We did it!

I’m read­ing on every­one’s LJs that he’s gone. I can’t quite believe it. The ABC and SBS web sites don’t have the con­ces­sion news yet. Thank you, my blog­ging friends. We did it. I can’t believe it. Now we’ve got a few small dis­cus­sions to...

Oh My Yes!!!!!!

I’m reload­ing the ABC elec­tion cov­er­age in between having awe­some con­ver­sa­tions with a hot chick about impli­cit racial assump­tions and listen­ing to Doug talk­ing about Stephen Col­bert roast­ing Bush in the White House Press Dinner and I’m so freak­ing...
Damn time difference

Damn time difference

I want the polls to close so they can start count­ing and the ABC can start post­ing Aus­tralian elect­oral res­ults. I’m at a friend’s in Austin and we’re stay­ing up for at least a while so I can keep watch.I want to come back to a coun­try which...

N’awlins jazz, baby

Our second and final day in N’awl­ins was divine. Break­fast at the Camel­lia Grill in South Car­roll­ton with far too much butter in the omelette (I could feel the weight piling on) fol­lowed by a driv­ing tour of the Garden Dis­trict, a trol­ley ride into...

New Orleans night out

Arrived in New Orleans and wandered around the Vieux Carré. Res­isted the impulse to revert to Anne Rice and Poppy Z Brite fangirl wor­ship (but did go to Bour­bon St for Lost Souls’ sake). Ate oysters there. It’s an awful strip of strip clubs now.The rest of the...
Damn time difference

Happy Birthday!

Dear daisynerd,Happy birth­day. I’m really sorry I’ve barely had time to speak with you over the last few weeks. You can open those presents now. You’re very patient for wait­ing till now! I hope your birth­day is awe­some and spec­tac­u­lar and here’s...