The Lost and Found market on Smith St contains an amazing diversity of furniture and objects. Go and explore – it’s fun!
Then once you go upstairs you realise there is more!
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Monthly archives: January 2007
paying the bill at Vin in Prahran
My girlfriend and I enjoy eating out, and we like to go to different areas of the city for dinner. Late last year we had a fabulous meal at Vin in Prahran. Their wine list is particularly impressive. What was less impressive was the sexual politics. My girlfriend and I generally share expenses for things like dinner. Generally, we don’t spilt the bill for dinner at a restaurant; I pay one time, and she pays the next time.…
Brunswick St on the Tube
There are some fun videos of Brunswick St and Fitzroy on YouTube. Here are a few of the best.
Riding bikes at night is certainly fun!
The Johnston St Fiesta in 2006
Trying to win a drink…
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Elementary Particles
I’m thrilled to read that a film is being made of Michel Houellebecq‘s novel Elementary Particles (as in atoms, the literal English translation used in the US, which is much preferable to the barstardised English language title Atomised used in UK and Australian editions. What’s with the ‘ised’? It’s unnecessary and inaccurate).
Romulus, my Father
Yesterday I was very lucky to attend the cast and crew screening of a new film – Arenafilm‘s production of Raimond Gaita’s autobiographical book Romulus, My Father, starring Eric Bana and Franka Potente, who were both terrific. Marton Csokas was particularly good as the loyal and enigmatic Hora. Thanks very much to producer Robert Connolly for the invite.
It was probably the first time I’ve been to the cinema at 9 am, but it was worth it.…
beach life at Coogee
After enjoying a long swim and bodysurfing some perfect waves, I went for a walk and looked around.…
Coogee beach
Coogee is my favourite beach in Sydney; when I have the chance I’m always in the water. On Saturday I had lunch at A Fish Called Coogee. They have various fish, prawns and octopus, some plain, some marinated. You choose your fish, and have it cooked with your choice of sides, such as chips, rice or bok choi.…
Flickerfest at Bondi
I’ve spend the weekend in Sydney, mainly to go to the short film festival Flickerfest, but also to go to the beach. I’m staying at Coogee, but more about that later. I went to two sessions at Flickerfest – Australian program 4 and the Celebrity program. It’s held indoors (daytime) and outdoors (night) at the Bondi Beach Pavilion.…
random furniture
This is not exclusively a Fitzroy phenomenon, but it is very common here: a piece of furniture, often a sofa, appears on the street. It seems to have been abandoned at the end of moving house, or simply thrown out by its owner. The item of furniture sits on the street for a while, then begins a strange journey. It moves locations from day to day, visiting laneways, alcoves, doorways and vacant blocks before suddenly disappearing.…