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In the past two weeks, I've bought tickets to:
Laneway Festival in February
Shout Out Louds sideshow in January at the Annandale
and as of today I have tickets to The Antlers and Bear In Heaven also in February and also at the Annandale.

I'm looking forward tons to these events, but my funds are running low haha, what with a lot of stuff I've bought recently and the fact my job pays me basically nothing to do basically everything.

Upcycling Unwanteds

This is my upcycling screen, my last first year project.

Made from cardboard, pianola roll paper, brown paper, foam packaging wrap and lots of PVA glue.
You can see more of my stuff at http://sleightbyhand.blogspot.com if you care to have a look.

Now, to months of holidays!

Arbitrary Ambiguous Vagueriness

Ros: What are you playing at?

Guil: Words, words. They're all we have to go on.

Couldn't agree more.

You can dig yourself into a hole as big as your imagination by overthinking small occurrences.

Anything could have happened.

Hello, my name is...

I like the way he thinks!

Sturm and Drang

First year Industrial Design is fast coming to an end.

It's stressful now,



but I know I'll probably get bored come a month or two into the holidays.

D'urgh

-The phrase uttered when you realise how many douchey people will be at Laneway.

The Holidays 16th October 2010

The Holidays at the Gaelic

First up was Papa vs. Pretty, a teen rock band out of high school last year.

I didn't really enjoy them that much. It was really hard to get into them for me, being straight up and down rock with not much subtlety and full of what was to me overly showy guitar solos. Tim made a good point that on record you can ignore it but when you see them pulling it off in real life in every song it becomes a bit samey and uninteresting, especially if you're not particularly wowed by that vein in the first place.
I really didn't dig what the lead guy was wearing, either, and his voice was drowned out all the time so I couldn't hear any lyrics or anything. Also, they didn't play the only song I like, "Ballad".

The Holidays came on, and again did not play my favourite song, "Heavy Feathers". This frustrated me immensely.
Nonetheless, they played an interesting show, but it again didn't particularly appeal to me. They're fun and all, and probably what you'd listen to if you didn't really care and just wanted a feel, but I feel they're a bit lacking in intensity. They shuffle along and are really nice, lush, but there's not enough to hold me in, and I feel they overplay a lot of their tropicality, for want of a better explanation.
They'll probably win a lot of fans with their music, but not me for now.

Goldenballs

"What a moment not only in the footballing career but the life of David Beckham"

What a legend.

I love the moment he goes to the corner flag holding the crest - see how much it means.

The Perils of eBay

So just this evening, I was planning on buying a pair of new football boots on eBay for $150. However, I talked myself out of this but then got on to random designer stuff (trying to pick up some collector stuff that I can keep and it can gain value)

So one thing led to another, and right now I'm bidding on:

A set of three Starck "Miss Trip" chairs manufactured by Kartell. (currently sitting on $51)
Alessi "Lilliput" Salt and Pepper Shakers ($1, but sure to jump)
Alessi "Cico" Egg Cup, Spoon and Salt Shaker Set ($22)[but buying for my niece]
A 1.5m Oggetti Floor Clock (offered $55)[I got it]
and finally I'm seriously considering buying a Graves designed kitchen timer for $35. [as a Christmas present for my mum].





Curse you eBay!!

"Places"

There's a new update on the Facebook for iPhone app - "Places".

Basically, as part of the social networking site you're familiar with, you can now post an "update" of where you are located on the globe. You "check in" at a place you've arrived at, and show the world just where you are.

There's already been concerns about the safety and security of the system - there are cases of kidnapping and murder happening across the internet, but this just seems to make a lot of it easier.

That's not my primary concern, anyway.
Why do we need people to know where we are? It seems a bit crazy and self-absorbed to me. I don't want to know where other people are, just as much as I don't want to let people know where I am. I guess it's handy if you're travelling and want to let parents or relatives that you're alive and to know where to contact you, but when you're just doing it while walking around your own city?

I don't know, it just seems a little bit of an intrusion, and a little pointless.
I don't like the idea of a 1984 style watch on everybody - I'm averse to measures such as an internet filter and Patriot Act style legislation, so this is like a socially acceptable extension of those things in my eyes.