Quickie: Opinions, feel free to feel entitled
A bit of a quickie tonight as I sit up and wait for the after hours doctor to come visit. Yes, everything is fine. Now that I’m living a little more …
Read →nicholosophy.com (2010–2017)
Posts from my second blog at nicholosophy.com — fat acceptance, mental health, politics, and personal reflections.
The idea of being sociable seems so foreign to me
I’ve never been big on making friends. It’s not that I don’t want to, I’m just really inept at it. When I’m in a social situation it is quite normal for me to …
Read →Depression sucks for friends
Depression sucks. I think I can say that most people know this. Recently I’ve been struggling with a massive bout of depression that I’ve been trying my best to …
Read →Friendship has so many different meanings
November 21, 2010 I was talking to Natalie the other night about friendship. Everyone has their own view on what friendship is. I’m no different and I think it …
Read →Angry Birds Cake by Lauren Lee
Click to see the full size image Yo shorty, it’s ma birthday. We’re gonna party like it’s ma birthday. Well it is on Friday. Tonight I went and picked up what …
Read →Mental Illness – it can’t go on being hidden
A blog is a personal space but it can be very hard to allow the deepest parts of yourself to be on show. I talk a lot about fat acceptance issues on this blog …
Read →I need your help – tell Flickr to help block stalkers!
I don’t ask for much but today I need some help. Flickr is a great medium for posting photos and my wife is a major user of it, especially for her art work and …
Read →Nicholosophy is on the tumblr
I wanted to let you know that you can find me on tumblr. I use it for reblogging things that I find and like or for short bits and bobs that don’t make sense as …
A fat idea
September 13, 2010 I realise the title is a bit cryptic. That’s just the way it is. I have a new idea and I’d like you to hear about it. But rather than write …
Read →Love/Hate Relationship
September 8, 2010 I hate flying. I hate business meeting or situations which require me to wear a high standard of dress. I hate social occasions. I hate …
Read →Nicholosophy: A man in the Fat-o-Sphere
September 13, 2010 I had the honour to speak at the Fat Studies: A Critical Dialogue conference held in Sydney on 10 and 11th September. This was unexpected and …
Read →Hung like a parliament
Two weeks after the election and we still don’t know who will be the next Prime Minister of Australia. We’ve had the Green’s Adam Bandt and independent Andrew …
Read →Election 2010: Be Informed – know how preferences work
I am so sick and tired of hearing stuff like “If you vote for <insert party here> they are giving their preferences to <insert major party here>. So that’s a …
Read →Stand up for your rights on Polling Day
It’s one day before the Federal Election here in Australia. I’d forgotten what that means until I saw a tweet just a second ago. Tweet by @ben_hr Whilst most …
Read →The only way is oAuth!
A reminder for all those who deal with the Twitter API that the cut off has now passed for the end of Basic Auth access to Twitter. For the non-technical out …
Read →Who will be Deputy PM if Tony Abbott wins?
Sometimes all you need is a quick shot of adrenaline to get you through the day. In the same way, sometimes you just need a quick shot of information to inform …
Read →Marriage – why do I have the right, but not gay people?
There was an equal love/gay marriage march held in Brisbane today. Sadly I didn’t make it due to other plans, but from what I understand it received an …
Read →Not-crying and the art of self-awareness
August 27, 2010 I am always on a journey of self-development. It’s only been in the last few years that I have become more self-aware. I am learning to listen …
Read →One Nation Victoria State President promotes gay bashings on Twitter
August 9, 2010 Over the last couple of days there has been talk on twitter regarding the tweets of Family First Queensland senate candidate Wendy Francis …
Read →Sometimes it is okay to cancel on your friends
August 14, 2010 I’ve done it a few times, and I’m sure that many others have done it too. I get invited to something by a friend and check my calendar, find …
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