six favourite occasions worth leaving the house for in 2008
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
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six favourite albums of 1978 (based on a recent late night drunken conversation when we suddenly realised it was 30 years ago)
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
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six chook washing tips (as discovered at the royal melbourne show)
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
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six favourite pixar characters (revised)
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)
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six things i'd rather have as hands than scissors
1. pens
2. bottle openers
3. sponges
4. torches
5. "neck massagers"
6. hands
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six dance styles they should introduce to 'dancing with the stars' now that paul licuria is confirmed as a contestant
1. pole
2. lap
3. chippendale
4. burlesque
5. ecdysiast
6. bump 'n' grind
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