Is there anybody out there? Maybe it doesn’t matter, maybe it does. Maybe this is the online text-based equivalent of a young Kurt Russell talking on a CB in a truck to no-one in particular. I’m going to miss this site. This little community of friends I have never met. I have been an outsider . . . → Read More: Wamble on Wednesday]]> http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/21/wamble-on-wednesday/feed/ 4 http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/17/finishing-off-fof/ http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/17/finishing-off-fof/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 15:30:07 +0000 Smoph http://www.splaton.com/?p=7732

So today we reach the final scheduled post for Splat On.

As it is when good things end, I find myself thinking over the good times.

There’s been quite a few life changes. Making the tree change or moving in with partners, or better still, friends from the blog. To have shared some of . . . → Read More: Finishing Off FOF]]> http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/17/finishing-off-fof/feed/ 25 http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/14/whats-on-your-mind/ http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/14/whats-on-your-mind/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 13:55:46 +0000 Smoph http://www.splaton.com/?p=7731

This week has been a week of endless tasks and rising panic that I am going to forget something.

Al tells tale of a speaker he saw, the author of Getting Things Done, who had an extensive list for travel. Every item on the list was forgotten at least once.

It is said to . . . → Read More: What’s on your mind?]]> http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/14/whats-on-your-mind/feed/ 3 http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/13/id-never-make-it-as-a-hipster/ http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/13/id-never-make-it-as-a-hipster/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 14:09:02 +0000 Al Locust http://www.splaton.com/?p=7729

I’d never make it as a Hipster. And not just because I lack an ironic moustache.

I just don’t get the concept. For example, we have the technology to digitally record crystal clear sound. We mix it electronically in high fidelity to ensure it’s of optimum quality.

Then, cut it down to a vinyl disc . . . → Read More: I’d never make it as a Hipster]]> http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/13/id-never-make-it-as-a-hipster/feed/ 30 http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/10/fof-fill-in-the-blanks/ http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/10/fof-fill-in-the-blanks/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 15:00:51 +0000 Al Locust http://www.splaton.com/?p=7711

This past week, I was:

[ ] pronking like a ‘paca [ ] Happy as an Ever After [ ] Sicker than a Smocust Bucket [ ] Colder than a Plucked Pheasant [ ] Other: (please specify) __________________

I was so:

[ ] happy [ ] upset [ ] amused [ ] annoyed [ ] . . . → Read More: FOF – Please fill in the blanks]]> http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/10/fof-fill-in-the-blanks/feed/ 28 http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/08/whsww-what-is-heshe-wearing-on-wednesday/ http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/08/whsww-what-is-heshe-wearing-on-wednesday/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 15:00:43 +0000 Al Locust http://www.splaton.com/?p=7725

British retailer Marks & Spencer, in conjunction with Oxfam, have been doing a bit of research into clothes styling in relationships.

Among the findings was that, for the first few months (the honeymoon phase) of a relationship, you can pretty much get away with most things you’re wearing.

But after that, your partner will . . . → Read More: Wh/sWW – What is he/she Wearing on Wednesday?!?!]]> http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/08/whsww-what-is-heshe-wearing-on-wednesday/feed/ 23 http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/06/game-of-thrones-misogynist-feminist/ http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/06/game-of-thrones-misogynist-feminist/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 14:30:48 +0000 harlequin http://www.splaton.com/?p=7713 . . . . or just a bloody good read?

I read an article by Sady Doyle  some time back that slammed GOT for being misogynist.  I thought it was totally off the planet and missed the point of many of the issues it complained about.  I thought in most cases Marten was setting up . . . → Read More: Game of Thrones – misogynist, feminist . . .]]> http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/06/game-of-thrones-misogynist-feminist/feed/ 41 http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/03/fitting-out-fellow-aussies/ http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/03/fitting-out-fellow-aussies/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 14:07:32 +0000 Smoph http://www.splaton.com/?p=7709

There’s been some interesting debate this week on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

If you read the article I read on news.com.au, you might have been a bit perplexed as to what we are up to in this country.

There was a statement on the Herald Sun yesterday, as they bashed the . . . → Read More: Fitting Out Fellow Aussies]]> http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/03/fitting-out-fellow-aussies/feed/ 11 http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/01/make-like-a-banana-and-split/ http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/01/make-like-a-banana-and-split/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:00:57 +0000 Al Locust http://www.splaton.com/?p=7705

It’s an old saying, but one that might be nearing the end of it’s lifespan. An Austrian supermarket is now offering pre-peeled bananas.

To save you clicking on the link (which you’re going to do anyway, because you won’t believe me when I explain it), they are taking a banana – which you’ll recall is . . . → Read More: Wednesday Rant: Make like a banana and split…]]> http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/05/01/make-like-a-banana-and-split/feed/ 27 http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/04/29/splat-on-the-final-frontier/ http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/04/29/splat-on-the-final-frontier/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:30:59 +0000 beezkneez http://www.splaton.com/?p=7700

It is with heavy heart and tear-laden eyes that I announce the end of Splat On.

This blog, along with its predecessor written by the talented Evan Maloney (of Tofu Landing fame), has provided a sense of community to many of us that is rarely found in the vast and varied online experience.

16th of . . . → Read More: Splat On: the final frontier]]> http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/04/29/splat-on-the-final-frontier/feed/ 38 http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/04/26/fof-focus-on-the-good-times/ http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/04/26/fof-focus-on-the-good-times/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:00:01 +0000 Al Locust http://www.splaton.com/?p=7699

As I write this, evening is drawing to a close on ANZAC Day. Flipping through the TV channels, I flaw an old re-run of M.A.S.H.

It’s a poignant reminder of the realities of war. No, seriously. The series largely revolves around the practical jokes and hijinks of the doctors and nurses in the hospital. It’s . . . → Read More: FOF – Focus on the good times]]> http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/04/26/fof-focus-on-the-good-times/feed/ 7 http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/04/25/and-at-the-going-up-and-coming-down-of-the-sun/ http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/04/25/and-at-the-going-up-and-coming-down-of-the-sun/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:49:05 +0000 Smoph http://www.splaton.com/?p=7696

We will remember them.

The fathers and brothers, uncles and sons, who never came home and still lie in those places abroad that they fell. We remember those who came home and were never the same.

The mothers and daughters, sisters and aunts, who served equally with their male counterparts and perhaps weren’t recognised.

You have an itch you can’t reach and it’s been driving you crazy, so you’ve got a loved one (or someone you paid an awful lot of money too) to scratch it.

All very well, but as they are scratching around trying to get the right spot, you notice that every time they get close . . . → Read More: The Big Itch]]> http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/04/24/the-big-itch/feed/ 15 http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/04/23/the-depth-of-beauty/ http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/04/23/the-depth-of-beauty/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:30:20 +0000 Smoph http://www.splaton.com/?p=7691

Our vision of ourselves is pretty skewed. Women seem to be a victim of the advertising industry, in that we are always in search of perfection, and never think you are the perfect you. We should in reality accept that we are beautiful and unique.

Dove has a web campaign running with the tagline . . . → Read More: The depth of beauty]]> http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/04/23/the-depth-of-beauty/feed/ 12 http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/04/22/mmm-marvellous-manga-on-monday/ http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/04/22/mmm-marvellous-manga-on-monday/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:30:45 +0000 Al Locust http://www.splaton.com/?p=7663

Smoph and I spent much of the weekend before last at Supernova.

For those of you not in the know, it’s one of the major pop culture / fandom / Sci-Fi / Anime / Everything conventions, and I was a very lucky boy and got to celebrate my birthday weekend there.

It was particularly interesting . . . → Read More: MMM – Marvellous Manga on Monday]]> http://www.splaton.com/blog/2013/04/22/mmm-marvellous-manga-on-monday/feed/ 9