Song of the body, and it’s journey: Bodysong.

09Jun07

I hunted around Adelaide the other day for Jonny Greenwood’s solo work, Bodysong and sure enough, the last place I went, I found it.

What can I say first about this gem. It’s relentless, it’s art, it’s a story. A story of life, to the point of mortality. The opening track Moon Trills is birth, happy and instrumental -filled with light. It’s capped with Tehellet a sad sad string piece that has influenced of The Tourist -one of Greenwood’s works from Radiohead.

Every base is covered in between. Every instrument you can think of, and genre is performed. I hear mutterings of Miles Davis, Pink Floyd and The Beatles.

It’s a winner. I knew all along it would be.

Paul

Filed under: Music   |  Leave a Comment

Paris Hilton off to jail…

04Jun07

“In the future, I plan on taking more of an active role in the decisions I make.”

Paris Hilton on life-after-jail.

Need I say more.

Filed under: Hollywood Trash, Humour   |  Leave a Comment

15 things that f*** me -and this guy that wrote this post- off.

02Jun07

Just a heads up. This isn’t my original work. It’s something I found on a blog elsewhere but I DO AGREE.

Girls who step out of shops in front of you
These little shits need a punch in the back of the head. Dont step out in front of me. Have a fucking look first, then step out. Stupid fucking tarts. Its not just young girls either, but they are the majority.

People who text and walk
Dont text and walk. Pay attention to what is ahead of you. Either stop and move to the side of the path and finish your fucking text, or dont fucking do it.

People who text and drive
Just as bad as talking on your phone whilst driving. Keep your eyes on the fucking road, numbnuts.

People who try to turn outside of turning times
We can all see the flashing sign that says NO RIGHT TURN. Its flashing for a reason dickhead, its to keep the traffic flowing smoothly. You are holding everyone up. Learn to fucking drive for fucks sake.

Pedestrians who start walking before the green man
Sometimes I hope that you get hit by a car.

People in queues who dont know what they want
This really shits me. You are standing behind someone in a queue and they get to the counter and they dont know what they want. Firstly, we are you in the queue if you dont know what you want? Secondly, you have been in the queue for a fucking long time, why didnt you make a decision while you were waiting? This usually happens at McDonalds, Hungry Jacks or KFC. HELLO DICKHEAD! Im pretty sure the menu hasnt changed since your last fucking visit, you must know what is on the menu! Why is it so fucking hard?

Big Brother
Do I need to explain this??

European cars with wipers and indicators around the wrong way
Oh, this really fucks me off. I have a company car which is Europesan and an Aussie made car. Everytime I get into 1 of the cars I have to think twice about which side the indicator is on. Why isnt there a global standard?

People who spend 10 minutes at ATM’s
This shits me so much. I just want my money, but some dickcheese is at the ATM and is spending 10 minutes there. They cant work out what they want or how to do it. If you dont know, go inside and have a teller do it for you. Also, you cant swap cards and check 3 different bank accounts at once. Get to the back of the queue and start again.

Loud talkers on phones
Why? I dont need to hear you conversation, nor does anyone else in the office. Shut the fuck up!

Taxi Drivers
Cant drive, cant speak English, dont know directions. The end.

Keeping indicators on when driving
This usually happens when an old cunt is behind the wheel. Casually driving along with their indicator on. Are you pulling over? Are you changing lanes? or are you turning a corner? Nope. You aint doing any of those, are you? Fucking old geezers like this need to have their license taken off of them and they can fucking catch a bus or get themselves one of those electric fucking scooters or just die.

Fat girls who think their shit dont stink
These chicks shit me. They pack on a tonne of make up that they make Ronald McDonald look cheap. Its almost looks like they are in drag. They strut around smoking and talk loudly. Shut the fuck up! And your smoking isnt helping you keep the weight off either. You are a fat fucker. Noone likes you. Guys are only sleeping with you because they are either desperate or have some sort of fat fetish.

People who wear Bluetooth headsets ALL the time
Who do you think you are? Do you think you are some big shot? You aint. You look like a dick. This especially fucks me off when these people are in the office and their phone is sitting next to them on their desk. It also shits me when I see them walking around shopping centres with their phone on their belt clip. Either use the phone directly, or put your blue tooth headset on when a call comes in. Fuck me, you guys really shit me.

Family Guy and the singing
I love Family Guy. It fucking rocks, but stop the fucking show tunes. No more singing. ENOUGH!

Filed under: Humour   |  Leave a Comment

Tuvalu: Affected by the crimes of the West.

31May07

For the past five years, the tiny South Pacific nation of Tuvalu, which at no point on its nine atolls is higher than thirteen feet above sea level, has openly discussed plans to file a lawsuit against the United States and Australia at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Tuvalu has also tried to recruit other island nations to sue for damages from climate change, arguing that while these small countries contribute only 0.6 percent to global warming, they disproportionately suffer its effects.

Filed under: Global Warming   |  Leave a Comment

Two new sites on their way…

29May07

I have two new sites that I’ll start developing soon:

WiCranium:- (inspiration – thought provoking – brilliant – radiohead)

This will be my personal Radiohead fan/news/blog site. Here I will express my views on the band, coming tours, current and [future] album(s) and all that jazz. I have a lot to say about the band and its members so I will be sure to keep the content fresh and constant.

Need to arrange a theme at this stage so over the next week or two I will be searching around the place for existing WP themes that I can tweak or a designer to knock me up one. The graphics have been started, just unsure which direction I wish to travel with them. Grungy and expressionistic or clean and poetic. We’ll see…

TheShutterBlog:-

The purpose of TheShutterBlog (TSB) is as a photography resource blog. I haven’t seen many photography blogs around the place -especially ones that offer something unique, fresh and fun. (And that I like!)

I will be reporting on TSB at business/internet/tech site, Pajago. I have seen the case study format followed before; NBB’s case study on a rock n’ roll blog that was created 1) to service a niche and; 2) to educate others.

On TSB I’ll be posting various tid-bits of knowledge on both film and digital photography, various photo essays of mine, 101’s and other junk.

Keep an eye out for those sites.

Paul

Filed under: Branding, Internet Business, Personal   |  Leave a Comment

Tuesday 29th.

29May07

Today was my final day of work for a couple of weeks. Very exciting. I haven’t much idea what to do in this space other than study some.

Went to Cibo today to do some reading and was interrupted by this random “older” guy that was there with his Asian Twink. You know when people are sitting there, looking around and they do that deep breath, almost a sigh? As if they’re trying to catch your attention -he did that. He could plainly see I was reading and concentrating yet he initiated conversation.

Cooked a super stir-fry. Lunch with H tomorrow and then I am getting stuck into these books.

—

Reading: Marketing -Kotler et al

Listening: Portishead -Dummy

Filed under: Personal, Uni, Work   |  Leave a Comment

Does Hollywood never learn?

27May07

Lindsay Lohan is caught for drink driving a crashes her car -again! Oh, that’s right, she was allegedly caught with illegal drugs too.

How is this a fine role-model for the kids of today. She’s cast on these big-budget Hollywood flicks that, in my opinion, hold no artistic merit anyway. She’s in the face of millions of viewers -many of them impressionable kids. And she gets away with her nonsense. Oh, and drinking underage? How does that work especially? She’s 20 (still, I think) and she drinks, drives and takes drugs.

Random Freddy would be arrested straight away but she gets away with it -along with many other high-profile celebs.

I think this is the third, publicly known car accident of hers too.

The amount of people that I know that look up to her is astounding. Are these people really that unintelligent or do they just like the level of trash that makes it somewhat entertaining.  As Al Gore has said on the matter, “Iraq and Global Warming are things that need to be thought about, and prioritised in the media. Not Spears’ hair-cut or Paris’ impending jailing.”

-sigh-

I don’t mean to sound so stale and un-fun but seriously. I make the most in life and love to have a good time, but…

Paul

Filed under: Entertainment, Hollywood Trash, Humour   |  Leave a Comment

A run-down of last night.

27May07

Went to A-Roy for dinner. Awesome meal. Started with a Singha to accompany an entree of deep-fried South Australian oysters  in a lime, ginger and chilli sauce. Following this I went with more seafood: a prawn curry that was green with fresh spinach and kafir lime leaves. Very tasty. The desert at A-Roy is awesome. We had the famed Bailey infused ice cream with green tea to drink.

One negative of the night was the service of one of the waitresses. We asked her how one menu item was pronounced and she replied with “I don’t know. I don’t speak Thai!” How is that relevant. Let’s say you’re at a an Italian cafe and ask how Zinfandel or Merlot is pronounced and the waiter replies with “I don’t speak French or Austrian.” It’s a waiters duty to know the menu. Simple… Especially in a basic Thai restaurant where there menu rarely if ever changes.

Anyways, enough of my rant. Next I went to the city to the R. Had a couple of beers and then went to my friend C’s place for some telly and catching up. That’s about it…

Paul

Filed under: Adelaide, Personal   |  Leave a Comment

Thank god it’s the weekend.

26May07

So, I endured the a week at work that I was meant to have off. It was ok: pity about my measures.

Tonight I have M’s birthday dinner at that Thai restaurant and then drinks for H’s farewell in the city.

I’ll miss H. She’s been a rock in our team and someone I can feel truly comfortable talking to. Oh well, I’ll see her next when I am in Sydney.

B is coming over from Sydney. That, I can’t want till. Haven’t seen him in over a year and he’s coming for a couple of days. Yay…

Went to UniBooks yesterday to get a text book for uni. I can effectively start studying now -woot. It’s a grand book, hand cover; gold binding, all of that.  I can’t believe I am getting excited by a text book.

At the moment I am watching some show on Nat Geo about Super Carriers. These people love their jobs and the prospects of blowing people up with nuclear weapons. I don’t understand how these people can enjoy being so destructive and supporting the U.S Government how they are. Oh well, each to their own. Some need to do it…

Anyways, i’ll let you’ll know how my day goes.

P

Filed under: Adelaide, Personal, Rant, Television   |  Leave a Comment

delocator.org.uk

24May07

Thanks to Dead Air Space -Radiohead’s personal site- I discovered delocator.org.uk.

The aim of the site is to really instill a support-local, shun globalisation fostering companies like Starbucks attitude in people. Hey, that’s one I am willing to support.

Filed under: Cool Sites   |  Leave a Comment