Still here ...

Two weeks until I return to Neighbours. Hello weird other universe.

In this particular universe, I had the pleasure of witnessing the arrival of my daughter Drusilla Selene three weeks ago. Random adjectives both predictable and accurate: gorgeous, divine, sublime, profound.

Other things:
- glad the Writers Strike is over, although I hope the outcome is more in line with Howard Gould and less with Harlan Ellison.
- nice work, Giants, wish it could've been my Seahawks.
- new Malkmus album comes with great offer on-line.
- if you're white, middle-class and open-minded, was it enough to simply applaud Kevin Rudd's monumental apology, or did you actually need to cry too? And carry a supportive sign around town? The criers scare me a little more than the ... okay, no-one scares me as much as the Liberals. But still.
- welcome to a world where you get the pleasure of Freak Angels for free. Bask.
- I trust you're watching Skins (SBS, Monday 10pm), the best show out of the UK in ... oh ... forever.
- heard Prince's Purple Rain in a hardware store the other day and had tingles for the whole seven minutes. Yes, I'm a SAD OLD MAN.
- writing is good ... magickal ... critical. Please remind me when I start to question the point of it all.