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  • Making the bootstrap paradox mine

    I have a dislike of the bootstrap paradox. I find it’s the one that I can visualise quite well, but as a result, I don’t like what I see.

    I first saw a version of this in whichever Harry Potter movie it was and immediately didn’t like it because it didn’t make sense, because I saw a closed loop that had a discrete ending. And circles don’t have endings. I left it at that, back then.

    I’ve probably encountered more through other shows and stories, but I only became conscious of the loop during the 11th Doctor, I think it was during the opening of the Pandorica when he encounters his dying self. Again, I didn’t like it, but I accepted it because he is a time traveller and can handle these things appropriately.

    It wasn’t until the 12th Doctor explicitly talks about the bootstrap paradox that I realised I need to write down my interpretation of how to manoeuvre this scenario to understand why I don’t like it. Luckily, it’s coincided with me thinking about which of my characters can cross their own timestreams and get away with it (well, there’s always a consequence, but not as dire as shows make it out to be). (more…)

  • 2017 – A year in review

    Dear diary,

    2017 was a good year. Everything I’d started in the previous two years continued, and got even better.

    I continued to love dance and got lucky and found myself a dance partner! I did my first “real” competitions and performed really well, and even did a national championship! I love taking pictures of people dancing too.

    I managed to visit Singapore for the first time and loved it, and visited Japan for the second time and loved that too! Got my Silver status with my frequent flyer program, which probably won’t happen ever again.

    Work has been hectic, kept me busy so the year went super fast.

    Made more barista friends and drank lots of coffee.

    Also got appendicitis, an impressive achievement.

    Still managed to draw some too, which is really impressive! Didn’t write as much though. Managed to record more dreams than ever before since I’ve somehow kept a dream diary alive.

    Did more travelling, visited Hong Kong for the first time and China for the kazillionth time.

    I finally blogged about Melbourne, and visited Tasmania for the first time, which I absolutely loved.

    Went to far too many good restaurants this year (and ate fugu!), but it wasn’t that that broke the bank. It was my Christmas home cooking which has put me in deficit for the beginning of this year.

    Looking forward, I already have 2018 all lined up (plus some), so let’s see how it all pans out!

    SAINT PETER SAINT PETER SAINT PETER

  • Reign

    Yay I coloured an old drawing! My Photoshop started playing up and I couldn’t erase from masked groups properly and had a cry then gave up so this is the final result. Sigh.

  • PTZS – Reign WIP

    This is a good feeling. Dunno if I will ever finish it though.

  • Hello Tasmania, the cold but beautifully delicious food place

    Oh Tasmania. The final state in Australia for me to visit, and now I’ve done all 6 states, and one territory. Northern Territory is my final frontier, but I don’t think that’s going to happen anytime soon. I’ve always wanted to visit Tasmania, but never really bothered to go. All I wanted to do was explore the food festival that happens every new year, but I never wanted to put up with the crowds and the cost of travelling in the holiday season.

    Well, finally I got my chance since I had a friend move there, so my accommodation was provided for. It was time to get to know Tasmania and see Salamanca Markets. All in less than two and a half days. First of all, here are some plane pictures!
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  • The original Cumulus Inc (2014 visit)

    Well, since I’m here, I found that my original Cumulus Inc photos are uploaded, but were never posted! Oh dear. Better do it now. (more…)

  • Aloft

    Aloft. Out of the three restaurants I visited, this was my favourite experience. I can’t really make a direct comparison with Franklin since I didn’t have a dinner sitting there though, so now, Aloft was the one I enjoyed the most as a whole. (more…)

  • MONA – Museum of Old and New Art

    I was originally planning a foodie only tour of Hobart since my stay was only two and a half days here, but my brother (I think he was the first) asked me if I was going to visit MONA, and that if I wasn’t, that I should go there anyway.

    Then I had a few other people talk about it, including my taxi driver, so I thought, hey, it’s a cool place, it featured in Restaurant Australia, and everyone knows about it, so I may as well get cultured while I’m at it.

    I did a walk past the information booth on the first day that I was here to enquire the minimum time I would need to get through the museum, since I was very, very time limited with all my restaurant bookings. The lady said that whole day was best, otherwise 4 hours was recommended, and that at a minimum, I’d need two hours. Well, that was interesting. Not being interested in art, I figured I could do this in two hours. However, as my first day was spent getting to know Hobart city, I had to leave it for my second day, and the only time I really had was between my 12PM Franklin booking and my 6PM Aloft booking. Given that lunch generally takes me about an hour, that gave me 5 hours, or so I thought. (more…)

  • Franklin

    Yay, Franklin! While Franklin has always been on my Hobart list, my excitement grew recently after discovering that a chef I am aware of (but didn’t actively stalk at the time) moved here and started working at the restaurant. I would have loved to come here at night for their full dining experience, but because I had far too many places to go and not enough time, I ended up shuffling this one to lunch simply because it was open for lunch while my other restaurants were dinner only. That bumped Templo right off this visit, but maybe next time…. (more…)

  • Dier Makr

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