Word-whore. I write 'em. I talk 'em. Information, politics, media, and the cybers. I drink. I use bad words. All publication is a political act. All communication is propaganda. All art is pornography. All business is personal. All hail Eris! Vive les poissons rouges sauvages!
My week of Monday 2 to Sunday 8 September 2024 was not a productive one. Indeed, I did quite a bit of sleeping — but I feel the better for it.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 745: A break in podcast work, but whatalottawattle! (Not sorry.)”
OK, yes, this post is late. It covers the week of Monday 26 August to Sunday 1 September 2024, but it’s already late at night on 3 September. It may help that this Weekly Wrap includes two podcasts and a new crowdfunder, and not just the weekend’s social activities? Yes. Definitely.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 744: It’s old fashioned, and I like it”
Midway through my week of Monday 8 to Sunday 14 April 2024 I realised I’d been fighting an infection, because I suddenly got some more energy. There’s a really nasty cold doing the rounds, although I avoided the worst of it. And on an errand in Katoomba, I ran into an old adversary.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 724: An encounter with a familiar foe”Yes, it’s finally complete! Our short film, The Shave. Enjoy. It runs for 3 minutes 35 seconds.
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We decided on the desaturated look rather than going all the way to black and white — though you can see that version in Stilgherrian Live Alpha episode 8.
For those interested in the technicals, it was shot using the built-in iSight camera on my MacBook Pro. We sat the computer on books piled on a milk crate sitting on the kitchen table, and used desk lamps for lighting. We recorded it using Apple’s Photo Booth software. ’Pong edited it using iMovie. Whaddyareckon?