nov 2022 I’m listening to a playlist created by my 13 year old. It’s filled with rock …
5 Nov 2022 🎬 Am I going crazy or did Monsters Inc. have credits scenes playing out parts of …
5 Nov 2022 I wish I was exempt from getting sick. I’ve been battling illness all week and …
4 Nov 2022 I must be getting old because I was feeling daunted and overwhelmed by the idea …
4 Nov 2022 Damn, the whole Twitter situation is just live-action car crash TV, isn’t it? I …
4 Nov 2022 So today forced me to think about my admiration list: My wife, who is always an …
3 Nov 2022 Ironic enough for Alanis: My freelancer ABN - the licence that allowed me to …
3 Nov 2022 The PSVR2 is going to cost $879.95 in Australia. The disc PS5 will set you back …
2 Nov 2022 Parenting a teenager: A poem At least we can feed the beast Flour, water, sugar, …
1 Nov 2022 I’m trying to figure out what the next chapter of my life should be about. My …
31 Oct 2022 🎲 had a pretty good month playing board games over October. The winning stats …
31 Oct 2022 My greatest achievement today was not throwing up. It took all of my energy to …
30 Oct 2022 Coming to the conclusion that the “Rising” board games are impossible to beat. …
29 Oct 2022 Spent today scanning in old photos and now I want Sydney to host the Olympics …
28 Oct 2022 On Meta's disintegration
27 Oct 2022 A pretty spectacular moon over the house as I took the bins out tonight… 📷🌑
26 Oct 2022 It was so nice to have a warm, sunny day today. We are more than halfway through …
25 Oct 2022 Was straining the moisture out of some roast pumpkin in a tea towel. Strained so …
25 Oct 2022 It absolutely blew my mind last week when I randomly had my work Mac and my …
23 Oct 2022 Teenagers are so exhausting. It’s like having a toddler again, except he talks …
22 Oct 2022 Playing Skyrim: The Adventure Game. Not gonna lie, it’s a bit of a learning …
21 Oct 2022 My Google Home is soon to be Google Home-less
21 Oct 2022 It’s been a long time since a Friday afternoon beer went down as easily as …
20 Oct 2022 The pain of weekday mornings
19 Oct 2022 Sweet, sweet relief peppered with mild panic is apparently today’s emotional …
19 Oct 2022 🎲 Opening up the door and discovering my copy of the new Skyrim board game had …
18 Oct 2022 No quick fixes for my middle-age malaise
18 Oct 2022 Finished reading: Man Down by Matt Rudd 📚 This book helped. I feel a little less …
17 Oct 2022 Listening to the cast recording of the Aussie Jesus Christ Superstar from the …
15 Oct 2022 Gotta love a message from your bank at 11pm on a Saturday night saying your …
14 Oct 2022 📺 Now I’ve seen the season finale of Rings of Power, I’m really looking forward …
14 Oct 2022 With the sun shining for the first time in a while, I walked my daughter to and …
14 Oct 2022 Day in the life: Mt Annan, NSW Australia. Still can’t believe all this space is …
13 Oct 2022 📺 That last episode of She-Hulk was weird. Was laughing all the way through it, …
13 Oct 2022 Thanks to a combo of public holidays, annual leave and illness, I haven’t worked …
12 Oct 2022 I for one can’t wait to see the upcoming blockbuster from Marvel Studios, “Lad”. …
12 Oct 2022 Finished reading: A Darkness at Sethanon (The Riftwar Saga, Book 3) by Raymond …
12 Oct 2022 This captures a good chunk of my feelings on the Metaverse: It’s funny because …
12 Oct 2022 The thing I can’t understand about the Metaverse is why. Why would anyone …
11 Oct 2022 Virtually blind
9 Oct 2022 Finished reading: Silverthorn by Raymond E. Feist 📚
8 Oct 2022 The Ark Nova zoo is a little slow going, but I’m still out in front at the …
6 Oct 2022 Just watched the latest She-Hulk, and gotta say Daredevil was fantastic. The …
1 Oct 2022 Awesome trip out to Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo.
30 Sep 2022 I don’t think Google can launch a new successful product anymore. Surely the …
28 Sep 2022 Managed to go out to dinner with the wife (and without the kids) for the first …
27 Sep 2022 Creativity unlocked?
26 Sep 2022 Perseverance
24 Sep 2022 Kids are finally at an age they can clean up after dinner. They don’t do a good …
22 Sep 2022 EA is making an Iron Man game. it’s crazy that it took this long, given how …
22 Sep 2022 Colleague pointed out I’d made the homepage of news.com.au yesterday. I’m the …
19 Sep 2022 Finished reading: Magician by Raymond E. Feist — have read this a few times, but …
14 Sep 2022 Looks like Nintendo has found out how to take more of my money
14 Sep 2022 I have spent way to much time this week organising my Marvel Champions …
13 Sep 2022 Just having one of those days when I have enough time to update to the newest …
12 Sep 2022 I love the way The Mandalorian has captured all the great elements of Star Wars …
9 Sep 2022 Happily defeated Ungoliant’s Spawn with a little help from Gandalf and Aragorn. …
8 Sep 2022 I’m enjoying She-Hulk when I watch it, but it’s also really forgettable? If they …
7 Sep 2022 Episode one of Rings of Power was spectacular. Stunning visuals and a solid …
7 Sep 2022 Watching a presentation where the slides have green buttons on a blue background …
6 Sep 2022 Replaying the Batman Arkham games 🎮
5 Sep 2022 Parent/teacher interviews for the eldest this afternoon. Exciting times!
4 Sep 2022 Happy Father’s Day to me. Going to have a lot of fun with this I think. 🎲
4 Sep 2022 Started my Father’s Day with some Boba Fett waffles made by my daughter. This is …
3 Sep 2022 For the past 2.5 years or so, we’ve been trying to watch every Disney movie …
2 Sep 2022 My improved recycling game
2 Sep 2022 The last couple of Muse albums didn’t really do it for me, but I’m …
1 Sep 2022 My indecision problem
31 Aug 2022 I feel that the 4 day work week outlined here will be inevitable for some …
31 Aug 2022 Flashback to this stunning sunset at the Three Sisters.
31 Aug 2022 My learning to write again ✍️
30 Aug 2022 My mid-life crisis
12 Jan 2019 Can’t believe this is all about to be over. What a place. #tasmania
8 Dec 2018 My body is ready. #bonjovitime
15 Nov 2018 Home.
22 Apr 2018 One last Fijian sunset. It’s been an amazing week. Nobody wants to leave… …
21 Apr 2018 We went back to the fire dancing show tonight. Again, it was spectacular.
20 Apr 2018 Tonight, we dined at Fiji’s best* restaurant as a slightly delayed 10 year …
20 Apr 2018 We’ve been super lucky with the weather here in Fiji this week. 🇫🇯
18 Apr 2018 My sunset was probably better than your sunset tonight.
16 Apr 2018 On Fiji time now 🇫🇯
1 Feb 2018 It’s a terrible photo, hastily taken, but goddamn Ben Folds was amazing at the …
25 Dec 2017 Say 25’s beer 🍺 was another XPA. I’m guessing this one stood for Xmas Pale Ale. …
24 Dec 2017 The penultimate beer 🍺 was a super hoppy IPA. I can still taste it now, a good …
23 Dec 2017 Tonight’s beer 🍺 comes in second so far to the hazelnut dark beer 🍺 from my …
22 Dec 2017 Day 22. A mighty fine lager.
22 Dec 2017 Yessssss. So close to done now!
21 Dec 2017 Disappointingly, the “X” in tonight’s beer 🍺 doesn’t stand for eXTREME, but …
21 Dec 2017 Tonight’s beer was a bit cloudy, which was nice. Not sure why it’s called 69 …
19 Dec 2017 An easy drinking pale ale tonight. Of course, most pale ales are pretty easy …
18 Dec 2017 I finished this beer and thought to myself, “Man, that beer is making me …
17 Dec 2017 Today’s beer 🍺 was hard earned. It also tasted pretty good; fruity and light.
16 Dec 2017 Today I sanded the walls in 2/3rds of the house, including a couple of walls …
15 Dec 2017 Fresh carpet for the kids rooms. Before and after shots left to right. Looks …
15 Dec 2017 The first sip of tonight’s beer left me feeling a little underwhelmed, like a …
14 Dec 2017 I wasn’t overly fond of tonight’s beer. Felt maybe a tad over carbonated?
13 Dec 2017 Yet another pale ale, but this one was amazing. Hints of orange, with a really …
13 Dec 2017 The workers made a lot of noise today. First there was the grinding. Then there …
12 Dec 2017 And back on the pale ales… tonight’s was zesty and fresh, with a real …
12 Dec 2017 Bye bye tiles. Vinyl floors are incoming… tomorrow or the next day.
11 Dec 2017 Finally, FINALLY! A dark beer appears in my early-birthday-advent-calendar beer …
11 Dec 2017 Bye bye hideous brown carpet. Hello dirty concrete slab. Floor Reno has started, …
10 Dec 2017 Another hard day moving furniture and I am honestly devastated that I don’t have …
9 Dec 2017 After a hard day moving furniture, today’s beer 🍺 was 👌. Nothing fancy, just …
9 Dec 2017 Its been a while since the last #bathroomreno update, largely because the …
8 Dec 2017 Day 8’s beer was pretty good. Not as punchy as the label, but pretty solid. I am …
7 Dec 2017 With a nice citrus touch, day 7’s beer 🍺 is remarkably easy to swallow. Has a …
6 Dec 2017 Today’s beer 🍺 is pure, unadulterated hoppiness. Not a typo - this one bounces …
5 Dec 2017 The photo of today’s beer came out blurry. I was going to go and take another …
4 Dec 2017 Day 4 is probably my favourite beer of the early-birthday-advent-case so far 🍺. …
3 Dec 2017 Day 3’s brew is a fine tasting Golden ale, with plenty of citrus smells and …
2 Dec 2017 How good was her Star Wars cake today?
2 Dec 2017 Day 2 of the early-birthday-advent-calendar-beer-box. Easy, easy drinking with a …
1 Dec 2017 An early birthday present in the form of a beer advent calendar. Expect 24 more …
30 Nov 2017 Bye bye green laundry door. Looks like the #bathroomreno painting is done. Still …
29 Nov 2017 Today’s shots of the #bathroomreno are all pretty much yesterday’s shots, except …
28 Nov 2017 It’s pretty incredible how much difference a coat of paint makes for a …
27 Nov 2017 Today was a day of prep work for what feels like the final push for the …
23 Nov 2017 At the risk of jinxing things, I’m starting to feel like we’re getting close to …
21 Nov 2017 Latest updates to the #bathroomreno involve some final plaster work, finished …
17 Nov 2017 We had a visit from the plaster fairy today during the #bathroomreno. Ceilings, …
16 Nov 2017 Grout is great. Greets the eye with grand grace and grabs your attention. …
15 Nov 2017 If yesterday seemed like it was slower going, today was like the tiling gods …
31 Oct 2017 Some super exciting developments in the #bathroomreno today. Among the shiny new …
31 Oct 2017 Yesterday the plumber plumbed and the sparky sparked, and now things are ready …
24 Oct 2017 Walls? Where we’re going, we don’t need walls… #bathroomreno …
22 Oct 2017 24 Hours from now and this bathroom will be gone. Yay! #bathroomreno …
22 May 2017 “if trapped”…
8 Jan 2017 I think Billy is a good name for a Pelican. So meet Billy, Billy, Billy, Billy, …
7 Jan 2017 Ate some of the best fish and chips I’ve ever consumed in my life tonight, …
6 Jan 2017 Absolutely awful day. Terrible. The worst.
5 Jan 2017 Stunning sunset up here. #nofilter required
31 Dec 2016 The Forster-Tuncurry New Year’s fireworks were pretty fantastic, when it …
25 Dec 2016 Come for the company, stay for the pavlova. #christmas #pavbylachlan
24 Dec 2016 Merry Christmas everyone. #xmas #christmas
14 Dec 2016 I have 2 #starwars #rogueone premiere wristbands that I’m not sure come …
14 Dec 2016 So ready… #starwars #rogueone #sydney
14 Dec 2016 Rogue one, standing by… #starwars #sydney #rogueone
5 Nov 2016 Playing #rawdata at #paxaus today with co-op VR on the #intel booth. It was …
3 Nov 2016 Kind of loving the view from our #airbnb in Melbourne for #paxaus
3 Oct 2016 Finally starting to show his age. Celebrated his 10th birthday last month.
3 Oct 2016 A moment of silence for my Bon Jovi Cap, which broke yesterday about 6 weeks …
30 Sep 2016 Let’s do this! #lukecage #netflix
14 Sep 2016 Random piano on the street. Kinda wish I could play.
14 Sep 2016 Great night with a great feed.
14 Sep 2016 My dinner was probably better than your dinner…
13 Sep 2016 #mozcon time! With the Finder crew
12 Sep 2016 This stunner is now comfortably digesting inside of me.
12 Sep 2016 Pretty awesome fountain sculpture.
12 Sep 2016 Nirvana. Pretty cool exhibit - crazy reading teenage letters from the band - …
12 Sep 2016 Almost killed myself walking up here @damianfrancis, but the view is pretty …
12 Sep 2016 I call this one pointy needle and water ball
12 Sep 2016 Anyone need a guitar?
12 Sep 2016 Looks a little upset.
12 Sep 2016 Dude didn’t even get a shot off he was so slow…
11 Sep 2016 Pretty big wheel you’ve got there, Seattle
11 Sep 2016 Just a little bit of crab for dinner…
11 Sep 2016 Simultaneously gross and Cool at the same time… #gumwall
11 Sep 2016 Howdy, Seattle.
11 Sep 2016 Quite the sunset on the flight last night…
10 Sep 2016 Right-o Sydney. See you in a week.
8 Aug 2016 Well, I’m down here for work so I can’t not take a picture, can I?
20 Jun 2016 The old ‘dog getting a scratch on your lap’ selfie. It’s …
20 May 2016 Farewell gift from the team. These guys are pretty alright…
14 May 2016 Pretty nice spot for an early BBQ dinner, don’t you think?
13 May 2016 Holy crap. Sooooooo did not expect this at all. #lizzies
13 May 2016 Dinner sounds pretty decent at the #lizzies
13 May 2016 Tonight… #lizzies #thelizzies #itjournoawards
3 Mar 2016 This just happened. Sorry, credit card… #imac #4k #retina #computers
24 Feb 2016 This guy had the cutest little squeak… #dubbo #westernplainszoo #cheetah
24 Feb 2016 Seems happy enough… #lion #dubbo #westernplainszoo
24 Feb 2016 Baby rhinos are the cutest rhinos. #dubbo #westernplainszoo #rhino
24 Feb 2016 Meerkats are awesome #dubbo #westernplainszoo #meerkat
24 Feb 2016 Good morning world #giraffe #dubbo #westernplainszoo
23 Feb 2016 Angry hippo is angry. #dubbo #westernplainszoo #hippo
23 Feb 2016 Nice propeller…
9 Jan 2016 The greatest raffle of our age. $50,000 worth of ham, people!
9 Jan 2016 Kiss kiss
9 Jan 2016 Good morning world
24 Dec 2015 And Santa hasn’t even arrived yet…
16 Dec 2015 This is happening #starwars
25 Nov 2015 Barefoot bowling xmas party… The venue really knows its clientele, …
23 Oct 2015 Office #revoglider time trial scores. Victory is mine.
13 Sep 2015 Sunday morning with dad take 3
12 Sep 2015 fajitas bbq
10 Sep 2015 Passed this handsome devil today walking home from the school pickup.
6 Sep 2015 Father’s Day breakfast from the beautiful wife.
4 Sep 2015 Ballin'
29 Aug 2015 Rediscovering the joy of UMDs #psp #gaming
24 Jun 2015 Just another day in the office
20 May 2015 Productivity
24 Apr 2015 Excited. #guitarhero #ghlive
11 Apr 2015 And done! But… Now what?
9 Apr 2015 The first smartphone that can capture and share smells will make a bajillion …
6 Apr 2015 Before and after of today’s home maintenance job, cut short by the …
1 Apr 2015 Well, that was awesome. You can never not benefit from a cello… …
1 Apr 2015 Cos a roadie knows what a roadie knows… Getting ready for #davidgray at …
29 Mar 2015 Bye bye #up24… I hardly knew you…
18 Mar 2015 The end result of tonight’s gin making at @archierosesyd - Gins …
18 Mar 2015 Makin' gin like a boss. Or a newb. #gin
20 Feb 2015 Getting some special cuddles with the dog tonight
17 Jan 2015 Simba came home from his little holiday at Nanna’s today too. Very happy …
7 Jan 2015 Yep, that’s me all right.
1 Jan 2015 My dessert looks better than your dessert…
17 Dec 2014 Joys of parenthood… #Spotify #frozen #kids
11 Dec 2014 Thanks kids!
3 Dec 2014 You never really get tired of it, do you? #sydney
1 Dec 2014 It must be Xmas…
1 Dec 2014 Back at Sky Business talking gadgets for the last time this year. #businessclass …
12 Nov 2014 See ya Friday, Sydney.
26 Oct 2014 Today’s effort, before and after. Still a lot to do though…
26 Oct 2014 This was dinner. The kids, naturally, ate little more than bread…
5 Oct 2014 Don’t forget to wear your hat, Simba.
25 Sep 2014 Rainbow!
25 Sep 2014 One of the 10 pairs of headphones I’ve had delivered today (and the most …
23 Sep 2014 Lovely. But dat black bar… #moto360
23 Sep 2014 Thanks Sydney…
28 Aug 2014 Yum #gentlemanjack
18 Aug 2014 Reason 6,523 I prefer working from home…
16 Aug 2014 145 bottles of beer on the wall, 145 bottles of beer…
16 Aug 2014 First taste. It’s good!
16 Aug 2014 The beer bottle tree, right before I filled them with goodness…
14 Aug 2014 I can’t believe I’m not even drinking while I stain this bloody …
12 Jul 2014 And lo, the Bavarian Bock was born…
12 Jul 2014 It smells so good in here…
12 Jul 2014 Let the brewing begin!
10 Jun 2014 Oh, the local ducks have been busy
7 Jun 2014
31 May 2014 Ooh, yeah! DUFFMAN IN THE HOUSE!
26 May 2014 Great seats!
20 May 2014 This is almost getting ridiculous… But not quite.
17 Apr 2014 Ooh, chocolate Iron Throne!!!
16 Apr 2014 Another shot from the @davematthewsband concert last night
16 Apr 2014 How many saxophones can you play at the same time? #dmbsydney
16 Apr 2014 Dave Matthews Band show last night. So good.
15 Apr 2014 Gary Clark Jnr…
15 Apr 2014 Oh, yes!
12 Apr 2014 Educating the boy, we are…
11 Apr 2014 Drinking beer with Bruce Lee on it. Awesome.
8 Apr 2014 Nice Mic…
7 Apr 2014 Lunchtime stroll
1 Apr 2014 Okay, I think I know what this launch is about…
31 Mar 2014 Sunset walk.
26 Mar 2014 CHAMPY CHUMPY IS CHEERY #samsungs5launch
26 Mar 2014 galaxys5launch starts with neon drums
25 Mar 2014 Intimate Kate Miller Heidke gig for work today. There could be worse jobs …
25 Mar 2014 Yay , fog.
3 Mar 2014 Hello, again Sky Business
21 Feb 2014 Pulled out the old Cheers glass to trial the latest Mad Brewers beer…
15 Feb 2014 Finally stopped raining long enough to take a photo…
13 Feb 2014 So… Slow…
24 Jan 2014 New toy for the long weekend!
21 Jan 2014 Mmm, beer. #thefirstbrew
21 Jan 2014 A beer based off a porter that travelled with the first fleet to Australia. Not …
21 Jan 2014 At the launch of #thefirstbrew - it’s pretty damn good…
18 Jan 2014 Found some old Irish Punts, French Francs, Austrian schillings and more random, …
18 Jan 2014 Forgot all about these. Can’t believe it was almost 9 years ago…
18 Jan 2014 Damn. I was totally into cadets as a teenager, wasn’t I?
18 Jan 2014 I love the sense of horror I manage to portray at the notion of British beaches …
18 Jan 2014 I’m not sure I trust my 10 year old self’s judgment on a …
18 Jan 2014 Holy shit. Just found my travel diary from our 1990 round the world trip (I was …
18 Jan 2014 And then there’s this: my 60-odd page hand written memoir penned during a …
18 Jan 2014 I just discovered these two notebooks from my backpacking trip just over 15 …
17 Jan 2014 Not sure what @shaunprescott has against beer…
15 Jan 2014 Let’s finish this…
13 Jan 2014 Hello, faster internet!
12 Jan 2014 The weekend project… Still have a long way to go though, and my shoulders …
25 Dec 2013 Hours later, I still feel like I’m about to explode. But the port …
24 Dec 2013 So far so good, says Santa’s little helper…
14 Dec 2013 That’s a pretty big prayer to live on #bonjovi
13 Dec 2013 Work Xmas party :-)
25 Nov 2013 Yep, my next tv is definitely going to be 65 inches or above. And 4K.
22 Nov 2013 So I have 65 inches of 4K sitting in my lounge room, and no next gen consoles to …
22 Nov 2013 This Kinder Surprise toy is supposed to be Padme Amidala from Star Wars. Mr 4 …
22 Nov 2013 New air conditioner is installed, but now I have some painting to do…
11 Nov 2013 It is a beautiful bridge…
11 Nov 2013 Now, to decide if I keep it or give it to Mr 4…
17 Oct 2013 The sun, it burns!!
16 Oct 2013 Visiting the ducks!
13 Oct 2013 Waiting for the bride #jenanddamoswedding
12 Oct 2013 Look at the happy couple #jenanddamoswedding
12 Oct 2013 Such a happy couple #jenanddamoswedding
12 Oct 2013 Married life #jenanddamoswedding
12 Oct 2013 Pre wedding shot #jenanddamoswedding
12 Oct 2013 Vow time #jenanddamoswedding
12 Oct 2013 Photos on the beach #jenanddamoswedding
12 Oct 2013 The waiting is making the groom a little antsy #jenanddamoswedding
8 Oct 2013 Sneak peak for Saturday, @interiorsaddict and @damianfrancis
4 Oct 2013 Mass Effect 2 with Jack on ice. Aaaahhhh….
4 Oct 2013 Good news, everybody. I’m drinking rum.
3 Oct 2013 Best moment of my life #glass
30 Sep 2013 Podium finish on the weekend. My purple shoulder blades are still celebrating.
25 Sep 2013 Lunch.
20 Sep 2013 Had to make a quick detour to a Telstra shop for a nano sim…
20 Sep 2013 Rocked up early to my iPhone briefing only to discover they’re running …
13 Sep 2013 Dad, by Mr 3.
10 Sep 2013 Happy boy enjoyed his walk tonight…
17 Aug 2013 6-7!
17 Aug 2013 Ooh, kick off is coming. #bledisloe
17 Aug 2013 Not the Bledisloe
17 Aug 2013 Go Wallabies!
1 Aug 2013 No emu… :-(
1 Aug 2013 Fire!
1 Aug 2013 Yeah, I kinda like this camera…
1 Aug 2013 Loving the diversity at Fraser…
1 Aug 2013 From last night’s sunset shoot on Fraser Island…
31 Jul 2013 Room with a view
31 Jul 2013 How’s the serenity?
31 Jul 2013 Fraser Island
31 Jul 2013 Junketeering
19 Jul 2013 Wine. Aaah… #paxaus
11 Jul 2013 Any doctors out there want to tell me what the hell is wrong with my wrist?
3 Jul 2013 Using this thing is now going to be part of my job.
23 Jun 2013 Keeping the little princess safe…
21 Jun 2013 Awesome! I can finally start organising the buck’s party.
18 Jun 2013 Victory! Not even the Iraqis magic stretcher could save them! #gosocceroos
18 Jun 2013 Second half underway… #gosocceroos
18 Jun 2013 A fun toy to play with at the Socceroos match. It records! #gosocceroos
18 Jun 2013 All attack, all the time. #gosocceroos
18 Jun 2013 Let’s go Australia!
18 Jun 2013 Socceroos!
14 Jun 2013 Lucky for me, dinner was delectable
14 Jun 2013 Shame I don’t eat apple pie, babe.
13 Jun 2013 Super Simba #teamdog
13 Jun 2013 That’s a pretty big TV… #lg #lasertv
13 Jun 2013 New toy!
13 Jun 2013 Bit foggy today, isn’t it?
3 Jun 2013 Getting ready for TV time again
10 May 2013 Phil making nbn jokes
29 Apr 2013 Hello again, Sky Business News
27 Apr 2013 See, this is why I don’t garden…
26 Apr 2013 Hanging with Aunty
9 Apr 2013 Better than #NBN
25 Mar 2013 About to get my TV on talking smart watches
25 Mar 2013 Fun.!
23 Mar 2013 An unexpected visitor inside…
22 Mar 2013 My baby girl’s first inserts…
19 Mar 2013 The middle of nowhere for wine. And maybe some food.
19 Mar 2013 The view from the hotel ain’t half bad…
19 Mar 2013 Radelaide #rad
19 Mar 2013 This is not my plane.
18 Mar 2013 bb10 stuff.
15 Mar 2013 Dessert is served
15 Mar 2013 Prawns with jalapeno sauce. Yes, you may envy this meal…
15 Mar 2013 Wagyu!
15 Mar 2013 Volcano roll ftw
15 Mar 2013 Kingfish is delish.
15 Mar 2013 Course 2 (forgot to shoot course 1)
29 Jan 2013 Something fun to play with this week
26 Jan 2013 Threw another prawn on the barbie
8 Jun 2012 Bye bye wisdom teeth
5 Jun 2012 More Intel
5 Jun 2012 Intel ivy bridge launch
3 Jun 2012 I spent 4 hours in the kitchen cooking this beef and roasted garlic pie. It …
10 May 2012 Fit for a two year old king. (What’s the bet he doesn’t eat the …
20 Apr 2012 Go Phil! #lizzies
20 Apr 2012 Tastes like victory #lizzies
17 Apr 2012 Bus means I’m almost home
17 Apr 2012 Samsung smart tv launch
15 Apr 2012 Ghost dog
15 Apr 2012 Can’t look at them without thinking about 80s hair bands #roses #poison
14 Apr 2012 Fulfilling my son in law responsibilities by updating her MBP…
14 Apr 2012 Potato gratin. With bacon. Hope it tastes as good a it looks.
14 Apr 2012 You cannot imagine how good these smell!
14 Apr 2012 Simba’s had a good day
14 Apr 2012 Visitor
11 Apr 2012 Nice set…
11 Apr 2012 WiFi on a boat? Like.
6 Apr 2012 Crazy doggy
6 Apr 2012 Woof!
5 Apr 2012 Moonlight.
5 Apr 2012 Broken eggs of destruction
4 Apr 2012 Kensington giving the productivity spiel.
3 Apr 2012 Not a lot happening at Taree airport
3 Apr 2012 Lots and lots of stairs
3 Apr 2012 Bush walking!
3 Apr 2012 Feel like fishing
3 Apr 2012 Nice place for some lunch
3 Apr 2012 The kangaroos have come to watch the action
3 Apr 2012 How’s the serenity?
3 Apr 2012 Working hard or hardly working?
3 Apr 2012 Not a bad view
2 Apr 2012 Not a bad little beach hut
2 Apr 2012 I feel welcome too.
2 Apr 2012 Loving the old school propeller action
2 Apr 2012 That’s my plane!
27 Mar 2012 Flipboard achievement unlocked. Nice work @trevorlong
24 Mar 2012 Watching horses and stuff
22 Mar 2012 You can’t tell, but these cars are moving very fast.
22 Mar 2012 Stunning day for a drive around a track.
22 Mar 2012 About to hit the track
22 Mar 2012 Strath creek. Gorgeous.
22 Mar 2012 My chariot for today
16 Oct 2011 So many cobwebs on the barbecue, I felt like Indiana Jones just turning it on
15 Sep 2011 That’s a big Toughbook
8 Sep 2011 Art
7 Sep 2011 jenbishopsydney has bought @damianfrancis a present!
21 Aug 2011 I deserve this…
19 Aug 2011 “let me in!”
15 Aug 2011 Smiling or blinking?
14 Aug 2011 Drool
10 Aug 2011 Robots are taking over!
26 Jul 2011 So scruffy with all the rain
22 Jul 2011 Is there anything worse than wet socks in wet shoes?
21 Jul 2011 This has taken an age… Stupid slow old iMac
7 Jul 2011 Guess which one’s mine…
2 Jul 2011 Beautiful day at the park
30 Jun 2011 Holding arms at dinner
30 Jun 2011 You SHOULD be jealous
30 Jun 2011 Perfect
30 Jun 2011 Mmm…
30 Jun 2011 What I’m eating is better than what you’re eating
29 Jun 2011 Need more dupli
27 Jun 2011 Waffles!!
27 Jun 2011 A coffee that doesn’t cost $5.50
26 Jun 2011 Awesome view time
26 Jun 2011 Duck time
26 Jun 2011 Pork belly time!
26 Jun 2011 Wow
26 Jun 2011 Echoes time
26 Jun 2011 Coffee time
26 Jun 2011 Chess time
26 Jun 2011 Garden time
26 Jun 2011 Swim time
26 Jun 2011 Tea time
8 Apr 2011 Our #lizzies chariot
8 Apr 2011 Pre #lizzies drinks
21 Mar 2011 Rainbowish
20 Mar 2011 Almost time for the Grinners
20 Mar 2011 Tripping on a hole…
10 Mar 2011 Handing over the gizmod rukus
28 Feb 2011 Exhausted after his little holiday too
28 Feb 2011 Goodbye, cabin 37
27 Feb 2011 Found an awesome little gazebo in Milton…
27 Feb 2011 Wandering through Milton
25 Feb 2011 Roar.
25 Feb 2011 Hakuna matata, baby
25 Feb 2011 Best monkey mo ever
25 Feb 2011 Giraffes
25 Feb 2011 Lions
25 Feb 2011 Zoo time
24 Feb 2011 Beach holidays and red wine… Best mates.
23 Feb 2011 Our new friends the kangaroos
22 Feb 2011 Our new friend the possum
11 Feb 2011 Heading home after 1st week at the new office
25 Jan 2011
29 Jul 2009 SMH links to Giz, but at what cost?
28 Jun 2009 U Wish
16 Jun 2009 Waiting for Transformers 2 screening
22 Mar 2009 1st Wedding Anniversary, Kangaroo Valley
22 Mar 2009 Who's Your Daddy? (Me)
22 Mar 2009 So Much To Write About, So Little Time
3 Mar 2009 What Exactly is a Wookie Cookie?
21 Feb 2009 Finally! The new bookshelf has been delivered and installed
28 Jan 2009 The Ubuntu Expedition
24 Jan 2009 Thoughts From The Big Day Out 2009
23 Jan 2009 Another Giz Milestone
16 Jan 2009 Star Wars Retold By Someone Who's Never Seen The Films
9 Jan 2009 Finally, A New Study Worth Working In
31 Dec 2008 Looking Back At 2008
17 Dec 2008 Who Will Watch Me Watching The Watchmen?
17 Dec 2008 Where The Hell Did All The Guiter Hero Bundles Go?
29 Nov 2008 8 Months After Our Wedding, We've Finally Paid It Off
25 Nov 2008 Last Week...
17 Nov 2008 How I Organised My Workload And Emptied My Inbox
7 Nov 2008 Homebrew Disasters: Exhibit 5...
3 Nov 2008 Stephen Conroy Wants To Kill The Internet. We Can't Let Him
21 Oct 2008 Damn! The Internets Are <em>Slow</em> at 64kbps
15 Oct 2008 If I Ever Meet Someone Who Works On Timetables For Cityrail, I'm Going To Kick Them In The Shins. Hard.
13 Oct 2008 Say Hello To My New TV
2 Oct 2008 The Force Unleashed: Awesome
2 Oct 2008 And The Home Theatre Setup Begins...
24 Sep 2008 The Perfect Hot Totty Recipe
20 Sep 2008 Airline Security Has Gone Beyond Stupid
12 Sep 2008 Birds Of Tokyo At Wollongong Uni
8 Sep 2008 Poor Simba!
5 Sep 2008 Seinfeld's Microsoft Ad Hits The Intertubes
4 Sep 2008 Up Yours Door-to-Door Internet Salesman!
3 Sep 2008 Not Enough Sense To Make Change
31 Aug 2008 R.I.P.: Leroi Moore (1961-2008)
29 Aug 2008 Making the move to Wordpress
26 Aug 2008 So sick of painting...
25 Aug 2008 Now What Am I Going To Do?
15 Aug 2008 N is Here
14 Aug 2008 StreetView's Privacy Concerns Blatantly Overstated In The Media
12 Aug 2008 Come on Aussie, Come on!
9 Aug 2008 Go Chappo!
27 Jun 2008 OMG! I wish there were more hours in the day
26 May 2008 Go The Tahs!
26 May 2008 Taking a Leak With Glenn A Baker and Jack Thompson
20 May 2008 Teeth Aren't Cheap
11 May 2008 I Am Iron Man
6 May 2008 I'm SO Excited!
5 May 2008 A Weekend of Lobster, Lindt and Corned Beef
24 Apr 2008 What a pile of crap!
22 Apr 2008 The house is clean
14 Apr 2008 Well, So much for daily...
7 Apr 2008 A mixed bag of a weekend, really
4 Apr 2008 I'm so tired...
3 Apr 2008 My favourite Wedding photos
2 Apr 2008 What a fun day!
1 Apr 2008 The death of Fiji Time...
19 Aug 2005 Flying High - tomorrow at least!
16 Aug 2005 Three days to go