The most recent (July) edition of The Victorian Writer, the magazine produced by the Victorian Writers’ Centre, features an article written by my friend Laurie about the ‘Inaugural Sub-Committee’, an online writers group that can trace its genesis back to this post by Phill English*. I’m happy to count myself among its membership. At the…
It’s been an up and down week. I don’t normally rush here after seeing or doing something, but I am today. We’ve seen the last Harry Potter and I’m left feeling quite bereft. Afterwards, we went and had lunch in a cafe. I was sitting there and all of a sudden my eyes welled up…
She has become afraid of moonlight, indignant at molecules that have the audacity to bounce off atmospheres and refract light like show-offs instead of being satisfied by dullness. She believes the television without question: Our sun will one day expire. Ever since she regards the firmament as being in a conspiracy against her – to…
Jeans for Genes Day raises money for genetic research at the Children’s Medical Research Institute and is coming up very soon on Friday 5th August. In order to spread awareness for the day, I have been asked by Ogilvy 360 Digital Influence to mention some of the following ways you might like to get involved….
Air temperature at the beginning of the Run Melbourne race: about nine degrees, possibly more (it was actually lovely running weather) Photos by my sister Amount of money raised by my sister and I for Motor Neuron Disease as of this morning: $910 Number of aches and pains throughout my body: about ten. (Something was…
If you get a spare twenty-two minutes this weekend I recommend this TED talk by film and television produced Simon Lewis who suffered tremendous physical injuries after a car crash and what he learned about consciousness and the human body during his recovery. Quite inspiring. Edit: Feed readers might need to click through to see…
The school holidays are drawing to a close. As usual I feel the tug between wondering whether we should’ve gotten out and done more activities and just letting myself enjoy the emptiness of the calendar. The children, by and large, have been more than happy playing around the house, and I can hardly argue with…
I’ve been taking photos exclusively with my iPhone ever since I got it. I should explain why. You see, beforehand, our regular point and shoot had been dropped on the ground (by me, oops) and hasn’t been the quite same again. I went back to look and I think the last photo on here taken…
True to form when it comes to fun runs in July, I have managed to get sick ahead of this coming Sunday’s Run Melbourne. I’m not nearly as worried this time as I was for last year’s half marathon because I’m only doing half the distance, but still. Being sick makes me pouty. I will…
