six things

six cuter respiratory diseases i'd rather have than the ill-named swine flu

2009-04-29T00:02:00.003+10:00

1. kitty flu
2. bambi flu
3. puppy dressed as a reindeer flu
4. baby chicken posing in an easter egg flu
5. duckling crossing the road flu
6. baby giraffe learning to walk flu

six favourite occasions worth leaving the house for in 2008

2008-12-31T13:01:00.003+11:00

1. kristen schaal's as you have probably never seen her before (the first time)
2. kristen schaal's as you have probably never seen her before (the second time)
3. shootout at the dome - hawthorn vs carlton afl match
4. annual 'birthday at the melbourne show' day
5. david sedaris reading/q+a
6. the afl retiring players lunch

six favourite albums of 1978 (based on a recent late night drunken conversation when we suddenly realised it was 30 years ago)

2008-12-07T12:50:00.002+11:00

1. the kick inside - kate bush
2. bat out of hell - meatloaf
3. grease - motion picture soundtrack
4. the album - abba
5. war of the worlds - jeff wayne
6. rumours - fleetwood mac

six chook washing tips (as discovered at the royal melbourne show)

2008-09-26T12:31:00.002+10:00

1. simply use a toothbrush
2. pay close attention to your bird's foot feathers
3. don't dip its head under water for more than one second
4. when rinsing squeeze the feathers, not the bird
5. dying your chook can lead to disqualification (but a light bleaching is allowed)
6. if your chicken starts to squawk while you're blow drying it may be because it's roasting

six favourite pixar characters (revised)

2008-09-18T15:52:00.004+10:00

1. wall-e (wall-e)
2. dory (finding nemo)
3. edna mode (the incredibles)
4. the mime artist caterpillar on the streets of bug city (a bug's life)
5. rex the dinosaur (toy story)
6. linguini (ratatouille)

six things i'd rather have as hands than scissors

2008-08-04T13:22:00.001+10:00

1. pens
2. bottle openers
3. sponges
4. torches
5. "neck massagers"
6. hands

six dance styles they should introduce to 'dancing with the stars' now that paul licuria is confirmed as a contestant

2008-07-31T16:20:00.002+10:00

1. pole
2. lap
3. chippendale
4. burlesque
5. ecdysiast
6. bump 'n' grind

six favourite movie performances by the lovely laura linney

2008-07-25T11:45:00.000+10:00

1. sammy prescott - you can count on me
2. louise harrington - ps
3. wendy savage - the savages
4. joan berkman - the squid and the whale
5. meryl burbank - the truman show
6. bertha dorsett - the house of mirth

six similarities between me and miss jean brodie

2008-03-14T14:03:00.005+11:00

1. we're both truly in our prime
2. neither of us will be intimidated by the use of quarter hours
3. we concur that cleopatra knew nothing of team spirit
4. we agree that chrysanthemums are such serviceable flowers
5. i too had a lover who fell on flanders field...
6. some narrow minded types might think us a little delusional

~ dvd generously provided by nathaniel at the film experience

six thoughts on the oscars

2008-02-25T10:56:00.002+11:00

1. i love jon stewart
2. almost as much as i love the lovely laura linney
3. jennifer hudson's autocue reading skills prove she's still due to give that oscar back
4. jonah hill & seth rogen are much more interesting than halle berry will ever be (but not judi dench)
5. i'm still not over that helen hunt win
6. that best picture winners montage just proved how dodgy this whole oscar thing is

six thoughts i had while drifting off during sweeney todd

2008-01-25T14:08:00.000+11:00

1. sing out, ~~louise~~ johnny
2. if this film was any darker i wouldn't be able to see it
3. where the hell is marnie nixon when you need her?
4. i'm going to start using the word "gander" more often
5. if you're a girl locked in a room and you're wondering why the caged bird sings, it doesn't make any sense to sing about it
6. i'd rather be watching tim burton's take on into the woods (but only if he leaves the humour in)

six favourite heath ledger performances

2008-01-23T19:41:00.000+11:00

1. ennis del mar (brokeback mountain)
2. sonny grotowski (monster's ball)
3. jimmy (two hands)
4. skip (lords of dogtown)
5. jacob grimm (the brothers grimm)
6. snowy bowles (sweat)

six thoughts on the darjeeling limited

2008-01-15T11:59:00.000+11:00

1. i loved it
2. i want that luggage (even if it was a little heavy-handed as a metaphor)
3. it's the first wes anderson film to make me a little teary
4. i liked it more than rushmore
5. and much more than the life aquatic
6. and almost as much as the royal tenenbaums

six reasons why margo martindale in paris je t'amie is the best supporting actress of 2007*

2008-01-06T11:37:00.001+11:00

1. she's not a negative person (au contraire!)
2. her french is better than mine
3. her body language in the chinese restaurant
4. the look on her face when she's sitting in the park
5. that's the moment i fell in love with her
6. and, i like to think, the moment she fell in love with me

* part of stinkylulu's supporting actress blogathon

six resolutions i probably won't keep in 2008

2008-01-01T19:02:00.000+11:00

1. update this blog daily
2. or weekly
3. or even monthly
4. get out more
5. drink less beer
6. kiss more boys

six favourite things of 2007

2007-12-31T14:40:00.000+11:00

1. film - ratatouille
2. tv comedy - flight of the conchords
3. tv drama - damages
4. book - fun home : a family tragicomic
5. cabaret - kiki & herb: the year of magical drinking
6. party (tie) - priscilla opening night & labor party victory

six tips when flying tiger discount airways

2007-11-28T16:27:00.000+11:00

1. try not to pack your legs
2. do try to take your extra butt padding
3. don't set your watch by them
4. hope you're seated next to the hunky tradie who turns out to be a friendly engineer
5. and not the woman whose husband is in prison and wants to tell of her online dating exploits
6. pray that it's not cold & windy when you're retrieving your luggage at the open air terminal in melbourne

six favourite parts of paris, je t'amie

2007-11-14T23:50:00.000+11:00

1. alexander payne's 14th arrondissement
2. sylvain chomet's tour eiffel
3. oliver schmitz's place des fêtes
4. walter salles' loin du 16ème
5. richard lagravanese's pigalle
6. tom tykwer's faubourg saint-denis

six illegal acts i performed between 1974 and 2007

2007-11-10T23:28:00.000+11:00

1. stole a chocolate bar from the school canteen
2. drank in a pub before i was eighteen
3. had gay sex in nsw before 1984
4. didn't vote in a local election
5. drove over the speed limit
6. ran a red light

six favourite performances in stanley donen directed films

2007-11-07T18:39:00.000+11:00

1. jean hagen as lina lamont (singin' in the rain)
2. dolores gray as madeline (it's always fair weather)
3. kay thompson as maggie prescott (funny face)
4. betty garrett as hilde (on the town)
5. ray walston as mr applegate (damn yankees)
6. doris day as babe williams (the pajama game)

six characters from childrens literature i'm outing now that dumbledore's kicked down the door of the fictional closet

2007-11-04T00:20:00.000+11:00

1. peter pan
2. jo march
3. huck finn
4. mr toad
5. the prince
6. and the pauper

six words that got me ridiculously overexcited

2007-11-02T00:04:00.000+11:00

1. joss
2. whedon
3. and
4. eliza
5. dushku
6. reuniting

six theatrical things i did during october instead of blogging

2007-11-01T13:16:00.000+11:00

1. enjoyed the melbourne opening night of priscilla queen of the desert: the musical
2. met a bunch of chorus boys
3. had a lovely reunion with my friend carl from drama school
4. snoozed through robert wilson's the temptation of st anthony
5. suffered through the tedium of the merce cunningham dance company
6. marvelled at the genius of kiki & herb: the year of magical drinking

six favourite olivia songs

2007-09-26T12:55:00.000+10:00

1. if you love me (let me know)
2. hopelessly devoted to you
3. i honestly love you
4. xanadu
5. let me be there
6. a little more love

six times i thought i was going to faint

2007-09-21T18:20:00.000+10:00

1. the time i met paul licuria
2. that time i didn't eat all day
3. when i was within ten feet of olivia newton-john
4. the first time i kissed a boy i was very fond of
5. the time i was backstage at a bodybuilding competition
6. that time i actually did faint

six things i loved about the movie hairspray (2007)

2007-09-18T19:00:00.000+10:00

1. the songs
2. nikki blonsky
3. seaweed
4. the costumes
5. michelle pfeiffer
6. the mere fact that john travolta didn't ruin it

six favourite pixar characters

2007-09-14T14:06:00.000+10:00

1. dory (finding nemo)
2. edna mode (the incredibles)
3. the mime artist caterpillar on the streets of bug city (a bug's life)
4. rex the dinosaur (toy story)
5. buzz lightyear (toy story)
6. mrs potato head (toy story 2)

six footy related things i've done since my last post so long ago

2007-09-09T15:35:00.000+10:00

1. took my pretend toyboy to the mcg to watch my pretend boyfriend play
2. failed miserably in the footy tipping competition
3. perved at a bunch of drunken st kilda footballers at the local pub on mad monday
4. moped at the news that paul licuria is getting married
5. narrowed the search for my new pretend footballer boyfriend to two possibilities
6. caught a serious case of finals fever

six excellent things about watching an aussie rules match at the local oval on a sunny saturday afternoon

2007-08-20T02:34:00.000+10:00

1. there was a choice of sitting in the grandstand or leaning on the boundary fence (we did both)
2. we could buy beer and take it back to our seats
3. the beer was cheap
4. we could go out on the field and listen to the coach during the quarter time huddle
5. i inadvertently saw paul licuria change his shorts on the sideline
6. i advertently watched paul licuria get his hamstrings massaged right in front of me

six things i thought had negative connotations until 'so you think you can dance' suggested they were compliments

2007-08-16T11:09:00.000+10:00

1. "you're ridiculous"
2. "you murdered it"
3. "you're insane"
4. "you're blowing up"
5. a drunk woman screaming at me
6. "you're sick"

six things i might name my band (if i'd spent my youth practicing the piano instead of watching tv)

2007-07-26T02:01:00.000+10:00

1. the jane hathaway experience
2. kitty karry-all & the circumspecials
3. the tuscaderos
4. mother superior and the convent san tanco
5. the tra la las
6. coconut radio

six favourite glenn close performances

2007-07-24T16:25:00.000+10:00

1. jenny fields (the world according to garp)
2. marquise isabelle de merteuil (dangerous liaisons)
3. virginia winslow (the tracey ullman show)
4. diana lee (heights)
5. margarethe cammermeyer (serving in silence)
6. mother simpson (the simpsons)

six departments that make me uncomfortable in department stores

2007-07-22T01:56:00.000+10:00

1. womens cosmetics
2. mens fragrances
3. crockery & glassware
4. mens suits
5. wedding registry
6. womens underwear

six people egregiously overlooked by the emmy nominators

2007-07-19T12:22:00.000+10:00

1. angela kinsey (the office)
2. chloe sevigny (big love)
3. michael c hall (dexter)
4. hayden panettiere (heroes)
5. becki newton (ugly betty)
6. paul reubens (30 rock)

six characters from the mary tyler moore show i might remind you of (in order)

2007-07-11T14:49:00.000+10:00

1. phyllis
2. rhoda
3. murray
4. mary
5. lou
6. sue ann

six things i find creepier than bindi irwin

2007-07-09T16:27:00.000+10:00

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six thoughts while rewatching the dreadful movie version of 'a chorus line'

2007-07-05T16:02:00.000+10:00

1. i once naively thought seeing this movie would make up for not seeing the show on stage
2. there's no way sheila is "going to be 30" unless she forgot to say "again"
3. i wonder if these poor actors thought this was going to be their big break (i'd only hire one of them)
4. those ridiculously high cut leotards are freaking. me. out.
5. i can feel my love of musicals, theatre and movies draining from me as i watch this
6. why aren't i watching all that jazz again instead of this crap?

six things that are ruining wimbledon for me

2007-07-02T01:30:00.000+10:00

1. the grunting
2. the fist pump
3. maria sharapova
4. lleyton hewitt
5. the rain
6. the time difference

six things i did while i didn't do six things

2007-06-27T15:13:00.000+10:00

1. considered moving (but didn't)
2. attempted to write (but didn't)
3. vowed to kick my interweb addiction (but didn't)
4. pondered getting a new job (but didn't)
5. resolved to continue my exercise regime (but didn't)
6. wondered how i keep up with my hectic life

six films i finally got around to seeing on dvd (in the order i liked them)

2007-06-18T12:41:00.000+10:00

1. 49up
2. children of men
3. transamerica
4. the dying gaul
5. strangers with candy
6. borat

six phrases i may use after my afternoon at ikea

2007-06-08T20:03:00.000+10:00

1. can i put that on a bumerang for you?
2. how many times do i have to tell you to use a groggy?
3. you call that a hungrig?
4. just put it on the bjorkudden
5. i'll take it on the bibbi blad
6. i think you'll need a bigger falang

six thoughts on the movie 'driving lessons'

2007-06-07T12:43:00.001+10:00

1. i love the lovely laura linney
2. even in a badly written role
3. in a terribly directed film
4. i would've have preferred harry potter instead of ron
5. thank goodness for julie walters
6. even though dame evie is no mrs o

six new guidelines for blogging now that i've come out of retirement

2007-05-28T13:05:00.000+10:00

1. it doesn't have to be daily
2. it doesn't have to be interesting
3. it doesn't hurt to be interesting
4. it doesn't always have to be about pop culture
5. i can retire again at anytime
6. i will retire again at anytime

six excellent exit lines...

2006-08-25T12:00:00.000+10:00

1. if you look in this place tomorrow, and it's gone, you mustn't be sad, because you know it still exists, not very far away (green mansions)
2. a man's got to know his limitations (magnum force)
3. that is all (m*a*s*h)
4. so long (twelve angry men)
5. auf wiedersehen, a bientot... (cabaret)
6. the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist...and like that he's gone (the usual suspects)

six categories the movie 'xanadu' would easily win in the awards for worst musical ever

2006-08-21T16:13:00.000+10:00

1. worst screenplay
2. worst costume design
3. worst art direction
4. worst choreography
5. most outrageous misuse of greek mythology
6. most embarassing use of a movie musical legend in a supporting role

six favourite performances in peter bogdanovich directed films

2006-08-20T15:45:00.000+10:00

1. madeline kahn as eunice burns (what's up, doc?)
2. cher as rusty dennis (mask)
3. cloris leachman as ruth popper (the last picture show)
4. tatum o'neal as addie loggins (paper moon)
5. ellen burstyn as lois farrow (the last picture show)
6. madeline kahn as trixie delight (paper moon)

six definitions of celebrity (as defined by australian celebrity shows)

2006-08-18T13:36:00.000+10:00

1. royal bridesmaid
2. boyfriend to miss universe
3. model with one line in a tourism advertisment
4. right wing polical nutbag
5. model proudly dubbed 'the pleasure machine'
6. soap opera actress who left her show twelve years ago and hasn't acted since

six parts of the newspaper i don't read

2006-08-16T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. stockmarket report
2. horoscope
3. employment
4. form guide
5. cryptic crossword
6. bad news

six names i suspect i'd be given if i ever went to prison

2006-08-14T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. the professor
2. snooze
3. stretch
4. frightened inmate #2
5. alibi
6. wishbone

six big things i've visited in australia

2006-08-10T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. big banana, coffs harbour
2. big pineapple, nambour
3. big merino, goulburn
4. big croc, humpty doo
5. big (playable) guitar, narrandera
6. big (golden) guitar, tamworth

six actors i'd hire for their voices if i ever made an animated film

2006-08-07T21:50:00.000+10:00

1. carol channing
2. harvey fierstein
3. kathleen turner
4. tim curry
5. georgia engel
6. julie andrews

six reasons why laura is my favourite on 'project runway'

2006-08-06T12:00:00.000+10:00

1. she's 42
2. she knows it's a slippery slope to sweatpants
3. her hatred of little yappy dogs rivals mine
4. her love of michael
5. her brilliant description of angela's design - "full-tilt boogie quilted extravaganza of puff"
6. her dismissive attitude to keith - "what an asshole"

six thoughts on the movie 'jindabyne'

2006-08-03T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. i love the lovely laura linney
2. even if her character was kind of annoying
3. excellent unsettling opening scene
4. spookiest use of landscape since 'picnic at hanging rock'
5. that was one creepy little girl
6. i can't believe the lovely laura linney was in oz and didn't call me

six ings i was reduced to while my interweb connection went missing for a week

2006-08-02T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. explaining (my problem to the so-called helpline at my isp)
2. losing (my temper with my my isp)
3. complaining (to anyone who'd listen about my isp)
4. reading
5. socialising
6. leaving (the house)

six things is experiencing technical difficulties

2006-07-26T16:33:00.000+10:00

apologies for this break in transmission
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six things i might name a pet elephant

2006-07-25T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. stampy
2. packy
3. louis
4. big elle
5. laura
6. daisy

six reasons why i didn't enter the tour de france

2006-07-24T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. pee-wee herman wouldn't let me borrow his bike
2. my limited grasp of de french would hamper me when asking directions
3. they never seem to stop for ice cream
4. i'm living proof that it is possible to forget how to ride a bike
5. all those hills
6. lycra shorts

and on the (second, fourth, sixth and) seventh day i rested

2006-07-23T00:00:00.000+10:00

six people i'd cast in my all-aussie remake of 'valley of the dolls'

2006-07-21T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. toni collette as neely o'hara
2. nicole kidman as anne wells
3. naomi watts as jennifer north
4. hugh jackman as tony polar
5. eric bana as ted casablanca
6. judy davis as helen lawson

six dvds i used to recommend when i worked at a gay & lesbian video store

2006-07-19T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. chuck & buck
2. oranges are not the only fruit
3. parting glances
4. presque rein
5. stonewall
6. the boys in the band

six random thoughts on the 1939 film 'boy slaves'

2006-07-17T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. it wasn't about what i thought it was going to be about
2. i love a frontcard that tells you what to think (child slavery - bad)
3. if a gang of hobo youths attack you on your first day on the road they might just end up befriending you by nightfall
4. but if they think you're a stool pigeon it could be a hard tag to shake
5. and if you're a rich kid who tells them you fear catching diseases from them your all white outfit doesn't stand a chance
6. it gets an extra star from me for being 64 minutes long

six favourite performances in jonathan demme directed films

2006-07-13T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. mercedes reuhl as connie russo (married to the mob)
2. mary steenburgen as lynda dummar (melvin & howard)
3. paul le mat as melvin dummar (melvin and howard)
4. ray liotta as ray sinclair (something wild)
5. jodie foster as clarice starling (the silence of the lambs)
6. christine lahti as hazel (swing shift)

six reasons why i'd be a lousy 1950s tv housewife

2006-07-12T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. i don't know how to make a martini
2. i'd look ridiculous in an apron
3. i don't like sleeping in a single bed
4. i don't know how to make a roast beef dinner
5. two perfect children would be two too many
6. i'm a man

six search phrases that caused google to direct the googlers to six things*

2006-07-11T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. paul licuria
2. famous duos
3. cartoon characters
4. songs about killing
5. movies about evonne goolagong-cawley
6. iris steensma

*according to site meter

six music videos that changed my life

2006-07-10T12:00:00.000+10:00

1. wuthering heights - kate bush
2. knock on wood - amii stewart
3. once in a lifetime - talking heads
4. mickey - toni basil
5. whip it - devo
6. macho man - village people

six toodle-oo, rah-rah, tiddley-wink thoughts on the movie 'wah-wah'

2006-07-08T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. what a mess
2. richard e grant, don't give up your day job
3. the first child actor was so annoying i wanted to reach through the screen and slap him
4. were all the servants really stepin fetchits or was that just an embarrassing directorial decision?
5. i love emily watson but that was a terrible attempt at an american accent
6. julie walters did her best to save it but it was too big an ask

six reasons why the emmys are now as dead to me as the oscars

2006-07-07T22:58:00.000+10:00

1. no best drama nomination for 'six feet under'
2. no rachel griffiths
3. no lauren ambrose
4. no marcia cross
5. no john krasinski
6. not a single nomination for 'the shield'

six movies i enjoy that have trains in them

2006-07-06T02:45:00.000+10:00

1. brief encounter
2. the manchurian candidate
3. pee-wee's big adventure
4. the lady vanishes
5. cabaret
6. the bridge on the river kwai

six opening lines from six songs randomly selected by my ipod for you to guess in the comments*

2006-07-05T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. she's got a smile that it seems to me/reminds me of childhood memories
2. back through the years/i go wanderin' once again/back to the seasons of my youth
3. when the earth was still flat/and clouds made of fire/and mountains stretched up to the sky
4. it's twelve past midnight/don't close your eyes
5. you think you're going to make me sulk/you and your fancy car/ah-haa-haa
6. you might never get rich/but let me tell you it's better than digging a ditch

*this very special interactive six things shamelessly stolen from gabriel at modern fabulousity

six possible reasons why cha-cha digregorio had the worst reputation at st. bernadettes

2006-07-04T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. the other girls at st. bernadettes were named after more demure dance styles
2. she was the oldest student there (though not quite as old as a certain betty rizzo from rydell high)
3. she chewed gum
4. she was a trophy hog
5. her dance moves were a trifle suggestive
6. she was a slut

six scene-stealing minor characters i love in the movie 'grease'

2006-07-03T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. cha-cha digregorio
2. patty simcox
3. principal mcgee
4. blanche
5. coach calhoun
6. vince fontaine

and on the seventh day i rested

2006-07-02T00:00:00.000+10:00

six things aussie rules commentators say without realising how hot it sounds

2006-07-01T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. he rides him into the ground
2. the big man climbs the pack
3. ball it up
4. he takes it on his chest
5. holding the man
6. paul licuria

six places superman may have just returned from

2006-06-30T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. the super restroom
2. the super cape store
3. the gym
4. the video store (where he returned 'the super')
5. the superbowl
6. supercuts

six most played songs on my ipod*

2006-06-29T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. a kiss at the end of the rainbow - mitch & mickey
2. you can't stop the beat - hairspray original cast recording
3. loving you - massivo
4. ain't no mountain high enough - marvin gaye & tammi terrell
5. a town called malice - the jam
6. finale - jerry springer the opera original cast recording

*compared to last year

six types of buildings i would like named after me

2006-06-28T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. a library
2. a hospital
3. a gymnasium
4. a theatre
5. a church
6. a grandstand (incorporating footy changing rooms)

six theme nights at my imaginary gay nightclub

2006-06-27T13:03:00.000+10:00

1. frocky horror (drag night)
2. second skin (leather night)
3. chicken little (under 18s)
4. sing out louise (showtune night)
5. bar belle (hot guys shirt off night)
6. eager beaver (ladies night)

six favourite performances in steven spielberg directed films

2006-06-26T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. ralph fiennes as amon goeth (schindler's list)
2. karen allen as marion ravenwood (raiders of the lost ark)
3. henry thomas as elliott (e.t)
4. haley joel osment as david (a.i - artificial intelligence)
5. christian bale as jamie graham (empire of the sun)
6. oprah winfrey as sofia (the color purple)

and on the seventh day i rested*

2006-06-25T19:25:00.000+10:00

*because i was up late on on the sixth night being probed by nathaniel

six favourite aaron spelling productions

2006-06-24T12:42:00.000+10:00

1. dynasty
2. charlie's angels
3. melrose place
4. family
5. tori spelling
6. the love boat (charo episodes)

six possible reasons why i won't be attending nicole kidman's wedding this weekend

2006-06-23T19:33:00.000+10:00

1. i wasn't invited
2. she may have heard i think she's overrated
3. or remembered that time in 1985 when i was selling theatre tickets and demanded to see her equity card even though i knew who she was
4. she's jealous of that time i went nightclubbing with naomi
5. even though i spent my teen years in australia's country music capital i've never heard of keith urban
6. i have nothing to wear

six names i'd consider calling myself if i were a circus clown

2006-06-22T17:11:00.000+10:00

1. snippy
2. snappy
3. surly
4. growly
5. chuckles
6. kreepy

six tv shows that used to freak me out when i was an overly sensitive youngster

2006-06-21T13:14:00.000+10:00

1. dr who
2. lost in space
3. h.r. pufnstuf
4. kung fu
5. here's lucy
6. the brady bunch variety hour

six favourite moments from six favourite movies

2006-06-20T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. sally, brian & maximilian keep dancing after the record finishes (cabaret)
2. margo tells eve where to put her award (all about eve)
3. the first la de dah (annie hall)
4. our charlie's revelation (whistle down the wind)
5. mrs chasen fills in harold's computer dating application (harold & maude)
6. robert does gloria a favour (they shoot horses don't they?)

six favourite six things from a year* of listing six things

2006-06-19T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. six 1940s movie acting techniques you don't see much anymore
2. six words i like to use that may not be real words
3. six things i'd want if i was stranded on a desert island
4. six movies i'd be more interested in seeing than one about some boy wizard
5. six examples why my friend jane is more of a stereotypical gay man than i am
6. six halves of famous duos i'd prefer to be

* if you don't count that month i had off

and on the seventh day i rested

2006-06-18T13:27:00.000+10:00

six favourite performances by my favourite underrated actress cynthia stevenson

2006-06-17T17:04:00.000+10:00

1. trish maplewood (happiness)
2. jennifer bass (my talk show)
3. joanne wedman (home for the holidays)
4. bonnie sherow (the player)
5. trisha mackay (bob)
6. joy lass (dead like me)

six things you will never see on six things

2006-06-16T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. seven things
2. photos
3. any dissing of paul licuria
4. or olivia newton-john
5. upper case
6. a hat

six historical notations i made during a saturday afternoon viewing of the 1955 film 'land of the pharaohs'

2006-06-15T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. one should really work out before wearing a toga
2. an excellent way to get someone to keep a secret is to cut their tongue out
3. it's perfectly acceptable to wear a mini-toga if you're a young boy
4. or a sexy mini-skirt if you suddenly age fifteen years between scenes
5. if you're a lowly guard and joan collins in a pointy bra asks for a favour you're going to be in big trouble
6. by my calculations joan collins must be 4500 years old

six favourite 'six feet under' episodes

2006-06-14T17:10:00.000+10:00

1. everyone's waiting
2. pilot
3. the trip
4. knock knock
5. i'll take you
6. ecotone

six cliched lines of dialogue from cop/lawyer/doctor shows i'm determined to use more often in everyday conversation

2006-06-13T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. take him away
2. objection
3. i'll allow it
4. sustained
5. i'll see you in my chambers
6. stat!

six pet names i would call my beard wife way too often

2006-06-12T17:13:00.000+10:00

1. paulie
2. lovey
3. snoopy lips
4. katie holmes
5. butch
6. jane

six favourite performances in james ivory directed films

2006-06-10T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. anthony hopkins as stevens (the remains of the day)
2. emma thompson as margaret schlegel (howards end)
3. joanne woodward as india bridge (mr & mrs bridge)
4. judi dench as eleanor lavish (a room with a view)
5. daniel day-lewis as cecil vyse (a room with a view)
6. vanessa redgrave as olive chancellor (the bostonians)

six occupations the brady kids would have been suited for when they grew up

2006-06-09T12:00:00.000+10:00

1. marcia - president
2. jan - vice-president
3. cindy - speech therapist
4. greg - porn star (straight)
5. peter - porn star (gay)
6. bobby - narc

six things they do to you in a sleep clinic that guarantee a sleepless night

2006-06-08T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. they put electrodes on your head
2. they strap a tight belt around your chest then tell you to breathe normally
3. they put you in an uncomfortable bed
4. they expect you to be in bed at 8.30pm
5. they film you as you attempt to sleep
6. they tell you they're going to wake you up at 6am

six things i did while i wasn't doing six things

2006-06-07T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. was hobbled by a mysterious right foot ailment
2. scored 8/8 in footy tipping
3. spent a sleepless night at a sleep clinic
4. got very excited by the arrival of my 'liza with a z' dvd
5. generously lent it to my friend jane
6. spent two weeks trying to get it back

six excellent things about 06/06/06

2006-06-06T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. it has a lot of sixes in it
2. it'll make fundamentalist christians nervous
3. it's sandra bernhard's birthday
4. it's harvey fierstein's birthday
5. it's the dalai lama's birthday
6. it's nathaniel's birthday

six things will return 06/06/06

2006-05-06T00:00:00.000+10:00

six things i thought i'd be doing in 2006 when i was a kid in the 70s

2006-05-05T00:00:00.000+10:00

1. holidaying on the moon
2. driving a hovercar
3. talking into a dick tracy-type watch
4. owning a robot maid
5. eating meals in pill form
6. wearing a form-fitting silver jumpsuit with matching boots

six thoughts upon finally seeing 'the squid and the whale'

2006-05-04T12:00:00.000+10:00

1. i love the lovely laura linney
2. the sons were sensational
3. jeff daniel's character was the filet of the movie
4. i usually hate the explanation of a title but not in this case
5. all movies should be less than ninety minutes long
6. 'the mother and the whore' poster - genius