I love my new hood...

	This is breakfast from one of the quieter local cafes this morning. It's a nice spot.
	This is my new front yard. Or close enough to it. This is 100m from my front door.
	This IS my front door.
	And remember that helmet I wanted? Well this is me smiling inside it.

I'm loving this right now...

Well i feel alright when it comes daylight
But when it comes the night
I am only lonely i am only lonely

And if it doesn't feel right when i hold you tight
Oh baby it`s alright i am only lonely
Oooh, baby wonder if we could get involved
Oooh, baby wonder if we could get involved

And if it doesn't feel right when i hold you tight
Oh baby it`s alright i am only lonely
Oooh, baby wonder if we could get involved
Oooh, baby wonder if we could get involved

He said "come on baby, not on the first date"
So i said "ok baby, how long must i wait?"

Well i feel alright when it comes daylight
But when it comes the night
I am only lonely i am only lonely

And if it doesn't feel right when i hold you tight
I am only lonely

Wonder could we get involved

WTF???

Amongst the dinosaurs, sails and alligators I found this in my bag of jellies tonight. At first I thought it was a cat in a bikini. I know, you can't see it right? But then I noticed it had a beard. People, it's got a beard and man boobs! It ain't your typical jellybaby now. Can anyone shed some light as to what this creature is?

Sunday revelations...

Paul frank underwear is so freakin' comfortable! Ok, truth be told I actually realised this on Friday, but it's now Sunday and I'm on my third pair in a row and they are just THE BEST.

Photographing Koi underwater is a mighty fine way to spend a sunny Sunday morning.

Try this drink: The caipirinha. It's the national drink of Brazil and it's the B.E.S.T. Sunday afternoon drink. Far better than the Mojitos I had earlier in the evening.


Feijoada: (pronounced Feshz-WAH-da) Yum. More Brazilian delights. It's black beans, it's smoky, it looks vile, but it's not too bad really.

Churrasco (pronounced shoo-RAS-koo) or Brazilian BBQ. Totally wrapped in Brazilian food right now. The BBQ'd honey glazed pineapple is my fave. It is a taste sensation. Melt in the mouth. I sampled this this week and I want more.


This is my new fave jacket. I tried one on today and I swear it was so hard to put it back on the rack. It molded to my body and it wanted to come home with me and be part of my life. It said, "Please take me and play with me."

This helmet also was close to being part of the lustful fun that I was dreaming about having in that jacket above. It was in my hands and only if it was not floor stock it would have been my pleasure to own today.

*sigh*

But I did pick up some "fully sick tricked up bar ends" for my R6. . . Oh, how I wish someone would speak to me in terms like this...

I do love this city...

I'm in a very reflective mood right now, so tune out now if you don't want to share this with me... Trust me, it's not exciting... I've already deleted the original version of this post.


Well, my time living with the view above is drawing to a close. I took this picture last night from my rooftop. It was a nice night to sit up there with some beers and a bit of a cool breeze and think about what changes may lay ahead for me. Sometimes you choose life so it sends you in new directions where you don't really know where you're heading, but you have a good feeling about the change.


The other side of the harbour is what is ahead of me. This is the view on the way back this afternoon - from what I shall forthwith refer to as "my summer residence". This is where I'm moving. Although, I do plan to stay put for longer than just the summer. I'm moving to a street where, believe it or not, at one end is this - this beautiful harbour and at the other end is one of the world's most beautiful beaches. I feel like I'm one lucky lad right now.

-- insert sound of another beer opening here --

I can not even begin to explain how much I have LOVED the past couple of years. People's faces flash into my mind and I just smile. Nights out strobe through as well. Afternoons sitting... drinking... laughing. Some times, the ones that are so vivid, are the ones I know are the times when I've felt more whole, more happy and more ME than ever before. I could seriously die right here, tonight, knowing I was satisfied. But, really, I have a few more mountains to climb so I'm not ready to check out just yet. But I could if I wanted to...

So I was watching this today...

and laughing so hard...



when I noticed a similarity:

Weekend checklist...

Thursday night: Fly to Brisbane, unplanned night out/make new friends. (Oh yes, now there's a story!) √Check.

Friday night: My favourite, small town Chinese. (And it was good!) √Check.

Saturday: Family BBQ, RAAF Airshow and bouncing on a trampoline. (More military might, but this time in the air) √Check.

Sunday: Back in Sydney for a big night out with the lads. (I love my crew)

√Check.

Monday: Still going strong from Sunday. Fight an inanimate object with my face. Ouch - Results of a big night out with the lads. (It looks worse than it really is)√Check.

Tuesday: Be excited about the working week ahead.
Bzzzzt.

Aint life good.

The fridge again...

but this time it's the "share fridge". I did this about 12 months ago, but a few bloggers have revived it recently (Tom and Yani I'm looking in your direction), so because I have such an interesting life, here's my fridge again.

1. Ice. Yes people, I have an ice habit. The freezer contains only ice, and the devices to make it. There is even the evil ice that forms around the edges of the freezer.

2. My flat mate's shelf. That's a can of V and something hiding behind it.

3. Film canisters. What fridge is complete without them? .. and something unidentifiable. Not my shelf.

4. My flat mate's shelf.

5. My flatmate's shelf, BUT there is my milk carton. Sure it's out of date, but hey, at least it's not solid yet like the last one he reminded me about.

6. Water. Precious water. Not mine, but my flat mate's.

7. Cordial. Fruit cup I suspect. Once again, not mine.

8. Beer. Oh, this is mine.

9. My shelf. Now we get to the good stuff. Hmmm, what do we have here? Water. Yes, three bottles of. Plus, A few tubs of caramel flavoured yogurt... and some fruit in a tub. It's orange and grapefruit. It's been there since I was ill last month. I'm guessing it'll be there for a bit longer.

10. Oh, that's it. There is no "10". I guess this paints a pretty grim picture of my diet.

Move on, nothing to see here...

I've had a shit week so far and we're only at Tuesday.
I make it a point not to discuss work matters here on my blog, so I won't.

Short post then huh?!

Time to butch it up a bit...

after yesterday's "skirt and fluffy slippers" episode. Today was about the big ships and warfare. It's the local naval base open day today and they had a few ships in port to explore. I'm a huge fan of ships and to be able to wander through a guided missile vessel was an impressive way to spend a sunny sunday.

I enjoyed checking out the naval diving equipment and the onboard navigation systems. That's me standing on the bow of HMAS Diamantina. This is one of Australia's minehunter class of ships.

Now, please excuse me, there's motorsport on TV and beer in the fridge so that's the rest of my afternoon taken care of.

It seemed like a good idea...

after wandering around the fashion nightmare that is Paddington and some well deserved Saturday afternoon beers.

Dave and I think we have come up with what must be the biggest fashion "no no". Ugh boots and kilt.

BUT, I'm the sort of guy that can carry it off. No, really, see! Trust me... I am a style guru, and on these warm spring afternoons a little taste of under kilt freedom is very welcome.

Don't you just love impaired judgment.

Kids these days...

Metaphors from Year 12 English essays: (Thanks D for sharing)

1. Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a Thigh Master
2. He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience, like a guy who went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it and now goes around the country speaking at high schools about the dangers of looking at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pin hole in it.
3. She grew on him like she was a colony of E. coli and he was room-temperature prime beef.
4. She had a deep, throaty, genuine laugh like the sound a dog makes just before it throws up.
5. Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever
6. He was as tall as a six-foot three-inch tree.
7. The revelation that his marriage of 30 years had disintegrated because of his wife's infidelity came as a rude shock, like a surcharge at a formerly surcharge-free ATM.
8. The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn't
9. McBride fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a supermarket bag filled with vegetable soup.
10. From the attic came an unearthly howl. The whole scene had an eerie, surreal quality, like when you're on holiday in another city and Sex in the City comes on at 9:00pm instead of 9:30.
11. Her hair glistened in the rain like a nose hair after a sneeze.
12. The hailstone leaped from the pavement, just like maggots when you fry them in hot oil.
13. John and Mary had never met. They were like two hummingbirds who had also never met.
14. Even in his last years, Grandad had a mind like a steel trap, only one that had been left out so long, it had rusted.
15. The plan was simple, like my brother-in-law Phil. But unlike Phil, this plan just might work.
16. The young fighter had a hungry look, the kind you get from not eating for a while.
17. "Oh, Jason, Take me!" she panted, her breasts heaving like a Uni student on $1-a-beer night.
18. He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical lame duck, either, but a real duck that was actually lame. Maybe from stepping on a land mine or something.
19. The ballerina rose gracefully en pointe and extended on slender leg behind her, like a dog at a fire hydrant.
20. He was deeply in love. When he spoke, he thought he heard bells, as if she were a garbage truck backing up.
21. She was as easy as the TV Guide crossword.
22. She walked into my office like a centipede with 98 missing legs.
23. It hurt the way your tongue hurts after you accidentally staple it to the wall.

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Now it's your turn. Get creative and complete the following using a metaphor:

"Within an instant his heart broke..."

Way back when...

1954

1970
Complete with dodgy glasses.

Snaps go out to h&b for putting me onto this one.
Try it yourself at www.yearbookyourself.com

I'm loving this right now...

"Nature Boy" lyrics:

There was a boy
A very strange enchanted boy
They say he wandered very far, very far
Over land and sea
A little shy and sad of eye
But very wise was he

And then one day
A magic day he passed my way
And while we spoke of many things
Fools and kings
This he said to me
"The greatest thing you'll ever learn
Is just to love and be loved in return"

Bit of a big weekend...

I keep telling myself that I really should grow up soon, but surely I'm not too old for these sort of weekend shenanigans just yet.

After hanging out with "long lost friend" on Friday evening (having fun helping him with his new Mac), I had going away drinks to attend for another good friend who is moving to Qld. These started at 11pm and I had every intention to only stay for an hour or so because the celebrations were in one of my least favourite nightclubs, Arq. Yes, handbag heaven Arq. Well, before I knew it it was daylight outside and 7am Saturday morning and I was having a great time still boogieing my arse off to really crappy music. Why stop now? So down the street we trundled to the local dayclub. The thing I like most about these sort of unplanned evenings are that they are so much fun and you meet so many new people.

Luckily dayclub closes at 1pm and I was home by 2. Rest. Then up and out to grab dinner and do some late grocery shopping. Sleep.

Up at 6am Sunday morning to get ready for the annual Sydney Running Festival. I had really lacked preparation this year so I wouldn't make the half marathon distance and opted early on for the 9km Bridge run. It was an enjoyable run, apart from the few occasions where I felt my brain bouncing around my head as I ran. Really, at a couple of sections of the race my brain felt like it was mushy and slopping up and down as I ran. Totally weird. But I think I was pretty much on pace to be equal to last year's run. Very happy about that.

Following on from the race I popped my head into dayclub once more just to say a final "goodbye" to my mate who was continuing the party, then home to some sweet sweet slumber. And boy did I sleep well!

No, really it is...

You think I would have read the label and put this beer back on the shelf, but NOOOOooo, I just had to buy it.

I am addicted...

to Gelato Messina. It's the finest gelato in Sydney and a favourite on my dining outings. Actually, at the moment, it's receiving a daily visit from me.

Tonight I discovered a flavour that I had never tasted before and I'm totally won over by it. It's Dulce de Leche. I can not put into words how amazing this little scoop of gelato is. In fact, I announced to my flat mate that there now IS something better than chocolate.

The other flavours on tonight's plate were:
honeycomb, panna cotta, pistachio and choc chip.

The thought of another scoop of Dulce de leche is making my mouth water as I post this.

A little bit of shopping...

is always good for the soul, and when it's new tyres it's a special day indeed.

These are the Diablo Strada tyres from Pirelli. Sexy aren't they?! I've been tossing up whether or not to get some new tyres for the past couple of months. Selecting the right set of tyres has been making me put off the choice, but I finally decided to go with these Pirelli ones because of their performance. For my style of riding they offer me a great balance between wear and traction.

My first ride on them yesterday afternoon was so bloody enjoyable. Rolling around the street corners I could feel they provided me with perfect turn-in and lean. As I approached the home stretch I could feel that with a bit of heat in the tyres I could start scrubbing them in with a little more confidence. I just have to say "SWEET!"
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Here's a local sign that I find rather amusing...

I'm going through...

a very big 80's Oz music phase right now. I'm loving this one more now than I ever did before.

I can finally welcome spring...

phew. And so, today this is me.
There's a hint of a smile and a glint in my eyes.

It took me 8 days of bed rest, but I've finally recovered and have a slight spring in my step. I've been soooooo bored recently cooped up at home, cabin fever had really set in.

Even though it's raining outside I feel spring has arrived. Leaves on the elm trees on the street below me are unfolding. I'm sure over the next 2 weeks the Sydney streets will start filling with renewed growth. Spring is by far my favourite time in Sydney.

Food meme

So, continuing on with the meme theme at the moment, here is one about food. This is kind of torture for me because I've not really been eating for the past few days...

1. How do you like your eggs? As a simple omelette, not too much filling. Maybe just some mushrooms and cheese. I even love the sushi style Tamago one.

2. How do you take your coffee/tea? Coffee: never made at home, in a mug, white with two. Tea: White or black depending on if I actually have "in date" milk in the fridge. So, that's mostly black at home.

3. Favorite breakfast food: I'm going to go with crumpets. I love these.

4. Peanut butter: Well, in Qld we called PB "peanut paste". It had something to do with the peanut farmers and dairy farmers arguing over the use of the word "butter". But I like mine crunchy.

5. What kind of dressing on your salad? I often like an undressed salad. I do like a light French dressing though.

6. Coke or Pepsi? Hmm. I like both. I'm no cola snob.

7. You’re feeling lazy. What do you make? 2 minute noodles.

8. You’re feeling really lazy. What kind of pizza do you order? Ham and Pineapple.

9. You feel like cooking. What do you make? Chicken and asparagus risotto.

10. Do any foods bring back good memories? Crab. My grandfather was the president of a fishing club and I can remember going out in his boat checking crab-pots for fresh crabs. I don't eat crab these days, but even when I see one I still have fond memories of them cooking at home or at my grandparent's place.

11. Do any foods bring back bad memories? It's not really a bad memory, more a sickly feeling. Cherries. I just can't stand the sight of these things. I was so ill as a child after eating cherries that even to this day I will avoid looking at them.

12. Do any foods remind you of someone? Not really. Food tends to remind me of different places or time, not really a person.

13. Is there a food you refuse to eat? See Q11.

14. What was your favorite food as a child? Home cooked fudge or coconut ice. My mum used to make the BEST coconut ice. It was never crumbly and sugary, it was so creamy and ever-so-slightly chewy. It was delicious. Oh god what I'd give for some of this right now.

15. Is there a food that you hated as a child but now like? I was just talking about this with my flatmate the other night. Brussels sprouts. I really like these babies now.

16. Is there a food that you liked as a child but now hate? Toffee. I can't stand the thought of eating a solid lump of sugar.

17. Favorite fruit and vegetable: Fruit: Strawberries. Oh how I love these juicy red packages of goodness. I even love how in a punet of strawberries the flavour can range between tangy and sweet. It's a mystery how they can taste so different, yet so similar. Vegetable: Corn. The smell of corn on the cob cooking is just heaven to me.

18. Favorite junk food: I'm going to go with KFC here. I don't eat it often, but sometimes I just want to go out and dig into a two piece feed, mash and all. I guess my other fave junk food would have to be potato chips (crisps) with beer at the pub.

19. Favorite between meal snack: Polly waffle. I sometimes think I devour way too many of these. I think these may be an Aussie only food.

20. Do you have any weird food habits? It's not weird, well at least not in my books, but I don't like to eat fish that isn't farmed or self caught. The widespread raping of the ocean is something I feel ashamed of as a human.

21. You’re on a diet. What food(s) do you fill up on? Diet? me? I'm not one for dieting. Sure, I'm conscious of what I eat, but I've never been "on a diet". So let's say I'd fill up on Realfood's Corn Thins. These are good enough on their own or with peanut butter spread over them.

22. You’re off your diet. Now what would you like? A real good Surf and Turf steak thanks, with lumpy mash and green beans. The surf part has to be garlic prawns and the turf part med-rare for me.

23. How spicy do you order Indian/Thai? I like medium spicy Thai, but funnily enough, I don't like spicy Indian at all. I can do Mexican really spicy. MMMmmmmm.

24. Can I get you a drink? Sure, if it's warm outside, we're sitting by a pool and you're paying I'll have a Caipirinha. Otherwise, just get me a beer thanks.

25. Red or White Wine? Red, preferably a cab-mer. Or if it's going to be white, make it a dry crisp very cold one.

26. Favorite dessert? Custard.

27. The perfect nightcap? Umm, my perfect nightcap is not suitable for publication.

Shrinkage PtII...

Thanks for all the well wishes I've received recently. The good news is that I'm feeling much better today.

The past five days my Wii has been measuring exactly how much my illness has effected my weight. 3.6kg in 5 days. You can see on Saturday I was at my regular "happy with this" weight of 72.4kg. By this morning I was down to 68.8kg. Way too light.

Now that solid food is welcomed back into my life I plan to regain those lost kg with some tasty tasty food. Tonight was a calorie loaded dinner followed by custard and the thinest sliver of orange cake (Thanks Terry).

This really is a boring post, so I'll end it here and get back to listening to Transvision Vamp.

ps: That werewolf picture below REALLY gives me nightmares, and has since I was a young lad.

me meme 5...

5 movies you need to watch in order to understand me better

• The Royal Tenenbaums
• Beetlejuice
• Touching The Void
• The Dark Crystal
• An American Werewolf in London
  

5 TV Programmes you need to watch in order to understand me better

• The Amazing Race
• Futurama
• David Attenborough's Planet Earth
• The Muppet Show
• Food Safari
  

5 singers/bands you need to listen to in order to understand me better

• The Orb
• Eurythmics
• Grand National
• Simon & Garfunkel
• Danny Elfman

5 books you need to read in order to understand me better

• The Dharma Bums : Jack Kerouac
• Off The Road : Caroline Cassidy
• Blues and Haiku's : Jack Kerouac (spoken word)
  
• I am Plastic : Paul Budnitz
• Wuthering Heights : Emily Brontë

5 plays/Musicals you need to watch in order to understand me better

• Little Shop of Horrors
• Hamlet : William Shakespeare
• Cat on a Hot Tin Roof : Tennessee Williams
• Pygmalion : George Bernard Shaw
• Jesus Christ Superstar : Rice & Lloyd Webber
  

5 periodicals/Journals/Magazines/Newspapers you need to read in order to understand me better

• Outside
• Australian Motorcycle News
• Australasian Sport Diving
  
• IDN
• Juxtapoz

5 places you need to visit in order to understand me better

• The Alps
• Paris
• Brisbane
• Any MotoGP
• Inscription Point to Monuments (Port Botany) : Dive site
  

5 restaurants you need to visit to understand me

• Hooters
• Guzman Y Gomez
• Pizza Capanna : Manly
• The Bistro at Brother's Leagues Club
• Pancake Manor
  

5 comestibles and libations of which you need to partake in order to understand me better

• Fajitas
• Big fat green olives with
  
• Peroni
• Toasted Marshmallows
• Snow Caramel's from Darrell Lea
  

Shrinkage...

These used to fit. That's 9kg less I have to carry around with me. A big "Woot" to me!

And I'm sure there'll be even less after this weekend. I've managed to develop a close relationship with my bathroom in the past 48 hours thanks to a bout of gastro. This is nothing like the weekend I had planned and is certainly not my idea of fun. 3 get-togethers and parties will all have to be declined now. :( But I'm looking on the bright side, I'll look even more fantastic for next weekend's round of socialising.

Sobering thought for the day...

From today's Sydney Morning Herald:
European avalanche victims still missing

A survivor of a giant avalanche that killed eight people near western Europe's highest peak has described the incident as a "a scene from the apocalypse"...
The Mont Blanc range is popular with hikers but every year claims numerous lives.
This summer season more than 30 people have died in the French Alps, most of them near Mont Blanc, and a further 60 have perished in the Italian and Swiss Alps.

Many people who know me know that I am preparing to ascend Mt Blanc in 2010. Part of my preparation has been looking into guides and reading a lot about the various routes to ascend this summit. I've become aware of the dangers and am taking preparation for this very seriously. I have given myself 3 years to prepare. Last year and this year I've been working on reducing my weight and improving my fitness. Next year I begin work on improving my alpine climbing skills. Part of this preparation will include a trip to NZ to be coached in ice climbing next year.

Accidents can happen. No matter how much preparation and planning you do you can't predict mother nature. I understand the risks. I've often said to my mum that if anything was to happen to me while I am doing the things I do that I hope she understands that I'm doing something I love. She says that's no consolation. I also understand her point of view.

Movie review haiku...

The Strangers

Whining Liv Tyler
The masked fiends took way too long
And then she survives...

(Ugh. I was sitting in the theater thinking to myself, "Hurry up. Just kill her. PLEASE!")

And yes, I'm posing....

however, that aside, I was mighty proud of the way my legs were looking this morning when I got in from my jog. I've also been watching my weight closely and after a trip to the doctors last week for an official weigh-in it seems I've lost 8kg since my last official weight check. Weightloss can be a tricky thing, but I've done it steadily with mostly exercise and only minor changes to my diet. This makes me very happy and quite proud, so here is a total show off picture of my right calf:

Now, please excuse me while I go and finish off my quarter pounder and fries...

Fancy footwork...

I've loved this clip (and song) for many years now.
So here's a question for all the SYTYCD fans out there:
What is the style of dancing in this film clip?
and part two for a bonus point:
Do you know where I can learn this in Sydney?



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PS: I love this song and came across the video for it today... Ummmmm WTF?

Oh, I know it's a cop out post but...

here's another meme. So how else will you get to know me?
Thanks Yani for this one.

# If I were a direction I'd be... preceded by "No! No! I said go *insert direction here*!"

# If I were furniture I'd be... your favorite pillow

# If I were a liquid I'd be... more than a mouthful

# If I were a gem/stone I'd be... unpolished

# If I were a metal I'd be... part of an outdoor sculpture in the grounds of an art gallery

# If I were a tree I'd be... lost in the forest

# If I were a flower I'd be... about to bloom

# If I were a fruit I'd be... still on the tree

# If I were weather I'd be... that change that's blowing in from the south

# If I were a music instrument I'd be... played by a school student who never practiced

# If I were an element I'd be... part of something bigger

# If I were a colour I'd be... that one the guy in the paint supply shop could never quite match again to your sample.

# If I were an animal I'd be... untamed

# If I were a sound I'd be... an echo an echo an echo

# If I were a lyric I'd be... hummed by millions

# If I were a song I'd be... sung with gusto by Dannii Minogue at the end of a Parkinson type show

# If I were a music style I'd be... more of a genre than a style

# If I were a perfume/cologne I'd be... unnoticeable by about 10am.

# If I were a feeling I'd be... that one that you have buried deep inside that you'd love to let out just once

# If I were a book I'd be... left on a park bench for someone new to pick up and read

# If I were a food I'd be... a dish that you tasted and loved, but can't remember the name of the restaurant you tasted me in.

# If I were a city I'd be... just waking up at dawn and slowly coming to life

# If I were a taste I'd be... hardly fashionable

# If I were a scent I'd be... attractive to hummingbirds

# If I were a word I'd be... in one of those "word of the day" desk calendars

# If I were a verb I'd be... a carelessly used predicate

# If I were an object I'd be... width="760" height ="420"

# If I were a piece of clothing I'd be... that t-shirt that you wear out, then strip off and stuff into your back pocket when you were too hot in the club.

# If I were a body part I'd be... the one that you just wanted to kiss

# If I were a facial expression I'd be... characterised by one raised eyebrow and a curled up lip

# If I were a cartoon character I'd be... two dimensional

# If I were a movie I'd be... downloaded, burnt then shared around with your friends.

# If I were a geometrical figure I'd be... rather boring by myself, I'd need other shapes

# If I were a season I'd be... the one you were really looking forward to about 4 months ago, but now just want to be over

# If I were a sentence I'd be... 4 years with good behavior.

Album Art Meme...

This one is doing the rounds. It's so simple and clever.

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first article title on the page is the name of your band.

2. http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four words of the very last quote is the title of your album.

3. http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
The third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

4. Use your graphics program of choice to throw them together, and post the result:

I'm loving this right now...

One of my new fave blogs:
"It's Lovely! I'll Take It!" - A collection of poorly chosen photos from real estate listings.

This is truly one of the funniest blogs I have ever read. Totally laugh out loud material.