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tcpipSunday I gave a presentation at the Unitarian church on The Once And Future King : Mythology and Motivation from the Arthurian Legends. It was quite well-attended, especially given inclement weather, and managed to catch up with a number of people I hadn't seen for a while. The discussion after the presentation was excellent and I also managed to get two very smart people together who knew each other by their works but who had never met - they spent a good time in serious conversation, so that little hook-up worked very well. After the address, led the meeting of The Philosophy Forum, presenting on The Philosophy of Social Development, which also had an excellent discussion. Despite my express desire for some else to take up the organiser's role (I don't like holding positions for too long), it seems that I'm stuck with this one for a while, whether I want it or not! Finally, for the third event of the day, finished off playing in a session of GURPS Middle-Earth. That itself was the second major gaming event of the week, with Call of Cthulhu Masks of Nyarlathotep run on Thursday night, which concluded the 1920s Chinese version of You Only Live Twice.
Queensland had an election on Saturday. Starting from a mere nine seats out of eighty-nine the Labor Party is just shy of a outright majority, in one of the most extraordinary political changes in Australian history. Turfed out after a single term, the Newman government's rule was noted by giving discretionary powers to the Attorney-General for indefinite detention for sex offenders, the imprisonment of members and associates of what he called "outlaw motorcycle clubs", with presumed guilt of association rather than innocence, and the sacking of some 13,000 public servants in the first year. With a swing of over ten percent, some of his MPs were reduced to doing the chicken dance when questions were raised about impropriety. With an opinion poll released the same day showing support for the Federal LNP government has fallen to 57-43 in arrears, the sharks are finally circling the Prime Minister, who has come out insulting the electorate by saying they voted for change in a fit of absent-mindedness; you can't make this up.This is certainly a lesson in a democratic politics; treat the electorate like a contemptuous thug and they'll put you last. That's why our forebears fought so hard for it.
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log_reloaded and her partner Jase, the latter of whom cooked up quite a feast. It had been a little while since we'd caught up face-to-face, so it was a pretty good evening. In the last week I also reviewed the debut album from alternative rock band, Menace Beach which was less than earth-shattering. Finally, after a one year hiatus, I have made some significant moves this week towards enrolling in yet another degree, albeit one previously planned - a Master of Education at the University of Otago.
Queensland had an election on Saturday. Starting from a mere nine seats out of eighty-nine the Labor Party is just shy of a outright majority, in one of the most extraordinary political changes in Australian history. Turfed out after a single term, the Newman government's rule was noted by giving discretionary powers to the Attorney-General for indefinite detention for sex offenders, the imprisonment of members and associates of what he called "outlaw motorcycle clubs", with presumed guilt of association rather than innocence, and the sacking of some 13,000 public servants in the first year. With a swing of over ten percent, some of his MPs were reduced to doing the chicken dance when questions were raised about impropriety. With an opinion poll released the same day showing support for the Federal LNP government has fallen to 57-43 in arrears, the sharks are finally circling the Prime Minister, who has come out insulting the electorate by saying they voted for change in a fit of absent-mindedness; you can't make this up.This is certainly a lesson in a democratic politics; treat the electorate like a contemptuous thug and they'll put you last. That's why our forebears fought so hard for it.
Of particular delight over the weekend was catching up for dinner with
log_reloaded and her partner Jase, the latter of whom cooked up quite a feast. It had been a little while since we'd caught up face-to-face, so it was a pretty good evening. In the last week I also reviewed the debut album from alternative rock band, Menace Beach which was less than earth-shattering. Finally, after a one year hiatus, I have made some significant moves this week towards enrolling in yet another degree, albeit one previously planned - a Master of Education at the University of Otago.![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
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Date: 2015-02-02 11:56 pm (UTC)Which ones do you have so far, again?
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Date: 2015-02-03 12:39 am (UTC)Masters of Business Administration (Technology Management)
Graduate Certificate in Project Management
Graduate Certificate in Adult and Tertiary Education
A couple more wouldn't go astray :)