Detlef Jumpertz

I've been tagged by Big Harry R Hindmarsh - I added the "Big" because it just slips off the tongue better and I mean it as a term of endearment. Big H first made contact with me via email. It was an interesting email both for what it said and what it didn't say.

I sense that Big H was thinking he was taking a big gamble when he wrote that email. Well to cut a longish story short, I'm glad he did send it - for some unknown reason I feel a sense of kindred spirit with Big H. He does great illustrations and has a quirky sense of humour which tickles my funny bone. I think it would be a riot and absolute hoot if we ever met in person.

Now let's cut to the chase.


Four Jobs Iíve Had

1. Public Servant
2. Full time student
3. Ministerial adviser
4. Public Servant (yep it's true I've only ever had 3 jobs - what a sheltered life I've led)

Four Jobs I want

1. Professional punter (Damon Runyon would give me the name of Professor Turf)
2. Full time artist (one can but dream)
3. Fly-fisherman (tight lines, now where did I put my Royal Wulff)
4. Dictator (hey someone's got to do it - and Che Jumpertz has a certain ring to it)

Four Movies I Can Watch Over and Over

1. The Maltese Falcon (the snappiest dialogue)
2. Das Boot (one of the few war films with a P.O.V. from the German side)
3. Shawshank Redemption (best film about creative accounting ever)
4. Anything by David Lynch (has anyone made Naomi Watts look better - get me my oxygen mask) except Dune and most film noir (this last one should come as no surprise).

Four Places Iíve Lived

1. Cologne, Germany
2. Brisbane, Australia
3. Melbourne, Australia
4. Canberra, Australia

Four TV Shows I Love

1. The Office (everyday at work there will be a moment when life imitates art, I think I may be David Brent or..... Finchy)
2. Seinfeld (timeless)
3. Happiness (best comedy about mid-life crises and how to deal with them or not)
4. Yes Minister (a la the Office and all true)
5. Wire in the Blood (gritty UK pyschological crime) and anything of similar ilk....and yes I can't count.

Four Places Iíve Vacationed

1. New Zealand (heaven)
2. Glasgow, Scotland (surprisingly delightful and cultured)
3. Tokyo, Japan (fascinating)
4. Singapore (sterile, great food though and a great zoo)

Four of My Favourite (notice I put the "u" in) Dishes

1. Shellfish of all sorts
2. Mediterranean food
3. Indian food
4. Thai cuisine

Four Sites I Visit Almost Daily (excluding art blogs)

1. Racing and Sports
2. Sydney Morning Herald
3. AFL (when the season is on, go Tigers)
4. Metafilter

Four Places I Would Rather Be Now

1. Fly-fishing for trophy brown trout in New Zealand (that Marlin/Tuna thing that Harry goes on about is also appealing)
2. At the track for the Cox Plate or Derby Day during the Spring Carnival
3. A Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concert
4. A get together of my favourite artistic bloggers

Four Bloggers I Am Tagging

1. Me
2. Myself
3. I
4. This meme has been inflicted on way too many already

And because I'm sick of these fuckers:
Four Spammers that should get some of their own back

1. Phentermine (and their ilk): so is this how Rx companies spend their budget by spamming me, strange they always claim they have my best interest at heart. Do they do any R&D these days?
2. Penis enhancement: I'm happy with what I've got and it works. OK it ain't that large and I'll never star in a porno flick - that's fine by me. It'd be nice to stick it to these guys.
3. Online poker: I watch poker on cable, my wife plays it, so dudes stop wasting your time I'm already converted.
4. Ringtones: Please, what do you take me for.......thinking that I'd listen to some shitty fly-by-night meaningless pop song and then use it as ringtone.