Ned Martin’s Journal

Welcome to my journal.

It’s not always exciting, but it 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.

There’s a calendar, or browse a category below.

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Sun 15^th Apr 2012

Wabbit Season

I eat chips at Pittsworth, curry in Rosalie, & film the massacre of many Easter Bunnies.

bronwen maz clint pittsworth outdoors photography guns shooting chocolate easter bunnies

Sat 14^th Apr 2012

Pittsworth Light Painting

Bronwen & I go to Pittsworth with Maz & Clint, eat birthday cake, & take photographs in the dark.

bronwen maz clint pittsworth outdoors photography light painting

Thu 5^th Apr – Tue 10^th Apr 2012

Stradbroke, Ants, Mosquitoes & Gum Nuts

I go to Stradbroke Island with Bronwen & am attacked by ants, mosquitoes, & gum nuts—but no icebergs.

bronwen stradbroke outdoors beach swimming maz photography

Thu 22^nd Mar – Wed 4^th Apr 2012

Suitcase Rummages, Mini Bike Trainers & Earth Hour

I run out of milk, go to the Sit Down Comedy Club, eat chips with Clint at Scarborough, shop for shoes & chocolate, watch “The Hunger Games”, attend “Earth Hour”, a suitcase rummage, & buy a Mini Bike Trainer.

bronwen kieran clint maz work cinema

Sat 10^th Mar – Wed 21^st Mar 2012

Gavin’s Funeral

Bronwen & I attend Gavin’s funeral, I get toothache & visit the dentist, go to Govinda’s Sunday Feast, & watch “Coriolanus” & “The Rum Diaries”.

bronwen gav & valerie maz clint toothache dentist cinema gavan sizzlers

Sun 4^th Mar – Fri 9^th Mar 2012

Bushwalking O’Reilly’s, Leeches & Itching

Bronwen, Clint, Maz & I go for a wet & misty walk through the leeches at O’Reilly’s, & itch for days after.

bronwen clint maz outdoors lamington national park o’reilly coomera circuit bushwalking photography waterfalls leeches

Sat 3^rd Mar 2012

Birthday Shirts

I get very “me” Birthday Shirts, walk the Gateway Bridge, & eat muffins.

bronwen sarah maz kieran clint birthday shirts

Mon 20^th Feb – Fri 2^nd Mar 2012

Sick, Retiring, RAM & Comedy

I put more RAM in my laptop, Bronwen’s Dad “retires”, her Aunt & Uncle leave, we laugh at the Sit Down Comedy Club, & watch “Killer Elite”.

bronwen gav & valerie sick maz kieran clint laptop geek sizzlers cinema sit down comedy club john & sarah geoff & hillary

Sat 18^th Feb – Sun 19^th Feb 2012

Coomera Circuit, Lamington National Park

Bronwen, Clint & I walk the Coomera Circuit in Lamington National Park, & I eat pancakes & fall sick.

bronwen clint maz outdoors lamington national park binna burra coomera circuit bushwalking photography waterfalls leeches sick

Wed 1^st Feb – Fri 17^th Feb 2012

The KGB Don’t Find Me

The KGB don’t find me, I fix my car’s central locking, watch “Chronicle” with Clint & “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” without him, the water fails, Flash crashes, I redesign my site, & Bronwen & I attend Cam & Christine’s party & a family dinner.

bronwen geoff & hillary car maz clint cinema john & sarah geek gavan cam & christine

Mon 23^rd Jan – Tue 31^st Jan 2012

Family Dinner, Sizzlers, & Cloudflare

I have some days & nights, attend family dinner at Bronwen’s parents’ place, eat most of Sizzlers, & start using Cloudflare.

bronwen maz john & sarah cam & tina geoff & hillary gav & valerie

Mon 9^th Jan – Fri 20^th Jan 2012

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

It is hot. I fix my car door, watch “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”, & eat a lot.

bronwen car maz work cinema

Wed 4^th Jan – Sun 8^th Jan 2012

College’s Crossing

I watch “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”, eat a late Christmas Lunch at Sizzlers, & go swimming at College’s Crossing.

bronwen cinema sizzlers outdoors college’s crossing swimming

Mon 26^th Dec – Tue 3^rd Jan 2012

Woodford Folk Festival & The Dreaming

Bronwen and I go to Woodford Folk Festival, where the weather is good for a change, I fall sick, we don’t argue, and overall have a great time.

bronwen outdoors photography woodford festival sick

Sat 10^th Dec – Fri 16^th Dec 2011

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.

bronwen bike haircut lunar eclipse eclipse kieran daniel maz car david sarah gavan

Sat 3^rd Dec – Fri 9^th Dec 2011

Dotty At GoMA: We Miss You Magic Land!

I go dotty at GoMA, eat chips, pizza & pasta, & attend the work Christmas Party.

bronwen goma ebay camera rob & peng lian car work christmas party

Wed 23^rd Nov – Fri 2^nd Dec 2011

Pittsworth & 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.

bronwen maz pittsworth photography light painting startrails camera

Sun 20^th Nov – Tue 22^nd Nov 2011

Bronwen’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.

photography bronwen birthday ebay maz kieran camera

Mon 14^th Nov – Sat 19^th Nov 2011

Seven 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.

bronwen silas maz john & sarah car camera anniversary

Mon 7^th Nov – Fri 11^th Nov 2011

Canon EOS 7D

My new Canon EOS 7D camera arrives & I am excited.

bronwen silas maz camera

Sat 15^th Oct 2011

Tamborine Mountain Scarecrow Festival

Bronwen & I drive to Tamborine Mountain for the Tamborine Mountain Scarecrow Festival, & are lucky to survive.

outdoors photography storm hail tamborine mountain scarecrows lightning bronwen

Sat 1^st Oct 2011

The 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.

bronwen maz kieran outdoors storm the steamers bushwalking

Tue 6^th Sep – Fri 9^th Sep 2011

More Torches & Some Thai

Two torches arrive from eBay, only one of which is broken; it rains & blows, & I go to Tara Thai.

bronwen maz geek silas kieran ebay torches phone storm

Mon 22^nd Aug – Fri 26^th Aug 2011

Torches, 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.

bronwen maz geek ebay torches john & sarah laurence valerie chris

Thu 11^th Aug – Thu 18^th Aug 2011

A Funeral, Classical Music, Cowboys & Aliens

I attend Bronwen’s grandfather’s funeral, Classic FM’s Topology, & Cowboys & Aliens.

bronwen maz cinema ian buderim funeral sunday live john & sarah south bank

Mon 1^st Aug – Wed 10^th Aug 2011

Computers 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.

bronwen maz cinema geek raymond ebay john & sarah sunday live netbook laptop

Fri 29^th Jul – Sun 31^st Jul 2011

The Haircut & Not The Steamers

I get a haircut & don’t die on a cliff, in the dark, trying to find “The Steamers”.

bronwen maz outdoors chris haircut the steamers bushwalking john & sarah

Fri 22^nd Jul – Thu 28^th Jul 2011

Stradbroke 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.

bronwen outdoors stradbroke maz car camera lens john & sarah ida funeral

Wed 13^th Jul – Thu 21^st Jul 2011

Home, 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.

bronwen kieran maz smeagol cinema geek john & sarah daniel south bank accident camera lens

Sun 20^th Mar – Sat 26^th Mar 2011

The 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.

bronwen maz raymond tom kieran cinema geek travel netbook laptop doctor christine umart

Mon 14^th Mar – Sat 19^th Mar 2011

My 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.

bronwen maz car geek work kindle dentist accident

Sat 12^th Mar 2011

World Naked Bike Ride

I watched naked people ride bikes, had a milkshake, and watched “Gilmore Girls”.

bronwen photography nudity

Mon 28^th Feb – Fri 11^th Mar 2011

Quitting Work, Buying Flights & A Kindle

I visit Amanda, give notice at work, book flights to Europe, & Bronwen gets a Kindle.

bronwen work maz amanda storm lightning travel cinema south bank bill linda kindle

Mon 21^st Feb – Sun 27^th Feb 2011

Storms, 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.

bronwen maz outdoors geek photography storm phone ian john & sarah laptop

Mon 14^th Feb – Sun 20^th Feb 2011

Stradbroke Island & Natalie

I go to Stradbroke Island, and, unrelatedly, meet Natalie.

bronwen anna natalie stradbroke outdoors john & sarah swimming beach

Mon 7^th Feb – Sun 13^th Feb 2011

Gasses Damaging To The Ozone Layer

I cancel things, get in trouble, visit Amanda, & Maz, Kieran, Bunnings, Sunnybank & Govinda’s.

bronwen work maz kieran amanda phone sunnybank sarah

Mon 31^st Jan – Sun 6^th Feb 2011

The Eight Dollar Milkshake

I buy an eight dollar milkshake, find that traffic congestion occurs during peak-hour, eat a fair bit, & go to Cleveland.

bronwen work outdoors maz kieran umart cleveland

Mon 24^th Jan – Sun 30^th Jan 2011

Moving House

My sister is pregnant, I visit College’s Crossing Moonscape, move to Bronwen’s, & find traffic sucks.

bronwen sarah outdoors flooding geek maz work moving ipswich dirk nathan john & sarah

Tue 18^th Jan – Sun 23^rd Jan 2011

Squatting 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.

flooding bronwen photography maz kieran moving ian

Tue 11^th Jan – Mon 17^th Jan 2011

The Flood

There is a huge flood: I evacuate, my house is flooded, & then cleaned.

flooding outdoors bronwen photography maz anna kate south bank john & sarah

Mon 3^rd Jan – Mon 10^th Jan 2011

College’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.

bronwen outdoors woodford flooding maz photography swimming kate college’s crossing

Sun 26^th Dec – Sun 2^nd Jan 2011

Woodford, Rain, Relationship Woes & 2011

It rains a lot, my feet hurt, I volunteer at Woodford, argue with Bronwen, & return to Brisbane.

bronwen outdoors woodford photography festival

Sat 27^th Nov 2010

Robowars

I attend Robowars & buy fudge.

bronwen photography geek robowars fiona

Wed 3^rd Nov – Fri 12^th Nov 2010

Handel’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.

bronwen cinema raymond geek maz south bank qums john & sarah

Mon 1^st Nov – Tue 2^nd Nov 2010

Police 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.

bronwen blaise amy police maz kara

Mon 25^th Oct – Thu 28^th Oct 2010

A Taxing Time

I am threatened, eat pizza, do my tax & work after hours.

bronwen blaise maz work

Mon 18^th Oct – Sat 23^rd Oct 2010

Earthlings, Remix & Bronwen's New Laptop

I attend “Earthlings”, “Remix”, the West End Markets, several cheap takeaway places, & Bronwen gets a new laptop.

maz bronwen cinema laptop julia river stage remix west end markets markets

Fri 1^st Oct – Wed 13^th Oct 2010

Hayfever, Paintball & Flooding

I get hayfever, shoot people with paintballs, & it floods.

bronwen maz outdoors sick kieran kara paintball samford raymond david

Sat 4^th Sep – Sun 5^th Sep 2010

Riverfire & Riverbreakfast

I drive far into the mist, watch F111 jets & fireworks, & squeeze through crowds to eat French food.

bronwen outdoors maz photography beaudesert darlington kate south bank riverfire riverbreakfast brisbane festival

Tue 31^st Aug – Fri 3^rd Sep 2010

My 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.

maz bronwen cinema car kieran u2 south bank sit down comedy club

Sun 22^nd Aug – Mon 30^th Aug 2010

Valerie’s Second Coming

Valerie comes again, It Takes 2 to Tango, I see Clint, “Salt”, & Buderim & Bronwen’s Grandfather.

bronwen kara clint nicole cinema outdoors amy blaise valerie qwab south bank buderim cam & tina ian alexandra point

Mon 9^th Aug – Sat 21^st Aug 2010

The Return Of Valerie & The Pressurised Head

I hurt my eye, see the doctor, argue politics, fall sick with a pressurised head & Valerie returns.

maz bronwen nicole work sick cinema valerie amy blaise outdoors geek kara south bank surfer’s paradise gold coast beach swimming doctor phone

Sun 25^th Jul – Thu 29^th Jul 2010

New Flatmates: Amy & Blaise

I stay up late working, get new flatmates & Bronwen bruises herself.

bronwen maz work amy blaise kara

Sun 18^th Jul – Sat 24^th Jul 2010

Sabine Says Goodbye

I replace my car mirror, say goodbye to Sabine, show people my rooms, watch Inception, & go to the wreckers.

car maz geek sabine bronwen kara stella cinema south bank katie jana

Mon 12^th Jul – Sat 17^th Jul 2010

The Return Of Sabine

I drive, eat, wreck my mirror, watch Knight & Day, & Sabine returns.

bronwen maz kara geek car cinema sabine accident south bank

Sun 11^th Jul 2010

Abbey Medieval Festival

I attend the Abbey Medieval Festival.

bronwen outdoors photography festival abbey medieval festival

Sun 4^th Jul – Sat 10^th Jul 2010

Going Between & Car Re-Tiring

I visit the Go Between Bridge, Kara is sick, & my car is re-tired.

bronwen cam & christine maz kara car jambavati

Mon 28^th Jun – Sat 3^rd Jul 2010

Death Of A Teapot

A teapot dies, I watch Balibo, Samson & Delilah, interview people, & build a perpetual motion machine.

bronwen geek maz cinema kieran photography uq

Mon 21^st Jun – Sun 27^th Jun 2010

20 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.

bronwen sick maz outdoors sabine valerie photography ebay torches kieran

Tue 15^th Jun – Sun 20^th Jun 2010

I Am Sick, Watch The A-Team, & Sabine Departs

I am sick, watch The A-Team, meet Sabine’s boyfriend, & am sad when Sabine leaves.

sick bronwen cinema work sabine kara maz south bank kieran

Fri 11^th Jun – Mon 14^th Jun 2010

The Dreaming

I go to The Dreaming Festival, & fall sick.

bronwen sick the dreaming outdoors woodford photography festival john & sarah

Tue 1^st Jun – Thu 10^th Jun 2010

Paddington Fair, Jokes & Suitcase Rummaging

I flash phone ROMs, watch “Titanic”, fight Paypal, visit Paddington Fair, rummage through suitcases & tell the best joke ever.

bronwen maz geek cinema kara phone ebay paypal

Mon 10^th May – Sun 16^th May 2010

Phone Buying Dramas & Stradbroke

I get the wrong phone, then the right phone, & go to Stradbroke.

geek bronwen stradbroke outdoors maz photography ebay phone swimming beach

Sun 25^th Apr – Tue 27^th Apr 2010

ANZAC Day

I attend ANZAC Day, learn how to train my dragon, & suffer from a pre-midlife crisis.

bronwen amanda maz kara cinema ian beach swimming sunshine coast buderim south bank

Sat 17^th Apr – Sat 24^th Apr 2010

Ma 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.

bronwen valerie sabine maz kieran kara cinema south bank uq dentist car coolum buderim john & sarah west end markets markets

Sat 10^th Apr – Fri 16^th Apr 2010

Alexandria 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.

bronwen valerie kara outdoors photography alexandria bay noosa sunshine coast beach swimming west end markets markets south bank

Thu 1^st Apr – Fri 9^th Apr 2010

Easter: 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.

bronwen outdoors maz sabine valerie cinema work photography umart stanthorpe bushwalking girraween pittsworth south bank

Fri 26^th Mar – Wed 31^st Mar 2010

The 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.

bronwen maz kara photography earth hour goma doctor

Thu 25^th Mar 2010

A 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.

bronwen valerie police car work sabine

Sun 21^st Mar – Wed 24^th Mar 2010

Queensland 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.

bronwen maz kieran kara valerie sabine qwab

Sun 14^th Mar – Sat 20^th Mar 2010

Welcome, Clem7 & Hurt Locker

I watch “Welcome”, “A Hurt Locker”, & some comedians, before getting a sore throat, calling in sick & driving through the Clem7 tunnel.

bronwen maz sabine valerie cinema geek palace centro john & sarah south bank sit down comedy club

Mon 8^th Mar – Sat 13^th Mar 2010

Alice 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.

bronwen maz sabine valerie cinema geek south bank doctor phone stella

Mon 1^st Mar – Fri 5^th Mar 2010

March Ophthalmology

I attend the ophthalmologist, Umart, curry, rain & pizza.

geek maz sabine sick umart doctor

Fri 26^th Feb – Sun 28^th Feb 2010

Linda And Bill’s Ruby Wedding Anniversary

Linda and Bill’s Ruby Wedding Anniversary: Mt. Tamborine in the rain: Bushwalking, swimming & mingling.

bronwen maz outdoors linda bill tamborine mountain swimming camping

Mon 22^nd Feb – Thu 25^th Feb 2010

Nothing Of Any Interest

Just another normal week at work.

Mon 8^th Feb – Sun 14^th Feb 2010

Late & Flatmates

I gain a sore eye, a very rich cheesecake, & two of Germany’s loveliest as flatmates.

bronwen maz valerie sabine kieran cam & christine gold coast beach swimming

Mon 1^st Feb – Sat 6^th Feb 2010

Pulling 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.

clint maz bronwen

Sun 31^st Jan 2010

Let 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 17^th Jan 2010

College’s Crossing

It is quite hot. Bronwen & I go swimming.

bronwen photography swimming outdoors college’s crossing

Fri 8^th Jan – Sat 16^th Jan 2010

Lock ‘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.

car maz bronwen kristin cinema david the steamers outdoors ipswich work south bank

Sun 3^rd Jan – Thu 7^th Jan 2010

Brisbane, Again

Back in Brisbane again, I go about my daily life, have Kara visit, & watch “Sherlock Holmes”.

bronwen kara cinema maz kieran sick south bank

Sun 20^th Dec 2009

Clem7, & An Apple Notebook

I tour the Clem7 tunnel, & give Bronwen an Apple Notebook.

bronwen kieran

Sat 19^th Dec 2009

Pre-Woodford Woes

I set up camp at Woodford & remember why I don’t like Woodford.

woodford bronwen cinema outdoors festival camping tent dayboro south bank

Sat 12^th Dec – Sun 13^th Dec 2009

Hot, Inspired & Pensive

It’s hot. I eat curry, visit Kieran, stay up late & watch for Geminids.

geek web kieran maz bronwen scott katie john

Mon 7^th Dec – Fri 11^th Dec 2009

Kurbaan

Kurbaan, work, & some geeky things.

bronwen cinema work geek maz

Sat 1^st Aug – Mon 31^st Aug 2009

Sunday 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.

bronwen cinema maz outdoors geek sunday live ebay scott john & sarah doctor raymond south bank hollie phone byron bay cam & tina ian ben jane earphones work mustang muscle car spectacular fortitude valley

Wed 1^st Jul – Fri 24^th Jul 2009

Winning A TV & Bright Lights

I win a TV, buy earphones, start designing v3, fall sick, buy 500watt lights, am reviewed & see Harry Potter.

bronwen geek maz kieran work rejects south bank john & sarah sick trailer hollie cinema

Sun 21^st Jun 2009

Tamborine Mountain Scarecrow Festival

I drive to Tamborine Mountain for the Tamborine Mountain Scarecrow Festival, & am bitten by a vampire.

outdoors photography scarecrows tamborine mountain

Fri 1^st May – Sun 31^st May 2009

IKEA-poisoning

I install CentOS, start hosting my own sites, Maz buys surround speakers, & I suffer IKEA-poisoning & mental degradation due to excess shopping options.

bronwen maz kieran john & sarah accident ikea amart doctor geek loki cinema south bank kate umart

Wed 1^st Apr – Thu 30^th Apr 2009

April 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.

bronwen cinema kieran maz car work geek accident stradbroke beach swimming pittsworth toothache phone paddington south bank work police raymond toch

Sun 1^st Mar – Tue 31^st Mar 2009

A New Laptop, Stradbroke & Rejects

I sell an iPhone, buy a laptop, attend the Pittsworth Show, watch “Watchmen”, go to Stradbroke Island, & meet the rejects.

bronwen cinema maz outdoors geek raymond ebay police pittsworth south bank kieran laptop uq stradbroke swimming beach police irc rejects

Fri 20^th Feb 2009

Stormy

It was a stormy day at work.

storm work

Sat 3^rd Jan – Sun 18^th Jan 2009

Brisbane, 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.

car maz outdoors bronwen amanda kieran mi cinema clint canberra erica pittsworth wivenhoe natalie dad flight

Fri 26^th Dec – Fri 2^nd Jan 2009

Woodford Folk Festival

I drive to Cairns, fly back to Brisbane, drive to Woodford & enjoy the festival.

bronwen outdoors woodford photography cooktown sarah family cairns car camping flight festival nudity rhiannon nieka lightning storm

Tue 2^nd Dec – Mon 22^nd Dec 2008

I 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.

maz raymond cinema bronwen geek stella silas sick car fortitude valley protest camping woodford christmas lights