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Happy New Year
Wishing you a happy new year and all the best for the year to come.
Vacuum Bags
I do not remember when I first encountered vacuum bags. It must be many years ago now and I can not imagine moving or travelling without them.
Vacuum bags are designed to reduce the storage size of your bedding or clothes. They are plastic bags that allow air trapped inside to be pumped out. You put your clothes or linen inside, then you vacuum out the air. The result is an impressively shrunken rigid bag.
Chinese New Year – 2011 Year of the Rabbit
Melbourne’s Chinatown district marked Chinese New Year with celebrations today. Megan and I went along to enjoy the parade and see the assorted stands and stalls in the streets.
Twenty Thousand Views on YouTube
Today marks my films’ 20,000th viewer on YouTube. The last couple of years have shown me how time consuming and challenging film editing can be!
Happy New Year
Megan and I spent New Year’s Eve 2010/2011 in Melbourne, Australia. I took the opportunity to put together two short films of the fireworks. Both films are available below, and on my grahamcmiln YouTube channel in High Definition.
Snowflake Shaped Gingerbread Biscuits
It must be nearing Christmas, because this weekend we made our traditional snowflake shaped gingerbread biscuits.
Botany Bay Yacht Club
Last weekend Megan and I joined local friends and family for an event at the Botany Bay Yacht Club. The club’s location is stunning. I could not resist putting together a short film to share.
Lace in Fashion at the NGV International
Megan and I enjoyed a visit to the new Lace in Fashion exhibit at NGV International. Below are a selection of photographs.
Listening to journalists
Seasoned journalists have an interesting perspective on the world. If you get a chance to listen to a journalist talk freely about their career, listen.
Catching up on recent movie releases
Megan and I have always enjoyed going to the cinema and catching up of recent movie releases. Recently we stumbled upon a big green box outside of a local supermarket. The Oovie box claimed to be a self-serve DVD rental machine. I looked up the name and discovered Oovie offers free rentals on Wednesdays. You need a code, but they are distributed freely on the company’s FaceBook page and through an e-mail mailing list.