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My father and I spent the day today travelling together along the recently opened City section of the Sydney Metro, stopping to look at the new-build architecture on our way out to visit the Australian Railway Historical Society’s Redfern bookshop. Just over a hundred metres from Waterloo Metro Station. In the Sydney suburb of Alexandria. Clear as mud ;p Our first stop on the new section was Victoria Cross Metro Station which, as far as I am aware, has already been shorted to “VicX” in text message form by my peers.  “Captain Kirk to the Bridge ...” From what I’d seen on various YouTube videos about Victoria Cross, I was expecting a station that could’ve easily been found on the Washington (DC) Metro in the United States. But from physically standing on the concourse above the platforms I was convinced that it more like something you would see in the J.J. Abrams Star Trek series of films. Either the inside of the Enterprise or an outer-space hangar waiting form that self-same starship to dock within it.  “... two to the power of twenty-five thousand to one against and falling ...” Next on the list was Gadigal (Pitt Street) Metro Station. As much as this station’s platforms have been designed to emulate London Underground’s Elizabeth Line to more than a passing degree, the horizontal ribbing on the curved platform and walkway walls destiny remind me of the interior of the starship Heart of Gold from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (specifically the 1981 TV series version), and half-expected Marvin (2005 Film costume) to plod down the corridor with his accompanying paranoia.  Heading up towards the ‘The Underneath.’ Taking the escalators up from platform level we looked upon the Park Street Exit mural of the two-mural ‘The Underneath’ by Callum Morton. After a brief look through the ticket barriers out onto Park Street and the Criterion Hotel opposite, we descended back along the escalators to the platform to catch the next train to Waterloo Metro Station.
 No sign of any ABBA tributes, yet, outside Waterloo Metro Station. On the outside of the Waterloo station building a group of workers were tinkering over a recalcitrant water bubbler as we walked past them and I can report that, as of today, there no signs of either ABBA or outdoor lip-syncing to be found ;) Vincent Cavanagh 28 August 2024 Even though the 52 Week Illustration Challenge community is now disbanded, at least we were given a list of themes to work through 2018 with, and a hashtag to use #52WIC. So I have been working through them: The theme for Week 1 was Me. At the time I was feeling miserable, as you can see. That was me for a good 2-3 weeks starting just before New Year.  The theme for Week 2 was Sweet, and this is something that would definitely cause a sugar rush:  For Week 3 on the official website the theme was 'Hybrid', but on the Facebook group somehow it became Meadow. Hybrid wasn't easy, but I eventually came up with this solution:  I filled a page with sketch scribbles for the theme of Circles, and this robot was chosen to fulfill the theme. He doesn't look particularly happy, but few sentient beings are happy when they are going around and around in circles. 'Would you just go and keep Junior content for a while?' was probably the command that initiated this response.  Then along came the theme of Flight for Week 5, the first one after the Facebook group got archived. Different robot, but a similar command, 'Keep Junior occupied for a while, show him a few asteroids'. This image took a lot longer because it was coloured digitally, the ink work was still hand drawn.  Should you know anyone who is looking for artwork like this, please contact me.
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