Saturday Photo Hunt

This week's theme is "beautiful".















I think I'll stop there...

Friday Fill-ins

1. When I'm sick I'm sick!

2. When I take a walk, I think about every single thing I see and whether it's worth photographing.

3. Money can't buy happiness but it can help.

4. Cotton makes me eh? and leather makes me think about motorcycles.

5. The strangest person/character I've had lewd thoughts about was probably the G-Man.

6. My favorite color these days is yellow because of Daisy.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to the usual, tomorrow my plans include work and Sunday, I want the Saints to win big for Robert Harvey's final home-and-away game!
FFI

Thursday Thirteen

Seen at The Snapery. But because I don't have an iPod I used Windows Media Player instead:

1. What would best describe your personality? Funny in my mind (I believe I'm fixin' to die) - Robert Plant
2. What do you like in a guy/girl? We could be so good together - The Doors
3. What is your life’s purpose? The death of paradigm - If These Trees Could Talk
4. What do your friends think of you? Chocolate - Snow Patrol
5. What is your life story? Keep the dream alive - Oasis
6. What do you think when you see the person you like? Got that feeling - Faith No More
7. What do your parents think of you? Rebel Rebel - David Bowie
8. What will you dance to at your wedding? My Beloved Monster - The Eels
9. What will they play at your funeral? About a girl - Nirvana
10. What is your hobby/interest? The Lovecats - The Cure
11. What is your biggest secret? Almost cut my hair - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
12. What should you post this as? Love you (Take three) - Syd Barrett
13. What do you think of yourself? Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
T13

Teaser Tuesday

Seen at Wendy's
* Grab your current read.
* Let the book fall open to a random page.
* Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page. NO SPOILERS!
* Share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from (that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given).
* Leave a link to the blog post where you’ve shared your “Teaser" in the comments to the week's TUESDAY TEASER post at Should Be Reading.
* If you don’t have a blog, share the teaser in a comment on that week’s “Teaser” post.

The law which Solomon Kentucky had come forth to proclaim (should the people so ordain it) was one that had been a long time coming; a law which was needed now more than ever before; a law from which the people could draw the strength they needed in order to go forth and do the work of the Lord and the Love on Earth; a law which would make them worthy of the sacrifices that Baby Jesus and Diana had made for them; a law which had long since been on the spiritual statutes of the beacon land across the Atlantic and which now finally was to be proclaimed here, in Great England, in Great Scotland, in Great Wales and across the water in the Emerald Country, that it might give strength and succour to the faithful.
Henceforth, from this time and place and across the whole land, Solomon Kentucky wished it to be known (should the people so ordain it) that every single person would by law and by statute be famous.
Blind Faith by Ben Elton p.127/8

The absolute highlight of the whole Beijing Olympics

And hurdles - who knew?

Unconscious Mutterings

1. Cry :: baby


2. Stretch :: jeans


3. Efficient :: not me


4. Brunch :: breakfast or lunch


5. Afro :: hair


6. Preheat :: the oven


7. Delicious :: yum


8. Global warming :: is happening


9. Actions :: speak louder than words


10. Ride :: British shoegazer band

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Finals

One more week of home and away games and the Saints will play in the finals whether they win or lose next week. They walloped Adelaide today by 47 points to cement their place in the final 8. Yeah!!!

Saturday Photo Hunt

This week's theme is "wrinkled". Enough said.....

It's probably not a good idea to use the macro lens on one's own skin., originally uploaded by jsarcadia.

Friday Fill-ins

1. Dancing to the beat while doing anything makes me keep going.

2. The last time I gambled I nearly won.

3. When I drive I like to have the music turned up LOUD.

4. I saw her standing there.

5. Give me music, give me books, give me peace.

6. Next week I am looking forward to a lot less rain (even though we need it).

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to the usual - fireplace, red wine, football, tomorrow my plans include work and Sunday, I want to be able to say the Saints won!
FFI

The Soundtrack of My Life: According to Shuffle

Saw this at The Snapery

Instructions:

1. Open your music library (iTunes, winamp, media player, iPod, whatever)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question below, type the song that’s playing
5. New question — press the next button
6. Don’t lie and try to pretend you’re cool

Opening credits: Soul Kitchen - The Doors
First day at school: Fight Test - Flaming Lips
Falling in love: Helpless - Faith No More
Breaking up: Whatevers Left - Snow Patrol
Prom: Misty Mountain Hop - Led Zeppelin
Life’s Okay: The Importance of Being Idle - Oasis
Mental breakdown: Dirty Old Man - Neil Young
Driving: Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell - Flaming Lips
Flashback: Malabar Front - If These Trees Could Talk
Getting back together: Freakshow - The Cure
Wedding: Mitternacht - Kraftwerk
Divorce: Queen of the Highway - The Doors
Current Mood: Cambridge Bypass - Laura
Final battle: Make This Go On Forever - Snow Patrol
Death scene: Lovesong - The Cure
End credits: Rebel Rebel - David Bowie

1. Signature :: tune


2. Olympics :: Beijing


3. 100% :: total


4. Damn! :: Bugger!


5. Gold :: coin


6. Fresh and natural :: food is best


7. Fraction :: half


8. Hurry :: up!


9. Summer :: of the seventeenth doll


10. 29th :: of February ;)

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Saturday Photo Hunt

Better late than never!
This week's theme is "colourful".

Camelia days #2, originally uploaded by jsarcadia.

Friday Fill-ins

1. The last meal I had at a restaurant was chicken parmagiana.

2. Violence is something I intensely dislike.

3. The full moon equals lots of cheese.

4. Dry as a dead dog's dinger is one of my favorite local expressions. (It's not really, just the first one I thought of.)

5. Sometimes it's best to move on.

6. ________ is the best movie I've seen so far this year! (Haven't seen a good one yet.)

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to fireplace, red wine, football, tomorrow my plans include going to that engagement party I thought was on last weekend, but is actually this weekend! and Sunday, I want to relax, except I have to work!
FFI

Thursday Thirteen

I've been taking a pic (or several) of this daisy every day to show the stages of her unfurling into a fully-fledged flower. Not quite there yet, but here are 13 pics I've taken so far.
If you imagine a clock face drawn on the centre shot of the whole bush, Daisy is the tiny yellow dot at about 4 o'clock.


T13

Wednesday's Warble

The Human League. Late 70s, early 80s. I used to listen to this band's first two albums incessantly - Reproduction and Travelogue. This track is from the latter. Very cool.

A Crow And A Baby:



A crow and a baby
Had an affair
The result was a landslide
The result was a dare
The result was a baby
Who wanted it all
Moved out of the doll's house
Moved out of the hall

With one wing on the town and a gleam in an eye of red
Said my father was a crow, now I want all fathers dead
Find the fathers of this world, treat them as a fatal foe
Put them in the deepest hole, then cover the pit with snow

With one wing on the town
And a gleam in an eye of red

I'm just trying to tell you what you'll come up against
If you venture from my side, if you think you're so mature
You will end up in a field, you will be someone's manure
Mushrooms growing from your back
Feeding some damn carrion bird
Do you want to contribute
To the corruption of the world?

With one wing on the town
And a gleam in an eye of red

A crow and a baby
Had an affair
My dream was the baby
The crow was your hair
Parts of me love parts of you
That at least is obvious
Give my baby back to me
You must see its only just

With one wing on the town
And a gleam in an eye of red
With one wing on the town
And a gleam in an eye of red
With one wing on the town
And a gleam in an eye of red

Dreams of Leaving:



Someone stopped the clock
When we should have started early
If we miss the morning meeting
Our lives will be in danger
Someone's trying to stop us
There is someone in our party
It is someone with a grudge
And they won't let us reach the border
Our lives are in his hands
We pay with Krugerands
The currency of pain to help
Us leaving
While back in our homeland
The ones who make a stand
Are taken from their homes and
No-one hears of them again
I felt I had to come here
I thought things would be better
The situation's changed
But I find I'm still resented
Someone wants my job
It is someone in this building
Someone's spreading rumours
And I don't feel I can stay here
I think I'm going north
And now's the time to leave
The people there they say
Are good to strangers
And if I do my best
And try to settle in
I'm sure I can be just like
Someone's neighbour
I'm sure I can be just like
Someone's neighbour

Tuesday's Tune

Song To The Siren. Originally written and performed by Tim Buckley and covered by many artists since, including Robert Plant. This version, by This Mortal Coil (aka The Cocteau Twins), is far and away my favourite. Beautiful song, beautifully sung.



On the floating, shapeless oceans
I did all my best to smile
til your singing eyes and fingers
drew me loving into your eyes.

And you sang "Sail to me, sail to me;
Let me enfold you."

Here I am, here I am waiting to hold you.
Did I dream you dreamed about me?
Were you here when I was full sail?

Now my foolish boat is leaning, broken love lost on your rocks.
For you sang, "Touch me not, touch me not, come back tomorrow."
Oh my heart, oh my heart shies from the sorrow.
I'm as puzzled as a newborn child.
I'm as riddled as the tide.
Should I stand amid the breakers?
Or shall I lie with death my bride?

Hear me sing: "Swim to me, swim to me, let me enfold you."
"Here I am. Here I am, waiting to hold you."

This week's collaboration.

This week's collaboration with Janet. Just a bit of fun this week. The power of suggestion I guess.

It's not what you're thinking!, originally uploaded by jsarcadia.

I also did a couple of collaborations with Sean, one of my Flickr contacts.

Peaches and Cream


String thingies

Unconscious Mutterings

1. Month to month :: year to year


2. Adjusted :: well


3. Prank :: call


4. Mop :: the floor


5. Clarity :: clear as a bell


6. Parenting :: some people shouldn't be allowed


7. Glenn :: guy's name


8. Fingerprint :: unique


9. Pineapple :: not my favourite fruit


10. Attorney :: General

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Saturday Photo Hunt

This week's theme is "dark".

The photographer 2, originally uploaded by jsarcadia.

Friday Fill-ins

1. You know you're old when the music is too loud.

2. My heart is divided between staying and leaving.

3. Warmth is what I need RIGHT NOW!

4. I have felt the edge of reason, I have known the depths of despair.

5. Gah, won't these people buy some books!

6. Cure me as soon as you can!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to fireplace, red wine, football tomorrow my plans include friends' engagement party and Sunday, I want to have a productive day!
FFI

A minority of one

I saw The Dark Knight last night. Didn't like it. Actually, it wasn't a case of not liking it as much as being bored by it. Crash Bang Violence Car chase Crash Bang Car chase Violence. *yawn*.
Yes, Heath Ledger gave a good performance as The Joker but I feel so sad that this was his last performance, the one he'll be remembered for - a completely evil psycopath with no redeeming features whatsoever.
Watching Christian Bale is about as exciting as watching paint dry. Same goes for whoever played Harvey Whatsisname. Gary Oldman had none of his usual lunatic spark. Michael Caine was Michael Caine, as always.
The storyline could have been interesting with the whole choice/chance, order/anarchy, hero/villain thing going on but, really, it was all just a pretty superficial backdrop for the special effects.
I went with my sister and brother-in-law (who both loved it) but, if I had gone on my own, I think I would've left well before the end because I just didn't care about how it was going to play out.

Yes. They must!!

:(

ST KILDA great Robert Harvey has announced his retirement, 20 years to the day after his AFL debut.
The dual Brownlow medallist fronted a packed media conference alongside his wife Danielle and coach Ross Lyon at Moorabbin on Wednesday morning.
He confirmed he will hang up the boots at the end of the season.
"I'm very happy and honoured to stretch my career out as long as I did," Harvey said. "It’s the right time for the club, the right time for myself."
In his 21 seasons, Harvey has won almost every individual accolade, but a premiership flag still eludes him. The Saints climbed to seventh with Sunday's win over Port Adelaide, and face a decisive battle with Collingwood on Saturday.
"This is the last opportunity to play finals footy – that's all I'm playing for," Harvey said.
“Our season is still alive and this is obviously my last chance at (the flag). You take me and Fraser [Gehrig] out and we’d nearly be the youngest list in the AFL, and I think that’s a great thing for the club, and we’ve got a great opportunity."
St Kilda players including Nick Riewoldt, Luke Ball, Steven Milne, Lenny Hayes and Gehrig attended the announcement, and Harvey said he hadn't enjoyed breaking the news to them.
“It is always hard to come off 21 years at a place," he said.
"You try to get the words right and they don’t quite come out the way you’d like. It was the hardest thing I’ve done. Last week has been a bit of a roller coaster because I knew I was going to retire but when you actually say it and when you agree to say it, it is a different thing."
Almost universally regarded as one of the game's greats, Harvey has played 376 senior games, ranking him in fourth spot on the all-time list behind Michael Tuck (426 games), Kevin Bartlett (403 games) and Simon Madden (378 games).
The oldest player in the AFL, he will turn 37 before the end of the home-and-away season.
Harvey began his career against Footscray in round 19, 1988. In his 10th season, in 1997, he won his first Brownlow medal, although he considered it a "hollow victory", having finished behind the suspended Chris Grant in the polling.
There were no ambiguities the following year, when he secured back to back Brownlow medals, plus his fourth and last club best and fairest.
Harvey won eight All-Australian selections, three EJ Whitten medals for best on ground in state-of-origin, the AFLPA MVP award in 1997, two pre-season flags and was skipper for two seasons (2001-02).
He played in St Kilda's beaten grand final side in 1997.
In 1997, Harvey said: "Once you get to 25 you realise there isn't long left – especially when you started at 16. Your body gets such a hammering each week. You wonder how long it can hold up."
He underwent a knee reconstruction in 2001, and in 2002 a shoulder injury again finished his season early, but he bounced back in 2003 to win his eighth All-Australian jumper.
He has played under seven coaches, beginning under Darrel Baldock and outlasting Ken Sheldon, Stan Alves, Tim Watson, Malcolm Blight and Grant Thomas.
"I'm happy to have stretched my career out as long as it did," Harvey said on Wednesday.
Saints midfielder Lenny Hayes recently paid tribute to the Saints champion.
"He's an absolute freak – 21 years in the game, it's just amazing," Hayes said.
"I still remember having the posters on my wall when was growing up of him, being a midfielder.
"To come and just watch how he trains, and be a teammate of his, was a great thrill for me.
"I think mentally he's the toughest bloke I've ever seen.
"Just to be able to get up for games, and just the way he pushes himself at training and during games.
"He's just a freak."
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Pretty lame quiz but....

You know 90% about Led Zeppelin

 

Fantastic. You know what there is to know about Led Zeppelin, and proberly more, you may think my quiz suck, but dont worry, be happy man:)

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Unconscious Mutterings

1. Crankiness :: grumpiness


2. Backpack :: school bag


3. Clone :: Dolly


4. High ground :: hill


5. Dreams :: sweet


6. Lovingly :: carefully


7. Mistake :: error


8. Carson :: Paul


9. Errand :: run


10. Dozen :: dirty

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This week's collaboration.

With Captain Snape. No theme this week so there was a bit of a quandary about what to do. Then I saw Janet's pics for the Saturday Photo Hunt and just knew exactly what to do......

The sun shines through wherever you are., originally uploaded by jsarcadia.

Saturday Photo Hunt

This week's theme is "clouds".

Orange clouds



Black clouds



Shiny clouds



Dramatic clouds

Friday Fill-ins

1. If I could travel back in time, I'd go to pick a war, any war - I'd go to the start of it and make the idiots change their minds.

2. Give me a smile or give me a song.

3. I am listening to www.rrr.org.au.

4. Somewhere, someone is thinking - one would hope so.

5. I'll always be me.

6. My idea of a good time includes music.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to not much, maybe a drink at the Acorn, tomorrow my plans include work, football, the usual and Sunday, I want to be smiling!

FFI

Thursday Thirteen

Another thirteen books sitting on the desk waiting for me to do something with them...

1. Entombed - Linda Fairstein
Crime fiction
2. Dracula - Bram Stoker
"Complete and unabridged"!
3. Princes of Sandastre - Antony Swithin
"The perilous quest for Lyonesse". Book 1 of a fantasy trilogy.
4. Shadow Watch - Tom Clancy (created by, not written by)
Ick
5. Eye of the Beholder - David Ellis
Serial killer thriller
6. The Gates - Jennifer Johnston
Irish. Revolves around a family's attempts to revive their fortunes.
7. The Treatment and the Cure - Peter Kocan
Prison drama
8. Flora's Suitcase - Dalia Rabinovich
A young Jewish couple migrate to Colombia.
9. When Elephants Weep - Jeffrey Masson and Susan McCarthy
The emotional lives of animals. Non-fiction.
10. The Safe House - Nicci French
Crime fiction
11. "Don't Fall Off The Mountain" - Shirley Maclaine
Autobiography
12. Superstitions - R.L. Stine
Horror. Stine usually writes for kids but this is for adults apparently.
13. The Cigarette Girl - Carol Wolper
A modern romance set in LA/Hollywood.
T13

Unconscious Mutterings

1. Memory :: is always the first to go


2. Original :: and the best


3. Exclusively :: snobbishly


4. Listings :: rental


5. Bucket :: There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza. (Is it Liza?)


6. Knight :: in shining armour


7. Dusty :: Springfield


8. Choice :: options


9. Sunlight :: is good light


10. Change of plans :: happen often

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What's the story, morning glory?

This week's collaboration with Janet. I had no idea how to do the selective colour thing until Janet showed me. Thanks mate :)

What's the story, morning glory?, originally uploaded by jsarcadia.

Saturday Photo Hunt

This week's theme is "hanging". Just so happens that Phone was hanging around this week.

Hang up the Phone., originally uploaded by jsarcadia.

Friday Fill-ins

1. I believe whatever doesn't kill you is a good thing.

2. If you're good at something, do it!

3. Why so quiet?

4. Something is out there, it's blocking the view.

5. If my life were a sitcom, it would be titled Drifting.

6. Sitting on my back porch [if you don't have one, use your imagination] I see the jungle.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to not much, a few drinks and maybe watch the football on TV, tomorrow my plans include work and then a BBQ at a friend's place and Sunday, I want to be smiling at another Saints win!
FFI

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen of the books currently sitting on the desk waiting to be processed and shelved:
1. The Seven Ordeals of Count Cagliostro - Iain McCalman.
Who was Count Cagliostro? A great healer and mystic, or a dangerous charlatan whose revolutionary notions and influences threatened to undermine the monarchies of France and Russia?
2. Satan's Church - Cam Lavac.
A religious thriller along the lines of The Da Vinci Code by the looks of it.
3. The Joachim Berendt Jazz Book - Joachim Berendt.
A book about Jazz!
4. A Line In The Sand - Gerald Seymour.
Thriller with Iranian baddies.
5.Treasure Islands - Pamela Stephenson.
Travel book. Sailing the South Seas in the wake of Fanny and Robert Louis Stevenson.
6. The Popular Voice - Derek Jewell
A musical record of the 60s and 70s.
7. Now and Then - Joseph Heller.
A Memoir from Coney Island to Here.
8. Galileo's Daughter - Dava Sobel
Biographical study of Galileo, the scientist, and his daughter, a nun. Based on her letters.
9. 1610 A Sundial in a Grave - Mary Gentle.
Historical fantasy
10. Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden.
The life of a geisha in Japan from 1929 to the 1950s.
11. Double Disillusion - Rod Quantock.
Musings from a rebel comic. (Very funny one at that.)
12. The Green Mile - Stephen King.
The complete serial in one novel.
13. The Fellowship of the Ring - JRR Tolkien.
First book of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. A must-read.
T13

Stem cell research

Stem cell research, originally uploaded by jsarcadia.

Unconscious Mutterings

1. Flicker :: Flickr


2. Styling :: Friday 12-2pm rrr.org.au


3. Episode :: chapter


4. Sexier :: more shaggable


5. Studious :: diligent


6. Mushroom :: magic


7. 8 minutes :: in 8 minutes it will be 9.55am


8. Bald :: head


9. Immunity :: safety


10. Sectioned :: partitioned

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The Pope visits Bondi

They've been having World Youth Day all week in Sydney, a huge gathering of Catholics from all over the world. Gridlock in Sydney. Herr Ratzinger, the Pope, was the star of the show but I think, on this occasion, even he was upstaged.
I saw this shot on the morning news and found the original on flickr.

The Pope visits Bondi, originally uploaded by AndrewNez.

Collaboration and Saints

This week's collaboration with Janet. The theme this week was favourite places in the home or yard. A book and a bed - what more could you ask for?

The best place to be curled up with a good book., originally uploaded by jsarcadia.

Meanwhile, last night the Saints played Hawthorn who are 3rd on the ladder and one of the two main favourites to take out the title this year. By half time I was ready to turn the TV off. The Hawks were winning comfortably and I thought a whitewash was on the cards.
But.
The Saints' second half was awesome! They kicked 12 goals to 2 and turned a 33 point defecit into a 30 point win. A fantastic team effort.
So, they're still hanging on to that last finals spot.
Go Sainters!

Update: Saints are equal 5th now.

Saturday Photo Hunt

This week's theme is "What is it?"

What is it?, originally uploaded by jsarcadia.

Say it don't spray it

Saw this at Kwizgiver's and decided to have a go.

How many people live in your house?
4

Do you like your siblings?
Yes, more so with every year.

What color are your nails?
Kind of pinkish with white edges - ie, natural.

What's your favorite place on earth?
I don't think I've been there yet. Of the places I have been, probably Byron Bay.

Ever punch someone in the face?
No

Did you have a dream last night?
This morning I did, but I don't remember it now.

Where is your shirt from?
The Cure concert merchandise. I have five and I wear them constantly.

Are you mad at someone?
Frustrated but not mad.

Where's your best friend?
Probably at home.

Last place you bought something from?
Coles (supermarket)

Last person you were in a car with?
Besides myself - Georgia

What bank do you use?
Bendigo - not that I have anything in there to use.

Do you like being in pictures?
No

Who's your last missed call from?
Don't know - not a number I recognise.

Ever broken something at someone else's house?
More than likely, usually a wine glass.

Are you a good driver?
Yes.

What's on your mind right now?
Too much negative stuff.

When is your birthday?
April 24th

What kind of cell phone do you have?
Phone, Tele Phone (Licensed to call)

How old will you be in 5 years?
58

Are you a movie buff?
No

If you could move tomorrow would you?
Only if I had to.

Did you like the weather today?
No - cold and wet.

Do you like the outdoors or indoors better?
That depends entirely on the weather. Today - indoors.

How tall are you?
5'6"

If you had to choose an age to remain for the rest of your life what would it be?
Whatever age it was that I was satisfied wth my life.

What's something in your past you wish you could relive?
Riding a motorcycle.

What is your favorite thing to do on the weekends?
My weekends are on Tuesday - photography.

Favorite nearby vacation destination?
Queenscliff

How's the weather?
Cold

Does anything on your body hurt?
Yes

What was the last television show you watched?
The football is on right now.

Do you prefer orange or cherry ice-pops?
Neither

Do you like pickles?
Yes

Does your hair still smell like shampoo?
Probably not. I avoid scented shampoos, my scalp doesn't like them.

What's plugged in in the nearest outlet?
Laptop, bedside lamp, clock radio.

What was the last thing you wrote by hand?
A recipe

What's your favorite commercial?
No such thing.

Do you pay attention to celebrity gossip?
No

Have you sang out loud today?
No and that's a sure indication of my mood.

Do you wish it was 4 years into the future, or 4 years back?
Back.

Can you touch your nose with your foot?
Hahahahaha.

Do you prefer paper towels, or napkins?
Does it matter?

Are you currently texting anyone?
No

What was the last movie you watched?
At the cinema? Jeez, I can't remember.

Who did you last high-five?
Dunno, probably a child.

Describe your best friend in 3 words?
Hard-working, family-oriented, supportive.

What is your MySpace song?
My what?

Happy Birthday Dad

79 today. That's him on the left, wandering along the Warburton aquaduct trail a few weeks ago.

Dad and Brian, originally uploaded by jsarcadia.

Friday Fill-ins

1. If I could be a fly on the wall I would go to any lengths to avoid the swatter.

2. Jealousy is an emotion that can't always be suppressed.

3. When I see a shooting star my wish would be that I hadn't seen it because I only ever see them when someone's died.

4. I'd rather be alive than not any day!

5. Certain songs when I hear them make me wanna dance, sing along, hear more, turn 'em off, depending on what song.

6. If time were in a bottle I'd probably drink it.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to a drink at the Acorn (we don't go to the Tav anymore, tomorrow my plans include a family dinner for dad's 79th birthday and Sunday, I want to celebrate a Saints win!
FFI

Project Black

Hosted by Anna Carson. Plenty of black in this attempt to do a long exposure at Woolomai earlier in the year.

Just one more from Woolomai, originally uploaded by jsarcadia.

Signs of Spring already?

Lots of Springy type stuff happening in the jungle - Daisies, Rhodedendron, Lilac. It's way too early for all this. It's technically slap bang in the middle of Winter still.

Another Daisy, originally uploaded by jsarcadia.

I even saw cherry blossom while I was out and about.

Weekly Words Challenge

Weekly Words Challenge, hosted by Pickled Beef. The words are "signs" and "graffiti.

This flag is the sign that the bookshop is open. I wish a few more people would notice it!!

Seventy Seven A Boronia Road., originally uploaded by jsarcadia.

Out the back of the same bookshop is this storage/junk shed.

This week's collaboration

This week's collaboration was "secret" - that is, pick a photo from Janet's photostream and put it together with one of mine, without letting on which pics are used.
I did three diptychs and couldn't decided between them, so used them all :)

I just thought these two HAD to go together...

Helloooo...loooo.....oooo....oo, originally uploaded by jsarcadia.

Iconic buildings with domes...


Messages in the sand....

Unconscious Mutterings

1. Intimated :: hinted


2. Brush :: hair


3. Masquerade :: fancy dress


4. Procedure :: process


5. Tattoos :: not for me


6. Square :: root


7. Tuck :: in


8. Boyfriend :: girlfriend


9. Badass :: arsehole


10. Thousand :: M

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Saturday Photo Hunt

This week's theme is "support". This old trestle bridge at Selby is supported by some very old timber. It supports the railway track used by Puffing Billy, an old steam train that chugs through the hills. A very popular tourist attraction in these parts.
More Puffing Billy pics can be found here if you're interested.

Trestle bridge, Selby., originally uploaded by jsarcadia.

And yes, it does support the train....

Friday Fill-ins

1. Oh, I can't wait until I have a holiday.

2. That the light's not working is the first thing I see when I open my refrigerator.

3. I never leave home without my camera.

4. If I were a condiment, I would be a mutant pickle because I'm bitter and twisted.

5. The rudeness of people who don't understand that I don't have an unlimited supply of dollar coins for their laundry is really high up on my list of pet peeves.

6. The last thing I thought of before I went to bed was I think I'll go to bed.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to watching the Saints, who may or may not win, tomorrow my plans include work and Sunday, I want to be warm!
FFI

And the colour is....... black

Another photo challenge seen at The Snapery but originally from here.

Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoo, originally uploaded by jsarcadia.

The Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo is a large (55 - 65 cm) cockatoo. It is easily identified by its mostly black plumage, with most body feathers edged with yellow, not visible at a distance. It has a yellow cheek patch and yellow panels on the tail. The female has a larger yellow cheek patch, pale brown bill (grey-black in males) and black marks in the yellow tail panels. Young birds resemble the adult female, but young males have a smaller cheek patch.

Thursday Thirteen

My guitar. It's beautiful.

The Maton in all its glory., originally uploaded by jsarcadia.

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Age and Beauty

Weekly Words Challenge #43, hosted by Pickled Beef:

Ye olde Tash The Wonder Dog is in her mid 90s in human years. She still walks a few kilometres every day and was even seen to sprint a hundred yards or so a couple of weeks ago.



My Dad, in the centre. 79 next week, still plays 18 holes of golf twice a week. My Mum, on his left, somewhere in her mid-70s, still works part-time as a teacher at the Little Yarra Steiner School.



I don't think I need to post any other pics to represent the beauty.

99 songs I can listen to over and over and over again

Saw this at Janet's, who saw it here. Simple meme - just list my 99 favourite songs. So here goes..... not necessarily in any order though, just as I think of them. Numbers 1 and 2 are interchangeable, but they're definitely my two favourite songs ever.
Ha, I could fill this list with just The Cure and Led Zeppelin but I'll try to throw in a few others :) In fact, just take it for granted that everything by The Cure and Led Zeppelin is already a given....

99. No Quarter - Led Zeppelin
98. Watching Me Fall - The Cure
97. Brother My Cup Is Empty - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
96. Dead Souls - Joy Divison
95. In A Lonely Place - New Order
94. She's Lost Control - Joy Division
93. Last Cup Of Sorrow - Faith No More
92. Lust For Life - Iggy Pop
91. How Many More Times - Led Zeppelin
90. Fascination Street - The Cure
89. Red Rain - Peter Gabriel
88. Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin
87. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
86. Two Tribes - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
85. Carnage Visors - The Cure
84. Where The Wild Roses Grow - Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue
83. Curse of Millhaven - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
82. Cowgirl in the Sand - Neil Young and Crazy Horse
81. Tonight's The Night - Neil Young
80. Child In Time - Deep Purple
79. Flood - Sisters of Mercy
78. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath
77. Like Cockatoos - The Cure
76. Fearless - Pink Floyd
75. Pushit - Tool
74. Eulogy - Tool
73. Like a Hurricane - Neil Young and Crazy Horse
72. After The Goldrush - Neil Young
71. Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan
70. Jailbreak - AC-DC
69. Just Like Heaven - The Cure
68. Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsie and the Banshees
67. Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This - Eurythmics
66. Achilles' Last Stand - Led Zeppelin
65. Dazed and Confused - Led Zeppelin
64. Hot! Hot! Hot! - The Cure
63. Disintegration - The Cure
62. The Mercy Seat - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
61. Ashes to Ashes - Faith No More
60. Heart and Soul - Joy Division
59. Decades - Joy Division
58. The Lyre of Orpheus - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
57. A Perfect Kiss - New Order
56. Fool's Gold - The Stone Roses
55. Get It On - T-Rex
54. Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd
53. Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd
52. Lucky Man - The Verve
51. Battle of Evermore - Led Zeppelin
50. Killing an Arab - The Cure
49. Get Back - The Beatles
48. Champagne Supernova - Oasis
47. Telegram Sam - T-Rex
46. Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
45. More News From Nowhere - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
44. Are Friends Electric? - Gary Numan
43. The Black Hit of Space - Human League
42. Fade to Grey - Visage
41. Anarchy in the UK - Sex Pistols
40. London Calling - The Clash
39. Guns of Brixton - The Clash
38. Heroes - David Bowie
37. Ambulance Blues - Neil Young
36. Us and Them - Pink Floyd
35. Close to the Edge - Yes
34. Cortez the Killer - Neil Young and Crazy Horse
33. Helpless - Neil Young
32. Season of the Witch - Steven Stills, Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield
31. Epic - Faith No More
30. War Pigs - Black Sabbath
29. Shivers - Boys Next Door
28. Do You Love Me? - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
27. Happy Christmas/War Is Over - John and Yoko
26. Love Is A Stranger - Eurythmics
25. Children of the Revolution - T-Rex
24. Dominion/Mother Russia - Sisters of Mercy
23. Sympathy For The Devil - Rolling Stones
22. Imagine - John Lennon
21. A Day In The Life - The Beatles
20. When The Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin
19. Prayers For Rain - The Cure
18. Primary - The Cure
17. Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin
16. Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin
15. Ramble On - Led Zeppelin
14. Plainsong - The Cure
13. Blue Monday - New Order
12. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
11. In my Time of Dying - Led Zeppelin
10. A Forest - The Cure
9. Song To The Siren - This Mortal Coil
8. Red Right Hand - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
7. Biko - Peter Gabriel
6. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
5. Lullaby - The Cure
4. Ten Years Gone - Led Zeppelin
3. Atmosphere - Joy Division
2. Pictures Of You - The Cure
1. Kashmir - Led Zeppelin

Unconscious Mutterings

1. Notification :: email


2. Cheat :: card


3. Top Ten :: hits


4. Draft :: dodger


5. Unbelievable :: Wimbledon Mens' Final


6. Cheap :: and nasty


7. Spontaneous :: off the cuff


8. Harass :: stalk


9. Lipstick :: on my collar


10. Transpire :: occur

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Wimbledon

Men's Final. Rafael Nadal won over Roger Federer, 9-7 in the fifth set. It was the best tennis match I think I've ever seen. Early on I thought it was going to be a whitewash for Nadal as he jumped out of the blocks and took the first two sets. But a rain delay in the third allowed Federer to get his act together and he came out and won the 3rd and 4th sets, both in tie-breakers. Some of the shots in that 4th set tie=breaker had to be seen to be believed. Just awesome shotmaking. The fifth set was really tight until Nadal broke Federer's serve in the 15th game. He then held his own serve to win 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-7 9-7. I think Federer just ran out of gas at the end.
A magnificent tennis match.

The downside is that it started at 11.00 or so last night but didn't finish till 6.30 this morning.

Floating

This week's collaboration with Janet. I saw her flower photo (the one on the right) and immediately thought it would match up pretty well with one I'd taken last year. Both pics are titled "Floating" and that really was a coincidence.

Floating, originally uploaded by jsarcadia.

Saturday Photo Hunt

This week's theme is "pointed". This type of Dahlia is certainly pointed.

Pink Dahlia, originally uploaded by jsarcadia.

Thursday Thirteen

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Just a little bit late. Nevermind, I'm sure it's still Thursday somewhere in the world. My 13 most favourited photos on Flickr. That is, the ones that other people like best.

Most favourited, originally uploaded by jsarcadia.

1. Today's sunset is brought to you from......... Woolomai!, 2. Another Woolomai sunset, 3. Just a little bit of saturation, 4. Balancing act, 5. Free Burma, 6. View from a riverbank, 7. Woolomai sunset #698737387, 8. Caught my eye for some reason, 9. Another long exposure, 10. Red in support of a free Burma, 11. On the mushies again, 12. The ghost, 13. Phone is fired up!

Indeed!

"Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted." -John Lennon

Friday Fill-ins

1. Holidays in the summer are such a long way off.

2. Mushrooms filled with garlic and butter are my favorite things to grill.

3. My thoughts are random.

4. No drama is what I'm most looking forward to this weekend!

5. My favorite book so far this summer winter is The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.

6. Waking up is the best way to begin a day.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to nothing much, tomorrow my plans include work and not much else and Sunday, I want to maybe cook something yummy!

FFI

Faith

Robert Smith at his mournful best. What an incredible place to experience music!!