The Big Move

After more than 3 years 8 months of nomadlife, it's time to move on.

If an idea sticks around in my mind for so long, I know I need to act on it in exchange for peace of mind. Why wait for 4, when now is what matters?

I get very disappointed if a blog I visit regularly suddenly become private (too many to even list), or closed without warning (in the case of stylebytes.net for example). I never had the curiousity to track the number of visitors until a year ago, and nowadays I do check that figure once in a while. Everytime I check I still get amazed by how many of you are reading something like this; especially since over time I have stopped explaining myself and the blog must read more like riddles, or fragments of someone's unconsicous mumbling.

I thank you, for witnessing this part of my life journey.

Chris Jordan

Here's another one I like:

http://www.chrisjordan.com/

Chris Jordan

Based in Seattle, Washington. Chris Jordan attended law school "for all the wrong reasons" and practiced law for 10 years before becoming a full-time photographer.

His "Intolerable Beauty: Portraits of American Mass Consumption" is what I first came across, which is of course one series of his work for which he is the most known for. The message is very powerful, and I was as attracted by patterns, colours and prints as always. His photos from Hurricane Katrina "In Katrina's Wake: Portraits of Loss from an Unnatural Disaster " carry the same theme of American Consumerism forward, though in a slightly different light. In his own words: "There is evidence to suggest that Katrina was not an entirely natural event like an earthquake or tsunami. The 2005 hurricane season's extraordinary severity can be linked to global warming, which America contributes to in disproportionate measure through our extravagant consumer and industrial practices... The question in my mind is whether we are all responsible in some degree."

Apart from his website, you can also check out this interview.

-r-

safe, prosperous and ambitious

According to John Key: "Today, New Zealanders have voted for action, for a safer, more prosperous and more ambitious New Zealand." The nine-year Labour government ended. The estimated turnout rate of the three million people who were registered to vote was 78.69%. (read more)

As for the North Shore Electorate, the vast majority voted for Wayne Mapp from the National Party. The majority of the party vote of the North Shore also went to National- unlike say, Auckland Central where the number of votes for National and Labour were much closer- why am I not surprised?

The Cut

"Donna Karan Collection will not shoot an ad campaign for spring 2009; however, the label will advertise with a campaign that consists of images from the runway show. "We felt that given the economy at this time and what's going on, that this was kind of a time to be aware of how to best look at how we can make a difference and what we can do to make an effort to be more conscious of what's happening," said Patti Cohen, EVP of global marketing and communications for Donna Karan. You know, why spend a stimulus package worth of dough on ads with Kate Moss when you don't have to?" (From nymag.com)

-r-

Just that little bit far away

I got one of those promotional emails from Air New Zealand in my inbox with the subject "Earlybird airfares to UK/Europe from NZD2629!" Am I suppose to think that this is very cheap?

papa noel

Yesterday I received an email from "Father Christmas" that says "Christmas is near. I would like to offer you a present but I need to know which gift you would prefer. You can choose between an Oxfam box and a bottle of champagne."

Then at home one flatmate of mine said "Last year Gaspar got a really cool Oxfam box! Choose that!" and the other said "doesn't matter. Anything is good." I'm just happy that after all these years of calling him he actually wrote back.

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