James Jean: 30 Different Postcards

Bought from Magma in Manchester on Friday, amazing collection of illustrations. described on the back cover as...
"a collection of half forgotten dreamscapes and haunting childhood fantasies", "Delicate, colourful, and ripe with unexpected beauty"
Very inspirational.

Ricoh Caddy

Oxfam on Bold Street Liverpool has started selling vintage secondhand cameras.
So I got a bit excited and bought three. This one is so beautiful, it excites me just looking at it, the Ricoh Caddy, first made in 1961. It's a half frame camera and as far as I can tell not too easy to find, and it has a selenium metre which is really easy to use. Haven't finished the first film yet due to it being half frame (I've already taken 32 pictures but only on the 16th frame) but as soon as I have I'll upload a few.

British Animation Awards Public Choice

FACT cinema in Liverpool is so good.
BAA had a showing of a selection of animated short films, music videos adverts which were up for the awards.
Over 3 days, no formal cinema seats, just comfy purple sofas, and a personal introduction. All we had to do was watch brilliant animations and judge them from 1-5.
Here are some that I thought were ace...







click here to see the Damaged Goods animation, it's worth it
http://www.animateprojects.org/films/by_date/films_2008/dam_goods

Kurt Vonnegut

One of my favourite authors, sometimes I think he's underrated but the extent of his fans' admiration for him probably proves me wrong.

The first novel I read of his was Slapstick or Lonesome No More, and straight away I loved his writing style, not many authors can get away with starting a book with the words "To who it may concern".
I haven't read all of his work, but I intend to.
Kurt Vonnegut is a massive recommendation, it's hard not to enjoy his wit and wisdom.