tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24625576482595988072024-03-14T04:27:06.745+00:00♥ ♥ ♥ TUKRU LOVES YOU. ♥ ♥ ♥Unknownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05731906934632409853noreply@blogger.comBlogger280125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462557648259598807.post-34399539601569087462012-06-08T20:32:00.002+01:002012-06-08T20:46:56.300+01:00TUKRU DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE.<span style="font-size: large;">this blog has moved to <a href="http://tukru.vampiresushi.co.uk/blog/" target="_blank">greener pastures</a>. please update your links & rss readers or w/e. it's been fun. see you at <a href="http://tukru.vampiresushi.co.uk/blog/">http://tukru.vampiresushi.co.uk/blog/</a> from now on, yeah?</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462557648259598807.post-23716006279469005762012-05-09T23:30:00.000+01:002012-05-09T23:30:55.640+01:00ZINE READING + WORKSHOP THIS SATURDAY!<div align="center">
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this saturday (may 12th) we are hosting a little zine reading + zine workshop at coFWD in rochester! if you're anywhere near by, or willing to/can travel here, you should totally come! tukru & emma (of fanzine ynfytyn) will be reading from their zines and then pieces from some of their favourite zines! then we are gonna do a wee workshop with general talk about zines and show how to make them, including practical bits like layout ideas, making flats and printing tips. and we'll also make a little workshop compilation zine!<br />
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you can visit <a href="http://medwayzines.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">medwayzines.tumblr.com</a> for more info AND zine related things, and there's also a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/312071435532065/">facebook event page</a> if that's your thing.<br />
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as the venue isn't a so called public space you'll need to book your place in advance, which you can do <a href="http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/event/3389138003">here</a>. booking is free cos well, the cost of the workshop is going to depend a bit on how many people turn up! but officially it's £2+ donation on the day. you can also email us at vampiresushidistro@gmail.com and confirm through there if the eventbrite page doesn't work for you for some reason. the eventbrite page also has the exact location and i will be emailing directions etc to all participants before hand.<br />
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i'm super excited about the workshop but i am also so fucking nervous. i'm so scared no one is going to turn up, or that i will mess up and it will go horribly wrong and no one will ever want to make zines or anything. though i'm 90% sure it won't go quite that bad. i mean, not <i>all </i>of those thing will happen in one go. right? luckily i've got <a href="http://www.emmajanefalconer.com/" target="_blank">emma</a> coming along to help me and she's run some zine workshops before at brighton zine fest. and i suppose nerves are good, and expected in such situation, right? i just feel so unprepared.. i got so excited though when i visited the space last month and booked the space & time. i really hope it goes well and maybe we can do it again sometime.</div>
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so yeah, if you're in medway area, or are willing to travel here this saturday, you should come! </div>
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href="http://www.asos.com/Warehouse/Warehouse-Animal-Tube-Skirt/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=2178976&cid=2639&Rf-300=1992,1920,1946&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=200&sort=-1&clr=Natural">this one</a> from asos, but i went shopping after work today and found these two gems, from select for £10 and from primark for £4, respectively. kinda loved the shopping experience in select. there are some awesome ladies working there. and i enjoyed the fact that their sizes seem to be a little more generous than primark (size 16 vs primark's size 20) which is always nice. i think i will definitely go back. actually, i just realised my leopard print dress is also from there! perhaps it's the best place for leopard print.<br /><br />in other news, i started blogging again in finnish with my friend zola ♥ ♥ at <span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://hipstermummot.blogspot.co.uk/">hipstermummot.blogspot.com</a></span>. we've started and abandoned blogs with the same name before but this time it's gonna last, honest. and i have been taking quite a few outfit photos for it, even though this time we've decided it's not a fashion / style blog. it's whatever everything anything we feel like blog, but in finnish. here's some of my lovely outfits so far.<br /></div><br /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zgHV3LocuoM/T34e2gObPgI/AAAAAAAAA3I/fmulg2j5OC8/s1600/realmccoy.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aqtMGCqD_1w/T34e3xJ1A3I/AAAAAAAAA3U/YRKKtRlLGCM/s1600/maanantai.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Odni-meIIec/T34e4hYZ0-I/AAAAAAAAA3g/tVFeGeyIDpM/s1600/fez2.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">i must confess, i'm still wondering if a fez would be considered cultural appropriation.. it's not exactly a spiritual object like a head dress, which definitely would be very uncool, but.. it is part of a classic middle eastern / north african stereotype constantly used in olden days. i don't know. perhaps i should go by the rule of 'if you think it might be iffy, it probably is.' it's just i like my fez. carl found it while tidying in february, apparently it was a present for christmas 2 years ago, except he hid it and forgot about it. but i can always just.. not wear it. i have pondered about this on tumblr before, but no one has replied.. if fezzes are indeed uncool, let me know and i will put it on the shelf and pretend the doctor left it here or w/e.<br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462557648259598807.post-44568696469000918212012-04-01T00:27:00.002+01:002012-04-01T00:36:39.298+01:00QUICK NOTE: ZINE TABLING AT LADYFESTeastLONDON<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q71B4SfRzTU/T3eTBUA_t1I/AAAAAAAAA2A/g4ZYwjqcqOQ/s1600/new-flyers.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">i made some new flyers for vampire sushi and i've also tinkered with some stencils and gone & printed some garishly bright pink patches. i will be at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/201393729960933/">ladyfestEASTlondon</a> with the distro in approx 14hrs (i'd normally say tomorrow, but it's technically tomorrow already) i'll be bringing the patches i have so far and of course all the zines in the distro!<br /><br />i've got monday off, i might make a proper update then. but i thought i'd let y'all know about the ladyfesting.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462557648259598807.post-74542455526690828302012-03-22T20:48:00.005+00:002012-03-22T21:15:35.315+00:00SIXTEEN CANDLES / SIXTEENTH ISSUE / MY SUPER SWEET SIXTEEN<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5Q2bXjbgi20/T2uRW2idsjI/AAAAAAAAAzM/_gAGw5cVLtg/s1600/prettyface16-1.jpg" /><br /><br />YOUR PRETTY FACE IS GOING STRAIGHT TO HELL #16 is finally done and printed and all that. it's been 9 months since #15 and while that's not <span style="font-style: italic;">that </span>long really, it feels like way too long for me. and this zine has been <span style="font-style: italic;">'almost finished'</span> for almost 2 months, so i'm happy that it's finally done. i write about turning thirty (which i'm still not) being together with the same person for seven years, other sevens, my trip to the tooting zine fest and writing letters. it's the usual £2 for a quarter size zine, with 36 pages if my maths are right.<br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0Ja82NkZ7AY/T2uQMMKXVTI/AAAAAAAAAyg/U-7EufzjDgY/s1600/prettyface16-2.jpg" style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /> <img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8hFc1MH2C1s/T2uQOK1te9I/AAAAAAAAAys/E5_7LE56hGM/s1600/prettyface16-4.jpg" style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br />i've added the zine to the <a href="http://vampiresushi.co.uk/">vampire sushi distro</a> website along with a couple of other zines, but if there's nothing else you want from the distro and you live in the uk, you can also buy with the paypal link below for £2.50 inc postage. if yr outside uk, you might as well get your postage's worth and order some other zines too!<br /><br /><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="paypal"><input alt="Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7hPLI-bLqHs/T2uSxeXRmuI/AAAAAAAAAzY/8xRG9bIrN94/s1600/buynowbutton.jpg" name="submit" border="0" type="image"> <img alt="" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_GB/i/scr/pixel.gif" border="0" height="1" width="1" /> <input value="1" name="add" type="hidden"> <input value="_cart" name="cmd" type="hidden"> <input value="vampiresushidistro@gmail.com" name="business" type="hidden"> <input value="YOUR PRETTY FACE IS GOING STRAIGHT TO HELL #16 with 1st UK POSTAGE" name="item_name" type="hidden"> <input value="2.50" name="amount" type="hidden"> <input value="0" name="no_shipping" type="hidden"> <input value="1" name="no_note" type="hidden"> <input value="GBP" name="currency_code" type="hidden"> <input value="GB" name="lc" type="hidden"> <input value="PP-ShopCartBF" name="bn" type="hidden"></form>as usual, i will also do trades as long as they are fair!<br />email me: <span style="font-weight: bold;">tukrulovesyou at gmail dot com</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462557648259598807.post-32938730444325487542012-03-17T17:25:00.002+00:002012-03-17T18:12:08.864+00:00WHAT I WORE TODAY<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bGdxwxCqfXg/T2TJPvZXYgI/AAAAAAAAAxk/AfhSDsEavww/s1600/ootd170312.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br />WHAT I WORE TODAY.<br /><br />t-shirt from NEW LOOK (boys section i think, in a sale last year)<br />knitted mini skirt from PRIMARK (£1 bargain rail)<br />striped cardigan used to be carl's little brother's<br />with my <a href="http://www.fight-boredom.com/">FIGHT BOREDOM</a> patch on the sleeve<br />fuck if i know where i got these tights, shoes from primark<br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_b8sBcQPmPs/T2TJPyEjUzI/AAAAAAAAAxs/RZXL-UoQq6A/s1600/ootd170312-2.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(not 100% keen on the 2nd picture due to double chin but fuck flattering and besides, you can see the outfit better)</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />now that carl found my little digital camera again, i can take outfit photos by placing it on the book shelf, turning all the lights on and using the 10sec self timer.<br /><br />this has more or less been my constant outfit at home since last week when i bought this skirt in but with blue in it. i loved it so much i bought another one. it's ridic short and only just about covers my bottom but who cares since i always wear pants AND hella thick tights. usually two pairs even. though it's getting warmer so i manage with 1 x tights too. no seriously that's how you wear skirts in the winter, layer on the tights. actually warmer than wearing jeans <3 not that it gets THAT cold in kent, but the winds are a bitch.<br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462557648259598807.post-79995047538337059152012-03-14T16:41:00.004+00:002012-03-14T16:49:57.533+00:00GIRLS TO THE FRONThey! i've got some last minute 'i'm gonna be tabling somewhere with vampire sushi!!!' news. tomorrow i'll be tabling at the girls to the front by sara marcus book reading & signing organized by <a href="http://girlsgetbusyzine.tumblr.com/">girls get busy</a> & <a href="http://joinourteaparty.org/">storm in a teacup</a>, and it might even be that i'll have some copies of your pretty face is going straight to hell #16 hott off the press. i've only got a couple more pages to do and i'm hoping they'll be done tonight and i can make some copies quick after work tomorrow before heading up to london town.<br /><br />i'm rather excited. i only just got my copy of girls to the front on monday so i haven't read it yet but what i have read so far is pretty acetastic and i think i might actually keep a highlighter (or possibly a crayon) on me while reading it because it seems to be full of good quotes / stuff to remember.<br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/girlstothefront.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></div> We are so excited and proud to be teaming up together to present this amazing event for the wonderful Sara Marcus. <p> Sara will be talking about her well renowned book 'Girls to the Front' and the Riot Grrrl movement, which will be followed by rousing discussion.<br />Merchandise will be available to purchase, and be sure to bring along your copy of GttF because Sara will be doing book signings in the last hour. Merch stall by The Feminist Library and zine distro by Vampire Sushi. </p><p> "Sara Marcus’s Girls to the Front is not only a historical rockument of the revolutionary 90s counterculture Riot Grrrl movement, which birthed the DIY feminist punk scene, but also a rousing inspiration for a new generation of empowered rebel girls to strap on guitars and stick it to The Man." - Vanity Fair </p><p> 7.30: GGB Dj's<br />8.30: SARA MARCUS<br />9.30: Book signing + GGB Dj's<br />10.30: Home time </p><p> £3 on the door </p><p> <a href="http://www.girlstothefront.com/" target="_blank">http://www.girlstothefront.com</a><br /><a href="http://girlsgetbusyzine.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">http://girlsgetbusyzine.tumblr.com</a><br /><a href="http://joinourteaparty.org/" target="_blank">http://joinourteaparty.org</a><br /><a href="http://feministlibrary.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://feministlibrary.co.uk</a><br /><a href="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk</a> </p><p> The Shacklewell, Shacklewell Lane E8 2EB, London.<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/308799125848640/" target="_blank">Facebook event page</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462557648259598807.post-21229962325207584632012-03-08T20:15:00.004+00:002012-03-08T21:22:30.695+00:00SISTERS ARE FOREVER.<div style="text-align: justify;">happy international women's day! i'll start with the good stuff. in honour of 101st international women’s day tomorrow, i have decided to donate 11% of all orders from <a href="http://vampiresushi.co.uk/">vampire sushi distro</a> for the rest of march to <a href="http://www.oxfam.org.uk/WomensDay?intcmp=hp_hero_iwd_200212">oxfam’s international women’s day fund</a> since we didn’t get around to organizing our own tea party for it! here’s the rushed poster i made the other night for the tea party at the chatham oxfam..<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0jbut6oFd1r9zkpfo1_500.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">though as per usual i have spent a large chunk of the day being grumpy at cisdudes going "what about international men's day?" *rolls eyes* (though i did manage to pop into town for distro post, buy a dress & a knitted miniskirt, and have a cup of coffee and some homemade cake at oxfam with the old ladies + a tammy annual from 1973 for zine stuffs) first of all it's not funny or clever, and it's the oldest 'joke' ever. and second of all besides all other days of the year essentially being dedicated to you lovely white cisdudes, if you did some simple googling you would know that international men's day is november 19th, so shut the fuck up. i may have told this to an old and quite dear friend from uni on facebook today but more politely. and also made a 2nd comment that i was VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HIM, though i deleted it straight after cos i'm a sissy and i hate confrontation, but unless he's disabled his notifications he knows. it felt kinda good calling him out because i spend SO MUCH TIME grinding my teeth at people and not saying anything because i dislike arguments. though mostly because i am bad at arguments and don't want to lose especially when i know for a fact i'm in the right but am unable to articulate my argument sufficiently to educate my adversary.<br /><br />here's a pair of accurate donna noble gifs via <a href="http://fuckyeahdwgifs.tumblr.com/post/18734842998">the wonderful world of tumblr</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0dfs8tUpQ1qdd6huo1_500.gif" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0dfs8tUpQ1qdd6huo2_500.gif" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br />and here be a quick international women's day themed mix i cooked up.<br /><br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="400" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://8tracks.com/mixes/646166/player_v3"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://8tracks.com/mixes/646166/player_v3" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="400"></embed></object><div class="_8t_embed_p" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px;"><a href="http://8tracks.com/kissakerho/iwd-can-t-hold-us-down">IWD //can't hold us down.</a> from <a href="http://8tracks.com/kissakerho">kissakerho</a> on <a href="http://8tracks.com/">8tracks</a>.<br /><br />GREY SKIES - THE TWO FUNERALS<br />LADIES FIRST - QUEEN LATIFAH<br />BAD REPUTATION - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS<br />NO GOOD ADVICE - GIRLS ALOUD<br />LIKE A LADY - THE SOUNDS<br />WHOS THAT GIRL - ROBYN<br />GIRL - DESTINY'S CHILD<br />GIRLFRIEND - NICKI MINAJ<br />TYPICAL GIRLS - THE SLITS<br />BAD GIRLS - M.I.A<br />SISTERS ARE FOREVER - SEXY KIDS<br />EXPRESS YOURSELF - MADONNA<br />CAN'T HOLD US DOWN (FEAT. LIL' KIM) - CHRISTINA AGUILERA<br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462557648259598807.post-41328778030907021572012-02-24T21:06:00.002+00:002012-02-24T21:19:33.246+00:00ZINE FESTING TOMORROW.<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/tootingzinefair.jpeg" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tooting Zine & Artists Books Fair 2012 - Saturday 25th February, 12pm - 6pm<br /><a href="http://constructiongallery.co.uk/visitor-contact-info">Construction Gallery</a>, 74-80 Upper Tooting Road, London SW17 7PB, United Kingdom<br />Tube: Tooting Bec (then 2 mins walk) FREE, all welcome<br /><a href="http://tootingzines.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">tootingzines.tumblr.com</a> - Email: tootingzines@gmail.com<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">more zine festing for me. i was trying to finish your pretty face #16 for this but that didn't happen either. it's almost done though, and i think i'll be taking pre-orders tomorrow if anyone wants it. i've got a good feeling i might finish it next week. or the week after at the latest. i've got the week after next offskies. i only just realised that. i know february is the shortest month but it always seems a whole week shorter instead of 2 or 3 days. next friday i'm off to glasgow to see my dear lori and finally meet her little queenie isabella. i've been a busy bee in a social sense lately.<br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462557648259598807.post-46230986739815341792012-02-17T21:01:00.001+00:002012-02-17T21:03:01.115+00:00refresh your page a hundred times / to see if you'd updated..<div style="text-align: center;">it's been a while since i've made a proper blog post. fuck apologies, i haven't had much to say. well, i have, but i haven't really known how to say it here. i've been working on your pretty face #16 so i guess i've been saving a lot of my words for that. and less well thought spouts of word vomit & random shitty pictures have been going under the <a href="http://tukru-perkele.tumblr.com/tagged/tukru-perkele">personal/tukru perkele! tag</a> on <a href="http://tukru-perkele.tumblr.com/">my tumblr</a>.<br /><br />wednesday was carl's 29th birthday! we'll be the same age until the end of june. here's some lo-fi instagram pictures of the celebrations.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/px/birthdayface.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /> <img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/px/birthdaywrapping2.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/px/birthdaywrapping.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /> <img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/px/birthdaywallet.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/px/birthdaypresents.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /> <img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/px/birthdayviina.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/px/birthdaylego.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /> <img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/px/birthdaystarwars.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/px/birthdaybanner.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /> <img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/px/birthdaycakes.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/px/cakeface.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /> <img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/px/vpressies.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br />i got my valentine's day presents yesterday (only two days late! for various reasons..) but they were totally worth the wait. the picture is not very good (hi instagram) but there's a book of t-shirt transfers, pulp fiction with nazis, book of vintage children's illustrations (prime zine material) anna sui perfume in a pretty bottle donated to oxfam, pretty totebag, agent provocateur dvd and… a SONIC SCREWDRIVER.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/px/sonic.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /> <img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/px/fezface.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br />sadly i can't sonic anything yet use you need a tiny tiny normal screwdriver to get the batteries in. i think that calls for me shouting 'IRONY!' and actually use the word in the correct context (you were doing it wrong, alanis.) i now need a to come up with a time <s>lord</s>lady name. i've got a sonic screwdriver, a fez (a 2 year old christmas present carl found on monday while we were tidying, he'd hidden it under the bookshelf behind the sofa and forgotten about it) and a bow tie too (not pictured) i could always just pretend to be the doctor but that is nowhere near as fun fun fun. any suggestions?<br /><br /><img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/px/face.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /> <img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/px/jumperface.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/px/scalesetc.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /> <img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/px/morningface.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br />i've had all of this week off, and i was going to be super productive and finish your pretty face #17 and do EVERYTHING, but i've hardly done any zine. however i have done some tidying that's been long overdue even though it kinda looks like i haven't done much, been a babysitter for the first time ever, made overly sickly sweet white chocolate chip cupcakes for carl and watched all of the secret circle with emma introduced me to on friday when i stayed at hers on my way to bristol radical zine fest. which was nice. but hey, more about in some zine some day.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/px/newzinesfeb2.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/px/newzinesfeb1.jpg" /><br /><br />speaking of zines! we've got lots of new zines in stock at <a href="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/">vampire sushi</a>, and some oldies are back in stock. and there's more stuff on the way. and and and, incase i don't manage to mention it again, i'll be tabling at <a href="http://tootingzines.tumblr.com/">tooting zine fair</a> next week's saturday, that's 25th february.<br /><br />in other news, this is my current favourite song (it's also relevant to my life)<br /><br /><object width="600" height="81"> <param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F29201283&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=925aff"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F29201283&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=925aff" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" height="81"></embed> </object><br /><span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/internetforever/3d">3D</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/internetforever">internet forever</a></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462557648259598807.post-82289959206338592752012-02-10T00:11:00.003+00:002012-02-10T00:15:21.458+00:00ZINE FESTING IN BRISTOL.<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://bristolradicalzinefest.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/brzf_poster_2.jpg" style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" width="575" /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://bristolradicalzinefest.wordpress.com">BRISTOL RADICAL ZINE FEST.</a><br /></span><br />A day of zines, workshops, tea and vegan cakes.<br />Followed by yummy Kebele dinner at 6.30pm.<br /><br /></div> <div> <div>Sunday the 12th of February, Noon til 6pm</div> <div><a href="http://www.kebelecoop.org/">Kebele Community Co-Op</a><br />(14 Robertson Road Bristol BS5 6JY)</div> <div>Free entry!<br /><br /></div> <div>Kebele dinner: £2.50, no-one refused for lack of funds.<br /><br /></div> </div> <div>Find us on facebook and invite friends to come along:<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/events/166912690073355">www.facebook.com/#!/events/166912690073355</a><br /><br />i'll be there on sunday. if you're in the area, you should come and buy zines. and some sassy anti-valentine's day cards i just got made!<br /></div> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462557648259598807.post-34849606337635703022012-02-05T18:21:00.002+00:002012-02-05T19:08:27.923+00:00LET IT SNOW.<div style="text-align: justify;">it snowed last night. usually on a sunday i have approx zero desire to go outside and today i didn't even need to go outside for dinner stuffs because i made epic beef casserole last night (recipe courtesy of hugh fearnley-whittingstall's mum!) and there's plenty of left overs for tonight. but i really wanted to go outside in the snow, while it was nice and squeaky and fresh! and it was heaven.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sHqWIES3iMc/Ty7TbxehbnI/AAAAAAAAAvk/rPN76zE9EP8/s1600/snow-0023.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /> <img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CFC4b3Mcjeo/Ty7TbwyLnjI/AAAAAAAAAvY/ZQHHA8fgjCU/s1600/snow-0033.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6824140171_7cf56a9441_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7145/6824140657_537be5be0a_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6824173985_47b2ea8a41_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6824141179_340821a376_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6824142193_d4314506c0_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6824143103_28a5a60cc7_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7015/6824143717_101d97befa_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6824144853_120c0291ae_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br />oh and yeah, i have new hair, thanks to my friend <a href="http://emmajanefalconer.blogspot.com/">emma</a>, and i'm madly in love with it!<br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7154/6818581175_3ca72011c9_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462557648259598807.post-79712064577464892292012-02-04T21:02:00.002+00:002012-02-04T21:22:47.120+00:00GIRLS GOT BUSY.<div align="center">here is what i played at the girls get busy first birthday party on tuesday night..<br /><br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" height="500" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://8tracks.com/mixes/569411/player_v3"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://8tracks.com/mixes/569411/player_v3" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" height="500" width="500"></embed></object><p class="_8t_embed_p" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px;"><a href="http://8tracks.com/kissakerho/girls-get-busy">girls get busy</a> from <a href="http://8tracks.com/kissakerho">kissakerho</a> on <a href="http://8tracks.com/">8tracks</a>.</p>BIRTHDAY - BITCH ALERT<br />OFF THE WAGON - L7<br />CITY GRRL - CSS<br />GIRLS ON GIRLS - BEYONCE + BEASTIE BOYS MASH UP<br />SWAGGER JAGGER - CHER LLOYD<br />NO GOOD ADVICE - GIRLS ALOUD<br />WHO INVITED YOU - THE DONNAS<br />LIVING IN AMERICA - THE SOUNDS<br />G.I.R.L. - ROBOTS IN DISGUISE<br /><br />there was unfortunately some technical difficulties getting the riot grrrl karaoke started after my set, and me being silly i completely missed out on doing karaoke myself cos i was too busy talking to cute girls i'd met in the bathroom. but i had good times. here's some pictures:<br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6818218539_5c2f7d6cb3_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br />them technical difficulties make beth sad.<br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6818219069_b33ba808e1_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7142/6818220527_31df3bbde2_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6818220963_659ca55a8c_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6818221471_4847fa4665_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6818221905_0e17c96050_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6818222269_56625aee8c_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6818223705_9bacbc82f6_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6818224909_838a415da3_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6818225315_fd1283b5f3_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462557648259598807.post-10576863435809312922012-01-28T15:41:00.005+00:002012-01-28T16:00:08.833+00:00GIRLS GET BUSY BIRTHDAY PARTY!<div style="text-align: justify;">yeah yeah i haven't written anything on this blog this year until now. i've been saving my brain for a proper blog entry about you know what i've been up to (not much, other than working on your pretty face #16 and lazing about) but shit i just realized that it's liek 28th january and there's something i need to plug ASAP before it's too late!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z2XSTz-dHYM/TyQYoncdEpI/AAAAAAAAAu0/xFRJ0rNtTy4/s1600/girlsgetbusybirthday.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" width="575" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/135116276605320/">GIRLS GET BUSY's 1st birthday party is on tuesday 31st january at the alibi in dalston</a> and i, yours truly, am djing there among other awesome folks AND THERE IS RIOT GRRRL KARAOKE. FUCK YEAH. it's going to be awesome, and i'm super excited. i've been wanting to go to girls get busy for a while, but the nights are always in the middle of the week and i've had to work so it's not been feasible. but i've got tickets to go see wild flag on 1st february and a bunch of holiday to spend before april so i booked a few days off next week and well, i asked beth if they had space for djs. i was going to go anyway, but she said sure! i haven't dj'd since the last typical grrls which was back in may. i've missed it and i'm stoked to be doing it again. i've just been trying to make a vague plan of what to play. i won't tell what i've got in store for y'all but i tell you i wish i could play this following track one of my old friends posted on facebook, but i unfortunately don't have it in mp3 or record form (oh how i wish i did)<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YxVZ5iv8p00" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="25" width="420"></iframe><br />"KULMAN KINGI" by MUSKA<br /><br />yes that's leader of the pack, in finnish. MY FAVOURITE SONG IN THE WHOLE WORLD. IN FINNISH. WHAT COULD BE BETTER???<br /><br />anyway, i'm sure i'll make a proper real blog post sometime soon maybe. i've mostly been trying to write bits and bobs for your pretty face #16, watching dollhouse on netflix and spending too much time on tumblr. what else is new? oh yeah, i made a new tumblr. new year, new tumblr: <a href="http://tukru-perkele.tumblr.com/">tukru-perkele.tumblr.com</a><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462557648259598807.post-82281105466731564492011-12-28T23:57:00.003+00:002011-12-29T00:00:39.190+00:00COMMERCIAL BREAK: VAMPIRE SUSHI DISTRO<div align="center"><img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/zines/prettyface2.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /> <img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/zines/prettyface4.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/zines/telegrammaam18-prettyface9.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/zines/prettyface6.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /> <img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/zines/prettyface10.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/zines/prettyface12.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /> <img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/zines/prettyface13.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/zines/here.inmyhead7-prettyface14.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/zines/prettyface15.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /> <img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/zines/kissakerho1.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br />i don't know if you were aware but i make zines and stuff and you can buy them from the little zine distro i run by the name of <a href="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/">VAMPIRE SUSHI</a>. they're mostly £2 each (+ postage, please don't forget the postage..)<br />i also sell a bunch of other zines there, and even some badges and patches and even a cassette tape of <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/thecopyscams">the copy scams</a>! here's some of the latest additions to the catalogue:<br /><br /><img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/zines/cultureslut25.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" height="200" /> <img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/zines/hand-sum1.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" height="200" /> <img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/zines/mythologising-me4.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" height="200" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/zines/occasionalhappiness3.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" height="200" /> <img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/zines/malcontentsbookclub1.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" height="200" /> <img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/zines/notlonely6.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" height="200" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:220%;"><a href="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/">VAMPIRE SUSHI DISTRO</a></span><br /><br />in other news: i might write an actual real life blog entry some time soon, we'll see.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462557648259598807.post-66519800007201696492011-12-14T23:57:00.007+00:002011-12-15T00:14:11.880+00:00A FEW THINGS.. INCLUDING ZINE GRAB BAGS!<div align="center"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--0zPXlM2Txk/Tuk4Ip9SfvI/AAAAAAAAAuA/PSQ3NF9-vMA/s1600/mindovermatter.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /> <img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UbRc7oatB94/Tuk4Iuz8IkI/AAAAAAAAAuI/ow0vQeKuwsc/s1600/xmascard.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br />i got my copy of <a href="http://mindovermatterzine.tumblr.com/">mind over matter #1</a> today. it's amazing.<br />we also got a christmas card from one of carl's old ladies at oxfam the other day and she'd actually spelled my name right! i was well impressed.<br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6O_fJdm6kRw/Tuk4EHV1Y2I/AAAAAAAAAto/8O1Oy9pvHYw/s1600/buffy1.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /> <img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Yf7I_0KdueE/Tuk4EaNxz6I/AAAAAAAAAt0/QNKz52__3pg/s1600/buffy2.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br />in other news i'm totally inlove with my new scooby gang t-shirt! (from <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/nikholmes/works/7748257-scooby-gang">here</a>)<p><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bknrdPYvae8/Tuk4D0jdCNI/AAAAAAAAAtY/o4UfNQkDw0g/s400/zines1.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /> <img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Cep6R70zr4A/Tuk4DnUMd8I/AAAAAAAAAtQ/_RlMpgr1qFo/s1600/zines2.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br />i was having a bit of a tidy today and i've got another bunch of zine grab bags for y'all. my for grab bags box is still kinda bursting, and as i said i was ruthless when going through my zine collection couple of months ago. (btw way, picture on the right is from my box of quarter size zines i'm keeping!) i've got grab bags with 10 half size zines each:<br /></p><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="paypal"><input alt="Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fBYmyMueePc/Tuk4DQnn9dI/AAAAAAAAAtE/xCe3CvGokjg/s1600/buynowuk.jpg" name="submit" type="image" border="0"> <img alt="" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_GB/i/scr/pixel.gif" height="1" width="1" border="0" /> <input value="1" name="add" type="hidden"> <input value="_cart" name="cmd" type="hidden"> <input value="vampiresushidistro@gmail.com" name="business" type="hidden"> <input value="10 ZINE GRAB BAG" name="item_name" type="hidden"> <input value="3.50" name="amount" type="hidden"> <input value="0" name="no_shipping" type="hidden"> <input value="1" name="no_note" type="hidden"> <input value="GBP" name="currency_code" type="hidden"> <input value="GB" name="lc" type="hidden"> <input value="PP-ShopCartBF" name="bn" type="hidden"></form>^^ that there is a paypal button/link (if you're outside uk and you'd like a grab bag, email me or something and i'll figure out how much the postage is to where ever)<br /><br />and in other zine related news, my last before christmas post trip will be this saturday so if you want anything from <a href="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/">VAMPIRE SUSHI DISTRO</a>, you better order friday night / early saturday morning at the latest!!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462557648259598807.post-45375549727942935202011-12-09T23:59:00.004+00:002011-12-10T00:06:11.869+00:00RUN IF YOU CAN, HERE COMES THE ELECTRIC BAND<div style="text-align: justify;">i went to see <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/wildflagmusic">wild flag</a> last night at the lexington with my old friend <a href="http://harleansheyday.blogspot.com/">riikka</a>. the support act was veronica falls, who also played last time when i went to the lexington to see comet gain.. not that i'm complaning! veronica falls were good, like last time. though the guitars seemed to be mixed louder than vocals and i could barely hear any of the singing... but it seems be part of their sound. wild flag were amazing. i don't even know where to start. i am incredibly sore today. i've been limping since last wednesday for am unknown reason, which wasn't made any better from dancing like a maniac all through the gig. and my neck is ever so sore from erm.. head banging. i also had a super excellent time hanging out with riikka. we did unplanned synchronized dances and talked a whole lot of rubbish in finnish. reminiscing and catching up. we need to hang out more, it's been too long and she's only in lewisham. that's not that far! return there is cheaper than to proper london. we might start a ukulele riot grrl cover band if i ever actually get one. it's weird though, i'd probably be a pretty different person if i hadn't met her on the internets some fifteen-ish years ago (at least 13)<br /><br />i was supposed to go to the work christmas do tonight but i'm still super sore, and i've been in a bit of an antisocial mood and been completely confused from not getting up until noon. then again i didn't actually get home until 2am, since the last train stops everywhere. seriously, i was looking at the train stations and thinking "i'm not on the wrong train am i? i don't remember ever been through belvedere before!" oh and carl's poorly. i'm pretty sure he actually has a fever. or well, had earlier. he's less sizzling hot now. i don't want to catch anything off him. it's just not the time for me to be ill. it's december. in a toy shop. IT IS HELL. working in a toy shop will make you into a grinch, mark my words. (partial reason why i haven't been posting lately. too tired to think beyond reblogging stuff on tumblr. that and not having much to say...)<br /><br />anyway, here's some pictures, you can view the full set <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tukrulovesyou/sets/72157628349655595/">here on my flickr</a>.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6483435067_67ecd4d57a_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br />veronica falls<br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7018/6483435659_8965041647_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6483435337_7eff42360f_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6483437599_ae59e6059f_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br />wild flag<br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6483438397_8955d5f6f7_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6483440663_ffd5c5cde9_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6483439047_63076e00a7_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6483439601_64c0660fd4_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6483439311_24492446ee_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/6483440071_2240f72a8f_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6483440883_9eb96bbe15_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6483441509_f47e0f3c75_o.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">i only took 45 photos, but i'd totally have more if my battery hadn't run out couple of songs into wild flag. this is what happens when you don't recharge the batteries, just in case. seriously, the battery was showing up as full until i got to the venue and took 2 pictures of veronica falls. typical.<br />i also only recently started using my dslr again, partially because i can't find my pocket size digital camera anywhere and a little bit cos i finally got a new lense cap! it seems the last time i had used it was in the beginning of march. shameful. though to be honest, beyond being akward, massive and missing a lense cap, it had also been acting up. refusing to recognize the memory card. i took it up to college sometime in the spring to ask for advice and another riikka, whom i went to uni with who is now a technician in the photography department, tried putting a different memory card in it but it was still acting up. so i don't know what's wrong with it. usually taking the card out and putting it back in again works, after a few times.. if anyone's got any ideas what's wrong with it and how to fix it (it's a nikon D70s) let me know!<br /><br />oh and this afternoon i bought me a ticket to see wild flag again in february! cos you knows i had to.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--wfU9c6xaBk/TuKg_R_6wuI/AAAAAAAAAs4/Lj1DQQ4aGqc/s1600/wildflagtix.jpg" style="border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" width="605/" /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462557648259598807.post-11040228932912877252011-11-11T00:00:00.002+00:002011-11-11T00:07:55.684+00:00ZINE FESTING<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5h6E8tpdMi8/TrxlzCWH72I/AAAAAAAAAsk/oqV0nP4Mkqs/s1600/selzinefest.jpg" width="575/" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://vampiresushi.co.uk/">VAMPIRE SUSHI DISTRO</a> will be tabling at <a href="http://selondonzines.wordpress.com/">SOUTH EAST LONDON ZINE FEST</a> this saturday. check it out (shop's closed til i get back and have done stock check)<br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462557648259598807.post-71700184076371378112011-11-09T23:51:00.003+00:002011-11-10T00:03:04.537+00:00AND THE WINNER IS...<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ezelQ9BrFEM/TrsSD_fWpKI/AAAAAAAAAsY/faQlcf4gZiE/s1600/devilridesout.jpg" /><br />carl has drawn a name out of the cauldron and the giveaway winner is... <span style="font-weight: bold;">nuusa</span> with 'the devil rides out' (also known as 'the devil's bride', mainly in the US, according to the internets)<br /><br />CONGRATULATIONS, NUUSA!<br /><br />incase you were wondering, i thought i'd share a small list of some of my favourite horror films (in no particular order) i must confess some of them are fairly obvious but whatever. i can't be queen of fucking indie all the time.<br /><br /><object height="315" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uN86SzY5RCk?version=3&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uN86SzY5RCk?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="315" width="560"></embed></object><br />GINGER SNAPS, 2000<br /><br /><object height="315" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TBI0Pqj58j4?version=3&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TBI0Pqj58j4?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="315" width="560"></embed></object><br />GINGER SNAPS II: UNLEASHED, 2003<br /></div><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uN86SzY5RCk?version=3&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i recently re-watched the first ginger snaps, and then finally watched the second one, and i have the third one waiting for me too for when i get around to it. i didn't expect much from ginger snaps II: unleashed, cos you know, it's a sequel and you know how sequels usually are but i highly recommend it. if for nothing else, the end. as i did not expect that. i will say no more.<br /><div><br /><object height="315" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WSOm_okHzgY?version=3&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WSOm_okHzgY?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="315" width="560"></embed></object><br />THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, 2005<br /></div><br />i enjoyed this more than <a href="http://youtu.be/MwC3hOOFL3Q">the house of 1000 corpses</a>, which i did love too but the beginning was a bit too much like a bad marilyn manson wannabe video. or maybe i just have a massive crush on sheri moon zombie hacking shit up. just so you know, i also liked <a href="http://youtu.be/dtR9Fxz2lng">rob zombie's halloween remake</a> better than the original (i like backstory, and mr zombie provided it more than mr carpenter.)<br /><br /><div><object height="315" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Pt-EipwlWQ0?version=3&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Pt-EipwlWQ0?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="315" width="560"></embed></object><br />DAWN OF THE DEAD, 1978<br /></div><br />dawn of the dead is a classic for a reason. and to be honest, i have no desire to see the remake, cos it's that excellent. zombies in a shopping mall. also, love the day of the dead. carl made me watch a large chunk of his dad's horror collection when i lived at his house and the george romero's were on top of the pile, along with the usual suspects (texas chainsaw, evil dead, blah blah blah)<br /><br /><object height="315" width="420"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uR1DnkweK5U?version=3&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uR1DnkweK5U?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="315" width="420"></embed></object><br /><div>AUDITION, 1999<br /><br /><object height="315" width="420"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/e9Z-MOqAvtY?version=3&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/e9Z-MOqAvtY?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="315" width="420"></embed></object><br />RINGU, 1998<br /></div><br />during my first year, me and my housemates anna & julie watched.. i would say a lot of horror films but that would be a lie. in truth we only watched audition, the ring and blair witch project but we were all bloody terrified and they influenced our lives quite significantly. though i might just think that because i used to love sneaking up on the girls and pretending to be sadako. or going kiti-kiti-kiti at them (like asami. i've forgotten what it means now, it's been too long since i have seen audition) blair witch didn't make my list because to be honest it wasn't that scary in the end, but these were. or at least we were shitting ourselves because we were so on the edge expecting to be terrified that everything terrified us. which reminds me, i should probably watch the grudge sometime (the original japanese one) because we were watching it at college as something for a project, i think the voyerism project) and i had to leave after then minutes because everytime i got startled by creepy ghost child i would scream and well, that's not something i wanted to keep doing in the company of thirty odd people i saw daily.<br /><br /><div><object height="315" width="420"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h45kDRTfJ7A?version=3&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/h45kDRTfJ7A?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="315" width="420"></embed></object><br />THE OMEN, 1976<br /></div><br />i have very fond memories of the whole omen series. i've even seen <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omen_IV:_The_Awakening">omen iv: the awakening</a> with the really randomly evil little girl. though to be honest this is because one of the tv channels back home showed them all one summer and i had a tv at the end of my bed in my very own room! i rather enjoyed predicting who was going to die next. and for the record, i think i was wrong only once.<br /><div><br /><object height="315" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fEI-v5pdivA?version=3&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fEI-v5pdivA?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="315" width="560"></embed></object><br />OUTPOST, 2008<br /></div><br />carl's dad recommended this to us cos it had two of his favourite things: nazis and zombies (now if it had freddie mercury, i think he would have popped from happy) i expected it to be ok, but it was so good.<br /><br /><object height="315" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cD0gm7dHKKc?version=3&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cD0gm7dHKKc?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="315" width="560"></embed></object><br />ATTACK THE BLOCK, 2011<br /><br />carl says attack the block wasn't a scary movie but i beg to differ. monster movies count.<br /><br /><object height="315" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CfBewQPFdKE?version=3&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CfBewQPFdKE?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="315" width="560"></embed></object><br />SHAUN OF THE DEAD, 2004<br /><br />i don't really know if shaun of the dead counts as a horror film as it's just that funny, and on purpose. but i can't not include it on my list.<br /><br />here's also some of my spooky to watch list: Brotherhood: Taegukgi (2004) Dead Snow (2009) The Troll Hunter (2010) Let the Right One In (2008) Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) Sauna (2008) which is why none of those are on my list.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462557648259598807.post-13255331820246658732011-11-07T22:36:00.001+00:002011-11-07T22:39:32.372+00:00IKUINEN MELANKOLINA<div style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" height="400" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://8tracks.com/mixes/431812/player_v3"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://8tracks.com/mixes/431812/player_v3" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" height="400" width="400"></embed></object><br /><br />i've been feeling a bit crap lately. so i made a mix.<br />(see comments for track listing)<br /><br />in other news: don't forget about <a href="http://tukrulovesyou.blogspot.com/2011/11/vampire-sushi-is-two-years-old.html">the giveaway</a>! you've got until tomorrow night.<br />also, if you're on tumblr, there's also <a href="http://vampiresushi.tumblr.com/post/12295499213/vampire-sushi-2-is-done-done-done-so-were-doing">a smaller giveaway there</a>, all you have to do there is reblog to get yr name in the cauldron. that's until wednesday night.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462557648259598807.post-84959508129619637082011-11-01T22:55:00.001+00:002011-11-01T23:31:07.483+00:00VAMPIRE SUSHI IS TWO YEARS OLD.<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WiQmt0ZNJbo/TrBp4gr2-KI/AAAAAAAAAsA/vJ4WnPe0x4k/s1600/vampire-cakes.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">it was vampire sushi's 2nd birthday yesterday! hurrah! i was going to post about it yesterday but i was too busy finishing up VAMPIRE SUSHI #2 so i could finally print it today during my lunchbreak. i was planning to do that monday, but i didn't manage to finish sunday night, and i just couldn't stay up untilstupid hour since mondays are hella busy and exhausting at work. not that going to bed at half one was that sensible. (stayed up til 3am last night. kinda dead now)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mDjMMvV0Im4/TrBp49HbtLI/AAAAAAAAAsM/HKMx-KK8AhI/s1600/vampire-sushi2.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">anyway.. VAMPIRE SUSHI #2 is available now at <a href="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/">vampire sushi distro</a> for 50 english pence. i could tell you what's in it but.. spoilers!<br /><br />and to celebrate vampire sushi's 2nd birthday we are doing a special giveaway! all you have to do is comment on this blog post with <u>your favourite scary/horror film & your email address</u> and you (yes, YOU) could win:<br /><br />a copy of vampire sushi #2<br />a free zine of your choice from the distro (up to £2.50)<br />a vampire sushi 1" button badge<br />various halloween trinkets/goodies<br />and probably something else too!<br /><br />you've got until next tuesday (8th nov) midnight GMT.<br />the giveaway is open to everyone everywhere.<br />i shall be announcing the lucky winner on the wednesday once i've got carl to pull a name out of my cauldron.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462557648259598807.post-78228548167486308722011-10-30T18:03:00.003+00:002011-10-30T18:11:16.644+00:00GHOULS GET BUSY?<div align="center"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U8xEhtor9XY/Tq2RvUaRd2I/AAAAAAAAArY/KGTWwclZtvU/s1600/halloween-window.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br />the hallowe'en window at my work. it's been hella busy all week.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">i sort of dressed up yesterday for my trip to post office / town on saturday since i have no halloween plans this year. (still gutted about breaking my arm two weeks before halloween and missing ellie's halloween party. and tabling at a movie night thingie in london) i bought some fangs from work but damn they are so much whiter than my teeth so no vamp tukru. but i got some face paint and did this to myself:<br /></div><br /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MJvbNsXVgmg/Tq2Ru8x1qOI/AAAAAAAAArQ/j8bKyo4uPNk/s1600/hallow-067.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OwZTnS64NVI/Tq2RujsBItI/AAAAAAAAAq8/ws4z2AAzLak/s1600/hallow-066.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">i'm not entirely sure if i was a zombie or a ghoul or just generally dead and battered. did get quite a few funny looks in town. and compliments when i popped in at work. (actually i didn't add the white stiches til i got home and was supposed to put the pies in the oven. step away from the facepaint)<br /></div><br /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-raHIHnBHOAg/Tq2R6raY-II/AAAAAAAAAro/TSi0udNAORg/s1600/hallow-038.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XiG-7bO-tvA/Tq2R61S-5OI/AAAAAAAAArw/YoEdfwBD8FY/s1600/hallow-036.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">i've been meaning to post here for weeks and weeks but i never seem to know what to say or have anything to say or any pictures. or pictures of the stuff i wanted to talk about. or some other reason why it's not happening. i have new things i want to show you but my camera batteries have run out and i only just found the charger and the batteries and charged them.<br /><br />i haven't been up to much, really. working, watching angel, working on the vampire sushi birthday zine (it's looking pretty damn awesome, even if i say it myself.) working some more, buying buffy comics (or as carl likes to correct me, graphic novels) off ebay, got a deck of tarot cards & borrowed a book from emma but i haven't sussed it out yet at all.<br /></div><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uc8KNY3SUTE/Tq2RushThvI/AAAAAAAAAq0/wkBE1O9eKzE/s1600/hallowwww.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br />some of the post i've had in the last few weeks.<br /><br /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pm1Lv2ZKHLY/Tq2RuSSFvXI/AAAAAAAAAqs/Lwu2uySfDeY/s1600/vampire-sushi2.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">i should really be working on vampire sushi #2 instead of writing a shitty blog entry and watching ginger snaps 2: unleashed. i need to have it ready to print tomorrow during my lunch. and i'm so not anywhere near there yet. need to get cracking! i will be launching it tomorrow, along with a special 2nd birthday giveaway. keep your eyes peeled for it tomorrow.<br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462557648259598807.post-576591468228009062011-10-16T22:20:00.002+01:002011-10-16T22:27:24.569+01:00VAMPIRE SUSHI NEEDS YOU.<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsc7ocn8z91qd580ko1_500.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br />VAMPIRE SUSHI #2 COMPILATION ZINE desperately needs your submissions! we have extended the deadline until 23rd OCTOBER now (since the original deadline was almost two weeks ago and we've received none…)<br /><br />so yes, we are looking for drawings, photographs, collages, embroidery, anything! also considering horror stories and reviews of horror films! also, pictures / drawings of your past and present halloween costumes! the main theme is vampires but other monsters & horror creatures / themes are welcome too. anything related to twilight is not welcome, unless its taking the piss out of sparkly 'vampires'.<br /><br />the zine will be quarter size / a6 but your piece doesn't have to be necessarily, we're perfectly able to resize things on the photocopier or in photoshop before we print it for the flats. you can either email us artwork in digital form or mail it (email us for the address).<br /><br />we'd especially love zinesters we distro to take part in this compilation.<br /><br />for more info comment, or email us at <span style="font-weight: bold;">vampiresushidistro at gmail.com</span><br /><br />- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">i cannot believe i have not blogged about this here. i've blogged and reblogged this so many times on my tumblr i guess i just thought i had. blogger fail. anyway, it's only one more week til i need your submissions. and we need them real bad!. we’ve still only really have one that we’ve actually received. so pretty please! anything scary or halloween related will be most appreciated. please spread the word. (<a href="http://kissakerho.tumblr.com/post/11532762218/vampiresushi-vampire-sushi-2-compilation-zine">the latest tumblr post.</a>)<br /><br />i might blog about other stuff later on. i've been cranky and feeling brain dead lately.<br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2462557648259598807.post-87570471724050207962011-10-08T09:24:00.003+01:002011-10-08T09:32:16.101+01:00ZINE FESTING, TODAY<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.vampiresushi.co.uk/camden-zine-fest.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SATURDAY 8TH OCTOBER, 1pm - 6pm</span><br />The Pirate Castle, Oval Road. Camden, London NW1 7EA<br /><a href="http://camdenzinefest.blogspot.com/">http://camdenzinefest.blogspot.com/</a><span style="font-size:78%;"><em></em></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">this is where i'll be today with vampire sushi distro. oh and CARL'S COMING ALONG. well, he's currently grunting in the bed but he's supposed to meet me in town later (i have to pop into work to print out some orders first) and then be off to london. the other exciting part about camden zine fest is that i'm hosting a zine reading there at 3.30pm featuring <a href="http://blatantblithe.wordpress.com/">cath of here. in my head</a>, <a href="http://emmajanefalconer.blogspot.com/">emma of fanzine ynfytyn</a> and me. (also supposed to have lisa of sometimes i'm dreaming but unfortunately her new job's induction was changed to today! suckfest) i'm hella nervous, mostly because a) i haven't ever done this before and b) i was going to read a new piece i've been working on for #16 but i totes haven't finished it! i was frantically scribbling shit down for it last night during QI and missed all the quite interesting stuff. so yes, i have no idea what i'm going to read! woe ist me. anyway, i should go make a cup of coffee, some toast and get moving.<br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0