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fairytale feminism 101
I was talking about fairytales today with Stuart (who is now five) and he mentioned the twelve dancing princesses, which he knows because puppydogtail has a t-shirt of it.
ME: I like the story, but I think the ending is sad.
STUART: Why?
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bunnies, bunnies it must be bunnies
I spent yesterday afternoon at work, supervising kids in a park attached to Dulwich Hill Primary School. It would have been a pleasant enough afternoon, except that the kids kept unearthing bits of death bunny. First there was a little fluffy tail, then several bits of hide - one as big as my hand, and lastly, and most pitifully, a leg. They were ( Read more... ) -
Let his little mind expand, place a weapon in his hand
I had this in my head all afternoon, watching the little boys play.
And another Tom Paxton, covered by Pete Seeger...
I learned that everbody's free
That's what the teacher said to me
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where working men defend their rights...
Can there be anything more divine than Paul Robeson singing Joe Hill? *swoons* Apparently he sang this and a bunch of other protest songs to a crowd of construction workers engaged in building the Sydney Opera House on a visit to Australia in 1960. I would love to have been there for that concert. Pity I was -20 then.
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I think I dreamed about zebras. I have no memory of the dream, but I woke up with zebras in my mind, and they've hung around all day, which is odd, but sort of beautiful. I suspect it was brought on by the Lake George zebras from last week's Canberra haircut mission.
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revolutions
I was watching Antz with the kids at work today, and I noticed for the first time that the song they dance to in the bar is 'Guantanamera'. I burst out laughing and then had to explain to the kids why the choice was significant to the film. It might have been easier if I actually knew more about Cuban history. -
What will be our legacy?
Penelope Swales is performing at the Harp Hotel on Sunday night! :D It's the album launch of Legacy: two decades of topical songwriting, and it's also a NSW Greens fundraiser. Anyone in? She barely ever comes to Sydney any more, presumably because of the pressures of being a law student. -
This I swear by the stars
I spent the first part of the night battling insomnia, the second dropping in and out of fitful sleep, tossing and turning. I woke up tense, my hands balled into fists. I’m exhausted now, almost as sluggish as my computer, drinking Ayla’s coke in the hope that it will help me wake up and be analytical and articulate.
First some silliness.
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computer woes
My computer, Oliver is sick. A hard drive is rebuilding right now, for the second time this week. I've been writing assignments at my parents' place, because too many things have been going wrong and resulting in disastrous delays. fengwah has been stalwart in patching things up for me.
I'm writing this on Ayla's laptop. I hate laptops.
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