A New Project

Well, I now have a new project. I have been appointed as an online community development officer for Brimbank Libraries. You may be asking yourself about now "what the f$%k does an 'online community development officer' do?"


First let me point out that I am job sharing this position which Christian who works at Central Services and that it is only temporary for around 6 months.


What this position is responsible for is the research, consultation and development stage of a new website for Brimbank Libraries. What makes this role so exciting is:

a) The website well and truly needs an overhaul, and being in a position to have input into how it should be structured is great.

b) Council has a vision of making the library website more than a static web presence, but more interactive and more of a community portal integrating many of the latest web features such as blogging, wikis, RSS feeds, ect, allowing more 2 way communication between the library and its customers online.

c) Council is looking at building the website on an open source content management system called Joomla. I think the potential of an open source solution is very exciting.

I will be working at Central Services at Sunshine on this position on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Fridays, meaning I will continue to work at Sydenham on Mondays and Thursdays.

Big Brother Rumours

OK, You would think after Big Brother being complete rubbish this year, and not having watched most of the season that I would no longer be interested in Big Brother gossip. However all the changes that they are making for 2008 has caught my attention and will probably mean I will give it a go this year when it returns.





There are a number of rumours on the Behind Big Brother website. These include:

• The return of BB Uncut - which I think would be an obvious idea to try and resuscitate the show


• Having extra BB episodes and shows and more live streaming on the new Ten HD channel.


• Having nominations on Sundays straight after the eviction


• A new house "unlike any other we have seen before"


• Having normal people in the house of all different ages... just not Barbie and Ken dolls under 25.

As well as these 'rumours', the audition process has begun on the official Big Brother website. With prospective housemates required to make a 90 second video stating why they should be in the BB house. These videos will then be posted on the Big Brother website from December for the public to vote for who they want to be a housemate!

It may be a very interesting year that will either make or break big brother... though I must say I am very upset that Gretel has left and been replaced by the egotistical idiot Kyle and his dopey sidekick Jacki-O.

My Computer is Dead

Hey,
My computers hard disk had died, so I can not get onto the net at home to work on my blog... but I am working on a post updating my nice long weekend, which is currently in draft, so I will finish it and put it up on the web soon.

Andrew