Category Archives: Friends

Twitter

Written by Darryn Mitussis. Posted on 25 December, 2007. Filed under Friends, Personal, Technology. Tagged . 3 Comments.
As my friends and students know, I’m interested in the way that new technology changes our relationships (not just with people, but with institutions and existing technology). One of the tenets of postindustrial / postmodern / network society is that new communications technology both fragments traditional society and enables new (non-geographic) social arrangements. We might [...]

Dessert

Written by Darryn Mitussis. Posted on 24 December, 2007. Filed under Consumption, Friends, Personal. 2 Comments.
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I found another photo that shows just how enormous our dessert was yesterday.

Time off in Athens

Written by Darryn Mitussis. Posted on 23 December, 2007. Filed under Consumption, Friends, Personal. 3 Comments.
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Its time for a little time off, second semester teaching has finished, though there is a stack of marking to be done first thing in the new year. I’ve headed to Athens to rest a little, take some photos, enjoy the better weather and try and catch up with friends and relatives.

New places in Shanghai

Written by Darryn Mitussis. Posted on 31 July, 2007. Filed under China, Consumption, Friends, Personal. No comments.
On the weekend I managed to see a few new places and revisit a few old ones and relax with friends, including one making a short trip from abroad. Originally, I’d planned only a quick work trip, but this was expanded at the last minute. This weekends planned trip might have to shrink as a [...]

Xian and the terracotta warriors

Written by Darryn Mitussis. Posted on 3 June, 2007. Filed under China, Friends, Photography. 2 Comments.
Having finished the undergraduate marking I’ve had time to sneak in a quick trip to Xi’an on the way to Beijing for work. While here I’ve caught up with a favourite former student, a good friend passing through on business and, of course, seen some of the history and culture of Xi’an. I also had [...]