mel stringer

is the greatest.

http://melstringer.livejournal.com/

wow.

so ms stringer and i used to write for the same youth newspaper in Darwin. we go way back. i like to check up on her sometimes, and see what she's working on.

i received a beautiful parcel in the post from her today:

full of glorious treats:

i think everyone should love her.

sticky happiness

things i love at the moment:



- Blu Tack. fuck it's good. i cheaped out and bought some dodgy, sleazy white tac and REGRETTED EVERY MINUTE. this cheap imitation had a tendency to make posters/calendars/photos slide down the wall. main features include: bubble-gum consistency and lack of stickiness. i went and bought the real deal the other day. life has vastly improved.



- Grandma's biscuits. i arrived back in Canberra from home last night, with my bags full of 'em. they cheer me up and gain me weight. fantastico!



- Killing the spider hiding behind my novelty record this morning. i had a minor victory at approximately 9.30 this morning, when i found the (what appears to be) red back spider that has been sharing my room and haunting my dreams for the past few weeks. it had made a cosy little web-home behind my Richard Clayderman record, and i GOT IT GOOD. armed with only a CD case, i striked once, damaging the legs and rendering poor Spidey legally paralysed. i then proceeded to mercilessly damage Spidey's abdomen. brutal. why anyone would want to live behind Clayderman, i don't think i'll ever know.



- Receiving my parcel from Sticky full of zines. har har har. i sent $50 to sticky via PayPal about a week ago, and today picked up my very own parcel fullllllll of happiness!

this is sticky: http://www.stickyinstitute.com/

they are australia's greatest zine store, in melbourne. if you want to experience the joy that i did at approximately 9.50 this morning, you should get in contact.

also, if you're a zinester and haven't heard about these guys, get in contact and stock your stuff there. YEAH!!









this, my friends, is Richard Clayderman. it's not the exact record that i have but you get the idea. even though he makes the world want to puke, i guess he made a nice home for poor Spidey.

poetry slam!

in other news,

you should definitely make it down to the next poetry slam at the front. they are most excellent, and it will also be the second gig of my new band 'ah, pandita!'.

details:
Friday April 24
7.30-11.30pm
The Front Gallery and Cafe, Wattle St, Lyneham


more generally, you should also have a little look-see at http://www.traversepoetry.org/





segue: i've always said that a good dose of poetry is as therapeutic as a sensual back massage. speaking of which, here's a tasty treat i found on the internet. i am particularly fond of Moustache's netted shirt, and his "mate"'s wild orange mane.







sweet dreams.

Long Arm Zine Distro

UPDATEZ.

so, this is happening! my friends - Julian Fleetwood and Andrew Darragh - and i have started up Canberra's own zine distribution. we're running it out of Smith's Alternative Bookstore at Alinga St, Civic. we're in the process of making signage, flyers, and finding funds for a PO box, but it'll all be up and running very soon.

check out our facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=74706786544&ref=ts

or send us emails at longarmzines@hotmail.com
we're all pretty excited. get on board.