Blogs from Cottesloe, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania

Hello once again! It's been a busy week here! Each day at work, I've been working on getting this new task finally up and running, and I think it is now all ready to go! I am being given instructions on participant recruitment and payment tomorrow, and then I am ready to start actually collecting data. Outside of my Australian lab responsibilities, Huchao (one of my friends from the lab in China) and I have been making good progress on our manuscript and I have been working on my other-age task that is part of my dissertation. In terms of some humorous work-related news, last Thursday night, Cathy and I were Skype chatting about my data and I started noticing an odd smell in my room. Then, I heard a loud "pop!" and I looked over ... read more

april 6, 2011. major marketing upgrade for flagoz sticker and other items with flagoz design. it's taken ten years but i finally figured out that the word 'australia' on the sticker in blue can be made oh so much more powerful by doing the letters in red, green and gold. this can now be seen on flagoz on facebook with the first pictures taken of supporters holding the poster version. i will also change the word 'flagoz' from green to blue. perfect! ... read more

11-2-11. with over 270 photos posted on flagoz on facebook, the gallery of supporters has just begun. planning trip to top end in august so that will be ample opportunity to get support in the territory. when i think of all the wonderful people i met in my three years on the road, i'm sad i didn't have my camera going. never envisioned the power of facebook. neither did tunisia or mubarak. ... read more

22-1-11. new year, renewed effort. the flagoz facebook page has appeared. now i'm having a hoot photographing supporters. check it out. more to come. australia day appearance being considered. happy new year and give flagoz a 'like' on facebook.... read more

8-12-10. grrrrrrrr. seems no clothing this summer. who knows. why does this all have to be so hard? everybody who saw the file thought they were terrific. otherwise i have printed a poster which i can do at the library A3 size for 50cents. now have 15 cafes and other locations with the poster. happy holidays to all. cheers, fred... read more

22-11-10. hi all still waiting for clothing to happen. hopefully january. real news is that i'm doing facebook which allows for visual posts. anybody wanting to receive them can be 'friends' to fred rieben. i've done some lampoons of gillard, swan and rudd in front of the british flag and posted photos of our wine 'republic red'. hopefully will get more ideas for cartoons. taking more video footage and hope to create the next vox pop utube (see new australian flag). still think the first is good. next will include two aussie military blokes saying they like and want the new flag. expect the royal wedding to stir debate. will also be prime material for lampooning monarchy.... read more

22-11-10. hi all still waiting for clothing to happen. hopefully january. real news is that i'm doing facebook which allows for visual posts. anybody wanting to receive them can be 'friends' to fred rieben. i've done some lampoons of gillard, swan and rudd in front of the british flag and posted photos of our wine 'republic red'. hopefully will get more ideas for cartoons. taking more video footage and hope to create the next vox pop utube (see new australian flag). still think the first is good. next will include two aussie military blokes saying they like and want the new flag. expect the royal wedding to stir debate. will also be prime material for lampooning monarchy.... read more

7-11-10. must be my lucky day. got my seniors card and thought to ride the train for free to perth and back. parked in swanbourne but found the train wasn't running, under repair. repaired to peppy grove we're now the second richest people on earth. and second in quality of life after norway. the parity dollar now being one yankee dollar. strolled into breakfast in the park ending leaving lots of fruit cups and upmarket snags. sunshine. light clouds on a cool spring day. met several who knew me and yarned of times past. mega support for flag. wandered to yacht club where 'sail free' was in progress so i hopped on for a toodle around the bay jib only. mother and two daughters, she was totally taken by flag. i'm now wandering with my bloggie ... read more

7-11-10. must be my lucky day. got my seniors card and thought to ride the train for free to perth and back. parked in swanbourne but found the train wasn't running, under repair. repaired to peppy grove we're now the second richest people on earth. and second in quality of life after norway. the parity dollar now being one yankee dollar. strolled into breakfast in the park ending leaving lots of fruit cups and upmarket snags. sunshine. light clouds on a cool spring day. met several who knew me and yarned of times past. mega support for flag. wandered to yacht club where 'sail free' was in progress so i hopped on for a toodle around the bay jib only. mother and two daughters, she was totally taken by flag. i'm now wandering with my bloggie ... read more