Beautiful Skate Video by Imar
- October 23rd, 2008 -
Have you ever watched a skate vid that makes you sort of cry happy, nostalgic, emo tears? No? Umm, me neither… But watch this one anyway, it’s pretty sweet.
skate - shot on red #1347 - 120 fps from www.theglobules.com on Vimeo.
Oh, and if you have bandwidth to spare, watch the high definition version, by clicking the HD on the video of course.
Anchorman 2? No, it’s Riaan Cruywagen… by Imar
- October 16th, 2008 -
A must see for all you Riaan Cruywagen fans out there. He speaks about 32 years of reading television news in South Africa and the dawn of democracy.
I have copied this info from whydemocracy.net:
Producer: Lederle Bosch
Director: Lucilla Blankenberg
Editor: Jari Heikkinen
Country: South AfricaAbout the Film
Riaan Cruywagen has been reading the news on television since it arrived in South Africa in 1976. He prides himself in the nickname “The face of news in South Africa” and his record of the longest serving Afrikaans news reader in the world. In the context of South Africa’s spectacular transformation to democracy, Riaan explains how his professional ethics have kept him in the news reader’s seat.
About the Director
Lucilla Blankenberg is a Cape Town based filmmaker and partner in the production company Idol Pictures. Over past 6 years she has worked as producer / director and editor on many documentaries such as Casa De La Musica, which won two South African awards, and Through My Eyes : Blanche La Guma, Home is Where the Music Is, A Truly Wonderful Adventure, The Devil Breaks My Heart and Brothers in Arms. She has also produced and directed the youth magazine show Sex, Drugs & HIV. Lucilla is currently developing a female boxing series called JAB, and has a few other drama projects in the pipeline.
Travis Barker Survives Plane Crash by Imar
- September 23rd, 2008 -
With the sudden resignation of our president, Thabo Mbeki and more than a third of our country’ cabinet following suit today (Tuesday, September 23rd 2008) it’s hardly surprising that this story was not exactly front page news:
Our favourite Blink182 and +44 drummer, Travis Barker and his colleague, DJ AM (Adam Goldstein) escaped the crash of their private jet with second and third degree burns late on Friday night, September 19th after performing in South Carolina. Sadly, all four other people aboard the plane died. The victims were Travis’s assistant, Chris “Little Chris” Baker, his security guard, Charles Still and the plane’s respective pilot and co-pilot, Sarah Lemmon and James Bland.
Although Travis and AM are badly burned, they are in a stable condition and expected to recover fully in due course. Travis reportedly suffered burns from the waist down and AM suffered burnes to his face and hands. It’s probably really insensitive of me, but my first thought was “I wonder how many tattoos were damaged!”
So, apparently a burst tyre may have caused the plane to overshoot the runway and crash against an embankment across a road. Barker and Goldstein managed to escape the burning wreck by sliding down the wing of the plane and putting the flames out on each other! Wow, I find it really amazing and strange that the two musicians would walk away (escaping with their lives) from that fatal crash. It was obviously not their time to go, so I can’t help wondering what purpose God has in store for them yet! The pair were found at the scene, pacing about half naked and in shock - Travis was wearing a only pair of boxers, one sock and a black hat…
Here are my sources:
- MTV News
- LA Times Blog
- E Online
- US Magazine
- Right Celebrity
- OMG Yahoo
- MTV Video 01
- MTV Video 02
- MTV Video 03
Leave some interesting comments!
About Time by Imar
- August 25th, 2008 -
AboveTheMedia is weird. What is this site about? It lacks focus and definition. The thought of deletion has certainly crossed my mind, but I don’t really want to get rid of it. I have a feeling that ATM’s amorphous nature holds its charm, for me at least.
If I had to pin a mission statement to this website, it would be something as broad as “just to bring a smile to the few friends and family members who know about it”.
It’s about time for things to be torn down, shaken up and re-assembled. ATM is old and boring and I want to make it new and exciting once again.
Where to from here? If you want to, you can leave your suggestions here in comments, or sms me or email me or something.
The Cure for Monday Morning Blues is Here by Imar
- August 11th, 2008 -
Yes, it comes in a bottle and now features convenient free delivery. Well, that’s at least what I thought when I looked out my window this morning, but then I remembered I live above a liquor store…
Sedgefield Signs by Imar
- July 21st, 2008 -
I just spent a few days relaxing in and around the beautiful town of Sedgefield. A few interesting signs caught my eye:
Nadia spotted this one at a picturesque lookout point. We smiled.
Loose Goose.
You know you’re in a small town when the beachfront restaurant closes for “Annual Staff Holidays”.
A capuccino and slice of prime real estate for only R1 500 011,50 - what a deal!
The Rasta wall art is cool, but why don’t I feel “welcome”?
Paddleboat number seven.
Surftopia… and you thought it didn’t exist!
I really like the design of Sedgefield Christian Curch’s sign. Take a look at the cool “fi” ligature (when two adjacent characters in a typeface are replaced by a single character that accomodates their overlapping attributes). Anyone know what that font is?
And here’s a close-up of that cool icon:
Ice Rain by Imar
- July 8th, 2008 -
The last few days have been super cold and sopping wet, but today it felt like we reached a whole new level of Arctic temperatures. Yes, it rained ice. Here are a couple of happy illustrative snaps featuring our backyard, our front yard, my mom, my hand and the kitchen table.
Pseudoscorpion! by Imar
- July 1st, 2008 -
No, it’s not the name of a new Swedish metal band, it’s a tiny creature that I found crawling on the ceiling of our living room. Ever since I was a little boy I have always had a keen eye for bugs, so when I spotted this little arachnid from my reclining position on the couch, I immediately knew that it was neither a spider nor insect. It had the shape of a tick, pincers like those of a scorpion, but no tail.
I jarred it (neologism?), for identification purposes before releasing it back into the wild. None of my spider books were of any help so I turned to Wikipedia where I found my answer. Pseudoscorpions are harmless to humans, so if you see one, don’t kill it! Here are a couple of pictures I took after releasing it. They make the pseudoscorpion look deceptively large, so check the last picture for a better indication of size compared to my finger!
Kayak Video by Imar
- June 25th, 2008 -
Ek het hierdie video saamgestel van fotos en clips wat ek Saterdagmiddag by die Palmietrivierbrug geneem het. Die ouens wat hier ry is Kobus Stofberg en Peter Ridgeway. Dit lyk nogal lekker en ek sal nie omgee om dit een of ander tyd self te probeer nie!
Mulder and Scully hit the big screen… again by Imar
- June 18th, 2008 -
I know, it’s weird, another X-files movie is starting in July, but I’ll definitely make a point of seeing it. After all, how many people do you know who would go as far as naming their dog Mulder?