Look out for my review soon after opening night!

Look out for my review soon after opening night! Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing, performed by GRADS and directed by Barry Park. Come and see the real thing, come and see the real thing come and see... book at www.grads.org.au

Do you mind if I use this one as my "Portrait" entry for my 52 week challenge?

Do you mind if I use this one as my "Portrait" entry for my 52 week challenge?

What book are you reading (or want to read soon)?

What book are you reading (or want to read soon)?

What's it about and how is it making you feel?

I'm reading a book called "Where Song Began: Australia's Birds and How They Changed The World" by Tim Low. It's non-fiction and it's fascinating. It's now accepted that birdlife began in Australia and radiated outwards, but it wasn't always so. Even when the proof of DNA and fossil evidence said so, the idea was repressed.

After being depressed that female characters were considered being added to a Kickstarter game as a prompted...

After being depressed that female characters were considered being added to a Kickstarter game as a prompted afterthought, maybe as stretch goals,  I wondered if there were any geeklists about gender balance in games.

I stumbled across what I thought was rather a good one, and potentially a useful set of questions to ask yourself when you're designing a game, if you're concerned about gender balance. Or even encouraging half the population to possibly take an interest. Bear in mind, it's just one person's opinion, but it's certainly a thought provoking list.
https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/170291/are-there-women-game-geeklist

Here's just a rough dump of last night's photos.

Here's just a rough dump of last night's photos. I might be able to lighten the first ones where it was on the wrong setting.

Coeliac sufferers who are missing variety in their beer might enjoy a visit to www.cellarbrationscarlisle.com ,...

Coeliac sufferers who are missing variety in their beer might enjoy a visit to www.cellarbrationscarlisle.com , unusual to see a bottled shandy turn up in Australia, all the way from Germany. This is not their entire range of gf beer, the had at least a couple more types on the Billabong.

As a follow up to the excellent 80s Inc show recently enjoyed at the Herdsman, Earl Cole & Louise Tayler Lloyd are...

As a follow up to the excellent 80s Inc show recently enjoyed at the Herdsman, Earl Cole   & Louise Tayler Lloyd are presenting Disco Fever on the 17th of July, this time at the Civic Hotel in Inglewood. All this and a floor show too! They were damn fine with the 80s, I bet they're going to be sizzling with the 70's. I wonder if they'll play some Skyhooks?
http://earlcolemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Disco-Inferno-Civic-July-15.jpg

Hi folks, pick the ones you like, I've not edited them, though, so some are a bit funny.

Hi folks, pick the ones you like, I've not edited them, though, so some are a bit funny. :-) https://goo.gl/photos/5EpEg6Rp4bMnxuhk6 is the link I think, getting used to the new google photos.

Good on Ireland.

Good on Ireland.  I am really hoping Australia can have gay marriage too. Hooray for marriage equality! As a side benefit, think of the boost to the economy! There really is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Gaming is on tonight, byo food.

Does anyone know how the 2015 i9s differs from previous models?

Going for a last visit to the Naked Fig cafe their playful chandelier consisting of beach toys - buckets and spades...

Going for a last visit to the Naked Fig cafe their playful chandelier consisting of beach toys - buckets and spades and this little duck wired up to globes gave me a good subject. 

WPP 2015 - Week 20 - Playing with light
Weekly Photo Project 2015 curated by Alen Ianni , Bernhard Rembold , Cliff Loresco , Francesco Scaglioni , Heather D ,  Ken Fowkes ,  Navin Upendran  , Robyn King and T.E. Smith
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I didn't spend as much time on this one as I wanted but thought I'd better post it.

I didn't spend as much time on this one as I wanted but thought I'd better post it... I don't want to get too far behind.

WPP 2015 - Week 19 - Night
Weekly Photo Project 2015 curated by Alen Ianni , Bernhard Rembold , Cliff Loresco , Francesco Scaglioni , Heather D ,  Ken Fowkes ,  Navin Upendran  , Robyn King and T.E. Smith
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#WPP2015-Wk19-Night

Alicia Smith was tagged in Rob Masters's album.

Alicia Smith was tagged in Rob Masters's album.

These are the ones of you folks I took with my camera.

These are the ones of you folks I took with my camera. I took some with Rob's camera too, and he'll share them with you shortly.