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Line-Up Announcement tomorrow.

Floating

Recent things that I’ve found enthralling:

• The song, Volver, from the eponymous movie and covered by Penelope Cruz. Haunting, beautiful, great movie too.

• 1001 Rules for My Unborn Son. It’s witty, cute, poignant and there’s a lot of common sense.

I just downloaded some albums and, Fahrenheit 451, a movie I’ve been wanting for an age.

One of my favourite scenes in the film. (P.S. This is the only film François Truffaut ever directed in English)

I’ll spend the rest of the evening listening to these albums and doing a schedule for my study and assignments and maybe make a collage of different pictures from old issues of Dazed. I’ll also listen to my new albums whilst doing this.

This is how I feel.

 

 

  

Easter, how passé.

I’ve decided this blog will be easier to write if I write about what inspires me instead of what happens in my life. Hence, from now on, I might mention special events that happen in my life but I will mostly just talk about movies, music and Art.

I recently got a movie out called “Kids” from 1995. I first read about it in Issue 69 of Dazed and Confused when they had an interview with Leo Fitzpatrick who starred as the protagonist of the movie. It’s a very graphic movie but there’s a truth to it about modern teenage life that I love about it. The reckless abandon, the anger, the frustration and all without looking like some shitty angsty emo movie. See it now. P.S. It features a young Chloë Sevigny and Rosario Dawson.

Bianca’s recent forays into photography are beautiful. My favourites being the one of Kevin and the one at Pacific Fair. I would post them but there are too many amazing ones. Especially the one she just posted as I’m writing this. Go see it!

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen directed by Terry Gilliam was recently on ABC2. Gilliam has an ornate and gaudy aesthetic but it’s so over-done that it’s beautiful. He is the anti-minimalist. Outrageous and ridiculous humour. It’s no surprise that he was a member of Monty Python.

I love ABC2. Everyone should have it in their favourites list. Do it. Now.

Erykah Badu is certainly not the style of music to which I usually listen.  But she’s sublime, great voice. But she’s also someone who knows how to make a statement. For her most recent video “Window Seat” she stripped naked in the place where John F. Kennedy was assassinated as a statement against groupthink, psychologist, Irving Janis defined it as a mode of thinking that people engage in when they are deeply involved in a cohesive in-group, when the members' strivings for unanimity override their motivation to realistically appraise alternative courses of action. I admire this dedication.

MGMT’s new album “Congratulations”. It’s had a lot of criticism that is good and bad…but I feel that the bad criticism is coming from fans that were hooked by things like Electric Feel and blindly followed the fervent obsession that comes with a Top 40 single. It’s a fantastic album, super psychedelic from the album artwork to the video. So beautiful. I recommend it one and all.

Hunx and his Punx. I’ve talked about him before but he truly is one of my favourite artists. He’s not necessarily the best singer…a bit nasally, but that adds to the atmosphere if the music. Plus, he’s a hotty. Great ‘60s surfer, punk, doo-wop hybrid. I follow him on Twitter and just adore any mention I can find online. I could seriously spend all day listening to his odes to glory holes and rock ‘n roll. Great music, wild slut, hotty. Listen to him. Buy the album. Latest video is below.

Atheism. Do it now. It makes sense. It’s logical. Read/Listen to Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins. They make Renee Foyster hot in the pants. I’ve heard them both debate on Q and A. An Australian TV show where high level politicians and members of society are questioned for opinions or about their actions. Good stuff. ABC. Watch it.

This is what I look like recently:

 

Hair, no more.

I still love hair, whether it be on your scalp, your face or the body.

But for formality purposes, my beard’s life was cut short. I don’t even think I’ll get the job…

I will just have to grow it back!

Haven’t been able to properly update myself technologically for a while. Try not using the computer for a week, I dare you. Your dependency will scare you.

The last hour or two have been spent reading through unread blog posts (Sartorialist, Garance Doré, Exceedingly Good Keex, Jak & Jil, slutever and FourThousand).

Since looking at all of these blogs, I’ve noticed one of the new trendy colours at the moment in Europe (so in about six months here) is a sort of mix of cream and last season’s favourite mustard.

The Sartorialist shows it off recently with a set of pictures taken backstage at Celine.

It’s often paired with a dark blue something. In the file name camel is mentioned, a fairly accurate description.

A while ago, I read about a man having found a collection of photos of a by-gone gay biker gang (how’s that for alliteration) in Dazed and just today I somehow linked myself to its website. Some great photos:

Looking forward to “A Single Man” and op-shopping on Saturday.

Uggghhhhhh. Economics: Need to do it. Physics: Need to study it. French: Did pretty well…I hope.

What inspires me.

Picnic at Hanging Rock.

Comanechi.  Surfer Blood.

Digital TV.

Gothic Literature.

Learning moderation the hard way.

Beards and saying goodbye to them (tragedy)…..

I really love this photo that Leila took of me.

Hair.

Glorious hair.

Most people who know me, also know that I am a hirsute gentleman.

Tonight has been a very beard/hair centric night.

It all started with this article.

For those who are not near and missed much, I grew my beard over the Summer.

    

It’s gone now, but gosh it was glorious.

Then Taylor told me about a lovely singer, similar to Sufjan Stevens. Called William Fitzsimmons.

Now HE has a glorious beard. It puts mine to shame.

It also lead me to this magazine called Pin-Ups. However these are not your traditional pin-ups...

Anyway, I have decided that I am definitely what one would call a bear, more accurately, a cub. And I like it.

The beard’s coming back next holidays everyone.

And just wait till we finish high school.

Tumblr: The Lazy Man’s Blogger

So. I started using tumblr. It’s very easy to use, and often preferable to an actual blog post for me as I seem to be running out of time every day…I need to get rid of my TV. Annnywayyy, I though I’d plug my tumblr on here.

Thomas’s Tumblr!

It’s rather late and I need sleep! So, I’m just going to upload some choice pictures from since my last post.

      We’ll miss you guys (Veera, Nora, Chiara)!

Domi’s Surprise Birthday Party

I made quiche.  

Baseball Park.

I lost my 3D glasses that night…I wish I knew where they were…