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Newsletter 3

Sunday, 04 October 2009

Howdy,

Hope your week was awesome.

Planet Hysteria is moving along nicely. The web site has now been up for a month and is already getting a number of visitors reporting how much they enjoy the articles. Some of you are starting to leave comments and I’ve received a number of emails. So thank you all for your support and lets hope that this is just the beginning of something big.

I’ve decided that, instead of forcing myself to write a new article every day, I’ll write whenever I’m inspired to do so. This could be twice in a week or three times in a day… Who knows? I believe things are always better when they come from passion, rather than being forced. Luckily we live in a world where there is plenty to inspire, good and bad.

Anyway. Since the last newsletter I’ve been busy writing about anger issues, the world domination plans of supermarkets and the meaning of life, among other light hearted subjects. I also explore the enchanted realm of fairies in last weeks Photo Friday.

I decided to do something different for this weeks Photo Friday, and created a video of me making a new piece of artwork. I condensed the three hour process into three minutes. I think I’ll do some more of these in the future but would love to hear your feedback and any ideas on how I could improve on the idea for next time.

Anyway I’m all talked out for now. On to the articles. You can read the articles and more by clicking on the links below and visiting the web page www.planethysteria.com.

Photo Friday – Lugubrious. A high speed look at how I use Photoshop.

Ok so first up, I’m sure a few of you may have picked that it’s actually Saturday and not Friday. That is because a few things didn’t go according to plan. I while back I recall seeing a sped up[...]

The sweet spot of dieting. Let the truth set you free.

I have to be perfectly honest here. I set out to write a different article to the one I am now forced to present. I had planned on writing about an epidemic that is sweeping through the western world.[...]

The truth about supermarkets and department stores and their plans for world domination?

Let me start by telling you exactly how I feel about big supermarkets and department stores like Coles, Safeway, Target and K-mart to name a few local chains here in Australia. When you shop at one of[...]

Photo Friday – The Fairy Mill. The woods are alive with magic.

I thought that this week I’d skip ahead a bit and write about one of my more recent images ‘The Fairy Mill’. But to do so I have to go back a bit first. About five years ago, I found out about a[...]

Why so bland? Have we lost our soul in the naughties?

It seems that every era before now, has had its own unique sense of style, creativity and originality. In art and design, the way we dress, the music we listen to and pretty much everything else. As time[...]

The meaning of life… I have found the answer to true enlightenment.

These days, there are a great many people out there who claim to have the answers we seek, to some of the biggest questions we all ask. Why are we here? Is there life out there in space? Is there a God?[...]

Anger issues? Free yourself from the burden of repression.

There’s a lot of talk these days about anger, angry people and of course the buzzword “anger Issues”. It seems every day you turn on the TV there is another News report about someone loosing control[...]

Photo Friday – Drowning Solitude. The apocalypse is upon us.

It’s photo friday again and this is one of my personal favorites. Drowning solitude. A small boat floats towards disaster as an apocalyptic sky threatens annihilation. There is so much going on with[...]

I am my own God, therefore I am my own reality!

What kind of egotistical madman would even dare to type such stuff about him or herself?  Well madman I may be, but I am far from egotistical.  Yet why else could I be writing such a title?  The answer[...]

Friends for a day or navigating the end of a relationship.

After attacking the social network scene yesterday, I thought it may be a good time to talk about relationships between people. Now I’m not just talking about romantic relationships, but all kinds. The[...]

Til next time, stay safe and keep on questioning the world…

James Cole
Planet Hysteria