because it tells you everything about everything and that's all I want to know.

Its good to be back. It warm, I guess if it was hailing, pouring down I wouldn't be saying such, but its warm and sunny, if not a tiny bit windy. Every plant down the street is blooming, I guess they're also a bit sick of the cold and hope this could be the start of spring. This sun is probably a brief break before the cold kicks in. A few years back it snowed in August, can you imagine?

I'm reading 'Angela's Ashes' at the moment and Frank McCourt has passed, away recently. Its a bit upsetting really, to be reading his life story and now know the end, the complete end.

Well, I'm off to go collect the mail from the week. Have a very, very lovely week.

And I think about leaving the house

Here's a few slides of my recent body of work, well a tad bit more than a few but there you go:

I just realised how 'Pretty in Pink' this looks, besides the girl not quite achieving Molly Ringwald, still, nice.

Its about existence and identity and was mainly fueled by the bits and bobs picked up on the walk to the bus and some free books found in the trash.

You can make it, if your try

'm a bit restless. I should be working, really, I actually need to, but I can't sit still as I have amazing music pumping through extremely bad speakers:

Firstly,
Fanfarlo
There seems to be a lot of music out there that just warms you up, some how in one way or another, like Fleet Foxes or Arcade Fire. Fanfarlo is London based, which seems to be it really. London just produces all this music, all this noise that just seems to be excellent. Then you wonder whats wrong with your city. Aren't we meant to be the creative, festival state? Fanfarlos music is beautiful layers of sound, with strong beats and soaring sounds. Really worth a look, I rather love "I'm a Pilot" and they toured with Snow Patrol...kind of what I was getting at.


We must eat the same cereal. That R2D2 was firmly wedged on my pencil for the greater part of Year 5. Heck, I was a cool cat.

Maximo Park have just released their first video from their new album, 'Quicken the Heart'. The song takes a while to settle, but its a catchy tune and Paul Smith is a brilliant show man. 'The Kids are Sick Again'. Hope to hear the rest of the record soon.

White Lies are another band breaking into the scene (gigs with fellow new comer Florence and the Machine) from London (snap). They're reminiscent of Joy Division/ New Order and Echo and the Bunnymen, and rather a bit depressing too, song simply named 'Death'.'Death' is very 80's to me, oddly reminding me of the Cars 'You're Just What I Needed', so I guess not too depressing. The music is infused with electro and beautiful lyrics. Especially obvious in 'Unfinished Business' I do suggest you check them out. In the sense...mush!

The Lowly Knights, another band who toured with Snow Patrol (its a bit of a theme this month. I feel a bit numb really, its all over! And I have this desperate sense of wanting to go to Ireland, North or South. Just to do something. This music makes it a bit better really.). The music is truly inspirational and sounds like something they should play and the end of an indie, heart warming movie. Perhaps the protagonist looking out the window of a train as she, because of course, a female, leaves her home town...something like that.

My latest news includes a certain New Zealand duo. The other day whilst tuning into the excellent Triple J, the song 'Inner City Pressure came on'. I thought, Pet Shop Boys, immediately. Then I thought, "shit, what is wrong with their lyrics?". Honestly it was not until Jermaine entered (and even then I was still under the impression that Pet Shop Boys were hard up for cash) that I sort of understood. I felt like a complete twat. Check out the song here, very, very funny. I look forward to their new season.

I just finished reading "The Gathering" by Helen Enright and I thoroughly suggest you should read it. The book touches on many taboo subjects in a thoughtful, touching way, a sense of care.

I am looking very much forward to going to the cinemas to see 'Let the Right One In' (the anti-Twilight apparently) and 'The Boat that Rocked', because we all love a bit of Bill Nighy.

Plus! My mother just presented me with a Pretenders record, Brass in Pocket, Police- Zenyatta Mondatta and Bangles- Different Light. All I really need now is a record player. I hear thats kind of essential.

Down, down, down the rabbit hole

book is a book, an artwork is an artwork








My art piece from year 8, coinciding with my Alice in Wonderland obsession

The Kelly Experiment

From my dearly loved friend Kelly, you shall see more from her soon. It can be like a weekly feature due to her amazing ability to rhyme most things in an amazing manner, which is truly, amazing! (I do not possess her way with words, as obvious)

So on Turtle talked
saying this and that
talking for ages
about that old cat

It had quite an eye
from what i could hear
for art and what not
art was always near

It was quite quiet
but had very loud hair
had many friends as well
including the town mayor

Shiny Edward

I would like to thank my amazing friend Kirra for sending me this email, she is truly fantastic! Thank you!

"I've just read the fourth twilight book.

sigh.

i did consider ODing on listerine or somehting, but instead i decided to look up the criticism that stephenie meyer is getting for writing this horrendous piece of crap, because i am sure that you and i are not the only sane teenagers in the world (which is saying something, considering that i would never put the words kirra and catlin in association with the word normal).

but SUCCESS!!! alas, i journeyed far and wide throughout the deepest and darkest corners of the world wide web, yet i came out triumphant and victorious! there IS hope, there IS light at the end of the tunnel, and there are other girls who DO hate twilight!

remember how we discussed the amount of times bella referred to edwards dazzling smile or whatever? well this fellow hater has actually counted the number of times things like that have happened, just to spite the book. sure, some people may see that as over compulsive or just plain sad, but I.... i have developed a new respect for this sad, sad.... but oh so RIGHT reviewer!

Number of Pages in the Book: 498
The First Hint of a Plot that Is Not Bella and Edward's Romance: page 328
When the Plot Actually Arrives: page 372

Boys that Totally Love Bella (Including Edward Cullen): 5

Approximate Amount of Time Bella and Edward are Romantically Involved Before Bella Is Begging Edward to Turn Her into a Vampire so They Can Be Together Forever: Like, two weeks. Maybe three. The timeline's a bit fuzzy.

References to Edward's Beauty: 165

and then it starts to progress into the specifics....

Broken Down into the following categories -

Face: 24 (Favorite adjectives: glorious, heavenly, seraphic)
Voice: 20 (The voice of an archangel, donchaknow.)
Eyes: 17
Movement: 11
Smile: 10
Teeth: 8
Muscles: 7
Skin: 7 (Note: This only contains accounts of Edward's skin being beautiful. I didn't count references to it as "pale," "cold," or "white." If I had, this number would be about ten times larger.)
Iron Strength or Limbs: 5
Breath: 4 (EVEN HIS BREATH IS AMAZING.)
Scent: 4
Laughter: 3
Handwriting: 2
Chest: 2
Driving Skills: 1

The Number of Times...

Bella Is Clumsy or Makes a Reference to Her Clumsiness: 26
Bella Sneers at Forks or Its Inhabitants: 22
Bella is "Dazzled" or Rendered Speechless by Edward's Beauty or Touch: 17
Edward Tells Bella to Stay Away from Him While Completely Contradicting Himself with His Behavior: 16
Bella is Utterly Desolate at Edward's Absence: 12
Edward and Bella Kiss: 8 Bella's Hormones Get the Better of Her and She Attacks Edward, Almost Causing Him to Eat Her: 2 (She's not even allowed to kiss him back! Where's the fun in that?)

Edward's Kiss Makes Bella Faint: 1
Edward's Kiss Makes Bella's Heart Literally Stop: 1

Bella Thinks She Isn't Good Enough for Edward: 6
Edward Is Referred to As Godlike: 5 (Note: This number might be off, as I didn't start counting until three or four mentions in.)
Edward Tells Bella She's Unnatural: 5
Edward Sparkles: 3
Bella is in Mortal Danger: 3 Edward Saves Bella from Mortal Danger: 3

Edward Stalks Bella, For Real: 2 (Note: One of these instances involves watching her sleep every night for, like, months.)
Bella says "Holy Crow!": 2
Bella and Edward Argue About Who Loves the Other Most: 1
Edward's Inability to Read Bella's Mind is Explained: 0
but do remember that its all bella's fault, not edwards. remember, he SPARKLES! (and i die a little inside)

so here's the url if u want to check out more: http://otahyoni.livejournal.com/130432.html#cutid1

the movie is coming out soon. in these hard times it is important for people like us to stick together and stop us from falling into the depths of the levels as our dear unfortunate friends have. try to resist the temptations edward cullen, a completely fictional character from the mind of a woman who writes like a twelve year old infatuated with love. it will be hard because edward is, of course, oh so goreous. everything about him his perfect. his eyes, face, voice, his MOVEMENT catlin! his teeth, his muscles (im just a sweet transvestite.... sorry, mental image of rocky and time curry for a sec) where was i? oh yeah, his skin, his iron strength (wtf?) his breathe, his scent, his laughter, his handwriting, his chest, his drving skills! whoa... that boy sure knows how to use a gearstick.
but most of all, that smile which i love so much. edward has the smile, that i love so much, you see. and when he smiles that smile that i love so much it makes me smile because when he smiles that smile i love so much it makes me happy. and all because of edwards smile, that i love so much. SO FUCKING MUCH!

AND he sparkles. he smiles AND he sparkles. is there anything this boy CANNOT DO?

kirra draper, signing off before my keyboard explodes.

ps. KABOOM!"

Listen to the woman!