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My ‘awkie’ scored me top prize
I love to win stuff. I mean seriously LOVE to win stuff. I won’t forget the day I won three cooking skillets in a raffle at the pub. The other diners and drinkers thought they were in the audience of The Price Is Right such was my joy. It also may have been because I […]
MorePapergirl delivers street art to the masses
“Everyone has something unique they can offer the project.” —Travis Dewan, papergirl Brisbane organiser— Last week I read about a new street art concept happening in Brisbane which takes inspiration from the old-school paperboys of America. Originally founded in Berlin in 2006, Papergirl Brisbane follows a simple concept: art and writing is submitted by the […]
MoreMoonlight Cinema, Brisbane
As the big screen spluttered to life, a hush fell over the gathered audience. The air smelt of hot buttery popcorn mixed with insect repellent and bats in the nearby fig trees competed with the rustling of bean bags as we settled in for a three-hour adventure to Middle Earth. This was summer in Brisbane at its […]
MoreApocalypse not
According to R.E.M, the end of the world starts with an earthquake, birds and snakes, an aeroplane. In my opinion, today—21 December 2012—did not. It was tipped to be the day the world would come to an end; ancient Mayan prophecy predicted the planets would align, the sun would activate and the deluge would begin. […]
MoreTop of the rock
“I’ve never been much of a climber—social or otherwise.” On Saturday morning I found myself hot, sweaty and clinging to the front of a cliff. The sun was scorching my skin, there was sweat running down my neck and my muscles were screaming at me as I waved one foot around aimlessly, looking for any […]
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Swooped by magpies
With shopping bags in hand, I locked my car and headed towards the mailbox singing to myself. It was a beautiful afternoon; the sun was shining, it wasn’t too cold and I was happy. Then I saw him. He was standing in front of the gate; his black eyes stared me down and he started […]
MorePhotography lesson at South Bank
“What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” Karl Lagerfeld I am one of those annoying people at a party who always has a drink in one hand and a camera in the other. And if I’m not behind the camera, I’m in front of it, usually taking […]
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Blonde Ambition 