Weddings, Unitarians, Work and Study, Aboriginal Camp, V for Vendetta, Memage

[tcpip]

thorfin's and seedy_girl's wedding at the Fairfield ampitheatre yesterday was a delight. Attended with caseopaya and her friend Karin who was engaging in a three-day holiday from Perth. Chatted with a bundle of old friends and then went out to a local with trayce, Nick, bar_bar_ella, kits_the_dm, and proceeded to drink an excessive amount.

Following morning I was most unwell to put it mildly. I missed the bus to the Church literally by 60 seconds, so I had to take a taxi. Despite looking and feeling like death warmed up, I conducted the service and, upon discovering half way through that Andrew Chalmers was unable to make it (struck down with the 'flu) I had to improvise, repeating a prior presentation on The Future of the Human Species. However it turns out that despite the fact that presentation was given some eighteen months ago, our radio producer had used it recently. What to do? An impromptu interview on the life of famous Unitarian-Universalist and inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee. Immediately after that I was slotted in to lead the discussion at the Church philosophy group on the economic virtues of land-tax under the title of "Common Wealth or Stolen Wealth?". Just to continue the roller-coaster day, we also had a session of GURPS Australian Noir, which involved brain sucking aliens from beyond the stars.

Work was tiring this week. Have delved far too deeply into the innards of MS-SQL server, learning about things I never thought I would have to worry about. Spent far too much time trying to work out how to do animated GIFs with The Gimp. I'm really not a graphics-orientated person in case no-one's noticed. Oh, and I've enrolled for semester 3 for CCNA and for a Microsoft Certified Professional course at NMIT.

Wrote to the City of Melbourne this week urging them not to forcible disband the aboriginal camp in King's Domain. Prime Minister Howard is worried it will end up like the Canberra Aboriginal embassy. An hour after sending the letter out organisers of the Black GST circulated it to their members are a pro-forma example.

Saw V for Vendetta on Wednesday with caseopaya, kremmen and dukeofmelbourne. Thought very highly of it and quite liked the inclusion of contemporary themes. Alan Moore's criticisms are, in my opinion, overly harsh.

Oh, and apparently I'm in the top 0.12% of livejournal users which is quite a surprise. I feel very honoured. After all, gentle readers, I wouldn't be able to do it without you.

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Comments

[bar-bar-ella.livejournal.com]

Twas excellent catching up with you after far too long, sir! :)

[drjon.livejournal.com]

You know the story behind Moore's distancing himself from the movie, yes?

[luciusmalfoy.livejournal.com]

I haven't been keeping up with Australian politics, so your journal is always great for links. I had no idea about this protest.

*goes to read*

[zey.livejournal.com]

Have delved far too deeply into the innards of MS-SQL server, learning about things I never thought I would have to worry about.

I know your pain. Not with MS-SQL Server, but, another SQL server whose name is best left unsaid.

I'm really not a graphics-orientated person in case no-one's noticed.

I definitely know your pain there too ;-).

[shorxrore.livejournal.com]

i think moore is plenty valid just because he's the one who wrote it. it would seem over the top coming from the average fan, but it is his book, and now millions and millions of people have seen a bastardized version of it he didn't want made, so i'd probly be pissed as hell too :)

i thought it was very entertaining, but it was really hollywoodized. and they left out important things. and the fact that it was made to apply to contemporary events only served to take away from the true meaning of the story and replace it with a partisan feel. i'm sure plenty of democrats will see that movie and walk away thinking bush is the devil and being glad they're democrats.

[lula-neith.livejournal.com]

Glad you were able to conduct the service. Hope they keep the Aboriginal Camp open! I have yet to see V for Vendetta. It's funny, though, how here in the States, the right is taking it as an insult, though it's from a graphic novel written ages before 9/11. If they see something in it, they've got to look at themselves. LOL! I'm going to nick that popularity thing and see what I get. Take care!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_nightflower_/]

I saw V for Vendetta on Saturday arvo @ Chadstone *shudder* but I really enjoyed it. I thought the filmmakers were very true to the graphic novel, right down to some of the shots and the way they were framed. I really believe this story could be pre-empting our world's dystopian future... :(

Tell me you will forgive me ... one day?

[imajica-lj.livejournal.com]

ungh just ungh...