Today, I found out (through a new blog I'm now following: Meeka's Mind), that there is a an actual trailer for author, Kathryn Treat's book, Allergic to Life: my battle for survival, courage and hope, and it's on YouTube! This is exciting for me as I've followed Kathryn since my health was set back from living in a mouldy house in 2012; luckily, I've made some progress and I'm … [Read more...] about Trailer for Allergic to Life
Archives for 2014
Dead Birds on the Sand
By Michellina van Loder For me, the song, ‘Teenage Crime’, is associated with dead birds on the sand; the obesity-inducing, type-2-diabetes-contributing drink, Coca-Cola; blood boiling and Tony Abbott’s semantic play with words “climate variables” instead of climate change; corporate irresponsibility; and the kindness of Swedish dance music producer, DJ Adrian Lux, of Swedish … [Read more...] about Dead Birds on the Sand
The Visible Edge of an Invisible Trauma
Thilde Jensen's exhibition, 'The Visible Edge of an Invisible Trauma', shown over at The Great Leap Sideways, is a remarkable collection of work. With tremendous photographic skill, her subjects are portrayed with a starkness and honesty that's almost too raw to take in. Perhaps the room coated in foil is as familiar to you as it is to me? Thankfully, nowadays, I live … [Read more...] about The Visible Edge of an Invisible Trauma
Prozac Nation: for dogs
Never in my life did I expect to be taking my dog to see a Psychologist. It just seemed too exorbitant… pampering a dog’s temperament like that. For Rover’s sake! It seemed like an activity that a lonely, eccentric woman from Toorak, or Mosman might practice, along with her poodle, Fee-fee Fancypants. You know, for a touch of ‘therapy’ each Wednesday afternoon at 3. [Insert … [Read more...] about Prozac Nation: for dogs
Greenpeace: Plant Breeding without Engineering
Plant breeding without genetic engineering. Cause it's a thing, yeh? … [Read more...] about Greenpeace: Plant Breeding without Engineering