TRAVEL DIARY

A weblog regularly updated by Jodi Rose.

Thursday, October 11, 2007

11:59 AM
Posted by jodi rose

drinking can actually save your life!

read this story about a poisoned tourist and his vodka drip.

Unskilled migrants swarm to the city

Great piece of subtle subversion in journalism in the headline to this story about bogong moths invading Sydney. Apparently they particularly like parliament house, but so far none have passed the new government test for migrants. Which is mercilessly satirised here by Catherine Deveny, with a real cultural test for all Australians (most of the people who grew up there certainly wouldn't pass the official version)

'We don't want migrants coming here with their fancy food, classy culture, rich traditions and willingness to contribute'

so that's my digest of news from down under

today in berlin it's grey and chilly, I'm a little wiped out from my 5th element experience last night (you know the scene where milla jovovich is connected and this surge of pure energy pulses through her) believe me there were no mind-altering substances involved. only my thoughts, which I guess are the most mind-altering thing of all ;)

taking my daily does of modest mouse - I'm addicted to their song 'the good times are killing me' - also need to hear 'the world at large' and 'float on' at least once. it's fun being a fan, gives you a nice rush of emotional energy through the music.

raster noton

dropped in to the innovative electronica and digital music label Raster Noton's 11th birthday concert and party at Volksbühne last night, and had my atoms rearranged by a few minutes of signal in the theatre. amazing sound. still in the throes of my epiphany, and so didn't mingle with the crowds and alcoholic beverages, but came home to an early evening of blameless meditation and solitude.

today is a mix of gold dust, weaving together threads from past activities and sending them back out into the world in a new form, meeting with the producers team for radio metropolis in neukolln, then kita this evening to check out Derek's performance.

kita

d.rock