dot com baby vol. 01 - oxford art factory
vol. 01 – @theoxfordartfactory
I came because I was 100% sure everyone would look amazing. I was right. Came a bit tipsy, because there is no great story that comes from eating salad, right?
The first person I said hello to was @babimoni1 . Of course, she’s my bestie lol. Why the fuck didn’t I say hello to her first? After that, I took some photos of the audience as well.
Some conversations sounded like, “you are so tall,” “is it because of the heels or are you already tall?” For context, I’m 5’8 (173cm). Imagine how tall they are if I’m the one making comments about their height lol. Their response was, “we’re just tall haha.”
While I was vaping outside, I talked with the baddies who were just sitting on the pavement. They were Southeast Asian like me. They tried my vape, and we agreed on one thing: Southeast Asians seem to like the taste of oolong tea lol.
Night or early morning, well spent? One thing for sure: @beensufferable is no BS.
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dot com baby vol. 01 - sappho books
Vol. 01 – @sapphobooks
I saw @genevievelily_music at Summer Hill Town Hall a few weeks ago while I was on my way to go day clubbing to see @chaosinthecbd_ , in the CBD. Yea, very repetitive. I know. I told myself I’d stay for five minutes. I ended up staying for twenty. There was something intimate and grounding about her acoustic set. I don’t know why.
I came back to see her play live again, because I think her voice is magical. You should definitely watch her while you can.
Of course, I took some photos of the audience as usual.
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dot com baby vol. 01 - heist
vol. 01 – @heist.sydney
Same chaos, different dreams.
Or maybe different chaos, same dreams?
Yesterday I woke up at 4pm. I’d been club hopping the night before, but that’s a story for another day.
ANYWAY, I spent the day flipping the Dot Com Baby website again, reshaping it so it feels more like a journal. The navigation is smoother now. Everything moves more cleanly. I reassembled the whole thing, locked in for five hours straight, until about 1am.
This came after my coding guru @calvinalx (his DJ name is 4Spin btw) told me I needed to focus on two things to make the site more efficient. Pagination and infinite load, if you care.
After 1am, I headed to @abercrombie.sydney . I’d promised @_maxcherry I’d come in any condition, and it turns out my condition was severely dried eyes. She played from 3am to 4am. I honestly don’t care what time she plays. Her playlists never disappoint.
After that, I grabbed a regular mix snack pack with garlic and BBQ sauce from Metro Pita. It’s the closest spot to The Abercrombie.
My night was well spent.
Or maybe my morning was lol.
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dot com baby vol. 01 - last day of 2025
vol. 01 – Last day of 2025
My day started at @webstersbarnewtown Rooftop. I wanted to see @_maxcherry play live. I had never caught her set in person before. She was playing alongside @bumpin.syd . I stayed for about an hour before saying goodbye to Max.
“I’ll see you on Saturday,” I told her. “In any condition.”
From there, I moved to @theviconthepark to catch @kittyofthevalley_ . They always play in a way that feels slightly unreal. Their music lands better live. I said hi to the whole band and ran into @twomillionfreckles , the director of Venus, Examined. The venue was too loud for a proper conversation, so I typed questions into my phone notes and passed it back and forth between us.
Questions and answers:
When she found the boots, that's the sign she got the first help on earth after she was born? (Such as education etc?)
Yes sort of ! Getting the gumboots were the first sign that she was turning "mortal" ie . Nor direct connection with the land by wearing shoes, she all of a sudden is wearing something to protect herself, shield herself.
Why she decided to go back to the clamp (the womb)?
She realised how devious the world around her is...originally I had her walking into the ocean to go "home" but to us, as the audience it’s and obvious suicide. She is not giving up, in no way. She is tired, she has learnt what she needed to learn.
What do you want to deliver to the audience from Venus, Examined?
A story about the feminine body, about growing up and realising that you carry a weapon with you ... of love lost and won and lorn. It's about grief and stretching yourself to the extremes in an attempt to outride it, to cheat it. It's about, really, autonomy.
After that, I headed to Lidcombe to visit my friend @maximilianmmj . We played a drinking game, talked for hours, and let the night stretch until it was almost morning.
My friend @yerikhoo drove me home when we decided we were done.
Happy New Year.
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