In conjunction with ANZAC Day, News.com.au has released a special feature of Australians at war. From Gallipoli to Iraq, 1915 to 2008, the amazing pictures go to show how some things never change.
Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by Antiguit
Great 30-sec ad featuring men in uniform and a lot of stereotyping. Hee.
Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by Antiguit
Last night was proof that I am a master at the craft of choosing friends. You see, the people I encounter in my life are filtered through a battery of torture tests to determine whose friendship is worth the time and effort of cultivation. I have them jump through rings of fire, swim with sharks, and trek across the Serengeti with nothing more than the clothes on their back and a pistol with one bullet; when the sifting is over, I end up with only the most outstanding of human beings who know what to do when I don’t, and who help me out when I am in a pickle—the way they did last last night.
Apparently, I spent twenty minutes with my face inside a trash can, regurgitating the contents of my stomach. The next thing I remember is flitting in and out of consciousness and waking up at three different points of the evening: first I woke up slumped over the futon, making a mental note to eat more carbs the next time P swings by with a bottle of Absolut. When I woke up a second time, I found myself sitting upright on the floor with E’s knees straddling my limp torso from behind and my neck draped across his right leg; the third time I woke up, I was lying flat on the ground, my head resting on E’s lap (poor fellow, wonder how long it was before blood circulation in his legs resumed normal operations).
M bravely held down her sensitive gag reflex and soldiered through not one, but two people hurling their dinners out of their oesophagi. She also made a fuss over me when she found out I had exceeded the dosage on my albuterol and spent the rest of my short waking minutes making sure my hands went nowhere near it. K and N shelled out more “Are you okays” than you can shake a stick at, and I distinctly remember my stubborn self shunning good advice—something about not drinking milk in my state—from their well-meaning minds.
I woke up this morning lightheaded and groggy, but otherwise in perfectly good shape. My undying thanks to everyone for not picking up a Sharpie and getting creative on my face, you guys are all too good for me, TOO GOOD I TELL YOU.
Posted on April 19th, 2008 by Antiguit
The wonderful Id of Notbrainwashersafe fame has tagged me for a meme. I haven’t done one of these things in ages, and will probably not be tagged for another in the near future, so do indulge me! Here are the premises:
The “Ten Facts” Meme
Once you’ve been tagged you have to write a blog entry with 10 weird, random facts, habits, or goals about yourself. At the end, choose 5 people to be tagged. Don’t forget to leave them a comment saying “You’re it!” and to go read your blog. You cannot tag the person that tagged you.
1. When I was eighteen, a new friend I made at college thought I was twenty-five. He said there was “something” about the way I carried myself. I think I was just having an ugly week.
2. That friend still has a hard time remembering how old I am (apparently, I was twenty-two last year).
Posted on April 17th, 2008 by Antiguit
Another week, another Muxtape installment! This week’s theme: Places.
Beat Radio - Treetops
The Verve - Monte Carlo
Keith John Adams - Lost In Korea
Eels - In The Yard, Behind The Church
David Gray - Babylon II
The Ebb - See You in the Fjords
Vampire Weekend - Bryn
Andrew Bird - Scythian Empires
The Low Life - In My Bed
Beirut - Nantes
Marc Broussard - Home
Glen Hansard + Marketa Irglova - The Moon
Posted on April 16th, 2008 by Antiguit
