Comments for Dominic Knight

Comment on Appearances by Disco Boy by Dominic Knight – Book Thingo

Disco Boy by Dominic Knight – Book Thingo — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:04:44 +0000

[...] Dominic Knight will be appearing at various events in the Sydney Writer’s Festival. Check his website for [...]

Comment on I believe you Juliar by BS Detector

BS Detector — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:25:10 +0000

Suspect science (no there is not a consensus and the science is not settled), deeply flawed economics and dishonest politics. Yeah OK let her rip. Screw the public.

Comment on Twelve tips for those home alone by Helsta

Helsta — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 09:27:21 +0000

Really enjoyed the article (although parts of it were a little too close to home, pun intended!)

Whilst retaining one’s sanity can be a bit more of a struggle when living alone, there’s definitely a number of plusses. Such as not having to queue for the bathroom when your flatmate takes up residence in there. And not having to listen to the sounds of said flatmate “entertaining” in the neighbouring room (although perhaps I just had a bad flatmate).

Looking forward to reading your next article (and well done for using the phrase “young players”- I thought I was the only one who used it!)

Comment on I believe you Juliar by KH (amateur cynic)

KH (amateur cynic) — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 06:17:45 +0000

I would like to reply but I’m waiting for Tony Abbott to tell me how I should feel about it.

Comment on I believe you Juliar by Erryn

Erryn — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:40:14 +0000

People love to complain about political decisions as though every move made is the PM’s doing. I imagine half the country is picturing her sitting in an underground lair counting her money and going “MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!” if most of their comments on the carbon tax are anything to go by.

Comment on No smoke without ire by Erryn

Erryn — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:53:04 +0000

I resent you implying that listening to Neil Diamond is a bad thing But I wholeheartedly agree with this otherwise. A lot of people close to me smoke and to each their own – I don’t preach to them, unless you count me burying my parent’s ciggarettes when I was a kid (I don’t ) but if they want to smoke, do it away from me and anybody else who has no interest in being around it. Luckily for me, I have tolerable friends who are pretty good with their smoking etiquette. Random strangers who think it’s their right to breathe the fumes wherever it suits them, however, I want to stab with a pin.

Comment on Twelve tips for those home alone by Erryn

Erryn — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:44:41 +0000

Hahaha I love this article! “Maybe you’re just weird”. I live with two of my best friends & I can’t wait to be able to afford my own place!!! But yeah, I am kind of weird.

Comment on Twelve tips for those home alone by Bron

Bron — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:24:11 +0000

First time I lived alone was in the inner city, until it got too expensive (they put the rent up by $80 p.w. in one fell swoop!) then I moved to a suburb near Hurstville. Oh how I hated suburbia. I started talking to myself, spent most of my time “talking” to people online, spent entire weekends watching TV shows from beginning to end, and constantly ate Indian takeaway and relishing that small contact with the outside world. Just as you suggest, Dom.

Friends couldn’t find this suburb, despite it being on the trainline (I had to find new friends) so the rare entertaining I did, I was all over them like a rash. Figuratively speaking, of course.

I tried walking around my apartment naked, but it was always risky as the balcony was a communal one, with people putting their washing on the clothes hoist outside my lounge room window, and my bedrooms were opposite the fire station (the upside was I got to watch the hot firemen, even though they were fully dressed).

Ahh, the good old days.

And now I’m looking for a new home, as it happens. Are you sure you really want to share with just *anybody*?

Comment on Twelve tips for those home alone by The Mummy Hat

The Mummy Hat — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:41:22 +0000

You are so right, as the mother of a baby I am envious of your 16 hours of freedom on a weekend day. I don’t get that in a month!
Swapsies?

Comment on In defence of books, and bookshops by Freddie

Freddie — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:57:06 +0000

I think Amazon have done a pretty good job with the recommendation system – I discover lots of other titles in an area similar to my interests (Roman history, Antarctic exploration) and then every now and then something completely different pops up. Lots of passionate reviews from others. And then Twitter sends me a constant stream of what is exciting others.
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