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i was in a meeting all day today

and drank too much coffee

… perhaps it’s a dream, all a dream, that would surprise me, I’ll wake, in the silence, and never sleep again, it will be I, or dream, dream again, dream of a silence, a dream silence, full of murmurs, I don’t know, that’s all words, never wake, all words, there’s nothing else, you must go on, that’s all I know, they’re going to stop, I know that well, I can feel it, they’re going to abandon me, it will be the silence, for a moment, a good few moments, or it will be mine, the lasting one, that didn’t last, that still lasts, it will be I, you must go on, I can’t go on, you must go on, I’ll go on, you must say words, as long as there are any, until they find me, until they say me, strange pain, strange sin, you must go on, perhaps it’s done already, perhaps they have said me already, perhaps they have carried me to the threshold of my story, before the door that opens on my story, that would surprise me, if it opens, it will be I, it will be the silence, where I am, I don’t know, I’ll never know, in the silence you don’t know, you must go on, I can’t go on, I’ll go on.

Samuel Beckett, The Unnamable

I’ve been obsessed with this cheese for months. I initially bought it by mistake, thinking it was a Double Brie, and being concerned about the mouldy contents (having never been a fan of blue cheese). Now I can’t get enough…

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I have several upcoming activities:

Sunday September 25, 10pm – 1am: guest hosting Utility Fog on FBi Radio.

Then off to Newcastle for Electrofringe/This Is Not Art:

- Thursday September 29, 10am – midday: Workshop: Make Your Own Radio.

- Thursday September 29, late: Wake Up and Listen performance at TINA Opening Night Party.

- Saturday October 1, 3.30 – 5pm: Panel: Creative Commons vs Copyleft.

- Saturday October 1, 8-10pm: Wake Up and Listen live to air on This Is Not Radio.

I’ll be in Ncl from Wednesday thru Monday and would love to meet/catch up with you if you’re there. Other Alias Frequencies folk, such as Ben & Adrian will also be doing lots of stuff at the festival(s).

Then back in Sydney:

Sunday October 16, late: duo performance with Ben Byrne at The Metro. For this one I’ll be performing video. Yes, video.

Although I have a background in video (making short films, video art, installations) this’ll be my first ever ‘VJ’ gig (other than playing weird vids at friends’ parties). It’s something I’ve been wanting/meaning to do for years, but never got around to. Now with the offer of a gig, I have no more excuses, and have to get my shit together (I’m totally unprepared)! I have plenty of (mostly appropriated) images/vids that I can use, but how to manipulate them live? Knowing that Ben uses PD, I’ve been thinking about trying PD/GEM (or maybe MaxMSP/Jitter) but that’s a steep learning curve in a short time. Might have a chat with Fold about the software they use… Anyone reading this have VJ software suggestions? Nothing too cheesy, plz…

Shannon O'Neill

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