Miller Best
The Intern
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
Hey guys, I’m Miller and I’ve come down south from Perth and have spent the last week working with Mitch, Tom and James, as an apprentice- holding microphones and lugging HVX200s across the scorching sands of smiths beach. A few words that can be used to sum up my stay here include: boredom, malnutrition and fun times.
When I first arrived I discovered that the Wise residence has absolutely no food. I spent the night alone- Mitch and Tom weren’t back from their travels and James had work to attend. After scanning the room’s many digital appliances to cure my boredom, I discovered copies of ‘THRASH’, ‘FLUX’ and a DVD player. I spent the night watching the DVDs on repeat. Luckily I packed mi goreng, as the fridge had nothing but baby octopus and SPC fruit things. No butter, no bread. I later ended up purchasing numerous packs of tiny teddys to satisfy my hunger. Mitch and Tom arrived and we spent a few days filming, becoming familiar with the heavy piece of machinery I had to operate.
Highlights of my stay include listening to the squabbles regarding Sam Burgess (a recruited English rugby league player) and whether its ‘Backshaw’ or ‘Backshall’ (I debated the latter option). Going to the terrible, but fun, Dunsborough skatepark lead to many good times, as we braved the heat, sand and thrashed boards. I taught Mitch how to kickflip, and was honestly impressed with his half pipe feeble stalls.
Anyway, today I go home- a five hour bus trip with broken headphones.
Looking forward to my next stay, yew.
Miller Best