tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54517382011-11-09T19:25:09.588+11:00One man's adventures in Australia's welfare system... and beyond!Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.comBlogger2321100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-20463817399172769142008-07-16T22:21:00.004+10:002008-08-10T13:09:39.947+10:00

I'm outta here. Starting a new blog elsewhere. A big thanks to everyone who followed it over the last five years. I'll be keeping the blog up for archival purposes.If you'd like the address of my new blog (which I'm putting together right now), just leave a comment or drop me an email. I won't be linking it here because of potential stalkers (seriously). The new blog may not appeal to the old

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-89026164950377289502008-06-10T14:16:00.005+10:002008-06-10T14:39:51.145+10:00

Dole Diary RIP? Maybe.I haven't been on the dole for ages now. I'm working fulltime (hating it, natch) and can no longer accurately describe myself as lumpenproletariat. So I'm thinking of retiring the blog and/or moving to a new one.Remember the days when I was doing interviews with Gene Simmons and shit? They're gone. Move on.On the plus side, my newfound income has meant a Playstation 3 and a

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-25901966459695658602008-02-05T17:36:00.000+11:002008-02-05T17:46:39.877+11:00

Have I uploaded these before? Maybe not the photoshopped versions, anyway. These are in my folio, though as part of a photobook.I fucking love going to the Melbourne Zoo, even if they are a bit stabby with the elephants.

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-63847732622335423502008-01-30T01:46:00.000+11:002008-01-30T21:31:04.965+11:00

Can't seem to get any work done.UPDATE: But check out the spider that's on the wall of my bedroom!

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-33404848457697800292007-12-30T13:04:00.001+11:002008-02-24T15:49:26.863+11:00

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I've taken a break from such things. I should note that, for the first time in ages, I'm not on any Centrelink payments, nor am I studying. I've actually been working fulltime!I saw Gary Foley speak a few years ago and he's pretty inspirational. There's a brilliant doco made in the 1970s that features Foley called (I think) Ningala Ana Ningla-Ana. That really

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-73056443456083255252007-11-17T23:48:00.000+11:002007-11-17T23:52:53.438+11:00

This video contains everything you need to know about voting in the election next weekend.Oh, that reminds me, I'll probably be voting for The Greens. I guess that absolves me of all responsibility. Hurrah!

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-9712356454059569462007-10-15T05:39:00.001+10:002007-10-15T05:42:41.892+10:00

Part of a (very overdue!) work in progress. It's going to have boobs and sperm and everything in it.

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Getting the Treasurer Peter Costello in a Flap03/10/2007Yesterday I blogged about the fact that once a news journalist, always a news journalist.That blog was about how news gathering can get into your blood, and about how getting a scoop becomes better than sex (.. err except sex with your wife. Sorry doll..).Yesterday the Breakfast Club had another scoop of a kind. It was actually more of a

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-37622366199707236592007-09-24T03:27:00.000+10:002007-09-24T03:38:00.863+10:00

Hey, I feel the same way about Comic Sans too!If you look really closely, I think you can see some hockey pulver in there.

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-59734857425115470552007-09-12T13:29:00.000+10:002007-09-12T13:34:47.770+10:00

Look, I know this blog is ad-free but every now and then an ad is made that is actually quite brilliant. So let me say that Cadbury's chocolate tastes like shit and you should never, ever eat it.Now watch this.(via the Stay Free Blog)

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-22775261434525791972007-09-10T08:33:00.000+10:002007-09-10T08:36:11.280+10:00

The above collage was made by my niece. She's four years old. After she made it, she showed my Mum and said, "Look nanny, I can do writing!" Apparently my Mum nearly shat herself laughing. You can't make this up.

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Check out Australian Disruptive's website.

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-9419588427372762322007-08-27T01:27:00.000+10:002007-08-27T03:19:21.161+10:00

Mohamed Atta, in case you were unaware, was one of the September 11 bombers.McLovin is the unimonikered name (like 'Madonna' or 'Cher') on a fake ID central to the plot of the upcoming movie Super Bad. In the film, a teenager uses the fake ID to purchase beer and, according the the trailers, gets into all kinds of adventures.Well, I just had my own McLovin experience and I cannot fucking believe

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-23976952473273215992007-08-15T01:01:00.000+10:002007-08-15T01:15:20.194+10:00

Well, it's my birthday this week. I'm now old enough to wonder if I should go to the National Young Writers Festival in Newcastle this year because, you know, I'm not really that young any more. I'm going to be honest with you; I'd really appreciate a present, no matter how crappy. I love presents. If you're stuck for ideas, I'd kill for a replica of the original Soundwave or Starscream

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-14553295295759724022007-08-02T23:17:00.000+10:002007-08-02T23:36:32.287+10:00

A logo I'm working on for our end of year exhibition. Apologies to Underware for massacring their typeface. What do you reckon? I'm off to Tasmania for the weekend. For friends that stay in contact through this blog, I'm having a party for my birthday soon. Contact me for details. It will be a little like this:

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-5835196084023042007-07-26T00:22:00.000+10:002007-07-26T00:49:50.904+10:00

I occasionally SMS my mother disgusting jokes (it's something my family does). The more offensive, the better.My latest was 'What's the difference between Madeline (little girl who was kidnapped recently) and Pope John Paul II? The Pope died a virgin.'Except I might have accidentally entered my niece's (similar) name instead of "Madeline". Cue two months of silence and me waking up in dread once

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-64369276008130044132007-07-14T17:55:00.000+10:002007-07-14T18:08:53.358+10:00

Oh, how I have laughed.Watch the video (youtube link)then follow it up with the parody.

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-75537230878399874072007-07-10T23:00:00.000+10:002007-07-11T09:28:28.249+10:00

Dancing protesters off the hookEdmund TadrosJuly 10, 2007 - 3:56PMAll charges have been dropped against two women, who were in court over impersonating police officers during a protest.The women performed a Pirates of Penzance-style "theatrical gesture" to mock police before being arrested, a court heard today.One of the women - who perform a street act known as the Tranny Cops during protests -

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-32079954359899483822007-07-06T19:56:00.000+10:002007-07-06T22:02:23.765+10:00

I went to some op-shops on Chapel St today looking for some print samples and examples of hand-rendered type for some projects this semester. I came upon this charming gem.In case you missed it, check this out:I don't have a vinyl player, so I am relying on the internet for this info:–Frederik and Nina were a calypso duo in the 1960s. Frederik was killed by pirates in the Phillipines in 1994.

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Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-84561589669467575602007-06-24T21:08:00.000+10:002007-06-25T01:19:39.770+10:00

Cover I did for MCV that should be out this week (I think)featuring a certain handsome devil. Bit worried about the amount of blurring, but I wanted it to look like an old pulp cover, so… we'll see how it goes. Really wish I could have printed it out before submission.P.S. Does anyone else have problems with the way the Blogger interface displays on a Mac? I get a weird lagging effect in the

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-57373227229134746882007-06-19T15:45:00.000+10:002007-06-19T18:41:52.781+10:00

The semester finally finished and I'm on holidays. Hurrah! Beside some very important technical skills, I learned something very important so far this year.I might not be dumb, but I'm a terrible student. I've found institutionalised learning extremely difficult since the age of about 15. It's incredibly hard for me to multitask and I lack the self-discipline to go to class on a nice day. So

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-3882337552468105892007-06-10T01:17:00.000+10:002007-06-10T01:30:16.346+10:00

Sure, sure. Protest against capitalism and all that. The G8 are the functionaries of an economic meatgrinder, etc. But have you stopped to think about how fucking hot these Euro protestors look?For the few anarchos who still bother to read this blog, check out Andy's post regarding the upcoming APEC summit and reports of yet more condemnations from the authoritarian Left. If nothing else, scroll

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-84917976662530730672007-06-08T21:22:00.000+10:002007-06-10T00:45:04.307+10:00

Wow. I've been listening to this song alot recently and it almost completely undoes Heart's 'All I wanna Do' that seemed to play at every underage disco when I was a kid. Which reminds me, Garth Ennis' run on Punisher is still kicking arse (if the pacing is a little slow) and the Barracuda spin-off miniseries is going great guns. I never got into the Punisher much before Ennis picked up the

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Last night at a party, the conversation fell int a bit of a lull when someone asked out of the blue (no, it wasn't me), "Who knows what Goatse is?"Now these people had never heard of Goatse, tubgirl or any of that stupid internet shit. I felt this was a prime opportunity to both wreck their retinas and record the events. Ladies and gentlemen, behold the animated gif that captures the loss of

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Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-78231916112214500772007-04-18T23:19:00.000+10:002007-04-18T23:21:58.058+10:00

Please take the time to visit Swedish Nic at his hilarious blog about an expat is Sweden.

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-88267088566257581882007-04-14T03:40:00.000+10:002007-04-26T03:14:15.646+10:00

UPDATE: On the home stretch.^YET ANOTHER UPDATE: This is how it's progressing along. Before you can say "it's over-rendered", I know. But it's meant to be. I wonder if those creases and the distress are a bit redundant now?UPDATE: Above is the poster, still in progress (particularly the type.) To the left is the design for the banner (again in progress. Damn, can't seem to get the type right.)My

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-80400673683564140682007-04-12T01:00:00.000+10:002007-04-13T17:24:01.877+10:00

Been a bit sick and very busy. Will do a proper post soon. Out of curiousity, is anyone still reading this blog?

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-62968809379960001972007-03-22T18:53:00.000+11:002007-03-22T18:59:39.528+11:00

Saw this band play awhile ago as the support for Girl Talk. Had no idea who they were and, to be frank, don't really go for rock that much these days. Partyline are the shit though. Hope they come back to Australia some day.Enjoy 'Trophy Wifey' by Partyline (except for the jarring "bleeps") and the way Allison sings the word "dude".

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-20481598043839062072007-03-14T00:11:00.000+11:002007-03-14T00:25:20.524+11:00

A momentous event occurred about five minutes ago.I laughed at a Peanuts comic for the first time.A short while ago I got into a drunken argument with Tones and Pete over the relative worth of the careers of Micheal Jackson and Charles Schultz. It went something like this:Tones: I got a Peanuts book the other day.Me: Man, Peanuts is fucking shit. Why do people like it? It's not even funny.Peter

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-5593976762316244972007-03-10T22:40:00.000+11:002007-03-11T03:42:28.255+11:00

A funny thing happened the other day in class. A teacher mentioned that there was a strong possibility that, as of the release of Adobe's Creative Suite 3 (a collection of software programs that includes Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign), Adobe will no longer provide site licensing for their products. This would mean my school may have to pay a license for each individual install of CS3, and

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[Update: The final^]Here's another poster heading toward a final draft. I appreciated the feedback from the last one. The client was pleased, but I wish I had known the final size was A3 and not A2 as I was told. Would've used a different line thickness in the illustration and changed the fonts and enlarged the Ding Dong logo.This one needs more text running down the side – it will be changed

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-41068182286724522302007-02-24T15:58:00.000+11:002007-02-24T16:00:10.464+11:00

Check out American Square. Every photo is gold.

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-48683183742845905072007-02-20T07:46:00.000+11:002007-02-21T19:00:33.202+11:00

This time by me. I can't think of anything to improve the top of it. Any suggestions?UPDATE: This is what I submitted. I would've liked less text and less repetition (the name was a big one) Probably should've used more blue than purple, but it was part of the brief. I could've got away with a more blueish purple though. Too late now. Hope it prints okay. For some inexplicable the trapping on the

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-58844794155907133792007-02-12T13:10:00.000+11:002007-02-12T13:21:44.211+11:00

Got nothing special for this entry other than a) the podcast is in production and b) you should check out The Pirate Bay's Oscartorrents. (thanks boingboing)Read their brilliant 'Legal' Notice!To those worried about downloading in case they get sued: by our calculations, your chances of getting nailed are way less than your chances of winning the lottery. Don't think twice about it.To all

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-40513396558617697532007-02-08T23:34:00.000+11:002007-02-10T00:06:08.324+11:00

One of the best posters I've seen in a long time. From Gigposters.Follow upLumpen: Just wanted to say that the James Brown poster was one of the coolest uses of type I've ever seen. Are you selling it anywhere?Sergio Moctezuma: Thank you Lumpen. The WinStar only needed 5 poster to be displayed inside the casino. So we just produced matchprints. If the casino ever decides to [do] the poster

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-84701941211637811612007-01-30T17:31:00.000+11:002007-01-30T18:40:32.801+11:00

Tony Basil – Hey MickeyOne of my earliest memories is my mother calling me inside because this song was playing on Countdown. Did you know that the song didn't become a hit until the filmclip was made three years after the song was recorded? True story.Paula Abdul – Opposites AttractThis song killed my innocence; I remember thinking that even though it was crap people would like because of the

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-3910204738286358362007-01-20T11:56:00.000+11:002007-01-22T12:24:58.038+11:00

It seems like a lot of people aren't aware that Google gathers your search history and uses it as the basis for targetting ads. A similar analysis is done with the emails your write and receive with a Gmail account. This data history has been used in several court cases as evidence.While I'm all for capturing murderers, this same information can be used by unscrupulous agencies (you know, like

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-15788724528913892222007-01-19T14:47:00.000+11:002007-01-20T11:42:35.928+11:00

Can you believe this mother-fucking shit?For the link-lazy, the corporate media has decided to help the cops by publishing photos of those "most wanted" in relation to alleged crimes such as breaking things and hurting policemen during the G20 protests. Notice that, although there is a clear implication of guilt, it is unclear whether they are witnesses or suspects.I have nothing but hate for

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-40867444376470459882007-01-17T16:40:00.000+11:002007-01-17T16:50:46.329+11:00

I figured I might just be a web 2.0 ho seeing that I've been to busy to do or write anything exciting.After this week I'm going to get around to doing that series of podcasts I've been promising for ages. Stay tuned.Below are some vids with MF Doom, my equal favourite MC at the moment (along with Cee-lo). The last vid (the google video one) is a Madvillain clip.

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-91775496236060144902007-01-16T04:37:00.000+11:002007-01-16T08:49:30.137+11:00

Once more, YouTube delivers.

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-38285592654584514132007-01-02T22:34:00.000+11:002007-01-02T22:53:08.473+11:00

This is a photo taken on New Year's Eve. Did I have a good time? I'll let you draw your own conclusions from two facts: I called my brother at 5am and talked more bullshit than I have ever in my life (well, in one sitting anyway. It involved a lot of demands for people to "federate", worker's self-management being a panacea for everything and trash talkin' the popo –– granted, not technically

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-73407394233913780962006-12-10T15:35:00.000+11:002006-12-10T15:37:57.382+11:00

Ha! In your face, world!When I was a kid, I swore to my brother I heard Monkey on Monkey (Magic) call a monster "poofter". Thanks Wikipedia.I wonder if anyone can confirm an episode where Sandy mutters "shit"?

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Girl Talk was fucking dope, as predicted. M reckoned his performance was über democratic because of all the people crowded onto the stage, and because GT, for all his thrashing and showmanship, wasn't the sole object of attention. It was a drunken observation, but a good one. There was great and unexpected support from USA punk/rock/DC/cheerleader group Partyline, though it looked like Kiosk's

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-88870449161204022452006-12-08T16:58:00.000+11:002006-12-08T17:10:38.692+11:00

Just had a fucking BIZARRE interaction with one of those outsourced telemarketers. He was trying to drop in Australian colloquialisms but in rather strange ways."As a bloke, you are not listening to me." he said. Truth is, he wouldn't listen to me as I tried to explain politely that I wasn't interested in receiving any more unsolicited calls. This got him really mad and he started yelling at me.

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I super psyched about the Girl Talk gig tomorrow night. I've been doing curls and working on my glutes in preparation. My posse is pathetically small (three and counting) so if you want to join my gang at Revolver Upstairs tomorrow night, feel free. Tickets are $22.20 from Missing Link. More on the door I think.

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-44323961668433583942006-12-05T12:32:00.000+11:002006-12-06T15:16:42.811+11:00

This actually made me laugh. Alot. So I made a screen grab. It's from the Apple Network Utility.I was trying to find a port for the Azureus bittorrent client because Bittorrent seems to run too slow for me, and the usually fantastic Bitrocket now crashes on opening. Is there a simply good working client for OSX?UPDATE: I'm now using Bits On Wheels. Seems to run a bit better and it's pretty, but

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-63045095789054558242006-11-21T20:53:00.000+11:002006-11-21T22:28:59.022+11:00

As I said in the previous post, I wasn't at the G20 protests, and as I've said elsewhere, I've steered clear of any of the organising groups because of the lackluster vision and sense of organisation. But I know where my loyalties are.Sections of the bossy left have decided that the story of the G20 was that foreign anarchists (from New Zealand!) infiltrated a rival political force called the

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-59590753941537648272006-11-18T23:18:00.000+11:002006-11-19T16:24:04.610+11:00

I have had a terrible 24 hours, and I didn't even go to anything to do with the G20 protests.It started last night. There is a squat called The Wake. It was set up as a place for like minded lovers of liberty to hangout, practice solidarity and provide a place for anarchists to live. A busload of an estimated 50 police turned up last evening (we're guessing because of the G20, though the space

Lumpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954525737855188481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5451738.post-3461873342023956262006-11-13T03:03:00.000+11:002006-11-13T03:08:17.979+11:00

The above screengrab is another example of everything that's hilarious about the internet interweb blogotubes.

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And I quoteI have been trying to call... couriers please was closed as it was after 5pm, I will call them in the morning and call you and let you know that tracking number.This is a big of a burden on me as it is you! I know what's been going on in my life has nothing to do with this ebay transaction but it has affected it, and threatening to call the police is not going to make the situation any

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My poor little cat Makhno has been allowed to go outside after a long period of being an indoors cat. As predicted by my friend Tones, the vet bills have now started coming in.Little Makhno got into a fight and had his arse handed to him. His scalp was very infected and the "necrotic tissue" had to be removed and the top of his head was shaved.He now looks like a syphilitic monk.If you're into

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What the hell is wrong with people? I scored a pathetic 1.9fucking6 out of 5 for my t-shirt design. That's a fail in case you didn't notice. And two of my classmates (whose designs I really liked, though granted the standard at Threadless is very high), didn't fair fare any better.Like this one.Or this one.Sour grapes? Fuck yes. I didn't think I'd win. I also didn't think I'd loose so badly,

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I'll be spamming everyone I know about this, so please vote early and often.

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A poster I did for class using the Chummy Fleming quote I blogged awhile ago.

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One thing that always bugged me when I was involved in student politics (which I regret and my involvment causes me many moments of self-loathing) was that, if one chose to criticise a leninist (that's a communist, to those readers not interested in disecting that particular corpse), one was accused of being 'sectarian'. I am not sectarian. I just don't truck with red-lacquered fascists.While it

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One of my favourite DJs/musicians, Girl Talk, is coming to Australia. Girl Talk, aka Gregg Gillis, came out with one of my favourite albums ever: Unstoppable. He has a new one out called Night Ripper which I should be getting this week at some point. Thanks to Zoe's Radio Show for playing the track that alerted me. (Download her podcast. It's awesome)Girl Talk playing at the Meredith Music

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Jason Fortuny, you are officially the biggest wanker on the Internet. Ever.No words can describe, no cliche can encapsulate the utter worthlessness of the kind of person who would do this, then claim moral superiority as a justification.No other thirty-year-old could use MySpace, Live Journal and Encyclopedia Dramatica at the same time and proclaim he is anything other than a hopeless twixter in

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BackColor = "#EEEEEE";ForeColor = "#CC1430";CountActive = true;DisplayFormat = "%%D%% days, 14H%% hours, %%M%% minutes, and %%S%% seconds";Time until footage of Steve Irwin's death is posted on YouTubeMy housemate was genuinely upset by Irwin's death. True story. And you know what? I actually feel pangs of sympathy for his family. Who would've thought?

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I know some people read my blog to see what things I've been up to, so here's a couple of pieces of school work I've been doing. Very random.A still incomplete picture of Mary-Kate Olsen, done in a 1970s clip-art style. I'm going somewhere with this, I promise.An ape. Anyone who knows me knows I have a thing for apes and monkeys (particularly the bonobo). What they may not know is that this has

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Watching this video, and wiping the tears from my eyes, almost makes it easy to forget that the internet started out as a military application. Thank you, Internet... thank you.

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The funniest thing I've ever seen. I blogged about this previously. Watch it if you haven't before.

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The older I get, the less presents I get, but the more they mean to me when I get them.Below is a poster I designed for VCA, heavily *cough* inspired *cough* by Methane Studios.The font is kind of sucky, but the pressure of deadline meant I couldn't hand render a lot of what I wanted to do. There's a corresponding pamphlet too.True Type fonts: just a little better than useless. Normally I don't

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Oh dear god. I am so insanely busy and so behind with my school work. So busy in fact, that I had to look up Kate Bush filmclips on YouTube. Behold the enigma that is Kate Bush. I've always loved this song, and whenever I play this track at parties, it's great to see a whole dancefloor start to give their own interpretations of her dancing.SPOILER ALERT: Here's an interview with Ms Bush in the

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This ad on the left came up in my Gmail account. How sensitive.As an aside, I saw a pro-Israel rally in the city awhile ago and it gave me the heebeegeebees. Seeing people literally wearing flags like Superman capes screaming that it was unfortunate, but okay to bomb civilians because the "others started it" made me feel sick. How can you cheerlead something like that?Just as sickening is the

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WANTED: Graphic artists and writers to create poster designs for social change.SEEKING POSTER DESIGNS ON THE FOLLOWING FASCINATING TOPICS:The Monotony of Growth Society!Consumerism & Corporate Control!Neoliberalism vs Liberalism!Freedom, Hope & Colour!The Earth Commons!This poster series hopes to broaden discussion and inspire debate on the issues surrounding global capitalism while the G20 is in

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I took the day off school today. Just as I was about to leave for class, my cat did an amazing karate kick and knocked a full cup of coffee all over my desk, including my keyboard, scanner, graphics tablet and mouse (which was filled with coffee). On his way down fron the giant roundhouse against the mocha, he completely destroyed an expensive bit of cartridge paper. I took it as a sign that, on

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Some photos I took today at the Melbourne Zoo. A lot turned out shit. Some turned out nice.

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Hopefully regular readers checked out the great Super Becca video I posted a while ago.The pic on the left is from Super Becca's website. It's one of those hypnotising pics that encapsulates everything that is awesome in the universe and the complete idiocy that is the interweb.Why are they in a kitchen? Why wasn't the chair at least turned over in the struggle against the super villain? And who

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Nice clip, though I can't believe I like a Presets song.

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Update on Onya Henry: Radio DJ hangs up on Ann Coulter.Below are some comic covers by my favourite artist, Sam Kieth. Just because I can.My Inner Bimbo is Sam Kieth's latest and his best for quite awhile. If you're into comics, you should really get a copy. Seriously.

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In between texting the word "babe" to mobile numbers handily supplied by my television, and spending all my money on comic books (I wish that was a joke), I've been silently stewing at how crappy things are getting. Specifically, I went to the "community protest" against the Howard Gvernment's Industrial Relations laws I blogged about previously. Below is an [edited version of] what I wrote on

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I promise I'll do a proper post soon instead of my Youtube whoring. Anyway, take note of the woman on the left's drawing, and the reaction of the co-host when he sees it for the first time. This is complete gold. It's only a matter of time before someone gets this as a tattoo. I know Tim and Tones are going to love this.

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On the topic of videos that freaked me out as a kid, check out this mofo that sometimes played between Dr Snuggles and The Goodies. What the fuck were people on back then?

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Dear Sesame Street,Thank-you for freaking me out with your Capital I segment. It made a lot of sense to make a song about living inside a letter of the alphabet so forlorn and haunting that it made me think about death and the nature of the universe at the tender age of five.Your sincerely,LumpenPS Does anyone have a copy of this song as covered by The Bedridden?

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Fight for Fair and Just Work Laws protest this Wednesday the 28th at Trades Hall, Melbourne.I'll be in the General Strike Bloc if anyone wants to try stalk me.From the Wikipedia entry on Chummy Fleming:On being expelled from Trades Hall Council in 1904, Fleming became heroic and made the following statement:"... I am going to be expelled because I am an anarchist. I am in the company of Tolstoy,

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If you're an anarchist and you haven't read The Bolsheviks and Worker's Control by Maurice Brinton, do so straight away.If you're a smarty intellectual type and you haven't read Reflections on Marx’s Critique of Political Economy, you probably should. I remember I read this when I was flirting with Marxism and it totally blew me away. It's dense and hard to understand, but if you're into that

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I'm back. I moved house yet-a-fucking-gain and I've been offline (well, not if you include dial-up as being 'online'... Hurumph!). I heart my new house, and we got a cat. It's called Makhno. Just like his namesake, he cries alot (but he has no balls). I'm busy at school as I have to hand in my folio — and I messed up badly last week.To the left is a dodge 15 minute self-portrait I did for school,

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^This one I found on the Interweb. Cool eh? [Photo by cefiar]More photos.tag: zombies

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I'm an idiot, I know.

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I saw these posters on Sydney Rd in Brunswick for a band called Elephant Mojo. Congratulations you fucking retards, you officially have the worst publicity photos ever.This is like when someone farts in their cupped hand and throws the smell at you, but with eye rape."We are looking at something profound that you will never understand."That's right, they hang out in abandoned buildings. In the

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I spent the last three days at AGIdeas, an annual design conference held here in Melbourne. I thought some people (well, Tones) might enjoys a couple of pages from my sketchbook.Brad HollandShiro NakamuraFlinders St dome

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My first go at something in Painter. But I don't think I'll use it for that previously mentioned assignment.

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While Googling a pic for an assignment, I stumbled onto a website that made me laugh (see below). it reminds me of my favourite quote from Strangers With Candy – a show that should have been more popular than Seinfeld.(Jerri listens to a tape 'Retardation, A Celebration' narrated by Wilford Brimley)Wilford Brimley: First of all, the retarded don’t rule the night. They don’t rule it. Nobody does.

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Yesterday while at the pub with some of the Geelong Anarchists who were in town for the day, we were having a bit of a laugh at interweb nazis and everyone's favourite source of comedy, Ben 'Lennie' Weerheym. I hadn't checked his website for a while, and saw even more unintentional comedy gold."The law stated that immigrants could only enter the country if they could speak English at a high

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A few weeks ago, I had the worst day I've had in quite a few years. That includes the day me and my partner were forced out of our house by the housemate who cared too much. (That's a cryptic reference that you probably don't need to worry about.)Part 1: The Dentist. My morning began at the dentist. I need to get fillings in my wisdom teeth but, thankfully, they don't need to be removed.The

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Great idea. Download democracy. It's interweb television on demand, and you can make your own tv channel without too much trouble. It combines Quicktime, VLC, RSS and BitTorrent. If only it could play videos off my desktop.My first download was Pirate Baby's Cabana Battle Street Fight 2006 by Paul Robertson and a crew hailing from Melbourne (I think). It was on the VideoBomb Channel. The film is

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After three attempts, I 55% resemble Rupert Everett. Second place? Mikhail Bakunin! My first attempt (with a small pic) reckoned I look like David fucking cunting Trimble. Like hell.Link.PS I'm Old Gregg! Want to drink some Bailey's from me shoe? PPS I knew it. I bloody knew it.

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Well, you don't read things like this every day."The above document in Arabic, put out by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee in San Francisco, was found in the anarchist ice cream truck. It discourages Muslims from cooperating with the FBI and Homeland Security. The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee also supplies trainers, funding and logisitical support for the ISM [

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Saw an old Bacardi ad (above) and felt compelled to do something with that fellow's face in Illustrator.I'm currently putting together a set of instructions as an assignment for school (how to make a mixtape, all done in the modern style.)

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I can't believe I haven't posted this before! A couple of years ago I interviewed George Takei, aka Sulu from Star Trek. Unfortunately, I cannot find the full transcript, but here is the article more-or-less as it was published. Below is something I wrote about what it was like to do the interview, and below that is the Q&A.=====================================Hours before the deadline, I still

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First, a community announcement:THE DIY ARTS SHOW CD SHOWCASESaturday April 1 at The Tote (Collingwood)8:30pm 'till late. $10 entry + free copy of the CD!Featuring: Rose Turtle-Ertler, Speculum, Trixie'sUndersea Adventure, Ewah lady, Nobody's Dreamboat [who is great] and Made Austria [who are a fucking AWESOME acapella metal/hard rock group].The DIY Arts CD Showcase is on sale for *only $10* and

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Made a mix CD for a friend today. Why not download the tracks and rock out? I'm staying home tonight to watch Antony (of Antony & The Johnsons fame) program Rage. But if it's all Jimmy Somerville and shit I'm just going to bed. (Good news, I just looked up the playlist and it's great. Link.)Hipotitis-C Mixtape:Side AReal Wild Child (Wild One) - Iggy PopFriday On My Mind - The EasybeatsAin't No

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