Archive for August, 2009
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
*not my photo
The time has come to say farewell to Auckland or “Sky City” as the locals prefer. I’ve spent the last week here concreting the purchase of my new campervan whom I’ve named Gertrude. Purchasing a car has never been a simpler task. In New Zealand, a lot of the bullshit is removed from [...]
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Monday, August 24th, 2009
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Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
I bought this today.
I’m so excited. Notice the incorrect placement of the steering wheel.
Needs a little cleanin but soon it’ll be a dream machine… Gonna head up north.
Any suggestions on names?
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Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
HEALTH is one of those bands that has been around for some time and never clicked for me. Until now. This is also one of those records, I’m sure, that all of their older fans will condemn because people like me can finally connect with it. It’s loud, dense, and chaotic but still sweet. The [...]
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Three cheers for Tender Loving Empire, the grandest empire the world had ever seen! May they rise to their highest possible potential and never collapse. Recently the wonderful emperors put a t-shirt design by yours truly up online for sale. Have a look below and follow the links to buy, buy, buy! (Thanks to Tessa [...]
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Conceptually, the video will be based around a loose story structure but mainly focus on complex nonsense and visually rich imagery.
The story will follow one main character, a deep sea oil rig worker who is overtaken by his loneliness and homesickness and embarks on a journey to find any situation better than his current [...]
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Sunday, August 16th, 2009
This is what I look like today:
My dad said I looked good.
I’ve been in New Zealand for 17 days. The majority of those days have been in Wellington, the nation’s capital. It’s a fine city, small by American standards. I’ve enjoyed the accommodation at a small hostel on the south end of town called [...]
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
Ohakune is a strange town. Situated at the foot of Mt. Ruapaheu, this sleepy ski town has no business trowing MySpace and MTV sponsored secret shows. This became apparent this last saturday night when four kick ass bands from Aukland drove five hours out of their way to play at a crappy restaurant-by-day bar-by-night venue [...]
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Friday, August 7th, 2009
It’s been just over one week since I’ve arrived in New Zealand. Thus far I’ve made the following generalizations: Kiwis are tremendously and outwardly kind. It is not infrequent for a stranger to offer up a helping hand whether or not the situation calls for it. One can travel in New Zealand effortlessly. The rail [...]
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Thursday, August 6th, 2009
See for yourself. I took this video in my sink in Paraparaumu, New Zealand a few days ago. If you are in the Northern Hemisphere please go to your sink and conduct a test for comparison’s sake. I think you’ll find the results quite startling. Oh and please refrain from observing your toilet; the jets [...]
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