Comments on: Lazy Sunday! http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/12/21/lazy-sunday-44/ Life, Culture and Politics from BrisVegas Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:37:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adrien http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/12/21/lazy-sunday-44/#comment-187120 Adrien Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:37:04 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/12/21/lazy-sunday-44/#comment-187120 <i>I got almost all my Xmas shopping done in precisely 10 minutes @ Folio books!</i> . Best bookstore in Brizvegas that one. :) I got almost all my Xmas shopping done in precisely 10 minutes @ Folio books!
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Best bookstore in Brizvegas that one. :)

]]> By: Jovial Monk http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/12/21/lazy-sunday-44/#comment-187119 Jovial Monk Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:42:51 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/12/21/lazy-sunday-44/#comment-187119 Joe, will make that Viet curry tonight. Get the "Spice Market" book, about $49.95 but great value! Don't have the recipe with me here at work but stay tuned. Joe, will make that Viet curry tonight. Get the “Spice Market” book, about $49.95 but great value! Don’t have the recipe with me here at work but stay tuned.

]]> By: joe2 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/12/21/lazy-sunday-44/#comment-187118 joe2 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:35:00 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/12/21/lazy-sunday-44/#comment-187118 Jovial Monk that cheesecake looks so good. I must say, though, that I am even more curious about your Vietnamese Curry. How did that go and any chance of the recipe? I will understand if you are too busy. (Maybe Saturday Salon would be the more appropriate place to post it. Over there with Pauls' interesting new soup creation.) Jovial Monk that cheesecake looks so good. I must say, though, that I am even more curious about your Vietnamese Curry. How did that go and any chance of the recipe?
I will understand if you are too busy. (Maybe Saturday Salon would be the more appropriate place to post it. Over there with Pauls’ interesting new soup creation.)

]]> By: terangeree http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/12/21/lazy-sunday-44/#comment-187117 terangeree Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:38:48 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/12/21/lazy-sunday-44/#comment-187117 <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/dec/22/comment-christmas-santa-claus" rel="nofollow">Santa Claus' blog. </a> Santa Claus’ blog.

]]> By: Jovial Monk http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/12/21/lazy-sunday-44/#comment-187116 Jovial Monk Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:10:56 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/12/21/lazy-sunday-44/#comment-187116 http://www.jovialmonk.com.au/images/cooking/cheesecake_w.jpg My cheesecake. Lots red and black currants, I try to eat kilos of those when available, loaded with antioxidants! http://www.jovialmonk.com.au/images/cooking/cheesecake_w.jpg

My cheesecake.

Lots red and black currants, I try to eat kilos of those when available, loaded with antioxidants!

]]> By: Paul Burns http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/12/21/lazy-sunday-44/#comment-187115 Paul Burns Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:26:46 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/12/21/lazy-sunday-44/#comment-187115 Saturday. reading and finished Keay's India- A History. A wonderful book. Have finally worked out prologue for my book - reading, taking notes from Alan Frost's James Mario Matra. Sat night watching TV. Exploded when neighbours from next door came knocking at the door just before The Bill started asking me to ring a cab. Only kids so quickly got myself under control and sent them away. They were sent round by their mother. I really like these people and have had some good times with them, but I've lost count of the times I've asked them not to come round after 6 at night and interrupt me when I'm watching TV.Realised I'd lost my key temporarily. Watched The Bill. Took some more notes from Matra and other stuff I've got on the Endeavour voyage - Cook's Journals, i-net extracts from Banks and Parkinson Journals. To bed. Sunday:More reading and note-taking from Matra. Dipped into Abraham Eraly's The Mughal World. Was very surprised when courier arrived with The Twilight of British Rule in Revolutionary America: The New York Letter Book of General James Robertson, 1780-1783. Panic because I couldn't find the key. Had to go out back door to sign for book.Back inside a desperate clean up of tables, etc. Found key. Took more notes from Endeavour stuff, began writing the Prologue to my book, which will be no more than 1,500 words if possible. Watched Sunday night TV - Rome and the Germanic Tribes, Joyeux Noel. Then more work on writing the prologue. Have done first 2 paras and second last para. Did last para months ago (was 1st. para of earlier version. This time I think I've got it - connecting up 18c England, the First Fleet and the American Revolution all thru the character of James Matra. We'll see. Only got the middle bit of the prologue to write now. Monday morning: 10 yr old girl from next door came round wanting to use the computer. She seemed a little upset. Seems the kid has been coming round here to use social network on computer when not wanted at home, and now I'm busy on itshe's got nowhere to go.Tried to explain the process of writing to her, ands she wanted to know why I wanted to write books.(That's the sort of question a disgusted father would ask when he found out you were'nt interested in football.) I told her she could watch me at the computer, but she waent home. A bit of a sad situation, really. But I remain firm in my reaolve I can't have them bothering me while I'm writing. Saturday. reading and finished Keay’s India- A History. A wonderful book. Have finally worked out prologue for my book – reading, taking notes from Alan Frost’s James Mario Matra. Sat night watching TV. Exploded when neighbours from next door came knocking at the door just before The Bill started asking me to ring a cab. Only kids so quickly got myself under control and sent them away. They were sent round by their mother. I really like these people and have had some good times with them, but I’ve lost count of the times I’ve asked them not to come round after 6 at night and interrupt me when I’m watching TV.Realised I’d lost my key temporarily. Watched The Bill. Took some more notes from Matra and other stuff I’ve got on the Endeavour voyage – Cook’s Journals, i-net extracts from Banks and Parkinson Journals. To bed.
Sunday:More reading and note-taking from Matra. Dipped into Abraham Eraly’s The Mughal World. Was very surprised when courier arrived with The Twilight of British Rule in Revolutionary America: The New York Letter Book of General James Robertson, 1780-1783. Panic because I couldn’t find the key. Had to go out back door to sign for book.Back inside a desperate clean up of tables, etc. Found key. Took more notes from Endeavour stuff, began writing the Prologue to my book, which will be no more than 1,500 words if possible. Watched Sunday night TV – Rome and the Germanic Tribes, Joyeux Noel. Then more work on writing the prologue. Have done first 2 paras and second last para. Did last para months ago (was 1st. para of earlier version. This time I think I’ve got it – connecting up 18c England, the First Fleet and the American Revolution all thru the character of James Matra. We’ll see. Only got the middle bit of the prologue to write now.
Monday morning: 10 yr old girl from next door came round wanting to use the computer. She seemed a little upset. Seems the kid has been coming round here to use social network on computer when not wanted at home, and now I’m busy on itshe’s got nowhere to go.Tried to explain the process of writing to her, ands she wanted to know why I wanted to write books.(That’s the sort of question a disgusted father would ask when he found out you were’nt interested in football.) I told her she could watch me at the computer, but she waent home. A bit of a sad situation, really. But I remain firm in my reaolve I can’t have them bothering me while I’m writing.

]]> By: murph the surf. http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/12/21/lazy-sunday-44/#comment-187114 murph the surf. Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:46:36 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/12/21/lazy-sunday-44/#comment-187114 A southerly had been blowing for several days so maybe there was going to be some decent swell on Sunday. Unfortunately the swell was really marching up the coast past most beaches but I still hoped that some waves would be breaking and that the surf wouldn't be too crowded. . In fact the surf was quite small and more interestingly almost empty. The small coastal towns nearby are all looking quite empty when usually they are packed with holidaymakers at this time of year. (* Note to David Rubie - the convoy carrying faux provincial white furniture and expensive do-hickeys never made it !) The caravan parks are not jammed and the surest sign that out of towners are about , flash SUVs are conspicuous by their almost complete absence. The largest centre near us was also deserted on the last Sunday before Christmas and the shopping malls empty. This recession is beginning to look more ominous. . Great thread is up at Club Troppo at present - one for the open minded at least . http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/12/19/david-evans-greenhouse-sceptic-debates-his-views-on-troppo/ A southerly had been blowing for several days so maybe there was going to be some decent swell on Sunday. Unfortunately the swell was really marching up the coast past most beaches but I still hoped that some waves would be breaking and that the surf wouldn’t be too crowded.
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In fact the surf was quite small and more interestingly almost empty. The small coastal towns nearby are all looking quite empty when usually they are packed with holidaymakers at this time of year.
(* Note to David Rubie – the convoy carrying faux provincial white furniture and expensive do-hickeys never made it !)
The caravan parks are not jammed and the surest sign that out of towners are about , flash SUVs are conspicuous by their almost complete absence.
The largest centre near us was also deserted on the last Sunday before Christmas and the shopping malls empty. This recession is beginning to look more ominous.
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Great thread is up at Club Troppo at present – one for the open minded at least .
http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/12/19/david-evans-greenhouse-sceptic-debates-his-views-on-troppo/

]]> By: joe2 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/12/21/lazy-sunday-44/#comment-187113 joe2 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:10:26 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/12/21/lazy-sunday-44/#comment-187113 Brilliant piccies jo. Poor ol' Santa is doing his best and has more reason to count off the days to Christmas than the kids. Last week in the supermarket a little girl thought I looked a lot like him. I was a bit surprised and missed the opportunity to say a "ho, ho, ho". Fortunately my dear wife filled in for me. We spent Sunday at a market selling off junk from the garage. It went O.K. despite the sullen teenagers embarrassment at this old peoples constuct. (The little ratbag, gloat as I must, spun us out recently at award night by picking up dux for his year at high school.) Anyhow, now flushed with cash from the junk bonus, I now have enough money to buy 2 new tyres for "la car" and have come a little bit closer to the day when I will be able to park the little sweetheart in the shed that is supposed to be her home. God willing. Brilliant piccies jo. Poor ol’ Santa is doing his best and has more reason to count off the days to Christmas than the kids. Last week in the supermarket a little girl thought I looked a lot like him. I was a bit surprised and missed the opportunity to say a “ho, ho, ho”. Fortunately my dear wife filled in for me.

We spent Sunday at a market selling off junk from the garage. It went O.K. despite the sullen teenagers embarrassment at this old peoples constuct. (The little ratbag, gloat as I must, spun us out recently at award night by picking up dux for his year at high school.)

Anyhow, now flushed with cash from the junk bonus, I now have enough money to buy 2 new tyres for “la car” and have come a little bit closer to the day when I will be able to park the little sweetheart in the shed that is supposed to be her home. God willing.

]]> By: skepticlawyer http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/12/21/lazy-sunday-44/#comment-187112 skepticlawyer Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:39:40 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/12/21/lazy-sunday-44/#comment-187112 I've got a bit on this week, so if I don't get around the bloggy traps before then, I'd like to wish everyone the best of the season. We're hoping for snow over here, and it looked pretty likely last week... but the probability seems to have fallen off this week. I’ve got a bit on this week, so if I don’t get around the bloggy traps before then, I’d like to wish everyone the best of the season. We’re hoping for snow over here, and it looked pretty likely last week… but the probability seems to have fallen off this week.

]]> By: jo http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/12/21/lazy-sunday-44/#comment-187111 jo Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:23:33 +0000 http://larvatusprodeo.net/2008/12/21/lazy-sunday-44/#comment-187111 http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/chi-scared-santa-sm-081202-pg,0,52957.photogallery seems to have lost a dash in the post above. 'scared of santa' photos are the best. http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/chi-scared-santa-sm-081202-pg,0,52957.photogallery

seems to have lost a dash in the post above. ‘scared of santa’ photos are the best.

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