I spent 2009 planning and scheming and writing and talking and thinking. Lots of thinking! This was all good stuff to do, in addition to the freelance work I had. But I did very little MAKING of STUFF! I made a zine of some of my old articles and prose writing and took it to…
POWAAA!
The video art piece I’ll be remembered for after I’m dead. Funny for Back to the Future 2 fans. Maybe. At least it’s out of my system now.
The Tote’s closure
Melbourne’s well-known rock pub The Tote Hotel closed on Monday due to financial pressures partially caused by the Victorian government’s new liquor licensing system. See here, or Google News “tote”. I looked at the study which brought about the new system and it made me mad. So I wrote letters to some politicians about it….
myki: a message to all Victorians
I registered for a myki pass today, and when I did, the myki people immediately called me up and asked if I would pass this letter on to as many friends as possible. Apparently their computer is broken, or doesn’t have enough RAM to send an e-mail, or something. So here’s their letter to all…
Comics for all, not just the rich
Sharp-eyed readers will have noticed that my blog now auto-posts my Tweets. I have no idea if this is annoying or useful, but since it keeps the blog current, I’m in favour of it. I minimise the number of tweets, keep them reasonably on-topic (cop movies, Farnsy, etc) and don’t reply to others much, so…
A mysterious new comic strip!
I noticed today that a brand new web domain has appeared: http://www.docklandsentertainment.com/. There’s nothing there but a single JPEG. It’s the first episode of what appears to be a new comic strip. Lord only knows who did it, but it may amuse some people, a particularly pleasing thing in these dire economic times. Check it…