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I am down with the lurgi, aka Ordinary Flu of the Non-Swine Variety. At least my doctor says as much... not that he actually did any tests for swine flu ( Read more... ) -
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
In six words: bigger, louder and much much dumber ( Read more... ) -
The rain it raineth, very suddenly
I went for a bike ride this afternoon with my friend K around the Glebe and Blackwattle Bay parts of the harbour. Her bike was stolen recently and I helped get her another through Ebay, and we were keen to take it out for a spin ( Read more... ) -
A theatrical life
I've been to the theatre twice in as many days. Twice!
Tonight I saw My Name Is Rachel Corrie, a play based on the true story of a young American woman who went to the Gaza Strip to help and work with the Palestinians living there, and was eventually killed by an Israeli military bulldozer. It's a one-actor piece, and so depends utterly on the ( Read more... ) -
And in other news...
I bought a car this weekend! It's a 2005 Honda CRV. Picking it up tomorrow, I hope. Exciting ( Read more... ) -
Australian Speculative Fiction Carnival, May 2009
Here at last! All the news that's fit to print. Well, some of it. 'Tis but a sampling, dear readers.
In other words, I've undoubtedly missed some newsworthy items. Feel free to add them in comments if you wish.
So, what's been happening in the world of Aussie spec fic this past month?
People have been writing!
Cat Sparks
Margo Lanagan
Martin Livings ( ( Read more... ) -
Spec fic carnival update
Just a quick note to warn that I'm swamped with work at the moment so the spec fic carnival might not happen until later this week. -
Joy!
Happiness is... getting a 5-year service award from one's employer in the form of a store voucher of one's choosing. In my case, a $400 voucher for Berkelouw Books.
Also, I saw Star Trek last night in Gold Class. Really enjoyed it - good fun, spectacular and a nice balance of homage and reboot. -
Spec fic carnival - call for submissions
Hey everyone, I'll be hosting the next Aussie spec fic carnival this week. For those who don't know, it's simply a blog post linking all the fun stuff, news, discussions etc from the past month relating to Australian speculative fiction. I'm compiling it all and have probably seen most of the obvious stuff - the Ditmar awards nominations, for ( Read more... )