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Tuesday, 30 March 2004 |
Another Orkut Update
Another update to my experience with Orkut. My current stats are as follows:
Let me know if you too would like to be part of Orkut. Just leave a note in the comments and I will get you connected. [listening to: Toxic - Britney Spears ]10:21:24 AM ![]() |
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Saturday, 27 March 2004 |
Saints flog soft Cats
ST KILDA 3.0 8.2 16.4 19.8 (122) GEELONG 4.1 5.4 6.7 9.7 (61) St Kilda coach Grant Thomas had said the turmoil of rape allegations against two of his players would galvanise his team, and the Saints proved good to his word with a thumping win over Geelong tonight. The re-match of the Wizard Cup final combatants promised a match as intriguing and close as that game, but instead the Saints overcame a slow start to flog Geelong 19.8 (122) to 9.7 (61) in AFL round one at the Telstra Dome. [more]
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Saints do it again
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Saints belt Cats as Milne fires
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St Kilda 19.8 (122) flogged Geelong 9.7 (61)
ST KILDA 3.0 8.2 16.4 19.8 (122)
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Delightful Donut Snaps
I got some photos of the 430 dozen donuts and the wonderful ladies selling them at the local community fun day. Yummy, don't eat too many Moira
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430 dozen Krispy Kreme donuts
I've just been down to the local school to greet the friendly Krispy Kreme van, and help unload 430 dozen donuts. That's a lot of donuts. Today is local government election day, and the local school is one of the polling booths. As a fund raiser, the school is running a Family Fun day, and my wife Moira Arrigo is looking after the donut stand. I'm at home looking after the kids. Something seems wrong about that role reversal - but then again, I don't think I could be trusted with 430 dozen donuts. [listening to: Can't Get You Out of My Head - Kylie Minogue ]7:59:20 AM ![]() |
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Monday, 22 March 2004 |
Ebay Madness
Over the past few months I've been spending some time on eBay with my kids. I've bought a bunch of stuff that I used to own, but thanks to my boistrous kids, they have been destroyed. See if you can spot a theme THUNDERBIRDS
EARTHWORM JIM
RANDOM TOYS
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PluggedIn: USB Gizmos, Gadgets and Trinkets Abound
Back in the 1990s, when the computing industry banded together to develop an easier and faster way to connect peripheral devices to computers, they expected the new technology to be used for printers and cameras, not rubber duckies. [Yahoo! News - Most Viewed] ive got a usb watch, and a usb christmas tree i want that duck! [listening to: Oh Éh Oh Éh - Gipsy Kings ]6:19:56 PM ![]() |
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Sunday, 21 March 2004 |
The Critic on DVD
This show was so funny and really neglected by local TV. I can still remember the episode when Jay played a trumpet with his tummy - a classic. Voiced by John Lovitz, his classic line was "It Stinks". Love it!!
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Bricey had a haircut
we finally cut bricey's hair - he looks so much better!!!
He is so cute
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Saturday, 20 March 2004 |
Warne leads Australia to victory over Sri Lanka
"Shane Warne spun Australia to a series-clinching 27-run victory over Sri Lanka on the fifth and final day of the second Test in Kandy on Saturday. Warne snapped up 5 for 90 as Sri Lanka, who started the day needing 51 runs with three wickets remaining having been set an improbable 352-run victory target, were bowled out for 324 in 73.1 overs. With the win, Australia lead the three-match series 2-0. The 34-year-old Warne finished with 10 for 155 in the match, his second consecutive 10-wicket haul in his second game back for Australia after a 12-months drugs ban. Warne extended his series tally to 20 wickets at 15.7 and his career haul to 511 scalps, giving him a chance of breaking Courtney Walsh's 519-wicket world record during the third and final Test next week." [more]
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Warne and Gillespie star in Australian win
Shane Warne and Jason Gillespie were the stars of the show at Kandy, requiring only 6.1 overs on the fifth morning to take the three Sri Lankan wickets which gave Australia an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-Test series. Sri Lanka, who started the day needing 51 to win, came unstuck as they tried to sprint towards the target and were eventually bowled out for 324, an agonising 27 runs shy of a remarkable Test win. [more]
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Jayasuriya leads Lankan run chase - Cricket - www.smh.com.au
The fifth day of the second Test won't enter a second session, or possibly a second hour. After a gripping fourth day's play at Kandy's Asgiriya International Stadium on Friday, Australia require only three wickets for a series-clinching victory, while Sri Lanka need just 51 runs to square the best-of-three contest. Friday contained a season's worth of drama inside three sessions. From Damien Martyn's highest Test score (161) to Muttiah Muralitharan's five-wicket haul of the series; from Sanath Jayasuriya's dashing ton, to the late day heroics of Shane Warne and Jason Gillespie, the second Test has ebbed and flowed at an astonishing rate. Jayasuriya cut, drove and hooked Sri Lanka into contention, scoring a swashbuckling century and severely eroding Australia's once intimidating 351-run lead. After Muralitharan (5-173) spun out Australia's tail before lunch - Jayasuriya (131) put the hosts back in the game. [more]
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Windows XP SP2 Available for Download
Windows XP Service Pack 2 Release Candidate 1 is available for download from the Microsoft TechNet site. There is no signup or nomination process required to access this download. However Customers who download Windows XP SP2 RC1 will not be eligible for support through the technical beta program. However, Microsoft has created 11 new newsgroups to foster community-based support. Customers are encouraged to download and begin testing Windows XP SP2 in their environments through this release candidate. The download and related information is located at this URL: http://www.microsoft.com/sp2preview
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Thursday, 18 March 2004 |
The end of the sadness
A few weeks back my car was violated by Qantas Valet Parking located at Sydney Airport. I returned from a trip interstate to find the right hand side of my car scratched and dented. I felt sick. My baby had been violated. The valet company accepted no responsibility for the damage - as per their Terms & Conditions. What a copout! They could at least have told me and said sorry. I am really disappointed with the service from Qantas in relation to this.
The day came and I took it to the local office. AAMI provides a taxi from their office to your next destination, as well as a taxi to collect the car, so I went back home. It was tough leaving my car behind. The following day, I got a call from my Client Manager, who told me the car was at All Ride Smash Repair, and that I could collect it on Mar 17. I was happy, because I knew when I would collect the car, and the smash repairer had a website!
It has been really inconvenient this week without my car. Having four kids is a challenge most of the time, but having to ferry them all around with just one car has been a real challenge for my long suffering wife. Oh well, it's all over now.
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Martyn continues run revival - Cricket - www.smh.com.au
Damien Martyn scored an unbeaten century on the third day of the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka at Kandy with Australia 5-320 - a lead of 229 runs - as rain brought an early end to the third afternoon of play. Players were forced from the field an hour before tea. Umpires later abandoned play for the day. Martyn is not out 104 and Andrew Symonds on 6 in Australia's second innings total of 5-320 - a handy lead of 229. The batsmen out today were Adam Gilchrist for 144, Darren Lehmann for 21 and captain Ricky Ponting for 27. Earlier, Australia went to lunch on 4-299 on the third day of the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka. At the break, Martyn was not out on 90 and Ponting was on 27. Martyn has been lucky, dropped on 0 and 65, both times by Mahela Jayawardene at second slip off the bowling of Nuwan Zoysa. His early life today, when he had added just one run to his overnight score, reinforced the need for patience and he crawled through the rest of the session, scoring just 26 runs in two hours. After taking more than more five hours to make his drought-breaking century in the first Test in Galle, Martyn was set for an even longer ton here, having batted more than five and a half hours already as Australia tries to build a big lead as well as use up time.
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Ponting injured but Gilly leads fightback - Cricket - www.smh.com.au
Adam Gilchrist proved a worthy deputy in more ways than one as captain Ricky Ponting sat out the start of Australia's second innings with a back injury in the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka at Asgiriya Stadium here today. Batting at No.3 in place of the injured Ponting, the Australian vice-captain scored his 10th Test century to lead the Australian rescue program on the second day. While Ponting got continuous treatment for his damaged back, Gilchrist rediscovered the form that had abandoned him in the latter part of the summer. His last century was in the first Test against Zimbabwe back in October and this ton ends a string of single digit scores for the wicketkeeper. At stumps, with bad light stopping play, Australia was 2-221, with Gilchrist on 140 and Damien Martyn on 64. Australia leads by 130 runs with eight wickets in hand.
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Wednesday, 17 March 2004 |
Foxtel Digital TV Disaster
Following my weekend of waiting for foxtel, I have been waiting to hear from the call center folks regarding a rescheduled appointment. The installers are still on strike - read all about it, thanks to google I reckon I will be waiting a while. What a disaster!!
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Got it!!! FDA's XDA II arrived today
After waiting patiently, today was the day i got my XDA II. My object of desire is here! Thanks thehardware.ws I'm getting in charged right now and tomorrow I will load it up with all the good stuff. I'll let you know how it goes!!!
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Monday, 15 March 2004 |
My Boy Billy is Blogging!
Further to the discussion last week about kids blogging, my number 2 son, Billy, started his blog on the weekend. It's not much at the moment, reviews of his favourite sites, but it is certainly his voice - spelling errors and all :) And i love his “Billy arrigo meter“ line. Welcome Billy!!!
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Sunday, 14 March 2004 |
Collection of St.Kilda Stories from HeraldSun
Irony hits spot with Hamill Pleasure with pain Saints run down courageous Cats Saints are Wizards Kids add true grit to their armoury
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Collection of St.Kilda Stories from realfooty
Boy from Sin City is one happy Saint
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Foxtel Digital Debacle
I spent all day Saturday at home waiting for the men from Foxtel to come and install the new Foxtel Digital service. We were expecting them between 12pm and 5pm. At 3.30pm I got a call from someone at Telstra saying that the installation was being cancelled and would be rescheduled to another time, but they couldn't tell me when and would get back to me within 2 business days. Weird. But it all made sense, when I saw a story in the smh - Foxtel digital roll out descends into chaos. A good old fashioned strike! An industrial dispute. Oh well, back to watching the replay of the Wizard Cup Grand Final.
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Only a small step: Thomas
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Winners are Grinners
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Saturday, 13 March 2004 |
This one's better than last time, says '96 survivor
ST KILDA'S 2004 pre-season AFL flag was a more deserved triumph than its previous piece of silverware, according to half-back Aussie Jones. "Back then the Wizard Cup wasn't such a strong competition but this year a lot of sides have taken in full strengths sides so our 1996 win was probably a bit of a fake.
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Celebrating the Saints' victory
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Happy Saints
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Victorious Saints
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Saints go marching in
In front of more than 50,000 fans – the biggest ever crowd for a pre-season final at Docklands – the Saints won 1.14.5 (98) to 1.10.7 (76) after having trailed by 11 points at the last change. [more] [listening to: Pretty Mary Sunlite - Jerry Reed ]11:04:14 PM ![]() |
Saints' cup as Cats fade
Good article from foxsports [listening to: Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth ] 10:57:34 PM ![]() |
Saints storm over Cats, win Wizard Cup
ST KILDA has stormed home in the final quarter to beat Geelong in the AFL Wizard Cup final, denying the Cats their first silverware in 41 years. St Kilda ran over a tiring Cats side in the final term, scoring five goals to none to win 1.14.5 (98) to 1.10.7 (76) to win their first cup since 1996 and add to the hype about their hopes in the upcoming premiership season. Saints veteran and dual Brownlow Medallist Robert Harvey was best afield, racking up possessions and adding to his individual accolades by winning the Michael Tuck medal as best on ground. [more] [listening to: Pacha's Homecoming/The Blue Plate Special [Score] [Score] - John Debney ]10:52:13 PM ![]() |
Saints are pre-season wizards
Sportal rock! They are always the first site updated with the lastest news
After leading for much of the first three quarters of the game, the Cats were finally broken in the dying minutes, the saints overrunning them 1.14.5 (98) to 1.10.7 (76). Seeking to emulate their March 1996 triumph, the Saints began the final term 11 points behind but attacked the margin with a fervour that indicated this title meant an enormous amount to the young side. [more] [listening to: One Day I'll Fly Away - Nicole Kidman ]10:27:12 PM ![]() |
Stats from the game
ST KILDA 0.4.1 1.7.5 1.10.6 1.14.5 (98)
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Brent Guerra celebrates a St Kilda goal
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Saints win pre-season premiership
The saints have beaten geelong in the pre-season grandfinal - 98 to 76 Robert Harvey wins the best on ground award Lots of stories to follow!
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Friday, 12 March 2004 |
Yahoo! News - Krispy Kreme Planning a Low-Sugar Doughnut
Should we be excited or sad or suspicious??
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Warne spins Aussies to win
[more] [listening to: Nature Boy - David Bowie ]7:21:09 PM ![]() |
A ton and a tear for Lehmann
Instead, raw data shows that both batsmen scored vital, match-turning centuries on the fourth day of the first Test, guiding Australia to 8(dec)-512 in the second innings and a 348-run lead entering the final three sessions. The emotions that accompanied each individual feat? Those can't be related numerically. Having overcome injury, though not the death of close friend David Hookes, Lehmann led all Australian batsmen with a well crafted 63 in the first innings, despite a five-month absence from the international arena. His second innings began less convincingly - dropped second ball by Tillakaratne Dilshan. But upon settling at the crease, Lehmann confirmed his status as Australia's premier player of spin, defying the likes of Muttiah Muralitharan, Kumar Dharmasena and Upul Chandana to raise his fourth Test century on a dusty, slow wicket. Immediately he looked to the heavens, eyes welling with emotion. [more] [listening to: Lady Marmalade - Christina Aguilera ]11:42:12 AM ![]() |
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Thursday, 11 March 2004 |
Hayden leads fightback after Warne spins out familiar tail
Then Shane Warne added a dramatic chapter to his already fabled career, claiming a five-wicket haul in his first Test since the 2002-03 Ashes series. And Matthew Hayden continued the revival, guiding his side from a 161-run first-innings deficit with a patient, well-crafted century. By stumps, their combined efforts engineered a dazzling match transformation - Australia advancing to a 32-run lead against the backdrop of Brett Lee's injury-enforced departure from Sri Lanka and Michael Kasprowicz's shoulder sprain. [more]
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Saints news in leadup to the grandfinal
Wow - everyday there have been heaps of stories about the saints, and they arent all negative. Here's a selection from http://afl.com.au, http://saints.com.au, http://realfooty.com.au, http://heraldsun.com.au/footy
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Wednesday, 10 March 2004 |
TheJourney with Orkut
It's now been a few weeks since I started with Orkut. My current stats are as follows: Connected to 129,936 people through 48 friends. Profile views: 197, Average Path: 2.9, Number of Friends: 69
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Tuesday, 9 March 2004 |
So close and yet so far
I bit the bullet a few weeks ago an ordered an XDA II. I had been lusting after this for a while. I was so excited! I ordered it from local Australian e-tailer thehardware.ws. The ordering experience was pretty good and I got confirmation that everything was in order and I would get the phone in a few days - that was Feb 19. On the 20th of Feb, I got an email that said the order was delayed to the 5th of March. Ok, I can live with a litte delay. On the 25th of Feb, I get another note about another delay - now it will be March 20th. Grrr - I'm getting cranky. The money has already been taken out of my credit card, so someone has my money for nothing! On the 5th of March, I get yet another note about yet another delay - delivery scheduled for May 4th. What the hell has happened to impule buying and instant gratification! May 4th, the phone will be superceded by a newer model and the current model will be sold at half price. This really sucks. My teeth are grinding. My breathing is erratic. I'm not happy. But, there is a silver lining to this cloud - a new distributor has been found and March 15th is the new delivery date. However, all I can think is "Beware the Ides of March," [listening to: Sparkling Diamonds - Caroline O'Connor ]4:06:33 PM ![]() |
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Sunday, 7 March 2004 |
FOX SPORTS | Hooroo to the Dons hoodoo
St Kilda 2.16.12 (126) Essendon 1.11.9 (84) "THE word about St Kilda is spreading and at Telstra Dome last night the Saints showed they are on a mission. With bold, exciting and determined football they shook off their hoodoo against the Bombers. It had been five years between drinks for the folk at Moorabbin. Essendon had won each of the five encounters before this Wizard Cup semi-final: Round 8, 1999; Round 12, 2000; Round 11, 2001; Round 8, 2002 and Round 14, 2003 - and all by an average of 10 goals. Even more damning, they had won 31 of the past 36 encounters. From the opening bounce it looked like the lopsided tally would swing back. The Saints were aggressive, tough and unforgiving at every contest. " [more]
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Promise fulfilled in grand fashion
"THE changing of the football guard could not have been more rapid or complete. The bright new St Kilda outfit that has promised so much for so long finally clicked at Telstra Dome against Essendon, winning through to Saturday night's Wizard Cup grand final. In a stunning effort by the competition's most exciting young list, St Kilda set up a battle of the AFL's new breed with a 42-point win and will take on Geelong. " [more]
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Saints all intense and purpose - News - www.realfooty.com.au
St Kilda's bandwagon is fairly charging after the Saints eclipsed Essendon by 42 points last night to reach their first grand final since 1997.
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St Kilda's Nick Riewoldt marks
Height on his side: St Kilda's Nick Riewoldt marks over Essendon's Adam Ramanauskas. The Saints won by 42 points, marching into next week's Wizard Cup final
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Saturday, 6 March 2004 |
Fraser Gehrig - unstoppable on the lead
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Brendon Goddard and Nick Dal Santo share the win
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Luke Penny gets a fist away from Lloyd
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Saints graduate to Wizard final
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Saints march into Wizard Cup final
ST KILDA 2.16.12 (126) ESSENDON 1.11.9 (84) THE Saints marched into the AFL Wizard Cup grand final after thrashing bogey side Essendon in tonight's second semi-final at Telstra Dome. Electrifying from the start, St Kilda was never headed and recorded its first win over the Bombers since 1999 with a 42-point pasting, 2.16.12 (126) to 1.11.9 (84). The Saints, who have won just the one night flag since their sole premiership of 1966, will now play Geelong in next Saturday's pre-season decider in a chance for both clubs to add to their bare trophy cabinet. [more]
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St Kilda into final
Sportal tells the story:
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Saints graduate to Wizard final
"St Kilda has confirmed its status as the AFL's most exciting up and coming team by beating its 'bogy' side Essendon to reach its first pre-season grand final for eight years on Saturday night. In the most obvious sign yet Grant Thomas' side will be a serious contender in 2004, the Saints thrashed Essendon 2.16.12 (126) to 1.11.9 (84) with their star-studded forward line unstoppable for the second successive week." [more]
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Sainters into Grand Final
Gotta wait until mid-night before I can see the game - thanks channel 10 and fox footy!
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Thursday, 4 March 2004 |
FOX Footy Replied!
I wrote an angry email to Fox Footy and guess what, I got a reply. However, it's pretty lame. Now I need to write a nasty note to Channel 10.
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Krisy Kreme announces City Store
Guess what I got in my inbox? An email from Krispy Kreme announcing the opening of their Sydney Store in May. The store will be on the corner of York Street & Wynyard Place in Sydney. Woohoo!!
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Tuesday, 2 March 2004 |
One Weekend to Rule Them All
Greater Union is running a promo next weekend where they show all three lord of the rings movie, back to back! My boys and I did that last weekend - we watched the first two on DVD and then went to the cinema. It was hard work, but someone had to do it.
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