i was happy to be part of the inaugural brisculture event as part of the  2009 CitySmart Innovation Festival at the end of last month. 

i wish we had more time for discussion - especially interaction with the audience - but the event is set to continue, and i’m sure creative sparks will only get more interesting. 

mark banisch, my colleague and the organizer of the event, has written his initial reflection on the brisculture blog.

and wonderful linda caroli has posted her reflection too.

a very short video of me responding to the moderator bruce muirhead’s (eidos) initial question, while pleased with the wine.

as for my other work, my phd thesis will be sent off within a month, one of the articles i co-authored (with good men marcus foth and greg hearn) is out.

and i’ll be in sydney tomorrow for lowy institute’s 2009 new voices conference themed ‘networks.’

it was my final seminar day yesterday, and my response to a sweet friend of mine captures how it went essentially:

thanks, lucy. with no modesty, my final seminar was truly the worst one i’ve done. you know one of those days when you feel every drop of ‘astronomical mercuriness’ in you is going retrograde? yesterday was it ;)

surprised by communicative crashes. much trust thrown away. an error message seems sincere and friendly compared to sudden autonomous turn-offs without literal ’saving’ grace, leaving me with an empty shell.

well, buddhists say everything arises from emptiness! perhaps today something less twisted will emerge. in any case i need a lot of cooking. it has been my meditation for some time now. through it, i hope to find wisdom to forgive my mac and myself ;) xx

what’s forever?

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.nicemustard.com

thanks for the link, mitchell.

yes, it’s been hacked.
memories remain, but not the data.
shall be back soon :)