G’day Possums,
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| Shane and Shai |
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| Red Sails Poster |
The new ballet from Ballet Theatre Australia, “The Red
Sails” was a sort of “Red Shoes” meets Fellini tripping over “The Red Poppy” in
its eclectic musical and choreographic mix.
...and congratulations to Shai.. on her way to dance in Canada
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| Arabesque |
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| Olivia G |
I have probably said before that the number of shots taken during a performance
often indicates a visceral response to its aesthetic and technical worth.
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| Shai T |
Similarly when doing the post process: you see somewhat more
clearly how the performers responded in detail and you gain further insights
into the idea of the work.
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| Pas de Trois |
Perhaps it was the costumes or the groupings but I kept
being reminded of Poussin
and, to a certain extent, Caravaggio so have determined to
organise a shoot mid January to realise some of the ideas floating about that
all this has stimulated.
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| Circus Scene |
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| Stephanie G and Olivia G |
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| Laura and Emma |
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| OliviaG |
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| Laura, Jack and Emma |
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| Three Delicious Divas |
Wombat Droppings or Low, Down-Under Politics
Very, very interesting is the almost total lack of Liarbril
objection/refutation to any number of severely critical articles in blogs
various on this incompetent rabble of a government.... are their nostrils
finally filling with the stench of a rotting body which was once a social
entity or are they just shielding themselves from the searing glare of their
own choice?
In an appointment (without interview) Tim “Twat” Wilson has
been made a Commissioner for Human Rights by alleged Attorney General, George
“Library Rorts” Brandis. What this “Coot-With-Queer-Ideas-from–a-Parallel
–Universe (aka the IPA) knows about humans is yet to be ascertained, as do his qualifications but he was
consoled by his friend for giving up not only his Liarbril Party but his IPA membership too.
It would look
odd taking $300,000.00 a year in a job you vehemently argued should be
abolished!
The free speech thingy matters little in the context of
these Bolt "Dolt" types; there is no point in having them removed by a tsunami of
reaction. Better to keep their ilk in place as a poignant reminder of how
stupidly fallible paid apparatchiks can be.
We are now to have Codes of Conduct for priests and asylum
seekers… the first category indicates, how morally bereft Australians society
has become and the latter, how intensely cruel and uncaring we are.
The Spirit of Xmas was evoked when Prime Miniature “Rabbott”
heart-warmingly congratulated Holden workers on being “liberated from working”
but declined to say when, economically, the country will be fully devastated and
there will be liberation for all.
What they are doing is “Bully-Boy” Kennett (The Dorian Grey of the
Tardis State “Where-all-Goes-Backward”) writ on a larger scale: obliterate the
workforce to fragment the Unions, privatise everything within reach, allow the
new bosses to introduce low wages and strip back penalty rates, introduce more
draconian anti-demonstration legislation …as their hero Menzies once said “A
stable economy is one where there are two workers outside the factory for every
one inside.”
“I am absolutely determined to change... and we will change
within 12 months." A statement ostensibly made regarding the adoption of
overseas children but sounding more like one of “Rabbott’s” Freudian slips
concerning his rabble’s plummeting poll ratings. A smiling photo op with a
celeb or two and attempting a kindness for once that costs nothing whilst
slashing and burning everything else:
pardon me for my cynicism.
It all comes down to what is "vision" and "Rabbott's"
character is the controlling factor in that.
Take that, as you will….
Then, if we look at the Corman's, Bernardi's, Ciobo's,
Brough's, Pynes' Cash's, Brandis' and Abetz's et al, of this rabble, the vision
"thing" is decidedly bleak and it will make no difference if
"Rabbott" gets rolled in six months and "von Ribbentrop"Turnbull is voted office boy
for the BCA & IPA, as the aforementioned rabble still sit there festering
within the remnants of democracy.
One thing they do well though is to clear the
"grey" areas... one is seeing with a simpler clarity.
“Rabbott” is prepared to spend $25,000,000.00 of taxpayers’
money in a vicious little political witch-hunt over the “Pink Batts” issue.
Called a “Debacle” by Murdoch’s minions, this economic stimulation scheme saw 4
young male employees die from either eletrocution or Heat-Stroke when
installing the Batts in ceilings. Blaming the Federal Government of the time
for the failings of the employers or the State Occupational Health and Safety
Authorities is an interesting move.
Apart from ignoring the 128 other workplace deaths in the
past 12 months it also ignores the stimulus to the economy, the ongoing
benefits of lower power usage and more energy efficient homes.
Perhaps we could have a Royal Commission into the 2 military
deaths caused by “Little Johnnie” Howard’s foray into Iraq to look for what he
said were “weapons of mass destruction” or perhaps one into politicians rorting
their travel and electoral allowances or better, one into the role Alex
“Fish-Nets-That-Batter” Downer played in the Timor Sea Oil and Gas negotiations
with Woodside?
I have a feeling that this tactic by “Rabbott” might be
over-reach. Ashby-Gate and Thommo-Gate are being found more and more spurious
and having brought Government ministers
into the firing line, “Rabbott’ is lining his own side up for the inevitable
and bloody pay-back.The Spirit of Xmas.
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| Pick the Prime Minister |
Scott “The Drone” Morrison in deciding that Orwellian
language alone is not sufficient for his “stand-up comedy act” has incorporated
“Catch-22” into his repertoire. Refugees in the country (all Labor’s fault, of
course) who co-habit to stretch their munificent $250.00 a week benefit whilst not being
allowed to work; and who make too much noise, look different, speak a language
other the Liarbril-ese or cook anything other than chops and three veg will be
deported to Manus Island for re-education and more appropriate summer
co-habitation in tents.
The Spirit of Xmas.
The Spirit of Xmas.
It has not been announced if the rules of the The Augustine
Cup cricket match at Lords of Anglican clergy vs Catholic priests from the
Vatican are to be amended re: the Vatican side bowling a maiden over!
Cheers Petals and Seasons’ Greetings,
Shane
