Monthly Archives: June 2010

French Bay by Stacy McIvor

Sorry for the lack of blogs lately – I’ve been sick! So here is a link to my sister’s blog about French Bay and our childhood.

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Want to touch a book?

You can now see and buy In the Realm of the Golden Queen at the following places: The Bookie 123 Main Highway, Elleslie; Pathfinders Bookshop New Gallery Building, 38 Lorne Street, Auckland 1010; The Woman’s Bookshop 105 Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby; C3 Church Bookshop 20 Cawley Street, Elleslie; Insight Counselling 5 Maidstone Street, Ponsonby

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Music Philosophy

My niece, Bethany Peters posted these on her blog. They are too much fun not to re-post. You can check out Beth’s blog Craft-D here These come from Music Philosophy.  It is a weekly graphic/typographic interpretation of philosophical song quotes by Mico. He is a designer that likes music and typography.

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How did you get this number?

Check out this promo for the book – How Did You Get This Number by Sloane Crosley here I have no idea what the book is about or if it is any good, but I would buy it just because the video is so cool!

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You are already naked

“Remembering you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart…” ~Steve Jobs

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And Still I Rise – Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou  recites her poem And Still I Rise with power and grace. It is an amazing poem.

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Jane Eyre meets Beauty and the Beast

Sorry for the lack of blogs, I’ve been studying for my exams. One the things I discovered is that Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is a remake of Beauty & the Beast. Think about it …

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Auckland Festival of Photography

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Staccato tunes on the tin roof

It was raining heavily yesterday and beating staccato tunes on my tin roof. This is one the poems I found about rain and tin roofs: PATTER OF RAIN ON TIN ROOF patter of rain on tin roof beckons on to balcony where street lights tinge the cloudy mist orange a handful of house lights can [...]

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Walter Mosley about Race

This goes with the previous post of Mosley’s video Editor’s note: America’s 300 million-plus people are declaring their identity in the 2010 Census this year. This piece is part of a special series on CNN.com in which people describe how they see their own identity. Walter Mosley is a prominent American novelist, most known for [...]

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