Chameleon

Images from www.simplystreep.com

Yes, more Meryl. I thought it would be a good idea to put together some images that show just a few of the wide-ranging roles she has played throughout her screen career.

Happy Australia Day

I had my most enjoyable Australia Day yesterday, spending the majority of it at a pub with a big crowd and plenty of booze. A lot of fun. I left earlier than most people, though, overtaken by sheer tiredness. That was at about 7:30pm, having started at 11am. My taxi driver was kind enough to allow me to pick up some greasy junk food on the way home, which I sort of needed. Anyway, here are some well-known songs that, if you can, you should download. They were played by the pub band, and they always remind me of Australia. The songs themselves are good too.

Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins
Where The Streets Have No Name - U2
Jump - Van Halen
Thunder Struck - ACDC
Learning to Fly - Pink Floyd

2006... Wouldn't it be lovely?

Firstly, I should perhaps explain myself. My internet access these days is limited. I am, like others, on holidays from uni (which was my primary place of 'net access). And each time I've actually gained access to the internet somewhere, I've usually had limited time or simply lacked blogging motivation. Anyway, the internet should soon be hooked up at home and my entries will not be as rare as they have been recently.

Happy New Year to you. It's quite extraordinary to have reached 2006. I can remember welcoming in the year 2000 so vividly, as though it was last week. And now, here we are in the latter half of the 'noughties' already. My New Year's Eve was a rather good and busy one. I was slightly disappointed, however, to have not sung (or even heard in the distance) Auld Lang Syne. That's normally my favourite part to New Year's. It's such a good song to sing when gloriously intoxicated.

2006, like all years, will bring us events. Here are some events that I hope will indeed eventuate...

- The retirement of John Howard
- The rise of Julia Gillard
- The re-election of Hillary Clinton as New York Senator
- The overwhelming nationwide success of the U.S. Democrats in the elections
- The severe trampling of George W. Bush by a large number of elephants and goats
- The collapse of Channel Ten
- The disappearance of Alexander Downer
- The arrival of a long, cold winter
- The vast and speedy expansion of the CBD
- The return of Fast Forward and Full Frontal
- The throat deterioration of James Blunt

05 to 06

To quote my good friend, Hayden, over at The Usual Thoughts (theusualthoughts.blogspot.com), may 2006 be better than 2005. And that is not necessarily to say that 2005 was a bad year. Indeed, the year witnessed a lot of good things, in a global sense and, I'm sure, for each of us personally. Though, it did carry a lot of crap and sadness we could have done without..... The words "crap and sadness" are an odd combination, yeah.

Asia began the still-ongoing recovery process, the mess that is Iraq got messier, a certain Georgie boy continued to gain pleasure from pouring shit over the planet, England won the Ashes, James Packer became the envy of Prince Charles (who wed Camilla this year too) and Brisbane's city remained small.

Thanks to those of you who read this site: Hayden, Sarah, Lisa, Ryan, Kieran, David and the blog searchers.

Sarah, Lisa and Hayden have provided intelligent and highly enjoyable posts. This blogging thing is pretty good, so it looks like I'll be continuing with it and I hope you do too.