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I was asked by namasteyoga to recommend some books on Australia, and I thought, why not do a reading list instead? This is not a definitive list of Australian literature. Nor is it a definitive list of Australian writers. Rather, it's a list of books that I feel capture a certain feeling or mood about Australia and Australians -- our experiences, our people ( Read more... )

I got stoned last night with a girl I used to work with. It was awesome but I realised that in the middle of the conversation I was telling her a really complicated thing -- it wouldn't be right to call it a story -- about something quasi-academic that I now forget. But I remember thinking at the time that this topic was more appropriate at ( Read more... )

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This might be relevant to the interests of some: a great article from mental_floss, the bathroom reader trivia book of the internet. Great authors discuss symbolism in their work. Really really interesting ( Read more... )

Waiting for my phone to charge so I can listen to some music as I walk.

Speaking of music, I discovered a new hip-hop song (and artist) yesterday. This is Atmosphere, a duo from Minneapolis. That doesn't seem like a very hip-hop kind of place to me, but that doesn't mean much.

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No overtime pay, no holiday; months behind on everything but the ( Read more... )

I've been uploading some music for sangria_lila. I won a $50 iTunes voucher recently, and I was effusing to her because one of my favourite records ever is on there. If it's your favourite ever, I hear you say, how come you've only just downloaded it? I'm one of those annoying tossers who actually listen to stuff on vinyl. I have two copies of this one on ( Read more... )

Comment on this entry and I will give you a letter. Name 5 songs you love starting with that letter.

hannahrorlove posted this meme a little while ago. She gave me the letter V.

I have surprisingly few songs that start with that letter, but I've gleaned my favourites from my iTunes. These are all on Mediafire and are all .m4a files.

Vagabond by Wolfmother ( Read more... )

1) New layout. I got it from the same place I got my last layout, thefulcrum. The last one was readable for me, but perhaps not for other people, and since I didn't override the "Disable customized comment pages for your journal"* option this was potentially problematic when reading fic. I reckon having an unreadable LJ is kind of like being a mumbler ( Read more... )

Article from phinnia: Will High-Heel-Friendly Streets Keep Seoul's Women Happy?RAAAAAGE!!! This is so patronising and facile and UGH!!! Who cares about child care or equal pay, we'll give our women nice pink car spaces. Oh, and instead of maybe implying that you don't have to wear disgustingly uncomfortable shoes to be successful or attractive, we'll make ( Read more... )

Roman Polanski apologists suck. That is all I have to say on that particular topic.

Here I have two articles on different sex offenders that I think are a little bit less black-and-white.

This article outlines a view that I'd never even considered -- that Sex Offender Registries might not actually be such a good thing.
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