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Season Fiiiiive. True Blood. Here's Jessica.
Jul 30th, 2012 by michael chalk

We’ve been watching this one as a household, which is nice. You have to let 3 episodes build up though, to make it a big evening.

 

Found an interview with Jessica’s actor, from “Young Hollywood“.

 

..and on season 4: interesting character progression: “Really who is she as a woman”.

Apparently she was asked to pose biting Chevy Chase, who really didn’t know what was going on…

Try Siramarti meditation guides for some balance in your life
Jul 24th, 2012 by michael chalk

Searching the Ox by h.koppdelaneyA few people know that for several years i’ve been exploring a different kind of meditative practice, known as “Siramarti”. I’ve found it to be very healing, balancing and restorative in many ways. I find the traditional “think about nothing”, or “focus on a candle” styles of meditation don’t work for me, but these guided visualisations are just right. You feel active and involved as you get into some fully conscious problem-solving.

Fundamentally, the visualisations are about:

Creative Lane Zine, feat local artists
Jul 24th, 2012 by michael chalk

This one via the delightful Belinda Suzette of Northcotia, who is featured on page 6. A new creative arts magazine with arty stuff from Tasmania to San Qose. Not sure if it’s going to hit the streets or only the screens… looks beautiful! You can scroll through the edition right here below.

Also via the editor: Yes Sweetheart: I like that design too!: Creative Lane Zine is ready!!.

Intriguing masks by Lauren Simmonds
Jul 16th, 2012 by michael chalk

Here’s a collection of some intriguing works from local Northside artist Lauren Simmonds, the Melbourne artist who works with paper, light & shadow. I love the way she’s got people wearing the art work.

 

‘Masked Series,’ 2011

 

Transfigure (2012)

Next step involves her wearing the art herself, and performing for her

Electronical music podcasts i've been enjoying
Jul 6th, 2012 by michael chalk

Since i got my android phone, i’ve been loving the radio. Listen-when-you-want kind of radio, aka the PODCAST.

Woo. Here’s a couple of my favourites:

 

ONE) Elektrocast

This is from a podcast called Elektrokast which i really like (mp3).

Episode 45: “Torro Remote White Light mix”.

Actually it’s 2 years since they stopped broadcasting, but still good sounds.

Posting it here because i thought Tim might like it. DJ Tim, also known as DJ Fluff, runs a very excellent radio show out of Castlemaine called Sensoreum. (Did you have a faceboo page

Whoops: Hands up if you always handle a crisis with panache
Jul 3rd, 2012 by michael chalk

From the punch: an interesting perspective on an awkward tv moment. I didn’t see Q&A last night but I’ll see it on iView now!! Amusing comparisons of greg combet with clark kent, and suggestions that sophie mirabella looked as though she may have poisoned her fellow presenter. Can’t wait to see it.

Here’s the video. Yikes. Mirabella received a pasting from the twitterati because of the way she recoiled in horror, but GetUp and others came to her defense:

 

Wendy Harmer was quoted as saying,

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