Category: Play
Cycling, video games, movies, anything I consider play
Paris is Burning
I added a new movie to my list tonight, Paris is Burning It’s about the gay community in NYC in the 80’s and the Balls. The Balls are like fashion/dance/theatre competitions. It reminds me a little of when Zuimei and I first met. When we used to hang out in the …
Pottery
A selection of pottery I have done in the past year or so. Most have a mix of store bought and self-made glazes.
Current favorite songs
Here are some songs I am obsessed with right now. Each of them resonate with me for one reason or another. Shakey Graves – “Late July” I love the lyrics of this. It reminds me of “Tom Dooley” which I used to sing in the car with my family on …
Cunk on Shakespeare
Philomena Cunk is the funniest thing I have come across since Red Dwarf. Just watch her take on Shakespeare!
Top art films
So I wanted to list my top art films, that is films about art, not art films like David Lynch’s Eraserhead. I can’t really put these in any particular order but I thought I would describe why I like each film so much. Woman in Gold Starring Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds …
Ma’agalim
I came across this charming animation video on reddit which /u/xChipsus translated. Ma’agalim – Jane Bordeaux from Uri Lotan on Vimeo. Nights turn into daysDays turn into yearsAnd among them I was going faster in circlesWinds are blowing on meBlow on the back of my neckEverything seems too far …
Favorite U2 Songs
I have been a U2 fan since 1988. My parents took my sister and I to the UK and the rental car we had had a CD player. Nicole and I pooled some money and bought “The Joshua Tree” and listened to it over and over for the entire summer. …