...Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings. -Lewis Caroll, 1872.
Recentlywatched this amazing rendition of Alice in Wonderland on the Sci-Fi channel (I refuse to call it SyFy, sorry guys). So I already had a soft spot for Andrew-Lee Potts, of Primeval, but now I simply adore the guy. Plus, the actress who played Alice, Caterina Scorsone, was fantastic. And the White Knight, played by the wonderful Matt Frewer, was absolutely hilarious. Plus, the reimagining of the story was very well played, I was impressed. Not that I'm really a movie snob or anything, I am a sucker for a good book made into a film/tv program, but this was really great. And very creative.
I can't say how long I've been waiting for this album to some out. As an avid Muse fan since 2004, it's high time they release a new album, three years after their last, mind you. So to the music. I can't say what I was expecting. The vocals are truly Muse, as are the symphonic arrangements, but I'm not sure how I feel about how some of the tracks seem slightly electronic. I just don't feel like it's Muse. Sure, it's catchy, but is that what we want? I'm guessing after a few listens I might change my opinion.
As I was perusing the pages of various magazines, I came upon a lovely designer/design house. The name: Eley Kishimoto, comprised of Mark Eley and Wakako Kishimoto. They design things with patterns, to be brief, and have designed patterns for many a famous designer. They are based in London. Have a look for yourself:
You can see more on their website, here. Au revoir, xx
It's a combination Holga and Polaroid. And it's only $175. Err...I'll take back the 'only' part. I would sell $175 worth of clothing to get this camera. If my clothing is even worth that much. Which I highly doubt, considering most of it is thrifted. Time to sell that $98 Anthropologie dress which was worn twice.
But if those plans at gaining income fail, well, I suppose it's back to babysitting for $10/hour. Thats...17.5 hours of babysitting (the good thing about blogging is that you don't get to see how long it took me to figure out that amount).
Whilst perusing the many blogs and whatnot that I keep track of on the interwebs, I came across this lovely artist, Irana Douer. This is my favourite sort of artwork. It's a bit reminicent of the Decemberists' crane wife artwork. Or maybe it's just fantastic in it's own right. Or both.
