Temporary tattoo at acacia ridge party in the park

This event was organized by the city council via Plan C. Plan C is a group of people consisting of an architect, film maker, community development worker and a few other exceptionally talented middle class nearly grown up people who help the community by organizing for the community to liaise with the Governrment about their needs- How empowered is that!- They look really cool and groovy in thier natural fabrics with their coloured hair and flash degrees (no NOT jealous ;).. They formed a company and work holistically for employers who can afford to pay them. Goodness! It's as much as I can do to get a job.
Although I am not a fan of tattoos - In the subculture of the background I come from they meant something- something tough, and you would be expected have certain skills to go with them. Skills such as biting the heads off budgies (or gold fish), carrying weapons... You get the drift. So I am very surprised that having a temporary tattoo can be so enjoyable- and it can be removed with metho. If it were real I presume I'd need to drink the metho.
Anyway, I went to the Acacia Ridge Party in the Park in a work role and the lovely Laura from the Youth support service used her compressor and ink to give me this beautiful addition to my forearm. When I think of a tattoo on my own skin I always skip immediately to the time in life when you will have to unfold the skin and hold in taunt to see the picture and that seems to quell any desire to have something permanently on my body. "And here boys and girls is a picture of the bird"

EUROCENTRIC BREAK IN THE GLOBAL PROGRAM

These last couple of days have been a beautiful break for me in the news sector. I usually steer clear of the news .. and attempt not to watch too many programs made in the one country each week - unless it's my own country. That'd be an unlikely challenge..
The last couple of days have been a refreshing break- with the Queen's birthday in the UK.. and the Gay Pride Fair day yesterday in Brisbane where there where a number of celebrating Brisvegas queens to the Soccer, or should I say, Football.
I am generally football illiterate- although when I was working in a drug and alcohol detox service I did become slightly less illiterate.
One of the things I like or I should say 'loike' about it is it is eurocentric. It also seems to be a celebratory focus where no one is getting physically hurt (shot , punched kicked - although I understand people do get kidnapped in Brazil).
I also watch the Tour de France. Let's just hope no-one feels they have to find a terrorist or WMD (in the soccer world Rinaldo?) to get a 'look in' with the news.

Grant Sarra rules...

Last Wednesday I attended an awareness raising day for the victims of Homicide in the city square. There were quite a number of speakers but a couple of them were excellent. .. Well they were all good really because I was replacing some one at the last minute and didn't feel up to speaking because it was such a sensitive area. The Mayor's wife was a little weird saying she was glad that this had never happened to her! Oh my my! Not the thing to say .. Anyway Betty T. spoke on behalf of Domestic Violence. She was great and Grant Sarra spoke- from an indigenous perspective - If you've never heard him speak and get the opportunity then get yourself along there..

sunday afternoon tea

Beautiful weather in down town Brisbane at the moment. It's a small window of opportunity where you don't melt everytime you walk out the door. We had a sit in the bush backing onto Maree's house. It was lovely.