Anthony Malloy

Listening to BBC 6 Music this evening when they mention a competition. Cool, I look it up and know the answer so dispatch off an email with my mobile number attached and forget about it.

Twenty minutes later as Rae and I are driving off to get Get Carter (buy at amazon | imdb) my mobile rings. Yep, it’s Phil Jupitis and I had won a CD! Not only that but they had a chat to me. So, if you were in London (or listening on the net) and wondered who the ‘nice bloke from Melbourne’ was – it was me. I’m chuffed, I even made ’em laugh.
Continue reading “Me, International Radio Star”

At lunch today I lashed out and bought myself a toy I’d been wanting for ages. I love nothing more than a good gadget and today I picked up a beauty – A Swiss Card (Victorinox really need to redo their website. It may be easier to have a look and buy one at Amazon).

9 different things to play with in such a tiny package – it’s already in my wallet. Now I’m just going to walk around until a disaster presents itself that requires the judicious application of a letter opener, stainless steel pin, toothpick, a pen, scissors, tweezers, a ruler (inches and centimetres) and a protractor then I’ll leap confidently in to action and save the day.

Phee’s parent teacher interview this evening. We sit down, exchange pleasantries.

Phee’s teacher asks what she’s been up to today.

“Shopping.”

“Oh, what for?” asks Mrs Tazarni

“Beer.” says Phee

At last my talent has been recognised and my brilliant work has been published in a national broadsheet. Okay, so it’s only 9 words and it’s on the back page of The Australian’s IT supplement and it’s not as cool as getting letters published in the Green Guide (is it now Daniel?) but I’ll take what I can get.

Each week Defrag has a readers poll where you are asked tp submit a funny line on a subject. Last weeks poll was ‘The Top 10 Signs an IT magazine’s readers are in the slammer’. My effort came in at number 4. Computer humour, ain’t it grand?

In the continuing series of Tony finding his photos popping up in odd places elsewhere on the net my Manchester Unity Building pic (original post – 2nd photo in) is now featuring on a message board in Fort Worth, Texas.

A while ago I mentioned a book from childhood that I had loved. My wonderful gal went out and found me a copy for my birthday. So, my birthday was 19 days ago but it doesn’t matter ’cause a hard cover edition of The Ghost of Thomas Kempe from 1973 that once belonged to the Kentucky Department of Libraries (Cumberland County Public Library if the stamp across the top is to be believed, and I have no reason to doubt it) arrived in the mail today.

My little sister Helen got in on the act too – she gave me my birthday present on the weekend, a mint condition 1979 Dr Who Annual.

I’m spending so much time in the past my age will start slipping backward soon but I don’t care ’cause now I’ve got double the reason to read The Devil In The White City as quickly as I can.

I am consumed by a book. I don’t want to sleep, work, play – all I want to do is read until it is finished.

No, it’s not the just released latest adventure of The Boy Wizard (buy at amazon) it’s a tome all together more dark. The Devil In The White City (buy at amazon) is an amazing true tale, set in 1890’s Chicago, of one mans passion to build the greatest exhibition the world has ever seen and another whose passions led him to build a human slaughterhouse in the dream city’s shadow.

Thanks to Rae driving and us spending a rainy day in Shepparton I’ve managed to read half of it. Now with work piling up and a busy week ahead it will be back to bed time reading only. Looks like I’ll be in bed come 8.30 for a little while, no calls please.

Dear Whoever Is Going To Be Running The AFL Next Year,

While I appreciate the opportunity to stock up on mustard and wine and to see my family in far flung reaches of this state please don’t take my football away for a weekend again.

Thankyou

Anthony Malloy

I can smell the leather on my new shoes. Seeing as how I’m a bit over 6 foot either my nose is super sensitive today or my shoes are really smelly.

Goody, goody goody yum yum.

They’re coming to DVD! The Goodies in all their Kitten Kong and Lighthouse Keeping goodness! For full effect play it a 6.00pm then follow it up with an episode of a Tom Baker Dr Who DVD at 6.30.