crowdfunding – Stilgherrian

16 December 202516 December 2025

Weekly Wrap 811: Fleeing the Mountains in the rain

A Sydney Trains D-Set Mariyung train arrives at Katoomba station in the pouring rain. It's grey with black bands along the windows of its two decks and safety orange doors. Its blunt nose is black with light grey trim and a big chunk of safety orange below the driver's cab.

My week of Monday 8 to Sunday 14 December 2025 ended badly, with electrical failures at Bunjaree Cottages necessitating fleeing to Sydney, technical outages in the US continued to keep Another Untitled Music Podcast offline, and other amusements. But at least the crowdfunding campaign came to a satisfactory conclusion.

07 December 202511 December 2025

Weekly Wrap 810: When the weather is hot and the podcast is broken, go to the pub

An art deco pub on a bright sunny day. Its ground floor has floor to ceiling dark cream tiles with brown outlines and a series of wooden doors. The upper storey is red brick with light cream window frames. The roof is red tiles.

My week of Monday 1 to Sunday 7 December 2025 saw some unseasonable heat, hitting 40°C in Sydney’s inner south-west, and some annoying technical difficulties. But at least the season’s crowdfunder seems to be doing OK. And I went to a pub.

30 November 202507 December 2025

Weekly Wrap 809: A Tale of Two Centrals, and the podcasts

The upper parts of the sandstone facade of Sydney Central station, including the coat of arms on the left and the clock tower on the right. Behind it are two construction cranes and the partly-constructed modern architecture of Atlassian Central. And behind all that is a bright blue sky with fluffy white clouds.

My week of Monday 24 to Sunday 30 November 2025 was remarkably productive, with four podcasts recorded — three of them posted already — and the launch of the new season’s crowdfunding campaign which has already reached its first target. Wow.

30 March 202506 April 2025

Weekly Wrap 774: Magpies are so talonted, yeah?

During my week of Monday 24 to Sunday 30 March 2025 the numbers of my magnificent Magpie Army started to swell again, with 18 of them visiting the other morning. I took a photo. I also produced a podcast, launched a crowdfunder, and squeezed out a newsletter.

09 December 202411 December 2024

Weekly Wrap 758: Fall down go splat, plus a train pic

My week of Monday 2 to Sunday 8 December 2024 was dominated by the experience of me falling and breaking my face on Tuesday night. I’ll tell you more about that in a blog post very soon, although you may well have learned enough from my socials. But on the plus side my summer crowdfunder was successful. Hurrah!

01 December 202405 December 2024

Weekly Wrap 757: Welcome the Parrots of Productivity

Two tree stumps. On the left one, the taller of the two, are two Australian king parrots. The male has a bright red head and belly with back and wings in various shades of green. The female is a paler green with olive sections, and a red belly, although overall she is more drab.

My week of Monday 25 November to Sunday 1 December 2024 was finally a bit more productive. There’s yet another podcast. There were billable hours. And most importantly, we’re in the final stages of this season’s crowdfunder.