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Aurealis Awards shortlists
Finalists for the 2011 Aurealis Awards have been announced!
Congratulations to all! I hope to see you and your throngs of admirers at the Aurealis Award ceremony on Saturday 12 May in Sydney. Ticketing and hotel information is available at aurealisawards.com.
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Paul Haines
Like many of you, I am deeply saddened by the death of Paul Haines today. We have known for a long time that this day was coming - despite hoping that somehow it would turn out otherwise - and perhaps that softened the blow, but only a little. And if I'm sad, how much worse must it be for his wife Jules and daughter Isla and the rest of his family ( Read more... ) -
Running
Tonight I ran 7km non-stop. If you'd told me at the beginning of the year that I'd be able to do that with just two months of training - or ever, in fact - I'd have snorted derisively. And yet, here I am. -
The Walking Dead
I bought myself the Blu-ray set of The Walking Dead (season 1) the other day, more or less on a whim. I'd heard good things about it, it was on discount at Mighty Ape, so I grabbed it (along with Generation Kill, which I've not watched yet ( Read more... ) -
Still running
Just in case any of you were wondering...
Remember that time way back then when I said I'd taken up running again? Well, I'm still doing it. Can now manage my 5.7km route non-stop at almost 10km/h, though that's pretty slow by most standards. But for a not-especially-fit 46-year-old bloke who's only been at it for a month or so, I think I'm doing ( Read more... ) -
Aurealis Awards
Hey folks, a reminder that tickets are now on sale for this year's Aurealis Awards ceremony, to be held on the evening of Saturday 12 May at the Independent Theatre in North Sydney. Don't miss out!
Tickets are $29 up until 15 March, from when the full price of $35 applies.
Buy tickets here.
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Running again
So I decided this year to take up running again; aiming for better fitness, improved blood pressure, less pant-tightness, all that good stuff. I'm easing myself into it using the Couch to 5k program as recommended by i_ate_my_crusts. I'm now in week 2. But today I was feeling pretty good and decided to just go for it - to run the 5km, all the way, giving myself ( Read more... ) -
Holiday
I'm on leave! For the first time since last Christmas. Two whole weeks. Mmm, nice ( Read more... ) -
Art
I've bought art. This art, in fact: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang We Love You by Nick Stathopoulos.
I went to see Nick's latest exhibition Toy Porn 2 at the NG Gallery in Chippendale on Friday evening, and Nick happened to be there, getting ready for a function there later that night. So we walked around the exhibit, and talked about the paintings and the ( Read more... ) -
Taras Bulba
Just watched the 2009 Russian movie of Taras Bulba. Very good (though even more blatantly pro-Russian than the book).
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