Laura Seabrook's Ramblings

Well, the reading went better than I expected.

Didn't get away from home until 11am. Got to the city at 11:30, and as the reading wasn't until 12:30pm, I went for a wander. had some lunch, (and bumped into Thom while he was taking a break from his work) and wandered back at 12:20pm. I met Sophie outside the venue (which sucked harshly because of location, and the fact that our readings were competing with a cappuccino machine), and then Bugsy turned up, as did Kim, and maybe a 1/2 dozen folk to listen.

We filled the whole hour. I read: "Girls, Like Me"; "Bitters Edge"; "On the Beach" (prose); and "A light was seen". Sophie also read the first sixth of my "Self Help" which she though was about a transgender support group, but which (if she'd bothered to read it all) was actually about Werewolves!

But I had a good time. Afterwards Sophie, myself, Kim and Bugsy all went around to the venue for the presentation next Friday. I was able to see how to present my comics there, and we discussed other issues with Dean, and it was fun. Afterwards we had coffee (and I got some chocolate cake - yum) and blocked out which bits of my comics would be used next week.

Then I dropped Kim off in Darby St, popped into the Octapod to use their toilets and drop off copies of my comics for their Zine Library. Apart from the reading, I haven;'t been to a single other TINA event. They're closing up here in a few minutes, and I might have a wander over to the PAN building, but it's straight home after that. I checked out the program, and there's nothing on from now 'til tonight that interests me.

Back tomorrow for the Arts Market / Zine Fair! :-)


Afterwards I had a look at the Watt Space Gallery.  Usual sort of stuff in there, but I was really taken by the art in the Locker Room - which was openly gay and out. I also chatted with Luke, one of the artists who created it, and was suitably impressed with their clarity and detail. They created a toilet cubicle mock-up with appropriate grafitti. Very clever.

I also dropped into the PAN building but they had a some panel speaking through a bad P.A. system, and a too crowded venue -- I wasn't impressed. Went home and fed the pets instead.