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Sometimes you just want junkfood.
Even though I didn’t drive, I was still pretty worn out by the time I got back from the film festival panel on the weekend.
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Fifty cent beach trip.
I had a Sunday gig at the Australian Film Institute’s AACTA Festival down at Surfers Paradise and decided I’d try the train rather than driving there…
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Joe Cortisoul.
I read a lot of crazy health and fitness content so you don’t have to, and some recent crazy advice has been to avoid caffeine in the morning.
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Old Man Yells at Cloud Storage.
How long is too long to spend on a technical problem?
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Burger Lite
Didn’t get the usual New Year’s rush at the gym this year.
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Finished The Agency and The Ministry of Time.
They were good.
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January 2025

No, seriously, Google, mate, I'm not interested.
Even though I rarely use El Goog for search anymore because they’ve pretty much fucked it to the max, I do use it as a news reader.
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J'accuse!
I was heading to my office yesterday afternoon, determined not to have a nap, not to faff around on the internet, and determined that I would absolutely…
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JB's cafe.
Had an idle chat in the car the other day about my perfect cafe.
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Ms Cunk. "My friend, Paul..."
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iSmudge No More
Despite all the money I’ve put in Tim Cook’s cookie jar over the years, I don’t update my phone often.
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Never again for a little while.
I don't know what I was thinking.
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