Kinetic Sculptures

Today I found this amazing invention by Theo Jansen, such simple technology yet so complicated:

Artist Theo Jansen demonstrates the amazingly lifelike kinetic sculptures he builds from plastic tubes and lemonade bottles. His creatures are designed to move -- and even survive -- on their own.

Busy Busy Busy

I've been very busy over the last 2 weeks(including his week) with all these assignments and assessments that have all been waiting to come and get me just before my one week of Easter holiday.

I would love to talk more, but i have to get back to work...

So I'll just leave you with this picture of a lost cloud, taken near scarborough beach:

Australia vs Uzbekistan

World Cup here we come!Looks like the Socceroos have once again showed that we've got what it takes. 

Australia came alive in the second half with a 66th-minute goal to substitute Josh Kennedy and a 73rd minute Harry Kewell penalty sealing the win. 

The Socceroos place in South Africa could be officially booked as soon as early Thursday morning if Bahrain and Qatar play out a draw in Manama. 

But even if that doesn't happen, they now only need one point from their final three qualifiers - an away trip to Qatar in June and home clashes with Bahrain and Japan - to assure qualification. 

Funny scenes at kickoff, last years game:

Classics

What ever happened to those good ol' Disney classics.

Here's a clip from one of my favourites, robin hood:

Satisfaction

Don't you just love the feeling when you've finally completed an assignment, project or work task. You can now just sit back and relax...

Take a deep breath...

ah... 

:)

And for a moment in time, in the midst of all these things we are thinking about and doing you find peace. Peace, the insite into the motionless equilibrium of one timeless space. A frozen second of happiness, joy... and satisfaction.

Tragedies

I love watching films that you don't know the ending to, with the exception of films that are so bad that you don't even care what will happen in the end you just want to leave. I recently went to the premier of the film 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'. It being the first movie premier I've ever been to, i was quite exited. I'm pretty sure it was just a pre-screen viewing for a selected audience, but i like to say it was the premier. I lined up, got my name ticked of the 'list' and went in... for free :)

All i knew about the film was what i had gathered from the trailer, and that it was based on a book. 

Now.. Right up till the very last 10 minutes of the film i did not suspect anything of the film ending as a tragedy. I wont say any more in case anyone is going to see the film, sorry if i have already ruined it for you. But never the less i still recommend you go and see this moving film.

But keep in mind, too many tragedies in a short amount of time will most likely make you a very melancholy person. 

So BEWARE: People don't like being around sad people.

Jesus Loves You

In my opinion there are 3 things that make a good photo.

Technique, Subject and The Unknown.

By technique i mean lighting, framing, composition, shutter speed, aperture, DOF, lighting etc. You know the rest of it, all the 'basics' that people often judge a photo by when critiquing it. And all the basics that most 'myspace photo' snapping camera owners often get wrong. But sometimes the subject can surpass most of that 'technical stuff', which brings me to Subject.

Subject is probably nearly everyone's favorite. When you see a photo and your like, "woah... that's cool" or " :) " or "aww..." etc. 

Sometimes the subject might not actually be that interesting, but to you personally that subject means a lot. eg. A picture of your partner or family. But usually the subject is something amazing, something that the human eye could not normally capture.

Then there is the Unknown. Sometimes you see photos that don't really say a lot. Nothing to technically fantastic about it, nothing really amazing in the photo. But for some unknown reason you love it, you show it to others and they're like, "yeh... so what?". I classify this as 'unknown'.

Anyways, now I'll leave you with a nice photo; One of my favorites.

Altered Signs

Not taken by me^

Don't you just love altered signs, i find them hilarious. 

Today

Today before my first lecture i was sitting in the park that i usually go to in Subiaco(probably the best park of that size in Perth in my opinion); And out of the bushes i saw a bearded man emerge with a large backpack and what looked liked a sleeping bag rolled up on top of his backpack. 

He then disappeared again, i think to go wash his face in the small man made stream up further. Then he came out again glancing at me every so often as he walked around enjoying his surroundings.

As he was walking he looked at me again, and this time he smiled and waved. I smiled and waved back. He glanced at the pond for a moment and then left.

It was then, as men and women in business clothes walked by with very serious looks on their faces, i thought isn't it interesting that the people who others often reject are usually the most friendly. Same in the situation where the people with the least often are the most generous.

Something to think about.

Waking Up

I think if you wake up badly it does effect the rest of your day, or at least the rest of your morning.

Today i was woken up sleep deprived by a reminder on my phone telling me i had a Lab Practical in an hour, which i had completely forgotten about(i even forgot to put it in my diary). So i jumped out of bed cursing the current situation my life was in, got changed, and left.

After speeding down Marmion(slowing down for the bits where the speed cameras usually are), driving at a walking pace through heavy morning traffic, running from my car to the laboratory, i arrived just as we were about to start... *sigh of partial relief*

So the moral of the story is to thank God for phone reminders.

But wait... whats that got to do with waking up badly?!?

I don't know, I'm too tired to think right now...