Apart from the forum I mentioned in an earlier post, here are some more lectures/events that will be on at Macquarie Uni and UTS:

MQ Vice-Chancellor's Inaugural Annual LectureFrom its ancient origins right up to the last century, it was taken for granted that the purpose of education was to build character. Moral education was considered necessary ( Read more... )

Here is some stuff I made recently-ish.

( Finger monster, devourer of digital worlds! Rarrrr! )

Okay so...I've got a confession to make. It's sort of embarrassing.

I've got a minor but growing obsession with H.I.M. and with Mr Valo.

I know it's trashy and just bad...I mean, H.I.M. stands for "His Infernal Majesty", after all, but I just can't resist the sheer fantasy of "love metal". Lol.

This world is a cruel place ( Read more... )

At least this answers the question of whether or not I should dress up for the Blue Mountains Magic Festival :D

( QLAF )

Here are the upcoming UTSpeaks, they all sound pretty interesting, and I'm interested in going to some/all of them, time permitting:

Not So ReconciledJoin Alison Vivian and Nicole Watson from UTS's Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning as they discuss whether the ongoing Northern Territory intervention is leading to more injustice for the ( Read more... )

The idea of creating an infinite number of things with finite resources is interesting - that's essentially how the mind works, I think. It also reminds me of Jorge Luis Borges' story, The Library of Babel, in which an indefinite, and perhaps infinite number of texts reside, produced using only the letters of the Roman alphabet ( Read more... )

Here be pics!

( Clicky! )

Is anyone (or anyone you know) selling a Mac laptop? I have a friend who wants to buy a second-hand lappy, so if you know someone who's selling one, let me know!

12'C today when I left the house. What happened to the nice autumn we were having? Where's the sun gone?? It's already coat and scarf weather...and I need a new pair of warm covered shoes. I'm a bit sniffly and stressed at the moment, so I decided to treat myself to good food this week. I need to get used to making (rather than buying) food anyway ( Read more... )

This year Free Comic Book Day is on Sat 2 May. Kinokuniya usually puts on a number of events like talks by people in the industry as well as, of course, giving away free comics. I've been in the past and it's pretty fun!

I may be coming down with a cold so there's no guarantee I'll make it this year, but teaming this up with the upcoming Wolverine ( Read more... )