Ode to a brave new world: it's more than a bear can bear

A political entry in a faux-travel blog?

Much to LRD’s disgust, yes. Any who aren’t interested in my undergrad political musings should tune out now.

After 10 years (count them…10!) of ‘non-core’ promises, Tampa, GST, Workchoices, marginalising the disadvantaged, the degradation of our public hospital system, the systematic dismantling of public schooling, the continuing decline of our Indigenous communities into poverty and its associated crime, poor health and substance abuse, Children Overboard, the Iraq war, the denial of climate change and support for a policy of expanded emissions, the quiet permission given to Australians to be racist thugs and the subsequent Cronulla riots, the villification of marginal groups such as the Muslim community, and spiralling domestic inflation that left us unable to afford healthy food (all the while being told how much better off we were)…the lying little rodent a.k.a. Little Johnny has finally left the building.

And if that sounds more like a rant than a sober analysis, it is. Good luck to Kevin ’07. I’m sure you’ll disappoint us in the end but at least you can’t be any worse than your predecessor. P.S. Still haven’t entirely forgiven your wife for making me redundant.

Maybe this is a statement about our modern reliance on technology

Oh, the trials and travails of me and technology. If it's not bad enough being homeless, my computer gave up the ghost and then my new unit doesn't have a landline. Dear Lord, what to do? Live without my laptop? Not bloody likely. So, a new laptop and an incredibly expensive wireless connection connection lately and I can sit on my balcony at my new abode, overlooking the water, and typing away. Loving it.

And loving Darwin too, btw, particularly the weather. If there's one thing I hated about Canberra, it was the 'freezing in winter and bloody dry and hot in summer' thing. Give me tropical anyday.

Well, the purpose of this entry is to put up some exciting photos of my new home for my family. Anyone who's not fascinated by my feature wall and photos of my living room can tune out.

I know it's just a wall, but it's pretty...

Anyway, better go and do something about dinner (gee my life is exciting at the moment). At least I'm eating it in the nicest place I've ever lived (apart from my wonderful family home that Mum and Dad still live in and where I'm going for Xmas and no slight on the Villa Costa Lotta, I swear).