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!
Apart from Certain Events in The America, which quite a few people found alarming but it wasn’t my fault, my week of Monday 4 to Sunday 10 November 2024 saw the start of a burst of podcast production. Here’s hoping I can sustain it.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 754: Calm blue ocean, calm blue ocean!”
My week of Monday 28 October to Sunday 3 November 2024 wasn’t as productive as I’d hoped — nothing to worry about, just too much stress and too much fatigue — but productive enough for the purposes. No new podcasts, but some solid work behind the scenes. It’s good to have some calm before the storm.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 753: Another calm before a storm of work”
My week of Monday 20 to Sunday 26 May 2024 was a slight improvement over the previous week, with two podcasts recorded and one posted, a trip to Sydney for back maintenance — which was much needed! — and rather a lot of catching up on sleep.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 730: Two podcasts down, a slightly fixed back, and a photo of a pub from weeks ago”
All I’ll say about my week of Monday 12 to Sunday 18 February 2018 is that going to a wedding on Tuesday is dangerous, and you’re all kind of OK.
Many, many thanks to the 54 supporters who’ve contributed to The 9pm GoatFest Tasmania. Your generosity means that, yes, just five days from now I’ll be heading to Tasmania to record two podcasts. Scroll down for the details.
Meanwhile…
None, but piece I wrote has yet to appear, and look below for the big podcast news.
Right, this is the big one.
On Monday, I’m heading down to Sydney for a briefing by Motorola Solutions on the “Future of Public Safety”, as they put it. Apparently that includes a mixed-reality system to help firefighters, and “a new virtual voice partner, akin to a smart Siri or Alexa, providing vital, data-driven information to public safety officials in the heat of the moment”. En route there and back, I’ll be writing for ZDNet, and dealing with some client web work.
Tuesday and Wednesday are writing and editing days for ZDNet and DirectorTech.
Thursday is a preparation day for my Tasmania trip, which kicks off Friday with the train down to Sydney, then an afternoon flight to Launceston. Saturday is about exploring Launceston, and my final pre-production.
Sunday sees me spending the day at GoatFest Tasmania recording material for “The 9pm GoatFest Tasmania”, a special episode of The 9pm Edict podcast that will be streamed live from 2100 AEDT that night.
On Monday 26 February, the morning is the bus ride from Launceston to Hobart, the afternoon is the highly-regarded Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), and the evening is dinner with some friends at Bar Wa Izakaya. Don’t worry, they’re paying.
On Tuesday 27 February, I’m preparing for and recording a Private House Forum episode of The 9pm Edict, a panel show like the Public House Forum episodes but without a live audience. I’m expecting that to be streamed live from around 2000 AEDT.
Looking way further ahead:
[Photo: View from North Sydney. The view across Sydney Harbour to the south-east from the offices of CrowdStrike on level 18 of 141 Miller Street, North Sydney, photographed on 15 February 2018.]