“Because every hit show has some bad seasons.”
Editorial quality of these posts is not guaranteed, although I have made some adjustments. I don’t necessarily stand by many of the opinions I held in my ignorant early-20s.
All posts must be read in the context of not only my age, but the year of publication also. Posting in the early days was hard and fast, so removing the fluff was necessary. You can’t bleach the internet but you can retro-actively improve it!
If anything, the archival stuff provides a vaguely interesting timeline of how I’ve improved as a writer. If you’re into stuff like that.
Enjoy, or don’t.
The okay stuff of The Bad Years
Age 22 (2009-2010)
My favourite saga from this time that laid the foundations for what would come later:
The Facebook Incident
I Hate Current Affairs Shows (aka, RIP Today Tonight)
I’m Bringing Back Sunnies in the Dark (aka, I Love Sunnies in the Dark)
I Hate Fat People (A shameful post that almost had me appearing on Network Ten’s “A Can of Worms”, that shall remain in title only on that basis.)
I Hate Spirituality (aka, I Hate Hippies: The Reckoning)
Awful Ideas – Telling People That You Know Computers
I Hate Fads – Fake Tan Edition
Awful Ideas – Driving to Big Day Out
I Hate The Cardinal Sin (aka, I Hate Bad Bar Etiquette)
Excellent Ideas – Bringing back Hey Hey It’s Saturday
A Letter To My Other Neighbour
Age 23 (2010-2011)
A Letter to my Local Shopping Centre
I Hate Facebook (aka, The Privacy Problem)
Age 24 (2011-2012)
Life’s Important Questions – Which is more rude?
Hospitality Sucks. Parts:
One – Ordering
Two – Lazy People
Three – Neglectful Parenting
Four – Degenerate Gambler Edition
The Best of “Life’s Important Questions”
Question Four: Should you leave pegs on the line?
Question Five: Pickle or no Pickle?
Question Six: Is it socially acceptable to use a fork as a knife?
Question Seven: Which is more rude?
Formula breaking and written for the wrong audience:
The Plight of Sonic the Hedgehog
Excellent Ideas – Storming Kids Play Areas
A Day In The Life Of The Mysterious TAB Man