Welcome! I'm Sven and this is a guide to my life in Australia. Join me in discovering the do's and don'ts of living down under. Like that box of crap in the bottom of your wardrobe, there's useful stuff in here. Somewhere.
Exciting News 2
Greg’s company web site went live this week. If you recall, I did some freelancing for him before I started my new job, and you can read all about The Interaction Consortium online.
Exciting News 3
The Convicts will be on The Footy Show tomorrow night (Channel 9, 9:30pm AEDT) and I will be in the audience to watch the filming. Last week they aired a skit that made fun of gay men and generated a slew of complaints, a media furore and a potential criminal investigation. This week they’re having us on to try to even up the balance. What comes out of it remains to be seen, but it should be good fun. Catch it if you can!
Just to let you all know that my article on the questionable sexual antics of cartoon characters in the eighties has been published at the usual site. It even made the front cover! You can download a copy from the 3SIXTY homepage, or cut straight to pages 24 & 25 of the magazine by viewing it online. You can also see it here. Don’t say I don’t make it easy for you.
PS: I fixed the twitter plugin on my comments section, so go ahead, put your twitter ID in and get that little bird sitting next to your avatar today.
Sveny will be AWOL for the next four days or so, as he has a 1,000 word article to write and submit by 15 January. So, while you are reading this, he will be doing more of this:
Finally, he would like to thank Anthea Turner for introducing him to the wonderful, multi-functional world of masking tape and helping him find a method of planning that actually works for him.
1. I had a job interview at a university in Sydney. It’s similar to my previous role, but in a completely different department, and the pay is good so I have my fingers crossed. The interview went well and we all seemed to have a good time (which upon reflection is unusual – should I have been more nervous? Am I too confident? Oh crikey, did they hate me?!?); as I left they told me they would be in touch “very soon” which I’m hoping is a good sign.
2. I was invited along to the University of Sydney Open Day by the MA Creative Writer lead lecturer for a chat. I have decided that the best way to get on a course is by getting my self known, making myself a familiar face and thus an obvious choice when it comes to deciding whether or not to admit me for 2010. I popped over, introduced myself, asked about the course and the writers’ scene in Sydney (as a newbie here I’m taking every opportunity to find out what’s out there) and then listened to all the wonderful things that the course has to offer. I was even invited along to a couple of the lectures (“just let me know which units you are interested in,” he said, “and I’d be happy for you to sit in on a couple of them.”), which I think is a positive sign. He also told me that he strongly recommends part-time study, for which I am very grateful as (a) I’m not going to be able to afford full-time and (b) my sister’s preferred wedding date falls right in the middle of the full-time term. So, all I need to do now is get writing again, get some critical feedback and have an application ready to submit by 31 October. That’s going to come around faster than I think.
3. Finally, and most excitingly, I had an article published! You can download a copy or visit the 3sixtymag website and get it from there. Go straight to page 21 and there it is, complete with typesetting and pictures! I am officially a published writer! My plan now is to simply write and write and write and e-mail editors and pester them until they give in. With one article under my belt, I’m in a better position than no articles: I intend to milk my advantage for all I’m worth. Wish me luck!
