Stories about whether I am managing the family or they are managing me.
“I love when we have vegetarian meals with bacon; It’s like ‘Screw you, vegetarians!” – EG Dad This week is Bacon Week in Australia. Seriously. No, I’m not kidding you. But imagine this – if there was ever a way to take over the world, bacon would be it. […]
May the 4th be with you… Well played, Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) organisers. Well played. Doubling up your day with the Geeks Holiday: Star Wars Day. Of course, as with any geek festival, there were plenty of cosplay opportunities (including Evil Genius Inc). And of course, there were a […]
There are some questions that need to be asked, and really are quite stupid in their execution – no matter how you ask them. Sometimes you don’t even realise it until some additional contextual feature kicks in – like International Women’s Day. Yesterday, I was sitting in my midwife appointment, […]
EG Grandma has just left the building. It was a flying visit (hold off on the broomstick jokes, people) – EG Grandma extended a stopover in town from a couple of hours to almost 24 hours. Just enough time to visit the spawnlings, spoil them rotten, give them tips on […]
I am not the person who writes wish lists to Santa. More likely I’m the person Santa comes to for advice. Face it: I don’t believe in the guy. At Evil Genius Inc, we don’t ‘kill’ the guy per se. We merely encourage the genius to disprove the myths. Or […]
The Romans have a lot to answer for. They perfected the art of assimilation. It is no coincidence that the Borg in Star Trek have the same name as a Maltese family I am related to. Either way, resistance is futile. Have a look at their religion. Basically, take a […]
The Sun is shining. The sky is blue. Small birds are twittering around. Our kids are in the garden, making a catapult out of a Totem Tennis set. It is simply an awesome day. How are they making a catapult out of a Totem Tennis set? 3yo Nefarious is standing […]
October is pretty much known as “dress-up-and-eat-lots-of-sugar” month. Sure, it’s supposed to be on one day – 31st October. But the other 30 days are for building up your tolerance. And strategising new ways of stealing from the kids. Of course, October then becomes “pin-this-picture-of-my-kids-cool-costume” month, and even “look-at-my-cool-costume-that-I-have-worked-on-for-the-last-six-months” month. […]
Every time a school tries blocking Facebook, a fairy loses its wings. And then falls to the Earth as a troll. Or a hacker. It’s pretty much a 50-50. Either way, my recruitment efforts just halved. With these policies in place, there are now two types of students: Those who […]
I love those moments when I am watching Nefarious in action, and those 30 seconds or so before the unsuspecting victim realises they have been duped… by a 3 year old. Brilliant. So proud. So, we’re at Nefarious’ sporty activities (Sport is a great way to take over the world […]
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