Castollita

Sydney really is the coolest place on earth.

Jem — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 02:14:13 +0000

Normally winter is dull. But this winter is amazing and it keeps getting better. Writers festivals, film festivals, art festivals and now…A WINTER FESTIVAL. I missed out on this whole thing last year. But, outdoor iceskating, mulled wine and carbohydrate food! It doesn’t get any better. Austrians today, are amazing. All I need now is a wee trip to the mountains for some type of woolen goods and some hot chocolate.

Pot Pie.

Jem — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:27:05 +0000

My gave me this new casserole dutch over dish for my birthday. It’s pretty great because I chucked a whole bunch of random things into the other night and put pastry on top and put it in the oven. And well, I pretty much can’t wait for lunch again.

PechaKucha!

Jem — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:15:03 +0000

Last night me and my pal Ella went to see PechaKucha. As we walked there we were wondering if it was going to be a bit ‘wanky’. It could have gone either way. The formula is, 20 slides with 20 seconds to talk about each one. Anyone can do it, but talk about something you’re passionate about.
I had immediate flashbacks to that painful Belvoir piece all those years back, slideshows of that man’s family history. I wouldn’t want to inflict that upon myself again. Anyway, being a Japanese invention (invented by architects who were sick of long boring architectural speeches), made me think it would have something going for it. In fact I was the one who has been so keen to go, but I did have reservations.
Anyway, it was great! People just talked about all these random projects they were into. Things you’d never normally hear about, like the woman who has a ‘design’ studio and who collects Australiana teatowels and makes upholstery stools from them. And the woman who told the story of a garage sale of stuff from her parents house and their nice country community. The swing dancing dude. But it was just all these little snippets of people’s lives, things people love and inviting us to share in it. It was so inspiring.

Fun.

Jem — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:40:05 +0000

Often I get stressed at uni and then I worry that I am doing the wrong thing. But, I am writing my feature on forestry right now and I am having FUN. And I had fun making my TV story even though it stressed me out. So that is good. What is not good is how angry the NSW Government is making me right now! It’s incredulous what they say. I better not say anything more or I will tarnish my online image as a non-biased journalist. But I have facts! Fools.

Efficiency!

Jem — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:39:36 +0000

I love Germans. They invented plantations in 1850 because it was easier to grow trees in straight lines.

Ponderings

Jem — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:24:35 +0000

It’s sort of funny, one (well, actually maybe just me) becomes a journalist because that is the way to change public opinion…and well therefore, the world. But just as I don’t trust anyone else to guide public opinion, I sure don’t trust myself. So I don’t really know what the solution is.

oh yes yay.

Jem — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:26:55 +0000

The woman from the SMH said she’d read my story. Said it sounded very interesting
Yay.

Jem — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:59:32 +0000

Yesterday in class I found my new career as a journalist.

There is an insanely great piece called The Ninth Floor.

politics is so silly.

Jem — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:06:55 +0000

Narcissitic personality disorder. It’s too funny. Good one Brendan. Good one. You got that Turnbull where it hurts.

The mainstream.

Jem — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:43:53 +0000

I think there was a time in my life when I decided I didn’t like the mainstream world a lot and somehow successfully managed to block it out. I never thought I would need to come back an reacquaint myself and went on about my business quite happily.

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about communication, and well practicing it and finding I must reacquaint myself with this so called “mainstream” or whatever it may be. I think it’s kind of life learning a language. It’s much easier to learn it from a young age, grow up with it than to come at it from an older age.

Communication is so dense. Which I like. I think I thought it would be easy enough to stay in my bubble. But one must understand firstly how the world works. And that involves knowing a lot of stuff, and I suppose experiencing lots of stuff. That could take a whole lifetime.

I feel so boring these days. I spend so much time reading. But it’s maker me faster. And that brings me happiness.