Beyond Selidor

I bring you not one, but two new posts on my various other blogs: this one, on Longvision is about the community of escaped slaves at Holzarta, while there's a post on Geata Póeg na Déannain about life, graduation and all that.

ETA a great post on Tiger Beatdown about the film Gingersnaps, being a teenage girl, and feminism. I haven't seen the movie, but the post makes me want to, if only to write a post locating it in the general Buffy-related landscape...

Also, this post on the RiotACT makes me sad. As far as I understand it, the Chaser guys were making a point that clambering all over Uluru is as offensive to the indigenous community as clambering over a church in climbing gear might be to some Christians. That seems a valid point to me. But some of the comments make me despair. The thing that irritates me the most is some commenters' inability to call Uluru by its proper name. It hasn't been called 'Ayers Rock' for 20 years, and continually, pointedly doing so is just increasing the level of offensiveness in each comment.

I've managed to get some photos to upload to my lj which are of my graduation. Here they are.



















This is what's in the photos.
1. After graduation, with piece of paper in hand. I'd like you all to address me as Veronica Phillips BA (Hons.) from now on!
2. Catching our mortarboards after throwing them in the air.
3. Most of the English Honours people. Back row: Joel, Madeleine, Katie, Sasha. Middle: Alys, Alice, Anita, Bernie, Rich, me, Deb, Emma. Sitting: Bec, Julia, Stephen.
4. Deb, me, Ange, Catherine, Rich.
5. Mum, me, Mimi