Almost $1b spent on unwanted Xmas gifts. Not to spoil the fun in anyway, but one billion dollars? A Galaxy survey commissioned by online auction website eBay has found two-thirds of Australians have received at least one unwanted gift. The survey estimates $985 million was spent on unwanted Christmas gifts, up $35 million on last year. And guess where a lot that stuff ends up? Ebay said Boxing Day was one of the most ... Read full entry

I'd hoped to post a few photos of some of the festively decorated houses in the area, but the results were nothing to write home about. This flower however, by virtue of its hues of Christmas season reds and greens, will suffice I'm sure. The long range weather forecast for Sydney (and aye, disassociated has been in timestamp mode for the last few days ... Read full entry

Been out for a very, very late morning walk. Collected a few photos. And some sunburn, with my luck. (Yep, I did slip, slop, slap.)Anyway this photo’s interesting. It’s on the side wall of a local cafe, called 105 (cue: street number). Thing is the artwork on this spot of the wall seems to change regularly. Something else was there a few ... Read full entry