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Mike Jones

Preparation [#blogjune 20]

Tonight it’s time to prepare. To pack clothes, check my washbag, run through the flight details, check my wallet and passport are in place, and – because I’m paranoid – check and re-check everything umpteen times until I finally get… Continue Reading →

Warning: contains traces of nuts [#blogjune 18]

This is my inaugural #blogjune rant. You have been warned. Tonight I visited my parents for my Dad’s 71st birthday. By the end of the evening it had become a rant against the state of Australian politics, capitalism, corporations, and university… Continue Reading →

On procrastination [#blogjune 17]

Hello, my name’s Mike and I’m a procrastinator. For as long as I remember I’ve been a fairly serious procrastinator. I fiddle and faff about on anything I can find until the last minute – until a deadline is looming… Continue Reading →

Ulysses and other books I haven’t read [#blogjune 16]

This year I was planning to finally read Ulysses in its entirety in time to celebrate on 16 June. I even took it off my bookcase a couple of weeks ago and put it on my coffee table so it was staring… Continue Reading →

On punk and politics [#blogjune 15]

Warning: this is one of those ‘back in my day…’ [wags finger] posts. I’m still a little deaf, battered and bruised after last night’s great Hard-Ons 30th anniversary gig at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne. There was lots of jumping… Continue Reading →

Photography [#blogjune 14]

I need to get my photographic mojo back. For a while there I was practising a lot, and though I was never completely happy with the results I think I was gradually getting better. But in the last year or… Continue Reading →

Luck, transience and fate [#blogjune 13]

I just arrived home on Friday 13th to discover my landlord is kicking me out of my flat so I have to move by early September. Or, given I fly overseas on 27 August, by mid to late August. Or,… Continue Reading →

Kristin Hersh [#blogjune 12]

After a hectic day at work, I am heading to Northcote Social Club tonight to see Kristin Hersh. I’ve been a fan for a long time, but have never seen her perform live. Can’t wait for the show! But it means… Continue Reading →

Newspapers the old-fashioned way [#blogjune 11]

Thanks to all those who read my post yesterday, on skills for digital historians. Today, I want to briefly touch on another aspect of the increasingly digital world. I heard in our meeting yesterday that a history academic asked a… Continue Reading →

Skills for digital historians [#blogjune 10]

Today, three archivists (I was one) and three historians met to discuss what skills and resources were important when teaching a capstone history subject – not as part of a dedicated ‘digital humanities’ course, but as a necessary introduction to… Continue Reading →

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