Movies
Last night we saw the Australian premiere of Death of a Unicorn, screening for the launch of this year's Fantastic Film Festival (If you want to know what I thought of the movie that's what Letterboxd is for). We discovered this festival back in 2023. We
Motorcycle
My neighbour and I had pencilled in a ride for the Sunday just gone, a perfect late Summer day (some might call it early Autumn, but not I, not today). She had to cancel (she traded in her scooter–more on that later!) but I went out anyway. I rode
Music
21 March 2025 in Melbourne, supported by Ferla, Hearts and Rockets and No Hoper. Sniff! The excellent Bench Press are ending. This was the first of their two farewell shows at The Old Bar. We were sad to miss out on tickets to the final-final show but this night'
Internet
There's a yarn shop with an emailing list, and I'm on it. I got there the usual way after buying something from them, and I stayed on it because I genuinely liked their emails. They're good at picking out patterns that match whatever yarns
Music
11 March 2025, supported by Mick Turner. Here I am back seeing another international touring act. I promise the next show I see will be something local (I already have the tickets). I feel like these live music posts end up being venue reviews too. In this case, I'
Motorcycle
My downstairs neighbour Sam just bought herself a new scooter, a very nice little Lambretta V-Special 200. I have no idea what the '200' in the name signifies as it's 169 cc. So today we took our tiny bikes out for a ride and to practice
Nonsense
Back in the early 90s the world invented the techno bunny, a youth subculture of illegal rave attendance and enjoyment of dance music. For more info--well. A Duck Duck Go search of "techno bunny" found me this little nugget which is best viewed using Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.
Music
2 March 2025 in Melbourne, supported by Freya Josephine Hollick I swear I don't only go and see touring acts, but you wouldn't know that looking at my schedule in early 2025. This was my second Kristin Hersh show in about a year and a half
Sportsball
We are mere days from the opening round of the 2025 Australian Football League (AFL) season and the sports writers and talkers are struggling for content. After all, no sportsball has yet been played, there's nothing to write or talk about. It's the perfect time to
Neighbourhood
I have just come back from a lap around the block with our friend Lottie the Pointer. Lottie is 14 and a half which is already a very good innings for her breed. She's an old dog. She's feeling good. A couple of weeks ago she
Neighbourhood
Mipasto, a local pizza shop, has closed. When they were first preparing to open many years ago, I observed with interest as they covered every opaque external surface with stick-on rustic stonemasonry. Next, the name 'IMPASTO' went up. I can only assume that they found out too late
Watercolour
I took up watercolour as a hobby maybe two years ago. It's both simple and hard. I found it difficult to get going on my own and I'm still a long way away from having the basic techniques down pat. But I feel like I'