This week's anthem contender.

Looking over the last few things here has left me worried that I've been coming across rather gloomy, which is really not what I'm like. Absurdly busy: yes (hence the absence of any new posts this past week), chaotic: probably, and sleep-deprived; absolutely, which is perfectly normal when you're a parent. But depressed? Not any more. Pessimistic? No way.

So correcting this glaring inaccuracy is this week's anthem, from the one and only Ian Dury. God bless 'im - one of the Britain's finest. Ever.

Time for another anthem contender.

A little known fact about yours truly is that (among other strange predilections) I'm a chronic Shakespeare aficionado, and one of my favourite productions ever is Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film Romeo + Juliet. It's simply brilliant, conveying Elizabethan perceptions of 'those fiery Mediterraneans' better than anything I've ever seen. Sure the purists have issues with it, but I couldn't care less.

... and damn but it's a beautiful looking picture!

Or maybe this should be our anthem?

They're called "My Friend the Chocolate Cake", they're a quintessentially Melbourne band founded by two very talented people called David Bridie and Helen Mountford, and sometimes they can sum up just about everything that's great about life in inner-city Melbourne/Sydney/Brisbane on a sunny autumn afternoon.

Which makes it a pretty strong contender in my search for a blog anthem...

This song's called 'Home Improvements'. It always makes me smile, think of my friends, and enjoy being part of the notorious Duck Noodle Gang.

Whoever they are ;-)