Prediction for this Saturday

Frederick Wentworth is getting excited.

And it take a lot to get a gentleman mouse excited.

Under the Apple Tree

I just can't get over this weather.

See the sky?  That is a good colour for sky to be.

Melbourne is incredible.  I have no idea what temperature it's going to throw out next.

Well, I guess one can look at a weather forecast if one wants to have an idea of what the weather will be next.  A moment please... Mmmm.  I don't think I should have had a look.  It says it's going to get consistently colder.  It might be wrong.  One of my life's guiding principles is 'Never trust the Weather Man'.  This stems off another guiding life principle which is 'Never Trust Technology'.

Mouse House

It's been a while.

Introducing...

It's been one of those weeks where I've done nothing but write, write, write.  Eat, sleep, papers.  Eat, sleep, papers.

Ever wondered how the media actually effects Australian society?  Or whether capitalist societies can have effective welfare systems?  I can give you a 2000 word response, referenced, double-spaced, complete a peer-review bibliography.
But you're not that interested, right?  Right.

Moving right along...

Mysterious things have been happening on this blog.

A.  I changed everything
B.  The changes disappeared
C.  I wrote out a long post
D.  Said post disappeared

= V. annoyed Mouse

So, in my original post I raved on about my new layout, and nifty new header...but NOW I'm not sure if the layout and header are actually there...visible for all human eyes.  Oh so mysterious.

Let's pretend my changes are still there.  Everything should be nice and light.  There should be a green, grassy header showing my eyeballs without glasses, and a nice clear title 'The Mouse Files'.  Yes, good.

Sigh.  I had some really intelligent things to say about my new blog look, but I have just never had the ability to bounce back and rewrite something I wrote and then accidentally deleted.  (Actually, I said it mysteriously disappeared, didn't I?  That's a little different.)

I'll just leave you with this observation about the new blog look.  I like it.  Do you?


The Mouse Files was inspired by a nickname my dad gave me when I was very young.  I was called 'mouse' because I was really timid and quiet, and I really liked cheese (don't laugh).

I'm not quiet and timid any more (I thing girls can easily lose the quiet and timid tendency between the riotous ages of fourteen and sixteen.  This is when I became a drama queen.).  But I still really like cheese, and so the name stuck (don't laugh).

So, it's established.  These are the Mouse Files, and I am the Mouse.

The thing is...I'm not the only mouse in this house.

Is that a...tail?

Ears...I think those are ears.

I have a feeling we have found ourselves another mouse.

Ah HAH!

Hello there.  Do you mind if I interrupt for a moment?

INTRODUCING

Mouse at large.

Meet Frederick Wentworth (my tribute to Jane Austen).  He name is Frederick and is by no means ever called Fred, Freddie, or Rick.

He wears a spiffy suit and he likes to read classics.  The older the better.

Oh and he likes cheese, just like me.

Now one day Frederick was snooping around my computer.  I caught this with my camera.

I see you Frederick.

He was very interested in the title of my blog.

After much deliberation I decided that this mouse would make an excellent addition to The Mouse Files.

Frederick was most pleased and looks forward to sharing this space with you in the future.

Keep an eye out for those ears...

Oh, and I should probably point out that the state of Frederick's tie is entirely my fault.  I just can't tie it properly, but he puts up with me.