I'm supposed to be working on an assignment today, but instead I'm procrastinating. Just for something different.
I just found this wonderful shopping site, Madeit: "...an online community where you can buy, sell and talk independent. Buy unique independent goods or sell your own."
It's like the Australian version of Etsy, which I also love. I bought my sister's Christmas present from this store last year.
I can see some major procrastination in my future...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Underbelly
Underbelly is sooooooo good. I love true crime - reading about it, watching it - and this take on the Melbourne gangland killings has not disappointed.
I think I'll always love Blue Murder more, because it's such a well-known Sydney story. But Underbelly resonates because it didn't happen that long ago.
It's interesting to watch a show like this when you know what's going to happen. Tonight's episode featured the notorious murders of Jason Moran and his associate in front of his kids at a junior AFL match. It was a brilliant episode, and knowing the outcome didn't ruin it at all.
I do have one quibble with Underbelly - something that makes it almost perfect TV, but not quite. The problem is the music. Tonight's episode, for example, covered events of 2003. It featured a long sequence set to the beautiful song "Don't Fight It" by The Panics, which was released in 2007. No denying that's a great song, but would it have killed them to include music to match the period the show's set in? Although Cold Case isn't one of my favourite shows, I've always thought its biggest strength was that it features music from the year in question. I think this same attention to detail would've made Underbelly brilliant.
I know, I'm so picky! What can I say, I'm a perfectionist...
I think I'll always love Blue Murder more, because it's such a well-known Sydney story. But Underbelly resonates because it didn't happen that long ago.
It's interesting to watch a show like this when you know what's going to happen. Tonight's episode featured the notorious murders of Jason Moran and his associate in front of his kids at a junior AFL match. It was a brilliant episode, and knowing the outcome didn't ruin it at all.
I do have one quibble with Underbelly - something that makes it almost perfect TV, but not quite. The problem is the music. Tonight's episode, for example, covered events of 2003. It featured a long sequence set to the beautiful song "Don't Fight It" by The Panics, which was released in 2007. No denying that's a great song, but would it have killed them to include music to match the period the show's set in? Although Cold Case isn't one of my favourite shows, I've always thought its biggest strength was that it features music from the year in question. I think this same attention to detail would've made Underbelly brilliant.
I know, I'm so picky! What can I say, I'm a perfectionist...
Monday, April 7, 2008
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Childhood memories
I bought this t-shirt from Glarkware.
It's been fun to see who actually gets it - I can separate the groups into 'were allowed to watch Sesame Street' and 'were not allowed to watch Sesame Street'.
I loved (and still love) that show. We always watched Sesame Street and Play School, one after the other - so we had brilliant children's TV, plus a balance of American and Australian content.
The pinball song by the Pointer Sisters is one of my favourites - hence why I bought the t-shirt.
But my favourite counting song of all is the Ladybugs' Picnic...
It's been fun to see who actually gets it - I can separate the groups into 'were allowed to watch Sesame Street' and 'were not allowed to watch Sesame Street'.
I loved (and still love) that show. We always watched Sesame Street and Play School, one after the other - so we had brilliant children's TV, plus a balance of American and Australian content.
The pinball song by the Pointer Sisters is one of my favourites - hence why I bought the t-shirt.
But my favourite counting song of all is the Ladybugs' Picnic...
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