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04 Jan In 2006 You Demand What?

Posted at 14:00h in Uncategorized by benpeek 29 Comments

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What do you want from me in 2006? Make demands (false, misleading, binding, unreasonable or otherwise...

04 Jan Recommending Nothing.

Posted at 09:47h in Uncategorized by benpeek 32 Comments

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This morning bought an email from ASif, the Australian speculative fiction review site. They're doing a recommended reading list in the Locus fashion and were offering me the chance to participate, which is very nice, really. I mean, who doesn't like being asked to participate?...

04 Jan The Strokes, Again.

Posted at 08:35h in Uncategorized by benpeek 7 Comments

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As I said yesterday, I picked up the Strokes First Impressions of Earth. I wasn't much impressed on the first couple of spins, but you know what, it's grown on me. The album is a couple of songs long, but if you've been considering it,...

03 Jan To Begin With Quotes By Cary Grant.

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"To succeed with the opposite sex, tell her you're impotent. She can't wait to disprove it." You know, I have this suspicion that saying that only works if you're Cary Grant. Still, if you're reading this and you test it out, come back and tell me...

01 Jan Caught Heat, Everything Burns

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It was 44 (111) degrees celcius today in Sydney. Reports say that it's the second hottest day recorded here, but who really cares about such statements?...

01 Jan 2006 (2005 Was Work, Books I Liked, Things I Published, & A Moment With Quantum Leap)

Posted at 13:15h in Uncategorized by benpeek 24 Comments

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It's 2006. Say hi. I've always liked the click over of the new year. It's the fresh slate, you know? A new me for a new year. Well, maybe not, but still, fresh starts and all that. Time to build the year anew. I was thinking...

30 Dec Guess I’m Doing the Right Doctorate, Then.

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You scored as English. You should be an English major! Your passion lies in writing and expressing yourself creatively, and you hate it when you are inhibited from doing so. Pursue that interest of yours!English92%Art83%Journalism83%Sociology83%Dance67%Anthropology67%Theater67%Linguistics67%Psychology50%Philosophy50%Mathematics33%Biology25%Chemistry17%Engineering8%What is your Perfect Major?created with QuizFarm.com...

30 Dec Soundtrack For Those Made To Watch Soldiers (2005 Meme)

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Okay. So, originally, this was meant to be called 'The 2005 Soundtrack Meme'. I got it off John Au-Yeung, though he didn't mean it as a meme. The idea, basically, was to assemble a soundtrack of your life/the world around you in 2005. Capture the highs,...

30 Dec Thought of the Day (Aurealis Awards)

Posted at 08:09h in Uncategorized by benpeek 80 Comments

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Why is it, I ask you, just why, were some of the stories by Australian authors published overseas--such as with the Terry Dowling, Lucy Sussex, and Rjurik Davidson pieces that appeared on sci fiction this year--not considered for the Aurealis Awards? Surely you don't have...

28 Dec King Kong

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A while back, I said that King Kong would never justify its obscene 280 million dollar price tag, and I would like to say, just before I get into the film, that I was right. King Kong is a difficult film to get through. It's...