Age of Aquarius

Mamacita arrived to the Down Under destination a few days ago, we have left the beautiful city of Sydney and are currently in the capitol, Canberra. We got a personal tour of the ANU University glass school from head of the department Richard Whiteley thanks to Mamacita's hook ups. He is a wonderfully friendly Aussie who loves a good stop&chat and took us to another glass gallery called Canberra Glassworks which has a hot shop (where the artists do the actual blowing with the gloryhole and everything) and a cool gallery attached in this brick-dingy-but-made-modern-because-it's-a-gallery type of way. So that was amazing. We also have seen a full show of Monet's and Degas's artistic works at the wonderful museums in Australia. I must say I am now in love with Monet's painting style and Degas's sculptures.

Little Dancer Age Fourteen

The art history books that I have laboured over in my art history classes just do not do justice to these fine masters of French Impressionism. The textures are absolutely amazing. Monet's Water Lily paintings just use so many vibrant colors that his work looks good enough to eat, like savoring the multi-colored sprinkes on a sugar cookie.




This is the first time I have been able to see MTV since I left the US and catch up on my music culture. I have been thinking about this crazy MTV music video phenomenon, which indubitably is going to be left to the following generations as a history about how we of generation Y constructed our society and acted as a whole. Some of these videos, actually the VAST majority of rap videos, I really loath because they degrade women and only contribute to our consumer culture. But you know what? I really like Katy Perry. I have liked her since her first song and I love her new music video "Hot'n'cold" (as shown below). Not only is she a cute little number, but her music is super fun and I totally jam out. For those disbelievers in Perry's awesomeness I have 3 reasons why this is a fantabulous video and she is a great artist.
Numero Uno: In a time when the new cool is to get married at a young age her video comments on the fears held by society of marriage and possibly divorce and being jilted at the alter. Zombie brides taking their own revenge by flanking the groom with a break dance circle number and baseball bats when he gets out of line = Awesome.
Numero dos: She has an amazing fashion sense and goes against the norm in of women dressing slutty to sexify themselves for the popular music videos shown in the "bling generation". The girl has a kick ass fashion sense and her own dance moves. You go girl!
Numbero Tres: There is a yellow crazy wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man, a zebra, AND an old school boom box... Need I say more?


Even though Katy Perry copies Bat For Lashes on the bike scene...


I still love it anyway!