Wednesday, May 31, 2006
RETRO WARNING
It has been brought to my attention that a certain startup company may be using 70s style branding. While no direct relationship exists between these businesses, the similarities are lurking...
Monday, May 29, 2006
I am (sort of) Famous!!
it appears that several tech/design blogs have posted pics of some work i did at Bluskycreative .
Its nice and all...but they fail to mention that i wasnt the only designer involved...and i dont own the design...meh.......as long as it generates hits for Autumnproducts.com.au i'm happy :)
http://fr.gizmodo.com/2006/05/26/un_portefeuille_design.html
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/stylish-injection-moulded-wallet
http://www.yankodesign.com/product_info.php?products_id=1138
Its nice and all...but they fail to mention that i wasnt the only designer involved...and i dont own the design...meh.......as long as it generates hits for Autumnproducts.com.au i'm happy :)
http://fr.gizmodo.com/2006/05/26/un_portefeuille_design.html
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/stylish-injection-moulded-wallet
http://www.yankodesign.com/product_info.php?products_id=1138
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Quote of the Day
17/5/2006: Why is Haji holding a garage door opener? He doesn't even have a garage...
3/3/2006: I bought an Ant Farm once. They didn't grow shit. I said "How about some celery! You fuckers don't farm, and if I pulled off your legs, you would look like snowmen."
1/3/2006: Poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.
6/2/2006: Whoever said anything is possible, never tried slamming a revolving door.
1/12/2005: "At my lemonade stand I used to give the first glass away free and charge five dollars for the second glass. The refill contained the antidote."
3/3/2006: I bought an Ant Farm once. They didn't grow shit. I said "How about some celery! You fuckers don't farm, and if I pulled off your legs, you would look like snowmen."
1/3/2006: Poor planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.
6/2/2006: Whoever said anything is possible, never tried slamming a revolving door.
1/12/2005: "At my lemonade stand I used to give the first glass away free and charge five dollars for the second glass. The refill contained the antidote."
Monday, May 08, 2006
OMG!!....DC freakin rules!!
it seems that i have been caught in the clutches of the Dreamcast monster. I dug out my DC the other day...and it freakin rocks!........Chu Chu Rocket is sooooo addictive..and powerstone is a blast....just need to get my mits on Daytona and Shenmue and i'll be able to hold of on upgrading for at least 6months.....
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
We Don't Need No Stinkin' Rego
Ok - I fucked up. Having a vehicle rego that expired 2 weeks earlier, driving past RBTs on the Easter weekend was a mistake. The following fuck ups are based on the Tuesday after.
I bail from work and get a train to St Peters, which is where I was forced to leave my car after being booked on the weekend. Apart from random dodgy people asleep/drinking/spewing on the train that part wasn't actually that bad. I have yet to actually pay the $900 fine from the weekend though, but let's add that to the bill for the day as Part 1.
It is getting rather warm though when I walk over to the mechanic. Having identified my car from the lineup, he asks if it has been in an accident recently. I say wtf? and he lists about 5 things that won't actually stop the car moving, but really, really should be looked at. I pay the $29 and jump in the car to find something has in fact stopped it working. It seems they somehow managed to flatten a brand new battery while doing a rego check. I walk over to one of the mechanics and say my car won't start - he asks what it came in for. I say a rego check and he looks rather embarrassed. They jump it, but then I have to drive around for 20 min (still with no rego), until there is enough charge for me to park without needing to call for roadside assistance. This is the cheap part of the day with the pink slip for $29 (although they did flatten my battery and tell me that minor parts such as the engine may fall out).
I get only slightly lost dodging random utes on the way to Marrickville shopping centre. The RTA has about 40 people queued up in it. They refuse the application as they need a renewed green slip. Stinging, I hit the NRMA and run through the regulation questions - turbo? yes (add $)... Part 3 (Green Slip) $329. Getting rather depressed at this stage.
I go and requeue at the RTA. The woman in booth 5 eventually calls my number, but must have accidentally hit the button, as during my 5 metre walk she has gone to get a cup of tea. Meanwhile, people who have rocked up behind me are actually getting served. Getting rather irate at this point, I pay the $258 (part 4), and leave the shopping centre - I feel not safer, but slightly more comforted that amongst the dodgy traffic I am at least now legal and insured.
I finally navigate back to my place through peak hour traffic, drop the car and find mail to say my tax return is ready for signoff. They are only 2 blocks over, and I assume my battery is flat again so walk over. The little old lady asks me to sign here, here and....here; then flips to the $ page to show $158 (part 5). as a bill. I am thinking fair enough. I ask when the ATO is likely to send for it. She says no - that is is our bill. Then flips over to the actual return part - following non-PAYG work I now owe the ATO $1800. (Part 6).
Not including non-essentials for the day (like food); $900 + $29 + $329 + $258 + $158 + $1800 = $3474. I am pwnt.
I bail from work and get a train to St Peters, which is where I was forced to leave my car after being booked on the weekend. Apart from random dodgy people asleep/drinking/spewing on the train that part wasn't actually that bad. I have yet to actually pay the $900 fine from the weekend though, but let's add that to the bill for the day as Part 1.
It is getting rather warm though when I walk over to the mechanic. Having identified my car from the lineup, he asks if it has been in an accident recently. I say wtf? and he lists about 5 things that won't actually stop the car moving, but really, really should be looked at. I pay the $29 and jump in the car to find something has in fact stopped it working. It seems they somehow managed to flatten a brand new battery while doing a rego check. I walk over to one of the mechanics and say my car won't start - he asks what it came in for. I say a rego check and he looks rather embarrassed. They jump it, but then I have to drive around for 20 min (still with no rego), until there is enough charge for me to park without needing to call for roadside assistance. This is the cheap part of the day with the pink slip for $29 (although they did flatten my battery and tell me that minor parts such as the engine may fall out).
I get only slightly lost dodging random utes on the way to Marrickville shopping centre. The RTA has about 40 people queued up in it. They refuse the application as they need a renewed green slip. Stinging, I hit the NRMA and run through the regulation questions - turbo? yes (add $)... Part 3 (Green Slip) $329. Getting rather depressed at this stage.
I go and requeue at the RTA. The woman in booth 5 eventually calls my number, but must have accidentally hit the button, as during my 5 metre walk she has gone to get a cup of tea. Meanwhile, people who have rocked up behind me are actually getting served. Getting rather irate at this point, I pay the $258 (part 4), and leave the shopping centre - I feel not safer, but slightly more comforted that amongst the dodgy traffic I am at least now legal and insured.
I finally navigate back to my place through peak hour traffic, drop the car and find mail to say my tax return is ready for signoff. They are only 2 blocks over, and I assume my battery is flat again so walk over. The little old lady asks me to sign here, here and....here; then flips to the $ page to show $158 (part 5). as a bill. I am thinking fair enough. I ask when the ATO is likely to send for it. She says no - that is is our bill. Then flips over to the actual return part - following non-PAYG work I now owe the ATO $1800. (Part 6).
Not including non-essentials for the day (like food); $900 + $29 + $329 + $258 + $158 + $1800 = $3474. I am pwnt.
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