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Reframing

6 April 2010 Uncategorized

There has been quite a bit of reframing in my life lately. It’s overdue. For a few months things were hanging in the balance a bit: now, finally, I’m sensing a coming together of disparate pieces of my life.

One thing I’ve noticed, though, is that the temporary measures I put in place as a holding [...]

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Wherein I try to post before the battery dies

10 January 2010 Uncategorized

Nothing sharpens the mind like a little blue battery icon slowly draining on the bottom right-hand side of the screen.
It’s a hot day in Melbourne and Sarah, Nicole and I have been expeditioning in Prestonland, stocking our little cottage with supplies for the week.I am planning to cook a bog standard curry; the girls have [...]

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Ch-ch-ch

10 January 2010 Uncategorized

I am going to be making some big changes in my life soon.
The here is going to stay the same, at least for the moment. I’m still in love with Melbourne and the people who inhabit it. The who (me me me me) isn’t going to change in any fundamental way. The how is definitely [...]

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…they thought it was a gonner but the blog came back!

9 January 2010 Uncategorized

Here I am, sillies! I didn’t go anywhere, not really.
What’s been going on? Oh, you know. Life, living and… ok, laziness, if I am to complete the alliteration with some honesty. (I was going to say liposuction, but that would’ve been straying from the truth.)
It’s high time to be writing again, and by golly there [...]

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Strange Pathways

17 November 2009 Uncategorized

A few days ago, somewhere in Turkey, someone sat down at a computer and, for reasons best known only to them, Googled the phrase “contorted acronym”.

Why?

That data is not available at this time.

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New house!

16 November 2009 Uncategorized

I’m moving to delightful Preston! It’s the new Thornbury, which is, I have it on good authority, the new Northcote! That’s two degrees of separation from the inner city, my friends.

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Right Now: an experiment.

4 November 2009 Uncategorized

The vibe
I like being aware of the busy tinkle of cups and the emphysemic coffee machine. The staff have that kind of busy high that I remember from working in cafes. It’s a fun energy, a buzz that gives you the ability to remember lots of bits of information while being distracted and chatty and [...]

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The Blog Tinker

3 November 2009 Uncategorized

I’ll tell you one thing about blogging. It might just look like a person sitting calmly in front of a computer, but in actuality it’s a crazy adrenalin wave of death! LITERALLY.

(Oh, ok. Figuratively.)

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Dear Old People Who Run the World

17 October 2009 Uncategorized

Just read a spectacular open letter to the ‘old people who run the world’ by Umair Haque. I bloomin loved it. Do yourselves a favour, people. Will write more about it later.

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Quote of the day

11 October 2009 Uncategorized

‘You always admire what you really don’t understand.’

- Blaise Pascal

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