http://www.gavindixon.com Gavin Dixon On the fringe of the fringe since Oct 05. "Tedious, shock-horror juvenilia" Copyright 2005 Mon, 8 Sep 2008 11:15:38 -0700 http://www.gavindixon.com/blog.php/224 http://www.gavindixon.com/blog.php/224 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:46:20 -0800 The first I heard of Hunter S Thompson was February 20 2005 - the day that the self-appointed Dr of Gonzo Journalism took a shotgun to his head and ended his life with a bang. In the days following his death the newspapers ran stories of his life and... http://www.gavindixon.com/blog.php/223 http://www.gavindixon.com/blog.php/223 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:16:59 -0800 "Really Big Expert" According to John Safran. "Somewhat of a geek and a coolsie" Self described. Both probably wrong for the most part. But so it was I got to meet someone for whom I have admired for many years - John Safran. We have... http://www.gavindixon.com/blog.php/222 http://www.gavindixon.com/blog.php/222 Thu, 7 Feb 2008 23:06:03 -0800 The completion of the Sudden Movement take-home DVD spectacular is nearing completion. I plan to give one to everyone who helped out on the project - a total of roughly 30 people. Uber producer and Director of Photography Nick MacLean is authoring... http://www.gavindixon.com/blog.php/221 http://www.gavindixon.com/blog.php/221 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:10:09 -0800 Went and watched the thoroughly enjoyable and surprisingly authentic Juno last night at Melbourne's premier entertainment venue: Hoyts Eastland. Bri and I both truly enjoyed the film and readily agreed on the following: - The dialogue of Ellen Page's... http://www.gavindixon.com/blog.php/220 http://www.gavindixon.com/blog.php/220 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:51:31 -0800 Because being up at a quarter to eleven, playing Scrabulous against a lady by the name of Esmay (who, by the way, makes moves as slow as her name would suggest) isn't geeky enough: Click here http://www.gavindixon.com/blog.php/219 http://www.gavindixon.com/blog.php/219 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:51:46 -0800 I have come in to possession of 90-odd Megabytes of documents propriety of everyone's favourite collection of whackos: the Church of Scientology. The documents were recently released on the net - a result of the 'Anonymous War on Scientology.' Read... http://www.gavindixon.com/blog.php/218 http://www.gavindixon.com/blog.php/218 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:26:23 -0800 I'm a tad tired as I was up until the wee hours (2am for those playing at home) pitting my Scrabulous skills against other random facebook coolsies. Expertly switching between two games at once had me feeling a bit like Garry Kasparov ... if I conveniently... http://www.gavindixon.com/blog.php/217 http://www.gavindixon.com/blog.php/217 Tue, 8 Jan 2008 02:30:09 -0800 As part of my Creative Writing unit (I'm doing an Arts Degree dontchyaknow? *Dons skivvy, doffs beret*) I had to write a 2000-odd word short story. I had a weeks extension due to a bout of glandular fever, but I still only managed a day or two to... http://www.gavindixon.com/blog.php/216 http://www.gavindixon.com/blog.php/216 Thu, 3 Jan 2008 21:59:07 -0800 Possibly the most challenging, but definitely the most fun thing I have done in the past few years (having a child aside) is making a short film. The film is titled Sudden Movement which I wrote it specifically for Tropfest and also directed and edited.... http://www.gavindixon.com/blog.php/215 http://www.gavindixon.com/blog.php/215 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:39:44 -0800 Well, well, well; what a busy few months it has been. To summarise, some highlights: - Being a dad of a headstrong, soon-to-be schoolboy while continuing a wonderful relationship with a caring, inspiring, smart and sexy lady - Contracting...