Monthly Archives: April 2008

Blogging

Bloggers and their readers – a special relationship?

Bo McGrathBeing a blogger, one of the fascinating things for me is thinking about this new blogosphere world and the relationships we make as bloggers and readers. I get why I love reading blogs… because writing one myself I’m keen to see what others write. And of course I love the interaction between bloggers. The commenting, the discussion. I love your reaction to what I write… even when I’m put firmly back in my box! 🙂

But there is another group of readers – the readers who don’t blog themselves. The lovely River is a case in point. (although maybe you do have a private blog?)

So when Bo contacted me and asked if I’d help her in her research into that relationship, I was keen. If you’re a blog reader and you don’t have a blog yourself – she’s looking for you:

Do you have a favourite blogger that you want to talk about?

I am an Honours student from the University of Queensland, Australia and I am conducting an email-based survey that looks at the experiences that blog readers have with their favourite bloggers.

To take part in this research you cannot be a blogger yourself and you cannot know the blogger offline.

AND

Please note that for ethical and legal issues you MUST be 18+ years of age and an Australian Citizen to partake in this research
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Bo McGrath
School of English, Media Studies & Art History, 4th Floor, Michie Bld
University of Queensland

I look forward to reading the final paper Bo, good luck!

Current Affairs

Finding out about Zimbabwe

What do I know of Zimbabwe? Not much.

I know Mugabe is corrupt. That hundreds of white farmers have relocated to Perth, that the elderly white people who can’t relocate are in dire need. That the recent election is a mess. (could that be the understatement of the year?)

I don’t know much about Zimbabwe.
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And sent me this mp3 to listen to – a spoof from a south African radio station – It’s a must listen.

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Creative Commons License photo credit: sara.atkins

WA

How to go camping without a tent

Last night we slept on the beach at Cliff Head.

Of course when I say beach I’m actually meaning the two foot thick seaweed shelves that slope down to the sea.

Me on the beach

It seemed a good idea at the time. The seaweed was soft and we hadn’t room to pack blow up mattresses. We had a big tarpaulin. It felt adventurous and we were confident that our sleeping bags designed for sub-zero temperatures, could cope.
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We hadn’t counted on a full moon.

It’s very bright. And the seaweed didn’t seem so soft when we lay down on it. Also, Dippity was sick.

Needless to say I’m very tired tonight.

WA

News from the windy city


No, not Chicago, Geraldton… Western Australia.

It is windy, raining and surprisingly warm all at the same time. I look out of my window and see the artist’s representation of the Merry-Go-Round by the Sea as depicted in Randolph Stow’s famous autobiography. It’s a dangerous thing which is why the kids love it. There have been children on it all day.

The earth is dry though. Dry as dry can be. The rain this morning pooling on it’s non-wetting surface as if now that it’s waited so long for life giving moisture the sand rejects it in a pique.
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Creative Commons License photo credit: fastskybus

Fashion Victim, Random, TV

Fingernail vanity

Fingernails

I know posting about this is tantamount at waving a red flag at fate and saying “Yoo hoo! Over here! Time to break a fingernail!” but I don’t care.

I’ve managed to grow my fingernails quite long and they’ve not broken all week, despite gardening on Sunday and I wanted a record..
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Noice.

By the way anyone watching East of Everything on Sunday nights? What do you think?
I’m thinking it’s not quite Seachange but I’m starting to enjoy it three episodes in… and that Richard Roxburgh is pretty cute…

Awards, Blogging, Extracurricular, Random, Theatre

Me and Chas Licciardello

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Claiming that my son is a huge fan and would be sick-makingly jealous if I had my photo taken with him, I stood next to the (surprisingly not tall) Chas Licciardello from The Chaser and smiled.

Chas and Me

Of course it’s me who is the big fan… and Hugamuga… but one doesn’t want to be so uncool. Oh except… um… I guess it’s pretty lame to then display the photo on your blog… And I don’t want to appear a stalker but that’s 2/5!

I took the family to The Chaser’s Age of Terror Variety Hour at His Majesty’s Theatre this week. I was amused, I laughed out loud, I sniggered, I wondered if we’re going to have a problem in the future recycling all those reusable green shopping bags…

A Green Shopping Bag

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Hugamuga LOVED it.

It’s like a Uni Review crossed with the Chaser’s TV show. The demographic was young. It was fun.

Details of the show.

Speaking of things happening in Perth… apparently the World Blog Awards are in our fair city in August…

Random

A wet day in Perth

Wet Day

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Travel, Youtube

How the other half lives

I went to Sydney in January and a group of us ended up in a pub one night where I was told the graffiti in the men’s loos was amazing.

So I sent one of our party… a bloke… into the conveniences with my camera to show me.

He did.

And then I wondered how it compared with the ladies… as you do. So I abandoned my sav blanc, and took my video to the loo.
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Have you ever wondered how the other half lives?

I think the girls win…

Introspection, Memes

The Food Porn Meme

Thanks to Lightening (and Smokey Mountain Breakdown) for this one.

Here are the really simple rules. Answer each of the five questions. Tag five bloggers you would like to pass the meme to. Have them link back to you and to this post as the source meme.

1. What food do you consider the best “date” food? In other words, what meal or food item do you think is sexiest to eat in the company of someone you would like to look sexy around?

I think you should always start with classic French food. It’s posh but you know what you’re getting and there are rarely any nasty side effects… well, apart from the garlic… The risks of loving on your first date are enough without the prawn jalfrezi repeating on you when activities below the equator (so to speak) have been initiated.

2. What well-known person would you like to share a meal with—with or without clothing. (saying whether or not clothes are involved is optional).

Mr Darcy, no shirt. Is that really a question??

3. What does your perfect breakfast-in-bed look like? (Food AND the details, please. Candles? Music? Flowers? Hot tub? Dancing girls?

Grilled pancetta with crushed roma tomatoes, hand-torn basil on crusty Italian toast. Served with a long black coffee and fresh orange juice, a trashy novel and sans children.
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On scones with jam… or pavlova… You are after all asking a 6th generation Australian.

5. Oh-God-No, Biff, the yacht is sinking! You are sent to the galley to retrieve the food. What luxury food items do you snatch first? The champagne? The caviar? Smoked Salmon? Truffles? Chocolate? Or something else?

Who took the wine? Own up now! Because I want to share your lifeboat.

You’re it

The Food Pornographer (well… who else?)
Reading Circles
Hot Water
h&b
and James – my Sydney food guide 🙂

Creative Commons License photo credit: Tiago Macambira

Books

Wideacre by Philippa Gregory

Wideacre by Philippa GregoryYou are probably more familiar with Philippa Gregory’s later historical novels from the Tudor period: The Other Boleyn Girl etc… I say later because they were written this century although the period they write about is in fact earlier in time than this series which was written earlier, in 1987. Confusing maybe?

Wideacre is set in the late 1700s. A younger daughter born to the Quality in Sussex aches to own the land she farms. Her father – the squire – is her idol and she can’t bear the thought that one day she must marry and leave the farming lands she knows and loves.

This is a bodice ripper to the highest order.

As the review on the cover says: “Beatrice Lacey leaves Scarlett O’Hara in the dust” or words to that effect…
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She’s surrounded by a pretty wet bunch most of the book who let her get away with it it must be said.

It all gets a bit too much in the end and the ominous spectre of her past seems a little contrived – hey it’s a fictional bodice ripper – what should I expect – nonetheless I enjoyed the escapism and will probably pick up the next two in the trilogy for a gander.