Weekly Wrap: Losing.

The past week has been dominated by the theme of losing. Friends gathered together on Saturday May 29th to farewell DBMC before they move to London to join Leigh in a much more exciting part of the world. Bon Voyage friends, safe travels. I’m looking forward to reading about your adventures on the re-launched blog!

Gary Coleman and Dennis Hopper both lost their battles to a brain hemorrhage and prostate cancer, respectively.  After seeing Avenue Q only two weeks ago, I wondered if the Gary Coleman-character would be replaced, but it has been announced that he will live on through the show.

And finally, the TV show Lost came to a close on Sunday May 23rd 2010.  6 Seasons, 121 Episodes. The number of people who told me the show wasn’t worth it far outweighed those stuck with it.  Was it worth it? (more…)

P365: A photo a day.

Starting today, I am embarking on a new challenge: One photo every day for an entire year.

Self-imposed rules:
1) A new photo must be taken every day (ie: no photo’s from previous days allowed).
2) Photos can be manipulated/enhanced.
3) Photos do not have to be uploaded each day, but there must be an update to the collection at least once per week, filling in all missing days.
4) If a day is missed, the counter resets.

I’ll be storing the photos here (click Project 365).

Censorship bites back.

TVNZ have been fined $2000 for allowing a promo featuring a serial killer to air at 5:25pm, during a “G” rated timeslot.  It was with some great pleasure that I read this article – possibly the karma creature that had been hibernating within me for a while.  During 2006 & 2007, my job at TVNZ involved viewing all promos and being aware of censorship guidelines; knowing what content could and couldn’t play where, and what was appropriate. (more…)