Sunday, February 27, 2011

band: radiohead: the king of limbs.

so most of you will know about radiohead's muchly anticipated new albums, 'The King Of Limbs'
true to the thesis of the album, 
the first video released was 'Lotus Flower'

as usual is thom yorke's captivating vocals, relaxing yet somewhat disturbed and enhanced by johnny greenwood's experimental sounds. [no, we don't see him here, but there is no doubt he is a major force behind this genius]. and it's not thom yorke who is controlling the music here - it's almost as if the music has him in a trance. i can't even begin to imagine how he can create such a mysterious, thrilling sound.
i can say that the video however, does divert me from listening to the music, but then again, i'm still waiting on the physical album to come out so i can snap it up at my local JB Hifi. or Red Eye Records. whatever it may be, i'm excited.
and while we're at it, with radiohead entering the digital age, they had to do it in all their radiohead glory and take on a surprise release - one day early. oh how you delight us.
so though it may not be a conventional dance, and he does look somewhat epileptic and even close to ian curtis [of joy division, whom we know committed suicide at the age of 23, and prior to that had complications due to his epilepsy]. mind you i have a soft spot for the man, he shares my birthday.
however, it is radiohead, and it is experimental. it's modern art. i'll leave it at that.

and while we're on the case of birthdays, on the 19th of february it was mr. kurt cobain's birthday. just letting everybody know again.

toodles.

rena.

sorry for the rambling, i'm a diehard fan and you know how they can be (:

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

twenty-first outfit post.




1*pullover-junk clothing
2*high waisted shorts-zara woman
3*chain-from my bag
4*bogart-akubra hats
5*nemesis wedges-tony bianco
6*socks-rubi shoes


toodles.

rena.

Monday, February 21, 2011

chillax the f*ck out.

excuse the profanity - i'm barely at a state of semi-consciousness but my delusional self decided to make a midnight playlist. oh and i'm eating hormonal green grapes.
i.e. they're just really big. 

smart.

songs to chillax to:
N.B. lots of floyd.
*insert floyd joke* ^wish i were here^
1*coming back to life-pink floyd
2*good times gonna come-aqualung
3*no one's gonna love you-band of horses
4*bella-angus and julia stone
5*breathe-pink floyd
6*blind willie mctell-bob dylan
7*island in the sun-weezer
8*on the turning away-pink floyd
9*nice dream-radiohead
10*champagne supernova-oasis
11*us + them-pink floyd
12*the tale of dusty + pistol pete-the smashing pumpkins
13*patience-guns n' roses
14*soldier's poem-muse
15*the man who sold the world-david bowie/nirvana.

toodles.

rena.

and happy birthday to mr. kurt cobain for a short 2 day' ago. you will be forever missed.

Monday, February 14, 2011

twentieth outfit post: the tale of dusty + pistol pete.

happy valentines day, everyone! any stories?
i look a bit scary... the fabric is absolutely lovely + layer-able, excited! [[though my face cannot attest]]
1*fabric of society open cut knit
2*fabric of society scarf - as turban as well
3*chain off one of my bags
4*medallion ring by-lovisa jewelry
5*casio illuminator dual time watch-markets
6*grey cargo pants-junk clothing
7*nemesis wedges-tony bianco shoes

toodles.

rena.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

bondi markets.

new threads.
went to bondi markets today with nina, catherine, claudia, rebecca, greg + tom.
yay to rainy, windy days, schoolboy looks [[me, more to come later]] and funky threads at discount prices.

toodles.

rena.

oh! how exciting? i managed to pick up this lovely casio illuminator dual time gold watch second hand for less than half the original RRP price. go me + markets. don't know how trustworthy, but it works like it should - new love.

Monday, February 7, 2011

childhood memoirs.

1*cross ring
2*gold medallion ring-lovisa jewelry
3*deer ring-lovisa jewelry [[present from catherine]]
4*claw ring-lovisa jewelry.
no joke - lovisa has nice rings.
life as i know it. 
a present from mother a few years back.
after taking a picture of my tea... i painfully spilt it all over my art diary, which i had put on top of my 
11 year old hi-fi stereo. almost had a heart attack when i thought it was broken - a lot of static noise coming from the speakers. this baby sings me to bed at night. i promptly began to attack it with a hairdryer. all good. 
paper clay mini-thing i made + drew on as procrastination. 
it was during the summer holidays! it wasn't procrastination, just boredom, then.
claw ring.
^                        somebody teach me how to get rid of that little black smudge in the corner.
my new rug. tree of life.

© Rena Zheng.

toodles.

rena.

Friday, February 4, 2011

take a vote.

hey guys,
happy chinese new year! 
the weather in sydney's crazy, but it's nothing we should be complaining about considering what's going on just slightly north in queensland.
so as with chinese tradition, i did get some pocket money from family + friends, and i'm just figuring out that i want to invest in another lomo with a proportion of it...
and i need a job. fast.
 so i currently have a diana f+ clone [[cmyk]] pictured above...
and i'm considering either a sprocket rocket or a fisheye 2.
so which one's better? i'm leaning toward the fisheye 2, but i'm really just looking for a camera that'll take 35mm film to make my life a little easier.

toodles.

rena.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

unrequited love.

here's a little playlist for unrequited love.

1*willing to wait-sebadoh
2*your song-kate walsh
3*the glass parade-the cary brothers
4*roadside-rise against
5*strange + beautiful[i'll put a spell on you]-aqualung
6*your guardian angel-red jumpsuit apparatus
7*extra ordinary thing-aqualung
8*skyway-the replacements
9*exit music[for a film]-radiohead
10*breaking my heart-aqualung.

happy february, all!

by the way, notice the irregularity - i always have blog posts by month in multiples of 5... i stuffed up, this didn't post quickly enough so january/february will be a bit haywire.
oh well.

school starts for me tomorrow! :O
but i thought summer was never going to end... shame.

toodles.

rena.