Subject and Object as One (This is Now)

Subject and Object as One
by Chris Osburn
This is Now
11th November 2008



Here’s another shot by yours truly that made the cut and has been included in the This is Now Flickr pool. The photo, of a young woman seemingly immersed into Monet’s Water Lilies (also known as Nympheas) was taken at l’Orangerie in Paris during my summer 2008 visit.

Read the complete by Subject and Object as One post at This is Now.

Elements 8 Rum Cocktails from Montgomery Place

Man oh man. I had a blast roaming round Notting Hill for last night's Rum Do with Elements 8. You can read about the "do" in my write-up for Qype does London. In particular, I was blown away by the yummy cocktails served at Montgomery Place. Here are the recipes of the fantastic drinks designed specifically for us by Montgomery Place's Marian Beke. Awesome.



1. Chestnut Tom & Jerry (10 Portions)
8-10 Eggs (depending on size)
400ml Elements 8 Gold
300ml Cognac
100ml Chestnut Liqueur
4 bar spoons caster sugar
1 Litre full fat milk
4 dashes Cream

Separate egg yolks and whites in to 2 bowls. In one bowl whisk the egg yolks with the caster sugar until foamy. In another bowl whisk the egg whites until frothy. Bring the milk to a boil. In a big bowl mix the milk with the egg yolk mixture. Add Elements 8 Gold, Cognac and Chestnut Liqueur and mix well. Ladle and float the frothy egg white on top.Sprinkle with cloves, cassia bark, nutmeg and shaved bitter chocolateServe from the bowl in to small, preheated ceramic cups / mugs.

2. Molasses Daiquiri
50ml Elements 8 Platinum
1 barspoon molasses
10ml honey water - honey and water mixed 1:1 (easier to do if water is warm)
Fresh lime juice of 1 fresh lime

Stir the molasses with the other ingredients.
Add mixture and 1/2 of the lime in to a shaker and shake hard.
Strain in to a glass and add a large chunk of ice and garnish with the other lime half.

3. Bohemian Negroni
40ml Elements 8 Gold Rum
25ml Becherovka Cordial
25ml Sweet Vermouth
10ml Campari

Mix all ingredients in mixing glass with 3 large ice chunks. Strain in to a glass filled with a lage ice chunk and sprinkle with Campari Dust (Campari that has been dried and changed in to powder form) and an orange zest.

4. St. Lucian Storming
60ml Elements 8 Gold Rum
Juice of half a lime
Ginger beer (Montgomery Place uses home made ginger beer that has been fermented for 3 days using honey water, and is then cooked and blended with spices, though D&G ginger beer may do the trick for home)

Add rum to a silver mug filled with a big chunk of ice. Fill glass with gingerbeer and squeeze lime juice on top. Finish with tiki bitters sprinkled on top and garnish with a mint sprig.

Glaswegian Mummy Tussle!

Just when you thought is was safe to hit the streets of Glasgow (yeah right!) - and for me to move on and start blogging about non-mummy stuff - comes this Herald story:

Men attacked by fancy dress gang - ringleader dressed as mummy

Big thanks to Atomic Tony Tiki for shooting this story my way. Sez ATT about the fancy dress gang article:

... it's such a "only in Glasgow" news story, a few years back now on Halloween I got to see Elvis fighting Ginger Spice in the center of Glasgow. I'm not a fan of violence but Elvis beat Ginger Spice so badly her/his tits exploded.

I love it!

Momentous Week in Review (November 7, 2008)

Momentous Week in Review

What a week, huh? When not anticipating, live blogging or reeling from the US election, I did a little shopping at my neighborhood design-centric book and fun stuff shop, caught the new James Bond flick (and hated it), enjoyed a brilliant cocoa-co-operative photography exhibition, checked out some gruesomely hacked up cartoon characters and had a fantastic meal (with some awesome cocktails) at a Thai restaurant in Soho ... and a yummy pizza in Fitzrovia.

I also started guest blogging for the This is Now photography project.

And for Halloween last Friday (which seems like ages ago)? I popped round to the TrustedPlaces’ Day of the Dead party at Chilango. Fun stuff.



Enjoy your weekend,
Chris

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Hi! (This is Now)

Hi!
by tikichris
This is Now
7th November 2008

Hey, I’m Chris Osburn (aka tikichris) and I’ll be guest blogging here from time to time. Although this is my introductory post, it’s not my first. I started posting here on the 4th but there was just too much of an Election Day buzz in the air for anyone to bother reading about lil ole me.

Read the complete introductory Hi! post at This is Now.

Election Day Anticipation (This is Now)

Hey y'all, I started guest posting for This is Now, an "an unparalleled collection of images that capture the essence of now." Basically, I'll be digging around their Flickr pool looking for timely photos to then write about. Check out my first topical post:

Election Day Anticipation
by tikichris
This is Now
4th November 2008

It’s the Tuesday that the whole world’s been anticipating for months!

To read the complete Election Day Anticipation and to see its corresponding photo visit This is Now.

Quantum of So What?

He's really good. She's absolutely stunning. But, sadly, the new James Bond movie is just boring. It simply wasn't that much fun. The only time I was on the edge of my seat during Quantum of Solace was when I started anticipating the end and thought I could get up and stretch my legs. Casino Royale this ain't.

I Want My Mummy (One More Time)!

Just when you thought it was safe to go about your business without having to deal with any more stupid mummies ...







I caught sight of this Sainsbury's employee as I passed by the Fetter Lane Sainsbury's en route to the TrustedPlaces Day of the Dead/Halloween party. It was good to see this mummy making the most of his afterlife and doing his best to be a fully integrated, productive member of society.

Happy Halloween! (October 31, 2008)

Happy Halloween!

London Daily Photo: Yeah, Yeah, Yeah by Chris Osburn © 2008

This week:

- A whole month's worth of mummy stuff, including the gruesome end of my Mummy v Panda series,
- Getting man-pampered in the name of online journalism,
- Granola, pork loin, organic cupcakes, so-so burritos, chili cookin', swanky tapas, and as always ...
- Danger!

Enjoy your weekend,
Chris

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I Want My Mummy Index!

Okay, here' s all the mummy stuff from this past month.

I Want My Mummy - HELP!
The Mummy Versus the Giant Panda!
The Mummy Versus the Giant Panda: Part 2
The Mummy Versus the Giant Panda: Part 3
The Mummy's Plea
Mai Tai Mummy
Kitty Cats Say: Ain't Makin' No Mummy Out of Me!
I Want My Mummy Underwear Model!
Mummy Dogs with Green Goo
Sick Mummy!
The Mummy of Oxford Street Lives!
Hipster Mummy! NoOooOoooOooooOoooo ...
The Curse of the Mummy Hand!
Fortnum & Mason Mummy is a Real Sucker!
Yummy Mummy Baby Grow - NoOoOoOo!
Mummies Invade San Jose!
The Unknown Mummy
The Mummy Versus the Giant Panda: Part 4
The Mummy Versus the Giant Panda: The Final Chapter

Huge thanks to Amanda Farah, Atomic Tony Tiki, Chongolio, Emiana, Helen Graves, Kimberly, Marmo and Sandokan, Michaela, the Mummy Underwear Model, Tiki Racer and the Unknown Mummy for participation and contribution!

Happy Halloween!

The Mummy Versus the Giant Panda: The Final Chapter

The End.

And yes, the MvP series was indeed a metaphorical analysis of the recent global financial crisis with a suggestion of what may yet still come! Thanks for noticing.

Make sure to watch all five episodes of the Mummy v Panda series!

The Mummy Versus the Giant Panda: Part 4

One more Mummy v Panda clip! Coming soon: the dramatic and bloody finale!

The Unknown Mummy

More mummy photos and video for you!

Mummies Invade San Jose!

Big hugs and thanks to Michaela for documenting these disturbing occurrences in the Bay Area! Yes, mummies have invaded San Jose! They're making phone calls, taking elevators and reading books! Noooooo ....

Yummy Mummy Baby Grow - NoOoOoOo!

Big thanks to the one and only Atomic Tony Tiki (aka Johann Von Sleaze) for taking a snap of this silly lil item that he happened upon in the darkened tomb of his local Tesco.

Super Spooky Week in Review (October 24, 2008)

Super Spooky Week in Review

Mummies have invaded London. Frightening! But come to think of it, London has never been a particularly safe or salubrious city (as I recently learned on a ghost walk through Southwark).

Yes, there is indeed a chill in the air here these days. I reckon it's best to stay in and cook (how about a big pot of chili for a chilli cook-off?). But if you must venture out, just make sure it's to a quality pub ... or better yet, get outta town for awhile and photograph something near and dear to you. That's what I plan to do!

In closing, whatever you choose to do, always remember to do it with lots and lots of chocolate at hand.

Enjoy your weekend,
Chris

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Chris Osburn Photography Exhibition, Summer 2009, Leeds College of Art & Design

I've been champing at the bits to announce the following news: I am to exhibit a series of photographs at Leeds College of Art & Design from 29th June - 11th September.

For the exhibition, I will travel to my hometown of Chickamauga, Georgia (and the general nearby environs of Chattanooga, Tennessee) to shoot pics which depict the area’s transition from agrarian roots to the commodity/service industry culture of today. Hopefully, I will be able to capture these dynamics within the context of the sucky economy and the presidential election.

I look forward to the opportunity to document these changes and to take advantage of any chances to photographically gawk at rednecks. I have a love/hate relationship with the corner of the world where I was brought up; this exhibition should provide me with an excellent channel for examining my relationship with my home culture and heritage.

Essentially, I plan to head over at Christmas and stay on through most of January. I’m sure I’ll blog heaps about the experience whether via this blog, my travel blog, one of my mobile blogs (tikichris to go, tikichris mobile portrait blog) or perhaps even a blog specifically created to chronicle the expedition down south and my show up in Leeds. Blog, blog, blog, blog, blog, blog, blog. Oh yeah, I’ll probably tweet a whole hell of a lot about it too.

Fortnum & Mason Mummy is a Real Sucker!

Thanks to Emiana and our good friend Kimberly for picking up this "Halloween Jelly Pop" mummy for me during a recent excursion at F&M. Made in China and featuring colours E110, E122, E129 and E133 and "flavours" among its many ingredients, the lil dude has a shelf life of almost a whole year. ~Spooky stuff~

The Curse of the Mummy Hand!

Mummies have been spotted roaming the streets of London! Although a few head shots have been taken, these mummies have proven to be extremely elusive. Often all that has been captured digitally are the ghastly, tattered, groping hands of the mummies.

These mummies apparently have a real craving for raclet and jamon serrano ...


... and are in desperate need for some botox treatment!

Be afraid. Be very afraid!!!

Hipster Mummy! NoOooOoooOooooOoooo ...

Accursed mummies roaming Horse Tunnel at Camden Stables Market? Terrifying!



See more brilliant photos (including more mummy shots outside Egyptian-themed Greater London House) at http://www.flickr.com/photos/amandafarah/