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China 2.0

Tuesday December 15th 2009

The federal government has green-lighted its highly controversial censorship plan to introduce a mandatory internet filter that will block refused classification content* from being accessed on Australian soil.

* By which they mean anything on a secret government blacklist compiled without any oversight (judicial or otherwise) and with no right of appeal. Hooray for democracy!

I'm getting too old for this...

Sunday December 13th 2009

Had a great night up at Fabes' place last night with Ryan and Paula, playing cards (Gloom, Che Geek, Munchkin and poker) eating pizza and bawling songs at the top of our lungs into the iPhone audio memo app. I didn't get home until 3:00am.

It's just gone 2:00pm and I've only just stumbled out of bed. I feel like death. I think my body is trying to tell me it prefers a warm mug of cocoa and a bedtime of about 9:00pm on Saturday nights.

*sigh* I'm getting old.

An Arabian Moon

Saturday December 12th 2009

Hey by the Pixies always makes me think of being cooped up in an economy seat, flying across the deserts of Arabia, watching a full moon - bloody red with dust - suspended in the sky, eyes heavy with grit and lack of sleep.

Well it does.

Alone Alone All All Alone...

Friday December 11th 2009

...alone on a wide wide sea!
And never a saint took pity on my soul in agony,

One of my co-workers has just had a baby, and is working from home.
Another of my co-workers is off for his grandmother's funeral.
The third co-worker had a migraine headache.
The accounts guy only comes in on Mondays and Thursdays.
The new sales guy works on the road.
The boss is out at meetings all day.

There's several truckloads of work to do and I'm the only one in the office. Oh joy.