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After the Storms - Northern NSW & Southern QLD
June 7th, 2009On the night of the storm, after days of torrential rain the wind suddenly started to scream. The windows were bending and the house creaked as it strained against for force of the gale. I looked out at the river which had swelled around the bottom of the house and then the power failed. In the next ten minutes the full force of the storm bore down upon Ballina.
When it was over the rain and the wind stopped and it was dead calm. I stepped outside and heard a boatman yelling from across the river as he had lost his moorings and ended up in the mangroves. I went down and cleared some of the fallen branches from the road and helped a neighbor remove debris as they cut a tree off their roof. In the morning the damage was obvious, signs, fences, trees.. anything that could be broken was. Power poles had fallen nearby so I went to the local McDonalds to
use their internet hotspot and get some work done.
Over a week has passed and the cleanup continues. Trees still lay across power lines nearby my house. The floodwaters have disappeared and the sun is out again now but this was a big one. What amazed me most was how much beach we lost. The pathways to the beach in Lennox and Ballina have been decimated, much of it stripped away leaving only sand cliffs and bare rocks. South Ballina beach is missing huge amounts of sand.
I’ll leave a few pictures below I’ve taken post-storms. Not much to say really except hope the weather plays nice for a while. This region has copped it pretty badly.
Penis Mushrooms (SFW)
May 26th, 2009Step 1. Go to Google Images
Step 2. Type in “Penis Mushrooms”
Step 3. ???
Step 4. Profit!








The Official Note Trainer Promo / Demo Video
April 29th, 2009Note Trainer - iPhone Application (I made!)
April 26th, 2009
So the main reason I’ve been ignoring my friends, my blog, my family and my music is because I’ve been nerding out learning mega nerdy new stuff for my Masters of IT I’m studying. It’s SO nerdy I had to wear my extra large glasses while I submitted my application to the app store. I reckon it made an impression though because it’s in iTunes right now, and they are selling like hotcakes that have been laced with cocaine! Apple cocaine hotcakes. I expect I will retire shortly off the amazing revenue so don’t expect a phone call, I’ll always remember the little people, I just won’t associate with them when I can help it.
Note Trainer is a virtual piano that asks you to play random notes and measures the speed at which you can play them.
You can download it from iTunes (iTunes Link) and I’ve added a permanent page here for the application. If anyone has any feature suggestions or comments about the app please leave them in the comments!





















