We’re here! We’re queer! We’re not allowed to get married! The same-sex marriage debate seems to be reaching fever pitch at the moment. Our noble Prime Minister (who apparently doesn’t support any sort of marriage) has announced that her government will not support any changes to the law to allow marriage between same-sex couples. So, on a rather sunny Saturday morning, I joined around 10,000 people who took to the streets to voice their displeasure at the current state of [...]
Some of our friends have accused us of having some somewhat eccentric friends. Mind you, it’s usually our more eccentric friends pointing the finger at other eccentric friends who they feel are slightly more eccentric than themselves. So yes, we probably do have some eccentric friends. On a completely unrelated matter, our good friend George (otherwise known as His Imperial Majesty George II, Imperator et Primus Inter Pares), this month celebrated the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Atlantium, a parallel [...]
Despite everything that you may have heard (or read) to the contrary, I am a good, law abiding Australian citizen. Proof of this arrived this month in the form of a summons to perform Jury Service. Now, obviously I can tell you very little about the actual case as that would be against the law. What I can tell you is that it was a complete waste of time and money. You see, after being told how extremely serious the [...]
It’s all about balance. There’s the cultural side of life; where you allow yourself to be exposed to the fine arts, the community side; where you do your bit to support those around you, and the social side of life; where you usually get rancid. This story is about all three. Greig and I are highly cultured animals. We are regular attendees at high-brow functions at the Sydney Opera House. Not opera itself, of course. Opera is rubbish. But the [...]
The Inquisition Party has moved back to its traditional home – The Dome at Faux Studios. After years of being told that dance parties could no longer be held in the heritage listed building without risking the parquetry floor, someone got the bright idea that they could just put a dance floor on top of it. Sheer brilliance. So, after years of Inquisition slowly going down the gurgler, they finally managed to pull off a party that had a bit [...]
Well, well, well. I’ve been hung. Not particularly well hung, I might add – but at least I can now say I’m hung. One of the images I took for the Night Photography Course at the ACP was chosen to be exhibited at the Student Exhibition. Sure, it’s among 150 other images that have been selected, but at least it was selected. And here it is. Personally, not my favourite, but meh. At the start of the month Nick & [...]
Bailey and I have been taking quite a few photographs lately. He recently went out and splurged on a new Canon 5D Mk II with 24-70mm f/2.8 lens so he’s always looking for opportunities to justify the expense. (I somehow managed to lure Bailey to “the dark side”. Up till now he’s been a Nikon boy.) Co-incidentally, he’s also scored a casual job at the Australian Centre for Photography, an organization that is part gallery, part school. It was through [...]
This month saw the long awaited relaunch of Do It Yourself Dinner Parties. This concept grew out of Greig becoming bored with calling around friends to invite them to dinner, then having to worry about who does and doesn’t get along with who and who does and doesn’t eat what. He decided that, short of never inviting friends to dinner, there had to be an easier way. Hence, DIYDP was born. Greig sharpened his programming pencil and came up with [...]
Things have actually been a bit on the quiet side lately. I’m not sure if it’s because everyone is recovering from Mardi Gras, we are recovering from New Zealand or I am just recovering. Or getting old. Nah. Probably not the last. So, this month was spent doing all those quiet things like socialising and dining. We had a lovely dinner with Scott & Phillip in their beautifully renovated terrace right in the heart of Surry Hills. Their lives seem [...]
After surviving two weeks in New Zealand, Greig and I landed back in Sydney on Mardi Gras Eve. Sadly the timing did not allow up to participate in the planning or building of any floats this year. In a moment of weakness, Greig did however agree to participate “on the ground” in Geoff & Joal’s “Tradies” Mardi Gras Float. This involved a group of gay tradesmen – plumbers, electricians and the like – to pull their stubbies down to their [...]