I had to share the efforts of my famously laid back, sub-tropical city, because it made me laugh.

For the record, I agree with a lot of the message of the "Occupy" movement, and I respect people who get off their arse and do something, but can't help feeling Brisbane has missed the point slightly.

In photo 1, they are having their rally next to the playground my son occasionally uses the swings at, in one of Brisbane's nice spacious green parks where I walk my dog.

In photo 2, their sleep out is about 20m from it. Looks like a quite nice spot to camp actually. Got the barbie out and everything. Near to all amenities.





Still, I think they're doing a great job of spreading the message to the joggers, cyclists and dog walkers.

Doubt the 1% are too bothered though.

As I was leaving 2 guys from the council "rapid response" team turned up, paused briefly to tell me how much the fines are for letting your dog off the lead on the way over, then I assume they went over to offer their token "you're not allowed to put tents in the park".

So I think the protesters got a brief chance to "stick it to the man" in the form of the 2 poor sods at the council who got the sunday shift. I'm pretty sure they're not the 1% though.

In fact, you know what, just stand there completely still and shut the fuck up.

Karate fail

Happy Bloomsday!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomsday

I haven't yet read Ulysses but I've just been reading something that mentioned it and just realised that the key date of June the 16th has literally just finished a few hours ago in Ireland. That's really mundane and probably not that interesting to anyone besides myself, but I had to post this somewhere because it amuses me and this is my outlet.

Kind of like my father dropping dead the day after St. Patricks say, meanwhile going to the grave thinking his father grew up in Canada when we just recently found out he actually grew up in Dublin.

Seems I need to explore our Irish history more, I'm getting messages!

Still, at least I can actually say we quite literally tripped over St. Patricks grave together the one and only time we both went there before he died.

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this seems to be the only one still around:

All hail the youtube age