If you’re a university employee (academic or professional) and stories like this appall you, join the NTEU.

If you want to give your mates a flash job go run a fruit shop or a footy club maybe not a major public institution.

The good news regarding the health stuff is well, I haven’t heard anything yet. And I’ve been too preoccupied to pay it much attention.

Unexpected additional health tests threatening to destroy your sanity? Build and play with Lego knock offs.

I’m a middle-aged mother who hoped boxing would fix anxiety. Instead it knocked me out | Anna Spargo-Ryan

Why do we need a buff slug? I hate all this fan service shit, enough with the mindless, poorly written spin offs. This picture is almost making me misty eyed for Space Quadrophenia in the Book of Boba Fett.

It is wrong to ascribe intelligence to one side of the political spectrum and assume the other side is “dumb”, doesn’t do the work, or somehow took advantage of their classmates/lecturers.

Pulp played Lipgloss and Seconds last night and I dialled down my reaction a bit, but I was so thrilled. So incredibly thrilled.

It’s that time of the year again. #iwd #internationalwomensday

Oh no! Anyway.

not too sure about this new TV show

Feel like the only one poasting through being in Adelaide for Pulp. But I know Reddit is a different story.

I bet he’s sweating now.

‘My family emigrated from South Africa’ [the entire barbecue falls silent while everyone waits to hear what year]

Let’s talk about Tom Hardy’s wig in Wuthering Heights (2009).

Gonna hold your hand when I say this All the best things the Lemonheads have ever churned out have been thanks to Tom Morgan, just listen to Smudge instead

Is this my father???

In the worst news, the great, the amazing, the wonderful @kudelka.bsky.social has died. A great friend, and an amazing man. This is shattering.

Introduce yourself with 5 songs 1. Blush - The Hummingbirds 2. Dreams Burn Down - Ride 3. Lipgloss - Pulp 4. Thieves Like Us - New Order 5. Deceptacon - Le Tigre

The Newcastle Writers Festival organisers can see the rake. They understand how a rake on the ground works. They know what happens when you tread on the rake. They’ve seen the swish-thwack of a trodden rake on other festivals. Can they resist rake-stepping?

I beg for a skerrick of skepticism from some of you.

Okay so if you fell for this you are a grade A dumbass

I often wonder if the staffer who did this still wakes up screaming

Tell me five classes you took at uni Application of Bibliographic Standards Digital Preservation Colonialism and Modernity Media, Information and the Law Japanese Language and Culture 1

If I wished to be the next UN Secretary General I would simply try not to appear on Epstein's appt schedule on a day he had lunch with Woody Allen

Well, ummm, sure.

There’s a cake cabinet to my left and I would. But first let me show you my virtuous lunch.

What’s happening in Minnesota is undoubtedly beyond horrific, but Australian LARPers opining about what they would do from the other side of the world could do everyone a favour and stfu.

Oh lord.

Nein-ty nein

Dear god

It’s nice he wrote a song describing what I feel whenever I hear him.

Iconic

While we are talking about greatest ever cinema car chases, I would just like to remind everyone of the greatest ever real life low speed car chase, brought to you by the one and only city of Newcastle, New South Wales

I saw a video of last night’s David Byrne concert from the front row and I can’t help but think that would have been the worst row to view it from. I’m sure they had a great time regardless but they missed a lot of the accompanying visuals and the choreography, which made it next level.

I got the best pair of dressy sandals today and I feel like this is a weirdly mature purchase. I am now hyped up by arch support and biomechanical footbeds. Help.

Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers: Bikini Kill Stereolab Blondie Shonen Knife Hole

Things are quiet. I acknowledge my contribution to this quietness but it feels kind of icky and foreboding.

I am being mocked.

Good. Copilot sucks.

I might have to look into this if I ever go back :/. Either way, it costs me $1000.

Just hit up tixel to get tickets to David Byrne. I should have been on the ball when they went on sale but oh well, I now have them and it’ll be great.

Don’t give me ideas

Reading the Tempest so I can quiz the teen on it. Hooray for HSC parenting 🫠

Back at work tomorrow after almost a month. I don’t want to.

Dead Kennedys made like three records about it

Now I’m eating Greek biscuits in a car park, watching waves crash against cliffs. Maybe going to Miranda was a good idea?

Sydney horror story - I drove to Miranda for shoes that were in the Macquarie Centre.