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Monthly Archive for July, 2008
So I did eventually get my iPhone last Friday, over the last few days I’ve played around with it (a lot) and it is really great piece kit. I love having my mobile and email and music all in one device, along with the extra benifit of a camera, calculator, Internet browser, rss feeds, games and more (3rd party apps, baby!) and it’s all zoo convenient aswell.
And to make my life even easier, a new “Wordpress” application was released just today, letting me conveniently blog from wherever I am in the world. Mobile blogging anyone?
Anyway, Ill try to update more often when I have free time and stuff. I just don’t want this to turn into a blow-by-by “this is what I did today” blog…
I’ve just finished watching Season 1 of Dexter and I must say, it is very, very good. Following the life of Dexter, a forensic investigator with expertise in blood-spatter by day, and a serial-killer-with-good-intentions by night. He works for the Miami Police Department where he uses his unique skills and a “love” for blood to help solve crimes, and when he’s not working to put serial killers behind bars, he’s hunting down and meticulously killing criminals.
As the season progresses, the relationships between the characters develop and deepen, with Dexter becoming less isolated and allowing himself to become attached to others. Relationships with Dexter, his girlfriend, his sister, her boyfriend, and Dexter’s workmates become more integral to the plot development and all are portraid remarkably well by the cast.
A five-star show that’s definately worth your time. Watch it.
Doesn’t that look simply awesome? I want one.
For those who don’t know, HOLGA is an old camera brand famous for being pretty cheap and using plastic lenses, a practice which can lead to some quite unique and interesting effects for your photos. Intense colours, vigneting and more can be expected when using a HOLGA, and the CMY (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) colourscheme just makes it look downright cool. Who wouldn’t be proud to carry that around instead of a proffessional looking Canon D-SLR?
Of course, I want one of those Canon D-SLR’s as well (maybe a 40D), but the HOLGA is just so downright awesome, I’ve got to have one. The effects you can get from it will also help make my photographs more of an artwork, rather than simply a record of a moment in time. Here’s some lovely examples from flickr, after the jump…
So I got my lip pierced. That’s pretty interesting. We drove up to Canberra last Sunday to get it done. It cost me $72 including some cleaning gel thingo, and didn’t hurt at all =] The antiseptic stuff he put on after hurt a little bit though.
Bill Bryson is an amazing author, as I have recently discovered, and there is no better book to introduce me to his interesting, witty and compelling adventures and writing style, than Neither Here Nor There; Travels In Europe.
Neither Here Nor There is the tale of Bryson’s final trip around Europe before returning to America to give his kids the experience of living in another country, and to let his wife experience late night shopping (and, because he has decided his country needs him).
He begins his journey by going to the coldest place in Europe at the coldest time of year in the hope of seeing the amazing “Northern Lights”. Although he hates the cold, and the bus trip there is most unpleasant, and he initially finds the town mostly dead and unexciting and soon loses all hope of seeing the etheral Northern Lights, he is eventually blessed with the amazing sight that is the Aurora Borealis.
The “Aurora Borealis“ thanks to wikipedia.
From there he heads back to England before continuing on in the summer from Paris across Germany and Italy into Eastern Europe and finally arriving in Istanbull, Turkey. From the cafes of Paris to the busy war-scarred streets of Eastern Europe, Bryson uses his uniquely witty and charming writing style to craft an exciting and romantic idea of European travel.
A highly recommended read for anyone with even a slight interest in Europe, Backpacking, or Travel at all.
It looks awesome, okay? I want this so bad.
So it’s now Wednesday night. My iPhone has yet to arrive, even though it came out last Friday, and I ordered straight away. It’s understandable that they didn’t have any in on the first day - after all, I live in regional Australia and there isn’t a huge demand for it around here (although aparently there’s been quite a few people order one) and so I can forgive them for that. But it’s now been nearly a week and my phone is yet to arrive. What’s up with that?
So, Mr. iPhone 3G, Where Art Thou?
Recently I’ve been watching a TV series called Skins. It is an amazing show and really shows you how much better British television is than American Television.
I just finished watching Season 1 (and there’s one more season to go until season 3 starts early next year) and fuck me, was it good (yes it mthrfckn was). Now I’ve just got to watch season 2, and wait in anticipation for season 3.
Anyway, it’s fucking rad and if you’re reading this you’ve got to go out and watch now. Just do it. Oh, and here’s a song for your enjoyment.
Hope they have them in stock in town tomorrow…