Hello.

For those following our fortnightly Carnival Cinema Newsletters (if your not subscribed, don’t miss out, subscribe in the right-hand column – we are up to edition 19# at the time of this post!) you will know I usually do a ‘From the Editor in Chief aka Hello from Hamish’ section, this year we thought we’d change it up a bit – It will now be called ‘From the Editor in Chief aka Hamish’s fortnightly Findings‘ and live here on the Mag.

This means my segment can be a bit more in-depth with links to things I’m reading or inspired by and other musings and it will come out every 2 weeks.

So welcome to Hamish’s Fortnightly Findings 1#.

After going into full digital-free hibernation mode over the Xmas/silly season, away from social media & work, I got reminded about some simple joys and the beauty & power of a bunch of things (I made some ‘findings’ if you will) :

• Found contentment through: watering my veggie patch
• The joy of: floating with the family down the river (watch out for the stingrays – I didn’t tell the kids how close it was!)
• The satisfaction of: painting a wall (starting on the ‘Garage to Carnival Cinema Studio’ Conversion!)
• Feeling gratitude for: all the good people I know and got to spend some real-life downtime with.
• The lesson learnt: if you are going into said digital-free hibernation mode maybe let people know that’s what’s happening otherwise they can get the shits when they can’t contact you! Soz.
• Reminded that: Cane Toads freak you out when you tread on them in the dark………let’s face it, they are just plain creepy.

Nicci
Pic by Ponch Hawkes

Inspired by: This Interview/Conversation With Nicci Wilks and Clare Bartholomew

I just finished transcribing and formatting this great, one and a half hour, interview/conversation with these two old friends/awesome creators about the birth of their show The Long Pigs (created with our dear mate Derek Ives) and much, much more. I had a great time doing this interview and it got me pumped about the prospect of the Carnival Cinema Podcast to house the more in-depth long-form interviews. Check it out HERE.

The Book I’ve been reading: The Shepherd’s Hut by Tim Winton

I just finished this, in my opinion, awesome book.

It’s full of harsh Aussie vernacular, it’s darkly poetic and bleak and minimal in its setting. I loved it and it has set me off on a Tim Winton splurge which I haven’t done before. His poetic take on the darkish uneasiness underlying ‘normal’ Australian lives is taking me on a ride.

The Podcast I’ve been Listening to: The Tim Ferriss Show

I’ve been listening to Tim Ferriss on and off for a few years now, Joren Dawson (Club Swizzle, Jelly or Jam) first got me onto him. For those that haven’t come across him, he describes his podcast/interviews:  “In each episode I deconstruct world-class performers from eclectic areas (investing, sports, business, art, etc.) to extract the tactics, tools, and routines you can use.  This includes favourite books, morning routines, exercise habits, time-management tricks, and much more”.

*He is the author of some great books too including The 4 Hour Work Week

He’s an interesting cat (Disclaimer: I’m sure he’s not everyone’ss cup of tea) and there are loads of wild interviews, The latest ones I’ve listened to are:

• Greg McKeown — How to Master Essentialism (#355) the author of, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

• Paul Stamets — How Mushrooms Can Save You and (Perhaps) the World (#340)  is an intellectual and industry leader in the habitat, medicinal use, and production of fungi. This one was fascinating!!

*In fact this, Hamish’s Fortnightly Findings is directly influenced by his 5 Bullet Friday emails (Thanks Tim!).

Video Inspiration: Nina Simone Live At Montreux 1976

On that note……

As always make sure you get off your computer, check out live shows and try and take a moment to check in with yourself and each other in real life,

Peace & respect,

Hamish

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