DONTSHOOTTHESCARAMOUCHE!: August 2011

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Be still for I want to capture you in the frame
So I can remember you face, just in case I forget your name

I'm a sucker for chick flicks and so I decided to watch Friends with Benefits the other day. It stars Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis. This is my favourite scene featuring one of my favourite old school tracks, Jump by Kriss Kross.

I hope you like

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Gotta love old school Liz Phair

"Sorry Sir, the only ladder I have happens to be on my stocking."

Annie

It is rare to find a picture that speaks volumes, with a voice that bellows beyond borders, evoking the deepest of emotions. The inquiring mind finds it hard to resist the eloquence with which a message in a picture is conveyed, almost as if to say that a picture can easily be equated to a compilation of written words.

This is how I feel about Annie Leibovitz' work. As imaginative as her concepts are there is still a sense of simplicity maintained throughout her work, which I find inviting, uninhibited and unbiased.

She is able to tell a story with each picture, each one different from the last. She incorporates a a sense of ecclecticism that continues to refine her level of individualism.

Ironically enough, even looking at her black and white snaps is like looking through a kaleidoscope of emotions, each one depicted by a different colour.

I absolutely love her!

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Trains and Sewing Machines

The other day, the fam decided to test out the Gautrain, the latest addition to South Africa's transportation system, bridging the gap between Pretoria and Johannesburg (Jo-hazardous-burg!) which is absolutely awesome. I really commend it for its sense of efficiency and uber coolness. It kinda gives us South Africans a glimpse of how people have BEEN commuting abroad.

The route caters for a tranquil and scenic view of the cities, buzz and clutter aside.

I took a few snaps ( my little brother got in the way though).

or so I wish...

"If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?"

#RandomRant III

I've been on this meditation and "aligning of chakras" tip lately. I'm not really a meditation guru or anything of the sort, so knowing me, I over thought the whole process, focusing on what music to get. I'm pretty sure that you're supposed to get some instrumental stuff for it to really be effective but I made an exception, opting for deep lyrical stuff (Celtic, new age, lo-fi, trip hop, and a little indie usually get me going). I then remembered a song that I had been a huge fan of. A 90's song which featured what had then sounded to me like a Native American man chanting, but is actually an aboriginal Taiwanese chant.The song is called Return to Innocence by Enigma. I absolutely love it.

Praise You - Fatboy Slim

I just watched this video on MTV. It had been years since I last watched it. Truth be told, it used to creep me out a bit when I was much younger. However, I can't help but enjoy the jive of the people as they spaz out and the triumphant sound of the chorus, it really resonates within me. Fatboy Slim really did it best.

Another one of my Fatboy Slim faves:

Weapon of Choice - Fatboy Slim

#RandomRant II

I kinda wish I was born in the USA. Despite the abundant beauty that South Africa has and continues to offer its people (which I'm oh so grateful for), I'm completely and utterly engulfed by the culture in the United States of "Uhm-rica" as Borat would say.

Anyway, a friend of mine got me this awesome tee in Washington, which I will be frequenting without fail. As you can see I took full advantage of this opportunity to pose.

Monday, August 8, 2011

03/08/2011

Last week was particularly awkward. You see it was my birthday on the 3rd and the manner in which I went about spending it is beyond me. I oh so torturously decided to be in the company of a bunch of friends, the worst being the likes of Michelle Gerber and the Salamanca sisters:)

You see, my friend Vanessa J. Salamanca (muchas exotic name right?) had welcomed her sister Tamara from the land of yodeling a few days prior and so they insisted on bestowing upon me their terrible tendencies which they probably refer to as a "bag of fun". Little did I know of the magnitude of Tamara and my other friend Michelle's friendship, which made her assume the rule of the third Salamanca.

Vanessa had to hurry off, but the other two decided to whisk me off to a treasure trove in the form of a desolate antique shop. Who could forget the chinese clothing store or Dekopunk, the cool decor store with all things kitchy to be sold. We also drank R8,00 tea while Let Go by Frou Frou served as a the soundtrack to our effing funny convo.

A fraction of my day in no particular order...