Random Notes From the Southern Hemisphere: June 2010

Pic of the Day 29 June, 2010

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Pic of the day 24 June, 2010

One of my favourite things in the center of Melbourne

city are these two old black and white photo booths.

For only $4 you can have the privilege of sitting

on a squeaky old chair and have three photos

taken in quick succession. After a quick 3 minute wait

you are presented with still wet and less-than-perfect-

quality images.

Happy Birthday Aunty D'Erin

Separated at Birth?

Pic of the day 21, June 2010

Isobel Took her first photo today.

Pic of the day 20 June, 2010

Across from East Brunswick Club

Labels: Brunswick

Haiku4u

Dear Happy Couple,
The day I missed will haunt me
as long as your love

Pic of the day 18 June, 2010

Pixies @ Festival Hall

Pic of the day 17 June, 2010

Oh, what's this?

The Banksy Plot Thickens

Pic of the day 16 June, 2010

Oh Yum!

Mid Month Music Tip

Tame Impala
release their new album.
Not my favourite track but a great band.

Pic of the day 14 June, 2010

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Pic of the day 9 June, 2010

Dave in Cleveland

Easter Boogie

I have been struggling to post this movie for
so long now. Isobel's first egg hunt
at Boogie Fest this year.

Labels: Isobel Video Boogie Easter

http://www.plasticcentury.com/

Would you drink from a cooler of water littered (literally) with old toothbrushes, candy wrappers, film, drinking straws, and other plastic detritus? What if that cooler represents our oceans, circa 2030?
Plastic Century is a simple-but-provocative art installation that demands you to consider, in a visceral way, how plastic is impacting our environment. On display this week at the California Academy of Sciences, Plastic Century was created in honor of Jacques Cousteau's 100th birthday by my pal and Institute for the Future colleague Jake Dunagan, futurist Stuart Candy, artist Sarah Kornfeld, and oceanographer Wallace J. Nichols. From Fast Company:

Plastic Century asks onlookers to drink water from four different coolers, each filled with bunches of plastic. But there's a catch--the four coolers are labeled by year, extending from 1910 all the way through 2030. And, unsurprisingly, the amount of plastic in each cooler rises along with the date.

The creators of Plastic Century came together a month and a half ago when CAS commissioned their piece. "We wanted to see what would it look like if we figured out a way to make artifact, an installation, where people could engage with this difficult topic but where they had options that came out of it," Kornfeld explains. "This is something that people can look at and feel on a visceral level." The emotions that come from drinking trash-filled water--disgust, revulsion, sadness--are offset by the knowledge that 2030 hasn't arrived yet. There is still time to fix things.
"Plastic Pollution in the Water? Drink Up!"