well, i just got back home after a rewarding day in the verandah offices, and a refreshing evening at my new(ish) local, the bedford hotel. 'why is is so?' i imagine myself hearing you ask - well, let's break it down.
firstly, my day at verandah. as you may be aware (from past postings and the like), i am part of the editorial team for deakin's own literary journal, verandah 20. 'why the sudden proliferation of linkage?', i imagine myself hearing you ask. well, this is because i would like to think, that if you take anything at all away from reading this post, you take away the fact that verandah 20 is open for submissions. i have a hinkling(sic) that many of you blog-reader-writer types out there in the vast blogosphere are more than a tad creative, so here's an outlet. submit away - please do - you don't have to be a deakin student, you don't have to be published - heck, you could be anyone from anywhere with a talent to share - submissions are open till the last day of may. it would be great to see this year's verandah have a whole scope of artforms, from a whole range of people. all the rules and stuff are on the verandah homepage, so feel free to visit it and download the submission form to your heart's content. anyway - getting back to the point, which (if i remember it correctly) was, 'why was my day at the verandah offices so fulfilling?'. well, this is because today, i, with the artistic and excellent assistance from fellow verandah 20 editor, kate, put together our o-week showbag inserts. and they look great. they are due on friday, so i hope the ball we got rolling today stays on course and gets a steee-rike! on friday. amen.
as for the refreshing evening - well, what more can i say, apart from 30+ temperatures spent largely on public transport, + cold beer and air conditioning = one happy shalini. amenagain. have a happy and sunburn-free australia day, everyone - and don't forget to check out the verandah 20 website.