A weird little synchronicity. Last Thursday and Friday I was writing a short story that involved an owl, an optometrist, and a French Woman called Fabienne. I wrote that the French woman lived in a flat in Mosman Park. I had some difficulty with a few French words that I threw in
On the weekend, I […]
Entries Tagged as 'australia'
it’s pompadour you idiots
September 22nd, 2008 · 5 Comments
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new australian flag
August 26th, 2008 · 9 Comments
This is my design which is way better than Persey’s
I think you can tell I did TEE ART
Disambiguation:
1. Wombats are lovely
2. Orange for suntan
3. Green for eucalyptus (I didn’t have exactly the right colour marker for that bit)
4. A Southern Cross of pink lovehearts for peace and harmony
5. Blue for the sky and the sea
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australian food
February 26th, 2008 · 6 Comments
This is a recipe book we used in Home Economics at High School
a day for sorry
February 13th, 2008 · 4 Comments
I didn’t think I’d see this happen. I’m so glad it has, a rare day in our country’s history and long overdue. I am also sorry
That today we honour the Indigenous peoples of this land, the oldest continuing cultures in human history.
We reflect on their past mistreatment.
We reflect in particular on the mistreatment of those who […]
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wikigate
August 24th, 2007 · No Comments
Thanks to a new tool called wikiscanner, people can now view the IP addresses of people who edit wikipedia. It lists anonymous edits from ‘interesting organisations’ like the Vatican, the world’s governments, and other organisations. The person who developed it, Virgil Griffith, said he wanted to create ‘a fireworks display of public relations disasters for […]
Tags: australia · news and events · politics · techno schmechno · virgil griffith · wikiscanner
indigo
August 22nd, 2007 · No Comments
Yes finally got my copy and have started reading it backwards (the pages not the words). Wot am I on about? ‘The only journal devoted solely to the creative writing of Western Australian writers.’ Yes sandgropers can be avant-garde too, don’t cha know.
Get your copy here folks!
I don’t want to pick any favourites but so […]
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