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Moving

2009-06-17T21:37:00.002-07:00

I've decided to stop wrangling with the rigid posting methods of Blogger, and move my bits&pieces style of blogging to Tumblr. My photoblog is still here. It's been a pretty hard to decision to make, just because I've used this blog over several years and it's fairly established. But the simple fact is, I don't write much and Tumblr provides a more interesting and interactive platform for blogging odds and ends. Sometimes you have to move with the times. So if on the offchance there's anyone out there passing by or following this blog on RSS feeds, please take a look & rebookmark!

2009-06-13T10:54:00.000-07:00

Ultra-violet light is being used by Cumbria Police as the latest weapon in the battle against illegal drugs use. Police have distributed ten "cocaine torches" to neighbourhood policing teams and drug squads in the west of the county.

Shone on noses and mouths, they show minute traces of cocaine which might be invisible to the naked eye. Anyone suspected of using the drug will be searched by officers and prosecuted if necessary.

[BBC News]

NO PRETENCE

2009-06-10T13:27:00.000-07:00

[via]

Lolly?

2009-06-09T18:29:00.002-07:00

[via]

Kanye West - Spaceship

2009-06-04T20:39:00.003-07:00

Spaceship from kwest on Vimeo.

2009-05-31T23:30:00.001-07:00

"When you don’t support access to a safe and legal abortion, you are telling women they are not the most able to decide what to do with their bodies. When you advocate against abortion, when you clearly state you want it outlawed, you are showing a total lack of information and knowledge of women’s reproductive health, social problems, and the horrifying time before roe v wade made abortion legal. Obviously, having an abortion is an incomprehensibly difficult decision (for most, though probably not all women) and to uniformly oppose it shows a complete and total disconnect from women’s health and needs.

And let me just say this, you are either part of the solution, of encouraging elected officials to support a women’s right to choose or you are a apart of the antiquated group who would like to go back to the days where women shove coat hangers in their vaginas or take dangerous concoctions of medicines. Because abortion will never be unnecessary, because there will always be gaps in sexual education, rapes, and unwanted, unplanned pregnancies, I will always trust women and support their right to choose."

- Anti Choice by coitusandcopouts

The Offspring - The Kid's Aren't Alright

2009-05-31T19:43:00.003-07:00

I would embed this video, but either the person running The Offspring's YouTube account are idiots or Sony BMG are control freaks (guessing the latter). Aren't record companies dead yet? Anyway, the reason for posting this is a) this song has become oddly classic in my mind, reminding me of the last year of school and soft American punk bands blowing up big in the mainstream and b) that was in 1998. 11 years ago. Christ.

2009-05-29T16:26:00.003-07:00

Responding to the report in The Telegraph, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said, "If I wanted to read a write-up of how Manchester United fared last night in the Champions League Cup, I'd might open up a British newspaper. If I was looking for something that bordered on truthful news, I'm not entirely sure it'd be the first pack of clips I'd pick up."

...and this is why the rest of the world hates you America. This is why. I thought the Obama administration was supposed to be working on foreign reputation? Robert Gibbs, you are a stupid asshole, take your crappy American media and your spin and GTFO.

Politico

Chino Hills Earthquake July 2008

2009-05-29T13:37:00.001-07:00

South Glos. Annual Cheese Roll 2009

2009-05-28T20:55:00.000-07:00

Feeling oddly patriotic after watching this.

DANCE OFF!

2009-05-28T00:26:00.000-07:00

"The 2009 Dance off between USF and UCONN which took place at bright house field May 21st, 2009. Filmed by the staff at Bright House Field. This dance off was a result of the two teams waiting though a 5 hour rain delay."

2009-05-25T19:37:00.001-07:00

"The Church of Scientology has gone on trial in the French capital, Paris, accused of organised fraud.
The case centres on a complaint by a woman who says she was pressured into paying large sums of money after being offered a free personality test. The church, which is fighting the charges, denies that any mental manipulation took place. France regards Scientology as a sect, not a religion, and the organisation could be banned if it loses the case."

[BBC News]

ByeBye Jenny

2009-05-22T18:33:00.001-07:00

[via]

2009-05-20T17:55:00.001-07:00

P050809PS-0264, originally uploaded by The Official White House Photostream.

"President Barack Obama bends over so the son of a White House staff member can pat his head during a family visit to the Oval Office May 8, 2009. The youngster wanted to see if the President's haircut felt like his own."

Last Day Dream by Chris Milk

2009-05-19T10:37:00.000-07:00

Last Day Dream [HD] from Chris Milk on Vimeo.

Link Dump 18/05/09

2009-05-18T12:30:00.002-07:00

2009 is a blog by David Horvitz filled with suggestions for livening up your day and making it more meaningful. An example and it's end result. I have some others saved in Google Reader to try in the future.

Beauty Icons by Tavi. It's been a while since I've posted a link dump, so I'm not sure if this is a repeat, but let me just say this: if Tavi and her friends are the future, we're all going to be just fine.

AskMefi: Enemy Inspired Art

BBCNews: Crucified Nun dies in exorcism: "I don't understand why journalists are making such a fuss about this. Exorcism is a common practice in the heart of the Romanian Orthodox church and my methods are not at all unknown to other priests"

Look upon this $8000 house and weep with envy. What an amazing bargain, it's obviously going to cost a lot more in repairs, but the end result? Goosepimplingly awesome.

Over a month later I read this: Happy 20th Birthday Game Boy: here are 6 reasons you're #1!

I often see the fashion bloggers proclaiming their love for fashion shoots, and while I can understand the love, I never experienced it. And then I saw this editorial from Vogue Italia by Craig McDean. Wow.

You're the Best (from the Karate Kid)

2009-05-17T10:32:00.001-07:00

2009-05-15T08:39:00.001-07:00

"Being a recent immigrant or an established immigrant was independently associated with both a reduced likelihood of using any medical care in the year and with lower total medical expenditure levels, compared with US-born adults"

[Reuters]

Wanda Sykes @ White House Correspondents Dinner

2009-05-12T12:41:00.001-07:00

I liked her a lot before. Now I love her.

2009-05-03T17:32:00.002-07:00

"The Jonas Brothers are a flagship weapon in the culture wars. They feign conservative social values while romping around the bizarre hyper-sexual Disney meta-verse where young kids dress like Madonna and Mick Jagger and live the rock n' roll lifestyle, promising to America's young, malleable minds a life of glamor and cool that can never be obtained, while diverting these child automatons from healthy creative engagement, imaginative play, and intelligent thought."

- Regarding the Jonas Brothers, and absolutely epic analysis/rant. [via]

Pandemic Success!

2009-05-03T13:55:00.001-07:00

I finally killed the entire world in Pandemic 2. Let it be known.

Clinton on Reproductive Rights/Family Planning

2009-04-27T12:18:00.000-07:00

Pwned noob. That was awesome.

Britney Spears/Marilyn Manson

2009-04-22T22:07:00.001-07:00

LOL what. Requesting a time machine to 1998 so that I can go and show this to EVERYONE.

2009-04-21T22:34:00.000-07:00

"Advice to fashion models: if you have backwards opinions keep them to yourself, especially if you’re stiff as a board, prudish, and have skin that’s so jacked-up it’ll cost me an extra two hours in post production. Photographers book you for work, don’t insult us."

- Clayton Cubitt (the resulting picture was still kickass)

Remembering the Good Days of MTV: Singled Out

2009-04-19T00:07:00.000-07:00

Pirate Bay Verdict = Jail Time & 30 million kronor fine

2009-04-17T08:57:00.005-07:00

From Wired:

"Pirate Bay administrators Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg and Peter Sunde were found guilty in the case, along with Carl Lundström, who was accused of funding the five-year-old operation.

In addition to jail time, the defendants were ordered to pay damages of 30 million kronor ($3.6 million) to a handful of entertainment companies, including Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Bros, EMI and Columbia Pictures, for the infringement of 33 specific movie and music properties tracked by industry investigators.

Sunde, The Pirate Bay's spokesman, announced the news over Twitter Friday morning before the verdict was official. He remained defiant, and offered comfort to supporters. "Stay calm — Nothing will happen to TPB, us personally or file sharing whatsoever. This is just a theater for the media."

From The Pirate Bay page:

"But as in all good movies, the heroes lose in the beginning but have an epic victory in the end anyhow. That's the only thing hollywood ever taught us."

Best Interview Magazine Shoot Ever

2009-04-15T23:38:00.002-07:00

From March, but whatever.

See the photographs here

2009-04-15T13:19:00.000-07:00

"Charity shops are thrilling places: a vintage dress found for mere pence; the smell of a hundred other people's washing detergents; a single item of junk that can spark a rush of memories. For a snoop like me, even the most banal cast-offs are fascinating, a window into another world."

- Rags to Riches? by Emine Saner.

2009-04-10T09:17:00.000-07:00

"How to deal with a child having a tantrum in the car park of a petrol station. The options are limited - you can either pick the angry child up - or pick it up. There is probably a hippy injunction somewhere about not invading their personal space in moments of high tension, but when you are haphazardly parked because you only stopped in the first place to poke a cat, and the likelihood of incoming traffic is high because you're in a petrol station, then you pick it up, the angry elf."

from Anti-natal by Zoe Williams.

St Vincent - Paris is Burning

2009-04-08T14:54:00.002-07:00

Something just reminded me how much this song amazes me. Here's a live version.

2009-04-01T15:26:00.000-08:00

as President Obama listed his meetings with Gordon Brown, the Russian president and David Cameron, Prince Philip cut in again, asking: "Can you tell the difference between them?

Oh god. Both awful and hilarious.

Whore

2009-03-30T21:26:00.001-08:00

Whore, originally uploaded by _______ikkeno_______.

Paris Hilton Loves Things

2009-03-27T12:54:00.000-08:00

I think she's a frickin' genius.

Realistic, Wearable Technology

2009-03-23T21:26:00.002-08:00

Projected achieveable wearable technology. I want to go to that.

*dribbles incomprehensively with joy*

2009-03-23T07:26:00.002-08:00

A bearded Kasab smiled and looked composed when the judge asked him whether he had received a copy of the charges and if he wanted an attorney, a government lawyer said.

"I don't have a lawyer," special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam quoted him as telling the judge.

"He was smiling throughout and said that he was from Faridkot in Pakistan," Nikam said. "He started laughing when the judge asked him if he understood everything in the charge sheet."

- Reuters

On smoking

2009-03-20T15:04:00.002-08:00

The topic of smoking briefly came up in #xkcd, and this scene from the IT Crowd always comes to mind.

2009-03-19T21:55:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by minαs.

It's not very often I reblog a photo (some Flickr-ites don't like it), but this is an absolute stunner from mings on Flickr. I have a real thing for 3 portion photographs, and this outdoes everything I've tried for miles and miles and miles.

Google Buffs Cheo

2009-03-19T14:06:00.001-08:00

Google Buffs Cheo, originally uploaded by _saturnine.

Google Street View is live for Bristol, and after looking at my house, I went to see who got immortalised via the bottom wall down the Deaner. Not only was it Cheo, but the flippin' face recognition machine went and buffed the face on his character!

Hilarious.

MODEL RIOT!

2009-03-17T20:02:00.001-08:00

Tyra Banks is responsible for some heavy shit in life.

2009-03-14T20:55:00.001-08:00

"Sidewalks were littered with chairs and sleeping bags from those who waited overnight, as well as clothes and shoes abandoned in the rush of screaming women."

- Reuters, "Six hurt in crowd for "Next Top Model" audition"

2009-03-12T15:20:00.002-08:00

"Israel's 22-day offensive in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip killed 1,434 people, including 960 civilians, 239 police officers and 235 fighters, a Palestinian human rights group said Thursday.
Israel carried out attacks by air, land and sea from December 27 to January 18 in a bid, it said, to force Hamas and other militant Islamist groups to stop firing rockets and mortars at southern Israeli towns across their border.
288 children were among civilians killed in the bombing and shelling.
13 Israelis were killed, including 3 by rockets fired into Israel."

- Reuters

World Builder, by Bruce Branit

2009-03-06T11:32:00.000-08:00

World Builder from Bruce Branit on Vimeo.

[via]

2009-03-02T17:41:00.001-08:00

"i had to work fast because 3 old people stand behind me with angry faces."

- stencil artis l.e.t. on putting his "human's new best friend" piece up

Burger King Takeover (slightly NSFW)

2009-02-28T16:55:00.002-08:00

Couple of kids taking over the intercom at a Burger King (it gets REALLY good at the halfway point):

How to do it:

Drive-Thru-Mall Project

2009-02-27T10:13:00.001-08:00

Since moving to the US a month ago, I've separated my photography from here and started Drive-Thru-Mall, an almost-one-photo-per-day blog of my new life as an immigrant in San Diego. I think I can now officially state that it will not be abandoned. So if you've enjoyed my photography over the last few years, please take a look, add it to your RSS feed, etc. I'm intending to add photography back here in some other facility, I'm just not sure how.

Free Books

2009-02-26T09:55:00.004-08:00

"People in Bristol have been invited to help themselves to free books at a warehouse which were left behind when the owners left the site. Bookbarn's lease on the premises in Arnos Vale recently expired and when the firm moved out it left behind thousands of books.
Managers of the Paintworks site have invited people to help themselves."

- BBC News

Photos from the brilliant Aztec West:

Absolutely heartbreaking. And I am so jealous. I am hoping that people are going and pulling out any children's books for their local schools, and something for our local libraries. Rotting books are an absolute tragedy.

The Onion: Blockbuster Offers Glimpse Of Movie Renting Past

2009-02-25T18:00:00.000-08:00

2009-02-21T16:46:00.002-08:00

"My parents don't remember their earliest conversation. What was said when, who spoke first and why - these are details more than 40 years gone. All my father can tell me is that he met my mother in his storefront ministry centre in 1968, in a section of Boston known as "The Gut" because it had the highest incidence of stabbings in the city. At the time, he was a Catholic priest wearing a white plastic collar like a lock around his neck. She was a nun in a virgin's black veil."

- Unholy Matrimony by Peter Manseau

Naturally 7, Live on the Paris Subway

2009-02-20T12:10:00.001-08:00

Korean Pizza

2009-02-16T15:54:00.000-08:00

Things to take from this video:

1) Koreans maintain their position as the best kind of Asian
2) I really need to start learning and randomly inserting Cantonese cuss words into my vocabulary.

Link Dump 15/02/09

2009-02-15T13:02:00.000-08:00

Pictures of Milla Jovovich from 1986 to 2008 (some NSFW, rest of site extremely NSFW)

Mary Kate Olsen in the March issue of Interview magazine

The University of Surrey has proclaimed there is no health risk from eating as many chicken eggs as you want. Hooray! I love eggs.

Alright Darlin' by Selina Jervis.

The Guardian profiles Rachel Maddow...

...and also Susie Bubble!

My Gran is on Twitter! by Documentally of Twitter

Ladies and Gentlemen, the people of Santa Cruz

2009-02-14T12:33:00.000-08:00

2009-02-07T17:01:00.001-08:00

"A traditionalist Catholic bishop who denies the full extent of the Holocaust has said he must review historical evidence before considering an apology to Jews."

- Reuters

Rolf Harris & The Beatles - Tie Me Kangaroo Down

2009-02-05T16:24:00.000-08:00

Link Dump 31/01/09

2009-01-31T22:21:00.002-08:00

Muxtape is back! Yay! But it's legal. Boo. Which means that unless decent bands volunteer for their material to be available, is there any point in going back?

Delta of Venus by Anais Nin in it's entirety. Brilliant writing, excellent erotica.

The Porno Theater Usher by Will Steacy: "The boss didn't come, nor did the police, but two creepy guys did and they bought tickets with quick movements and looked around after they got their ticket to see if anyone was watching them. I was."

2009-01-30T00:11:00.001-08:00

"I had a hillbilly neighbor once who didn't pay his electric bill. When they shut off his power he pulled his meter, did something, replaced his meter and restored his power. The power company shut off his power at the pole. He shimmied up the pole and re-set the breaker. The power company took his meter. He stole mine. I called the power company, they called the sheriff. When he got out of jail he apologized and gave me a pig."

- Floydd of Metafilter, on stolen electricity meters.

Link Dump 27/01/09

2009-01-27T10:27:00.002-08:00

Clayton Cubitt on the Salvation Army

7th Ave South

Zoriah: Thailand, then and now

The Kingdom Series by Christopher Hewitt

When trawling fashion photography sites, you don't expect to see a teenager making an (accidental???) parody of THAT Iraq torture photo. Blew me away.

Trainers/sneakers made from recycled bus parts

One of Etsuko Miura’s Sick Children - NSFW WARNING, especially if you're in a culture that is sensitive about nudity and children.

The UK's alcohol problem is getting worse. Not surprising. Liver disease is going to be a massive problem in 20 years, if not sooner.

Jacob's Ladder: 500kV Switch Opening

I'm a successful Somali Pirate: "I've received more money than I ever thought I would see. In one incident, I got $250,000, so my life has changed completely."

One year in 40 seconds

2009-01-26T13:31:00.000-08:00

"it appears that this was a random drive-by script kiddie working for one of the many IE exploit malware groups"

- mathowie on the recent Metafilter downtime

Tony Benn: If you won't broadcast it, I WILL

2009-01-25T07:16:00.000-08:00

[direct link]

Stimulus, ur doing it right

2009-01-23T10:53:00.001-08:00

"The French president Nicolas Sarkozy today announced €600m (£565m) in emergency aid for his country's troubled newspaper industry and declared that every 18-year-old in France would get a year's free subscription to the paper of their choice to boost reading habits."

- Sarkozy pledges €600m to French newspapers

2009-01-20T10:20:00.000-08:00

"We are willing to extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist."

- President Barack Hussein Obama, 2009

Dear Bush

2009-01-20T09:30:00.001-08:00

Iron Sky Teaser

2009-01-18T08:14:00.001-08:00

What.

Oh my god.

WHAT???

Michael Murphy

2009-01-15T15:24:00.000-08:00

New wire drawing from michael murphy on Vimeo.

Human Heads

2009-01-14T19:40:00.001-08:00

Human Heads, originally uploaded by _saturnine.

The Wire, 5 Seasons, 5 Minutes (spoilers!)

2009-01-14T10:42:00.000-08:00

Change Begins

2009-01-14T09:43:00.004-08:00

"President Obama will end the 15-year-old "don't ask, don't tell" policy that has prevented homosexual and bisexual men and women from serving openly within the U.S. military"

(At 4:25 if you want to skip the other questions)

And the Obama team renews my faith in the future.

Link Dump 14/01/09

2009-01-14T08:24:00.003-08:00

Connor Willumson's Lone Wolf and Cub

Must make mustard roasted potatoes in the near future.

The world is so large that you can abandon a plane in the woods and never return.

Tokyo Times: Notes from a small group of Japanese Islands - there are more than enough Japanese culture blogs, but I love love love the quality of the photography here.

The amazing pencilled cover for Warren Ellis' Ignition City, which sounds pretty awesome.

I have no idea why I bookmarked this link.

Tips for clueless people who get mugged: "In conclusion: Don't be stupid, pay attention, call the cops, and don't be a dick."

Death All Around, a report from the Congo by Reuter's photographer Finbarr O'Reilly. Everyone focused on the photo of the dead soldier from this report, but it was the image of the father and son that will stay with me for a long time.

Alexandros Vasmoulakis

Why are the British so squeamish about eating invertebrates?

The Big Picture is consistently good, but their Green Sahara set took my break away. Big bones and 8000 year old petroglyphs? Yes please.

PingMag may now be closed for business, but their archives are still up. Check out Masata Seto's Betel Nut Girls.

In Pictures: the Children in Care Exhibition

Waterworld

2009-01-13T13:00:00.000-08:00

" Dry land is a myth."

- Waterworld

Bodega

2009-01-10T17:23:00.001-08:00

all that's left

2009-01-08T09:49:00.001-08:00

all that's left, originally uploaded by _saturnine.

The Wire 4x01

2008-12-29T06:55:00.001-08:00

The Wire 4x01, originally uploaded by _saturnine.

The first half of US TV season is well and truly behind us now, so I'm diving into season 4 of The Wire this week. While I don't think it's as good as everyone else makes out, it's not a show to ignore.

Durnford Street

2008-12-28T10:28:00.001-08:00

Durnford Street, originally uploaded by _saturnine.

Hmmm...

2008-12-26T05:59:00.006-08:00

I guess the way the Catholic church stockpiles assets could technically be called thrifting... and that gold throne is obviously vintage. [via]

2008-12-23T15:28:00.003-08:00

"At Happy Lawson, a kid-friendly store that overlooks Yokohama Harbor, customers can buy fresh sushi and carbon offsets, pay income tax and change diapers, book airplane tickets and sip vodka coolers. There's hot soup, cold beer, fresh bread, clean toilets, french fries, earwax remover, spotless floors, and a broadband-empowered machine that will order home appliances, book concert tickets and sign a customer up for driver's education."

- Japan's convenience stores profit by taking convenience to new level

Simon's Sister's Dog: A Cautionary Tale

2008-12-21T06:35:00.000-08:00

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Maynard James Keenan Moments

2008-12-20T17:55:00.002-08:00

Watching a lot of TOOL related videos on YouTube tonight. The fan/stage grapple will never be unfunny.

2008-12-20T05:59:00.002-08:00

"Brawling South Korean politicians tried to sledgehammer their way into a parliamentary meeting room barricaded by the ruling party as the National Assembly descended into chaos on Thursday over a free-trade agreement with the United States."

Yes, there are pictures [via trendalicious]

Quickie

2008-12-18T13:48:00.005-08:00

Korean model Lee, shot by Ph for Stiletto magazine, via Model.com.

100 Farewells

2008-12-18T11:56:00.001-08:00

100 Farewells from wreckandsalvage on Vimeo.

Link Dump 18/12/08

2008-12-18T08:26:00.003-08:00

Motel Life is a photo essay by the Denver Post's Hyoung Chang and Jason Blevins documenting the lives of families who are currently living in American motels.

My favorite news story from yesterday was that in 2005 Hawaiian oil drillers broke into an unusually shallow magma chamber: "They are not sure how large the magma chamber is, but some initial testing suggests it may have been put in place by activity from Kilauea in the 1950s, perhaps even the 1920s. Professor Marsh said the chamber was docile and slowly cooling. The consistency of the magma was like chilled pancake syrup."

Lopi of Fashion Architect makes the most amazing birthday presents for her boyfriend. The t-shirt is stunning, but last year's graffiti doll blew my mind. She is so talented.

Zoriah: Afghanistan Mountains from U.S. Military Helicopter

The Big Picture: Scenes from Guantanamo Bay. Protip for American politicians, if you shut down this facility and gave the land back to Cuba, you'd improve your international reputation by 100 points.

List of common misperceptions on Wikipedia. I learned things!

An old-ish link, but I liked Ali-Bell's interpretations of captcha words: "regul, adj. The kind of woman who wears tracksuit pants with "Princess" written across her backside and gives her children names like Tiffnee, Kortnee and Willyum. Derived from regal."

Hope Bear

2008-12-17T16:54:00.001-08:00

Hope Bear, originally uploaded by Barack Obama.

HOPE BEAR BURNED YOUR CHURCH DOWN.

At Dusk

2008-12-16T12:35:00.001-08:00

At Dusk, originally uploaded by _saturnine.

Al Murray - God Bless America

2008-12-15T10:25:00.001-08:00

Aldi

2008-12-15T07:57:00.001-08:00

Aldi, originally uploaded by _saturnine.

Best Call

2008-12-13T21:34:00.001-08:00

Best Call, originally uploaded by _saturnine.

Satan's Spawn

2008-12-11T07:55:00.003-08:00

Cutting Edge: The Fun Police

2008-12-10T07:33:00.003-08:00

Watching this Cutting Edge documentary about Heath & Safety officers in the UK. Some of the visuals are just better than they should be for a little documentary on Channel Four, and these are two nice examples.

2008-12-08T19:25:00.001-08:00

"So now I'm conflicted, I have never behaved like this in a shop before. I'm standing there, delirious from the heat, heady with the bargains I have found, not entirely sure whether they fit me and missing one of my shoes."

- It's a Jungle Out There by Lady Melbourne, an account of visiting the Primark flagship store in London.

Mark Kermode on Jason Statham

2008-12-08T06:41:00.000-08:00

Quick Fashion Break

2008-12-06T18:43:00.003-08:00

I try not to blog or talk too much about how much I love the fashion blog culture of the internet, because there's no good way of explaining a fixation on exterior looks, especially when I am not a very aesthetically built human being, without the assumption being made that you're a bit of a twat obsessed with the latest designer offerings. Not so!

But anyway, I am currently watching Susie Bubble's quick video report on the epic Angel vintage sale that happened in London today. She's going to post a longer blog when she can, but the video she's posted for now is worth watching simply for the size of the queue that formed to get in. There were hundreds (maybe thousands) of people waiting to get in and rummage through the boxes that were laid out - and with good reason. It worked on a simple premise: buy a bag worth £10, £20 or £50 and fill it with vintage clothes until it can be filled no more. Brilliant concept, and it certainly packed the people in. As trendy as vintage gear has got in the last few years, I had no idea people were that into cheap clothes. It's pretty rewarding to see people turning on their heels and be happy to spend so little on what they wear.

Although I do wonder as to how much will be popping up on eBay for the price of a single bag...

Announcement!

2008-12-06T09:20:00.003-08:00

I have started a Warhammer blog called Bow & Stab - I have a few posts completed and more in draft form. So if you play, take a look, tell me where I might be going wrong. The aim is to keep track of what I think of the game and the things I'm experiencing. Unless the game randomly turns awful, I want to stay on the positive side and include lots of screenshots.

The Bridge (1)

2008-12-05T08:04:00.001-08:00

The Bridge (1), originally uploaded by _saturnine.

False Storms

2008-12-04T06:45:00.001-08:00

False Storms, originally uploaded by _saturnine.

CSI 3x22 Play With Fire

2008-12-03T18:53:00.003-08:00

CSI 3x22 Play With Fire, originally uploaded by _saturnine.

Watching some old episodes of CSI - I'm at the point in the 2008/9 TV schedule where the early shows (eg: True Blood) have finished up and I'm struggling to find sources of entertainment. This is why I will always buy the boxsets of my favorite shows. Nothing's better.

Hollywood Smiles

2008-12-03T09:41:00.001-08:00

Hollywood Smiles, originally uploaded by _saturnine.

Western White-Crowned Robin

2008-12-01T12:35:00.001-08:00

Western White-Crowned Robin, originally uploaded by _saturnine.

ROADRUNNER RECORDS ARE IDIOTS

2008-11-30T20:19:00.006-08:00

Amanda Palmer is looking for a new record company because (amidst other cunty behaviour) her record company wanted to edit out her "fat" belly and she refused. Actually, she told them to fuck off. Here is the video:

Skip to 3:45. See a fat belly? No. Me neither. If there was one, would it matter? It's her video, her body, her choice to display it and her fans choice to look at it. Beth Ditto seems to be doing OK for herself. Have they ever been to one of her live shows? Do they know that *shock* she also doesn't shave her armpits? Do they provide such consultation for all their other musicians? Do they not see what these preconditions for female musicians do to the women? It's so ridiculously unimportant.

This is one of the reasons I do not support the recording industry. This is why I rarely buy albums. This is why I'm now blacklisting Roadrunner. Protip for Roadrunner: Amanda Palmer makes money by walking into a bar with a ukelele. She's has a growing loyal fanbase. You just lost yourself a massive meal ticket by being misogynist idiots on an uncreative label stocked with large hairy men in a culture that is increasingly refusing to buy what you sell because your industry is BULLSHIT. Welcome to failure.

Link Dump 30/11/08

2008-11-30T13:36:00.003-08:00

The End of the Good Times (Part 2) by Jason Scott, who attended an auction of arcade-type items, and then wrote about it. More interesting than you think.

Air Canada flight attendant helps land a plane. The co-pilot had a nervous breakdown while in the air.

BBC News: Crossbow fired at a North Belfast taxi cab: "The bolt shattered a side rear window of the vehicle."

Bruce Gilden's Best Shot. I love this photo. There's nothing about it that isn't excellence and masculinity. I wish I had taken that image.

Quickie

2008-11-30T07:32:00.003-08:00

I recently picked up chinaSMACK in my RSS reader - it's a blog bringing Chinese news/internet discussions to English language speakers. One of the recent post themes, Chinese People's Secrets, is my new favorite addiction. Some of the things people are sharing are very stark and honest, making Post Secret look edited and tame in comparison.