Sunday, December 26, 2004the intriguing business of being back in the old hometownIt's the middle of summer yet I've been wrestling penguins and polar bears down here in Tasmanian but I'll be back in sunny Sydney at the end of the week and once again longing for the grandeur of this place. I haven't really been inclined to write posts while I've been here. I tend to enter into a... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, December 24, 2004an early merry christmasTomorrow is bound to be somewhat busy so I want to wish a merry christmas to all who take the time to read this blog. I hope the season gives you an opportunity to spend time with those you love and have some fun. And while I'm at it thanks for taking the time to read my posts over the past few... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, December 20, 2004wandering through past historyWhenever I'm in Hobart I'm struck by the thought that my past has a geographical quality. In some ways as I walk around here I slide across the barriers of chronology. I'm more really walking through chapters of my personal history rather than walking through the present reality. About an hour ago I... Sign in to see full entry.writing from down southHere I am posting from my old home town: Hobart, Tasmania. For those of you residing outside Australia I suggest you look at a map of Australia, follow the east coast down to the end and you will see a small island hanging off the bottom. That's where I am. As the plane was descending through the... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, December 17, 2004i'm leaving on a jet planeTomorrow night I'll be jumping on a plane and taking a ninety minute flight down to Hobart, Tasmania, where all my family live. Today I've managed to finish off some present shopping for my youngest nieces. A couple of kid's music cd's and a couple of slinky springs. Yes slinky springs can still be... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, December 16, 2004a good readThe most surprisingly good read for this year has been My Life as a Fake by Peter Carey. Actually it shouldn't have been a surprise as I enjoyed his True History of the Kelly Gang. My Life as a Fake is a novel that manages to mix the world of literature, hoaxes and the creation of a monstrous... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, December 15, 2004early morning dilemmaI’m feeling somewhat seedy in the head and it’s not as though I drank that much at the office Christmas party last night. In the entire night I had a couple of light beers, a glass of wine and half a glass of sangria (it was a Spanish restaurant). But I woke at 4:30 this morning and couldn’t get... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, December 13, 2004tell me about your dreamsI’m feeling irascible lately. I think it’s largely because I’ve been having strange dreams and waking at odd hours. At different times in my past, when I was reading a lot of Jung, I used to keep a diary of my dreams. I’d write them down and ponder their subliminal content for days on end hoping to... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, December 11, 2004who you are and what you doIt's another humid and laid back Sunday morning. One of my brothers will be passing through the city later in the day. It'll be good to see him again. I don't see my family very often as I live in Sydney and they're all still living in Tasmania (there's a stretch of water between them and me). In... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, December 10, 2004reading, eros and empathyI've been occasionally dipping into The Best Australian Essays 2004 which has recently been released. There's an interesting essay on the relationship between reading, eros and empathy. I'd never really thought about the implicit generosity that happens when we read: we are actually giving our time... Sign in to see full entry. |
