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seandcSo, I've been meaning to post this up for a little while, but haven't felt very communicative recently. This is quite possibly the most prominent billboard in the city, being next to the main train station, and the bridge on one of the main roads to the most well-established suburbs. So, quite attention getting. Of course, the tower-of-billboards on the other side of the station might be slightly more prominent, but the individual posters aren't as large, and it would've lost a fair few of the audience what with all the roadworks/construction there for the new station.
You'll have to forgive the lightness of the pic, this was taken in the late afternoon, so the poster's reflecting the sun. Plus I didn't know about the proper half-shutter-focus thing yet - I'd only just bought the camera and not read that part in the manual yet. I'd been thinking about it for some researching - I'm thinking of visiting Karrakatta Cemetery and maybe Wesley College at some point. But hey, not bad for someone who didn't even recognise the shutter-button a week before! One of my co-workers brought in her camera for a photo of the "front-desk girls" last week, and asked me to take the picture (tis better than being in the picture). So, they all group up, I try lining up the shot, press the button and... yes, it was the power switch. :P
In other news, I ordered some books from Amazon on Sunday night, and they arrived yesterday! Of course, this was the highest-priority shipping, but at least I got them by the end of the week! :D These were the X-Men and Stargate entries in the SmartPop series of essaybooks, and a similar style of book (although not in the series) on superheroes in general. I'm hoping that when Borders opens their Perth store they'll be specialising in importing their American range, so we can get various books/authors who we can't buy around here (these Smart Pop books being an example of such). Plus, what'd be the point of having this big new store if they're only going to have exactly the same as Dymocks and Angus & Robertson anyway?
I saw this advert on the back of a bus yesterday:
Can you see yourself driving this bus? If so call us... TODAY!
Is it bad that my first thought was:
Can you see yourself driving this bus? If so, please call the Department of Temporal Investigations!
Oh, and note to the newspapers - drawing Costello in a Superman costume is the biggest insult to that costume in years - and yes, I'm including Infinite Crisis / Superboy Prime in those years!
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You'll have to forgive the lightness of the pic, this was taken in the late afternoon, so the poster's reflecting the sun. Plus I didn't know about the proper half-shutter-focus thing yet - I'd only just bought the camera and not read that part in the manual yet. I'd been thinking about it for some researching - I'm thinking of visiting Karrakatta Cemetery and maybe Wesley College at some point. But hey, not bad for someone who didn't even recognise the shutter-button a week before! One of my co-workers brought in her camera for a photo of the "front-desk girls" last week, and asked me to take the picture (tis better than being in the picture). So, they all group up, I try lining up the shot, press the button and... yes, it was the power switch. :P
In other news, I ordered some books from Amazon on Sunday night, and they arrived yesterday! Of course, this was the highest-priority shipping, but at least I got them by the end of the week! :D These were the X-Men and Stargate entries in the SmartPop series of essaybooks, and a similar style of book (although not in the series) on superheroes in general. I'm hoping that when Borders opens their Perth store they'll be specialising in importing their American range, so we can get various books/authors who we can't buy around here (these Smart Pop books being an example of such). Plus, what'd be the point of having this big new store if they're only going to have exactly the same as Dymocks and Angus & Robertson anyway?
I saw this advert on the back of a bus yesterday:
Can you see yourself driving this bus? If so call us... TODAY!
Is it bad that my first thought was:
Can you see yourself driving this bus? If so, please call the Department of Temporal Investigations!
Oh, and note to the newspapers - drawing Costello in a Superman costume is the biggest insult to that costume in years - and yes, I'm including Infinite Crisis / Superboy Prime in those years!
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Date: 2006-05-13 01:09 pm (UTC)Very true. And if you can see yourself driving another car, you'll have a universe implosion on your hands very soon. :D
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Date: 2006-05-14 02:47 pm (UTC)... notice also that Cyclops is almost off the billboard...LOL
**going off to make Wolvie icon now (can't believe I haven't got one yet!!!!)**
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Date: 2006-05-20 06:10 pm (UTC)Hmmmm... *considers*...
It's Magik, isn't it? (although technically she was a New Mutant, so...) ok then, Bishop! :D
... notice also that Cyclops is almost off the billboard...LOL
Payback for his role in Astonishing X-Men, no doubt. He can take down Sentinels there (by himself), so either - a, he's been caught in a Singer/Whedon crossfire, or b, he's sneaking away to sit back while everyone else does the superheroing. ;)
**going off to make Wolvie icon now (can't believe I haven't got one yet!!!!)**
Well, I'm sure you'll whip one up in no time! As long as you don't get distracted by all those Hugh pictures...