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Email Seppo: kris dot sipe at gmail dot com
EAT ME!!!

Beef Bourguignon
Bitchin' Baked Paella
Risotto Magic
Stuffed Salmon
Chicken Wild Rice Soup
Chili Prawn Penne
3 2 1 Spatchcock!
Tomato Basil Fettuccine
Chili Con Seppo
Blueberry Boat Roast
Marinated Buffalo Mozzerella
Grilled Swordfish with Mango Salsa
Miss. Highco's Creme Brulee



ON THE IPOD...

Sufjan Stevens - Come on Feel the Illinois

Tegan and Sara - So Jealous

The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday

Nickel Creek - Why Should the Fire Die


FOR THE BOOKCLUB...

John Irving - Until I Find You


PREVIOUSLY ON...

95 Kg Tuna
Gay Post of the Week
Bonsai
Croc and Roll
French, Yes, Gay, Not so Much
I Could Spit on a Stranger
Outfoxed!
Heat Wave!!!
Bitched at Swirth
Sydney Supernova



WHEN?




WHERE?

blogger
all music guide
college music journal
internet movie database
slayage
urband legends archive
tripple j
all zone 4 dvd
grimsey records
britneyfreak
Blogger Boobiethon
Starlight Foundation
Sydney Morning Herald
Apple
Torrentspy
MacRumors



Favs, Fads and Friends

Friday, February 27, 2004

Bamboo Trucker Hat


If Pandas are the new truckers hats, then what happens when you create a Panda Trucker Hat? Mayhem!!!

I'm a Lover, Not a Fighter

Ah ha... I'm not the only one who gets punched by random dudes at bars in Melbourne. It's an epidemic!

"(Passakos) then went straight up to Gilligan, and while Gilligan was looking in a different direction, hit him in the face, causing him to fall to the ground," Mr Johnson said.

Hey, that's what happened to me! It must be the same dude!

Buble

Why does this guy bug me so bad. Is it because he can't decide if he is a model or a singer. Is it because he thinks he sounds like Ol' Blue Eyes, is it that he does lounge versions of George Michael songs, or is it just that he seems to be a tosser. I don't know, but Buble... you are on my list...

XXX

It's being advertised everywhere, but I don't here anyone really talking about XXX. The production is by La Fura Dels Baus who have done some really crazy stuff in the past, like throwing feces on audiences. When it comes to "drawing the line between pornography and art" I don't know where I stand. Reviews have been pretty bad, and most say the show is quite boring. I'm not a fan of Sade reworks in the first place, and found Marat Sade to be quite long and drawn out. I tend to think acting is just that, acting, and there is no need to actually perform acts to make a film good. Baise Moi seemed to be gratuitous for it's own sake, Romance was boring and a complete turnoff, and A Ma Soir! was just fucked. Me and Mr. Bean may go just to see what the hype (or not hype) is all about.

Thursday, February 26, 2004

EVIL ESKIMO BACK!!! ARGHHH



Kind of weirded me out that they played "La Cienega Just Smiled" on Angel last night. I mean, it is my favourite show and all, but shit... I just had such a beautiful image in my mind of what it might be about, and it certainly wasn't a vampire with a soul rescuing a beautiful werewolf with big pert boobies. Then I remembered that the same song was on the Felicity "Senior Year" soundtrack. Yep, still haven't picked that one up, maybe because of the freaky flashback episodes. Speaking of which, it seems that all of the cast of Felicity is successful, but where is Keri Russel? Oh... wait, she was in Cinderelmo...

Wednesday, February 25, 2004

I'm in Melbourne today. It's a lot nicer weather here than in Sydney.

Trivia Tonight!

8pm
Clock Hotel
Surry Hills

I think if I ever become a politician I will claim to be a Christian, and discriminate against everyone I can to bolster support among bigots...

"If we are to prevent the meaning of marriage from being changed forever, our nation must enact a constitutional amendment to protect marriage in America"

Yippee kiyaeee motherfucker...

Tuesday, February 24, 2004

Yippee! 9 out of 10 Americans like Australia Best!

It's Tuesday, and I am just starting to recover from the mayhem (Tommy Lee style) of the weekend. My plan on Friday was to have a nice night in, as I had a bachelor party starting at about midday. Somehow a couple led me to many, and we headed off to Darling Harbour. Somehow I ended up sleeping on the Evil Eskimo's couch, and woke up realizing that I had a very big day ahead of me. But... I do love a day at the races, so a few Bicardi Breezers and I was raring to go. I never seem to actually win, but I always come out with about the same as I came in with, so it's all good. The night became a late one, and by Sunday, with lack of sleep and all, I was useless. So... now my sleep patterns are all messed up, and I am almost done listening to Harry Potter on tape. Damn Insomnia!!! Damn empty wallet!!! Damn Tequila!!!

Give Me My Monkey Back, You Bitch

A monkey was stolen from the Adelaide Zoo this weekend. Apparently the monkey is worth about $50,000 on the black market. The policeman in charge of the investigation wished to make it known that it was the "kind of monkey from the Indiana Jones Movie," in case the public harassed anyone for walking around with a snow monkey, ape, etc. Thankfully, the monkey has been found and a man is in custody. Hopefully it's not the Man with the Yellow Hat.


Sorry Jenna

I felt horrible last night after always being so cynical about Jenna from Survivor. It was quite sad to see her break down last night, and to find out that her mother died 8 days after she dropped out of the show. I'm also very cynical about anything supernatural, but it's pretty amazing that she felt something was wrong. "It was just a feeling that I never had before," she said. "It was like a premonition. I just felt like I was being pulled out of there. Me and my mom are really close. I knew that I had to go with my gut. It was a very hard decision to make."

Stuff

Thanks to Adi, very interesting link on the Gray Album featuring John, Paul, Ringo, George and Jay-Z. Not so sure what I think of the album yet, but it'll definitely be spinnin. On the music note, I'm listening to "Two Fat Feet" by the Fiery Furnaces right now. How come my sister won't make music like this with me????!!!!

Tink Hilton, I feel your pain, but damn she looks fine in a Bikini!

Thanks Ms. Crombie, for linking me... if you're ever in Sydney...

Ha... Ashton is 30!!! No more trucker hats for you, Beaaatch....

Thursday, February 19, 2004

Angel Cancelled!!!

WTF, just when it's better than ever, you can't cancel my show! Sign the petition here! At least it gives me an excuse to put up a picture of the sexiest woman on the planet.

It Burns!!!

My hero, Johnny Cash is turning in his grave! Apparently someone is trying to use Ring of Fire for a hemorrhoids ad!

Narcissus on the Amazon

It's always been nice that Amazon allows you to make anonymous comments and reviews, in fact I have used them to pick music and books myself. However, the glitch that made those reviewers not so anonymous caught several authors with their pants down. Several authors were found to have given their own books five star reviews! Some writers feel it is necessary to defend their books from other posters. Jonathan Franzen, author of "The Corrections" believes that a friend of his was cruelly savaged online by a group called the "Underground Literary Alliance." Hopefully the alliance has read his first novel, The Twentyseventh City, and is working on finding every copy and burning it. This is the moron who refused Oprah's book club, because he thought it would affect his status in "high art" circles. Oprah has done more for literature in the past three years than the NY Times has in this century. He has, probably after realizing the monetary implications, changed his tune "I think ultimately we did each the other a disservice. I would love to have gone on there [the Oprah Winfrey Show], but big egos and a certain wrestle for control of the situation derailed that."


Amanda Hugandkiss

Ms. Crombie
has a new picture up on her blog, and today's heated topic is homosexuality and religion. Do you think Jesus is offended by Metrosexuals?

On another note... KtIn thinks I am seductive...

I am testing out blogjet... tell me what you think. I don't really have a post, per say, as I just finished watching the second episode of the Angel return. But according to the company, I can change the colour of my writing... and post pictures from my hard drive. Ok... so my blogger account is limited... but if I was publishing a picture... I'd publish Pantyraidr all the way!!!

Look at me.. I am playing with type!!! I am FONTASAURASS!!!! Enjoy the panties...

Wednesday, February 18, 2004

I'm Your G - String in a Bottle, Baby
Yes, I had to mention it, wouldn't you? If anyone is interested in purchasing Xtina's thong and pool water from the Maxim UK cover shoot, you can do so on Ebay. Right now the bid is at about $900 US dollars.
Included is:
One white thong.
One sealed tub of miss Aguilera pool water.
Compliment from Scott Mills (signed).
Compliment from the shows producer signed.
Maxim cover leter explaining that said issue has been embargoed, this also includes a few pointers from miss Aguilera for how single men can win her affections.
One issue of Maxim with conected feture.


True Tori...
For those of you who remember Tori's wedding registery, Jeff Edelstein bought her a spatula.

I Pod Zombie Alert



The New York Times claims that ipods have created a race of Zombies in New York. I agree that the little white earpods are everywhere. I have added a pair of Technics 1200 DJ Headphones (thanks Dad) to mine, and look a bit like Warren from There's Something About Mary when walking down the street. The night I met Ms. B, I was walking around with them on, yelling "Don't Touch My Ears," which she found endearing for some reason.

Another Times article expounds upon the benefits of the ipod in comparison to other copy cats.

Tuesday, February 17, 2004

Seppo + Yana = True Love

Yana where have you been all my life. Somehow the word must be getting out. My new status as a dual citizen has them flocking in.

Today I recieved the following email from Yana:

My name is Yana. I parted with my boyfriend half a year ago. Now I feel blue and lonely. But I still believe in destiny and I still hope to find my second half in this world. I don't like being lonely and that is why now I need communication more than ever. That is why I made up my mind to find my special friend all around the world. To do this, I asked a friend of mine to make a webpage about me. If you are lonely and you do need to find your special friend just as well to get acquainted to me, have a look at my site!

Yanna, I know you get the blues, but, do you ever get the mean reds? The mean reds are horrible. Suddenly you're afraid and you don't know what you're afraid of. When I get it the only thing that does any good is to jump into a cab and go to Tiffany's. It calms me down right away.

Monday, February 16, 2004

Panty Raid in the News

Thank you Adi, for finding this article, it has truly made my day.

...oh, and Adi, I have seen the Paris Hilton tape, and believe me, it's definately not worth $50. Wathcing Paris try to figure out what a well is used for on the Simple life, however, is priceless.





The Eye of the Tiger

What a weekend... The pub crawl ended up in a bit of a disaster, as you can see by the photo to the left. I don't exactly know what I did to provoke being clocked in the eye. If anyone who was there has any ideas, please feel free to comment. All I know was, I was dancing, and then I was down. Needless to say, I woke up in my hotel room the next morning, and couldn't open my eye in the slightest. The fact that it was 40 degrees Celsius, and my plane didn't leave until 4:00 pm didn't add to the excitement. Having never had a facial injury, I had to think back to my friend BP, who always managed more injuries than any one I had ever met. After all these years, he still seems to be going strong, but apparently is toothless at the moment. The doctor tells me I have a Conjunctival hemorrhage and will take about three weeks to heal. All I know is that I think my entire months wages will be spent on ibuprofen. I still can't see out of the right eye, and it stings like a mfer... I'm suppose to volunteer at the children's hospital tomorrow, but I fear I will have to pull out, as the children would definitely be scared of me. On another note, Ms. B, who works with the youth of Redfern called last night and was very upset about the fact that she seemed to be caught in the midst of a riot. She asked to come over when she got out, and I was pretty frightened for her safety. She arrived around 3:30, and was very shaken up.

Calling scared, upset, neglected children "thugs" is naive (Brogden).

Suggesting that a good throttling would solve the problem is ridiculous. David Koch you are a wanker for making such stupid comments. For those of you who agree, tell Channel 7 Sunrise what you think.

Thursday, February 12, 2004

Ok, this train crisis is driving me nuts. Last night, I got on the bus to head to the gym to meet Konky, and it took me about an hour to get there, since everyone had driven to work. Last night, we went to trivia at the Clock Hotel, and I managed to consume about 15 beers. We ended up getting second to last place, so it wasn't even worth it!

So... this morning I got on the bus, feeling hung over, and within 5 minutes was sweating like a little pig! I'm sure that I smelled like a lovely combination of beer and Body Shop Body Butter (always a treat first thing in the morning). Apparently, regular train passengers will receive free tickets next week, but you have to show your weekly ticket. Since I usually pay with my pocket change, I guess I am out of luck.

It's Getting Hot in Here... Abercrombie Style...

It seems that there are others who are fascinated with the popularity of Ms. Crombie. Ever since Lindsay made reference to her site, I have been drawn to it. It compares to the uncontrollable urge to type "Paris Hilton" into Google Images search. Adi thinks Ms. Crombie may picked her name for marketing purposes, which is poetic justice, I suppose. Shane, who constantly sees her on the newly published blogs list, suggests that she may have "some automatic system to keep her on there or something." Could there be a conspiracy? I may be able to get my sister to ask Abercrombie cover boys the Carlson Twins, who are good friends of hers, if there is any world domination attempt on the part of the clothing chain. Arghhhhh... Everyone in Kahkis!!!

Sis, if your reading, doesn't that Carlson site kind of freak you out, I mean, they are doing live chats and shit... and interviews with the Village Voice! Do you think they know Devon Aoki? Can you find out, and send her my personal details? Maybe have them propose a shot gun wedding? I have two passports now, I am a catch!

I've Already Had the Time of My Life

I grew up with my little sister playing the sound track to Dirty Dancing every morning. It became ingrained in my mind. Sometimes I walk down the street singing "Bayaybe... you're the one..." The film is really kind of an eighties classic, isn't it? Now, along comes... Dirty Dancing 2??? Havana Nights??? WTF is this about! IMDB sums it up:

18-year-old Katey Miller moves to Havana with her parents in November 1958. Her parents expect her to move within their well-to-do circles, but she defies their wishes when she falls in love with Xavier, a waiter who also happens to be a fantastic dancer. Secretly meeting in a Havana nightclub, the pair practice their dance steps in preparation for a prestigious national dance competition. But the coming revolution may spell trouble for the pair's plans.

Sound familiar? What's next, The Breakfast Club - Puerto Rican Detention?

Wednesday, February 11, 2004

EVIL ESKIMO
This is the Evil Eskimo, she is actually my friend Ms. Fok. Her mother once sprayed her with disinfectant for fear that she was spreading SARS. She comes from Perth which is very hot.

She gets tired of jokes about her name, but I don't. For instance, it is fun to say, if you are out with a drink with her, "Fok, are you having a good time?" Or, having lunch and say, "Fok, this is good Chicken Rice..."

The Evil Eskimo has a ear fetish, so if you are walking around late at night, make sure to wear ear muffs!!!

Tuesday, February 10, 2004

Trying to Do Delta


Apparantly Mark "Scud" Philippoussis was wearing a piece of tape with the Greek letter "Delta" on his finger when he was beaten by Jonas Bjorkman last Sunday. Ever since he started dating the eternally weep Delta Goodrem, he seems to be too giddy to play the game. Seppo thinks any sportsman should avoid dating a chanteuss who sings "Born to Try." Really not a big, powerful statement. Mark, you may want to dig up the grave of Freddy Mercury, or at least have a go at Avril. I mean, Delta says herself:

But you've got to make choices
Be wrong or right
Sometimes you've got to sacrifice the things you like

Panty Raider Hits Google

Yippee, Pantyraider is listed on Google! Ok, so why don't I have any comments. I don't care if they say "Seppo, you are crap," I need some love!!! It's almost Valentine's day!

Melbourne Most Livable


Wow, Melbourne, Australia has again been voted the most livable city in the world. A trip there is always fun, but it's hard to stay away from the beaches and the harbor here in Sydney.

However, I will be going there for a Valentines day pub crawl this Friday. Points are received for the crawl as follows:

1 Point for bringing new stroller
2 Points for bringing new stroller of opposite sex
2 Points for each Loveshack visited
5 Bonus Points if all 7 Loveshacks are visited
2 Points for any red item of clothing (judged to be of reasonable size) worn visibly all night
2 Points if you wear something 'Romantic' (e.g. corsage or bow tie)
5 Points if you wear clothing unique to the opposite gender
2 Points per love potion (shot)
3 Points for pot sculled after Stupid Cupid's call.
1 Point for romantic behaviour (not between partners**)
2 Points for romantic behaviour with someone not on the stroll**
6 Points for singing a Romantic song (Duo 3pts each)

Hmmm... could lead to an interesting night!

Kylies Bum Claims World Domination

Kylie's taking over the US!!! Kylie Minogue today won the Grammy for Best Dance song. Kylie's song "Come Into My World" beat Cher, Madonna, Groove Armada and Telepopmusik (I have no idea wtf Telepopmusik are, but Kyles beat them), Her song is pretty crap, which means that her world famous bum may be the reason for her win.

Apparently, the petite one's Bum has actually stopped an art show, has been sculpted in ice, has one campaign called Ban the Bum, which feels it overshadows her integrity, and another to keep her from covering it!

Keisha, of Sugababes fame, reckons that, although the Aussie superstar has a great figure, her bum ain't that big a deal "I'm not trying to be funny, but being black it's not a big deal that she has a big butt, 'cos most black girls and Latinos have big butts, so to us, Kylie's bum is no big deal."



Here's a fun little time waster... Here are all the states I've visited in the good ol' of USA marked in red (I've nearly visited all in Australia, except for Western Australia and Queensland). It seems that I have neglected the northern west coast. I apologize to all of you in the Olympia area, I will try to visit next time I come home to the states.



create your own visited states map

Thursday, February 05, 2004

Hot Abercrombie Chick, I don't know what to think. It seems that Lindsay of the popular and fantastically fun blog Lindsayism had a bit of a laugh at this little blondie, and there is suddenly a stir on Ms. Crombie's site. Someone by the name of AL coholic keeps making comments about how nice her rack is, a la Voyeurdorm. Mr. Bean, you will be pleased to know that she is listed on Ninemsn.






So, Kylie is taking a stab at the US market. There appears to be a very serious plan put in place for domination, including a appearance on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. I will always have a place in my heart for Kylie, as the first time I heard "I Just Can't Get You Out of My Head" I slipped in the shower and broke the glass door. The soon to be wedded Ms. Alinishka found me lying naked and bleeding on the floor. Damn you Kylie and your catchy tunes!










Congratulations Claudia, but, ummm, your face looks like it is about to fall off!



Speaking of faces falling off, it appears that Wacko Jacko calls white wine "Jesus Juice" and red wine "Jesus Blood" and drinks it out of Coke cans so as not to appear a wino. What???!!!


Oh... and for those of you attending Tori's wedding I think the invitation had the URL for the gift registry wrong. The actual address is here. I wonder if a more professional boob job could be provided? Check her out on Awfulplasticsurgery.

For those of you who have been having problems posting coments, everything should be in order now. Please let me know if there are any problems.

Wednesday, February 04, 2004

I can't believe that Australian radio audiences have voted Jet with the number one song of the year. WTF is that about. I don't think I have ever heard such a blatant rip off in my life. I think I am going to start my own garage/retro/punk band, maybe I will ask my ex-wife/sister to join me and ask Drew Berrymore out on a date. Even though I am not a big fan of the genre, I have total respect for the bands that started it. I guess Julian Casablancas said it best with "The Jets make me not want to make music."

The rest of the list is as predictable and disappointing as ever:

1. Jet - Are You Gonna Be My Girl?
2. Outkast - Hey Ya!
3. White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
4. Powderfinger - (Baby I've Got You) On My Mind
5. Coldplay - Clocks (Royksopp Remix)
6. The Cat Empire - Hello
7. Powderfinger - Sunsets
8. John Butler Trio - Zebra
9. Hilltop Hoods - The Nosebleed Section
10. Powderfinger - Love Your Way

What really boggles my mind is that a song that serves as the backdrop for every commercial on television at the moment can be listed at number 5. However, I am not one to talk, most people find my taste crap. I am trying to learn that musical taste is an opinion, and people have a right to it. Ms. Highco even tried to bait me into a musical diatribe the other night, and I resisted.

So, here are Seppo's top 10 for 2003:


10. New Pornographers - Electric Version - I love Neko Case's voice, and this is another example of the backing vocals making an album. How good does she sound in the background, and who would guess that her other band is country.




9. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever to Tell - If you would have asked me six months ago, this would have been my number one... but as much as I love the album, it hasn't had as much staying power as I thought it would. However, they have made a huge impact, especially on the New York Garage scene.



8. Christina Aguilera - Stripped - Ok, I do some volunteer work at the hospital, and the next thing you know, the kids have got me hooked. Part of my job in life is make fun of pop music. However, this girls voice is unbelievable. Listen to the dance version of Beautiful more than once and you will be singing it everywhere you go. Xtina, I love you!!!



7. Dashboard Confessional - A Mark, A Mission, A Brand A Scar - I am a sad, skinny teenage girl with boy issues, and I don't care what you think. I love this album, I want to be in the audience, with the crying girls, singing my heart out with Chris Carrabba and I don't give a flying fuck what you or the critics say.



6. Pretty Girls Make Graves - The New Romance - Punk or Emo, I don't know what to call it, but these guys know how to take you on a roller coaster ride. They are kind of the antithesis to the whole Strokes core of the song idea (Elastica did it first, in my opinion). When you get to the end of each track, you feel like you've been on a staggering journey over four minutes. Fantastic stuff.



5. Paul Okanfold - Great Wall - Get me to listen to Justin Timberlake and love it and you win in my book. There are some mixes on here that are mind blowing. Turn off the lights, put on your headphones and discover why they call it trance.




4. Liz Phair - Liz Phair - Ok, so the woman created the best album of the last two decades, had a baby, got divorced and now she wants to make a pop record. I don't think one critic has actually listened to this album more than once. Play it a few times, and your hooked. No, it doesn't have the impact that Exile in Guyville did, but it isn't meant to. It's a thirty six year old woman trying to get her dues, and it rocks.



3. The Shins - Chutes Too Narrow - Listened to this for about a week non-stop, and on the plane throughout Europe and America. Got into the car in Minnesota and my dad says, "Have you heard this yet." Great album, fantastic songwriting




2. Postal Service - Give Up - Billed as "Intelligent Dance Music" this album has some moments that will stick in your head for a long time. I've never been a huge Death Cab for Cutie fan, but Ben Gibbard's writing really shines here. Sometimes a backing vocalist can lift a record to new hieghts, and Jenny Lewis and Jen Wood make for a inspiring yet haunting finished product. "Clark Gable" is fastenating in its use of lyrical imagry. I feel like I know exactly where the protagonist is coming from.



1. Ryan Adams - Rock and Roll - This is Adams' fuck you to the music business, he CAN beat Jack White at his own game. He can take on any genre he wants and make it his own. Who knew so many influences could be so cohesive. Every song on here should be a classic. Ha, the first track is the best fuck you ever, take that Strokes, This is it.

Tuesday, February 03, 2004

Just got back from a lovely weekend at Conky's farm. Attended a "trailer trash" party on Friday night, wearing a tank top and short "stubby" shorts. Everyone kept telling me how bad my fake tattoos were, until they realized they were real. The party went a bit crazy and I ended up getting home at about 4 am. I was picked up the next day, and driven to Goulburn, NSW, home of the Big Marino!



We headed to Lockersleigh We did some horseback riding and motorcycling. I gave my first buck on the motorbike, when picking up Ms. Fi Fi, and was rather humiliated when I couldn't start the thing. Maybe it was her fake breasts pushing into my back that caused the stall, hard to say. However, a ride with Ms. Highco proved much easier, and in fact, I was yelled at for traveling too fast next to the horses. We went to dinner at the Terminus Hotel in Marulan, and I was surprised to find it very good. After meeting Bill Ranken several times, I was able to have a good chat with him at dinner, and he told me that after meeting and photographing Jamie Oliver several times, he found our resemblence uncanny! So... That is ther reason I get stopped about 5 times a day!






I am not going to mention the Janet Jackson boob incident, other than to say, I don't think anyone really wants to see them. I much prefer Ashley's out... just look at how much fun she is having...



and we all remember the incident at the Oscars!

My boss finally took my advice and went to Via Abercrombe today, and when I went there at 1:30, there was a line out the door. There was also a sign that said "Please add .50 to all sandwiches due to Chicken Inflation!!!" I have heard that you can make prawn's larger by soaking them in bicarbinate of soda, but inflating chickens is something new. For those of you in the Sydney area who haven't checked out Via Abercrombie, you will find the most unbelievable sandwiches in the world. However, the line seems to be getting longer and longer!

Thanks to Mr. Ball those of you craving more Mr. H. are in luck, here he is wet and angry!