The personal blog of Dan Warne, Online Editor, APC Magazine

The Warne Account random header image

Entries Tagged as 'Personal'

Fitness First sues sick woman to get $200 fee

August 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Gosh I loathe this revolting money grubbing fitness chain.

Gym giant Fitness First has taken a former member, who could not work out due to medical problems, to court - all for the sake of $200.

Source: SMH.com.au

I was a member…

[Read more →]

Tags: Personal

Drunk woman calls 000 for help with uni homework

July 25th, 2008 · No Comments

[Read more →]

Tags: Personal

Japanese videos of girls staring at you

July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

I've said it once and I'll say it again… many aspects of Japanese culture are verrrrrry… kookie.

For example, this new trend for lengthy videos of pretty girls staring at the camera.

Apparently the idea is to help socially anxious guys…

[Read more →]

Tags: Personal

Found this animated GIF very amusing…

July 18th, 2008 · No Comments

giveadamn Found this animated GIF very amusing...

[Read more →]

Tags: Personal

TV dinners

July 25th, 2006 · 19 Comments

mccain TV dinnersMicrowaves are the best things. It's amazing that in 10 minutes or less you can make a relatively nutritious meal: 7 minutes for the TV dinner and 3 minutes for the supplementary plate of green vegetables to add in the…

[Read more →]

Tags: Personal

Low sun, sodden sky

April 14th, 2006 · No Comments

127892414_9dbe13eb5b Low sun, sodden sky

Don't you love it when this occurs… late in the day when the sun is low, it can illuminate the city skyline brilliantly against a dark sky. These are some great photos that I took when I stepped off the…

[Read more →]

Tags: Personal

Brushing shoulders with the PM

April 13th, 2006 · 6 Comments

127893598_c549800102 Brushing shoulders with the PM

Who should I brush shoulders with on the way to work this morning but Australian Prime Minister John Howard, on the way in to the Australian Wheat Board / Iraq corrupt kickbacks inquiry. Of course I didn't literally brush shoulders…

[Read more →]

Tags: Personal

Fricking propaganda

October 11th, 2005 · No Comments

Whirlpool mod Ray Macey has posted a nice, calm-minded synopsis of what he thinks of the government's workplace reform campaign on his blog. He writes:

"It's simple. If you believe that lack of flexibility as an individual is worth the improved…

[Read more →]

Tags: Personal