Happy Election Day Queensland

Tonight two big nerd events will be competing for my attention on Cable TV, the final episode of Battlestar Galactica due to start on SciFi (132) at around 9pm and the Queensland State Election which is also notable for sci fi geeks because the Borg is one of the candidates...

Here's a very dumb video I made back when they formed the LNP


All obtuse sci fi references aside the end result of the Qld election will be fascinating - is Qld destined to be a one-party state (much as it was under Sir Joh all those decades ago) or will we see one of the biggest come from behind swings in the history of elections in this country!

Anyone in Queensland reading this blog remember to vote well and vote often, I hope your chosen candidate gets up!

Saturday 7 February 2009

I don't have much to say today - there are far more important things going on - in the past 48 hours no less than 26 fires have been raging across this state (Victoria) with now 84 people confirmed dead, among them beloved former Nine Newsreader Brian Naylor.

The Toll now counts this as the single worst natural disaster in Australian history eclipsing the horrific Ash Wednesday fires of 1983.

My thoughts go out to everyone affected by this disaster which is nothing less than horrific in its scale.