Wanda Jackson

Wanda Jackson at the Powerstation, Auckland.

 I missed shots of her (1) licking her finger and (2) spraying water on the crowd (palm to forehead).

 Also!  The opening act, Heart Attack Alley. 

Photos by me.   AND if you're interested here is a gig review from her Wellington show.

Internet Memes

Weird internet memes never fail to bring the lols out.  Sad Keanu is the latest:

The Canterbury Tales/Procraz

I am currently in the middle of what I like to refer to as a period of exam induced 'Syndrome of Horror and Intense Terror' or S.H.I.T. for short.  So when the opportunity arose last week (read: I went to the trouble of inviting people over) to watch Pasolini's version of 'The Canterbury Tales', I jumped at the chance to undertake some good old fashioned procrastination.  Of course it was procrastination masquerading as study cos we were all writing our final essays for our 'Middle English Popular Literature' paper.  But it was procrastination all the same.  

The more I learn about this Pasolini guy the more I'm prone to think he was a mega-weirdo (I haven't seen '120 Days of Sodom' and I don't think I really want to).  All I'm saying is that this post could have been a LOT more penis heavy. Seriously, weird nudity all over the place. 

Hope you like the screen shots.

Bed Jumping Number One

Ever since Sarah over at Yes and Yes posted a hilarious selection of people jumping on beds I've been wanting to take photos of this ridiculous pursuit.  So, ladies and gentlemen I present you with 'Bed Jumping Installment One' featuring (funnily enough) someone also called Sarah. 

I have also just enacted a new rule.  Anyone who comes over and wants a cup of tea must first have their photo taken jumping on the bed.  Yes Grandma, even you.

Thank You Rosabel

Thank you Rosabel for giving me Selleck Waterfall Sandwich.  All my Tom Selleck dreams have come true.  I hope you enjoy:

Fan art has got to be the coolest thing in the whole world, no? 

Disgrace

 BP logo redesigns by Draplin Design Co via Grain Edit. 

 Just to put it in perspective:

 Handy graphics provided by If It Was My Home.  Petrol is so damned depressing.

These Kids Today, They Have No Shame

Today I celebrate, because today I have achieved something that I've been hoping to do for ages.  I have coined a new word.

Photagraphy n.
The process of producing images with the express intent to put them on Facebook.

We all know them, the people that post 8 million photos of themselves in practically the same poses, with practically the same people, doing practically the. same. thing. every. weekend.  What would Facebook be without their photo albums?  For that matter, where would we be without the webcam self portrait?  The outstretched arm shot that captures emo fringes and squished up cleavages? Or the classic cell phone in mirror shot?  The world would be a poorer place without these photos.  I think we should celebrate them.  Failing that, let us mercilessly make fun of them.

Lemme be honest, I would hazard a guess that my Facebook photo usage is probably with the top 20 percentile of my friends.  I am aware of the saying "people in glass houses should not (watsit?) take photos of themselves and post them on Facebook".  I'm down with some self-portraits.  Sometimes it's necessary (traveling alone).  Sometimes it's arty.  But sometimes, sometimes you should NOT post these photos on Facebook.  Please.  Take my word for it.

It's an interesting thing, this photo sharing business.  A friend's photo album is called (something along the lines of ) "We Like to Take Photos of Each Other and Then We Know We Had a Good Time".  Yes.  Exactly.  It was nice to take those photos and then it was nice to comment on them.  We're social animals.  We were maintaining social bonds.  We can think of it as a cyber social grooming session.  Just like these pretty pictures:

 link, link, link,

p.s. for all you nerds, this paper by Ellison, Stenfield and Lampe is worth a look.  Basically they say Facebook = opportunity to gain social capital.  They also say it provides "greater benefits for users experiencing low-self esteem and low life satisfaction".  Gulp.