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My 2008 wrap up
Belatedly, here is my poll-like wrap up for 2008 ( Read more... ) -
back to school and growing a beard
I had a great few days in Hobart visiting my mother and sister and nephew. I even drove a lot which was fantastic. Much easier than Melbourne; far fewer cars, far more curves and much prettier views. Didn't catch up with enough people but it was great to catch a gig and climb Mt Wellington to it's thick blanket of snow. One of the most fun times I' ( Read more... ) -
Interviewing Kim Deal
I thought I should write about this because your first ever bad interview or difficult subject is an important step in being a proper journalist and this was a strange one ( Read more... ) -
taking a break from study...
So I've decided that how I was feeling in the last post was very much as transitional as I hoped it would be. I'm three exams in to the five I have to do and they've been going really well - thank you to my pals who wrote and texted and suggested ( Read more... ) -
A transitional rambling
Here to think ( Read more... ) -
adventures near and far
I went to Perth for 6 days last week. It was exciting. Well, Perth was pretty dull as a place, but our activities there were fun fun fun. Firstly, the plane trip over gave us Michael Clayton which I'd been wanting to see for ages. Despite the tiny screen it showed on it was clearly a fine effort of film-making. Hugh and Justin (the other members of ( Read more... ) -
in the bag
Got my license! I can drive! I got it on my second attempt. The first I was too nervous and kept turning corners and entering intersections too fast, one of which undid me when a car had to stop for me after I went past a Give Way while checking a bicycle lane I knew was empty over my other shoulder. Two days, one Arcade Fire and one LCD ( Read more... ) -
Quiet Day In
Big Day Out was interesting. Mainly it was a blast. When recounting the day to others you forget the heat, the queues the literally overwhelming number of Rage Against The Machine fans, the nauseating sight of cocky idiots wrapped in the ethical armour of an Australian flag, the small-quantities of overpriced food, the dust, the sheer number of ( Read more... ) -
...and we're back
I doubt anyone will have been concerned enough to have been checking in on my hibernating LJ, most of us seem to be getting more and more drawn into the world of Facebook, but thank you for dropping into my diary ( Read more... )