April 2009
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...But I Could Be Wrong →
So I’ve set up another tumblr.
The first post explains why.
We’ll see what happens shall we.
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“Heather’s gone,
She left a note,
“He Is Legend”
Was all she...”
– He Is Legend — I Am Hollywood
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Who is from Rochdale!?
OK, this has been bugging me for a while now.
Who lives in Rochdale? And looks at this blog? According to Google Analytics I have had 144 visits from Rochdale in the past month. Which is 2nd behind my home town (understandably) for most visits.
I didn’t mind, but I’ve set up a second tumblr (which I will talk about another day) and added analytics and in 2 days Rochdale has visited 8...
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Question:
Why do you blog?
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The World of Fashion: Pixel Perfect: Reporting &... →
This is the article that talks about Dangin retouching the Dove “Real Beauty” campaign
“Dangin said: “The recent article published by The New Yorker incorrectly...”
– Dove and Dangin dispute ‘real beauty’ ad retouching claim - Brand Republic News - Brand Republic
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“How noble of Dove to expose the dirty tricks that advertisers use to make us...”
– Shane Hipps — (2009) Flickering Pixels, Zondervan [pg 97]
I repeat an earlier sentiment: Never. Ever. Believe an image in a magazine/billboard/etc.
“My prediction is that by the end of the year Facebook will become the most open...”
– Facebook in 2010: no longer a walled garden - O’Reilly Radar
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“Everyone has an opinion, they’re apparently all valid but they’re...”
– A friend
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“If you were a wink,
I’d be a nod.
If you were a seed,
Well I’d be...”
– Kimya Dawson — All I Want Is You
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“Well wouldn’t it be nice to be Dorian Gray?
Just for a day”
– The Libertines — Narcissists
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The Go! Team — Proof of Youth →
Ok, new feature: Album of the Moment. I say ‘at the moment’ because that is a nice generic time period and therefore no pressure to actually continue with it!
Today it is The Go! Teams album Proof Of Youth. It may be a little under 2 years old but I like it. You too can now listen to it and hopefully you will enjoy it. Kudos to Chris for reintroducing me.
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oh-sarah:
sameoldcitydifferentname:
tonight....
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“Who do you carry that torch for, my young man?
Do you believe in anything?
Or...”
– Brand New — Archers
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Ok, so now the queue starts posting.
I don’t get it.
Lets see if it posts something tomorrow.
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“The violets explode inside me
when I meet your eyes
Then I’m spinning...”
– Elbow — Starlings
“It is easy to use the pen to destroy, to tear apart, to shatter and shred. Or...”
– Rob Bell
A conversation about faith, art, and science with Rob Bell. - By Jake Dockter. - Patrol Magazine
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“We swing and we sway as this tiny voice in my head starts to sing...”
– Taking Back Sunday — My Blue Heaven
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Lie-ins
amysian:
I’ve had the opportunity to sleep till 9 three times this bank holiday.
I’ve not managed it once.
Stupid body clock.
I’m awake. But still in bed! ^^
Getting up now though.
oh-sarah:
For the record, I don’t like beer. Quite the contray, I dislike it. However, I regularly have cravings for all sorts of things I don’t like, and it’s more fun to indulge them, than it is to try and ignore them by eating all sorts of everything that doesn’t quite satisfy.
Was it a satisfying beer?
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“You look like the songs that I’ve heard my whole life coming true”
– The Rocket Summer — So Much Love
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Happy Resurrection Sunday!
I’m a Christian. I have a blog. This was going to happen.
Today is the day that we celebrate what the Bible describes as the culmination of the ages! Today we celebrate rescue. Today we celebrate renewal. Today we celebrate the start of the restoration for all things. Today we celebrate new life. Today we celebrate the end of one story and beginning of another. Today we celebrate hope....
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“Grace, she’s got the walk
Not on a ramp or on chalk
She’s got the...”
– U2 — Grace
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“It seems as if all my bridges have been burned,
You say that’s exactly how this...”
– Mumford & Sons — Roll Away Your Stone
plugged:
The Maccabees - Love You Better
The...
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Another benifit of Jesus’ death and ressurection:
A 4 day weekend!
Thank you!
“Writing songs is really difficult when you haven’t been dumped lately and...”
– Luke Leighfield
(via twitter.com/lukeleighfield)
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Queue
I am trying out the queue feature on Tumblr. I have 6 things queued up and the settings are set to post one a day between 10am and 11am. This was set up last night, at about 6pm-ish.
So far nothing has happened.
My only thought is that it is 10am-11am tumblr-office-time.
Anyone have any ideas?
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The Rocket Summer - Do You Feel →
Really, how did I miss this album? Unashamed pop-punk “that sound[s] like a cross between Ben Folds, the Swift, and Relient K.”
NB: Another Spotify link. If you don’t have it yet; get involved!
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Steve's Library of Stuff →
So here is a library of all my iTunes and all the books I’ve been bothered to add!
It was made using Delicious that came park of the Mac Heist Bundle. Have a look and see what you think.
I think with the books I’ll only add ones that I have read. Or, depending if I have the energy, scan all my books in! Also I need to sort out why only half the CD cover artworks are showing....
The Cave. buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy buy →
(via oh-sarah)
bought bought bought bought bought bought bought bought bought.
so...
oh-sarah:
bowling - the sequel, yes?
Yes. I am game.
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“‘There must be some way out of here’,
Said the joker to the thief...”
– Bob Dylan — All Along The Watchtower
“…listening to Joeseph Arthur and Jeff Buckley…”
Scrap that. Blondie.
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Weekend.
I will blog about the photoshop stuff later but first:
I am having an awesome weekend!
Friday night started with a couple drinks with guys from work with conversation from mickey mouse degrees to feminist film to the FTSE 100. Then James rang and said he was coming to Birmingham for the weekend, so he came round and we went went off to Chris’ before a couple drinks in Mosely.
Then this...
Chris: So what is your favourite compound?
James: I'm a big fan of glass formed aluminum.
“Every picture had been worked on some 20 to 30 rounds… They are perfected...”
– A Photo Retoucher.
This is true and it really, really, really annoys me.
Never. Ever. Believe a photo of someone who is in a magazine or on a billboard. They do not exists. They are manipulations. Do not compare, idolise or covert these models. They are not real. Simple as.
Check out this video...
plugged:
Anamanaguchi - Blackout City
How best...
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Ok, tell me if I’m wrong, but when did a violent protest ever work?
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