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If a tree falls in the woods and nobody is there to hear it did it really make a sound? If i post a blog and nobody reads it was there really any point? You have entered the random thinking space of Morgan Bell . . . These are my musings . . . things about my life written off the top of my head . . . written in an informal disjointed style almost completely devoid of punctuation, this is where i flesh out writing ideas, discuss my life, and generally be self indulgent . . . it is also the bargain bin for articles which do not fit in with the film or arts themes of my other blogs . . . so have a wander around my mind, have a laugh, have a think, be nice, and humour me!

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Money Origami

November 8th 2008 17:05
i found these very cool images on Deviant Art, they are origami made from American paper currency . . . apparently theres a whole society of "bill folders" who do this sort of thing for a hobby . . .






to check out more of this artist's work CLICKHERE







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Yo Gordy!

November 8th 2008 11:34
Meet my good mate Gordy!

He is the brainchild of some of my very creative friends up in Newcastle, NSW.

In Newcastle we like to have house parties and drink at home, we would each grab a cask of Fruity Gordo Moselle (or assorted box wine) from the bottle-o, drink it and then fight over the house (spare) cask . . . there was once a massive argument that involved some serious note-writing where we drank the spare and forgot, but blamed it on the guy who went to bed early (we thought he was obviously hiding it under his bed - the audacity! haha) . . . these photos are taken in a big sharehouse in the poor end of town that nearly everyone ive ever known has lived in at some point . . . i love looking at this set of photos!

Gordy
Gordy plays pirate


Gordy in the back of a ute
Gordy in the back of a ute


Gordy in the kitchen
Gordy in the kitchen


Gordy sees his friends in the fridge
Gordy sees his friends in the fridge






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Passion Pop

November 2nd 2008 16:26
seriously, how good is it!

i am a slave to the Passion Pop . . . i dont care how old you are, theres always room for Passion Pop!

such a crowd pleaser, so cheap, so bubbly and sweet . . . is there anything better in this life?

this post is for you my darling Passion Pop, the bogan elixir, the liquor of the gods, the nector of the urban warrior . . . cheers!

may you bubble for all eternity!

esp in lemon-lime flavour!


Passion Pop





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Gus Van Sant Postcards

October 12th 2008 08:04
Listen to Uncle Gus kids!

Gus Vant Sant (director of Good Will Hunting, To Die For, Finding Forrester) has created a short documentary which is a series of interviews with young people explaining their feelings about the upcoming election.

Van Sant was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon.

Films include Mala Noche (85), Drugstore Cowboy (89), My Own Private Idaho (91), Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (93), To Die For (95), Good Will Hunting (97), which was nominated at the Academy Awards for Best Director, Psycho (98), Gerry (02), Elephant (03), which won the Palme d’Or and the best director prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Last Days (05), Chacun Son Cinéma (segment, 07) and Paranoid Park (07), which earned the 60th Anniversary Award at the Cannes Film Festival.

Vant Sant is openly gay.

Gua Vant Sant



Postcards From the Battleground States:

Gus Van Sant went to Ohio to speak with young voters. They discuss their fears about the current state of our country and why it's crucial for them to get out and vote.

BattleGroundStates (Ohio)






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The Battleground States are in grey:








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little chip, big capacity

October 10th 2008 13:51
apparently i can now take 47,533 shots on my little mini camera, all thanks to the remarkable storage of my new memory card!

to be fair that is the lowest quality setting designed for email VGA (640 x 480 pixels) . . . but for the highest quality setting you can still take 3,643 shots designed for A3 print 7M (3072 x 2304 pixels)

if you are like me and bought an imported model Casio Exilim camera you can CLICKHERE to download an instruction manual in English (PDF file) from the Casio Exilim official website





i found out my camera (Casio Exilim EX-Z77) takes an SDHC type memory card

to find the memory card type which is compatible for your camera go HERE

what brand did i opt for?

Transcend 16GB SDHC Card - Class 6

Transcend 16GB SDHC


the "Class 6" refers to the writing speed being greater than or equal to 6MB/sec


Specs:

Brand
Transcend

Model Number
TS16GSDHC6-S5W

Memory Type
Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC)

Capacity
16GB (16384MB)

Voltage
2.7V - 3.6V

Features
Class 6 SDHC
Complies with SDA 2.0 Specifications
High level of copy protection
Compatible with SDHC slot devices
Write protection switch to avoid accidental data deletion
Lifetime Warranty

Techbuy in Australia offers online ordering, cheap prices, and fast delivery . . . i got mine for under $70 and it was shipped to my relatively remote regional location about 10 working days after i ordered it

for see what my camera looks like and the kind of pictures it can take CLICKHERE


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What kind of Animal Magnetism do you have?

October 4th 2008 16:09
I went to a Body Shop party recently . . . its one of those female social pyramid schemes like Nutrametics, Mary Kay, Avon, and various tupperware, lingerie, and adult toy parties that do the rounds . . . the host earns rewards by pressuring her guests into booking subsequent parties or buying absurdly overpriced goods that they dont need . . .

hey dont get me wrong, i love them, if im ever invited ill always go, and despite my feeble protests I WILL BUY SOMETHING


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exploring my garden with a camera

September 6th 2008 05:56
i was given a new camera as a gift for my birthday, unfortunately all the instructions were in Japanese so ive been feeling my way through the settings

today i went out to the garden to check out the "flower" function


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if i never see your face again . . .

September 3rd 2008 11:33
sometimes duets are just SO good!

Rihanna and Maroon 5 have collaborated on "If I Never See Your Face Again" and they are hot together! HOT


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TOP Google Search Terms

September 3rd 2008 09:44
have you ever wondered what exactly people search for on the net?

well these lists show the movers and shakers of searchable terms - they are not the "absolute most popular terms" (i can only imagine sex, porn, iraq, and britney spears would be on that list) but they are the "most increased" in popularity according to Google Zeitgeist


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ridiculously goodlooking: Gabriel Macht

August 21st 2008 15:53
ive been having a bit of a movie marathon lately, ive had access to all the movie channels on Foxtel and am watching film after film, good after bad

usually i would steer away from a romantic comedy with Dianne Keaton and Mandy Moore but it came on and before i had the motivation to reach for the remote control a very handsome face appeared: Gabriel Macht


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delightful words

August 19th 2008 11:48
I love how some descriptive words go in and out of fashion!

There are words that I hear in films sometimes that I know the meaning of but never use in conversation . . . I attribute this to my interest in period dramas (frilly costume movies, BBC TV mini-series, Jane Austen novels) . . . but I think it also has something to do with the books I read as a child that were set in what I think of as the "english boarding school" culture, written before my parents were born and depicting fantasy lands and adventures which were stuffed to the brim with exotic and enthusiastic descriptive words (think Enid Blyton, C.S.Lewis


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ode to Michelle Obama's wicked eybrows

August 3rd 2008 17:07
im always on the search for really fantastic eyebrows . . . a uniquely manicured brow is a beautiful thing!

usually we have to turn to movie stars for the really special eyebrows (CLICKHERE for more . . . ) but lately i have been inspired from within the political realm


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Jeremy Pearsons . . . the late night Pastor

July 29th 2008 18:18
if you are an alcohoilc, an insomniac, a shift-worker, or a meth-dealer, you may have been awake in the wee small hours and had your TV on and seen a young gentleman with a killer smile called Jeremy Pearsons on the Kenneth Copeland Ministries bible program

i think it is uncanny how much Pastor Jeremy looks like James Marsden


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what has Feminism done for you lately?

July 23rd 2008 17:23
Here in the western world the rights and freedoms that women enjoy today were fought for by many courageous Feminists.

In the 1800's when a woman married she lost any right to control property that was hers prior to the marriage. She had no right to acquire any property during marriage. She could not make contracts, keep or control her own wages or any rents, transfer property, sell property or bring any lawsuit. She could also not make a will


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