Devon is awesome and got these totally sweet temporary tattoos made of her art. Keep an eye on http://www.etsy.com/shop/deerface for details.
I look tough as all hell with this neck tattoo. So so awesome.
This is probably an hour after application - it looks legit as it had lost some of its shininess The woman at the bar totally thought it was real, I kind of want it to be real - Sarah
Devon posted 'Summer Plans' and then I was like, huh, I used to draw all the time... let's try that. And then I was like oh yeah, I can't draw!!!
Oh art school, you gave me no practical skills- but maybe I'll just do a series of these shitty portraits. xSarah
I went to my first ever wrestling event this weekend, it was awesome.
Some of the highlights of the Cossie Carnage event (from a total noob):
Impressively functional and highly constructed costumes (with all that rough and tumble, I only picked one or two wardrobe malfunctions)
Good vs evil alter egos, the dramatic nature of the rivalries were a pleasure to witness.
The close proximity between the audience and the physical expression of wrestling, The crowd were very much active participants in the matches in terms of loudly supporting the good guy, booing the baddie and heckling the referees.
Some excellent critique and engagement with gender stereotypes. A couple of male wrestlers utilised aesthetics that are typically associated with femininity whilst performing highly masculine acts of physicality: Johnny Idol wore his hair in pig-tails and Jonnie Juice adapted a sparkly love heart motif. Sadly the level of engagement with racial stereotypes left me wanting more*
The overall spectacle was really fun and I look forward to attending more Kiwi Pro Wrestling matches in the future.
*Researching the representation of indigenous people is my job and I can't turn that shit off - it is very problematic when people are just trying to have a good time. Killjoy, I know.
A giant thanks to my lovely friends Aurora and Dan for inviting me along. As for the blue sky imagery - it is a part of a project I have been working on for the last few months. Two birds, one stone - heart from Sarah.
This morning was so beautiful and sunny that i walked to work. By lunchtime it was raining. But it got me dreaming about summertime. Most of my clothes only work for winter/autumn, so i really need to get something a bit more summery. These are things i'm dreaming of right now. No thick jeans and no merino sweaters!
Trying new nail colour today, too. Teal & gold, it looks like lolly wrappers!
I guess the Sprig and Fern would be my 'local', they provide an amazing array of craft beers in a warm, stylish setting.
Devon and I (and our Doc Martens) went along last week, they do a 'tasting tray' for about $18 and you can choose what beer you would like to try.
Along with great, fresh beers~ Sprig and Fern has a welcoming, community atmosphere. I probably haven't been there enough to call it my local, but I really like their ethos ~ with no television screens or pokie machines, they encourage you to be present in pleasant surroundings. Did I say the beer is really delish too?
This is the one of the best documentaries I have ever seen. It is not so much about cricket, but sport as a tool for revitalisation of a culture and beating the colonizer at his own game. Fire in Babylon particularly focuses on the West Indies Cricket Team under the leadership of their first Black captain, Clive Lloyd. It follows Lloyd's team during the 70's and 80's where West Indies cemented their dominance of the sport and the different Caribbean countries were fighting for their independence.
The whole movie is filled with great accents, amazing 70's fashion (facial hair of particular importance), a beautiful Caribbean aesthetic, rich stories of racism and more significantly empowerment; all interjected with reggae songs about cricket.
Clive Lloyd and Viv Richards, the keystone figures of WI Cricket
As a media studies nerd, it was really interesting to see the type of language that the 70's-80's media used to describe these "other" cricketers. Even as the played a 'gentleman's game' they were labelled violent savages. Check it out if you have the opportunity, highly recommended by me (Sarah).
