LOLing: New Matilda apology to Andrew Bolt

Andrew Bolt is a petty little man columnist in Rupert Murdoch's Herald-Sun newspaper in Melbourne who sprays bile over his favourite imagined foes of the left, climate change believers and the stolen generation. (According to him, it never happened.)

Not surprisingly he was ropable last week when Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (still not tired of typing that) apologised to said Stolen Generation on behalf of the government and the parliament.

The left-leaning bloggers at New Matilda published their apology to Andy Pandy shortly afterwards.

I'm sorry we had the blazing audacity to kick John Howard out. I apologise for our flagrant ingratitude towards him for all he did for us, and to you for all you did for him. I'm sorry for that little smile we keep allowing to creep onto our faces. I am so, so sorry for the way we put you on the sidelines.

For the pain, suffering and hurt of you, your fellow Howard-boosters and their descendants, we say sorry. To Bolt and Akerman, Henderson and Windschuttle, for the breaking up of the Liberal leadership, we say sorry. And for the indignity and degradation thus inflicted on a proud right-wing people and a proud culture of denial, dog whistles and xenophobia, we say sorry.

Honestly, Andrew, I’m really and truly sorry for you.

Check it out in full here.

LOLing: De-Rez does Resident Evil

If you're at all familiar with my early video work, you'll know that I'm a fan of the ultra-low budget funnies and de-rez are my new heroes in this realm.

They poke a little fun at the Resident Evil series of games in this video - a series highly regarded for sparking the zombie craze of the last decade or so in pop-culture and also for having a few quirky aspects (although possessing great game play)

Enjoying: How to behave on an internet forum

How To Behave On An Internet Forum

Drinking: in rooftop bars

High atop stately Curtin House in the heart of Melbourne lies The Rooftop Cinema (and bar) - a funky place to watch movies when the sun goes down and drink with the cool young sorts of Melbourne. (Why they let me in I'll never know)



A few floors below is the equally groovy and highly tasty Thai/Asian restaurant Cookie, with all its done up old building stylings and tasty tasty food. (And you know they're cool because there is absolutely zero signage for the place at streetlevel)

Enjoying: Melbourne laneway art

Sneaking: in a quick post during a workshop

Just about to run out of internetz - but in Melbourne, had a top day yesterday - saw the Nick Cave memorabilia show, went to a sustainable living festival and had tasty Indonesian tucker for dinner.