It's a new beginning. Mummu Media is born and the result is that I feel renewed and re-energised. The excitement and challenge of starting from scratch is something I have missed and is a little intoxicating.
The freshness of heady and ambitious plans, a new environment, a new look and being in constant problem solving mode is agreeing with me.
The shift has only been a slightly tangential direction but the day to day result of moving slightly off the well tread path onto a new one has already had a dramatically positive affect.
Commercial artistry is around the corner again....watch out!
Monday, September 6, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
from all sides
today is not a day for pleasant tidings.
today I will not play in my usual playground of business and politics.
today i recognise I am trapped man. it is becoming more and more obvious to me that one's inability to control every aspect of one's environment has a far greater and more sinister affect than causing occasional inertia and trepidation.
today is about loss. today is about enlightenment. today is about understanding that when trying to please everyone around you, you invariably please no one.
today the consequences of the choices to be made could not be more real. more raw.
today I could lose it all. all that is important. all that matters.
today I can see that finding the one sparkling star in a sky littered with glittering illusions isn't enough.
today there is only hope for tomorrow.
today I will not play in my usual playground of business and politics.
today i recognise I am trapped man. it is becoming more and more obvious to me that one's inability to control every aspect of one's environment has a far greater and more sinister affect than causing occasional inertia and trepidation.
today is about loss. today is about enlightenment. today is about understanding that when trying to please everyone around you, you invariably please no one.
today the consequences of the choices to be made could not be more real. more raw.
today I could lose it all. all that is important. all that matters.
today I can see that finding the one sparkling star in a sky littered with glittering illusions isn't enough.
today there is only hope for tomorrow.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Rant 1: Politics....I'm, baaaack!
OK, as promised, Rant 1: Politics - you knew it would be...
The extent to which I am quietly seething about the ineptitude of our politicians and the farce that is the current federal election campaign should not be underestimated.
To my reckoning, we have been blessed with the following inspiring choices from the major parties in two weeks time:
1. A sharp and shrewd politician who is clearly not strong enough to stop the gag from her own party and has more internal leaks and back fighting than Julius Caesar's Rome . The sanitised, party approved version is so saccharin that it makes you wonder if she even knows who she is any more. I mean seriously, Woman's Day???
2. A lunatic, right wing, uber religious, bigoted moron pretending to be a hippie and an environmentalist. He certainly doesn't know who he is, indicated by the fact that his policy positions change more often than he has said his favourite three words 'great big tax'. I have three words for him, 'we're not fooled'...
At least when Sir Joh and Pauline Hanson were running around we knew it was a joke...
The extent to which I am quietly seething about the ineptitude of our politicians and the farce that is the current federal election campaign should not be underestimated.
To my reckoning, we have been blessed with the following inspiring choices from the major parties in two weeks time:
1. A sharp and shrewd politician who is clearly not strong enough to stop the gag from her own party and has more internal leaks and back fighting than Julius Caesar's Rome . The sanitised, party approved version is so saccharin that it makes you wonder if she even knows who she is any more. I mean seriously, Woman's Day???
2. A lunatic, right wing, uber religious, bigoted moron pretending to be a hippie and an environmentalist. He certainly doesn't know who he is, indicated by the fact that his policy positions change more often than he has said his favourite three words 'great big tax'. I have three words for him, 'we're not fooled'...
At least when Sir Joh and Pauline Hanson were running around we knew it was a joke...
Monday, July 26, 2010
Quick note to say that I will be back with a vengeance shortly. I have taken a brief hiatus and the nonsense will start flowing freely again soon.
Stay tuned, much to rant about....
coming rants include:
FIFA World Cup
Australian Federal Election
Hollywood Celebs (particularly that low life scum bag Mel Gibson)
Huffington Post (more of a love affair than a rant really)
Many more....
Peace
AAJ
Stay tuned, much to rant about....
coming rants include:
FIFA World Cup
Australian Federal Election
Hollywood Celebs (particularly that low life scum bag Mel Gibson)
Huffington Post (more of a love affair than a rant really)
Many more....
Peace
AAJ
Monday, February 2, 2009
clarity
I'm a father again. Our beautiful little daughter arrived on Friday....
NOTHING, NOTHING like it.
NOTHING, NOTHING like it.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
shame Cleo shame
Apologies up front to all non Australians reading this post. Context below...
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24948059-661,00.html
Big brother caused me some concern, Paris Hilton's television exploits made me scratch my head, channel 9 has me forever questioning the notion of commonsense and decency but CLEO magazine has got to take the cake....
Ben Cousins, are you people serious??? Ben Cousins as an eligible Australian bachelor of the year? How any adult in a senior executive position in a media company could seriously allow Ben Cousins to make this list simply defies belief...
This has all the worst elements of publicity stunt and so unashamedly shirks the corporate responsibility of a media outlet that shapes the attitude and perceptions of young people. This glides past poor taste, zooms past irresponsibility, eclipses bad judgment and lands squarely in the negligence box.
Let's get the facts:
1. Ben Cousins is not a hardened criminal.
2. Ben Cousins does deserve a chance to redeem himself and win back respect
3. Ben Cousins is a self admitted, recovering drug addict
4. Ben Cousins is the OPPOSITE of a role model, although in a few years if he stays clean and can reach his past football exploits again, he might get there...
5. Bachelor of the Year represents the BEST in the community, the most worthy in the community, the most 'winnable' young men in Australia
I ask you three critical questions:
1. What self respecting woman is yearning for a mixed up, sexed up, recovering addict who has yet to prove to his family, friends, employer, governing body and most importantly himself that he is past the danger point of his particular vice?
2. In an age of increasing equality for women, where girls and young women aspire to the loftiest of goals and can legitimately achieve them, what does it say about a magazine that says you should chase a man based exclusively based on his looks and fame (regardless of moral strength, values, intelligence and manner) because looks and fame are the only criteria by which Cousins could possibly qualify.
3. When will the community say enough is enough of crappy, gutter journalism that positions for the lowest common denominator and chases, hounds and crucifies good people for making everyday mistakes but then champions popular losers regardless of their reckless and dangerous behaviour.
Someone should be fired for this and the magazine should apologize to the women of Australia for treating them with such little respect.
Shame.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24948059-661,00.html
Big brother caused me some concern, Paris Hilton's television exploits made me scratch my head, channel 9 has me forever questioning the notion of commonsense and decency but CLEO magazine has got to take the cake....
Ben Cousins, are you people serious??? Ben Cousins as an eligible Australian bachelor of the year? How any adult in a senior executive position in a media company could seriously allow Ben Cousins to make this list simply defies belief...
This has all the worst elements of publicity stunt and so unashamedly shirks the corporate responsibility of a media outlet that shapes the attitude and perceptions of young people. This glides past poor taste, zooms past irresponsibility, eclipses bad judgment and lands squarely in the negligence box.
Let's get the facts:
1. Ben Cousins is not a hardened criminal.
2. Ben Cousins does deserve a chance to redeem himself and win back respect
3. Ben Cousins is a self admitted, recovering drug addict
4. Ben Cousins is the OPPOSITE of a role model, although in a few years if he stays clean and can reach his past football exploits again, he might get there...
5. Bachelor of the Year represents the BEST in the community, the most worthy in the community, the most 'winnable' young men in Australia
I ask you three critical questions:
1. What self respecting woman is yearning for a mixed up, sexed up, recovering addict who has yet to prove to his family, friends, employer, governing body and most importantly himself that he is past the danger point of his particular vice?
2. In an age of increasing equality for women, where girls and young women aspire to the loftiest of goals and can legitimately achieve them, what does it say about a magazine that says you should chase a man based exclusively based on his looks and fame (regardless of moral strength, values, intelligence and manner) because looks and fame are the only criteria by which Cousins could possibly qualify.
3. When will the community say enough is enough of crappy, gutter journalism that positions for the lowest common denominator and chases, hounds and crucifies good people for making everyday mistakes but then champions popular losers regardless of their reckless and dangerous behaviour.
Someone should be fired for this and the magazine should apologize to the women of Australia for treating them with such little respect.
Shame.
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