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Solid Rock, ANZAC Day, Assignment Week
Apr. 28th, 2023 11:42 pmWhat does one do on a Friday evening when facing four assignments due next week? Exactly what one has done for their entire life as a student, they go out. In this case, it was a very educational evening at The Capitol Theatre to see a special preview of "Luku Ngarra: The Law of the Land" on the ideas and life of Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra. It was an extremely insightful film, that emphasized the importance of indigenous law and sovereignty and the terrible effects that the Northern Territory Intervention had on indigenous communities. The film was introduced by a short set by Shane Howard who once led the folk-rock band "Goanna", a particularly nice touch for me. "Goanna" was the first serious concert I went to almost forty years ago and I still have quite an emotional attachment to their lyrical content. The film was also concluded with a Q&A session with director Sinem Saban and Territory MLA Yingiya Guyula.
It seems appropriate to also mention as an Australiana context that I followed the fine tradition of visiting a bar on ANZAC day, specifically Goldilocks Rooftop Bar with Simon and Justine. Simon's sister Rebecca (whom I hadn't seen for about thirty years) was in town with her partner Andy for her fiftieth birthday, so a bit of a city bar tour was necessary. As the sun set, I invited all and sundry to The Rookery to whip up a reasonable dinner and engage in a further "Orphic comissatio". Ten hours later the festivities had concluded with an impressive collection of empty bottles as evidence of our enthusiasm.
So what of the four assignments? Well, one is workplace stressors for psychology (almost complete), one is a presentation on neoliberalism and conservation (complete), one is a data analysis of the effects of some 400 projects under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Paris Agreement (about 1/3 done), and the final one (barely touched) on the carbon cycle. It's a pretty hefty workload but not beyond my ability by any stretch of the imagination, but I certainly know that there won't be too much time for much else outside work hours in the coming week. But, to be perfectly honest, I'm loving these topics.
It seems appropriate to also mention as an Australiana context that I followed the fine tradition of visiting a bar on ANZAC day, specifically Goldilocks Rooftop Bar with Simon and Justine. Simon's sister Rebecca (whom I hadn't seen for about thirty years) was in town with her partner Andy for her fiftieth birthday, so a bit of a city bar tour was necessary. As the sun set, I invited all and sundry to The Rookery to whip up a reasonable dinner and engage in a further "Orphic comissatio". Ten hours later the festivities had concluded with an impressive collection of empty bottles as evidence of our enthusiasm.
So what of the four assignments? Well, one is workplace stressors for psychology (almost complete), one is a presentation on neoliberalism and conservation (complete), one is a data analysis of the effects of some 400 projects under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Paris Agreement (about 1/3 done), and the final one (barely touched) on the carbon cycle. It's a pretty hefty workload but not beyond my ability by any stretch of the imagination, but I certainly know that there won't be too much time for much else outside work hours in the coming week. But, to be perfectly honest, I'm loving these topics.
