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05 November 2009 @ 01:06 pm
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Film theory is stupid. It can’t just be two male friends, it has to be an Oedipus relationship, it cant just be a building skyline, it has to be a bunch of dicks. Its never just a woman, its either one representing castration somehow or the mother and she is never just talking, she is always spurting lines about more dicks, no matter how much it sounds like a conversation about baking, or trees or a table. Since desire only comes from repression, we can understand from this that all film theorists are secretly into dick jokes and can't get laid because they are constantly trying to find the hidden meaning in life’s rich tapestry. BULLSHIT!

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Broccoli: Le Awesome
21 October 2009 @ 02:48 pm
I’m having such a hard time finishing this oral presentation. I am. I got a bad mark yesterday and felt really awful. I usually get good marks, well not even super good, that would be lying, I want to be honest. I think I average probably 70-75 h2b for marks. But I got 54, a P. The comments were personal and really nasty I felt. I have had constructive criticism, but this was just mean. Any way, now im having a hard time getting myself motivated to write out this essay for a talk tomorrow. Its on Lost Highway, the David Lynch film. I guess my lack of motivation stems from not really wanting to do a subject about film noir, and being forced to because there were so few undergraduate choices at Melbourne University. So I have grumbled my way through a twelve week term to arrive now at week eleven having not really prepared to do a talk like this. I guess I will just wing it, in a sense. I mean, I have this article to prepare from. Its called ‘Finding ourselves on a lost highway’ David Lynch’s lesson in Lost highway. Blah its lame already. Sometimes I sit in lectures for this subject and get really angry that there are enough people in the world to support the academic pursuit of film noirs. Or even film, or that im involved in it at all. My whole wish to go to university was to get a good education I felt that I missed going to a bad public school. And yet even though im at a really good school, taking subjects that any romanticist would love I still have to seek and prove myself to others. Not the Other, because my Id and super ego are fucking fine, just others. I feel as if no matter what I do, that the arts are not good enough and everyone looks down on them from a scientific standpoint. Well fuck, sorry that im better at writing than I am at science. Which is not true really, I got excellent marks in math and science, but because I pursue a career in English based work Im discredited for another ‘you can only do arts’ type person. Not that half of my science based friends would last a month at my school. I supposed the thing to do is not care what people think. But I feel this is not entirely possible. No matter how far removed and above you may feel yourself to be its rather hard to entirely disassociate your own worth from the relative standing of others. Particularly your peers.

So the question is, how does fantasy function in the film lost highway take note of Mcgowns argument.
Mc Gown argues that fantasy functions in as few ways. We shall break it into three
Fantasy can find a solution to the desire of the other
Getting too close to the fantasy object makes it disappear, thats why when Renee says you’ll never have me
It offers an escape from desire which provides unbearable mystery.
Fantasy ultimately provides the reading for film which suggests a phantasmic occurrence best makes sense of it.
But I rather think perhaps its less about making sense of it and more about the fact that it creates these dialogues from people.
Haha dialogues, university is making me annoying.

Anyway. Bleh. Its getting done slowly. I took the day off to work on it. Go me! 



I need to do a post of white pride.
 
 
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Broccoli: Le Awesome
13 August 2009 @ 04:44 pm
I'm going back to the valley for my dads fiftieth birthday weekend. I'm on the train right now. Sometimes I hate leaving the city, eddie perfect is playing martin martinis last show tomorrow and I'm going to miss it.. But in place of that I got eddy current suppression ring tickets today for jorja and I. Which means I shall precede to get drunk next thursday and smash around like a crazy woman. I need some bruises, I'm too unhurt and clean at the moment :D

So I still have not written a post about new subjects I'm taking. This semester I'm trying to make up my history/ cinema/ cultural studies double major. As per usual its hard not to become disillusioned with my reason for doing this courses, I must remember although I'm not a humanist lolz I'm doing it for primarily funsies, and secondly for kickass general knowledge and prestige of a toilet paper b.a from melbourne pooniversity (u c what I did thar?)

war history is pretty straight forward simply world war two history covering everything from strategical to political shenanigans. my friend from first year is in my tutorial which is good beans. Fucking bean tank beep beep.

Tv and popular culture is fun. I have a cunt of mature age student in my tute though. Bitch thinks he is a god of critical theories, Pft, he claims to have experienced every thing first hand, 'Omg I'm so old I am a primary source' Wanker. This week we watched sylvania waters, a disgusting 'realistic' fly on the wall doco of early nineties australian family life. Only it was entirely manipulated by producers so its more of a melodrama. Oh and my old highschool chum is in this class, we has a good giggle about funnies during lectures. IE robot from original lost in space 'mirror mirror on the wall, who is the ugliest robot of them all.. I am' haha he has emotions yet computes with computations.

youth arts is my breadth, like cabaret last semester its a mecca wank, but much more fun. Each week is a different art space, like galleries, laneways, theaters and we go on about how youth culture (sub?) utilizes and constructs itself in the space. The project work is awesome, an enthnographic contrast between two art spaces and to create youth art. Lolz, I Omg I r yuff, I can has my pwn artz!?

Film noir.. Ugh I wrote this out before but once again, subjects like this compensate for their lack of academic credibility by using convoluted language to disguise the fact that every theory it uses is a huge wank. I hate this class, its shit and makes me want to explode people. 'oh hay there I'm film noir, I'd like to advance the idea that using critical film theory digessis lacanian in nature I can create the construct of overtly over the top use of academic terms I stole from other fields and applied them to my crappy ass is exactly how I came to exist. And I suck salty coin'

So that's schoolery at the moment. Its fun as hard work can be. Jorja and I picked up rmit booklets the other day looking into media courses. I hope me, jo and her can all do what we really like, the thought of more of my friends doing tertiary education makes me happy!

I had a lovely snuggle with wayne last night. Ive never known anyone (any male?) like wayne before and now I know he reads this stupid journal I guess Ill never be sure of how real/ right it is what I'm saying. But yeah, he is a lil muffin who worries too much!

I re read a bunch of entries from little more than a year ago. I think I want to make a graph of my emotional stability and typical female-ness. Its a giant mountain of bullshitery rising up from my once stable emotional repertoire. Lol, I bet a mum would say, you just became a woman. Pft, I want my pre last year self back with what I've learned.


I was actually considering looking at the glass as half full, but its never half full. I always get much to thirsty.


So radiohead just releasing singles and eps from now on.. Bummer. But blink 182 is looking likely for big day out. I like that 'Josie' song. She so smart and independent, I don't think she needs me. When I meet people they generally say, oh Josie is your name, that's like Josie and the pussycats- or that's like the blink song. I get along with the blink people better.

I'm going to india for christmas Fuck yeah. Stinky country here I come!

I got to download
Clan of xymox
Tim minchin
Taylor swift
Faith no more
Frenzal rhomb
Ohh and how cool is the new stuff by muse. Maddie got me listening to them again. Ill totally see them live when they come.

Oh shiii. I think im happy today haha. I rule. Jo lets go photographing, I want to do city scapes/ industrial stuff. Maybe we can go to collingwood slums photography galley too!

Oh yeah. I passed the campaign thing I've been trying to do on age of empires three.

Does anyone else think that if lady gaga is a chick with a dick she is more sexy than just a chick with a man face? Too much internets has given me strange fetishes. Where do I go to get my own man woman??

Okie dokie I don't think the town I'm in even has 3G internet.. I might have to wait to post this little ditty. Thanks for reading.
 
 
Broccoli: Le Awesome
04 August 2009 @ 06:41 pm
Im so silly. I forgot the purgatory powers of writing everything out in this fickle little journal of mine. I should have been doing this through this whole CATASTROPHY. Oh and by the way, im terrible with the old exaggerations, a consistent theme is that I make a big deal, sometimes I have reason. Sometimes I do not.


CUT FOR YOU )

Ahh fuck it I don’t know. Make me happy, come love me!

I GOT WINDOWS 7 FUCK YEAH

its pretty cool. dl its free for now. Its much better than stupid vista. 

Oh yeah, no more 'omg new muse sounds like queen!11' Uhhu, one song does. But the single that was released today does not. 

raar. homework time. 


 

 
 
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Broccoli: Le Awesome
18 June 2009 @ 03:54 pm
I got the sims three last week. I played it for twelve hours the first day. Its good, but you know.. its still just the sims. The guy at the video game store (JB hifi for you melbournites) had a conversation with me about how its just a little bit lame, but aknowleging that we still want to play it any way like the same way reading cosmo  magazine is a bit lame, but you still want to read it.
 
Its slightly nihilistic, you focus on what ever it is your traits determine your going to strive towards- eat, shit and then die. Even if you achieve your goal everything is pre determined and free will does not exist. Reaching your goal, like being the emperor of evil or five star chef may bring momentary happiness because you can unlock a new fridge or ray gun that fixes your mood but ultimately you will slip back into the mundane everydayness of life. Unless of course your turn the ageing off in which case the Sims is an optimistic dictators dream. 
 
 
Triple J (National Australian radio station known as the youth/ alternative station, in recent years has been becoming increasingly mainstream) is hosting its Hottest 100 of all time. Many of my friends have already voted but we all aknowledge that because of the type of voting audience that there are some pretty much shoe in songs/ bands that you may as well vote for because they are more likely to win. 
 
Thus here are my top 10 Triple J ready songs of all time
(No Jrock/pop/ obscure American Goth here its all fairly standard) 
 
Joy Division- Love will tear us apart- It is a great song. It won the hottest 100 from 89’-92’ 
The Smashing Pumpkins- Tonight Tonight- Pumpkins will be in the list some where. This is my fav. 
Nirvana- Lithium- Well duh, this audience was raised on Nirvana. 
The Dandy Warhols- Last High- Best Dandy song. Very catchy 
The Dresden Dolls- Girl Anachanism- not my favourite of theirs but it was very new to me at the time
Radiohead- Talk Show Host- don’t want Karma police to win
Jeff Buckley- Grace- aww, such a nice song
Regurgitator- (!) Song formally known as- kicks ass, so happy. 
Butthole Surfers-Pepper - makes me think of a long time ago
The Clash- Magnificent seven- My favourite clash song
 
 
Hmmm, love is almost as fickle as my stupid brain.. Oh that’s right, its my brain and its chemically goodness that makes love in the first place. 
 
 
Tim Minchin is hilarious. I got a DVD from Marcus and I like to watch it while im doing the dishes. What a Man, because ‘everyone knows that steeples are just giant phallic manifestations of  pent up sexual tension 

PIZZA! Its vegan pizza, just like normal but no animal products! 
 
Im going to see Meow Meow tonight. 
Post a better entry tomorrow. Lifes too good right now and im a little cautious as to when something will fuck up! 
 
 
 
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Broccoli: Le Awesome
28 April 2009 @ 03:13 pm
 So we broke up. 

 

For days I felt like the bottom of my stomach had been wrenched off and filled with the adrenaline, fear and sadness. I did it. But only because I knew it was the end. When I realized I nearly vomited. I felt sick. We slept in the same bed that night, he cuddled me like usual, but I cired most of the night.

We went to the pub, came home.. all seemed ok. I knew something was up, he wouldn’t kiss me and seemed all distant. (yes, always a good sign haha) At home I probed for an answer, because we’d have probably just stayed in limbo if it were up to him to speak about this. He said he ‘didn’t know any more’ Immediately I got my girlfriend head on. Well what the crap does that mean? I had to get good at making something of nothing. I asked if he loves me. He said he didn’t know anymore. Now I just kept going, you know if you’re already being hurt very badly more pain is only going to be numbed. So I asked why, (too much I know) he said he didn’t know. I asked if its because we fight a lot. He said maybe. I said so you want to break up? He said he wasn’t sure. He said im still his favourite and he really likes me. (great huh ) So I got a little more out of him. Not much. I went to sleep and the next day everything went through like normal. We had a shower, washed each others backs. I was really cold, he warmed his hands and held me. But instead of being happy and in love. I was crying. I knew what had to come. After school that day we met up at his place. I went back to talking about everything (I talk to much apparently) He was a little more vocal, saying he thinks he just needs some more space. That he might want to sleep with men a bit more. That how I am, is not cute any more and that he is not attracted to me anymore. I said I couldn’t be with him anymore. I asked to still be friends. And if im going to be really honest I know that being friends is best. This was inevitable, a break-up was going to happen at some point. But I was still in love.. am still in love. It sucks.  I think everything is going to be ok. I want it to be. Im so sad right now, my friends have been so good to me. Even though throughout this relationship they disapproved of my boyfriend.

 

Are any of you still friends with your ex without weirdness? Is it possible?

How long does it take for this love to piss off out of my head??

 
 
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16 March 2009 @ 08:38 am

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05 March 2009 @ 01:52 pm
I had my first pap smear today, and not being melodramatic or anything, but that is the most horrific, embarrassing thing I've ever done.

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I saw a special advanced screening of watchmen last night (so .. 12 hours before it was released anyway. everyone knows this already, awesome AWESOME comic/ graphic novel and the screen adaptation for once is almost (so close) as good as its paper origin. However. I wanted more Silhouette, she is one sexy comic book kitty.


She is too beautiful! I demand a spin off film now!!

Howling Bells new album. mellow, beautiful female vocals, indie and a little bit of.. hmm, dont know ethereal/ country-ish sound. Spooky.


 
 
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Broccoli: Le Awesome
14 January 2009 @ 12:15 pm
What the fuck is this shit

 
 
Broccoli: Le Awesome
13 November 2008 @ 10:20 pm
I just did the colour genetics test at: http://www.goldinuniverse.com/ what a load of bull shit. It writes such a broad 'profile' that it could apply to anyone who can think an independent thought (can we really lol?)  

ColorRevelations - revealing your destiny!    


 lol sure it

You work hard, seeking success. You are self-sufficient and in spite of all the trials and tribulations that have beset you in the past you carry on regardless.. You are one to be admired because you pursue your objectives single-mindedly and with initiative. You know that you can 'do it' and what is more, you will - without necessarily being dependent upon the goodwill of others. honestly what person would deny these things? 

At this time you 'need to be needed' and again you 'need to need'. You have had this feeling for some time now and you are looking for someone who could share a close bond in an atmosphere of shared intimacy. You have the belief that with the right person you could conquer the world. hahahahahahahaha.. srs, fuck off. 

Being emotionally inhibited you have no alternative at this time but to be a 'watcher' rather than a 'doer'. At this time you feel as if you are being forced to compromise and stand back. But this is not the true you. Deep down there is that warm 'open' you which is awaiting the moment to burst forth - maybe like the chrysalis which will soon become the butterfly. I may be a watcher, but dont forget I also 'persue my objectives single mindedly' oh noes, whats that?? a contradicition!?

You are pretending that the situation around you doesn't matter, but the effort of trying to conceal your emotions and anxieties is resulting in untold stress. The existing situation is disagreeable. You feel unwanted and lonely and you would really like to associate with someone whose ideals are as high as your own. You want to be above the standard of mediocrity and this need to be needed and that need to need has almost become an obsession. You are trying to magnify the need into a compelling urge. You would really like to tell the world how great you are but no, you are holding back because you feel that your peers may treat you with contempt. This is a great pity because you have in fact a unique quality of character, but the continual restraint that you impose on yourself makes you suppress this need for others and you pretend you don't really care. You treat those who criticise you with contempt. However, to be honest, beneath this assumption of indifference you really long for the approval and esteem of others. I love how it plays to my own unique sensibilities, oh but if someone happens to like the same colours as me then we will definatly have the same persoanlity. Makes sense, GREEN REALLY SPEAKS TO ME!

You need to be respected as an exceptional individual. This is the only way that you can hope to achieve the status that you wish to achieve. You set yourself very high standards - and come what may - you abide by them. THANKYOU TEST, YOU HAVE VALIDATED MY EXISTANCE! 

 Whish me luck, im so nervous about my exam tomorrow.  I could have done so much more. (But its because i;m 'pretending that the situation around you doesn't matter, but the effort of trying to conceal your emotions and anxieties is resulting in untold stress')

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