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April 18, 2007

Do a jig

I had my assessment day today for the Air Force and I am extremely happy to say that I have been recommended for the Officer Selection Board (OSB) which should happen in the middle of May.

I wasn’t sure if I was going to be recommended as my Interviewer kept pulling out questions that I had never seen before or been warned on and I started stressing out. He then said that this is the stuff you need to know for your OSB not today, I am just warning you. In saying that it wasn’t till he said that I am going to recommend you did I relax. Then for the rest of the arvo whilst I was waiting for my medical tests I felt so calm and relaxed. Huge load of bricks off my shoulders. I have a lot of study to do between now and the OSB but I know I can do it. I just have to remember to breathe 🙂 My interviewer did say however that whilst you need to know more information for the OSB it is normally a whole lot less stressful than the interview which is nice to hear.

And here is another Easter Egg photo. These are eggs will grow into Easter Egg shrubs in a couple of months and will fruit around March next year. Click on the photo to see it larger (as usual).

April 17, 2007January 2, 2008

BluesFest Day 3 – The Roots

Keeping the party going after Fishbone and Ozomatli was The Roots, a lot more hip-hop and rap than any of the other acts at the ‘Fest but they lay it all down over some pretty jazzy tracks which kept the tent going. I probably wouldn’t go see them at their own gig but they did a really good job of capping off an awesome night.

April 17, 2007

Bunnies amongst eggs

A perfect combination of Easter Eggs and Bunnies (Cadbury and Lindt), The Farm and The Twins in the background.

April 17, 2007January 2, 2008

BluesFest Day 3 – Ozomatli

Dip, dive, socialize, get ready for the saturday night

I have respect for a band that can get 10 000 odd people to get down, down, down on the ground in the middle of a concert and even more when the same band would proceed to bring percussion into the crowd at the end of the set and start a conga line. This band is Ozomatli. Another band who I didn’t know what to expect and it was perfect programming to have them follow Fishbone. Not only were these really great and diverse in their range of music from some ballads to rap to down right funk, they were a great band who put on a fantastic show. Lots of photos with this one as not only is there 9 or 10 guys in the line-up but they all liked to show-off.

Look Mr Angelo Moore from Fishbone has joined the show.

Keeping the crowd going with a beat.

Getting in the crowd to party

It’s party time in the crowd.

Man, I can’t wait for these guys to come back to Australia

April 16, 2007January 2, 2008

BluesFest Day 3 – Fishbone

The middle night of the festival at the Mojo Tent was a night where the crowd got down and danced and danced and danced. First up was Fat Freddy’s Drop who started the vibe and then it was Fishbone who were back in Aus after a 11 year wait for long time fans and ready to convert a whole new generation of kids to the Fishbone madness. I hadn’t heard of Fishbone before so I was in for a treat and man. They went off especially the lead singer/saxophonist Angelo Moore who by the end of the set was missing his jacket, tie, shirt and his suspenders were barely holding his pants up. Sigh he is an entertainer. They also managed to spend a fair bit of time either crowd surfing or hanging out in the crowd and I don’t think security really knew what was happening most of the time because they would jump up on the speaker stacks one minute and the next be down in the crowd. Sigh they were great.

I can’t find any recent videos on youtube but here is an oldie – only two of these guys are still in the line-up today but it is a goodie.

April 15, 2007

Bunny Family

The only time to buy Easter Eggs is after Easter when they are half the price. Especially when your sole purpose is to have fun taking photos of the chocolate delights. We went to The Farm today so my box of eggs and bunnies came along, as The Farm has acres upon acres of green grass, they are after all a turf farm and unlike Brisbane they aren’t affected by that thing called “The Drought”.

Oh what a delightful time I had carefully styling my shots, placing the eggs down in a random but calculated array, finding the perfect bush for the bunny to hide behind and so on.

Here is a family of Lindt Gold Bunnies following each other on the turf. Don’t they look so cute! There is the Papa bunny and the two little kittens. They are crossing the turf back to the warren where Mama bunny is waiting. After I finished with the Bluesfest photos I will post some photos of Lindt bunnies adventures at The Farm and Easter egg fun time.