Autumn in the New Forest by BengSiang Tan.

"While we can’t save everyone, or bring an end to the fighting, we can save the lives right in front of us, and let people know they are not alone."

— Dr. Cristiana Bertocchi, MSF surgeon from Pittsburgh, PA, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, March 2011 (via doctorswithoutborders)

What a romantic notion.

If only we could.

THIS ALBUM FUCKING RULES.

Oh my fucking god. I just. I can't even.  This record is just so fucking awesome. Best release of 2012 in my opinion. Aaaaaaargh fuck I'm so glad I finally got my hands on it. 

And the fucking album cover even. Holy shit. I fucking adore this band.

IT'S CALLED PUTRIFIERS II BY THEE OH SEES, BY THE WAY.

HOLY FUCK.

Three Lamps, Ponsonby

I was here today.

It looked more like this, though.

For an interesting post on the history of Three Lamps, click here.

Patrick Lee

(Almost) Slavoj Zizek on 50 Shades of Dumb.

"But this book, the Fifty Shades of Grey book, it is embraced openly, the women read it on public transport, and so on, and so on. It is the Other without Otherness, utterly obscene. In the liberal society, everything is permitted, every kind of sexuality; not only permitted, it is mandatory. The command everywhere is this: you must Enjoy! The truly radical act, this I claim, is to not enjoy. The revolutionary is the real hedonist of the twenty-first century because he puts Communism over his own jouissance. It is this which is unacceptable. I am reminded of an old Soviet joke: Marx, Engels and Lenin take turns buggering a peasant woman in a field. When they are done, Marx kisses her cheek, Engels kisses her mouth, and Lenin has been stealing the wheelbarrows. I claim: if you do not get this joke, you are a fascist."

Oh, Almost Slavoj. How I heartily enjoy you.

Zizek vs. 50 Shades of Retarded

These pictures are SO COOL. I can't get over it.

Sometimes I forget how much I love this band. Then I'm like, yeah, there's a reason this was the first album I ever bought on vinyl. It sounds AMAZING. And owning this is what got me into collecting vinyl.

400 records later, here we are.

More pictures of my city.

Photos sourced from Old Auckland, Old Photos - Auckland and Timespanner.

Auckland's wharf

Kingsland

Municipal Transport Station, now known as Britomart Transport Centre
(A completely different building now though, of course).

Municipal Transport Station, now known as Britomart Transport Centre

Municipal Transport Station, now known as Britomart Transport Centre

Municipal Transport Station, now known as Britomart Transport Centre

Municipal Transport Station, now known as Britomart Transport Centre

St Paul street in 1925 and in 2012. Top photo courtesy of Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 4-2009.

Ponsonby Road

Playground in Farmers Department Store

 Richmond Road, Grey Lynn, 1910

 Quay Street, 1928

Mt. Eden, 1898 and present.

Historic photos of my city

Photos sourced from Old Auckland, Old Photos - Auckland and Timespanner.

Lower Queen Street

View of Luna Park, 1928

(Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 4-7856)

Roller coaster in Luna Park, 1928

Farmers department store

Vulcan Lane

Muir & Moodie, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (S.010857)

Albert Park, 1900

Special Collections, Auckland City Libraries (N.Z.) [7-A4800]