April 2012
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That's How I roll →
Today on Twitter I confessed my undying love to the Internet and it turns out it loves me back. <3
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How do YOU interview?
I am interested in how my peers conduct interviews, previews and other kinds of coverage with an element of live audio recording intended for text publication. Here are some of my tips. I would like to hear your own.
Use a good dedicated dictaphone rather than a multi-function device. They don’t cost much and have better microphones for this kind of work. Also, you won’t be running...
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Nemesis and the Isolation of Impulse's End
Another amazing album name. Bam. I’m on fire.
I’m watching the Rage jubilee special and it’s made me acknowledge and regret - again - my isolation. Because look, they just played Britney Spears and now Spice Girls and I have nobody to turn to with an emotion communicated purely by facial expression and have them say “I KNOW RIGHT”.
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See, back in Radelaide,...
14 Nights →
I love this ongoing comic about a guy who has a strong aversion to sex, and his relationship with his boyfriend. Tackles themes of institutionalised and social sexism, ableism, immigrant experience, and has character design which is both attractive AND not idealised. Fifty five stars out of five.
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Open Letter To The Unnamed
I am afraid that you are not as clever as you think you are, and indeed, as I once thought you were.
Several years ago I know I was backwards and stupid. I didn’t understand how to approach anything with a rational mind, to assess and critique it. I swallowed bias, dogma and opinion as fact.
At that time, the people around me seemed so different. They had strong opinions on subjects I...
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Winter Action Plan 2012
I’m currently at step three, and it’s mid-autumn. Help me.
Tea
Shawl
Hoodie Level One
Hoodie Level Two
Hoodie Level Three
Close windows
Blanket
Double Blanket
Triple Blanket
Hoodie Level One and Three in conjunction
Hoodie Level One and Three in conjunction with Triple Blanket
Heater
Hot water bottle
Give up and die
February 2012
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AnonyMou.Se - QUILTBAG youth mentoring →
This start up aims to provide LGBT (and the rest of the QUILTBAG) youth with mentors - just someone to talk to who is likely to have relevant experience. It needs a couple of things from us to get up and running. Jump on and chat with a mentor to help beta test the system, and spread the word if you can. When the system comes out of beta, you’ll be able to apply to be a mentor, too.
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January 2012
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30 Days of Games, Day 05: Game character you feel...
Another hell tricky one which I feel I kind of already answered. Since I nominated ‘FemShep x Liara’ there, which is a total cheat, I’m just going to recycle it as an excuse to tell this short anecdote.
(I’m adding breaks to the longer of these.)
When I first played through Mass Effect, I knew ahead of time that there would be two possible love interests for my female...
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What is Brennamas?
Brennamas is an ancient pagan festival which has been reclaimed and commercially updated to suit modern tastes. The festival has its roots in the lunar calendar, and originally marked the first half-moon of the new year; for convenience’s sake, modern adherents have fixed the festival’s mid-point on January 14.
However, like Easter, Brennamas does vary from year to year, depending on...
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Brennamas 2012
Brennamas - the multi-day festival which coincidentally falls over my birthday - was pretty epic this year. Several pious souls shared with me their ritual scribblings, performed in honour of the festival spirit. Check ‘em out through the break.
In chronological no partiular* order, then. @RaygunBrown kicked things off with this contribution, which I’m told is the spooky painting...
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Some things.
Here are some things.
You have adopted a dogmatic approach which deals only in extremes. You have closed yourself off to debate and discussion. You have lost the ability to be self critical, self aware, and open minded. You have become the very thing you hate - the espousal of an opinion which doesn’t need to be rationally justified because you are certain it is correct. You are on a...