Walk In The Forest
Couple of days ago I was in the 'oldest bar in Amsterdam', drinking something called 'a walk in the park' and also eating dutch cheese plus ox sausage.
Compassion Trumps
Creating a Charter for Compassion…
Backwards
Ethan Bodnar is a graphic designer, author, and student who lives and works in the United States—he’s also the creator of the fantastic posters opposite (purchase them here).
The Little Thoughts
Howies are the masters of the 'dropping knowledge'…
The picture opposite is the message on the back of a parcel encasing my new jeans—lovely thoughts/stuff.
Innocent Doodles
My favourite flavour from my favourite smoothie-makers and a little doodle.
USA-AOK
Had a fantastic time meeting old and new friends in New York and Philly.
Heading Stateside
I’m heading stateside to New York and Philadelphia for a few days (tad nervous as I’m not a big fan of cities or loads of people—honoured to have the means and opportunity though).
Memory Overkill
1 terabyte (for main backup as my existing 320 gigabyte is nearly full), 320 gigabyte (about the size of a A5 moleskine and will be used for when I’m traveling) and 8 gigabyte (to beef up my new HD cam).
The alleged computer on board Apollo 11 had 32k of memory—the equivalent of a simple calculator.
liberation from DK on Vimeo.
liberation
Liberation explores a great quote by Jørgen Leth on limitations and imagination.
Shot on my new Samsung VP-HMX20C HD using the macro mode it’s my first ever creative endeavour (and first upload to vimeo—be nice).
Music also by me via Garageband—feel free to comment as I need to learn…
my sexy new toy
Widescreen, check. High Definition, check. Internal hard drive, check. Filter options, check. External mic input, check. Looks the biz, check.
Look out Hillman, here I come…
Purchased here.
Personification
On the train home from London someone had decided to add a little life to the back of the armrest.
Made me smile, especially when the person in front started to move it.
To Fly or Fall
This years winner of the short film category of the Portable Film Festival.
Paradox Punch
I’m a pacifist. Hate violence. Denounce war. Reject macho-egos.
Then why do I enjoy strapping up my fists and punching the beejeebers out of out a bag or my partners pads?
The Light Ages
The Dark Ages were defined by “a lack of contemporary written history, general demographic decline, limited building activity and material cultural achievements in general (source).”
Does that mean we know are living in the Light Ages?
University Lipdub (HS Furtwangen)
1. one well-chosen song
2. crazy and creative students
3. at least one professor
4. on-campus production at your own university
5. not a single cut!
6. a lot of fun!
Smiles
No matter how tired / rough / sad / lonesome / grumpy etc I feel, this never fails to create a smile…
(I used to be a ‘greaser’ when I was in my teens…)
5p
I was 5p short at the shop today. The lady simply said I could pop it in tomorrow (I go there often as it’s the only shop in the village).
Sometimes a simple act of trust is so much more than the price.
Sweet View
Walking in Cardiff and coming across a sweet view—my favourite were flying saucers and fizzy cola-bottles… yours?
La légende de la pierre qui tourne
Beautiful.
Blogging From The Past
From 9th August 2008, you will be able to gather your own impression of Orwell’s face from reading his most strongly individual piece of writing: his diaries. The Orwell Prize is delighted to announce that, to mark the 70th anniversary of the diaries, each diary entry will be published on this blog exactly seventy years after it was written, allowing you to follow Orwell’s recuperation in Morocco, his return to the UK, and his opinions on the descent of Europe into war in real time. The diaries end in 1942, three years into the conflict.
Doing The Do
My application letter to howies to attend their DO lectures event.
Each ‘cut-out’ word represents the feelings and flavour I get from this great company:
- LOVE
- CHALLENGE
- ETHICAL
- INSPIRATION
- GOOD
- KNOWLEDGE
Birfday Shortbreadmen
I've never been one for birfdays.
Send me a card if you want/must and I'll be more than grateful.
Although these home-made shortbread men was such a nice and heartfelt touch—thank you Shazia.
Check it out now (as it disappears from the web after today).
Dr. Horrible…
…is amazing.
Conceived by Buffy, Angel and Firefly creator, it serves as a further illustration of the continuing erosion of boundaries between TV and the web.
Remembering…
…a hug I once gave / received…
“What is best?”
“What’s New?” is an interesting and broadening eternal question, but one which, if pursued exclusively, results only in an endless parade of trivia and fashion, the silt of tomorrow. I would like, instead, to be concerned with the question “What is best?,” a question which cuts deeply rather than broadly, a question whose answers tend to move the silt downstream.
Vanishing Bees
Are bees a barometer for the wider issue of pollution on this planet?
When it comes to nature, I think everything is connected.
What do you think?
Mashed Up Tunes
A deleted scene from one of my favourite films.
[audio:darko.mp3]
An audio book of a classic horror.
[audio:nomanknows.mp3]
Some cool guys rap vocals.
[audio:beast.mp3]
A mashup of two poets I admire, the one the author and the other the reader.
[audio:thecrunch.mp3]
All created in Garageband, starting with only the vocal audio. I should do more as I really enjoy putting them together…
Scrabble Sunday #2
Been about twenty years since I last played and tonight I lost every game I participated in at the second Scrabble Sunday event.
Fun though.
The McArthy Four
One of these cool cats is my Dad. Taken mid/late sixties, my Dad was a skin basher in this and many other bands for the next fifteen years.
It’s my new wallpaper on my laptop.
Embrace: Short Beauty
Currently working up a script for a film short inspired by the work of the fantabulous Hillman Curtis.
Even Hillman was at a stage in his life where he had never written a script before… that's a comforting and influential thought for us all as we pursue new creative endeavours.
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