It's hard trying to get back to work in January in Melbourne. It's hard enough trying to get back to work after a break, but in Melbourne it's always hot in January. I think the minimum overnight temperature last night was 25 (C). It's hard to sleep when it's that...

I've been back at work for nearly two weeks now. You might have noticed I haven't posted anything during that time. The first week back from holiday, I treated it more or less like an extension to the break. I just didn't want to start work again. I had really enjoyed...

chriscurnow.com is now fully restored. The chriscurnow.com server came back at the start of this week after having a logic board transplant and all is OK. It's hard drive survived the ordeal intact which is absolutely fantastic news. We have upgraded to Moveable Type...

[Updated 28/1/06] Well, it's my last full day down here at Anglesea. It's 11:30am and it looks like it's going to be a beautiful day. There's not a green cloud in the sky and the breeze is just a breath. I always get sad when it's close to the end of a holiday down...

Another fine day in Anglesea. It was overcast with a few sunny breaks this morning when we woke up. So many times I've been down here and woken up to an overcast sky and wondered what it was going to do. I always live in hope that it will burn off to a fine sunny...

[Updated 8/1/05] It was an overcast cool day today so we headed to the second of our traditional holiday destinations – Barwon Heads, home of the ABC series Seachange. We were big fans of the Seachange series so the first time we came to Anglesea after the series...

[Updated 8/1/06] Just joking about the title. I really think global warming is an extremely serious issue and I'm upset at Howard's refusal to ratify Kyoto. But January is light hearted month so I'm being a bit flippant. What I really mean by the title is that it is...

[Updated 8/1/06] When I woke up this morning at 7:30 there was not a cloud in the sky. I've seen that happen so many times down here. At 7:30 it is clear. By 9am it is completely overcast and I had given up hope of it being a beach day. However, the strange weather...

It's 1pm and it's been raining for an hour in Anglesea. Judy and I are down at the Surfing Albatross and the usually quiet cafe is packed. All the people who would normally be in the courtyard are inside and some extra people have come in because there's nothing else...

Midnight It was amazingly quiet at midnight in our street. For a moment I thought our clocks must be wrong. I walked down the street to go down to the river and I heard the people on the corner counting down that last seconds to midnight. Yep, the New Year has...