i hop on the tram in the city, notice the newly vacated seat, just across from the islander man, who's holding a bottle in a brown paper bag, passing to his friends across the isle from me. the one i can see is caucasian, seems to be in his 30s or so, though it's hard to tell underneath those booze-worn features...they're drinkin' and yakkin' it up ( Read more... )

Firstly, go read Schrodinger's Rapist, if you haven't already...you may have already when it made the rounds a few years ago (judging by the huge number of comments, it looks like it got a high spin-around the netspace)...

And thanks to Clae for pointing it out to me... we were discussing unwanted attention, pretty much, and men who remain ( Read more... )

he...
he was young, and single
genuine
and just what  needed

he...
he was tall, and young
pretty
and right for the time

she...
she was older
and we didn't take it any further
but  can still feel

her dance
her moves
her lips
the curve of her breast
and her rough hands on mine

she asks if i still write ( Read more... )

the slightly stooped old lady was very dignified. her tone and demeanor exuding old school decorum, though at that very moment she was just slightly shame-faced ( Read more... )

Ok, so it was ambitious of me to start a workout while on holiday.

It's been raining since I got to Tassie and the caravan doesn't have enough floor space for exercise. But I did do another 2 hours of bushwalking again today (and about 5 hours of driving)

no workout, but...

Day 3: 1 hour walk
Day 4: 2 hour bushwalk

This paper will review the current literature on the use of social media in the arts, including recent examples of arts projects in which social media is a pivotal element. It will also explain the role of the public art spaces within the community, as well as the use of social media technologies as a means of creating communities. The end of ( Read more... )

Funnily enough, I was just writing on a similar topic for a blog post for a Global Network assignment. That one focussed specifically on Google Latitude, which allows you to broadcast your gps location on a Google map to all and sundry, should you want to, and I’m certain I don’t want to, but…
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Flipping through the photographs of old and beautiful libraries that are on display at Curious Expeditions, I couldn’t help but be struck by how much most of them reminded me of churches... or an agnostic’s view of what the inside of a monastery would look like.

High ceilings and archways, classic wooden bookshelves, heavily weighted with the ( Read more... )