After 6 and a half years in our house, we finally lite a fire in the fireplace.

Bricey seemed to enjoy the flames a bit too much. The start of pyromania perhaps?

Moira allowed me to go shopping on Amazon.
So, what did I get??

Six Feet Under - The Complete Fifth Season
Six Feet Under - The Complete Fourth Season
The 4400 - The Complete Second Season
Hoodwinked (Widescreen Edition)
Transamerica (Widescreen Edition)
Weee.

I put the idea in their head and they went for it
Watch the movie that Brice and Antony made

Moira called me at work this morning to tell me that there were lots of police cars in our local street, with news helicopters circling above.
Oh No! Has my use of µTorrent drawn some interest from the powers that be??
Not this time. My secret is safe
Turns out a local resident got raided and been arrested. I drive pass this house every day.
More news here .......

Pot bust a family affairSydney Morning Herald, Australia - 5 hours ago... charged over a $2 million hydroponic marijuana setup across ... the drug squad and local police raided four ... in Cowan Road and Killeaton Street, St Ives, about 6.30 ... Four arrested over hydro crop NEWS.com.auall 27 related »

My brother in law, the oh so talented Christopher Beaumont, has an exhibition of his work opening in Sydney on Saturday 29th July 2006
Have a look at his paintings @ Eva Breuer Art Dealer - 83 Moncur Street, Woollahra NSW 2025

Head over to www.chrisbeaumont.com for more details.

On the weekend, Moira and I wanted to go to see the movie, "Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story"  which we had heard about. It had a nice review in The SMH, and the gang from "At The Movies" said nice things about it too.

A rollicking adaptation of the classic 18th Century comic novel THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY, GENTLEMAN, by Laurence Sterne. Set on a modern film set complete with insecure actors, scandal-hunting reporters and balky investors, the story folows the fortunes of one blood and one professional family, revealing the calamities, crises and flirtations that transcend the centuries...
Margaret: David:
But when we were checking movies times, it was no longer playing in the cinemas. What The??
So, I did what any self respecting geek consumer would do, I went over to Amazon and ordered it on DVD. It arrived yesterday.
The Long Tail Rules!
Oh, while I was at Amazon, I got a bunch of other DVDS, as one does.
My order consisted of:

Tristram Shandy - A Cock and Bull Story
Syriana 
Monk - Season Four
Carnivale - The Complete Second Season
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest

In the lead up to the Chris Beaumont exhibition opening this week, I thought I would feature a painting or two from the collection each day.










Christopher Beaumont Still Life with Chillies and Eggplants 2005Oil on linen41 x 51cmAUD$3,800