A Luce Affiliation

1. 'The Strays' Emily Bitto's debut novel about the Melbourne art scene in the 1930s-1940s. A rambling house and garden, the Surrey Dive, evenings of Dionysian excess in the artists' commune. A great read. 2. Welcome to Night Vale. I may be the last person on the Internet to catch this podcast. Jason and I started listening on our trip to Finland.  Although it's set in a small desert community, it seemed well suited to the isolated arctic landscape of Lapland. All Hail the Glow Cloud. ** 3. Lake Elizabeth, Forrest. Jason and I went camping this weekend in the Otways, to catch some stars and some mountain-biking. Lake Elizabeth was created in the early 50s by a landslide into the Goulbourn river.  The dead trees in this lake reflect so well that it feels like walking around an immensely deep crater. 4. Lady-night I caught up with Tash, Mel and Mandy on Friday night and it was FUN.  Tash drunkenly ordered a bottle of Shangiovese.  So of course I h

Welcome to the Department of Re-Animation I'm sorry that it's such bad news There is only one completely pain-free state. Whatever it takes? Everything! I could smell it from the waiting room. Where'd cub 7 go?  Oh, right. No, she's the one who just looks dead. Life is a time bomb Shall we begin?