the Pen

“It’s comforting to know that for every racist dickhead with a stencil, there’s another, kinder soul with a pen.”

CarriageWorks at night

Coldplay’s Chris Martin gets chased through the crowd during “Fix You” for the Sound Relief benefit concert at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Perks of having a partner who works in media

It’s not actually getting to go to tapings of this

…but the complimentary canapes and alcohol afterwards.

I probably should have put in a little more effort in trying at least look like I was part of the media. But honestly after four hours of filming, I wasn’t going to let pretense get in the way of free food and piss.

Dancers are tiny! Not just svelte, but vertically challenged as well - finally an event where I’m not the shortest person in the room! And they don’t eat very much (which is fine, more for me!). Don’t get me wrong, I’m in awe of dancers - they’re graceful, have wonderful musicality and can do amazing acrobatic feats! If only I inhereted the Filipino genetic trait for singing and dancing… I’d still be too lazy to actually take advantage of it. But hey, dancers are beautiful.

Look out for me in the channel ten news report on the first recording for season 2: I’m the little girl who clearly looks out of place, drinking down a Corona and stuffing down lemon tarts in the background.

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…these bushfires have come as a result of the incendiary abortion laws which decimate life in the womb.

— Catch The Fire Ministries leader, Pastor Danny Nalliah on the cause of Australia’s most devastating bushfires.

Everything you need to know about helping the victims of the Victorian bushfires.

(via Andrew Bartlett)

"The Australian Flag is supposed to flown on a flagpole not a bogan" FB group

Watching doco on SBS about the US Military base in Subic Bay

…specifically how the poverty stricken communities who live around the area have been “allegedly” poisoned by the waste left by the US Military. The doco also explores potential implications for joint US-Australian military exercises in QLD.

The devastating effect (including an increased rate of childhood cancers and birth defects) of the toxic waste is heartbreaking, and the willing inaction of both the Filipino and American governments leaves you with a seething anger.

The reason why the Obama’s can’t stay at The White House guest house: John Howard.

Bloomberg journalist Margaret Carlson revealed that when the White House turned down Obama’s request in early December, it had not yet even invited Howard to stay at the Blair House:
I reported… on December 11 and 12 that there were no foreign dignitaries booked into Blair House during that period of time… I have the feeling they asked him [Howard] to come and stay so that there might be some plausible reason for not letting the Obamas stay there.

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I think that Ms Hilton is onto something very important, which is whether or not you want to have a holiday that’s about fashion or a big night out, Australia’s a great place to do it.

— Julia Gillard on Paris Hilton. That’s hot.

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