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A portmanteau. A treasure trove. A time capsule. A poetry book. A diary. A photo album. Memories. Dreams. Wishes. Hopes. An open letter to an unsuspecting public. An intimate confession to close friends. A declaration of intent. A whisper of love. A personal record. An experiment in introspection. A performance space. A political rant. A wild yawp. Why do any of us publish our words and images online? Come, dream with me.{ariel flux} update
All right! Most productive thing I did all weekend was a lazy two-hour coffee with andrew from engage media among other things, and we chatted about drupal sites for about five minutes. As a result of that, I changed the theme I was using so I’m happier with it while…
Subversion, spies and security briefings
Just read this article about the US’ plans to ‘fight the net’ as an enemy weapons system if it comes down to it, specifically plans to “disrupt or destroy the full spectrum of globally emerging communications systems, sensors, and weapons systems dependent on the…
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Go, Morales!
Bolivia’s first indigenous leader, Evo Morales, halves his own pay as one of his first acts of parliament. This means all public service jobs will be reviewed, because no one can earn more than the president. And he plans to spend the money saved on more doctors and…
And on the downside…
Meanwhile, Hamas has won the Palestinian Authority Election and this means dinner conversation with my parents just got waaaay more complicated again. Actually, dinner conversation in my own head just got more complicated. I am NOT pro-terror. I am very anti-Hamas and…
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
Finished this book today… I’d toyed with buying it last year after it was in zarabee’s list of highly recommended books and won things… but then when I rang her, she said if I didn’t like that period or Victoriana, I probably wouldn’t like it. The funny thing is,…
Oh. My. God.
Someone’s doing a rock musical of the passion of Christ, for real, at Easter. No, really. Jesus will sing “Love Will Tear Us Apart” before doing a duet of “Blue Monday” with Judas. Mary Magdelene will sing “Ever Fallen in Love (with Someone You Shouldn’t have)”.…
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Photos
Photos of Tasmanian trip now available! Of course, this means I have realised I still haven’t made album pages for the Perth and Margaret River trip late last year or Daniel & Jaime’s recent trip or the photos of Sydney I took after I got back from overseas for all…
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Phoenix Emberstone
passionate political poet
These are poems and meanderings that made their way to the page. I’d love to hear what you think of them. Want to get in touch? Drop me a line!
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I am also known as Ro Bersten, a communications specialist with more than 20 years’ experience. See my CV and professional projects.
