Ned Martin’s Dot Org
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journal3 is the reason for v3.
I keep a journal,
which details in great detail every little detail of my daily life. It’s not always exciting, but does give a good indication of what my life is like,
and presumably in turn what I am like.
It’s my collection of mundane daily life, interspersed with my attempts at photography, wit, and whatever else comes to mind. The Journal3 Index is probably where you’d want to start, or the recent entries:
Wherein I Get A New Bike & The Moon Goes Away | Sat 10th to Fri 16th Dec 2011
Dotty At GoMA: We Miss You Magic Land! | Sat 3rd to Fri 9th Dec 2011
Pittsworth & Light Painting | Wed 23rd Nov to Fri 2nd Dec 2011
Bronwen’s Birthday | Sun 20th to Tue 22nd Nov 2011
Seven Years | Mon 14th to Sat 19th Nov 2011
Canon EOS 7D | Mon 7th to Fri 11th Nov 2011
Tamborine Mountain Scarecrow Festival | Sat 15th Oct 2011
The Steamers (Attempt Five) | Sat 1st Oct 2011
More Torches & Some Thai | Tue 6th to Fri 9th Sep 2011
Torches, Tax & Dinner | Mon 22nd to Fri 26th Aug 2011
A Funeral, Classical Music, Cowboys & Aliens | Thu 11th to Thu 18th Aug 2011
Computers Suck | Mon 1st to Wed 10th Aug 2011
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Welcome to v3, the third incarnation of my personal website.
v2 was a very fixed site. Every page, every section, was exactly the same—stylistically speaking—as every other page. It’s still there—go have a look. It was heavily focused on standards compliance, accessibility, and all that jazz. It seemed the “right” way to design a perfectionist’s site back then. Now I’ve moved on. Order in chaos is my current goal.
amused3 Because Someone Has to Be:
I believe you can tell a lot about a person from what amuses them, or sometimes,
what doesn’t amuse them, so when I come across something that amuses me,
I put it on my amused
site. Plus it’s a lot of fun.
There’s usually a few revealing things hanging around at my public file depository too, although be aware that, despite the name, they may not actually be intended for public view—read the disclaimer first.
Hard Answers
It’s where you go for all those hard answers—or if you have a question you need an answer for. A useful site, by Ned Martin. HardAnswers.net
the-i.org – Ned Martin’s Online Persona
I also have a website
devoted to my online persona, “thei”, where you will find some of my photography,
including some of myself, 
along with some information about
me and where I live, amongst other things. There are also instructions
for getting in contact with
me via MSN or IRC,
my musical
tastes,
and a whole lot more…
Wherein I Get A New Bike & The Moon Goes Away I am haircut, there is a lunar eclipse, Bronwen buys me a bike, I go riding & get lost, fall over and damage my laptop, & post my old camera up to Sarah. Sat 10th Dec – Fri 16th Dec 2011Dotty At GoMA: We Miss You Magic Land! I go dotty at GoMA, eat chips, pizza & pasta, & attend the work Christmas Party. Sat 3rd Dec – Fri 9th Dec 2011Pittsworth & Light Painting A picture breaks, I eat at Coffee Club, buy a Mack Diamond Warranty, drive to Pittsworth with Maz, take starry photos, go-live at work, & watch the lighting of the Mayor’s Christmas tree. Wed 23rd Nov – Fri 2nd Dec 2011Bronwen’s Birthday It is Bronwen’s birthday, I make my first ever “Extra Special Birthday Vouchers”, get lots of things from eBay–some of which aren’t broken–& photograph the city. Sun 20th Nov – Tue 22nd Nov 2011Seven Years It is Bronwen and my seventh anniversary. I attempt to change my headlamps, eat curry with Silas, photograph the media centre & my server, give Bronwen flowers, gain a battery grip for my camera, & eat dinner at Caravanserai. Mon 14th Nov – Sat 19th Nov 2011Canon EOS 7D My new Canon EOS 7D camera arrives & I am excited. Mon 7th Nov – Fri 11th Nov 2011Tamborine Mountain Scarecrow Festival Bronwen & I drive to Tamborine Mountain for the Tamborine Mountain Scarecrow Festival, & are lucky to survive. Sat 15th Oct 2011The Steamers (Attempt Five) A fifth unsuccessful attempt to get to “The Steamers”, wherein it rains, squalls, & I meet the strongest wind I have ever met. Sat 1st Oct 2011More Torches & Some Thai Two torches arrive from eBay, only one of which is broken; it rains & blows, & I go to Tara Thai. Tue 6th Sep – Fri 9th Sep 2011Torches, Tax & Dinner Bronwen has her first day at work, my 18650 batteries and P-Rocket torch arrive, Mack Warranties suck, it rains, & we have dinner with Bronwen’s cousins, Laurence & Valerie. Mon 22nd Aug – Fri 26th Aug 2011A Funeral, Classical Music, Cowboys & Aliens I attend Bronwen’s grandfather’s funeral, Classic FM’s Topology, & Cowboys & Aliens. Thu 11th Aug – Thu 18th Aug 2011Computers Suck I fought–then bought–a monitor, fought the media centre, watched Captain America fight, bought some torches & batteries & a fake Wi-Fi card on eBay, fought my netbook, went to Sunday Live, fought Bilharzia, & got fit & stayed thin. Mon 1st Aug – Wed 10th Aug 2011The Haircut & Not The Steamers I get a haircut & don’t die on a cliff, in the dark, trying to find “The Steamers”. Fri 29th Jul – Sun 31st Jul 2011Stradbroke Island & Ida’s Funeral I get a quote for my lens repair, go to Stradbroke Island, trim the hedge, install windscreen wipers & attend Ida’s funeral. Fri 22nd Jul – Thu 28th Jul 2011Home, Frizzy Hair, Pizza & Lens Repair I arrive home, Bronwen’s hair goes frizzy, we watch Harry Potter & Transformers, visit Kieran, Maz, Smeagol, buy pizza & a shirt, & visit Camera Tech. Wed 13th Jul – Thu 21st Jul 2011The Netbook, The Diseases, & Tom I buy a netbook, eat Malaysian food, visit the travel doctor, inject diseases, buy a Lumix camera, travel on a bus, & have lunch with Tom. Sun 20th Mar – Sat 26th Mar 2011My Kindle, My Dentist & My Last Day At Work My Kindle arrives, I visit the dentist, have my last day at work, & nearly die in several road accidents. Mon 14th Mar – Sat 19th Mar 2011World Naked Bike Ride I watched naked people ride bikes, had a milkshake, and watched “Gilmore Girls”. Sat 12th Mar 2011Quitting Work, Buying Flights & A Kindle I visit Amanda, give notice at work, book flights to Europe, & Bronwen gets a Kindle. Mon 28th Feb – Fri 11th Mar 2011Storms, Nachos, Anger & Laptop Repair I am very angry, it storms big, Maz moves to his new place, my laptop is repaired, & we go for a lovely drive. Mon 21st Feb – Sun 27th Feb 2011Stradbroke Island & Natalie I go to Stradbroke Island, and, unrelatedly, meet Natalie. Mon 14th Feb – Sun 20th Feb 2011Gasses Damaging To The Ozone Layer I cancel things, get in trouble, visit Amanda, & Maz, Kieran, Bunnings, Sunnybank & Govinda’s. Mon 7th Feb – Sun 13th Feb 2011The Eight Dollar Milkshake I buy an eight dollar milkshake, find that traffic congestion occurs during peak-hour, eat a fair bit, & go to Cleveland. Mon 31st Jan – Sun 6th Feb 2011Moving House My sister is pregnant, I visit College’s Crossing Moonscape, move to Bronwen’s, & find traffic sucks. Mon 24th Jan – Sun 30th Jan 2011Squatting After The Flood I move my things back to my flood damaged house & squat there. I also trim hedges, eat Sizzlers, tacos, curry, & help Maz move. Tue 18th Jan – Sun 23rd Jan 2011The Flood There is a huge flood: I evacuate, my house is flooded, & then cleaned. Tue 11th Jan – Mon 17th Jan 2011College’s Crossing Flooded I drive back to Woodford, go for a swim, eventually get to Nandos & naively go to swim at a flooded College’s Crossing. Mon 3rd Jan – Mon 10th Jan 2011Woodford, Rain, Relationship Woes & 2011 It rains a lot, my feet hurt, I volunteer at Woodford, argue with Bronwen, & return to Brisbane. Sun 26th Dec – Sun 2nd Jan 2011Robowars I attend Robowars & buy fudge. Sat 27th Nov 2010Handel’s Solomon I fix the broken front door, look at cameras, eat cheesecake, go driving, stay up all night, buy tickets to Sydney, & attend Handel’s Solomon at St. John’s Cathedral. Wed 3rd Nov – Fri 12th Nov 2010Police Remove Blaise Jenkin & Amy-Jean Tebb My horse wins, Amy-jean Tebb & Blaise Jenkin attempt to break in, breaking the door, & the police are called. Mon 1st Nov – Tue 2nd Nov 2010A Taxing Time I am threatened, eat pizza, do my tax & work after hours. Mon 25th Oct – Thu 28th Oct 2010Earthlings, Remix & Bronwen's New Laptop I attend “Earthlings”, “Remix”, the West End Markets, several cheap takeaway places, & Bronwen gets a new laptop. Mon 18th Oct – Sat 23rd Oct 2010Hayfever, Paintball & Flooding I get hayfever, shoot people with paintballs, & it floods. Fri 1st Oct – Wed 13th Oct 2010Riverfire & Riverbreakfast I drive far into the mist, watch F111 jets & fireworks, & squeeze through crowds to eat French food. Sat 4th Sep – Sun 5th Sep 2010My Car Breaks My car breaks, Eagle Boys suck, I buy U2 tickets, see “Tomorrow, When the War Began”, & see Peter Berner at the Sit Down Comedy Club. Tue 31st Aug – Fri 3rd Sep 2010Valerie’s Second Coming Valerie comes again, It Takes 2 to Tango, I see Clint, “Salt”, & Buderim & Bronwen’s Grandfather. Sun 22nd Aug – Mon 30th Aug 2010The Return Of Valerie & The Pressurised Head I hurt my eye, see the doctor, argue politics, fall sick with a pressurised head & Valerie returns. Mon 9th Aug – Sat 21st Aug 2010New Flatmates: Amy & Blaise I stay up late working, get new flatmates & Bronwen bruises herself. Sun 25th Jul – Thu 29th Jul 2010Sabine Says Goodbye I replace my car mirror, say goodbye to Sabine, show people my rooms, watch Inception, & go to the wreckers. Sun 18th Jul – Sat 24th Jul 2010The Return Of Sabine I drive, eat, wreck my mirror, watch Knight & Day, & Sabine returns. Mon 12th Jul – Sat 17th Jul 2010Abbey Medieval Festival I attend the Abbey Medieval Festival. Sun 11th Jul 2010Going Between & Car Re-Tiring I visit the Go Between Bridge, Kara is sick, & my car is re-tired. Sun 4th Jul – Sat 10th Jul 2010Death Of A Teapot A teapot dies, I watch Balibo, Samson & Delilah, interview people, & build a perpetual motion machine. Mon 28th Jun – Sat 3rd Jul 201020 Bread Rolls, A Brainstem Infection & A Lunar Eclipse I get a brainstem infection, 20 bread rolls, two LED torches, & there is a lunar eclipse & lots of fire twirling. Mon 21st Jun – Sun 27th Jun 2010I Am Sick, Watch The A-Team, & Sabine Departs I am sick, watch The A-Team, meet Sabine’s boyfriend, & am sad when Sabine leaves. Tue 15th Jun – Sun 20th Jun 2010The Dreaming I go to The Dreaming Festival, & fall sick. Fri 11th Jun – Mon 14th Jun 2010Paddington Fair, Jokes & Suitcase Rummaging I flash phone ROMs, watch “Titanic”, fight Paypal, visit Paddington Fair, rummage through suitcases & tell the best joke ever. Tue 1st Jun – Thu 10th Jun 2010Phone Buying Dramas & Stradbroke I get the wrong phone, then the right phone, & go to Stradbroke. Mon 10th May – Sun 16th May 2010ANZAC Day I attend ANZAC Day, learn how to train my dragon, & suffer from a pre-midlife crisis. Sun 25th Apr – Tue 27th Apr 2010Ma Baker’s Tonic I hunt green fleas, meet Sabine’s fiancé, watch “The Book of Eli”, clip hedges, brighten my car & see “Ma Baker’s Tonic”, amongst curry puffs, spring rolls & homemade lemonade. Sat 17th Apr – Sat 24th Apr 2010Alexandria Bay, Noosa In hindsight, there was a Music Kafe, very few people at work, Sabine arrived home, Bronwen bought surround sound & Valerie, Kara & I went to a nudist beach, after the markets. Sat 10th Apr – Fri 16th Apr 2010Easter: Scouts, Stanthorpe, Girraween & Work I climb the great pyramid amidst apple cider whilst my flatmates sail the oceans, before technical issues cut short my holiday—& regularly my sleep—& I return to work. Then, it’s Kick-Ass. Thu 1st Apr – Fri 9th Apr 2010The 6th Asia Pacific Triennial Of Contemporary Art I’m depressed, dangerous & go to Bunnings. The Earth has an hour, Bronwen & I have Hungry Jacks, attend APT6, drive Kara to the airport, and decide to be positive—not to mention, buying German bread & seeing the doctor about my eye. Fri 26th Mar – Wed 31st Mar 2010A Very Bad Day I’m furiously angry, filled with quiet, subdued, rage - ironically, not at the police who I failed to evade, but at my work, Bronwen, & Valerie. & it’s all because I was trying to get fit. Thu 25th Mar 2010Queensland Wind And Brass I am annoyed at the lack of enforcement of road rules, cut myself on a can, & watch Kara play with Queensland Wind & Brass. Sun 21st Mar – Wed 24th Mar 2010Welcome, Clem7 & Hurt Locker I watch “Welcome”, “A Hurt Locker”, & some comedians, before getting a sore throat, calling in sick & driving through the Clem7 tunnel. Sun 14th Mar – Sat 20th Mar 2010Alice In Wonderland Ophthalmology, Alice in Wonderland, a kilo of peppermint creams & the St. Patrick’s Day parade, along with a new keyboard for my phone. Mon 8th Mar – Sat 13th Mar 2010March Ophthalmology I attend the ophthalmologist, Umart, curry, rain & pizza. Mon 1st Mar – Fri 5th Mar 2010Linda And Bill’s Ruby Wedding Anniversary Linda and Bill’s Ruby Wedding Anniversary: Mt. Tamborine in the rain: Bushwalking, swimming & mingling. Fri 26th Feb – Sun 28th Feb 2010Nothing Of Any Interest Just another normal week at work. Mon 22nd Feb – Thu 25th Feb 2010Late & Flatmates I gain a sore eye, a very rich cheesecake, & two of Germany’s loveliest as flatmates. Mon 8th Feb – Sun 14th Feb 2010Pulling Apart Computers Bronwen pulls apart computers & Ned has an entire Arnott’s Family Assorted biscuit packet to himself, but fears it may not be enough. Mon 1st Feb – Sat 6th Feb 2010Let There Be Light I am a fan of light, & my room has high ceilings… so I drove down to Bunning’s, & bought a thirty dollar light bulb. Sun 31st Jan 2010College’s Crossing It is quite hot. Bronwen & I go swimming. Sun 17th Jan 2010Lock ‘n’ Load, The Steamers & The Unwarping It rains, I get my car unwarped, fail to climb The Steamers, Lock ‘n’ Load with Kristin, watch “Up in the Air” & have potential flatmates. Fri 8th Jan – Sat 16th Jan 2010Brisbane, Again Back in Brisbane again, I go about my daily life, have Kara visit, & watch “Sherlock Holmes”. Sun 3rd Jan – Thu 7th Jan 2010Clem7, & An Apple Notebook I tour the Clem7 tunnel, & give Bronwen an Apple Notebook. Sun 20th Dec 2009Pre-Woodford Woes I set up camp at Woodford & remember why I don’t like Woodford. Sat 19th Dec 2009Hot, Inspired & Pensive It’s hot. I eat curry, visit Kieran, stay up late & watch for Geminids. Sat 12th Dec – Sun 13th Dec 2009Kurbaan Kurbaan, work, & some geeky things. Mon 7th Dec – Fri 11th Dec 2009Sunday Live, Byron Bay, Speakers & Mustangs I attend Sunday Live broadcasts, Ian Smith’s Bay Pastel showing, “District 9”, investigate speakers, have an x-ray, drive to Byron Bay, take over from my boss, & visit the Mustang State Concours & Muscle Car Spectacular. Sat 1st Aug – Mon 31st Aug 2009Winning A TV & Bright Lights I win a TV, buy earphones, start designing v3, fall sick, buy 500watt lights, am reviewed & see Harry Potter. Wed 1st Jul – Fri 24th Jul 2009Tamborine Mountain Scarecrow Festival I drive to Tamborine Mountain for the Tamborine Mountain Scarecrow Festival, & am bitten by a vampire. Sun 21st Jun 2009IKEA-poisoning I install CentOS, start hosting my own sites, Maz buys surround speakers, & I suffer IKEA-poisoning & mental degradation due to excess shopping options. Fri 1st May – Sun 31st May 2009April Daze Kieran buys a car; I buy apple juice & reverse into a car. I also visit Stradbroke Island, Pittsworth, work’s Christmas in April, attend TocH, ANZAC Day, see “Fast and Furious”, “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”, my phone fails, & I get toothache. Wed 1st Apr – Thu 30th Apr 2009A New Laptop, Stradbroke & Rejects I sell an iPhone, buy a laptop, attend the Pittsworth Show, watch “Watchmen”, go to Stradbroke Island, & meet the rejects. Sun 1st Mar – Tue 31st Mar 2009Stormy It was a stormy day at work. Fri 20th Feb 2009Brisbane, After Woodford; Canberra & Maz’s New Car I drive to work, fly to Canberra where Maz buys a car, drive back, visit Amanda, & see a movie & eat a lot. Sat 3rd Jan – Sun 18th Jan 2009Woodford Folk Festival I drive to Cairns, fly back to Brisbane, drive to Woodford & enjoy the festival. Fri 26th Dec – Fri 2nd Jan 2009I Buy A New Car I buy a new car, see “Australia”, setup tent at Woodford, meet Silas & Sam, am embarrassed to be associated with the “No Clean Feed” people, & Stella moves entirely out. Tue 2nd Dec – Mon 22nd Dec 2008Interlude I argue about solar power & see “Quantum of Solace”. It rains. Tue 25th Nov – Wed 26th Nov 2008My Father’s Passing Dad passes on. Fri 14th Nov – Mon 24th Nov 2008Thai Food Most of what happened is no longer known. Mon 10th Nov – Thu 13th Nov 2008Extreme Kayaking 28 kilometres of kayaking, against the tide, through waist deep mud, into 30 knot winds. Fri 7th Nov – Sun 9th Nov 2008Hip Hop, Movies & Food I watch a school hip-hop competition, “Rock’n’Rolla”, “Death Race”, & eat food. Sat 1st Nov – Thu 6th Nov 2008In The Middle It hails. I get pizza & watch “Burn After Reading”. Mon 20th Oct – Fri 24th Oct 2008Sydney & Sculpture By The Sea I fly to Sydney, look at Sculpture by the Sea, & fly home again. Fri 17th Oct – Sun 19th Oct 2008Macro Sydney Bronwen flies to Sydney, and I play around taking macro photographs. Thu 16th Oct 2008My Last Day At Work I go to work for the last time, & send my lauded multi-me farewell email. Wed 28th Nov 2007The Indian Journal: October 2000 – January 2001 I travel to India, see amazing things, & have an absolutely fantastic time. Tue 10th Oct – Tue 30th Jan 2001