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The Waiting Room and New Possibilities

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  I am waiting and maintaining my presence For centuries, artists have shown what it means to wait. Their works capture quiet, tense moments in which every gesture and expression suggests deep emotions just below the surface. One of my favourite artists who explored the theme of waiting is Honoré Daumier. His lithographs and paintings of third-class carriage passengers or people in court waiting rooms are especially insightful. He captures patience, exhaustion, and resignation in their faces and postures, turning waiting into a thoughtful reflection on human life. When I made my digital watercolour, I wanted to capture the feeling of waiting, just as artists before me have done. I used bright oranges and golds to create energy and contrast with the central figure, who appears deep in thought. We have to learn to inhabit the pause rather than just trying to leap over it. I think of it as staying engaged with the 'now,' even when the 'now' feels like a dead end. Instead o...
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What a bloke

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What a bloke, McGuire.


Homophobic Comments



Homophobic comments in the Winter Olympics, 
''They don't leave anything in the locker room, those blokes,'' said Molloy.
''They don't leave anything in the closet either, do they?'' McGuire said, laughing.
''Careful,'' Molloy replied. ''You'll get yourself into trouble.''
Channel 9 Response: NO COMMENT

Racist Comments


Calling the Australian of the year King Kong, 
The conversation: he is a throwback to the old racist, sexist culture that has blighted Australian sport.


Sexist Comments


The Age: he would pay $50,000 to see  Wilson stay under a pool of iced water and charge an extra $10,000 for "everyone to stand around the outside and bomb her".


Sexist President of Collingwood Passive Decision

He chooses to non-attend the first AFLW game, in which his team, the team he is president of, had the honor to play. Rather than acting as the leader - the President of the Collingwood Football Club, he chose to commentate at a male boxing match.

The Age: It looks like "Eddie Everywhere" McGuire can't be everywhere - or at least not when it comes to women's footy.



Talk is cheap and talk is also easy for this bloke.  What a bloke, McGuire.

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