Probably my last update for a while, it's time for a vacation! This time it's a YouTube theme with a few awesome artists. Julia and Jay I found before either of them had released their albums and I must say it was with varying success they transferred from their own bedrooms to the studio. Nevermind, just want to highlight the greatness of the medium for artists to reach out with their music. Julia Nunes recently had unprecedented success in selling her new album BEFORE IT WAS RECORDED using the KICKSTARTER concept. More on that here:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/254268679/julia-nunes-would-be-nothing-without-me
and here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdCiIKie21s
I also want to bring your attention to a few cool channels that record beautiful videos of good artists and put them up for free, namely the Watch.Listen.Tell, Station Sessions and Zeit Online: Rekorder.
Enjoy. And enjoy summer. I'll be back in a month or so.
/PO
Julia Nunes:
http://youtu.be/Mbiql_-H4KU
Jay Brannan (fast forward to 2:40 to skip a long talking session)
http://youtu.be/eVuhdIK2E7o
Lucy Rose (Station Sessions)
http://youtu.be/Eo6aSFYgtjY
Lykke Li (Zeit Online)
http://youtu.be/5_7GpjWTxDg
Dry the River (WatchListenTell)
http://youtu.be/J4EoNZQ0reI
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FOLLOW ME
If that's what you've done, welcome back, and sorry for URL-jumping these last few weeks. The grass, it turns out, is not greener. I've come to the conclusion that the blog-engines are not the best format, for me, to publish photographs so instead I put up a section on my website dedicated to that. You can find it here (www.peroskar.se/2008). Check it out. Check back in and see it unfold.
Maybe this means I'll rediscover blogging for it's most useful purpose, mindless egocentrical ramblings. Time will tell.
Have a nice evening.
Maybe this means I'll rediscover blogging for it's most useful purpose, mindless egocentrical ramblings. Time will tell.
Have a nice evening.
Bathroom Bulletin R.I.P
The following statements are taken from my, now terminated, Bathroom Bulletin. One of many blog initiatives that didn't quite make it.. Basically the idea was to publish all that was written on the walls of our bathroom (we placed some whiteboard markers there to encourage grafitti). A few years ago actually.
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This is called irony; when you most need to get up you've got no energy
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I love Shane
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Baby don’t look up, the sky is falling
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But why?
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Ridå
Ridå
Ta bort mig
Ta bort mig
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I felt guilty once but she woke up halfway through
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I wanna sleep with common people
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Fat people are hard to kidnap
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The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist
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I’m a model, not a MONKEY!
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If you’re not cute you might as wel be clever
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Yeah, what about it Pretzel Man.. what’s your story?
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Maybe u could tell me a white lie
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I don’t care what you say about me, just spell my name right
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I love Åsa (with a heart drawn around the name Åsa)
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I know what a restraining order is; you act like I’ve never dated
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-It shrinks?
-Like a frightened turtle!
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We walk to different melodies
we dream side by side
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He’s like a fine wine
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If a man could get a woman to have sex with him in a cardboard box he wouldn’t buy a house.
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The one who looks for diamonds but finds gold will eventually end up disappointed
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This is the scene where I make love to the monkey
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She laughed and said ”Could you make mine a double?”
I smiled and thought ”This girl can offer me nothing but trouble”
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News says it’s raining in New York
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I know I’m no Jon Bon Jovi
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Hope in one hand and poop in the other and see which one fills up first
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Random laid plans
Forty days of one-night stands
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MUSHABOM MUSHABOM
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Earth is a space station and we are all here to go into space
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I slipped on a little white lie
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It’s the crazy ones that have the good pills
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These pretzels are making me thirsty!
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It’s like I’m living in the museum of natural ugliness
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This whole situation has just turned his life upside-down face
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Short
I had a small ambition that I's start writing more in 2007. It still remains to be seen.
Another thought I had was that it would be fun to start a cooperative blog. As in, together with someone else, and preferably with some form of subject at hand. I have no real idea on what we should write or with who. I am open for suggestions. My primary inspirations in this issue I guess would be that one of my friends writes for bloggywood.se, and other, more embarrasing co-blogs.
Now, I am finally done with a few hours of transmission measurements on zinc oxide contact layers (what you will find on many flat screens for example) and am ready to go home.
Another thought I had was that it would be fun to start a cooperative blog. As in, together with someone else, and preferably with some form of subject at hand. I have no real idea on what we should write or with who. I am open for suggestions. My primary inspirations in this issue I guess would be that one of my friends writes for bloggywood.se, and other, more embarrasing co-blogs.
Now, I am finally done with a few hours of transmission measurements on zinc oxide contact layers (what you will find on many flat screens for example) and am ready to go home.
If I stopped lying I'd just disappoint you
Regarding the previous whining post and it's comment, I just thought I should underline and develop.
I've gotten a lot of positive responses, compliments and support since the introduction of my web page. In fact, those responses far outnumber any negative responses. And I am very glad for it. I wasn't really whining, actually, it was more like a reaction at the fact that the first response, that is the quickest, was a negative one. Also, it did shake me up a little at first, but since I didn't even know the guy it evaporated rapidly. The point I wanted to make with my original post was that I believe that in the internet communication channel is much easier for people to be rude to strangers, even if they would never do such a thing in real life.
And since I'm here: Thanks everybody for your very flattering comments and messages regarding my photos. Luv ya
Now I gotta works
I've gotten a lot of positive responses, compliments and support since the introduction of my web page. In fact, those responses far outnumber any negative responses. And I am very glad for it. I wasn't really whining, actually, it was more like a reaction at the fact that the first response, that is the quickest, was a negative one. Also, it did shake me up a little at first, but since I didn't even know the guy it evaporated rapidly. The point I wanted to make with my original post was that I believe that in the internet communication channel is much easier for people to be rude to strangers, even if they would never do such a thing in real life.
And since I'm here: Thanks everybody for your very flattering comments and messages regarding my photos. Luv ya
Now I gotta works
The glory of feedback and the unkindness of strangers
So, on "launching"/announcing my new website I sent an email to a bunch of people, including to the mailinglist ("fotonorr") of my photo club. Seeing as the main content of my site was photographs, I thought that would be quite alright. Since I am a bit of a joker, I tweaked the actual content of the message to appear as one of many spam/bullshit emails. Just for kicks (you can read the content of the message :below:), you know.
Well, having done this turned out to star a chain reaction which resulted in my very first feedback to look like this:
I always considered that one of the objectives of art was to provoke and stir up feelings, but I hadn't realised that I would acquire that target so fast... No, but seriously, I was actually surprised to see that someone was so offended by the email (i doubt his comment was regarding my site content) as to actually send such a response. And my second reaction was that it's kind of a shame that the ones that actually take the time to respond are the ones who dislike something.
But I guess, the fault is my own for trying to get reactions out of people. So here's to you, anonymous jerk with no sense of humour or decency:
Thanks for noticing.
Well, having done this turned out to star a chain reaction which resulted in my very first feedback to look like this:
Re: [fotonorr] What you need to know
From: Jesper Lundgren (email adress omitted)
Date: Saturday, 6 January, 2007 10:19:46 PM
To: Per -Oskar Westin [peroskarwestin@yahoo.co.uk]
IDIOT
I always considered that one of the objectives of art was to provoke and stir up feelings, but I hadn't realised that I would acquire that target so fast... No, but seriously, I was actually surprised to see that someone was so offended by the email (i doubt his comment was regarding my site content) as to actually send such a response. And my second reaction was that it's kind of a shame that the ones that actually take the time to respond are the ones who dislike something.
But I guess, the fault is my own for trying to get reactions out of people. So here's to you, anonymous jerk with no sense of humour or decency:
Thanks for noticing.
New site launch
Hi
You have been randomly selected. Out of millions of emailadresses that our software was able to suck up as it has been sweeping the internet 24 hours a day for a month, yours was one that didn't manage to filter this message out as spam, adware or a possible virus threat.
You are so lucky.
Now, go to
http://www.peroskar .se
and enjoy responsibly.
Touch and then stay in touch.
Sincerely
your friend
:peroskar:at: yahoo.co. uk
You have been randomly selected. Out of millions of emailadresses that our software was able to suck up as it has been sweeping the internet 24 hours a day for a month, yours was one that didn't manage to filter this message out as spam, adware or a possible virus threat.
You are so lucky.
Now, go to
http://www.peroskar .se
and enjoy responsibly.
Touch and then stay in touch.
Sincerely
your friend
:peroskar:at: yahoo.co. uk
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