About Me

30 Things About Me.

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Bio’s are boring. Let’s cut to the chase. 30 things you may or may not find interesting about me …

  1. I am a proud INFP and love the way my mind works
  2. The three things that rule my world are Writing, Photography and Filmmaking
  3. The dream is to do all three of the above, all the time, everyday for a living
  4. I can’t live without music, movies, books, iPhone,iPad or my Canon DSLR camera
  5. I have a MAJOR Scandinavian obsession (people and things)
  6. I’m in love with Mads Mikkelsen, Viggo Mortensen,  Morten Harket, Dolph Lundgren, Gabriel Aubry … and Idris Elba
  7. I want more than just ‘mediocre’
  8. I love good food and love to cook
  9. I am driven and excited by ‘possibilities’
  10. I buy more than the normal amount of mascara an average woman is supposed to buy in a lifetime. Every time there is a new advert for one, I have to have it … because this could be ‘the one’
  11. I give 110% to those who believe in me
  12. I have a great sense of humour
  13. I’m a dreamer
  14. I value quality of friendship over quantity of friends.
  15. I seek inspiration in everyone and everything
  16. I live in London (but would move to Denmark in a heartbeat)
  17. I try my hardest to follow my bliss
  18. I’m still wondering what I will become
  19. Sometimes I get sad for no reason
  20. I’m a perfectionist
  21. I like sour/sharp fruits like grapefruits and lemons
  22. I’ve never had a valentines card
  23. I can lose myself completely in a beautiful song
  24. I love woody oriental fragrances like Dior’s Hypnotic poison
  25. I don’t like milk
  26. I feel other peoples pain as if it is my own
  27. I’m learning Danish (preparing for the inevitable)
  28. I’m obsessed with Arch Angels
  29. I have an off the scale addiction for iPhone / iPad apps
  30. I still haven’t found what I’m looking for

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The Fall of Icarus

This is my first piece of ‘art’. It’s a photo-painting hybrid I made on my iPad.

I focused on the face, not wanting to show pain or fear, but that equilibrium that exists beyond it.

I also wanted to get the overall effect of being ‘consumed’ by the sun.

He is falling backwards, looking straight into the sun as he descends, bathed in all it’s golden glory.

More on Icarus’ tragic tale here.

Published on 29th January 2012 12:35 PM.
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Stone Dance

Detail from a statue at the British Museum.

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Trafalgar Sun

‘Trafalgar Sun’ – stopped by to see the installation at Trafalgar Square.

Published on 23rd January 2012 10:09 PM.
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Return

I’ve been in Ghana since early December. Having been back now for about 2 weeks, it’s taken me this long to get back to ‘normal’ life. The dreamy mist of 5 weeks in the sun hasn’t quite lifted yet, but all that is familiar is beginning to slot back into place.

Published on 22nd January 2012 11:28 PM.
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Loving: Nathaniel Rateliff – Oil & Lavender

Loving: Oil & Lavender by Nathaniel Rateliff  … via Last.fm

Published on 18th January 2012 12:32 AM.
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He Waits

Still one of my favourite adverts EVER. To me, this is not an Ad … It’s art. I wish all advertising was this emotive.

Directed by Jonathan Glazer in 1999, the advert won numerous awards at the time.

The pounding soundtrack is called ‘Phat Planet’ by Leftfield. You can find out more about the ad here

They don’t make them like this anymore.

Published on 22nd November 2011 8:42 PM.
Filed under: Art, Video

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Loss

This is one of my favourite paintings by Alexandre-Georges-Henri Regnault entitled “Automedon with the Horses of Achilles”.

The horses, although foaming at the mouth, are not wild, they are grieving. Both immortal, the horses Xanthos and Balious were given to Achilles’ parents as a gift from Poseidon and pulled the young hero’s chariot during the Trojan war. When Achilles was mortally wounded, the horses were inconsolable, and it is Automedon, Achillies’ charioteer, who tries to console them.

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RIP Steve Jobs

Three different apples changed the world. The one eaten by Eve, the one that hit Newton, the one created by Steve Jobs.

Published on 6th October 2011 8:12 PM.
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Making Beats

My most expensive app purchase to date. Korg iMA-20 synth studio for iPad. Really getting into the whole songwriting thing.

Bjork better watch her back. Just saying.

Published on 25th September 2011 8:25 PM.
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We are creators

I’m about to set in motion something I have been planning for awhile.

To say I’m excited is an understatement. After months (years, actually) of complaining, I’m finally doing something about it.

So easy to forget that we are the creators of our own story.

Updates to follow soon.

Published on 11th September 2011 9:11 PM.
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Murder of Minutes

Who has never killed an hour? Not casually or without thought, but carefully: a premeditated murder of minutes. The violence comes from a combination of giving up, not caring, and a resignation that getting past it is all you can hope to accomplish. So you kill the hour. You do not work, you do not read, you do not daydream. If you sleep it is not because you need to sleep. And when at last it is over, there is no evidence: no weapon, no blood, and no body. The only clue might be the shadows beneath your eyes or a terribly thin line near the corner of your mouth indicating something has been suffered, that in the privacy of your life you have lost something and the loss is too empty to share.

— Mark Z. Danielewski (House of Leaves)

Published on 29th August 2011 12:04 PM.
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Ignite Your Soul

Found this great video on YouTube. Powerful stuff when you mix inspirational quotes with art.

Published on 25th August 2011 12:05 AM.
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Dark Clouds Over London

Some pictures I took during my lunch break on my iPhone …

… Finish Reading »

Published on 9th August 2011 11:05 PM.
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RIP Ms. Amy Winehouse

Published on 23rd July 2011 10:57 PM.
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Again

I’m starting again. Everything.
Not for the first time.
Probably not for the last.
Until I find what I’m looking for.

Published on 14th July 2011 10:49 PM.
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Redesign

UPDATE: I reverted back to the old version. I think it looks better. This design also works great on iPhone and looks fantastic on an iPad.

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Yep! I did it.

Finally got around to giving the site a bit of a makeover. Still very much a work in progress, got a few bugs to take care of and need to clean up my messy tags and categories.

Will fine tune it over the coming weeks.

Not sure if this is better than the old design … or just feels that way because it’s new.

Published on 26th June 2011 10:30 PM.
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I will stop loving you when …

Via we heart it

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Adele

Via FFFFOUND!

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The Power of Instant Gratification

This has been my worst week in a long time. I’ve been feeling really down.

My mum just gave me some brilliant advice.

When you’re feeling low, focus on things that give you instant gratification rather than things that take a long time to achieve.

Do things that show immediate results. Do lots of those things.

Use those mini achievements to pull yourself though.

Published on 10th June 2011 1:14 PM.
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