Return to the fold

OK so I have been pathetic at maintaining this blog over the past few weeks. I am well aware of this so to make up for it I'm going to attempt daily posts this week to try compensate for my slackness (I'm also well aware that 'slackness' is bad grammar, but I will not conform to the constrains of conventional language, and also I'm too lazy to find another word).

So as you might have noticed, in the 'for watching' box on this page I have been viewing 'Clark and Michael'. It is an Internet 'mockumentary' series about two guys who are trying to get their tv series made. Funny as. Written, directed and starring BFFs Michael Cera (Arrested Development, Juno, Superbad) and Clark Duke (the best thing in the show 'Greek'), its silly, random and the root of all procrastination. I think the opening credits are quite possibly the best. Ever. Makes me laugh everytime. The series has a bit of a cult status and features loads of guest stars, paricularly from Arrested Development.
It's the only net based show I have ever watched. I have always steered clear of them because I had the idea that if the show was so good it would be on TV, but I can see why Clark and Michael works on the internet rather than TV. The length of the episodes aren't really suitable and the humour is quite...offbeat. I think it would polarise people and TV is all about ratings, where as the internet alows you to pick and choose for yourself. It's something to think about; the opportunities the net provides in terms of the variety of entertainment.
I rarely ever watch tv anymore, I download or buy the dvd of any series that I'm interested in and watch them whenever I want on my computer, which means I don't miss anything and I don't have to follow the schedule of a TV guide. And most of my friends are the same so I wonder what is going to happen to regular network television stations.
I first got thinking about it last semester when I was researching for an essay on the effects the internet has had on the music industry, and I came across this article.

I'm pretty chuffed at the moment because my favourite singer/songwriter Josh Pyke has just released his second album 'Chimney's Afire' (named after an expression used by whalers back in the day - after harpooning a whale and causing blood to spray out of its blowhole they would cry 'Chimney's Afire'!), which I purchased on saturday with the last of my money. Luckily it is a beautiful record and was well worth the sacrifice of doing anything really exciting over the long weekend. Mr Pyke is a lyrical genius, and I suggest you all check him out, but the main reason why I'm mentioning him is because of the art work on his new album. It was created by the Sydney art collective Greedy Hen, who have also made the film clip for his current single 'The Lighthouse Song' and the Panics' 'Don't Fight It'. It's all collage and puppetry, really lovely stuff. I really like their work, its a mix of the whimsical, sinister and folk imagery. Like a fable or something, but a little off kilter.

Really enjoyed the lecture last week, though I really question the reasoning behind introducing such a dangerous procrastination tool to a class coming up to final assignments and exams. 'We Feel Fine' is now my favourite website. It's like you can hear in people's heads or something.

Apparently, according to Microsoft Word, slackness is a word. And if I say it and you know what I mean why shouldn't it be a word? Thats how words are made.

Thats all for now
B.