I had to write a poem about the ‘whiteboard’ in class today… Yes, the whiteboard.

•March 4, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Well, for an exercise, we were made to write about the whiteboard for five minutes and then turn our words into a poem. I thought the exercise was kind of funny and more so when I heard some of the other students read their hyper imaginative worlds, supposedly entirely based on the very same plain-Jane whiteboard. I’m still on the fence about what the bare definition of poetry is, but I guess those poets who spoke would probably have an opinion about mine too:

Shadows
Dappled light
Cream

Moving my hand to what isn’t there
Five minutes s
pending energy
This is a conundrum.

I see the whiteboard
The white board is the whiteboard
I see the whiteboard
The white board is the whiteboard
I see the whiteboard
The white board is the whiteboard
~ A day in the life of Bartholomew. Simpson.

Spent more time looking at paper than examining whiteboard
I h
ope my thoughts are validated
Twenty seconds left and still all I see
Shadows
Dappled light?
Cream.

Whiteboard Chan

The University O’ Fuckland

•March 3, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Damn it! A few days ago I swore I had one more week left…

The University O' Fuckland

…Auck!

Hatewatch: MTV’s “Are You The One”

•March 2, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Hate-watch

My sister coined the phrase “hatewatching” (pronounced: “You’s a hatewatchin”) after she entered the room and I couldn’t stop talking smack about what I was watching. It’s an adequate phrase, especially for this nonessential MTV drama “Are You The One”

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I’ve given up voicing my concerns and debunking the show’s creditability and have come to enjoy love triangles being disrupted and things getting broken. Personally, I don’t believe anyone can calculate love, thank fuck.

1. Dillan & Coleysia

The first match up, I liked because both Dillan and Coleysia seemed genuinely nice. Unfortunately I can’t say the same for the second match up or for any other couples in the house.

2. Chris T. & Paige

But there are a few singles that I want to see happy…ish (as much happiness as the bubble of this show can possibly provide at least) and they are:

Yup. No story here, I just wanted to write something while my brain was shut off.

Body Language “Social Studies” (Plastic Plates Remix) [♬]

•March 1, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Scott Pellegrom’s “How to Recover from a Stick Drop”

•March 1, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Are & Is!

•March 1, 2014 • Leave a Comment

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Read Every Issue of “Starlog” Magazine Online for Free!

•February 28, 2014 • Leave a Comment

The long history (1970s) of the best science fiction magazine has been archived for your reading pleasure. Learn about your favourite films or discover a forgotten gem to add to your expanding repertoire of entertainment:

Starlog Magazine

8-BIT “Game Of Thrones” Deaths Recap

•February 27, 2014 • Leave a Comment

I think I’ve placed these in the right order. This show is so cool, I’m a little disappointed more people haven’t caught on, but I don’t think these itty-bitty sprites dying warrant much cause for spoiler-alertness concern — Consider this a prelude to season four:

1. White Walker beheads a ranger of the Night’s Watch 2. The Hand of the King’s Grand Tournament. 3. Viserys commits suicide. 4. Jon Snow saves the Lord Commander from a Wight. 5. Eddard Stark’s Beheading. 6. Bronn volunteers to fight for Tyrion Lannister. 7. Renly Baratheon assassinated by shadow. 8. King’s Landing Battle. 9. The Wildfire. 10. The Hound vs. Beric Dondarrion. 11. The beheading of Ser Rodrik. 12. Dragon Rampage. 13. Samwell Tarly kills a White Walker. 14. The Red Wedding.

I’m not sure who to credit for those, but who’s willing to digitize the rest?!

All the deaths in A Song of Ice and Fire (no spoilers)

I lost count at yellow.

Seth Rogen Speaks at a Senate Hearing on Alzheimer’s Research

•February 27, 2014 • Leave a Comment

although elected officials filled the room to network and get a photo with the actor, only two senators stuck around to actually hear what he had to say

Today, witnesses testified on the effect of Alzheimer’s Disease in the U.S. and the latest research on prevention. Mr Rogen is a funny man with a very distinct voice, but it isn’t very often that we hear comedians speak on matters addressing mental health that they haven’t been contracted or at the very least advised to. His opening statement before a Senate hearing on Alzheimer’s Research is good, personal and obviously has a few jokes:

Watch the complete 01:59:35 hour-long hearing @ C-SPAN and/or visit Seth Rogan’s charitable trust, to support, contact or donate to the cause:

Cuushe “Airy Me” [animation] [music video]

•February 27, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Pure dream logic. There’s something special about hand-drawn animation that I really admire, in tandem with a great soundtrack, — in this case, Cuushe — something beautiful is created; ‘Airy Me’ is something special indeed. The beautifully intricate and haunting video for ‘Airy Me’ was made by artist Yoko Kuno who hand-drew 3000 individual illustrations as the basis for her University graduation piece.

Airy Me

Dream-pop songstress, Mayuko Hitotsuyanagi aka Cuushe, accepted Yoko Kuno’s request to use ‘Airy Me’ — from Cuushe’s 2009 debut album “Red Rocket Telepathy” — and Voilà, synergy. The story tells of a hospital that carries out experiments on its patients, with one metamorphosing into a chimera‏:

Yoko Kuno has since contributed her artwork for “Butterfly Case” Cuushe’s brand new breath-taking 2nd full length album, coming four years after her sweet debut “Red Rocket Telepathy”:

Butterfly Case by Cuushe Red Rocket Telepathy by Cuushe

Harold Ramis & Seth Rogen in “Knocked Up” Scene

•February 27, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Broom! Broom! Honk! Honk! [F]

•February 26, 2014 • Leave a Comment

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Today I have been given my first errand, driving to Hamiltron then to Auckland to drop off and pick up the week’s instruments in need of servicing. That’s right, I repair wind instruments. It’s been my summer job since November, but it may become more than that. Tim reckons I’m mechanical and musical enough to learn the tricks of the trade to one day buy into his business and someday own it. Pretty cool prospect. For now however, today, Tim has a higher engagement so he can’t make his routine Wednesday run, so I have the honors of roadtripping thousands of dollars worth of equipment to-and-fro, and just as a reward for myself (let’s keep this between us), I remember my ex mentioning a comic store somewhere in Hamilton, so when I Googlemapped it I found that it’s only two streets away from my first stop! Har har har.

Today's trip

My last stop is close to my dad’s but he’ll most likely be at work, so for my second reward I’ll have to settle for the best muffin made in New Zealand that I’ve ever had, from a bakery in Mangere Bridge. Mmmm. The summer break is the busiest period of the year and I go back to Uni the week after next so I haven’t had much me, myself and I time really, so I’ll have to remind myself not to have too much peddle-to-the-medal fun today.