Journo, geek, mum, person of interest + colourful racing identity.
Posted in Ramblings on Dec 30th, 2010
For the first time ever, I have decided to nominate my Woman of the Year. It was a hard decision. I scoured news sites in search of someone deserving of this accolade. Yes, there were the usual suspects of impressive women (like Oprah, Michelle Obama, or Julia Gillard) but I wanted to honour a lesser [...]
Posted in My so-called life on Dec 23rd, 2010
The best Christmas present I can give my family this year is to not cook for them. You see, I am totally clueless about creating meals. I am like the anti Nigella Lawson. Aside from having no idea about combining ingredients, I tend to overcook everything, often to the point of it being horribly burnt and [...]
Posted in Parenting on Dec 21st, 2010
You know those photos that children get with Santa? They’re usually taken at a shopping centre where the child sits on Santa’s lap as their parents frantically wave toys behind the photographer’s head? Well, my friend Slicer is responsible for the best one of these ever. THE. BEST. His photo shows him as a very [...]
Posted in My so-called life, Ramblings on Dec 17th, 2010
Readers of my last post may have noticed a witty reply from someone claiming to be Australia’s best-known celebrity agent, Max Markson. Here it is: Dear FOAS! What a great idea ! I can see an international tour ! You’re a 24 carrot gold certainty to be bigger than Susan Boyle in a heart [...]
Posted in Best of FOAS, Ramblings on Dec 14th, 2010
Here is a letter I just emailed to celebrity agent, Max Markson. His company (Markson Sparks) is apparently “Australia‘s premier publicity, celebrity management and events organisation”. Perfect. Next time you see me, I’ll be fanning myself with my new money in a carrot-coloured limousine! Dear Max Markson, You were probably just about to call [...]
