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September 29th, 2008

02:44 pm - Latest Music News It's been a while, sorry! The Latest news featuring Schvendes, The Haunts, Ruby Suns, British India, Computer Club and much more Take a look at our news feed here. Current Location: Melbourne, Australia Current Mood: peaceful Tags: australia, bands, melbourne, music, news

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September 27th, 2008

05:33 pm - Latest Green Renters Post - Save water in your garden! http://greenrenters.blogspot.com/2008/09/save-water-in-your-property-garden.html Current Location: Melbourne, Australia Current Mood: happy Current Music: Lion Rip-The Duke Spirit Tags: australia, garden, green renting, melbourne, water saving

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September 22nd, 2008

11:36 am - Below the Surface September There'll be more overpaid men kicking balls around next year, this will only happen once! An eclectic line up of bands on the last Saturday of every month... The next line up of bands from the Depths of Melbourne is shaping up to be even more bizarre and contrasting than the last :  27/09/08 @ The Afterdark 565 High Street Northcote FREE Entry from 8pm Scuzzy Solo stuff from Howl at the Moon Frontwoman LADIE DESCHAMPS Melancholic melodic brilliance from THE PAPERNECKS Inspired Pop from RIBBONS PATTERNS including Donny from Blueline Medic! Current Location: Melbourne, Australia Current Mood: happy Tags: australia, below the surface, blueline medic, howl at the moon, ladie deschamps, melbourne, music, ribbons patterns, spun rivals, the papernecks

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September 20th, 2008

11:04 am - Cyclist killed on Swanston st http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/comments/0,22023,24364277-661,00.html I'm sure most have heard about the incident itself, what I find most fascinating are the readers comments, it shows the Herald Sun has a lot of readers with extreme and contradictory views, some worrying, some good. I am a keen cyclist, but EVERY road user needs to learn to respect each other and the rules of the road. Current Location: Melbourne, Australia Current Mood: happy Tags: australia, cycling, death, melbourne, road death

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September 17th, 2008

02:19 pm - JPod JPod Douglas Coupland www.jpod.info   Perhaps the closest reference point to Douglas Coupland for those of you unfamiliar with his work is Kurt Vonnegut, a reference point that I’m sure Douglas Coupland hears frequently. If you’re unfamiliar with either’s work then I guess the best description would be, “different” or maybe “hyper real”, characters sort of shamble through in a state of confusion that no one else suffers from with odd occurrences happening to them that no one else considers odd. JPod is a book about and aimed at Geeks, there are a lot of references in the text to computers, Geek culture and attitudes that may be lost on those unfamiliar with them, whilst this wont detract from the plot, Jokes will certainly be missed. JPod also makes a habit of inserting lots of random pages into the book, some relevant, some a complete waste of tree, for example over 60 pages filled with numbers involved in games that the characters play with each other whilst at work, a nice character building device, but a waste of paper. A funny and easy read (this took me a week and I don’t have a lot of time to read in my life) full of accurate and amusing observations, but one that will be lost on many people. Current Location: Melbourne, Australia Current Mood: happy Tags: australia, book, douglas coupland, geek, jpod, melbourne, review

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02:04 pm - Rome & Jerusalem, The Clash of ancient Civilisations Martin Goodman Buy from Readings   This book took me a very long time to read, months in fact, the topic is a weighty one, not hard to understand or absorb, just one that can only be digested in short sittings. It deals with the long running conflict between Rome and Jerusalem, dating back to the latter years of BC and effectively (through recurring anti Semitism) running until now. However this book deals with events primarily up to 4th Century AD and the collapse of the Roman Empire in the West, including the fascinating reign of Constantine who took the Roman Empire from abusing Christians, to spreading their word and simultaneously alienating even more in the Jewish world. A fascinating read, but not for the faint hearted or those expecting to learn more on the subject any time soon. Current Location: Melbourne, Australia Current Mood: happy Tags: australia, book, constatine, jerusalem, jew, melbourne, review, roman empire, rome

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01:48 pm - The Zombie State, Union Theatre, Melbourne University The Zombie State 17 - 27 September 8pm Location: Union Theatre, ground floor, Union House, The University of Melbourne Tickets: Full $25/Concession $15/Union Members $12 union.unimelb.edu.au/tickets The Zombie State’s tagline is “Melbourne finds itself in the grip of the vengeful dead. Who will stand and fight?” not wanting to give too much away, this is somewhat misleading and doesn’t quite allude to what the play is really ‘about’. For student theatre this is a big budget production, a high quality nightmare corridor with two plastic booths stage front form the set for most of the production, with many door ways providing ample opportunity for the cast to appear from in a disconcerting way. Technically the production is ambitious. When action is taking place in either of the booths the sound quality takes on a shrill, claustrophobic character. Some scenes also happen backstage with video cameras streaming footage onto two large screens at the front of the stage, an interesting and novel method that causes a few (apparent) technical problems with microphones malfunctioning causing sections of dialogue to be inaudible. There is no real ‘star’ in the production, the cast including a Prime Minister called ‘Kevin’, his four secretaries (all dressed identically), a Dentist, a Doctor, a Nurse, a Teacher, a Cleaner / International Student, a Taxi driver and a bar tender. Locations include the Casino, a retail outlet, the 2021 big ideas conference, a nightclub and a pier. Are you starting to get the idea? Perhaps if I casually mention that the ‘zombies’ in question may not be quite what you initially expect (though they are ‘traditionally’ made up) and that the ‘brains’ they crave may not quite involve ripping off someone’s skull. It’s a sceptical production, the humour veering wildly between being too subtle and nepotistic to being so starkly obvious a cringe may tremor on your face. It’s a very contemporary and topical script, The program mentions that it’s conception began around 2004/5, there must have been a certain amount of updating in recent months as unless the Fortune Teller character’s powers were real some elements of the script calls upon events that have occurred very recently. A bold and adventurous project and worth a visit, just don’t expect a stage version of Night of the Living Dead, well, not the zombified kind anyway… Current Location: Melbourne, Australia Current Mood: happy Tags: australia, melbourne, melbourne students union, melbourne university, the zombie state, theatre

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September 9th, 2008

10:11 pm - Some cycling related links... For the more dedicated pedal pusher.... http://greenrenters.blogspot.com/2008/09/cycling-related-links.html Current Location: Melbourne, Australia Current Mood: pensive Current Music: warm jets Tags: australia, cycling, environment, melbourne

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September 8th, 2008

09:57 pm - Build a worm farm I haven't plugged this much yet, but Cate and I started a blog for green renters, here's an article I just wrote on making your own Worm Farm. http://greenrenters.blogspot.com/2008/09/make-your-own-worm-farm.html Current Location: Melbourne, Australia Current Mood: pensive Current Music: Girl Done Gone-Graham Coxon-Happiness In Magazines Tags: australia, environment, melbourne, renting, worms

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08:17 pm - Two lessons learned today So, I've learnt two important lessons in the past 24 hours... One : When somebody hits you and your bike with a car door and they offer you their details in case there's anymore damage, even if everything looks fine, take those details! Which leads nicely to... Two : Sometimes if you can't seem to fix something despite many attempts, it's not because your incompetent, it's because there is something wrong! Basically, to summarise, after thinking my bike was absolutely fine after our collision, I finally noticed that there is something more seriously wrong (subtly) with it, something that may get worse and may be expensive to fit, or may be manageable... Current Location: Melbourne, Australia Current Mood: pensive Tags: accidents, australia, bikes, insurance, melbourne

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September 5th, 2008

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September 2nd, 2008

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August 25th, 2008

04:31 pm - A few funny links that tickled my ribs... For the Movie Buff For the Adobe Fan / Hater For the Michael Moore Lover / Hater Current Location: Melbourne, Australia Current Mood: pleased Current Music: Closedown-Carter U.S.M-I Blame The Government Tags: adobe, australia, melbourne, michael moore, movies, reviews, satire

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12:18 pm - Latest Writing Posts It's been a while, some of these stretch back over the past few months : Melbourne's 2am Lockout Kisschasey Pikelet Sebastien Bach The Fratellis Current Location: Melbourne, Australia Current Mood: pleased Current Music: At Home He's A Tourist (The Others Remix)-Gang Of Four-Return The Gift Tags: 2am lockout, australia, kisschasey, melbourne, music, pikelet, sebastien bach, the fratellis

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10:31 am - Below the Surface August An eclectic line up of bands on the last Saturday of every month... For one month only on a Friday! The next line up of bands from the Depths of Melbourne is shaping up to be even more bizarre and contrasting than the last : 29/08/08 @ The Afterdark 565 High Street Northcote FREE Entry from 8pm Fresh off the new band presses but already too damn good, THE LANSBURYS Acapella Hard Rock (We kid you not) from MADE AUSTRIA Song writing genius in a rare solo show from RICH DAVIES (Spun Rivals) Current Location: Melbourne, Australia Current Mood: pleased Current Music: At Home He's A Tourist (The Others Remix)-Gang Of Four-Return The Gift Tags: australia, below the surface, made austria, melbourne, music, spun rivals, the lansburys

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August 19th, 2008

08:04 am - Acting your age When I was younger I always used to hang out with people several years older than me, I got on better with them, found them more mature, being the overly serious teenager (early twenties) young man I was... After a year or two of 'finding myself' I now find myself frequently hanging out with people several years younger than me, because they're not so serious, aren't settled, are more up for fun and increasingly, don't have children... Funny, it's like I'm now reliving the years that I missed out on the first time round and proving the fact that you are only ever as old as you feel and it's never too late and you are never too old to do whatever you feel like, and be accepted. Ace! Current Location: Melbourne, Australia Current Mood: groggy Current Music: At Home He's A Tourist (The Others Remix)-Gang Of Four-Return The Gift Tags: age, australia, life, melbourne, old, party, youth

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August 16th, 2008

12:19 pm - Me my Head Me my Head - Damage is Done Current Location: Melbourne, Australia Current Mood: blah Current Music: At Home He's A Tourist (The Others Remix)-Gang Of Four-Return The Gift Tags: london, me my head, music, video

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11:50 am - Garbage Warrior www.garbagewarrior.com Current Location: Melbourne, Australia Current Mood: blah Current Music: Wake up-Rage against the machine-Rage against the machine Tags: environment, film, garbage, movie

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August 15th, 2008

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August 9th, 2008

08:36 am - Hypocritical knobs One of the places I work for has embarked on a massive project to supply free computers and training to over 800 residents of a local housing estate. Tuesday was the project's official launch, full of various local dignitaries and politicians who spent 45 minutes congratulating each other. After they feasted on the free nibbles and it was time to present certificates and celebrate the residents (those they were supposedly so dedicated to) they’d all pissed off. Damn rude and damn hypocritical. Current Location: Melbourne, Australia Current Mood: annoyed Current Music: FriComedy: Now Show - Sports Day 08 Aug 08-BBC Radio 4-Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4 Tags: australia, melbourne, politicians, technology

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