Monday, February 23, 2009

A VIDEO!

Hello. Here's a video what I made from photos I took nearly every day while in Ghana.
There's a lot of me in it, I hope you haven't just eaten.

Just kidding, I'm beautiful.

Here it is:




In other, more daily news, I went to Coles today to buy cotton buds. While I was there I had a craving for a Strawberry Big M. I went and got one off the shelf, walked around in a confused circle and then put it back. I FOUGHT THE URGE.

How inspiring for you.

Ok bye.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Today-oodly-oodly-ay

Hello.

Today I played cricket. At Sunshine. It was a bit cold and windy but the sun did shine.

I opened the batting and made 3 runs. This is sad for me. I got hit in the head a couple of times. This also was sad but I am tough (and was wearing a helmet) so there. The pitch was dodgy and the bowling was good. It was the first day of a two-day game to be completed next Saturday and MY team (good) made 210 and have the other team (bad) 5 wickets for 50 or so. This is good. We should win.

Yay.

Tonight I went to a CRICKET CLUB TRIVIA NIGHT!

Double-yay.

MY team came equal-second/third. I didn't help much - I have very little general knowledge. This may be hard for you to believe given the broad-reaching and brilliant nature of my pseudo-intellectualism but it is true.

In my defense, there weren't any questions on West African drumming or Nietzsche.

Maybe next year.

Good night.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

I went to a concert

To see Chick Corea and John McLaughlin. And Brian Blade and Christian McBride and Kenny Garret. Rearry Good.

Right now I'm watching 2001: A Space Odyssey. It also is rearry good.

Good night.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

I have more hair on my left-hand side.

I have no photo evidence, it is just something that I've noticed for several years now.

I thought you might like to know.

Perhaps the next time when we meet up, if we run out of things to talk about we could talk about my lopsided allocation of hair.

That would be nice.

It's 2am.
Good night.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

What I've done so far today, by Jacob

Today I reached into my filing cabinet to withdraw some mad filez and I dropped the pen I was holding. Then I spent 5 minutes looking for the pen among my files.

Good day so far.

Bye.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Soviet Break Dancing

This is pretty freakin' awesome.




Also, click on this post's title to go to the site where I found it - there are a couple of other similar, interesting items.


Or you could just stop reading my blog and read Kottke.org.

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Actually, I remember what I did today

I went to the St Kilda festival with Kanchana. That was good. Well, I don't really like festivals, but it was nice to hang out nevertheless. I saw Jackson Jackson and had a discussion about the merits and pitfalls of electronic songwriting sort of bands playing a straight ahead rock gig with a full band when they perform live. Like, is it a problem that the music that they are performing - rocky rockness with a full band - is different in style and context, if not notes and melody, from what is on their album? It's kind of like a different band playing different music from what they do.

Then again, I don't know anything much - I hadn't heard of Jackson Jackson before a couple of days ago.

Ok bye.

And this is interesting:

This.
(via Waxy.org)

Maybe I could do stuff like this - show you interesting things. 

I mean, sure... when I have news, I'll tell you. For now, be happy with interesting things. 

Geez. You are so needy.

Thank you.
Bye.

Obama says naughty words

Go here.

That's all I's gotz for today.

Bye.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Clearing up

Herro.

So, I'm just fiddling around with life for now - been working (a little bit), playing cricket (a little bit more), filling out various forms (a lot more than is healthy) and stuffs like that. Maybe I'll give you some more news later. Maybe. Later.

Anyhow, I feel that I need to give Mr Ray some credit for my choice of the lovely title of this blog (well, I told him I would). Basically it has been a running joke/observation of his for a while that many businesses just tack 'solutions' on the end of their name when, really, it doesn't mean anything. Like, 'Health Solutions', 'Childcare Solutions', 'Wash Your Car For You Solutions', etc. You will see this now. You may even work for a company that provides such 'solutions'. 

On another note, one interesting company, while not actually having 'solutions' in their name, is known as 'The Leaders in Pipeline Renewal'. This is almost as funny as solutions. A hot dog to whomever can find out what the business is and who works there.

Heh heh heh.

Anyhow, from that amusing observation of Ray's, the concept of Travel Blog Solutions was formed and the inanity shall continue. I like it.


The end.
By Jacob.