Monthly Archives: September 2010

The artist formerly known as Electric Samurai

Posted on 25 September 2010 by blackandblueman

He’s actually Makoto the Guitar Samurai, and here he is in action on George Street in Sydney. No, I didn’t take the above photo – it’s from his Facebook profile. \m/ 🙂

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The negatives of positive thinking – Barbara Ehrenreich’s ‘Smile Or Die’

Posted on 24 September 2010 by blackandblueman

A few weeks ago, I read Barbara Ehrenreich’s Smile Or Die: How Positive Thinking Fooled America and the World (published in the US as Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America). In Smile Or Die, Ehrenriech … Continue reading →

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Return of the Electric Samurai

Posted on 18 September 2010 by blackandblueman

Friday night, 17 August 2010, shortly before 10pm. For the first time in weeks, I had Friday dinner at Pizza Hut on George Street here in Sydney. It was good to revisit one of my favourite haunts and spend almost … Continue reading →

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While I was in Melbourne – the Yarra incident

Posted on 10 September 2010 by blackandblueman

What follows took place the day after my last entry. It is a long description of a serious incident that happened over the course of roughly half an hour. I have divided it into Parts One and Two because it … Continue reading →

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Live from Melbourne – Sabbath, wonderful Sabbath

Posted on 5 September 2010 by blackandblueman

No, I haven’t been to a Black Sabbath concert here (although Paranoid will always be one of my all-time favourite heavy-metal albums). Instead, I have once again followed the advice given in the article ‘A New (Old) Way to Create … Continue reading →

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Live from Melbourne – AussieCon4 and the Vic mezz wonderland

Posted on 2 September 2010 by blackandblueman

I’m currently staying in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia where a friend and I are attending AussieCon4, the 68th World Science Fiction Convention. So far, things are going very well for several reasons. First, I love Melbourne. It’s an interesting city that … Continue reading →

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