oh wow this is rad!
do it.
this is where i grew up.
i don't think they intended this application for people who live in the middle of nowhere.
so this is where i grew up post thirteenth birthday.
Tuesday, August 31
the wilderness downtown.
oh wow this is rad!
do it.
this is where i grew up.
i don't think they intended this application for people who live in the middle of nowhere.
so this is where i grew up post thirteenth birthday.
Thursday, August 26
just incase you cared.
i am that bitch who stole the last of the pretty yellow daffodils from the council plot across the road.
i had been admiring, slash eyeing them up, for a while.
but following one particularly shit night out last week, after i'd opted to walk home, alone, in the rain, i picked the final four.
and unfortunately now theyre dead.
we heart it.
i had been admiring, slash eyeing them up, for a while.
but following one particularly shit night out last week, after i'd opted to walk home, alone, in the rain, i picked the final four.
and unfortunately now theyre dead.
we heart it.
Tuesday, August 24
a lesson as to why i should update my ipod more often.
NEW ARCADE FIRE.
their new album the suburbs sat on my computer for an unreasonable amount of time before i updated my ipod
and subsequently listened to it.
so. good.
their new album the suburbs sat on my computer for an unreasonable amount of time before i updated my ipod
and subsequently listened to it.
so. good.
Saturday, August 21
i would like to make a trip to the park.
read a book, eat some sort of small picnic, take some pretty Holga photos, roll around in the grass.
kinda like this:
but the weather in auckland at the moment is terrible.
especially on the odd occasion i'm not at uni.
kinda like this:
but the weather in auckland at the moment is terrible.
especially on the odd occasion i'm not at uni.
Wednesday, August 18
cherry cravings.
i am part way through the most glorious jar of provisions cherry and vanilla jam at the moment.
this post is me saving this cherry and vanilla jam recipe i just found for december / january
and the days when i have an endless supply of perfect cherries.
Cherry-vanilla jam
1 kg cherries, pitted
125 gm raspberries (about 1 punnet)
1 lemon, finely grated rind and juice only
660 gm (3 cups) white sugar (see note)
2 vanilla beans, split and seeds scraped
30 ml brandy or kirsch (optional)
1 Preheat oven to 120C. Coarsely chop half the cherries, then place all cherries in a large saucepan, add raspberries, lemon rind and juice and stir occasionally over medium-high heat until tender and juicy (15-20 minutes). Measure cherry mixture into a clean pan, then weigh out sugar. You’ll need three parts sugar to four parts fruit.
2 Meanwhile, preheat oven to 180C. Spread sugar in an even layer on an oven tray and warm in oven for 10 minutes (see masterclass). Place several saucers in freezer in preparation for testing jam’s setting point.
3 Add warmed sugar, vanilla beans and seeds to cherry mixture, then stir until sugar dissolves. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally at first, then more frequently as mixture thickens, until bubbles subside and mixture begins to coat spatula in a thin layer (12-15 minutes). Remove from heat and test setting point by spooning a little jam onto a cold saucer (see masterclass), placing it in a freezer for 1-2 minutes, then removing it and gently pushing the edge of the jam with your fingertip. If it wrinkles, the jam is cooked. If not, return jam to heat and cook for another few minutes, remove from heat and test again. Add brandy or kirsch, if desired, stir to combine, ladle into sterilised jars, seal jars and stand until cooled. Cherry-vanilla jam will keep refrigerated for 3-4 weeks after opening.
Note The ratio of sugar to fruit mixture is 3 parts sugar to 4 parts fruit. The volume of fruit mixture will vary from batch to batch; adjust the amount of sugar accordingly
Italian Cherry Cake looks amazing also.
this post is me saving this cherry and vanilla jam recipe i just found for december / january
and the days when i have an endless supply of perfect cherries.
Cherry-vanilla jam
1 kg cherries, pitted
125 gm raspberries (about 1 punnet)
1 lemon, finely grated rind and juice only
660 gm (3 cups) white sugar (see note)
2 vanilla beans, split and seeds scraped
30 ml brandy or kirsch (optional)
1 Preheat oven to 120C. Coarsely chop half the cherries, then place all cherries in a large saucepan, add raspberries, lemon rind and juice and stir occasionally over medium-high heat until tender and juicy (15-20 minutes). Measure cherry mixture into a clean pan, then weigh out sugar. You’ll need three parts sugar to four parts fruit.
2 Meanwhile, preheat oven to 180C. Spread sugar in an even layer on an oven tray and warm in oven for 10 minutes (see masterclass). Place several saucers in freezer in preparation for testing jam’s setting point.
3 Add warmed sugar, vanilla beans and seeds to cherry mixture, then stir until sugar dissolves. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally at first, then more frequently as mixture thickens, until bubbles subside and mixture begins to coat spatula in a thin layer (12-15 minutes). Remove from heat and test setting point by spooning a little jam onto a cold saucer (see masterclass), placing it in a freezer for 1-2 minutes, then removing it and gently pushing the edge of the jam with your fingertip. If it wrinkles, the jam is cooked. If not, return jam to heat and cook for another few minutes, remove from heat and test again. Add brandy or kirsch, if desired, stir to combine, ladle into sterilised jars, seal jars and stand until cooled. Cherry-vanilla jam will keep refrigerated for 3-4 weeks after opening.
Note The ratio of sugar to fruit mixture is 3 parts sugar to 4 parts fruit. The volume of fruit mixture will vary from batch to batch; adjust the amount of sugar accordingly
Italian Cherry Cake looks amazing also.
Tuesday, August 17
a-two scans.
finally got my archi media back from last semester.
and i got these sweet a2 scans to go with it.
Sunday, August 15
yellow shadow.
i bought the new issue of Fallen the other day. best paper stock ever.
i am in love with the girl's yellow eyeshadow in the Mads Tegler shoot.
i am in love with the girl's yellow eyeshadow in the Mads Tegler shoot.
Monday, August 9
i did not intend for this blog to be so much about current music obsessions.
so heres some design work as a small contrast.
my a1 drawing for our jury presentations tomorrow.
large format printing is always such a disaster.
Sunday, August 8
maybe next time white lies.
so turns out white lies came to nz last week.
how exactly did i not know this!
in my depressed state i turned to youtube and found this rad short film of a bunch of their songs.
they would have been so good live.
Sunday, August 1
hello design. goodbye life.
our blog for design 4: SKYRISE city.
the more content i upload to that blog the less i will have time to upload to this one.
tambourine man.
so The Drums opened for Florence.
they were pretty great.
the highlight was definitely the guitarist doing some sort of interpretive dance with his tambourine.
closely followed by Let's Go Surfing.
they took pretty pictures so i didn't have to.
coup de main took a bunch of cool photos the other night. like these ones.
i promise i'll stop blogging about Florence sometime soon.
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