so basically there is this really cool gang of crafty dudes in melbourne who are really ace. they are so ace that they do spontaneously amazing and inspirational stuff like this and this.
so anyway, they are putting on a wee forum in september which sounds fascinating. it’s entitled ‘The Revolution is Handmade‘, subtitled Political Fabric […]

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i looked out my window and saw a house frontage full of wonder.
my sweetie and i walked across the road.
i could vaguely make out beautiful old cabinets, windows - all sorts of awesome stuff. there was boxes full of what i imagined to be treasures that i will never know about, anonymous magic ephemera, which […]

i cannot really sleep. it’s annoying.
i should have bought this thing i saw at savers too.

food gathering.
then perhaps a small visit to the ceres nursery.
eating.
then chemotherapy.
then sleep.

shortlist:
Drosera occidentalis var. australis
Pilea depressa
Saintpaulia spp.
Lycopodium spp.
Pilea microphylla
Cryptanthus bromelioides
Pinguicula spp.
something that looks like a little big tree
a native orchid

chicken soup.
i’ve not made a good, proper chicken noodle soup before so yesterday i set to it.
chicken, leek, carrots, potato, pepper, salt, herbs, noodles, some stocks and even my old enemy celery came together to create a delicious heart filled concoction that has kept my belly and mouth pleased for the past two nights.
i hurt […]

With the advent of Web 2.0, online networking is on the rise. How can the new technologies be used for civic engagement and activism - and is online activism effective?
Panel members:
* Karen Farquharson, Australian Centre for Emerging Technologies and Society
* Anna Helme, EngageMedia
* Andrew Asten, Schools4Schools, Oaktree Foundation
* Scott Rippon, One Laptop Per Child
Date:
Tuesday 12 […]