Shoulda been a DJ

I love making music mixes. I feel like I'm actually good at it. 8tracks is my favourite internet hangout.
Check 'em out if yah like.

1. Ching Ching Ching - Nikki Costa

2. American Girl - Bonnie McKay

3. Smoke Weed Everyday - Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg

4. On Top of the World - Imagine Dragons

5.  This is Gospel - Panic! At the Disco

6. Northern Downpour - Panic! At the Disco

7. Million Dollar Bills - LORDE

8. White Teeth Teens - LORDE

1. You and Your Crown - Matthew Mole

2. Simple Child - Matthew Mole

3. One Long Day - Shortstraw

4. The Wedding Blues - Shortstraw ft. Shane Durrant

5. Do Do Do - Fire Through the Window

6. Golden - Fire Through the Window

7. My Name - The December Streets

8. Papa Said - The December Streets

1. What I Got - Sublime

2. Hey Now - Martin Solveig & The Cataracts ft. Kyle

3. Save Tonight - Eagle Eye Cherry

4. Summer Vibe - Walk Off the Earth

5. That summer Feeling - City Bowl Mizers

6. American Pie - Don McLean

7. I Knew You Had a Heart Attack - Taylor Swift/Demi Lovato Mash Up

8. Best Song Ever - One Direction

1. Clarity - Zedd ft. Foxes

2. Classified - Inner Ninja ft. David Myles

3. Radar Detector - Darwin Deez

4. Timber - Pitbull ft. Ke$ha

5. Gorilla - Bruno Mars

6. Wear Me Out - Skylar Grey

7.  Things We Lost in the Fire - Bastille

8. Unconditionally - Katy Perry

&Kathrynwhat
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Kathryn Made a Video!

I've been dabbling in video making and whatnot this year and this is my second Stop Frame animation and my first video that I've made all by myself. I think its really cool. I hope it makes you uncomfortable and want to poop your pants.

Thanks for watching.
Its about being really confused and struggling with who you really are and who society wants you to be based on the concept of Ideology for Breakfast.

&Kathryn

Story of My Life

Except with out the crazy dance moves and the ability to pull sweet ass at clubs.

Woke up to this beauty and then watched it like eight times and told all my friends about it and then they told me that i need to get a life and then I made this blog post about it and now I'm seriously considering the direction my life is taking. Not everyone has One Direction you know.

#whydoialwaysmakeawkwardpopculturereferencesthatnooneunderstands #whatislife

Also, after I facebook stalked this guy I realised that we have like 12 mutual friends. #supercreep

Its pretty cool. (the video I mean)
You should watch it.

&Kathryn

Well, this is awkward.

This an awkward picture of me.
Jumping.
lol
Thanks internet, for sharing my pain.

So its from the Facebook page of Two guys with Glasses, and I think its the first picture that anyone has taken of me at these gigs. I always see everyone else's and they all look super cool and high def but you know, whatever. 

Guess where I was? Jokes i'll just tell you. It was this thing called Boosh, like the 18th one or something ridiculous like that. Yeah man, ShortStraw played, Desmond, Wrestlerish, Yo Grapes... Earl Grey and Croquet... those guys... 

Pretty chilled out, had a party, kinda socialised with people, maybe. What even is socialising, and how can one tell if it has been successful or not...

I'll tell you about my cool shirt some other time, (and also about the three word conversation I had with Shane Durant)

Im trying to keep my fan-girling low key.

Don't take anything I say seriously, I can't even.

&Kathryn

The Market Place

Today I ventured out into the world to do some exploring. Weird right, I never leave my house any more. I tagged along with my Mom (classic me right) to one of my favourite South African Markets; The Mosaiek Crafts Expo. I've been before and you can read all about that little trip here.
South Africa has so many cool Markets, and because I'm a Craft Market fanatic I tend to frequent them, from the biggest to the smallest to the weirdest and of course, they're all wonderful.

This time though was a little blast from the past and a look into the future. Gahd, I'm deep.

Ice-Cream Necklace by Two on Toast

Ice-cream and Necklaces?! Damn, could it have gotten any better than this? Two on Toast is a great little South African find started by two Besties that share my passion for tea and toast. Check out their website at: www.twoontoast.co.za They have pretty cool stuff, especially the dresses.

Denim Backpack by Skinny Cow

I love Skinny Cow, they have the coolest jewellery and accessories, and to make it even better I nabbed this beauty! Good for the beach or to be super cool which is obviously what I will be doing with it. You can check out their Facebook Page or just head on over to their shop in Linden.

Wooden Stud Earrings by Net 'n Kameel

 Net 'n Kameel has the coolest wooden broaches and earrings, but if thats not your thing you can check out their silver, cut out necklaces on their Facebook Page.

Fabric Covered Tin Mugs by Jamtin

I absolutely love to collect odd and extraordinary mugs, so you can imagine my delight when I found this beauty. Jamtin have a range of awesome Fabric covered Tin Mugs and Lanterns. You can check out their website (here) and maybe even indulge your tea scenes to one of theses guys.

So that was my little outing to the Market. Yay!

Ok

&Kathryn

Cant wait for the Kramers Market in January! This is what happened last time.

Illustration Contemplation

This afternoon I wanted to do something fun and creative and then this happened!

They're posters inspired by some of my favourite South African Bands.

I guess I ate too many cupcakes and drank too much caffeine in the form of Five Roses, either that, or I'm a super lameo. Classic right. 

Whatevr.

I'm gonna make more noww...

Shortstraw - Couch Potato

Mathew Mole - You and Your Crown

Shortstraw ft. Shane Durant - The Wedding Blues

Desmond and the Tutus - The Future

Peace Out
&Kathry

Chart

This is my personal opinion on how cool Television Broadcast Channels and their Brands are.
I based this information on my limited knowledge of percentages and on how many cool shows, in my opinion, there are on that channel. Its also judged by the coolness of the shows that its showing and not by the amount (Reality shows do not count)

CBS - 2 Broke Girls, How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory, Under the Dome.
HBO - GIRLS, Game of Thrones, True Blood, Boardwalk Empire.
FOX - The Simpsons, American Dad, New Girl, Brooklyn Nine Nine, GLEE.
Mnet - Ray Donovan, Suits, Homeland, Nashville.
eTV- How I Met Your Mother, Modern Family, The Young and the Restless.

I really enjoyed the Emmy's Choreography number. I really want to watch American Horror Story: Asylum. Yes.

&Kathryn

Positive Brand Review

Is a Television Show even a brand, or is the Company that pays for it and broadcasts it the Brand? Hmmm... We... with my amount of experience with brands and such things like Branding Strategy I... have no idea.

But I am going to try and make you believe that I know exactly what's going on here.

There are so many Television Broadcasters out there. Just in South Africa we have MNET (Did you know there's also an MNET in South Korea and Australia?), SABC 1,2,3 and eTV. Then we have DSTV with all it's 500 channels, like The Discovery Channel, the History Channel, the Style Network... the list is ENDLESS! Then you have to think about the huge corporations in America and England like Fox, CBS, HBO and the BBC. Television is a huge deal. It brings us all the news and entertainment we could ever wish for, right into our living rooms from around the world.

Let's not get in too over our heads here. Lets start small, not get to crazy over this thing. Its no big deal - its only Brand Strategy.

MNET:
Mnet started way back in 1986 and has been going strong ever since, with loads of International hits and a bunch of locally produced shows like Carte Blanche. Over they years, Mnet has increased the viewer ship of their audience by spicing things up with the shows we have all been anxiously awaiting to watch from America and other places overseas. Earlier this year they were screening shows simultaneously to the States, which was pretty cool, because you didn't have to spend all your internet trolling time trying to avoid spoilers of your favourite shows.

"I really enjoy watching Mnet, it has my shows on!" - Kendyll, Durban.

Mnets logo is a blue 'M', in a ribbon that has been spiced up over the years to look more classy and sophisticated, doing the brand well to reach its target audience and really put itself on the map as worth while channel when DSTV came around. It as finally a worthy competitor taking on channels of a higher calibre.

Mnet has many ways of keeping its viewers entertained and in touch on a personal level, with initiatives like Mnet Cares.

There are also many opportunities for viewers to get involved with competitions and premium initiatives with Mnet and DSTV.

Mnets Sunday Night movies have always meant family time for people, and that's the kind of connection with the people of South Africa and the audience that Mnet has built up over the years. They're all about connecting people, bringing magic into their homes and lives.

"It's a good and bad thing. People are sleeping at that time, but the movies are good usually." - Daniel, Johannesburg.

Thanks for listening

&Kathryn