Da Aussie Girls...

Col at work - the Portsmouth Express

Logan with the dance group...

Wig-ed

Oz Day - Chalk Farm Massive

beginnings..................

well, they say there are a few definitive years in ones life and i've been lucky to have already had a few. our generation has had the fortunate advantage of having the world of travel at our fingertips which many of the brothers and sisters of the fixing crew are still out there enjoying (see below blog.... woody, you naughty boy)...

2008 looks to be one of those years for sal and i.. when I think what is to happen I kinda get a little bit daunted but I supose life really is about playing a game worth living for....... so as the last remaining of the hazlewood clan enters this year we find ourselves with a massive work season, a may wedding, a house in progress and whatever else comes our way..

so as the cruise season tides of November/December & January work slowly through our veins , our the time has passed and the set date of a february build is now upon us. we were down at our land on the weekend mowing the beast before work begins this tuesday. You cant see the pegs very clearly as they are hammered close to the ground but they are there. The electrical box is in place and erosion barriers ready to go. watch this space as we'll place a few pics on the fix as it all goes up.

The rammed earth walls are to go up mid february which will really set the tone. The hoop pines up the back head straight into a natural forest which is where our bedroom will be (straight up from the electrical box).

the other thing that has occurred somehow is that sal and I have become native bee keepers of recent and we now host a few thousand native bees on our deck.. go figure as I never thought i would bee (hehehe) a host to such creatures but its been a breeze so far. i'll be ready to harvest my first kilo of honey in around 8 months and they shall do all the hard work and polinate all our trees for us.. i reckon we've got it good..

so to all you fixers out there we are sorry about the lack of correspondance but it doesnt mean we aint thinking of you and on this australia day monday we are really wishing everyone a whole lotta love ... wherever you bee.....

Mutatus... mutatus...

lozzy already there..

wilhelm & matt.... arrived first.

go straya... cricket cricket...

Happy Straya Day....

wots goin on ere then ay?????

rip hst... we luv u..

Happy Australia Day

Happy Australia Day to all you mutants from this dirty, dirty side of the world. Time: 2am Greenwich Very Mean Time.

Human Pyramids and indoor skiing competitions.

Lamb chop chops, cold beer.

Cricket on broadband.

Mutants present in order of age:

Woody, Gregus, Bear, Col, Iva, Lozenger, Isa, Mary, Matt, Will,Nat, Miriam.

Hallelujah!

The Weekly Footy Fix

There are only 31 days to the Super 14 season begins which means it is footy tipping time. 2008 is going to be a bumper year, so I am organized enough this year to include all three codes in this years comp.

Update your details and register at Footy Tips for the weekly fix competitions.

I have added a footy tipping blog which will replace Bear's blue diary.

Spread the word with your facebook friends and see how big we can get this years comp.

It's Just Not Cricket

Australia's summer sporting landscape looks a lot different this year.

Australia's only summer sport and Australia's national pastime cricket seems to be fading with local interests. Just looking at the grounds this year. I've never seen so many empty chairs at a test match in Australia.

Cricket seems to have plenty of problems at the moment, mainly due to the fact that Australia are light years away from there closest opposition.

Their next biggest problem comes from Australian soccer/football. The A-league is booming and a competitive entertaining competition makes for an enjoyable alternative summer sport. There is one round left in the A-League season before finals and the Qld Roar have a real chance of taking the title.



Good luck to the mighty Roar hit em' for six

UPGRADE 1.02

Ok. I shall start with the sidebar.

In this column a photo of the future Erectus clan heads the column followed by a rather raw countdown clock to D-Day.

Next is my Skype link, if the button shows I am online you can call me using Skype. If you do not have Skype,why not? It is free!

Bear can you skype me or could someone let me know Bear's Skype Id.

Following my Skype ID is a list of other mutant blogs:

1. Colisa Course aka Col & Isa
2. Mezbear - Bear & Mez
3. Mumbai-Madness - Mark & Sharon
4. Sunset Blvd Poker - my home poker games

** If any of you mutants have a blog or want a favorite blog site let me know and I will add the link.

After the Mutant blogs is a list of fixers that are able to write their own posts on this site. I would love many more. You need to reply to an invitation to become a poster, so let me know if anyone wants to post to the Fix.
There has been rumours that the Blue Nutter is going to make an appearance on the Fix soon, but those rumours have been circling since Yeronga days..

The Weekly Fix archive feature enables you to go back and check every post dating back to July 10th 2005.

Next is a Blogbar search engine where you can surf the net as well as this blog.

The next two widgets are sport related. Firstly a little program that updates this summers test matches followed my a news reed supplying all of this years nrl news. Hope you like this Bear and Col.

The next widget is from c/net and links you up to all the computer and IT news.

The last program in the sidebar is a consumer affairs widget that gives good advice and reviews of stuff.

Scroll down past the last post and you will see a neon Weekly Fix sign followed by the old arcade classic, Frogger. There are plenty of other games available. Space Invaders, Asteriods, Donky Kong and Moon Patrol but to name a few. So let me know what you want next.

Once you have finished with frogger you can check out my YouTube favorites.

A count up clocked has been added calculating the time that has passed since the great HST passed away.

I would like to add a slide show to the Fix so if anyone has any photos they would like to email me you can get my address on the envelope at the end of each post or

mysurname.mychristianname@gmail.com

Weekly Fix Upgrade

Hope you like the changes for the Fix.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Australian and more importantly Queensland Rugby League hence the move to a maroon background. Additions to the blog have been the old Atari game Frogger, not sure if it tracks high scores, but does ask you to put your name in it before playing.

Bear would have to be odds on to clock this game....

There is also a collection of my favorite YouTube vids, mainly breakn' at the moment but will work on a wider selection.

Also a little reminder of When Hunter S last graced the land.

Hope everyone had the Xmas and New Year they all anticipated

Only in India!

Whilst on our Christmas Escape (from Bombay) on a beach in Kerala – we had one of those funny ‘you had to be there to really get it’ experiences, but I have to share it…...

On Christmas Eve, we headed to the Funky Arts Café after dinner. They had their annual ‘big event’ for Christmas with Bollywood dancers (more like anorexic telly tubbies in tights who could groove), musicians playing the tabla and other such exciting acts. The place was packed, and a young German couple and ourselves were squeezed into, what in the day is a book exchange, but that night, there were 2 tables squeezed in giving us an excellent view of the ‘show’.

More often than not, waiters ask us where we’re from, after we say Australia, the reply is often a head wobble followed with the response “Ah…. Ricky Ponting” more head wobbling. (In India, Cricket is a religion & we’re in trouble for being victorious Aussies after today’s game!). On this day, our waiter, asked the German couple where they were from, he looked rather proud of himself, wobbling his head said “Ah…..Hitler”. The German couple could only look at each other, look at him and smile.

The Mumbai Madness blog has been updated.

Mumbai Madness update!

How do make a sober, grumpy Indian journalist smile?
Simply add a few Indy Girls...!

It's been a while but we've finally updated the Mumbai Madness with the travel tales and goings on of the past few months.

Need A Xmas Present?

This one is for the boys... fill the belly with beer, put a t-shirt on and let the cricket season begin!

BEERBELLY

Xmas Night Drinks???????

Under two weeks left till X-mas and was wondering who is going to be around on the 25th. I am booked up for most of the day but am free Christmas night.

I know Tyles and Sal are free Xmas night.
Anyone wanting to get together for a few drinks Xmas night?

Agent in the field of BEER.

Well its that time of week again when we all start thinking about ripping the top off a few frosties. With the weather the way its been some need it more than most,but without a doubt its at the fore of all minds. I have been hard at it in the office of beer and have sent this one out to any who find themselves in the good old USA over the silly season.Top of the pops for this xmas has to be the Sierra Nevada Pale ale. A cold weather specialty where a full flavoured beer goes down best till the last. You will just about find this golden delight in any state in america and santa sure would like you to leave a few of these under the tree. Very similar to little creatures pale ale.

Coming from Texas is this fruity little number,Shiner Bock. Brewery over a hundred years old from German migrants so gets a tick straight away. Can knock this one back in all weather conditions. Might struggle to find this one as easy as the Sierra but well worth keeping a eye out.Great with chicken wings.{quote Dubbya Bush}

And coming from the east coast,Philadelphia is Yuengling lager with the Bald eagle across the label. pronounced yingling you can just roll this one down. Nice lite malty lager which is best in airport transit lounges where you can overcome your fear of flying with a few short flaps of the wings..

Well merry xmas to all,hope you all have a safe and sound festive season. Look foreward to hearing bout it all. Whats going on for new years down south?? Drinking beer I'd bet. Anyway moevember out of the way and time to cut off the ticklers.

Adriatic Taxis

Howdy ho Fixers!
To find out more about Adriatic Taxis click here.
You can now also leave comments... i changed the settings...
Bring on the silly season.
It surely is in full swing over here.
ciao for now amigos.
xoxo

Agents flee Colombia

Update on Agents Jane and Shagga: Current Location : Panama

Well it was never going to be easy leaving Colombia so we tried to ease ourselves out of there by doing a 5 day sailing trip up to the magnificent San Blas islands through the Caribbean to Panama. These random photos are of Jane trying to drown me on one of the islands. We were left by the sailboat on an island and some Kuna indians (indegenous people to Panama) took us to the mainland. We travelled for about an hour upriver in a dugout through jungle, seeing alligators and iguanas, only to get left in the middle of nowhere in a national park with only a mud track out of there. Luckily the Kuna are some of the friendliest people we´ve met and they organised for a car to come and get us. (3 hours later). All good until we got stuck in the mud. I swear I thought the engine on that car was going to explode as the driver made us jump up and down in the back to try and get traction and get out of there. Eventually another car came along and pulled us out. Now in Panama City. Saw the Panama Canal today - huge boats going through the locks- pretty impressive. Next stop for me Guatemala (via 4 countries - 4 days on a bus - it will be hell) and for Jane its Europe.. watch out european agents - she´s in good form.

Howdy Fixers

Some may know some may not but I have recently moved over the border to Tweed Heads and as of 5 mins ago I have my own internet account and geez it feels great to be back online. I tend to spend most my time at the PokerDome at Seagulls at Tweed working and playing cash poker tournaments. Hence the reasoning for moving to NSW as cash poker games are illegal in QLD. So please no NSW jokes, I know they all suck.

So what festivals are all you mutants planning on seeing this festive season, I am going to BBQ Breaks on New Years Day after Mick Lenzy's New Years Party.

Just been on a hilarious skype conference call with Bluey and Sal for the last hour they both sent me a couple of photos to put on the fix Bluey with all his porn star mates growing facial hair for Movember, well done lads all going to a good cause, and a picture that we are all pretty familiar with and I am sure we will see plenty more leading up to the wedding.

Well I hade more to put up on the fix tonight but have got a bit drunk talking to Bluey and Sal, so must go. Bluey is about to start contributing to the fix so now know one is safe.

Melbourne Cup Predictions

Recent history confirms that the winner is invariably the horse who has performed outstandingly in its final lead-up run. They don’t come off last start failures. You might get longshot placegetters but remember there hasn’t been a winner beyond 20/1 since Tawrrific in 1989.

Every one of the past 15 Cup winners has emerged from a strong last start effort. Nine were last start winners. Ten of the 15 have come through the Caulfield Cup and four have completed the double which makes it hardly unusual in the modern era.

1st Purple Moon ---------$10
2nd Master O'Reilly-----$5.50
3rd Eskimo Queen-------$21
4th Sculptor--------------$31



Good Luck

366 Days LatER....

and counting.... it's been sometime now.. and we need a winner.. wheres the money sit??

365 and a half dAYS later...

10 hours later... different crew... somethings tho, remain the same.

365 DAYS LATER......

a year to the day since hammie died. no trick was the ultimate treat. halloween leftovers. guy fawkes 2007. gothic greetings from the chalk farm massive...

Ash Coming Home

17 November is the date Ash is returning down under so mutants get that liver in shape as you are going to need it.

igoogle-homepage

Just stumbled across igoogle. it is a homepage that can be custom made to suit your own needs. you can add widgets that allow you to view any sort of news, weather, gmail, facebook and any link of your choice. a really handy webpage so check it out .

Keeping Beer In Mind....

Let us not drift far from the golden path,and if you do and end up in croatia here are a few local guides I suggest you use to help find your way back on it. This green number actualy comes from Solvenia but is worthy on a place on all balken tables,a nice froffy lager that is best served in big gulpes and taken with some local pickles and durries.

Another fine Lager brewed in Zagreb and probably the most common brand I encountered thruout Croatia. I suggest the bottles if your drinking on the streets as it can be used as a weapon and also if you leave it on the street it provides revenue for the less fortunate as you get a refund for the bottle,as for the can I did not see any sort of recycle facilities.

No its not bread and not related to the peter we all know. But yes its beer,from a very old brewery somewhere in Croatia{forgot where exactly} But tasty all the same. Remember to drink cold and cost around 1 pound per liter.

For the lovers of a good dark this was the only one I saw and quite lucky really as the taste was

great,smooth but must be cold. On only on my 3rd when i stood up and my knees nearly gave way did i check the label and see the healthy 8.5 per cent alcohol level. nuff said.

Brewed also in Zagreb and more difficult to find.

Well hope you keep the beer in mind and no matter what if consummed correctly the above should end up the result. These were a just a sample of many beers found in Croatia and although i tried a few more the camera wasn't always handy,thou they were all drinkable.

Enjoy.

What the poor people are eating in Peru

Happy Bearthday!

Am a little late to post this, but nonetheless:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEARSKIN!!!

May the force be with ya.

For those of you who dont know yet... Bear is having a party tomorrow and you are ALL invited. For those on the other side of the planet, tune into Skype on Sunday morning and there is a good chance that you will end up in a Chalk Farm Massive Conference call. If this thought scares you... good idea to switch your skype status to offline ;o)

Am sure some crazy pics are soon to follow.

Ciao for now.

xxoxoxoxo

P.S: May the force also be with the Australian and French Rugby teams!!

Colombia Files

Jane and I thought you might all appreciate a brief report from Colombia - the land where they serve coffee with a little straw which I think is a very polite way of facilitating our nocturnal activities seeing as the notes don´t roll so well. Not that we´ve indulged in such activities .... yet. We´ve been lucky enough to be otherwise occupied with quite a lot of ayahuasca taking. Ayahuasca is DMT based and taken traditionally by indians in South America in a ceremony with a shaman. Its pretty mind blowing stuff causing a fair bit of vomiting and running to the toilet but the pay off is worth it. You literally lose yourself for several hours and are off in another world filled with visions and energy and spirits. Life is never the same again after a strong ayahuasca experience. And our second day in Colombia our friend Christian took us to see a shaman friend for such an experience. We spent the next 2 weeks in San Agustin with visits from shamans every other night. Quite a special time. We´ve also been trekking to magical jungle waterfalls, thermal springs, horse-riding to precolombian ruins and just soaking up the beauty of this area. Now its on to Cali for the weekend and maybe a chance to put our straws to use. The first photo you see here of Jane is what happens when you´re cheeky to the paramilitary. They stop buses regularly and do searches with mean looking guns.. Jane caught the wrong end of one for her smart mouth. Further down is us monging on Christian´s balcony. Next is us with a shaman who is apparently entranced by Jane´s gigantic height and then us on top of the world in Ecuador.

We're starting the blog again!

Hi there fixers - letting you know that after several months of closed board room sessions the green light has been given to start the colisa course blog again. Slowly but surely we will get it out to y'all and might even have some latest Britny news.
Yeah.