SPARRO JAXX

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HEL-YEAH

HEL-LOOKS is a Helsinki based street-style fashion website that i've followed for the past few years.

I've come to realise that, perhaps because of this website, Scandinavians definitely win the award for Most Seemingly-Effortlessly Fashionable People... ever.

Even though we all know that Fruits Magazine was the true instigator of street-style fashion snaps, and as much as i love the style captured by Fruits, i think that Hel-Looks does a better job of capturing a more relaxed, yet still uber trendy style aesthetic.

Anyway, decide for yourself - www.hel-looks.com

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AUM MC.Q

Rest in Peace McQueen, and I hope wherever you've gone, you will find happiness and solace XXXXXX



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I SAID SOMETHING WRONG

I find shelter, in this way
Under cover, hide away
Can you hear, when I say?
I have never felt this way

Maybe I had said, something that was wrong
Can I make it better, with the lights turned on
Maybe I had said, something that was wrong
Can I make it better, with the lights turned on

Could I be, was I there?
It felt so crystal in the air
I still want to drown, whenever you leave
Please teach me gently, how to breathe

And I'll cross oceans, like never before
So you can feel the way I feel it too
And I'll mirror images back at you
So you can see the way I feel it too

Maybe I had said, something that was wrong
Can I make it better, with the lights turned on
Maybe I had said, something that was wrong
Can I make it better, with the lights turned on

Maybe I had said, something that was wrong
Can I make it better, with the lights turned on

(Shelter, by The XX)

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BYRACK OBAMA

A short video-summary of 2009 according to my friend Byron.
Music is "aNYway" by Duck Sauce.



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I SEE MYSELF

I've got so much love to give, sometimes i just don't know where to put it.


(drawing by me)



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UNIFORMITY

Isn't repetition and uniformity fun? Last night i went and saw Antony and the Johnsons at the Sydney Opera House (gush) and after the show, somehow became so mesmerized by the uniformed state of the male toilets.

I've always loved tessellations (as made popular by none other than the man himself, Escher), and to me, in the photo below, the basins create an amazing linear tessellation.

Oh, and did i mention that i was disgustingly intoxicated at this point? Therefore i completely understand if you are unable to understand or appreciate my strange gratitude for a certain bathroom.





Oh, and i did try and take some photos of Antony while he was playing, however i've never seemed to get my head around the sour combination of intoxication and cameras.
But here is what i got, a beautiful light explosion! (no Antony though)



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SIARGHHHH

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A BIG HINT.

That is all...

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DEPECHE PLAY

In 1990, Depeche Mode released a track titled "Enjoy the Silence", and made an aesthetically beautiful promotional music video to go with it.

In 2008, Coldplay released a track called "Viva la Vida". They released two music videos for the track, the first which was a rather predictable commercial band style video, and the second being an interpretive remake of the original "Enjoy the Silence" music video, directed by Anton Corbijn who also directed the original, as a tribute to Depeche Mode.

Below are stills from both versions, which are in my eyes equally magnificent.


Depeche Mode - "Enjoy the Silence" 1990












Coldplay - "Vida la Vida" 2008











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BAGS ME!

Check out these must have novelty handbags. My favourites are the Apple Bag and the Clock Bag.

These are all available to buy at......www.escapade.co.uk.....the most accessible costume store in the world.









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SWEET MAMMARIES

I often look to my own past to gather inspiration. Here's a peep into my life through some photos that i've taken over the past four years.












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YOKO

Yoko Ono is one of the most beautiful people that has ever existed. She's experienced so much in her life, so much negative, yet still remains so positive and determined, and so sure of all that she hopes for, not only for herself, but for every living being: health, peace, & joy.



Everything that she says, and does, through words and through visual representation, comes from her heart, and is aimed at making some sort of an impact on the world. I think Yoko understands that it is hard to change people, and the planet, so instead she focuses on simply asking people to love each other, to have respect for other people and our planet, and to ultimately live together in honesty and in peace.



In 2007, the Imagine Peace Tower was constructed in Reykjavik in Iceland, as a result of Yoko's initiative and determination. It was something that Yoko had invented on her conceptual "Sales List" of 1965, and had only ever dreamed of creating, until a few years ago when it was finally built.





Every year, people post/email/tweet their wishes for the world, that are the buried in the surrounds of the Imagine Peace Tower, and each year between October and December, the light beams high up into the universe and, in Yoko's words, expresses the wishes to the universe.

Below is an affirmation for this year 2010, written by Yoko Ono. If you read this, you will feel grateful, for everything.

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AFFIRMATION FOR 2010
by Yoko Ono

I would like you to share an affirmation with me.
Think it, say it, with firm belief,
knowing that we are all one.

In the name of truth, peace and love:
Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Our planet is healthy and whole,
We, the people of Earth
See clearly, Hear clearly, Think clearly.
Make the right judgement, right decision and the right move
For the benefit of our planet and others.

We are now bathing in the light of Dawn,
Standing in the Heaven we have created together,
Sharing the Joy
With all Lives on Earth
And of the Universe,

As we are all one, united with infinite and eternal love.

For the highest good of all concerned, So be it.

Happy New Year
love, yoko

yoko ono lennon
December 2009
New York, USA
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You can send a wish to the Imagine Light Tower at: wish@imaginepeace.com.

Yoko's webpage: www.imaginepeace.com





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