by Mel | Mar 29, 2016 | Foodery, Grumbling
Confession time. Sometimes I’m a bad cook. Or maybe a lazy cook. I like cooking generally but sometimes I lose the mojo.The last month or so I’ve had lots of day job day swapping, a few weekends not at home, another few weeks and weekends with extra events...
by Mel | Aug 1, 2013 | Grumbling, Random thoughts
So last night I posted on Facebook that I get driven a bit crazy by articles like “10 books every woman/dog/man” should read because I think the only thing people should read for pleasure is the stuff that makes them happy. This morning I woke up to see...
by Mel | Jun 10, 2012 | Grumbling, Writing
So I am working away on a few sekrit projects and one has been going slowly. Which means there’s a problem. It ALWAYS means there’s a problem though we writers like to go with the denial of said fact and try to to push through more time than not. And just...
by Mel | Mar 19, 2011 | Grumbling
You know, generally I try not to get all ranty mcranty pants on here on the blog but every once in a while words have to be had. Tonight is one of those nights. You see, perhaps I’m being Captain Obvious but I would say that in general, people taking themselves...
by Mel | Feb 27, 2011 | Grumbling, Tech-o-drama
Have spent the morning fighting the technology demons. Net result, Mel victorious by a narrow margin and only with a blow to the credit card in the form of a new modem. Now I must tackle the evil paperwork demons. Where’s a Slayer when you need one? Will have...
by Mel | Jan 30, 2009 | Grumbling
Not much to say about this week except it has been hot like well, a very hot thing. Four days of 40, 43, 44, 46 (something like 100, 110, 110, 112) with hot nights. Melbourne’s train system and now the power system has gone into meltdown (we’re on rolling...
