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A BROKEN HEART

a broken heart calls for a fresh start... and, a whole bunch of wish lists and projects and distractions. so, to make myself feel better after my recent heart ache (my love, and my love are no longer aligned), i have started writing lists. all kinds of lists. shopping lists. goal lists. wish lists. project lists. to-do lists and basically any kind of list that keeps my mind distracted and feeling inspired.

here are a few lists id like to share:

project list

become a freelance event promoter
return to writing
join my 3 closest friends together to bring Oslo, Toronto, London and Perth together in some kind of subtle art project.

generate a stronger brand for adventures and dentures

start drawing birds

goals list

be debt free

travel to toronto, oslo, berlin, prague and paris

see more exhibitions

night walks

spend less money on rubbish food and more on pretty items

wish list

NEW YEAR

ok. so here i find myself on the verge of 2010. whilst i don't feel the need to grasp the last decade, completely analyse it and then store it in a shoebox, i do have a slight sense of retrospect. i'm not going to get into the whole 'top 10 lists of the last decade' (there are already way too many, and i'll just confuse myself), nor am i going to comment on how my years differed.

what i am willing to do is post a picture from 2000. the friends and the uniform has changed. i've got myself a fringe, a degree, a job, a car, moved out, travelled, lived in Norway and partied my way through the last 10 years. I don't think a 2000 version of me would be disappointed.

i'm not glad, nor sad, to see 2009 go. it has done me well. but there is nothing i can do, time keeps ticking, now i just have to remember to write '10' at the end of the date. I do enjoy the reminder that time won't stop for no man.

PERTH-ECT

flowers, hay street mall, perth.

a stolen fairytale, bayswater.

laneway, perth

cities are delivered by cranes and angels, perth.

dirty window, clean view. Law Chambers, Perth

piccadilly cinema, perth

PERTH

so here i find myself. back in perth. whilst it may not be the worst place to be, it also may not be the best place for me to be. moments like these you need pros and cons lists.

cons

i miss my norwegian friends

i must deal with reality (aka debt)

i miss the snow

i feel stuck (aka debt)

i miss my norwegian friends

i miss my norwegian friends

i miss my norwegian friends

pros

i get to see my perth friends whenever i like

the beach

sunshine

i am moving into my own room

consistant pay

family

sylvia

i think it is pretty even. i just have to focus on all the good things.

like north cottesloe beach for example:

HORT

more inspiration. what keeps me going through the darkness and rain.

Eike Koenig from Hort from Leonardo Mercado on Vimeo.

READY ABLE

i just can't get enough of this video right now (or the song for that matter). ed has been inspired by allison shulnik (the maker), and i have become obsessed with learning more about her. which lead me to an interesting interview Ryan Christian posted on fecalface.com a few months ago. 

inspired by the likes of Harryhausen and Bruce Bickford, her art, to me, borders on being really ugly, but somehow the colours and movement of every piece make it beautiful, the sadness and rejection is pictured through calm and charming creations. 

I dunno you check it out for yourself.

allisonschulnik.com

also, if you get a chance, watch another video she has made, Hobo Clown