Joshua Hoffine Horror Photography

If you're as big a fan of the weird and wonderful (and slightly disturbing) as I am, then you will go nuts for Joshua Hoffine.

His photography is definitely a departure from the usual artsy pictures you find people snapping these days. For a start, it challenges your nerves and messes with your mind, consisting mainly of scenarios that we we all hid under the duvet from when we were children.

This photography truly is horror, and whilst some of it is mildly amusing and mocking of our childhood fears, there are a few pictures in amongst them that will genuinely send a shiver down your spine (depending of course, on your personal phobias).

For me, the most unnerving shots are 'Gas Mask Child' and 'Lady Bathory'. Whilst they both seem to be at distant ends of the fear spectrum, they evoke memories that I'd much rather forget - Gas Mask Child draws back to a very vivid recurring dream I had as a child, and Lady Bathory (whilst I find the story of Countess Bathory an intruiging one) plays on my hemophobia, which of course is a fear of blood. A strange fear to have for someone who is as obsessed with gory movies as I am.

You yourself might find that none of the pictures stir feelings for you, but you have to agree nonetheless that these are definite works of art, not only in terms of content, but for the sheer magnitude of work that goes into them. Every little detail is checked and checked again, effects are created from the ground up and even Joshua's own friends and family (including his children) are drafted in as technical support or the subjects of the piece. It's a real family affair by all accounts.
I recommend that you read his blog to learn just how hard he works.

For your viewing pleasure.... Joshua Hoffine.

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I never use this thing. I'm too lazy for blogging...

I always have so much I want to say about so many things, but when it comes to posting it, I always find something quicker and easier to do. Like facebook. Or Twitter. Or staring at my Iron Man poster.


Hey ho... I'll try and pull my finger out I guess.

Twitwipe?

So today I decided I wanted to delete all my tweets. No particular reason for this, just a clean slate and a new start - which I guess, being as neurotic as I am, is probably going to be a regular occurance now I found 'Twitwipe'.

Clicky!

Basically, you confirm your twitter account details (which is done via Twitter, so your log in details stay secure), and once you're sure you want to permanently get rid of your musings, hit the 'start wiping' button.

Easy right? Not exactly. If you have humungous amounts of tweets, I'm afraid you're in for a long wait. At the moment, Twitwipe can only delete a set number of tweets per hour, due to parameters set by Twitter. So, it is in fact a slow process, and by no means an instant fix.
However, it's probably a LOT easier and less stressful that clicking 'delete' on each individual tweet 5487 times.

One major con - During the wiping process, Twitwipe is kind enough to keep you updated on progress. This unfortunately happens via a pop up window, which simply says 'still wiping'. I don't recommend trying to acheive any work or web surfing whilst you're wiping, because said pop up box appears about 3-4 per minute, making you jump from your current tab back to the Twitwipe page. That said, it's a relatively small price to pay for a service that will save me great time and effort.

Thumbs up for this one, I think. So far, at least... I'll let you know.


Update: Ok, so this facility seems a little hit and miss. When I first logged in to use it, it took around 10 minutes to delete around 300 tweets. Not so impressive.
I gave it another go a while later and it managed to get rid of 980 tweets in 2-3 minutes. A big difference! It's still going to take a long while to clear my account, but it's a good start.

I like it.

My wonderful friends
80's films
Random facts
Documentaries
Halloween & Christmas
Whiskey (in moderation of course)
Finding a new song I love
Long bubble baths
Being alone
New obsessions
Pinatas
Board games
People who have no inhibitions
Androgyny
Old people in love
Leaves falling from trees
Iron Man
Toothy smiles
Zombie films
Snow
Quesadillas
Travelling
Getting real post

Love and No Love in almost equal measure.

The Great and Powerful 'Gublerland' - LOVE.

Ahh. My current favourite website. My inspiration for living.
Ok, maybe not quite my inspiration for living, but you have to admit, this is a pretty spectacular example of genius.
The page belongs to actor/film-maker/ex-model/artist/example of perfection - Mr Matthew Gray Gubler. All elements of the website were thought up in his colourful mind, using all his own artwork & sound effects. There may not be as many pages as I'd like (of course, being a successful actor on 'Criminal Minds', I can't very well expect him to sit at a computer all day), but the current contents are beyond fantastic.
On arriving at the website, we are greeted with an almost intimidating drawing of 'Gublerland'. Matthew's love of all things 'Halloween' is very apparent, but when you look closely, the characters and backdrop isn't nearly as disturbing as first thought.
All sketches are by Matthew himself, proving that his talents are much wider than his current role on our TV screens. There are even sound clips - which I have to say, are very 'original'. You may recognise some popular TV theme tunes, and there is a wonderful and emotional rendition of Edgar Allen Poe's poem, 'Annabel Lee'.
I urge you to check it out, and I'm pretty sure you'll soon be taking the oath to become a fully fledged 'Gubloid'. Don't forget to print your very own passport! I have mine, thanks to Amy - and I am now an official citizen of Gublerland. Don't hate.

www.gublerland.com

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Tweet off - NO LOVE.

Everyone loves Twitter. I love Twitter. I like to keep all my friends in one place, with simple one line updates to show me how they are doing. I like that celebrities can use it freely, giving us an insight into them as actual people - a bit of their soul, you might say.
As with everything in life, Twitter also has its cons. My biggest dislike is re-tweeting, closely followed by trending. Even then, I guess it's not actually the action of re-tweeting or trending that annoys me. It's the fact that I can't hide those tweets in my timeline. That's the one thing Facebook has over Twitter. You can hide the annoying fucks who feel the need to update every minute, or who re-post the lastest pop-idol or celebrity gossip, or campaigns and petitions. Dudes, Twitter isn't going to change the world. If you re-tweet something, it's not going to fix world hunger or get your favourite artiste on the cover of 'Rolling Stone'.
So, although I love the people on my timeline, I don't necessarily share their likes and dislikes or point of view - so I should be able to tailor it to my needs, right?
Why can't I delete re-tweets? Or why can't I hide people temporarily until X-Factor sunday is over? Fix it Twitter.

Excuse me whilst I go start a petition and re-tweet it for all it's worth.