I don’t know if you’ve ever attempted to do a HIIT workout while wearing a face mask, but I probably won’t be trying that again. Technically I was doing vigorous outdoor exercise far away from everyone else in the park, so I would have been exempt from wearing a mask under current restrictions in Perth.Continue reading “The mask giveth and the mask taketh away”
Author Archives: Lee-Ann
Playthings review for Perth Walkabout
My review of Playthings — a play by Scott McArdle, presented by Black Swan State Theatre Company and the Blue Room Theatre — is now online. Read my Playthings review at Perth Walkabout. I first started writing for Perth Walkabout in 2010 and have done theatre reviews for them since 2014, but it’s actually beenContinue reading “Playthings review for Perth Walkabout”
All my systems are nervous
Today was a funny old day. It started out like a pretty normal Friday in WA. I grabbed a coffee from my favourite cafe on my way into work. Recent talk of COVID-19 spreading through the ventilation in hotels was sort of in the back of my mind. But mostly I was thinking about whatContinue reading “All my systems are nervous”
I try not to butcher Macy Gray, but you be the judge of that
This might be a slight detour from my usual programming around here, but I guess this blog isn’t old or established enough to really know what the usual programming is. Anyway, a few weeks ago, I — a verified no-hit wonder — performed “I Try” by Macy Gray in front of actual, living people. There’sContinue reading “I try not to butcher Macy Gray, but you be the judge of that”
The creep on the bus looks just like us
Content Warning: This post contains descriptions of sexual harassment and assault. When I was 17, a middle-aged man in a faded green polo shirt and blue jeans exposed his erect genitalia to me and groped my buttocks. We were in a bookstore at the train station. I had seen this man on the bus earlierContinue reading “The creep on the bus looks just like us”
Lee-Ann Khoh 