Entries from September 2008

September 10, 2008

Heroin is fun

Heroin is fun*.  It really is.
By which I mean, revulsion and fear regarding heroin use are so strong in so many people that even mentioning heroin tends to provoke a strong response.  Also, not everyone shares my sense of humour.
Case in point: at work I’m getting one of my many drinks of high-caffeine cola I [...]

September 7, 2008

Melbourne Graffiti History at Gasworks

I teamed up a little while ago with another local who’s heavily into the graffiti scene.  I’ve posted lots of videos in the past showing the graffiti around Melbourne but I don’t really know any detail about the scene.  The guy you’ll see in this video goes by the name DurtCityDestroyers on YouTube and he’s [...]

September 5, 2008

I’m pretty much done with Sarah Palin

I don’t think I can bring myself to make much more comment on the GOP election campaign.  The cynicism of nominating Sarah Palin for VP pretty much indicated the contempt they have for the whole process but the last few days of speeches have made it abundantly clear.  I am absolutely at a loss for [...]

September 1, 2008

Lloyd’s is Pants

For those who don’t know, some incredibly polite people in England use “pants” as an insult.  It essentially means rubbish or stupid.  In the context of this story, a particular gentleman decided to express his displeasure with his bank, Lloyd’s, by setting his account password to “Lloyd’s is pants”.
And then Lloyds decided to show just [...]