If anyone is ever in Melbourne I really recommend the ACMI - an excellent exhibition of the moving image through the world and in particular in Australia. I saw Scott and Charlene's wedding again! And here is the Ned Kelly costume worn by Heath Ledger in the eponymous film.
Very good staff seminar at Swinburne yesterday with what I was assured was an excellent turnout and 'as lively a discussion as we have ever had' (Head of Department's words not mine) so that was good. It was great to catch up with Rosemary (aka HoD), who was a student when I first started teaching at RGU. We had dinner the night before last at Chinatown here in Melbourne.
The food in Melbourne is excellent, the weather a great deal warmer than Canberra - bizarre since it is only 37 minutes flying time - and the architecture eclectic. There are lots of Victorian (both in age and of course, given that this is Victoria in everything else) buildings overshadowed by enormous skyscrapers.
There are also lots of young people around - lots of universities based in Melbourne and a more artsy 'vibe' than Canberra. Lots of buskers around, but I also noticed last night a girl sitting at an old-fashioned typewriter with the sign 'Will write a poem on any subject for you'.
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