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Wow, for once a current commercial I enjoy is actually on YouTube! (I know the blog is supposed to be on hiatus, but posting a random vid doesn’t really count, does it?)

Check out the funky top-loading VCR!

In addition to just being a plain cool commercial, it’s also of interest to me as it’s relevant to some research I was doing last semester about television in the 1950s, and the way Walt Disney (or his studio, I should say) presented a view of history and progress as inseparable from and propelled by consumer technology. Here’s one example.

In other news, I’m off to Seattle on Friday.

I’m thinking of finally buying an mp3 player, cos I’ve already listened to all the (good) albums Qantas has loaded on their entertainment console thing numerous times on previous trips. Gonna pack it with lots of They Might Be Giants and 80s film scores (Giorgio Moroder FTW!).

I just did a quick search of what movies they have playing this month. There’s not much on offer. They have a few movies that I was vaguely interested in seeing, but not beyond the actually-doing-it threshold, such as Cloverfield, 10,000 BC, or even The Mist (probably would never have considered seeing it, but Matt from X-Entertainment gave it a pretty good review, and his taste is always impeccable). I could always fall back on Casablanca, too. Or I could just hope that they’ve updated the same 3 episodes of The Office they always have, or even added some Flight of the Conchords… If only they offered Who’s The Boss, Family Ties, or ALF!

Hey, forest friends.

I just wanted to quickly update people on my whereabouts. I’ll be heading to Seattle on the 27th of June, and returning sometime early August. (Julian- we definitely need to catch up when you get back into town. I’ll call you.)

There are rumours of a possible Dan Roberts appearance at the Geelong/Port Adelaide game this Sunday. Early reports are unsubstantiated, and experts dismiss them as unlikely, but we’ll see…

I’m looking forward to getting back to Seattle for a little while. Laura and I will probably be spending a lot of time in movie theatres and haunting thrift stores/garage sales/near-defunct video stores, so maybe I’ll have some fodder for a possible return to blogging in the very near future.

Speaking of the witty, attractive Ms. Laura, you should check out her blog (http://jemgirl.wordpress.com). It’s a sparkly, pink shrine to all things girly and 80s.

And lastly, if you would like a glimpse into the innermost workings of my soul, here it is: http://youtube.com/watch?v=mxHw-PuyIBA

Ta-ta!