http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/ Optomystic Opportunism en Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:03:00 GMT Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:03:00 GMT info@optomysticopportunism.com info@optomysticopportunism.com http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/images/paulees-winterfest2007opto.jpg http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/ http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/champion-of-the-pause/ I often go to a cafe across the road from my college, called Pausa. In Italian, the name means 'break' - like cigarette break, lunch break, coffee break. I use... http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/champion-of-the-pause/#comments http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/champion-of-the-pause/ Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:03:00 GMT http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/fashion-and-literature/ Slowly but surely, the topic of who imitates who will rear its debatable bosom into our collective conscience. Back in my late teens, I found myself a wonderful imitation of... http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/fashion-and-literature/#comments http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/fashion-and-literature/ Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:24:00 GMT http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/some-just-arent-coming-to-the-party/ I have heard that women are more inclined to mill over small pieces and thoughts with others, while men prefer to let information sink in without a word being said... http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/some-just-arent-coming-to-the-party/#comments http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/some-just-arent-coming-to-the-party/ Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:17:00 GMT http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/the-pretension-of-promotion/ For those of us who survived walking the streets of the inner suburbs of Sydney in the 1980's and 90's, it can be forgiven that one will feel out of... http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/the-pretension-of-promotion/#comments http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/the-pretension-of-promotion/ Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:33:00 GMT http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/italian-film-addiction/ It all happens so fast. One week you are functioning perfectly without the need for excess, the next you are at odds with yourself - unsure why such a strong... http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/italian-film-addiction/#comments http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/italian-film-addiction/ Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:43:00 GMT http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/frustrated-authority/ So much time, so little space. Such is the dilemma for those of us stuck in middle management roles, with the realisation that the contract did not give us the... http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/frustrated-authority/#comments http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/frustrated-authority/ Sat, 05 Sep 2009 08:36:00 GMT http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/existential-inclinations-of-the-middle-youth/ Beyond everything generation after generation afflicts upon the world, and what the world afflicts upon them, there is a common ground of neutrality where all external forces can be nullified... http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/existential-inclinations-of-the-middle-youth/#comments http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/existential-inclinations-of-the-middle-youth/ Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:15:00 GMT http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/to-write-an-oscarwinning-novel/ I suppose it all comes down to knowing that point where what you're writing is no longer built for the movies. Maybe the author simply cannot see any actors taking... http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/to-write-an-oscarwinning-novel/#comments http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/to-write-an-oscarwinning-novel/ Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:47:00 GMT http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/na-cidade-2-this-is-macau-in-winter/ Back again with another ramble, this time from the other side of the equator. Beware, this is VERY urban guerilla style filming. Enjoy. Pointing out where is east, we're looking... http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/na-cidade-2-this-is-macau-in-winter/#comments http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/na-cidade-2-this-is-macau-in-winter/ Tue, 12 May 2009 07:03:00 GMT http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/right-wing-intellectuals/ Karl Rove and John Howard are about as far as the idea of the right wing thinking machinations has, and will, go. Mr Rove was behind the reign of George... http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/right-wing-intellectuals/#comments http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/right-wing-intellectuals/ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:12:00 GMT http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/chocolate-coated-waistlines/ The more traditional folk are celebrating easter by decorating their homes with palm leaves and their eggs with petite paint strokes. In my household, and many across this wide brown... http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/chocolate-coated-waistlines/#comments http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/chocolate-coated-waistlines/ Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:44:00 GMT http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/aww-man/ The balance had been perfected. Work in the early morning, classes in the afternoon, and enough time for a long lunch in between. On the weekends - drink and be... http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/aww-man/#comments http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/aww-man/ Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:46:00 GMT http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/reminder-from-st-valentine/ I'm not too sure how to describe this type of event. I had a couple of clinger on friends for the night, but was told not to bring them as... http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/reminder-from-st-valentine/#comments http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/reminder-from-st-valentine/ Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/a-potent-dose-of-hope/ As we experience all our ups and downs of the years past, one may find it best complemented with reading material that doesn't ask for too much emotional depth. In... http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/a-potent-dose-of-hope/#comments http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/a-potent-dose-of-hope/ Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:30:00 GMT http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/emotional-ripoffs/ Its the problem with women. Its the problem with men. And these men and women really need to get together to give each other a taste of their own medicine... http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/emotional-ripoffs/#comments http://www.optomysticopportunism.com/emotional-ripoffs/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:31:00 GMT