The Law states that any person with the surname of “Banks” may assume the mantle of Banksy and do whatever mad fuckin sweet street art they like in any location they choose. Paul Banks from Interpol? He is Banksy. 19th century botanist Joseph Banks? Also Banksy. Check the sick stencil art on the side of the HMS Endeavour if ya don’t believe me. Well that’s enough history for today… [put’s on hoodie and disappears down a sidestreet]
Misuse of Property (by dontstopbelleleaving)
(My roommate has gone away for a few weeks and I’m renting out her room to a Satanic cult.)
My granddad sent me some photos from a family reunion today. 
I saw a man walking along the street last night eating a meat tube of that dog food you see in the refrigerated section in supermarkets.
I just wanted to let him know that there are other food options out there, and by other food option, I mean ANY other food option.
Please, sir. Get a grip on your life. Don’t you know you are a human being?
1. It is a pretty big leap to assume that the “CHQ” and “SAV” buttons from the EFTPOS machines at the supermarket are iconic enough that simply putting them on a poster will make people feel affectionate/nostalgic about EFTPOS to the extent that they buy more goods using EFTPOS.
2. Why does EFTPOS even need to advertise. You use EFTPOS when you do not have the correct amount of cash money. Very simple.
3. What the fuck is the implication of “The way Australia pays”? Really. “FUCKEN YANKS AND RAGHEADS AND NIPS USE HARD CURRENCY OR CREDIT BUT HERE IN AUSTRALIA WE USE FUCKEN EFTPOS MATE”.
4. I don’t think a poster should raise this many questions
I can tell you don’t actually want answers, but I’ve had a long day and I’m game.
EFTPOS is an Australia-only electronic debit network that is under competition from branded debit cards. Branded debit cards look like credit cards and can work on systems other than EFTPOS (such as MAESTRO and Cirrus) and can even be used with paper slips. Notice that neither of those buttons says ‘CREDIT’? That’s for a reason.
EFTPOS is quite difficult for new merchants to gain access to, while third-party credit-debit clearing systems are either easy, or they’re going to be easy. See Square.
This means that at some point in the near future, EFTPOS will face something it’s never really faced before –– competition. So now they need to get you to think that EFTPOS is trustworthy, and that by inference, the competition isn’t. So they’re telling you this is Australian, unlike the competition, which will be foreign.
TL;DR version: They’re shit-scared of Square, and instead of innovating, they’re advertising.
Now I’m a financially responsible adult, I’ve started reading this money-related website The Billfold and basically I need to never get into consumer debt ever.
I’m not very good with money. In these early stages, that much is definitely clear. The less money I have, the more reckless I feel until spending $20 on a stupid cocktail and $10 on the Deal or No Deal arcade game seems like an excellent idea.
Luckily, my parents hate debt almost as much as they hate fast-and-loose translations of the Bible so as long as I do exactly what they say I should be fine, but my god! Adult life! It’s fraught with peril!
"We were discussing homosexuality because of an allusion to it in the book we were reading, and several boys made comments such as, ‘That’s disgusting.’ We got into the debate and eventually a boy admitted that he was terrified/disgusted when he was once sharing a taxi and the other male passenger made a pass at him. The lightbulb went off. ‘Oh,’ I said. ‘I get it. See, you are afraid, because for the first time in your life you have found yourself a victim of unwanted sexual advances by someone who has the physical ability to use force against you.’ The boy nodded and shuddered visibly.’But,’ I continued. ‘As a woman, you learn to live with that from the time you are fourteen, and it never stops. We live with that fear every day of our lives. Every man walking through the parking garage the same time you are is either just a harmless stranger or a potential rapist. Every time.’ The girls in the room nodded, agreeing. The boys seemed genuinely shocked. ‘So think about that the next time you hit on a girl. Maybe, like you in the taxi, she doesn’t actually want you to.’"
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Homophobia: The fear that another man will treat you like you treat women. Andrew Sullivan.
(via babanees)
oh, wow.
(via discosherpa)
(Source: andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com, via misserinmarie)
Classes for next semester:
- Drama: Classical to Renaissance
- Media and Communication Landscapes
- Principles of Media Writing
- Marketing Principles
I’m switching to a double Marketing and English major because one day I’d like to be both educated AND employed.
We’ll see how it goes.
Today was a really big day because I completed a medium level sudoku in my Women’s Weekly Puzzle Book without even looking at the answers.
I rewarded myself with a nap.
So my bus just pulled into a stop right outside a primary school and a little boy ran up to the fence and yelled to the bus driver, “DO YOU KNOW JENNIFER REEVES?” and the bus driver replied, “no,” and the little boy yelled, “SHE KISSED ME!” and the collective heart of everyone on the Outbound 440 melted
I’m looking forward to seeing the difference between Brisbane hipster douchebags and their Sydney counterparts at Finders Keepers tonight.
Yay.
- Where do frogs go when they want to get away from it all?
- Way down to CROAKOMO
"…there was the whole culture of pimping out your Myspace page. I remember spending 10 hours one day learning how to make our Myspace page look more like a message board from the mid-90s."
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Interviews: Beach House | Features | Pitchfork
There’s nothing like the safety net of a successful music career to have the courage to say you thought Myspace was cool. Oh, Beach House.
