Recently I decided that I wanted to host an Asian inspired banquet, so I’ve been working on a load of different dishes that I could could quickly and easily for a bunch of my friends. So far I’ve got 2-3 meat dishes, a couple of vegetable dishes, and shortly I’m going to try and work through a couple of noodle dishes. All up I’d... (more...)
You know those days when you get home from work late, you’ve had an ordinary day, and the last thing in the world you want to do is muck around in the kitchen for an hour or so slaving over a hot oven? Yeah, I hate those days too. Instead of ducking out and getting some junk food or some other type of take away I like to run through my list of... (more...)
The votes have all been counted, and the results are in. Head on over to I‘m With The Band to see the I’m With The Band, 2008 Reader’s Choice Top 20 Albums of 2008. Read More →
Duncan Riley has been making a whole bunch of predictions for 2009 over on the Inquisitr blog, many of them seem quite likely, a few seem fanciful, and a couple are a bit ‘yeh sure Duncan’. One of the predictions which really got me thinking was ‘2009 Will Be The Year of the Uber Blog‘. The reason this article / prediction got... (more...)
Well Two Double Ooh Nine is here and what better time than now to review Two Thousand and Great (2008), and maybe set some goals for this year. On New Years Eve 2007 I wrote a quick blog setting out some goals for the 2008, so how’d they turn out…pretty good actually. Pretty well everything I was hoping to achieve was achieved. More Traffic... (more...)
I love an old meme, and it’s been a while since I saw this one so I figured a revival was in order. So let me tell you once again, All Your Base Are Belong To Us! Read More →
Well it’s New Years Eve in Australia now, and what better time than now to do a blogging wrap up for the year. This is the first year where I’ve put a proper effort into this blog, we’ve seen countless theme changes (and there will probably be another one later today), and countless changes in focus. It’s been a... (more...)
Here’s my scorecard from my round at Gloucester Country Club yesterday. Nothing impressive really, didn’t even play to my handicap. Hopefully today’s round will be a little better. Read More →
And in the tradition of news type blogs I’m With The Band now has a ‘Gossip‘ column. We’re going to try and keep it as music related as possible, and hey so far we have stories about Katy Perry, Rihanna, Lily Allen, Amy Winehouse (I’m sorry, I really am), and Zooey Deschanel. I wonder what it will do for site traffic, guess... (more...)
I’ve been watching a bit of the cricket lately with a lot of interest, specifically the Australia vs South Africa series. The reason, the Pain Gone Pen. Yep, that little pain relief device that I’ve mentioned here a number of times before. Apparently the South African cricket team uses the Pain Gone pen to relieve the aches and pains during... (more...)