throw out your powerboards

When art gets practical we all win. Check out IronicSans sometime ...

dvd time

It's cold, all the good shows are finishing up on tv ...

When did you last watch Heathers? C'mon ... it's a goody ... and you won't be paying more than $3.00 for a week's rental. Emo was a lot more fun in 1988.

we heart tv

After flicking thru the endless stream catalogues that slip by our 'no junk mail' sticker undeterred we were getting a bit of envy over the amazing 3cm flat-screen tv's being released - our box is deeper than it is wide, and decidedly not flat.

But then, you have to think ... is quality of picture more important than quality of life? The golden age of television design pre-dates colour ... if you must own a sleek flat piece of tech, why not slip it into a body you can love?

Some lovely examples over at hulger.org ...

no hard feelings

Well, it was an amazing ride, but it seems like we're all happy to remember the good times now. Remember the first time you saw the film clip for "Don't Stop ('til you get enough)"?

And who wouldn't want to have his moves at 50 years old?

Thanks Michael ...

and so it begins ...

That's right ... in the Age newspaper just prior to Christmas ... the reporter seems to blame the young fellas who were injured ... hmmm ...

We ask - WHY MUST WE BLAME THE VICTIMS?!? Don't look now, but perhaps the machines are running the media? And don't trust the traffic lights either, friend.

rise of the machines

Say what you will about the growth of the freeway systems in Melbourne (we all have to work together to burn off whatever oil is left in this planet of ours), they have given us all an opportunity to drive through areas we may not have seen before.

We suspect that these guys have been secretly meeting behind their once-secluded warehouse for years, plotting the demise of we pesky humans ("they look like ants from up here!"). Thankfully Eastlink has exposed their lair. If you see a cherrypicker rolling down your street, or pretending to be helping with cable-installation, think sabotage - it's them or us!

Can't afford to be complacent - the machines are talking to each other.

'tis the season

Well - it's that frickin' magical time of year again ... oh to be a Buddhist!

Spare a thought for those less fortunate - poor Santa has a heck of a week ahead of him, and the elves are all freaking out as exchange rate fluctuations play havoc with their costings ...

Anyway, hope it's better than sub-prime for you - we're doing our best to ignore the whole thing. A big Bah Humbug to all.

enter the dragonfly

are they a portent of something? are they good luck? are they just really big bugs?

we see plenty of dragonflies in china, but melbourne is getting more tropical these days, and the big, lucky, portentous bugs are surprising you when you least expect 'em.

misrepresentation in packaging

after reading in the paper news of 3 mexicans arrested in mentone on monday over 65 kilos of unauthorized cocaine they had, we were a little alarmed to receive this package in the mail this week.
it turned out the contents of the box were all above board, but you have to wonder ... guess surveillance were looking the other way.

crazy sounds

we were lucky enough to come into possession of a fantastic record yesterday - inner space by sven libaek - the totally captivating score to ron + valerie taylor's 1973 tv series (inner space, that is). the disc is a reissue from votary - a local imprint who are reviving some amazing and obscure australian jazz and soundtrack music from the 60's and 70's. they sell cd's as well as limited pressings of vinyl - which suits us fine, as we don't have a cd player. we popped onto their website, and, having seen the votarydisk catalog, suspect we are on the way to addiction. so, yeah, highly recommend a listen if you get the chance, and if you're 'round knowyourproduct anytime soon then the opportunity will most likely arise ...