http://www.polishingthebrass.com/ Polishing The Brass en Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:56:00 GMT Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:56:00 GMT info@polishingthebrass.com info@polishingthebrass.com http://www.polishingthebrass.com/got-any-greatest-hits/ I run a second hand record store in a facless suburb in melting-pot Sydney, and every single day I am literally gobsmacked by the moronity on display from the vast... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/got-any-greatest-hits/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/got-any-greatest-hits/ Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:56:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/im-on-the-facebook-im-on-the-myspace-im-on-the-bebo/ Ahhh social networking sites. Is there anything else that has changed us as a species in such a short period of time? I'm on 3 of them, have been for... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/im-on-the-facebook-im-on-the-myspace-im-on-the-bebo/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/im-on-the-facebook-im-on-the-myspace-im-on-the-bebo/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:31:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/hit-of-megadepression/ I come from a long line of depressives. My mum showed me tendencies of the condition when I was young, and like any good sycophant I picked up the disease... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/hit-of-megadepression/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/hit-of-megadepression/ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:25:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/let-the-chaos-in/ Hi, how are we today? Having fun surfing the net? Or is it 'serfing' the net? Are you enjoying yourself, wading brain-deep in the sea of information? How's about a... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/let-the-chaos-in/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/let-the-chaos-in/ Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:41:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/i-miss-having-a-muse/ During the lead up towards the end of my 20's, I have noticed that one thing has been lacking from my life for the last few years; having a muse... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/i-miss-having-a-muse/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/i-miss-having-a-muse/ Wed, 21 May 2008 05:12:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/freeing-ones-self-from-distractions/ How exactly does one free themselves from the almost limitless barrage of distractions our current society throws our way? Foul-mouthed celebrity chefs, the prime-time voyeurism that is Big Brother, negative... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/freeing-ones-self-from-distractions/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/freeing-ones-self-from-distractions/ Tue, 20 May 2008 01:12:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/fancy-dress-party-narcissim/ Ahh Fancy Dress parties. I have never been to a whole lot, and the ones I have been to, well they have been pretty relaxed about the whole thing. However... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/fancy-dress-party-narcissim/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/fancy-dress-party-narcissim/ Tue, 13 May 2008 01:24:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/what-the-fk-is-cewebrity/ Ok, new word for the day, and it is 'Cewebrity'. No, it's not a 4 year old's pronounciation of the word 'celebrity', but rather a meeting of the words 'web... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/what-the-fk-is-cewebrity/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/what-the-fk-is-cewebrity/ Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:28:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/all-time-becomes-one/ The world is speeding up. It is hard to ignore this fact, but rather easy to not notice it. Information exchange is becoming faster and faster, with computer processing speed... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/all-time-becomes-one/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/all-time-becomes-one/ Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:38:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/rambo-a-mans-man/ Rambo 4 was released last week, so a bunch of friends and myself went to watch it on Tight-Arsed Tuesday night at my local multi-plex. Rambo picks up as many... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/rambo-a-mans-man/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/rambo-a-mans-man/ Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:41:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/destroying-the-ego/ I'm heading towards the mythical number 30 in terms of age, and while it doesn't bother me terribly, it is a good chance to acknowledge the psychological baggage and gives... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/destroying-the-ego/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/destroying-the-ego/ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:44:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/have-you-ever-you-know-just-followed-someone/ You sit on the train, reading a book, going to work. You see a girl a few seats up, applying make-up. You watch her as she brushes the rouge on... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/have-you-ever-you-know-just-followed-someone/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/have-you-ever-you-know-just-followed-someone/ Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:36:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/an-ode-to-cigarettes/ Ahhh, smoking. What about it is so tantilizing? Simple, it's a drug and I am addicted. Haha. I would like to express both my love and hate for Sir Walter... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/an-ode-to-cigarettes/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/an-ode-to-cigarettes/ Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:43:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/pop-goes-the-cherry/ Counting down! 203 days until my 20's are over! When reaching a milestone in numbers, specifically birthday numbers, everyone seems to get caught up in the notion that you must... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/pop-goes-the-cherry/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/pop-goes-the-cherry/ Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:36:00 GMT http://www.polishingthebrass.com/welcome/74/ Your text goes hereHowdy folks! Well, I'm living the last year of my 20's, so join me as I travel in uncharted emotional and physical waters towards the mythical 30... http://www.polishingthebrass.com/welcome/74/#comments http://www.polishingthebrass.com/welcome/74/ Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:24:45 GMT