Casual misanthropy, deodorant and other thoughts...

Hmm.
Hello there.

It's hot Melbourne weather and I have my top off as I write this.

Don't worry, no photos.

I'll leave that image to your imagination.

It's Halloween and I'm wondering if I can pull off just wearing a hawaiian t-shirt and also if I could deal with being at a party as I am currently a non-drinking casual misanthrope.

I've been unemployed the last month, thus enabling me to focus even more on the small details of everyday life.

Smells like boring everyday life...

Quicky Googling tells me deodorant has been around since 1888 but the first spray model

came out in 1965.

I have been using Nivea deodorant for a while (anagram of Naive, just like Evian, woah)

Nivea Silver Protect claims to have magicial anti-bacterial silver ions.

At my local Coles this week they had Rexona deodorant on special, so I bought one of

 their fancy sport deodorants with weird names that don't actually tell you what they smell like.

I went for Rexona Quantum.

It's New.

"Proven to work at 58 degrees"

"One million molecules of protection"

Nice of the folks at Rexona to take the time to count the molecules.

I imagine some Scully like scientist finding the results and calling it in as an X-file.

So what does Rexona Quantum smell like?

It smells like deodorant..

It works but it I cannot compare thee to a rose or anything else in nature for that matter.

It's like deodorants have their own universe of smells now.

Ok so I do the whole online dictionary definition thing and quantum is defined as:

quantum [ˈkwɒntəm]n pl -ta [-tə]

1. (Physics / Atomic Physics) Physics

a.  the smallest quantity of some physical property, such as energy, that a system can possess according to the quantum theory

b.  a particle with such a unit of energy

2. amount or quantity, esp a specific amount

3. (often used with a negative) the least possible amount that can suffice there is not a quantum of evidence for your accusation

4. something that can be quantified or measured

5. (modifier) loosely, sudden, spectacular, or vitally important

Still doesn't explain the smell.

But the closest I can get is the definition 4. something that can be quantified or measured

So yes it can be measured, but I still can't explain what it smells like.

Better than the smell of my armpits at least.

The nozzle on the Rexona  bottle has to be pressed really hard like it's a Mortein bottle.

Actualy I think this Rexona shit could also kill flies in one spray.

And spiders. And children.

Pretty sure it is also destroying the ozone layer.

Sorry about that.

Now I'm going to try and figure out why my fucking mobile phone is putting all my calls on hold.

Happy Halloween.

Shallow End...

The Shallow End

There is nothing much of me

What you get is what you see

Days and nights I’m loathe to be

Living in the shallow end

Start the coffee rinse a cup

Like Neil Young I’m fucking up

There’s nothing left to teach this pup

Living in the shallow end

When I go out I feel the stench

Of every hipster, every wench

I might as well fall in a trench

Living in the shallow end

Ever met a man so rich

That he just laughs and calls you bitch?

The post modern ironic switch

Living in the shallow end

I’ve got no work I’ve got no style

I cannot think my luck is vile

My teeth so bad I’m scared to smile

Living in the shallow end

My timing is all out of whack

I keep my worries in a sack

I’m overweight so I wear black

Living in the shallow end

My reputation’s really bad

I remind you of your dad

You’re so nice it makes me sad

Living in the shallow end

I’ve medicines to keep me well

My life has been a stinking hell

Where it will end I cannot tell

Living in the shallow end

Living in the shallow end

Living in the shallow end

Living in the shallow end

Living in the shallow end

From the song on my Rentboy myspace.

To Do Lists...

Today's to-do-list was go to Medicare, call Origin, Rent transfer, Do laundry.

Well, two out of four isn't bad.

Actually I slept in and recorded and mixed for about five hours.

I have a tune called "Girl On A Bike" and I wanted to revamp it.

I added about five electric guitars and feedback, new vocals and stuff.

Hopefully some friends of mine will do some backing vocals for me.

Having a break from work, due to my bi-polar getting the best of me, means I have had two awesome weeks of doing just what I want to do.

Each night I prepare a to-do-list and at least knock off a couple of things the next day.



I've cut down coffee to two cups and embraced tea-baggery.

Should have a Rentboy e.p. ready to put out in a couple of weeks.

Haven't been drunk for about two months, which makes going out to gigs
amusing and a bit weird.

I end up going home a lot earlier.

It's nice to wake up in my room as opposed to passed out on the couch with a filthy kebab.

So life isn't brilliant but I am enjoying the little things.

Funny Star Wars 9/11 Pisstake Video....

A nice lazy Saturday with BBQing ahead.
Enjoy this funny Stormtrooper video!

Stormtroopers 9/11

A Non-Review of The Beatles Remasters

Currently in my possession are some copies of The Beatles Remasters.

Thanks to Adam.

First of all I would like to say these are well worth purchasing.

You can buy the remastered Beatles albums separately for around $20 in Australia or buy the fancy box set.

Overall the albums have a lot more dynamic clarity and sound less

flat than what has previously been available.

The main thing I have noticed is a much better low end sound.

The bass and drums are a lot more present and the guitars have more zing.

Previously muffled overdubbed sound effects come through in the mix.

If you are a non-aficionado these are a great introduction,

if you are a fan then this will add some new interest and freshness.

And if you hate The Beatles, well you’ll still hate it.

I wrote a whole bunch of stuff on each Beatles album but just then my computer crashed half way through due to some kind of power surge!!!

I should be pissed off but as Harrison says "All Things Must Pass"

So with some regrets that draws this one quickly to a close!

OK so for the record, Magical Mystery tour is my fave - check it out.

Elektro The Smoking Robot

Hey everybody.

It's Elektro.

This robot was real.
It was built by Westinghouse and seen by 3.7 million
at the 1939 World Fair.
It could follow twelve commands and was plugged as being the ultimate domestic
robot.
It used a 78-rpm record player to talk.
Elektro also had a vocabulary of seven-hundred words.

Hmm and obviously Elektro thought smoking was the coolest.

Beatles Remasters...Goo goo g'joob.

The news that all of The Beatles albums have been remastered is very exciting.
Haven't heard any of them yet but can't wait to have a listen.

"I Am The Walrus" is one of the most aurally exciting songs of The Beatles , where the trippy lyrics
and music and weird overdubs combine to make one awesome psychedelic listen.

To hear just  this Lennon song remixed for the 21st Century stereo excites me the most.

A lot of later period Beatles songs like  had cool stereo panning tricks.
For example if you pan "Strawberry Fields" to the left you can just hear vocals and drums.

The remasters are being released in mono and stereo versions.

Anyway this is a good review of the Beatles' remasters.

I will post a review when I get a copy of one of these masterpieces.
Most likely the Magical Mystery Tour or Revolver.

John Lennon - ready to go for a psychedelic dive.

Google Barcode

As Google often do, yesterday they changed their Google logo to fit in with an event.
Instead of having an altered Google logo at all they just had a plain barcode at the top of  the Google page.
It was to commemorate the 57th anniversary of the patent of the barcode.

                                                               A barcode, yesterday...

These days we are used to seeing barcodes on virtually every product available.
I remember conspiracy stoners in when I was in college talking about a
Big Brother style future where everyone has a barcode tattoo.

Microchip tracking is currently the latest Big Brother fear .
Some parents want their children to have a chip
inserted into them for safety.
Check this out...

Banned on Myspace?

So a few weeks ago on my Rentboy myspace music page,

I put up the title "Rape Me" (a Nirvana song) which actually played the

"Stuck In The Middle With You" MP3 by Bob Dylan.

At the time I thought this rather humorous lark.
Hmm.

Shortly after I received a copyright infringement notice from Myspace

which stopped the song, and then completed their online copyright education form.

I thought that would be the last of it but a check yesterday showed that

Myspace have stopped me from having any tracks on my Rentboy music page.

I have written to them this morning.

No reply yet.

Interesting to see what happens, I might have to start again and lose

my 503 myspace "friends"

Hope not!

P.S


Half an hour ago, my songs were put back up on Myspace. 
Thank god for that.

Da Da Da

Trio - Da Da Da

Love this song.
Just found the German language version on Youtube.

Enjoy.