Beautifully British

Keep Calm and Carry On...

The Story of a simple WWII propaganda poster has never been so elegantly told, Commissioned by Barter Books it does a great job in instilling this great sense of history tied in with the poster and really does promote the store very well. I wish more viral marketing had this much depth and thought put into but then again it also depends on the subject matter being sold.



I sufficiently feel British after watching that and now I want to go visit that quint book store one day. It looks like one of those book stores you'd see in a 90s kids movie where the wandering child stumbles around those musty and tall shelves to find adventure and excitement.

It also makes me wonder when was the last time I actually went into a honest to goodness book store and not one of those big chain stores like Dymocks.

The Lonely Hearts Club

Its okay to be lonely... Although I don't actively pursue companionship I do sometimes envy the comfort people can find in each other. Whether it be fleeting or eternal they say the love of a good woman (or man) can do wonders for the soul.

I myself have never been in a 'serious' relationship. Probably because I'm not a very serious person. I take most things as a joke and I try to find the easiest way to handle things which is usually independently and by ignoring awkward or stressful situations. The idea of sharing oneself completely with another person scares me in a way. I'm filled with just negative thoughts and insecurities like most people that I tend to close myself off to people. I use humour and sarcasm as a barrier so its next to impossible to get a meaningful personal conversation out of me.

I like being a solitary person, I like to be left alone with my thoughts. I like being alone...

Here is a beautiful video poem about being alone.

The Raid (An ignorant Foreigner Review)

So they make some pretty awesome actions movies in Indonesia...



Have you ever watched a foreign movie and just ignored the subtitles the entire time and came up with your own movie? Well I went to an advanced screening of this movie last week and I forgot to wear my glasses so I couldn't read the subtitles of The Raid. But honestly it didn't really matter if I could read them at all, the plot is fairly simple and frankly no one is there to watch the gripping tale of a Mobster being brought to Justice by a group of young fresh faced SWAT troopers anyway.

Now from what I could understand of this movie is it starts off with a bunch of hostages being shot in the head point blank by some real sick evil dude in a tatty suit. It's a pretty confronting way to start a film but its gruesomeness is just an appetiser for what is in store. Then some Police reports and loose plot outlines are drawn out and 20 Indonesian SWAT team members storm the bad guy's building.

The Next Hour and a half can only be described as some of the most scintillating, exciting, heart pounding, fist clenching, eye popping, erection inducing action sequences I've seen in years... Hell maybe even ever. It's rare to see a honest God Balls to then wall Action film these days.

Early on there is an insane shoot out scene between the SWAT and the mobsters and the bodies just start piling up from there. But the fire fights aren't what makes the movie stand out, it's the beautifully choreographed fist fight scenes. How one level of the building can be filled to the brim with a ton of mobsters with automatic weapons and another can only have guys holding machetes is beyond me but it did provide with some amazing fights and brutal bone crunching finishes.

I was also impressed with how well this was all shot and edited together. Used a single camera approach to get many different angles and viewpoints during each fight scene rather than using a tracking camera or a fixed position and having the action work around it. I can see a lot of time and thought was put into filming these fights. It all flows really well with the pulsating electronic music backing it. To think they made this on a meagar budget of a Million Dollars is astounding.

In this film the basic characters besides the 17 other SWAT members you don't really seem to care about are the Young SWAT Leader who seems to know some wicked Kung Fu and you later find out he has a wife and kid at home somewhere waiting for him but they literally harp on that for like a second then its back to the ass kicking and looking after this one crippled dude that manages to survive the chaos. Then there is Second in charge who seems to resent him for some odd reason, he knows some decent Kung Fu too and spends most of the movie hiding with some Old Man who seems to have some long standing tie in with the Mobster Boss.

On the bad guy side there is a Creepy Indian looking dude that is really good with a Machete, the brother of the SWAT Leader and some Small but Ultra Amazing Mobster martial artist who of course is the Muscle to the Mobster boss and is basically the Boss Fight of the movie. I'd like to say that the small dude with the mad skills pulled out some crazy moves and there were some truly innovative kills in the movie as well. Heck the final fight got a rousing ovation from those in attendance... It was that damn good.

Again... I didn't have my glasses so I have no idea any of their names or motives besides getting this King Pin Mobster. I'll look up the Wikipedia page for a synopsis of the film after writing this.

There isn't much of a story to follow which is good, there is a few small twists here and there to at least show they weren't working without a script entirely but regardless if you want to watch some straight up action with awesome martial arts then I highly recommend you go watch this film. Heck there is even some light moments where everyone laughed at a clever line delivered... I dad no idea what was so funny at the time but I was still coming down from the adrenaline rush from the previous fight scene.

But if you won't take my glowing recommendation, watch some of these clips.









IMDB Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1899353/

Ugh, Why are you here?

Oh Blogger, the most frequently visited page on my internet browser history is my Blogger dashboard. I forget the reason I even update this thing, I guess its to keep me busy or otherwise I'd spend every waking hour of my day playing video games and thinking of terrible jokes. But I guess this is a healthy habit to have... it could be worse, I could have a crippling drug addiction... or watch Glee.

Usually I try to write about interesting things, at first I would think of stories I'd like to write about but then it just digressed into me just rambling on about silly topics. I still have a Batman entry on the edit page and all that entry is is a critical yet sarcastic analysis of Batman... WHO WOULD WANT TO READ THAT?

I often wonder about what I should focus on writing about. Trending topics of interest that fall in and out of the spotlight like most internet trends and memes. Maybe develop a routine column tag like a weekly top ten list on viral videos or just a continuing topic of discussion like smoking or drinking and looking at various subcultures within those activities. Or maybe I should do reviews on films, books, television shows or video games. I honestly don't know what I should be writing about but I want to think that what I write is important to someone, not just me.

Maybe its this great dulsion that I'm constantly chasing that I will one day write something meaningful and amazing that will change a person's life or that I may be able to hone my writing into a fine work of art. I'm not even sure what my writing goals are at the moment. Try and become a recognised internet journalist? (The title itself just sounds like a joke). Maybe become a published author, yet I haven't even figured out what I'd write a book about. Frankly I just like to babble on about nothing important.

There is an old tip amoungst writers that if you can't think of anything just write something, anything. Think of the worst idea you and just run with it. Just let it out and after you've written that awful piece of trash and you still can't think of anything better to write about, write another piece of garbage until you get that one amazing idea. Recently I was sitting on the bus thinking of a short story to write about and I came up with a 7 Year old that goes to bed every night and dreams about being a Space Cowboy in his Rocket ship bed fighting aliens in space with his toy blaster and pet iguana Bristol Toffypot, a regal space commander with a think British Accent... who is also an Iguana. I should actually take a crack at writing that but knowing me I'll probably write a stupid entry about public displays of affection or some other meaningless topic like that.

God I hate my blog myself.

Movie Quiz

Evan Seitz has put together a couple of nice film guessing game videos that will test your movie knowledge. See how many you can name in this quite simple yet stylish guessing game video slideshow.





There are a few I missed in the ABC Cinema but I got all of the 123 films.

Looking for Joseph Kony

Pictured: Internet Celebrity Joseph Kony

By now everyone connected to the internet the world over must've heard about the KONY 2012 campaign. The video has been crownded the most viral video of all time seeing as the video got 100 Million views (On Vimeo and YouTube) within days of its release. A thought provoking and powerful 27 minute documentary video created by social charity worker Jason Russell about the horrifying crimes committed by Joseph Kony in the country of Uganda. The video documents how he sustains his rebel force's power by kidnapping children and enslaving them into his vast Child army, forcing them to do horrific crimes of violence, torture and murder. The boys become rebel child soldiers while girls are imprisoned in a life of prostration.



The main purpose of the video created by Jason Russell was to make Joseph Kony famous. Not to celebrate his crimes but to draw awareness to them and for justice to be brought to him. The whole campaign is in hopes of arresting him in this year of 2012.

This video quickly gained notoriety when everyone started posting the video with the simple Kony 2012 tagline. This video got people to care and this day and age its amazing to get anyone to care about anything other than the newest iPhone. It brought people together to work towards this one single goal, that we could all make a difference.

Obviously this video was met with some resistance and negativity as people also questioned the authenticity of the whole video asking whether the campaign's intentions were true or if they were actually accomplishing anything. In fact some just hopped onto the hate train because they were just sick of hearing about Kony.

This picture of Carl Weathers in the movie preditor has been passed around social network sites as a joke reference to Kony 2012, Usually with positive things to say about Carl Weathers to confuse Kony 2012 Supporters

While this video has pretty much achieved its purpose in getting Joseph Kony a household name, the North Ugandan government and many of its citizens have criticized the video campaign as they claim the information presented is 7 years old and Kony fled North Uganda years ago and doesn't have any presence in North Uganda at all. in fact since then his forces have dwindled greatly as he is a man on the run.


Slacktivist is now my new favourite word

While there has been a lot of negative press about the Kony campaign going around since the initial video I still think the video's message is a valid one. Joseph Kony is a terrible person that does need to answer for this crimes against Humanity. Whether or not the Kony 2012 video presented this video honestly or not the fact still remains he is still at large and he is one of the most wanted men on Earth. This video has done amazing things to get people to care about problems outside their own world which in itself is a remarkable feat.

Creator Jason Russell was arrested recently for running around naked and screaming like a lunatic in San Francisco (Also allegations of masturbation as well). In a official statement from Russell's wife claims stress, dehydration and malnutrition brought on the breakdown which I guess I can understand as how this one video he made has turned him into a overnight star and has been picked apart and stamped as nothing but new age propaganda. While this behaviour certainly reflects poorly on Jason and the campaign itself I can still respect the man as he is honestly trying to change the World and for the better, I don't see how I could be justified in belittling him when he is trying so hard to get people to care about an obvious injustice in the World.



While I stood mostly on the sideline for most part of the social movement I can appreciate the cause and still think it should be a priority of the World forces to find Kony. He may not be going around stealing Ugandan children any more but if there is any sense of justice in the World he will be caught.

Happy pretend to be Irish and get drunk day

Happy St. Patrick's day, Fella

Ah March 17th, St Patrick's Day. A festive holiday where the World over celebrate St Patrick for driving the Snakes out of Ireland with his amazing flute music. (Or awful, I'm sure it was one or the other to get them out). Sure historians say that never actually happened but everyone still runs with it so they can get off their face drunk and put on woeful Irish accents. It's practically a rite of passage on St Patrick's day to be a drunk Irish moron. Its a tradition I hope never dies.

On this day pubs across the World usually prepare for an influx of customers and stock their taps with Guinness. Which in my opinion tastes like sewage water mixed with old cooking oil. Only once a year do people drink this unholy broth but I myself have never been able to bring myself to ever drink another one after trying it out for the first time 4 years ago.



Although 4 Years ago I do have a wonderful St Patrick's Day story.

4 Years ago I was still a fun loving Teenager, I was at my mate Coxy's house getting drunk off our faces at around mid day. Just drinking Smirnoff blacks waiting for the others to come over so we could stumble over to the local pub for some Guinness. It was around 5 in the afternoon when everyone had arrived while Coxy and myself were just rolling around the front yard on the grass completely smashed.

We got into car driven by one of our more responsible friends and we made our way to the Oaks pub. A nice family friendly bar with a nice big Oak Tree in the center of the Pub (Outside Area) thus giving it the name The Oaks. We sat there continuing to drink until someone bought a round of Guinness. It was warm black beer, it was a weird bitter taste that I instantly hated. Normally I'd just tolerate a beer and order a Lager of some kind but this was too much.

That's when I hit the wall, the point where your body tells you if you drink a sip more you will throw up everywhere. So I sat there in silence for an hour trying to maintain my composure. All the boys continuing their loud rowdy conversation while I sat completely still trying not to vomit everywhere. Eventually what felt like an eternity later my mate Coxy snapped me out of it and asked if I was okay. I shook my head and he took that as an invitation to inhale my pint of Guinness.

After another round of Guinness which I did not participate in we jumped on a bus to the City where we went to a small hole in the ground pub. By then I was feeling a lot better after consuming a warm pastry and a pint of regular beer. We wondered outside and tried to get into the Irish pub across the road. the Doorman wasn't letting anyone in that didn't have a green stamp on them so we struck up a conversation with 2 Irish ladies. Coxy was mighty drunk at this stage and was putting on the thickest Irish accent you've ever seen. Trying to convince these lovely ladies that he was from the Northern part of Ireland. They named a town which I presumed to be in the Northern Part of Ireland and Coxy just replied "Oh yeah I'm from the Town above that" to which they replied "Anything above that town isn't Ireland". Usually by now you'd think the jig was up and he would've dropped the fake irish persona...

But you under estimate the stubbornness of Drunk Irish Coxy who kept arguing his point with them until I interjected that I myself was half Irish and they looked at me and my pale complection and reddish blonde hair and just said "Yeah, that we can believe but him on the other hand.:

And they went on arguing. Eventually we got into the bar after Coxy had managed to rub their stamps onto our wrists. How he managed to get them to help us out still remains a mystery to this day. But we went on in and had a good old time and that's when I lost my fancy Irish hat and any recollection of the rest of the night. Woke up on Coxy's couch in the morning with a spliting headache and most of the buttons of my shirt missing.

Let's hope tonight is as eventful.

Mirror Move

Now I've been listening through the Radiolab podcast archives again and one of my favourite episodes that I love to re-listen to is 'Desperately Seeking Symmetry'. Now the episode is based around stories of how people seek balance and symmetry in their lives. One of the topics brought up is the Mirror effect and how we perceive ourselves compared to how the World sees us.



Often people forget about how the mirror is a direct reflection rather than how they actually appear to the rest of the world. The left side of your face looks like the right side in the mirror and how you have your hair arranged and certain facial features like moles or scars actually appear on the opposite side of what you see in the mirror. you may think you have your hair parted to the right when everyone else sees you with a left side hair part. Everyone looks at themselves in a mirror everyday (I would assume) and they would be use to seeing a certain person, you might like the person you see in the mirror but when you see a photo of yourself you can often sometimes wonder who that complete stranger is that is supposedly playing you.

To help point out the different perspectives of how people can be seen I'll use the radiolab example of the 16th American President Abraham Lincoln. This is everyone saw the Great leader.



and this is the person that he saw in the Mirror everyday.



They look alarmingly different. Now I'm not exactly sure why a hair part to the left exudes such confidence or leadership but it does seem to be a plausible ideal to have when this subtle change in hair parts has been used to help transition the character of Clark Kent to Superman.



Why the left side is seemingly favoured over the right side is a matter of speculation to me at the moment. Maybe it allures to the left side of the Brain which is the logical orderly side where as the right side the creative imaginative side. Obviously people are more likely to listen to the words of a logical and thought out leader or hero rather then some free thinking sensitive person.

That being said, scientific studies show that a symmetrical face is considered highly attractive. Take a look at the facial break down of Angelina Jolie who is considered one of the most beautiful women on the planet.



Maybe the paradigm of beauty is as simple as finding symmetry in someone or something.

Do I look Stroopid?

While I can agree that cognitive thinking in men diminishes around the presence of women. The whole idea of a stroop test was interesting enough to research on its own. Named after German psychologist John Ridley Stroop after he published the Stroop Effect in 1929, it is a simple test of one's ability to direct attention. It tests one's mental vitality and flexibility.

How the test works is simple, a series of words printed in different ink colours are written in word trees. The subject is asked to name the colour each word is written in rather than the actual word itself. Example the word 'green' can be written in red ink. The test is to measure how long it takes for the subject to complete the word tree. While it may sound easy its actually much harder than it sounds as most people's attentions lead them to recognise words faster than they can process the colour it is written in.

Try it, run through the Stroop test.

First just name the colours the words are written in and then afterwards try to go through the word tree again but say the colour the word is written in instead. It's much harder the second time around.



Practising this will keep your mind sharp which I guess is good. All I do is eat a fist full of fish oil tablets and listen to the podcasts. I should probably try more mental stimulating activities like completing word puzzles and sudokus. Maybe even buy some puzzle games....

But not Bejeweled... Bejeweled can go to hell.

Blind and Crippled? Is that all you got God?

Now this is a truly amazing story. Patrick Henry Hughes is a true inspiration those born with disabilities and what you can still achieve and accomplish with them. But that isn't the only amazing part of the story, the support he has from his loving father is absolutely astounding. This is a heart warming tale that would touch even the most jaded and cold hearted of people. I couldn't imagine the life he must lead everyday but I have to admit that his drive and determination is just awe inspiring.



The kid plays Trumpet in a major university marching band without eyes or the ability to walk. It honestly makes me feel like I'll never accomplish anything as amazing or meaningful in my entire lifetime. That and I should never complain about anything ever again.

"Max Payne, Dearest of all my Friends"

"After Y2K, the end of the world had become a cliché. But who was I to talk, a brooding underdog avenger alone against an empire of evil, out to right a grave injustice? Everything was subjective. There were only personal apocalypses. Nothing is a cliché when it's happening to you." - Mac Payne

Its been 9 years since the release of Max Payne 2 and Rockstar is delivering the third chapter in the Max Payne series this coming May. The game seems to be going an entirely new direction storywise while trying to stay true to the core mechanics and fundamentals of the series. Max Payne has been a ground breaking title in the shooter genre of games with its stylish run and gun gameplay and use of the "Bullet Time" mechanic which has been co-opted in my shooter games since. While the original duel wielding third person run and gun gameplay has returned it has been modified and enhanced to help modernise the game. Additions like laying prone from Shoot Dodging, Varied Duel weld gun combinations and a cover system have been add to diverse the gameplay. These all look like sensible and well thought out changes to the dynamic and the game looks like it plays pretty smoothly.



But while all these changes look impressive Max Payne 3 will be set in Sao Paulo rather than the familur New York City which is where the previous two games were set. The Cold bitter winter background of the urban jungle has been replaced with the topical beauty and dangerous underworld gang and drug culture of Brazil. The game no longer feels like a Noir revenge story but rather a sad tale of a shell of a lonely man. It seems sad that they have thrown away the whole Noir style and prahic novel storyboards but then I realised at the end of Max Payne 2 all the people he has held dear to him have died, leaving him alone as the soul and lone survivor of Noir York City. There doesn't seem to be anyone left from Max's past...

While it seems fitting that the game would require a new setting and a whole new look for a fresh new start, I can tell these ghosts of the many people that Max knew will be back to Haunt him. His Dead Family, the many people that back stabbed him, the people that helped him and of course Mona Sax. If anything he left New York to get away from those memories which is why he looks like a broken man trying to chase those ghosts away with a whisky bottle.

"The past is a puzzle, like a broken mirror. As you piece it together, you cut yourself, your image keeps shifting. And you change with it. It could destroy you, drive you mad. It could set you free." - Max Payne 2

Here's is the Run down of the original Max Payne game from max Payne 2. I'm going to miss the graphic novel storyboards.



After playing through both games again recently I would definitely say May Payne 2 is better than the original. The graphics and the gameplay where substantially better as there were more weapons and the bullet time mechanics were improved. Although the straight out revenge story of The original was definitely more gripping and chilling to experience as those drug induced hallucination levels still haunt me. Following the trail of baby blood and the cries of pain of your wife and baby daughter echo around the darkness through a black empty void of nothingness is probably the strongest memory I have from the series.

I'm interested to see where the series will go one from the end of 2 and which ending from 2 is the cannon ending. Something tells me you won't find out straight away in Max Payne 3 because the only thing that can link Max Payne 2 to Max Payne 3 at the moment is Mona Sax.

Words

Often I wish I was better with Words. I wish I could write magnificent pieces of work that would inspire others and provoke deep thought. Use words to heal, negotiate, delegate, converse and connect better. Learn words from different languages so I can communicate better with other people of the World.

Words are powerful and essential tools created by man to communicate with one another. Words can mean and be interpreted in many diverse ways, their use and function over the years vary from culture to culture but sometimes you don't just need words to communicate. Just an understanding of their purpose....

Here is a wonderful video by the people over at Everynone and in collaboration with RadioLab. It shows examples of words with multiple meanings. Honestly I wish I had more to say on the subject but it would seem like senseless padding.



Play, Blow, Break, Split, Run, Fly, Fall, Light, Space.

Six Seasons and a Movie

So Community is returning... Here's a Season 3 promo that still seems oddly fitting



Well after the collective nerd world held their breathe the Greendale Study group will be back on air much sooner than we all expected since its Hiatus. March 15th Community is back on air after the aggressive online campaign to save the show went underway. It will be returning back it's original 8:00pm time slot and moving 30 Rock back to 8:30. Originally it was pulled from the schedule because NBC didn't think it was viable to have Community to go up against the television Juggernaut of 'The Big bang Theory'. Well after seeing that 30 Rock which is considered the top show on NBC was pulling the same numbers against Big bang Theory they decided to give Community back it's spot. That and Parks and Recreations is scheduled for a 5 week Mid season break too. So when Parks and Recreation returns in April it'll take over for Up All night which will have finished its Season by then... None of that actually matters to me because I download the show (Living in Australia makes that a necessity) but Somewhow this has all worked out well because I love Community, Parks and Rec and 30 Rock and I'm glad they're all on the same download cycle. (Hey shut up, I still support the shows, I buy the DVDs)

I'm glad the show is back, Just another week until new Community hits the international airwaves... By that I mean I'll freaking Torrent the crap out of that because waiting for it to get transfered over to the GO! channel here takes far too long. It's not stealing Dammit, I'll buy the Third Season on DVD when that comes out too so shut up.

Here's the latest Community Trailer

The Australian Ron Burgandy

Karl Stefanovic is a bloody legend.

Look at this smug handsome bastard

The Male Host of the Australian Channel 9 Morning show TODAY and voted Favourite Australian Television personality in 2011 is none other than Karl Stefanovic. Infamous nation and virally worldwide with his absurd antics and behaviour on air Karl is a true blue example of the Australian Larrikan way of life. Why was this man awarded with the Gold Logie in 2011? Well for one thing, he gets drunk off his face at the Logies and then hosts a Morning show the next morning with next to no sleep and still slightly inebriated.





That kind of behaviour isn't one off too. Karl's vibrant personality is a staple of the TODAY show as he often engages in somewhat crude and depraved banter with his co-hosts and reporters. His off the cuff remarks are hilarious that there is just no possible way anyone would script them. But not to give him too much credit his team also share in the jokes just to make Waking up a little more bearable.



He also tells awkward jokes to important religious figures...



Now normally due to my woeful sleeping pattern I don't usually get up early enough to watch the TODAY show. But thanks to the YouTube user of 'dnp52td' they constantly collect and cut together all the best bits of the show for everyone the world over to see. It's good that there is a consistent stream of Stefanovic entering the Cyber world every month.



Check out the other 23 Parts of the Today Show Funny Bits collection here

A Reflection of Lost Youth

Commercial photographer Tom Hussey was behind this brilliant and beautiful set of photographs. It was done for the Novartis Exelon Patch, a prescription medicine for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer’s dementia. The theme of photographs is that of Elderly people looking into a mirror to only to see past reflections of themselves when they were younger.

The Simpsons Did it

Earlier this week aired the 14th episode of Season 23 of the long running animated sitcom The Simpsons. This episode is particularly special because it was the 500th episode of the show, that may seem like an ungodly amount unmatched by any other cartoon but I would like to point out there are actually more episodes of the japanese asnimes Poke'mon and Shin Chan which has just a shade under 2,000 episodes itself.

Why this is important is because The Simpsons represent something of a benchmark in animated comedies. They've been around for 23 years and have cemented itself as a Pop Culture staple forever. Even long after all the producers and voice actors are gone the Simpsons Legacy will live on like the Hannah Barbara Cartoons.

Even though there is a general consensus that the Simpsons stopped being funny after around the 10th Season I'd still happy watch any of the new Simpsons episodes over most other television programs. Its declining quality isn't the show's fault, hell after a certain amount of years being one of the consistantly funny cartoons there is just no way it could live up to it's high standards. Saying that, the show is still funny and can still make me smile and raise the odd chuckle.

Though the show is slated to be ending in a few years times due to FOX having enough of paying the voice actors an ungodly amount of money per episodes when they realised they could make the same amount of money if they ran re-runs.

It'll be a momentous day when we say Goodbye to the lovable Four fingered yellow family from 742 Evergreen Terrence. Then again it's not they're not really going anywhere. We'll still have 500+ episodes of re-runs to re-watch every afternoon around the usual time of 6 o'clock for the next 20 or so years but regardless, Congratulations to Matt Greoning on this amazing accomplishment.

Thinking about all those Great moments from the past 23 Years has really gotten me in the mood to watch some of the newer episodes that I've ignored because I just know I'll eventually end up watching them on lonely nights in.

Southern Beauty

Now I've always wanted to see the Northern lights in fact that's still on my bucket list. The sheer spectacle of seeing this amazing display of cosmic radiation refracting off sunlight as it dancing across the night sky is like watching the Universe communicate with you. I always thought I'd have to travel way up North to somewhere like Canada to ever get the chance to see it but I never realised we had our very own cosmic light show available in Australia. The Southern Lights also known as the Aurora Australis.



This was filmed just a few hours away from Melbourne earlier this year in January. They say this could continue on for the rest of the year and into next year on special days when the conditions are just right.

I don't know about you but it sure is beautiful to look at and I for one would love to go down and get blazed out of my mind on some kind of hallucinogen and wait for the Rapture.