It's been about four months since I saw the Book of Mormon musical in Chicago and I'm still giggling at the jokes from the soundtrack. Written by the creators of South Park and Avenue Q, the show is a hilarious parody of Mormonism and somewhat of a love letter to religion in general. It touches on every comedic taboo possible (AIDS, cancer, female ( Read more... )

( I know a whoopee spot where the gin is cold and the piano's hot )

This post is going to be a backlog of musical theatre reviews over the past few months. I love London!

Phantom of the Opera 9/10 ( Read more... )

When I'm not feeling morose about my underachieving life, I stop to think about how thankful I am to the people around me who make sure I don't have to worry so much about things like money and security... and other privileges that I can't afford. I sometimes cry out of gratefulness/guilt because I feel so undeserving. Anyway, sometimes it occurs ( Read more... )

I finally got around to looking up a tutorial on how to stitch a panorama together. Turns out it's dead easy. I've shot a handful of locations in the past couple of years with panos in mind but now I wish I had been more diligent with the technique - all those wasted opportunities! Oh well, better late than never, right ( Read more... )

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My last trip to the photo lab burned a hole in my wallet: £60 for four rolls of 35mm in all its sprockety glory. I'm pretty thrilled with the results though, especially with my first go at redscale film. I'm going to spend some time this weekend scanning my 70-80 photos but here's a teaser for now:


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Minimal Photoshopping. So clear!


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I never thought I'd say this but I think my love affair with Paris is over, after 4 visits over the years. Yes it's a grand city, and I could eavesdrop on French conversations all day, but I couldn't help but notice the perpetual stench of urine and the filthy conditions of the streets. I suppose it was a huge contrast after seeing her more ( Read more... )

I ate many a delicious meal throughout Switzerland and Austria but the highlight was probably the Malakoff, which David Leibovitz describes so succinctly. My sister is friends with a girl who works as a kitchen hand in that same restaurant (and she knows the secret recipe, omg!) and she took us there on our first night in Geneva. As soon as I cut ( Read more... )