2008

It's new years eve and I'm sat here by myself, listening to Mozart's requiem and others out of respect for a woman who I've never met and will never meet, but meant one hell of a lot to someone who means one hell of a lot to me. (That plus I didn't get invited to any crazy punk parties this year). So I thought I'd write something I'd been thinking about writing for a few days now which was inspired by Zero Interest.

2008

This year I had to grow up very quickly. I had to face things myself which I'm still not used to:

Drink. Depression. Anxiety. Men. Intimacy. Pressure. Love. Hate. Disappointment. Nervousness. Fear. Nights out. Nights in. Insomnia. Pulling uni related all nighters. Caffeine abuse. New job. Responsibility. Maturity. Dependency. Learning when to let go. Not putting the previous into practice. Making new friends. Outgrowing the old ones. Change. Familiarity. Clarity. Finding a straight edge mentality.

Anyone who knows me will know that I tend to take on other people's problems as my own despite my best efforts to keep them separate: Life. Death. Murder. Suicide. Rape. Longing for drugs. Drug abuse. Alcohol abuse. Rehab. AA meetings. Theft. Fraud. Violence. Sexual abuse. Verbal Abuse. Emotional abuse. Abuse of power. Being dragged through the courts. Trouble with the law. Failure. Success. Incest. Marital problems. Divorce. Marriage. Bipolar. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Schizophrenia. Nervous Breakdowns. Cancer. Children.

I'm glad to say goodbye to the last year.

Issue #3

So, my planned launch for issue #3 isn't happening any time soon, so I'm going to organise something myself. Expect a March release date.

Some things to look forward to in issue #3:

• New contributors Zero Interest and Noah Skape


• Old contributors return; Barclay and Goth Cunt return


• Reviews, Roller Derby and more

In the mean time, I'll be organising the Masquerade Brawl for Perth Roller Derby. It's on Jan 25th 2009, at Morley Rollerdrome. We're having live bouts for the first time in WA as well aslive music and acts from Sugar Blue Burlesque. So come down and find out how we roll!