http://darcyjohnperkins.com my travel journal Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:58:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is the Advertisement that we put up for the benefit of our friend Josh. That's his number (feel free to call him). I should think he'd appreciate it... http://darcyjohnperkins.com/joshs-advertisement-of-love/ So I did eventually get my iPhone last Friday, over the last few days I've played around with it (a lot) and it is really great piece kit. I love having my mobile and email and music all in one device, along with the extra benifit of a camera, calculator, ... http://darcyjohnperkins.com/posting-this-from-my-iphone/ I've just finished watching Season 1 of Dexter and I must say, it is very, very good. Following the life of Dexter, a forensic investigator with expertise in blood-spatter by day, and a serial-killer-with-good-intentions by night. He works for the Miami Police Department where he uses his unique skills and ... http://darcyjohnperkins.com/dexter-season-1-review/ Doesn't that look simply awesome? I want one. For those who don't know, HOLGA is an old camera brand famous for being pretty cheap and using plastic lenses, a practice which can lead to some quite unique and interesting effects for your photos. Intense colours, vigneting and more can be expected ... http://darcyjohnperkins.com/i-want-a-holga-cmy-camera/ So I got my lip pierced. That's pretty interesting. We drove up to Canberra last Sunday to get it done. It cost me $72 including some cleaning gel thingo, and didn't hurt at all =] The antiseptic stuff he put on after hurt a little bit though. http://darcyjohnperkins.com/so-i-got-my-lip-pierced/ Bill Bryson is an amazing author, as I have recently discovered, and there is no better book to introduce me to his interesting, witty and compelling adventures and writing style, than Neither Here Nor There; Travels In Europe. Neither Here Nor There is the tale of Bryson's final trip around Europe ... http://darcyjohnperkins.com/book-review-neither-here-nor-there/ It looks awesome, okay? I want this so bad. http://darcyjohnperkins.com/resistance-2-looks-awesome/ So it's now Wednesday night. My iPhone has yet to arrive, even though it came out last Friday, and I ordered straight away. It's understandable that they didn't have any in on the first day - after all, I live in regional Australia and there isn't a huge demand for ... http://darcyjohnperkins.com/iphone-where-art-thou/ Recently I've been watching a TV series called Skins. It is an amazing show and really shows you how much better British television is than American Television. I just finished watching Season 1 (and there's one more season to go until season 3 starts early next year) and fuck me, was ... http://darcyjohnperkins.com/skins/ Hope they have them in stock in town tomorrow... http://darcyjohnperkins.com/iphone-comes-out-tomorrow/