September 29, 2002

The Men In White Coats

On Tuesday I go into hospital for some minor surgery. A common procedure on women and one I have had... [more]

link | posted at 06:10 PM by nicola.

September 27, 2002

Blah day

it has been one of those days where I am officially on break but I have so much to do... [more]

link | posted at 06:57 PM by fleur.

September 26, 2002

a car called fugazi

This one's for you, Darren. I saw it parked near work on the way to lunch. Does this look... [more]

link | posted at 07:25 PM by cos.

September 25, 2002

philosophical entry

At the moment I am reading a tome called Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder. It was a hit a few... [more]

link | posted at 10:39 PM by fleur.

Realism

Jane Albrechtsen has a piece in The Australian today in which attempts to lay the foundations for George Bush's actions... [more]

link | posted at 09:57 PM by darren.

John Cage Bubble Burst

Nods and props to Cos for first directing me to this little controversy. It seems the intriguing battle between the... [more]

link | posted at 09:00 AM by darren.

September 24, 2002

Reawakening Your Passion for Work

The other day a friend at work showed me a Harvard Business Review article which she thought I might find... [more]

link | posted at 09:34 AM by steve.

Community Noticeboards

I never really thought about freeways and pedestrian bridges much until I started using one (well, one and a half,... [more]

link | posted at 08:34 AM by darren.

September 20, 2002

Prelude to Inspiration

My favourite trope of the late, great Douglas Adams was his ability to discuss nothing with certainty and subtlety. Tom... [more]

link | posted at 01:02 AM by dave.

September 19, 2002

Technical Writing

I've found myself swallowed into a sudden, intense focus on our documentation at work. This is because the documentation we... [more]

link | posted at 04:02 PM by nicola.

How ACU has changed me

Who would have thought a Catholic university would change the way I think.... I guess I've always leaned to the... [more]

link | posted at 03:04 PM by rhonda.

September 17, 2002

Life vs Science Fiction

So I’ve spent some time thinking what I should write about as my very first entry into this. Do I... [more]

link | posted at 12:22 PM by Lee.

They're listening

We frequently complain that the Government doesn't listen to us. It appears that in fact they do listen to us... [more]

link | posted at 11:30 AM by darren.

xXx - a review

You've got to love this film for it comes in at the peak of its genre: mindless, eye-candy action entertainment.... [more]

link | posted at 10:49 AM by nicola.

September 14, 2002

writing about writing

Okay - let's see if I can write an entry without losing it due to my intractable problems using this... [more]

link | posted at 05:50 PM by fleur.

September 12, 2002

September 12

There's an article by Kenneth Davidson, that perpetual campaigner for the old left, in today's Age. Kenneth is an interesting... [more]

link | posted at 09:45 AM by darren.

Humor: Lego men

Lego men build a PC. Some people have too much time on their hands, but for the geek-within, this website... [more]

link | posted at 09:32 AM by nicola.

September 11, 2002

Jingoism Safari

Hey everyone! I think I know most of you at least in passing. For those of you I don't, I'm... [more]

link | posted at 02:16 AM by michelew.

September 10, 2002

Digital Art

The Experimenta Protoype is on this month: http://www.experimenta.org/. It's a very new media, digital arts gosh-we're-very-cool type of show. One... [more]

link | posted at 11:52 AM by darren.

September 09, 2002

Nominalism

Just playing around with names and features... [more]

link | posted at 06:53 PM by darren.

bubble something

I also pass the empty Ansett building on my way to uni. It reminds of the eighties property crash. Remember... [more]

link | posted at 05:41 PM by fleur.

A rose... would smell as sweet.

'Thing' makes for a fine temporary title. Really, it's shiny, it's punctual and evocative. It even comes with superhero comic... [more]

link | posted at 04:16 PM by nicola.

Save Ansett

Every day in the tram on the way to work I pass the old Ansett buildings. High up on the... [more]

link | posted at 11:26 AM by nicola.

September 08, 2002

Friends turning 30

My friends are turning 30. More to the point, they have been turning 30, one by one, for several years... [more]

link | posted at 12:31 AM by fleur.

September 07, 2002

the manifesto, of sorts

(this is, of course, completely open to discussion, persuasion and/or subversion. consider it a starting point.) I want to know... [more]

link | posted at 09:59 PM by cos.

i tip taxi drivers

It's true. Even though this guy cursed at the slow movers and zig-zagged amongst the 12:45am Victoria Parade traffic while... [more]

link | posted at 01:41 AM by cos.