11September-5November2011 :: These (Riding) Weeks
05November2011
Have dropped running in favour of riding (a fixed wheel exercise bike) a few tim […]
Nas — Nasty
17October2011
Great new song from Nas; it's *raw*, the production stripped back to its bare es […]
21August-10September2011 :: These (Running) Weeks
17September2011
Seem to have successfully returned to regular running, with at least three hits […]
7-20August2011 :: These (Winter, Returned) Weeks
21August2011
These weeks were *Watch the Throne*, *Blackout*, *Game of Thrones*, *Blade*, *Mu […]
The Last Ten Thousand
13August2011
In which the final chapters seem larger than those that came before […]
24July-6August2011 :: These (Early Spring) Weeks
13August2011
These weeks were *The Quantum Thief*, *Me And Orson Welles*, *Captain America*, […]
Critiquing Reality TV
13August2011
I love just the implication that one could offer a critique of something like *J […]
3-23July2011 :: These (Hong Kong) Weeks
31July2011
*(From a week ago)* The last few weeks have been awfully rushed, something of a […]
26June-2July2011 :: This (Cordless) Week
04July2011
This week was a step into a future without cables, *X-Men: First Class*, *Les Di […]
12-18June2011 :: This (SydFilmFest) Week
26June2011
This week was *Beats Rhymes & Life*, *Target*, *Date Night*, *All About Love*, * […]
19-25June2011 :: This (Canberra) Week
26June2011
This week was *Black & White & Sex*, and *Zombieland*, book-ending a trip to the […]
5-11June2011 :: This (Last) Week
16June2011
This week was *X-Men: First Class*, *Troll Hunter*, *Cults*, *Sleeping Beauty*, […]
Sleeping Beauty
12June2011
Julia Leigh’s *Sleeping Beauty* prompted a few responses, but the thing that cam […]
Raphaël — 19thC Book II Chapter I
09June2011
"Here it is, sir," the boy announced at the door, his grubby hands clinging tigh […]
29May-4June2011 :: This Week
06June2011
This week was *Sum*, *River of Gods*, *Hard Candy*, and a couple of articles in […]
22-28May2011 :: This Week
29May2011
This week was *The Pink Panther 2*, *The Private Lives of Pippa Lee*, a couple […]
15-21May2011 :: This Week
22May2011
This week was *Silkwood*, *Evening*, *Mahler 9*, *Trinity*, *Robin Hood*, and *A […]
8-14May2011 :: This Week
15May2011
* Went to *Mobile Monday Sydney*](http://twitter.com/momosyd "@MoMoSyd on Twitte […]
1-7May2011 :: This Week
08May2011
* Watched *The Rocky Horror Picture Show* (imdb * Finished](/bits/2011-04/17apri […]
24-31April2011 :: This Week
01May2011
* A shortened work week, with no reduction in work, of course, so things got too […]
17-23April2011 :: This Week
24April2011
* picked up the iPad 2 * been reading Bram Stoker's *Dracula*, and pleasantly su […]
Not Too Big; Not Too Little; The Goldilocks Device
22April2011
So I bought the iPad (2) at the beginning of this week; some observations follow […]
10-16April2011 :: This Week
17April2011
* Watched half of *Paris Vu Par* (imdb; it's a collection of shorts by various […]
3-9April2011 :: This Week
10April2011
In which I read and watch and listen, and wonder about genre […]
Le Flâneur
03April2011
Gorgeous video of Paris from Luke Shepard; composed entirely of photographs; cap […]
27March-2April2011 :: This Week
03April2011
* Offically changed my job title this week, with the arrival of new business car […]
On Chatter and What Matters
30March2011
In which I wish to discover the information that matters most to me […]
‘Sucker Punch’ and the Decline of Strong Woman Action Heroines
29March2011
Sady Doyle has an interesting article in The Atlantic, *'Sucker Punch' and the D […]
20-26March2011 :: This Week
28March2011
* Watched *Of Gods and Men* (*Des Hommes et Des Dieux*) (imdb; it is, though, we […]
Big K.R.I.T. — Dreamin’
26March2011
Cool vid from Big K.R.I.T.; nice beat over some smooth soul samples: (or wat […]
10-19March2011 :: This Week (and a bit)
20March2011
Herein, comments on the various media consumed since leaving London up until ye […]
Travel Log VIII
12March2011
Arrived home yesterday morning; starting the decompression process with a wrap- […]
Edinburgh 2011 — A Dream in Masonry and Living Rock
05Mar2011
Robert Louis Stevenson described the city as “a dream in masonry and living rock”; the quote seemed apt as I wandered the city’s streets for a few days in early March 2011, everywhere the influence of the mountains and their exposed rock and the dark local stone that looks so different to the other western European cities I’m used to.
Travel Log VII
01March2011
* My time in Paris is coming to a close, and I'm once again finding myself ticki […]
Reims 2011 — A City That Never Was
17Feb2011
Revisited Reims in February 2011; snapped photos of a few familiar sights, and many unfamiliar, the city going through a process of renewal that tries to establish a false history for itself.
Travel Log VI
06February2011
* *A writing-focussed entry, this is an exceptionally weird piece, but as will b […]
Travel Log V
31January2011
* Writing continues apace; I've so far killed off one character, given another d […]
Travel Log IV
24January2011
* writing is going well; I'm able to turn out over a thousand words even when I' […]
Travel Log III
19January2011
Have been in London just over a week, but had very sporadic internet access whil […]
London — Contemporary Architecture 2011
11Jan2011
The City of London visitor centre had a brochure with a walking tour of the city, highlighting a whole lot of contemporary architecture; the Gherkin is particularly well-known (and I’ve included it in a couple of the photos), but the city is full of new developments (plenty of building sites too), and it’s some really interesting architecture, especially beautiful when set against the City’s really old buildings too.
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Raphaël — Outline I of VI
07January2011
The book I'm writing is divided into two parallel stories — one in the 19th cent […]
Travel Log II
05January2011
* In Salisbury to catch up with cousins, and for a little downtime to get myself […]
Travel Log I
04January2011
Made it to London a couple of days ago — in time for a quiet New Year's Eve — an […]