Sadly, the materials I set aside to undertake Michael Clemens typing challenge were accidentally disposed of in a freak cleaning accident. So, instead I decided to strap my typewriter to the motorbike, and head out on to the ‘wide open road‘ – a cafe in Brunswick. And let’s face it. If there was every a…
I looked closely at my work ID on Tuesday, and noticed that it expires in a bit over a week. The ID is current for 5 years, and as this was my first ID issued by the hospital I work at, it meant that I was coming up to my 5th year anniversary. The ID…
Guzman y Gomez is a Mexican restaurant that is incredibly casual and relaxed, while the food is utterly amazing. The first shop opened up in Fortitude Valley a few years ago, and at the time it was placed nicely along the path I used to take from my old apartment in New Farm, to the…
Brisbane type-in/out Captain Burke Park 11m 9th of March. Bring typewriter – and a camp chair. With the type-out/in Only a few days away I’ve got a couple of things on my mind. Firstly, the weather. Like last year there’s a cyclone brewing off the coast, but at least this time there’s no expectation that…
Just a quick reminder that the Brisbane Type-in is still going ahead. I’ve yet to settle on a venue, as the original site that I had booked informed me that a large party was going to take place in the room next door, and were likely to be ‘very noisy’, so I’ve canned that and…
This is a continuation of the typecasts of my trip to Melbourne. Arthur Streeton: A golden summer. Jeffrey Smart: The Listeners. A quick photo I took of one of Robert’s sculptures. Note the corresponding painting in the background. Robert Clinch: Dovetailed Robert Clinch: Fanfare for the common man. Robert Clinch: Spartacus I went to high…
It wasn’t my fault.. Somehow, I killed the romance of Valentine’s day via my blog. Or so the nasty little email said. I first became aware of my ruining Valentine’s day before I received a request to take down my ‘letter’. It was in my blog stats… my blog was getting hundreds of hits to…
Pardon my miss-use of ‘your’ below :- It may seem twee to be writing about my Valentine typewriter on Valentine’s day, but then again my disdain for my Valentine has been rather well documented. So it may surprise a few people that I revisited the Valentine, which hiding at the back of my collection,…
‘The complete Metropolis’ – Film. As most of you know, I am a film lover. And I’d just like to share with you some of my thoughts, and recent experiences of my all-time favourite film. Oh, and as usual pardon the normal ‘typecast’ typos and mistakes. One of the most iconic robots of cinema. This…
Yeah, so it’s platitudinal mush. Meh! It’s what I feel in the mood for this evening. Incidentally, the royal is running…. 100%. Go me. Okay. I’m off to find some Vodka to improve my writing.
The Filthy Platen 