Clare and I went to the Projection festival in Melbourne last week. Basically a load of the shops on the street were lit up by projection from sometimes accros the road and in some cases whole buildings were projected on
Clare and the bar in the back was lit up and changed pattern and colour over time
Outside a costume shop
People in the shop knitting
Knitting sandwiches – yum!
Just listening to the podcast by the North Carolina University and they are talking about huge earthworms that live in East Gippsland (SE of Melbourne!). Wow ! I could do with a few of them in the garden!
Bill Drummond of the 90’s band the KLF who wrote the masterly book “How to have a number 1 hit single the easy way” download here . In it he stated that Rick Asterlys song “Never gonna give you up by Rick Asterly” is probably the best pop song ever written.
Rick Asterlys wikipeadia page is here
So what would Rick do?
In the event that you cannot remember this song or have never heard it I have included a video for you education.
I also thought you may find this amusing
This is an ad airing on Australian TV at the moment I feel a bit cheated that they have obviously seen me somewhere and been inspired to use my likeness to sell cheese
We are in New Zealand below is a map of where we are going on our trip (with markers indicating where we are staying)
View New Zealand Trip Jan 2010 in a larger map
Ever wondered where New Zealand got it’s name?
“Zeeland (
pronunciation (help·info)), also called Zealand in English and Zeelandic, is a province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands (hence its name, meaning “sea-land“) and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. With a population of about 380,000, its area is about 2930 km², of which almost 1140 km² is water. Large parts of Zeeland are below sea level. The last great flooding of the area was in 1953. Tourism is an important economic activity. Its sunny beaches make it a popular holiday destination in the summer. Most tourists are Germans. In some areas, the population can be two to four times higher during high summer season. The coat of arms of Zeeland shows a lion half-emerged from water, and the text “luctor et emergo” (Latin for “I struggle and I emerge”).” Zeeland ( pronunciation (help·info)), also called Zealand in English and Zeelandic, is a province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands (hence its name, meaning “sea-land“) and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. With a population of about 380,000, its area is about 2930 km², of which almost 1140 km² is water. Large parts of Zeeland are below sea level. The last great flooding of the area was in 1953. Tourism is an important economic activity. Its sunny beaches make it a popular holiday destination in the summer. Most tourists are Germans. In some areas, the population can be two to four times higher during high summer season. The coat of arms of Zeeland shows a lion half-emerged from water, and the text “luctor et emergo” (Latin for “I struggle and I emerge”).FULL wikipeadia entry here
I have managed to make a bit of progress on my tax returns today despite being really rough. However most of the day I have just mooched around. I did however spend a bit more time looking into the Melbourne Shuffle.(SEE MELBOURNE SHUFFLE ENTRY IN WIKIPEADIA)
