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My wishlist
My wishlist - well, it's my happy place, shallow wishlist I'm putting here. Not the other one - you know, where I wish that all Tea Party Republicans were sucked back through the space and time vortex to their alternate reality where the words coming out of their mouths made sense. Or where I wish that Tony Abbott, Cardinal Pell and Julie Bishop ( Read more... ) -
Heroes (not the TV show...)
Who is your hero? A student of mine brought the topic up the other day. It's really not something I actually think about too often; it may be that it's not culturally too closely aligned with Aussie culture, in the same way that we just don't talk about 'our dreams' as perhaps Americans do. Our British colonial heritage keeps that sort of ( Read more... ) -
Scifi/fantasy versus The Bible: guess Who wins?
I've had an interesting fortnight as a parent. I've come to realise I'm as hardcore and take-no-prisoners in my approach as the most zealous fundamental Christan; only for my child it's a lefty social justice dogma. My daughter is being socially engineered full of attitudes towards LGBTQ folk, racial difference, refugees, the poor, differently ( Read more... ) -
Too big for my heart; my five most powerfully affecting moments on fictional TV
I need something to distract me this morning, so I got thinking about the five fictional scenes on TV that really knocked my socks off. Well, why not? There are plenty of sporting moments, because I do like watching a lot of sport - Steve Waugh's 100 at the SCG, Sally Pearson winning gold at the Olympics, Makybe Diba's third Melbourne Cup, Sydney ( Read more... ) -
The Tin Ear
I don't pretend to be immune. Good lord, no. But in the spirit of the fact that consumers, observers, critics and enjoyers do not necessarily have to have the skills they appraise, may I offer a few thoughts on that great disabler of good dialogue writing, The Tin Ear ( Read more... ) -
In praise of Cuglies: Or why Jensen Ackles cannot work for me
I've been ridiculously sick, then ridiculously snowed under with all the work I had to catch up on (because damn you, Sick Leave Fairy - you did not pick up my slack ( Read more... ) -
Why I love cricket
I have threatened to post a 'why cricket is the best game on the planet' before, but this morning I'll spare anyone that one. I just don't have the time. But I can just post that one of the wonderful elements of cricket is the thing most often mocked by those who are ignorant about the game - it takes time. Which means that it has twists and turns ( Read more... ) -
Effluvia 3
Trawling through the dark and desultory waters of my questionable mind, here are some of the things brought to the surface in the last few days, for no good purpose other than to show them some air ( Read more... ) -
Change More Fierce Masterpost
Art Title: Everything Changes
Artist: kvsvala
Rating/Warnings: M, violence
Fic Title: Change more fierce
Author: Corbyinoz
Parings/Characters: Alec, Ramon Clemente
Rating/Warnings: Violence, language
Word Count:7987
Summary: Ramon Clemente receives an unexpected visitor days after the events of 'Freak Nation'. His encounter with Alec will change ( Read more... )