I’m in a land down under

May 23, 2004 D. H. McKee

Off

Good day, eh? Well, after about 20+ hours of flying, with stops in Vancouver and Honolulu, I’m now in Australia. We actually missed a whole day, where Friday turned literally into Sunday (we’ll get it back again on the way back, I’m told). Spent some of Sunday walking around in the local shopping mall, getting accustomed to all the new brands and stores. Interestingly enough, things aren’t all that much different, except Billabong is really big down here.

Climate-wise, it’s still pretty nice, even though it’s supposed to be winter in Sydney, and the lows are around 10c, the highs around 21c. And there are palm trees. Also, birds. Lots of them. Big birds … big, noisey birds. Cockatoos, parrots, and one or two mynah birds, all screeching loudly at 6am.

Ate some Vegemite on toast for breakfast, and going into Sydney to look at some of the famous sites.

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As a guy who occasionally curates art shows and wrangles artists together, I often have to edit and post artist bios, profile pictures, and artwork images. This can be a problem, since many artists and writers aren’t used to selling themselves. Artists rarely know how to present their art for display in a brochure, and writers aren’t used to writing about themselves.

Writers often treat the bio like it’s an interview or something. Maybe like they’re having a conversation with you, the reader. While it may work sometimes, the most common way to write a bio is to write in the 3rd person.

I’m like those writers, and I’m talking to you directly, unlike the common way to do a bio. You should see my About page. It makes sense to me, since this is a bit which describes my blog’s website. When I get famous enough that I don’t have time to talk to you, I’ll have an intern write everything in 3rd person. Until then, you get to talk to me.

Like blogs of old, this one is a personal document of the comings and goings of me. Articles I’ve written, links I’ve posted, videos I liked, etc. Here, a first-person perspective is the way to go, at least for now. So, this is my site. I’m D. H. McKee, a sometimes artist, sometimes writer. Mostly just a guy on the internet.