Killing Time & Neurons: A disociative sojourn into the hip
It was the sixth opening we had been to that night. I was cold, wet, and pining for a cigarette. As I stood in the corner of the gallery, I licked the inside of my mouth in an effort to remember the comforting taste of burnt throat I was accustomed to. I’d recently quit smoking but was not above buying an entire pack for a stranger so I could bum one off of them without the thick feeling of guilt weighing on my chest. The gallery was launching a new... Read The Rest →
Shuttinfreude
The Germans have one word that no one else does, it sums up that wicked moment of glee you feel when a fellow human experiences misfortune. In Australia we use two words “suck shit”. Pronounced “Suuuuuck Shit!” Today my word is a little more specific in nature, but still follows the Germans in intent. Shuttinfreude Taking joy in watching a person sprinting desperately to catch the train only to have their spirit, if not their head, crushed by the closing doors. You have to admit, it’s a particularly wonderful... Read The Rest →
Beardlock
I thoroughly enjoy making up words. Yes, I know we have far too many in the English wordstock as it is. Not to mention we have words that sound identical when spoken, but they’re there their meaning and spelling differs greatly. I’m not one to worry too much about weather whether my words are incongruous, or if people find delight in my faulty punctuation. If you get the idea, if the gist is not lost on you, then I have succeeded. So what is the first word I’m making up?... Read The Rest →
A Funny Thing Happened…
Yo! I’m doing a show at the 2012 Melbourne International Comedy Festival so I made this video to promote the show. It’s called A Funny Thing Happened… and I think comedians and comedy aficionados will dig it. Big thanks to my partner in crime, Dan Mitton, for filming this!
