It's the 21st of December, which means it's time to play the greatest Australian Christmas song of all time -- "How to Make Gravy" by Paul Kelly. The classic tale of a man who finds himself in prison over the holidays while his family gets together without him and makes gravy incorrectly, probably. https://youtu.be/iISWrBk8KZc Paul …
Black swans and isolation
I'm a weird person. I love the Star Wars prequels and always have. I was perfectly fine with the name iSnack 2.0 for the spread that was eventually renamed Vegemite Cheesybite due to public backlash. And if I ruled the world, it would be acceptable to wear leggings as pants in any setting. I also …
The masked music fan
Dear Diary, Before the pandemic, if I was out and about for "non-essential" reasons, there was a pretty high likelihood I was going to a gig. I love live music. For someone who took piano lessons for roughly a third of their life, my own playing is rubbish, but I get a buzz out of …
Embracing the new normal
Dear Diary, Life is pretty normal. I returned to the office about a month ago, part-time at first, but I'm back to full-time hours now. I've gone out for lunch and dinner a few times since COVID-19 restrictions eased, and even though I was nervous beforehand, it's been fine once I'm there. Though I think …
Facing the new normal
Dear Diary, This week, I returned to the office for the first time since my workplace went into lockdown three months ago. And as much as I like my job and the people I work with, I was... apprehensive. Plenty of people have developed some form of coronavirus-related anxiety during the pandemic, and I guess …