Posted by Rusk in General Rants on 01. Apr, 2010 | 1 Comment
Four years ago today, I took part in the ultimate confirmation of someone ‘punching above his weight’ and married this girl.
Since then we’ve traveled to every continent, seen some amazing things and met some even more amazing people. She’s the only person in the world I’m prepared to share my Oreo’s with and [...]
It may be slightly out of focus but this is one of my favourite portraits. The care, the concentration, the solemn nature of the night, all feels like Al’s either considering putting a contract out on someone, or brokering the sale of high grade uranium to North Korea.
Obviously the two images that follow [...]
So this was a pilgrimage beyond pilgrimages for me. I’ve gazed at photos of this building probably more any other. Sitting on both sides of the former separated capital the Libeskind’s Jewish Museum folds, cuts, reflects and empties in spaces that can only be described as emotional, and further to that, emotion that [...]
A few months ago I was asked to redesign our 4th floor space. Currently, it has a bit of an identity crisis and the space has become the ideal place for an awkward team meeting, a dumping ground for random leftovers from film shoots and pitches, or just a wasteland.
In redesigning the space, [...]
Probably my favourite building in London. The detail, the colours, the behemoth footprint is just lovely to my eyes. I’ve been reprimanded multiple times for illegally setting up my tripod and waiting for the perfect shot. So all my operations in the building are covert – the only problem is, I now [...]
There are so many images of Richard Rogers’ Lloyds building but I think it’s one of those buildings you can only appreciate up close and personal. And while the Gherkin is only metres away, this structure, with its services (lifts, pipes, stairs etc) exposed, plays such a different game with light and shadow. [...]
Intrigue, Beauty & Tragedy on the walk to work. I couldn’t help but take a minute to mourn the loss of these sweet little things.
Frank Gehry’s Fred & Ginger (as in Astaire and Rogers), now nicknamed Dancing House was one of the first buildings I put on my ‘must see’ list years ago. Nice to finally get here and even nicer to see its contrast with the Neo-Baroque, Neo-Gothic and Art Nouveau buildings for which Prague is famous [...]
It’s no surprise that parts of this city have UNESCO world heritage listing – we’re finding it quite the enchanting mix of cold-war austerity and Baroque extravagance. I must admit I also feel like we’re walking around in a Hansel and Gretel fable – possibly wanting to lick the facades of some of these buildings [...]
Started my journey to work today, then was turned back at the station. But it did make for a nice little detour through the park on my way home.
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My niece gets upset with me because I take too many photos of her. But even when she’s in a strop, it still seems poetic. And then the camera is out once more.
Seconds later, I’m drenched in ice-cold water and fearing the loss of my fingers to frostbite.
Posted by Rusk in Uncategorized on 08. Jul, 2010 | No Comments
The marriage of a joint and a hike.
Posted by Rusk in Australia on 06. Jul, 2010 | 1 Comment
One of the great things about spending the first 30years of your life in a city like Sydney, and then moving to the other side of the planet, is that when you go home for a blitzkrieg visit, the little things/places that you once took for granted, quickly smack you in the face like a [...]
Posted by Rusk in Music on 05. Jul, 2010 | No Comments
Everyone deserves participatory music in their lives. I wish these cats would knock on my door. Or maybe if i just had a cool enough friend (the kind of cool that only smiles on Tuesdays) who has a Take Away Show at his/her place and I happen to be ‘in the area’ looking for sugar.
Posted by Rusk in Cool, Film, Music on 24. Sep, 2009 | No Comments
Every now and then your eyes see something that soothes your soul and heals whatever that ails ya. I think I’ve watched this every few of hours and a couple of times immediately after some meetings at work just to calm the beast within.
Posted by Rusk in Friends, General Rants, Out&About, Venting on 20. Sep, 2009 | No Comments
Today we said goodbye to what has been our little Saturday (and sometimes Sunday) morning sanctuary. Nude Food, the little cafe around the corner, and local icon for decent coffee and a killer breakfast, is closing its doors as it falls prey to the recession and poor weekday traffic. It’s truly a shame that [...]
Posted by Rusk in General Rants on 18. Sep, 2009 | 1 Comment
Well, possibly not the earth. And possibly not even on my street. Ok wait, I’m married to an over-achieving genius – so it looks like I’m back to delusional living. But the site is fixed to at least a working order. But i had to dig around the php files, blindly at [...]
Posted by Rusk in Venting on 14. Sep, 2009 | 1 Comment
I was perfectly happy with my old site. But I thought I would would get all tricky on its ass. If you are looking at this thinking, “gosh, learn everything you know about css from a cereal box, did ya?” and “this site looks a mess!”. The answer is yes to both. Hopefully, when I [...]
Posted by Rusk in General Rants, Innovation, Profero Atom on 09. Sep, 2009 | No Comments
Well I’m not going to go into a long speech about what is and isn’t innovation – visit Amazon and knock yourself out. While you’re there pick up a KingBrute Gas Powered Hot Water Pressure Washer Diesel Fired Burner 3000 PSI @ 3 GPM. Amazon – you’ve come a long way baby.
Anyway, I digress. [...]
Posted by Rusk in Cool, Illustration on 19. Jul, 2009 | No Comments
I’d probably watch them.
Posted by Rusk in Laughing on 19. Jun, 2009 | No Comments
I’m guilty of watching this too many times for my own good. I now have people walking past my desk thinking I need to get to out more. But I don’t care. I love Keith’s enthusiasm and if everyone tried as hard as he did, there would be no need for guns, anthrax and [...]
Posted by Rusk in Cool, Laughing, Retro on 28. Apr, 2009 | No Comments
One of the decent things about working in an interactive agency is that your colleagues find the best crap on the interweb. There are no superlatives that give this clip proper justice.
Posted by Rusk in Laughing, Oz, Photos, Retro on 16. Apr, 2009 | No Comments
I’ve been scanning my dad’s old Kodachrome slide film and found this gem from 1988. I was in my first year of high school and obviously very in touch with high fashion. Back then I had the most ridiculous frontal section of hair that basically cushioned any blow to my forehead (by anything) just [...]
Posted by Rusk in Cool, Laughing on 31. Mar, 2009 | No Comments
It’s like legitimizing a toy once forbidden for boys to enjoy. But at £330 a pop, my inner boy is still not interested. But major kudos for effort though. Artist link here.
Posted by Rusk in Cool, Design, iPhone on 24. Mar, 2009 | No Comments
Fat ladies on the bus dropping shopping bags filled with custard and syrup on your lap? Work experience kid make your coffee this morning? Work colleagues discover you like High School Musical?
Time to go Zen Bound.
I was recommended this app yesterday and I’ve not been able to put it down. Forget the [...]
Posted by Rusk in Laughing on 12. Mar, 2009 | No Comments
Watched the dramatisation of a Dickens classic the other day and one piece of script genius (which probably could be applied to every part of my life) has not left my head:
“If I could offer an opinion in regards to this scheme? It seems, uh, foolhardy, riddled with danger, and doomed to failure. Otherwise I [...]
Posted by Rusk in Cool, Laughing, Music on 26. Feb, 2009 | 1 Comment
BOOMBOX from Ely Kim on Vimeo.
Posted by Rusk in Film on 22. Feb, 2009 | No Comments
Read a great article on Heath Ledger’s dedication to his craft by Great Hugh Hart. Really hope the Academy have the balls to give him the Gong regardless of the anarchist nature of his role or their own weird ideas on what films should be recognised as ‘great’. Do yourself a favour and watch [...]
Posted by Rusk in Japan, Laughing on 14. Feb, 2009 | No Comments
Posted by Rusk in Work on 29. Jan, 2009 | No Comments
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Posted by Rusk in Laughing, Television on 26. Jan, 2009 | No Comments
Probably both the most god-awful piece of television to be accidentally stumbled upon (accidentally being the operative word) as well as the best laugh I’ve had in a long time. Oh 90210 what has happened to thou? When it was first released in 1990 I was 14. So needless to say that my [...]
Posted by Rusk in Friends, Laughing, Work on 25. Jan, 2009 | No Comments
This is the result of a Curtis’s bat handle, his wayward swing, and Alastair’s chin and gum’s being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Posted by Rusk in Friends, Photos, Politics, Uncategorized on 21. Jan, 2009 | No Comments
One of the things I really appreciate about where I work is the worldview of the people in this room. Not to say that those in our work areas downstairs didn’t share the same sense of history being made – this was still a normal work day and not everyone was able to get [...]
Posted by Rusk in Politics on 20. Jan, 2009 | No Comments
Amid the spectacle that is going to be the 44th presidential inauguration, and from a campaign that was so rooted in the interweb, it seems only fitting that the masses be the ones capturing ‘the moment’. CNN seems to be onto something very nice. Using Microsoft Photosynth are asking any of the millions standing [...]
Posted by Rusk in Uncategorized on 09. Jan, 2009 | No Comments
Posted by Rusk in Innovation, Laughing, Mac on 06. Jan, 2009 | No Comments
While I might be a mac person, hopefully I’m not to far up my own arse to know how true to the point this video is. Humour at its satirical best.
I call Sydney, Australia home (very Peter Allen like) but find myself in London and loving it.
Began in advertising (DDB) in ‘94 as a lowly media assistant. Started a little internet company in ‘96. Left the little internet company and moved to Melbourne for a few years – loved it. Moved back to Sydney in 2000 where I worked for another company that had some severe adverse effects to my mental health. But in the process of my mental retardation, met some quality people and few of us decided to start another little company (though they aint so little anymore).
Left that to study architecture. Finished, met a girl, got married and moved to London. Been in the UK since the start of ‘07. Working as the Head of Creative Services here.
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RSVM.
