Deadline started on Thursday 1st January and since then one still image from Antonio’s film and one sentence from my short story have been going live every day (you should check it out, stuff is starting to happen). This made me think about how best to show the passing of time using a set of still images and it made me think of Vanity Fair.

Vanity Fair is a brilliant magazine.  Their photoshoots objectify women in some of the most obvious ways I have ever seen, the editorial is always riddled with anti-Bush rhetoric and weird lifestyle features rub up against in depth political articles.

One of my favourite features is when they photograph a celebrity’s desk and then annotate it.  Obviously the celebrities are wise to Vanity’s plan because normally the text reads something like;

This ivory and diamond desk was presented to him by the continent of Africa in recognition of his humanitarian work.  On it sits a one of a kind Apple Mac that Steve Jobs made with his bare hands.  The desk is almost paperless apart from letters from Oprah and Obama.  This fan mail is kept in check by the Oscar statuette that he uses as a paperweight (“There was simply no room left in my trophy room.”)

I’ve decided to do something similar each month (without redressing my desk first, obviously).

1. FHM Calendar - Can’t write your appointments next to the dates.  Disappointing.
2. Outside - I have heard bad things about this place.
3. Desk Tidy - 16 Pens, 5 Marker Pens, 5 Pencils, 1 Absinthe Spoon.
4. Reference Books – Kingdom of Fear, Happy Birthday Jack Nicholson, Holy Bible.
5. Vice Magazine - The Clowny Clown Issue, October 2008, cover features: Oopsy da Clown, nipple count: 29.
6. FHM - Travel Edition, January 2009, cover features: Katy Perry, nipple count: 4.
7. Wool – Found in the street, not quite sure what to do with this.
8. Japanese Peace Lily – Simon Pegg stole the idea from me.
9. Paperweight – Thistle head eternally encapsulated in glass.  From Kew Gardens.
10. Blanket – Good for picnics.