well hello there!

so i haven't blogged here in a really long time.
mostly because i now blog on my myspace account.
but lately ive had some ideas, or more just the urge to blog again, and this time more regularly. maybe its because ive had wayy too much spare time lately, and too much time to sit and think. and i figure blogging will be a somewhat productive use of my time.

i've also been into reading other blogs, one in particular: www.thewilliambeckettblog.com, is inspiring to me. today i read every single post he's ever written, and i want more! i mean, sure he is a rock star and everything but thats not what i care about. he just writes some really lovely things that spark my neurons.

im desperate to find more awesome writing on the "interwebz". and i don't care if it's from anyone famous or not. give me a heads up if you think theres someone out there worth reading.

i've been watching youtube lately -great night time hobby. and i have to admit im a teeny bit jealous of all the cool youtube kidz who get all famous from their 'vlogs' and stuff. i wish i was as cool as them, even though they are nerds i think they are great. i know if made videos id be awkward and lame and unfunny, so there goes that idea.

late night television sucks majorly. i'd like to be watching some re-runs of half decent television programs rather than all this infomercial crap. i mean, even infomercials used to be alot better. 'Magic Bullet' was AMAZING, i mean i could watch that whole demonstration many times over. But this pilates machine rubbish has got to stop!!

So the worlds been ending lately. first there was that dorky science project that was supposed to suck the world into a black hole...chyeah like that happened! and the stock market crashed, but really i think they are all just kicking up a stink. it's all going to be fine, we arent going to have to live off instant mashed potatoes and cereal boxes...i mean that theory has been going round since y2k, and look how well that turned out.

anyway my new blogging adventures were supposed to be cool. but i've just been ranting this whole time.

if you care, go to www.myspace.com/eihpos7 and click on the link to my blog and there you can find some more organised thoughts. and if you have myspace, feel free to subscribe because that would warm my heart <3 ha.

thats all for now.
-soph.

Art Review

The following is a review of an art work which i did as part of a uni assignment.

http://www.shermangalleries.com.au/artists/inartists/artist.asp?exhibition=161&artist=39

Breaking the barriers of time and space
Review by Sophie O'Brien

Buildings collide, men morph into one another, legs disfigure, bodies stretch upwards and outwards, concrete and steel melt and bend.

This may sound like a scene from a science fiction horror story yet what it really describes is an interactive media artwork by Daniel Crooks entitled ‘On Perspective and Motion Part 2’.

The 23 minute film depicts the busy Martin Place in Sydney’s CBD. However what you see on the screen is no ordinary camera work. What you see are slices of film being stretched across entire frames as the camera pans across the scene. The resulting image is something similar to what you would view in a hall of mirrors at a carnival. We see ordinary images transformed into something far unlike what we would normally perceive.

By literally slowing down and manipulating the passing of time, Crooks is encouraging us to re-imagine the hustle and bustle of every day living. We are enticed to pause and take a look at those mundane and commonplace moments in which we take for granted everyday.

Crooks also succeeds in showing audiences a new perspective on urban space. He breathes life into inanimate buildings and landscapes. Brick, steel and glass break their own conventions by stretching out, melting into each other and forever changing. The people and the city become one with each other as an almost cohesive entity.

The artist, New-Zealand born Daniel Crooks, is an animator and motion graphics artist who now lives and works in Melbourne. He has been experimenting with digital film and visual media for over ten years and many of his artworks have been displayed in galleries across Australia and over the world.

Daniel Crooks provides us with an eerie yet beautiful snapshot of everyday life and reminds us that our dull, routine and ordinary lives can be wonderfully fascinating if we only stopped for a minute to take a look around.

On perspective and motion Part II can be viewed at the Experimenta Playground at the Arts Centre in Melbourne, and with free entry there is no excuse to miss out.

an american tale

disclaimer: i wrote this while still in the states, i am now home. and excuse the lack of punctuation, sometimes i dont feel like using it. what a rebel!

dear australia,
america is fun. i dont want to come home.

ok, so in all seriousness, im having alot of fun here. as you can probably tell ive had too much fun to even come on myspace, let alone blog about my trip. but ive got some down time now, so i figure its a good idea to tell you some american tales.

if you are one of those ignorant australians who think that all americans are fat, dumb, and in love with george bush, then you are completely wrong. everyone who ive come across in america have been more than kind. they open up our homes to us, give us everything we need and show genuine hospitality.

thats not to say that rude americans dont exist. for example new york city bus drivers really arent that happy, and they yell at you if you use your mobile phone because it might disturb the other passengers! but i can forgive them, because im pretty sure they have to deal with alot of crap.

speaking of talking on phones in public..there was this one guy on the train in LA. we were stopped underground for about 15 mins, and this dudes ringtone was rihanna, umbrella. that in itself was extremely annoying. having to hear: ella, ella, ella, over and over again. then he went on and on about how he was a flight attendant, and a choreographer and all this other crap. he was a jerk, but i guess you had to be there.

who else has been rude? well not waiters thats for sure. because in america, if you are a waiter you want to get the best tip you could possibly get. one lady at dennys asked us if we brought any wombats with us. i laughed, but im pretty sure she was bordering on serious.

speaking of restaurants. if you are ever in america i can recommend a couple of places. firstly, dennys is going to be your first port of call for breakfast. its something like 5.99 for eggs, three sausages, three bacon rashes, hash browns and three pancakes. you cant beat it. if you're after just pancakes, definately stop by IHOP. thats an acronym for International House of Pancakes. Ive never seen it in any other country, but boy the pancakes are good! i had the wholemeal berry pancake thingys, with strawberries and bluberries. it was all together delicious. So that covers breakfast, so for lunch and dinner i recommend Dennys and IHOP, coz who wouldnt want to eat their delicious food 24/7???

speaking of delicious, i dont think ive ever eaten more meat before in my life. americans are really into ribs and wings. we went to this really good place in buffalo, new york. apparently its where the original buffalo wings were invented. we ordered a huge plate of 50 wings to share between a few of us. they are available in bbq, mild, hot or suicide. i recommend the mild!

pizza is also great. in greenwich village we ate massive slices of pepperoni. its my new favorite flavour.

..i keep talking about food. maybe im hungry? but before i finish i have to mention just one more thing. SMORES. if you've never heard of them, smores are graham crackers, hersheys chocolate, and marshmallows. all piled up like a sandwich. they are gooey and warm and delicious. Sarah-Anne and i also have an obsession with reeses peices, (E.T. eats them in his movie) and resees peanut butter cups. so we invented the reeses peanut butter cup smore...you HAVE to try it. its possibly the best snack you'll ever ever taste.

so back to the people...while i was in syracuse i made some great new friends and got to hang out with chrisites family. they are all really cool people. getting to meet jesse's houghton friends has also been good because i became a little closer to those i already new, and actually became friends with those i never really knew.

so to wrap this all up, my time in the u.s has been amazing and i wouldn't trade my experiences for anything. its given me the travel bug and i cant wait to start planning another trip back. but dont worry australians, home will always be in melbourne.

Is the Ice Coffee the same flavor as the Chocolate MIlk?

Ok, so someone asked me that question today at work..
i said, umm no. its coffee flavoured.
then i cracked up laughing.
seriously, what kind of stupid question is that?

hhahahaha.

zzzz

too much work.
too tired to blog.

Celebrities I`d Marry

Despite making me look like a ridiculous person, im going to write this blog anyway..
(i dunno if that sentence makes sense but you get my drift!)

These are a couple of Celebrities who i wouldnt mind marrying:

1. Dr. Andrew Rochford.

Ok, so this guy is on the tv show "Whats Good For You." And i dont know why but theres just something about him. For one thing, he has this big smile and cute dimples. Two, well he is a doctor which makes him pretty smart, helpful, caring, not to mention wealthy! Plus he speaks nicely, and thats always a good thing. Its just too bad he is already married and has a kid (and is probably alot older than me). Anyways, he is welcome to tell me whats good for me anytime he likes!

2. Ozzy from Survivor.

Well, this guy is just an absolute CHAMPION! Ozzy is the ultimate survivor, if he doesnt win survivor this season i will be very unhappy. These are the reasons he should marry me.

One: He was born in Mexico, and we all know that Mexican food is my favourite!

Two: He is the BEST swimmer i have ever seen. He might as well be a merman. cough cough. merman. He is SUCH a provider, and catches all the fish for his tribe members. i like a man who brings home the bacon!..im not such a big fan of fish but id eat it if he caught it for me. hee hee. OH and i like chicken, and this one time he caught a bird and ate that.

Three: this is what it says about him on the survivor website; "He is currently a waiter and was formerly a restaurant manager. He enjoys big wave surfing, skateboarding, sailing, snowboarding, wakeboarding, gymnastics and motorcycle riding." ..OK, so he is only a waiter, but money isnt everything. + he likes ALL those sports which i love! (maybe not the motorbike part but i can handle that!)

Four: "He enjoys reading and writing"..how sweet.

Five: He could be becoming a Millionaire in the near future!!

Six: he's in love with me, he just doesn't know it yet!

Now he may be seven years older than me, but somehow i dont think that will be a problem. Ohhh, Ozzy..Id gladly become stranded on an island with you anyday!

So Dad...do you approve???

blog.

hmm. i haven't written a blog for a while so im forcing myself to. I doubt this will be very interesting because i cant think of anything interesting to say. I always get random ideas to blog about, but at the time i think of them im never at the computer so it all goes to waste.

I had a dream last nite that i was in a car park and a helicopter swooped at me from above, it put its spotlights on me and made me drop what i had in my hand. i cant remember what i had in my hand but it sure wasnt a weapon. it was probably more likely to be something as harmless as a lettuce! And then the chopper landed and out came two cops, one guy one girl. They started interrogating me, asking if i new about a drug dealer. apparantly someone tipped me off, saying i knew something about it. how rude! why would someone do that to me? anyways once they were satisfied that i had absolutely nothing to do with drug smuggling/dealing/taking they left to interrogate someone else. And then i went on this really cool water slide that took me into a shopping center. how random. i love dreaming. its my favourite.