Was furiously constructing an outfit for a Las Vegas theme at Law Ball. Bought 3-4 pieces total cos of $43. Wedding dress $35 and a bed quilt for $6. Scarf was $2. Scissors and hot glue gun action. Made it while listening to four weeks’ of Q&A. Peter Jensen is like a hard-core Anglican version of Dick Smith.
Outfit held together for dinner and dancing, 7.30pm til midnight. It’s still on one piece.
Was very pleased with it, and got several compliments. Was a fun evening.
Comedy debate at USyd tonight was hilarious. The youngsters won against Vice Chancellor Michael Spence and ABC Radio’s Adam Brandt. Beautiful setting in the Great Hall. Best gag: “USyd used Twitter to inform all students the internet was down.” (Also: “Girl with library fine of .37c was not able to take out any books til she paid. But there was a minimum amount payable, so she couldn’t pay the fine!”)
I used to look forward to reading Lance’s columns every fortnight, it was such a highlight. They were in On The Street, Capital Q, the Sydney Star Observer (6 June 1996 to 18 Sept 1997), then back to Capital Q. I had been a journalist since the early 1980s and was totally blown away by Lance Leopard’s stream-of-consciousness columns and his chatty style and I cut them out as they were very inspiring. Over time, Lance’s writings gave me a vision of how I could write about the everyday social events I attended. He could make a trip to the convenience store next to the Taxi Club at midnight sound hilarious. He was a witty gossip writer who truly captured the 1990s GLBTIQA+ social scene.
Continue reading Lance Leopard part 1 columns 1993-1994
Went to hear Lawrence Gostin talk about US President Obama’s health care plan, and its chances of being enacted.
Gostin works in the US for a Health Law thinktank. He said Americans are fearful of ending up with a health system similar to Canada or the UK (Australia doesn’t rate on the US radar), which they believe is rationed so noone gets good health care.
Gostin pointed out that the US system is severely rationed — only the well-off can afford to have proper medical coverage.
Continue reading Professor Lawrence Gostin — US Health care
Varela’s visit to Australia was sponsored by the Screen Writers’ Association and the Australian Society of Authors nabbed him for a talk about transmedia.
Continue reading David Varela — digital storytelling
Cotton Ward 