May 21, 2006

And submitted to Overheard In New York: “See, the rule is that a guy can’t have both hands full. A guy’s gotta have one hand free so he can punch people.”

May 15, 2006

I’m in San Francisco! I think I’ll start a Web 2.0 flipmeat company and make ten million dollars before they call my flight. Wish me luck. Update: If this page is to be believed, Telstra postpaid customers get unlimited global roaming access to T-Mobile’s hotspots… and all it costs is a dollar or so per session for an international SMS. Bargain of the century! (Especially when you consider that T-Mobile’s rates are nearly as usurious as Telstra’s.

Mar 12, 2006

Found this one in Penn and Teller’s How To Play With Your Food. Ingredients 1 egg 1⁄2 cup buttermilk (apparently 1⁄4 cup milk and 1⁄4 cup vinegar also works. Don’t ask me how…) 5 tsp baking soda 1 tsp vanilla essence 1 cup lemon juice (fresh is best) 1 1⁄4 cups white sugar 1 cup flour 8 tbsp melted butter Method Preheat oven to 190 degrees Celsius (or 375 Fahrenheit)

Oct 13, 2005

I auditioned for Temptation this evening. Read on to find out how I went. And if you want to audition as well, lob an email to temptationcontestant at nine dot com dot au. The audition isn’t as intimidating as you might think. It starts with a 50-question general knowledge quiz - and when I say “general”, I mean “general”. Geography, history, sport, and pop culture were all fair game. My sports and pop culture knowledge is pretty dismal - and it showed.

Aug 7, 2005

Update: Welcome, Carnival of the Recipes readers! This is Zac’s trademark spicy Asian-style soup - it goes down a treat on a chilly winter night. Serves 4-6 Ingredients 1 onion, diced 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, finely chopped 3 teaspoons lemongrass, minced 3 small red chillies, diced, with seeds in 500 grams of chicken breast, diced (about 2 breasts) 1 litre chicken stock 1 carrot, chopped 1⁄2 head broccoli a handful of spring onions, coarsely chopped 1 cup thinly sliced mushrooms (enkoi mushrooms, for preference) 200g udon noodles