Obsession

Jodie and i saw Obsession last week. Not as good as Hedda Gabler but still very much worth the $20 tickets that they charge for NTL.

If you have a local cinema that shows NTL live broadcasts then very much recommend you check these productions out.

Two comments......

Jude Law can really act (was very surprised at this), its the small movements and intonation that he truly is a master of.

Second is.....what the heck happened to Ivo van Hove as a child that he has this thing about liquids "gushing from above"?? (if you've seen his production of A View from the Bridge and now this you'll know what I mean).

Rent affordability in Sydney

Was listening to a friend on my FB list posting about property investors are greedy and how the government needs to remove negative gearing, get rid of capitals gains discounts, and that the rent in Sydney is too damn high and his landlord is ripping him off at $490pw.

I posted a few screen shots of "reality calculations" in an excel spreadsheet

eg
100% property cost + purchase costs/stamp duty/legal expenses (for his 2br Sydney apartment based on other local sales around $700k)
x
current mortgage rates (used 4.5%)
+
Annual expenses including Rates/Strata/Water/Insurance + avg repairs pa of $1k

Which means his current apartment actually costs $700pw and that his landlord collecting only $490pw is actually losing $210pw

(ignoring probably wouldn't have 100% mortgage and didn't purchase property "yesterday" at current market rate etc, but very accurate calculations apart from that).

Australian renters have never had it better and are actually benefitting from Australian tax policies in a big way.

When I pointed out that his apartment actually cost $700pw his response was.....in this shitbox no way I'd live somewhere else....im not stupid enough to pay that much.

.....sigh.

Prometheus

Im @NowWatching #Prometheus on BluRay in anticipation of seeing #AlienCovenant next weekend. - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1446714/?ref_=nv_sr_1

The second time around it doesnt piss me off as badly at the bad direction choices and the lack of scientific protocols.

Lets fly half a galaxy away and get laid.......

Rage Against The Machine

I'm #NowListening to Rage Against The Machine (1992)
- http://amzn.to/2qDvoa3

Forgot how amazingly awesome their baselines are....perfect timing with their step fall driving beat.

Janiva Magness

Anyone heard of Janiva Magness before? Seems to have been around for decades but never heard of her before....

Awesome track

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK1RgJzMgwc

Dual QuickCharge 3.0 WITH foldable plug

Just wanted to post a link as this seems to me to be the only Dual QuickCharge 3.0 Charger WITH a foldable plug which should be ALWAYS included feature for chargers so not to damage items around it when packed in a backpack/suitcase.

Never heard of Tronsmart but nice job - http://amzn.to/2p227Hz

No idea why almost every other charger only has a single QuickCharge port and normal "smartcharge ports" for the rest....i'm assuming a licensing or engineering reason....but doesnt everyone have two handset minimum house these days.

Russia.....isnt as big as you think

Known about this for a while ever since the famous "West Wing" episode.....but number 2 with Russia overlayed on Africa surprised me.

http://www.boredpanda.com/true-size-countries-mercator-map-projection-james-talmage-damon-maneice/

Zouping Aluminium Corporation, Shandong, China

Contagion'esque'.....

- http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2088807/county-centre-chinese-debt-crisis

Love that they used the term..."Too big to fail"

Theremin wizardry

Theremin and synthesizer playing Babooshka.


Pure wizardry.....nothing else can be said.

Koalas are dicks

Its Off Off broadway events like this that make living in NYC perfect.

Brody, America’s favorite koala, has stormed off the set of his hit sitcom. Holed up in a sleazy LAX motel, he's got enough booze and drugs to last for months.

Desperate to get him back on track his agent, wrangler, and co-star try to make him see reason. But is their concern for Brody's future? Or their own?

Koalas are Dicks is a dark Hollywood comedy about terrible people and the koala who supports them.

http://www.randomlyspecifictheatre.com/upcoming-events.html

Unfortunately yesterday was the end of a "too" short run.......but hopefully will get to see Grant Tambellini, Peter Buck Dettmann, Tiffany May McRae, Larry Phillips, Phoebe Leonard & Griffin Hennelly in something else sooner than later as they were all awesome in this production and deserve to be in major long run Broadway production.