Luke Freeman

“How are we able to turn a sprinkling of abstract symbols on a white page into scenarios and vignettes so arresting that we can shut out turbulence and the roar of aircraft engines on a red-eye merely by reading a flimsy paperback book? Few critics have dared tackle the affective aspects of reading…since the conventions shaping the acts of writing and reading print narratives alike are so well-established and so familiar that we can function perfectly well without the faintest inkling of how the whole enterprise works - just as we do with so much of the technology that surrounds us.”

Douglas, J. Yellowlees and Hargadon, Andrew (2004) “The Pleasures of Immersion and Interaction: Schemas, Scripts, and the Fifth Business”

Okay… although I’m rather over-committed and all over the place at the moment… can I say “I love club mac!”

I haven’t felt more at home in a long time… if ever.

It was great to see so many people who I know around, and get to know so many more, I think I’ve started to find my feet a bit more, I really enjoyed MC’ing at O Week today, it was good to get more comfortable after yesterday.

Ahh…

Just got back from my post dinner walk ’tis good for thinking (perhaps too much).

So… I guess I owe you an explanation (as to my absence)!

Well, I have been away at pearl beach for the weekend, which was fantastic — the holiday I was needing

Lots of cooking, eating (somewhat restricted, not as much as next week would require), playing taboo, arguing about the rules, hiking to a billabong, swimming in the billabong and just general beachin’ it up — not to mention cleaning it all up at the end (I’m far too domesticated, the boys commented on its …

Did I mention I almost died yesterday in an attempt to save (what I thought) was a child floating in a rubber raft in the middle of the paramatta river.

In other news…

I’ve decided that I’m not going to get so hung up on work and saving to go overseas… I’m way over-committed and in the long run I’ll be better off if I just do what I can for saving without affecting my grades, rowing, or mental/physical health. I think this is finally an achievement for me!

Well, I have had a lot of thinking recently and you have been neglected my poor blog. So this will be a big one, covering a range of topics.Firstly, I shall start from the end (ie most recent) because it is in my head right now… the rest will follow no particular logical order, because that would be to logical

Snail Mail

So… today I received a parcel in the mail! I love to receive snail mail, although slow & expensive (trust me I sent something recently), it is so great in this digital world to get something tangable, its great …

I’m very much yet to find the middle ground between not saying things to avoid awkward situations and being so diligent about communication that i seem stand-off-ish & intense.

Think for a moment how important that is in something like a relationship where to communicate without seeming confrontational is incredibly important.

Argh…I can’t stand traffic & parking in sydney city!

For some reason my urge to get my bum overseas is somewhat much stronger today… there’s not much I can really do about it aye I’ve already brought my flight back to as early as I possibly can.

That being said, I really need to sort out work and accommodation for when I’m over there. Maybe a job at the Uni would be good, it seems to have served me well at Macquarie. Ahh, so much to sort out, don’t even get me started on all the academic stuff I need to organise!! Talk about a living nightmare!

Anyway, enough of …

I thought of one thing that would be absolutely fantastic…. If everyone i knew asked me one burning question they had been afraid to ask. If they meant it i would answer them so incredibly honestly. I just wish people weren’t afraid to ask other people to be real sometimes. I know i’m far too often afraid to ask/tell a lot of things. How do u convince people that they’ve nothing to fear? I’ve been tryin 4 ages to prove that i’m not judgmental, but i think everyone’s fear is more inward than outward, its about vulnerability.

Time for sleepy sleep …

Blog…are you feeling neglected? I bet u are!I’m just sitting in the waiting room for the chiro at the moment, probably wont post tonight either.Ah, today’s been a rush-i should really get on top of things: call the club secretary about money owing so i can pay it off & race this weekend make contact with the guy about the rhodes scholarship sort out credit for subjects whilst on exchange look into work/accomodation for when i arrive in vancouver before uni starts call phil & marshy over in the US think about my rant for tonight get on top of my website jobs finish off my own website …