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 April 30, 2008 | category: my work Here is the finished mommas’s boy painting. Here is the info about the show it’s going to be in. A big thanks to James Garcia (Ganyan) and Phonetic Control for putting the event together. Good job guys. Check it out if you’re in the area! HEAVY HITTERZ MANILA: A dynamic exhibition of 45+ [...] Just recently I finished watching the movie Into the Wild. Wow. I was thoroughly amazed and inspired by the true-life story of Chris McCandless. In search for real answers, Chris assumes the identity of Alexander Supertramp and embarks on a great adventure across the country. While facing the elements alone and making good friends [...] I happened upon an unlikely visitor during a late night stroll: a royal toad. I tried to fold my arms in front like him while taking this photo. There was a sudden tension in the air shortly afterwards. Royal toad seemed to resonate an offense to my posing, as if I was mocking his [...] Who can forget the brilliant and hilarious creature comforts created by the good folks at Aardman Animation? The great news for all who enjoy anthropomorphic animals pining about politics, social matters, and annoying neighbors are all new episodes on animal planet. Creature Comforts finds a new home on Animal Planet this week, with [...] April 24, 2008 | category: politics / economics I read about this on several artist blogs and heard it on email the past few weeks. This is highly alarming to anyone out there making a living from art. First, the definition of what is at stake: An Orphaned Work is any creative work of art where the artist or copyright owner has [...] April 23, 2008 | category: talkshows Listening to this had me thinking about all the adventures growing up in a family of…well…contrasting personalties. If you’ve experienced the love of sarcastic wit from any one of your brothers or sisters, you may find this episode to be interesting. Host Ira Glass describes a children’s book from the 1970s called Nobody’s [...] A couple weekends ago I went to the park with my wife. It’s about the time of the year when the temperature is pleasant and the animals are making little versions of themselves. We took some bread with us and blanket. Aaaaah. After being inside for hours and hours working on art, it’s a great reprieve. Before finding a place to sit down and relax, we saw two male waterfowl fighting for the attention of a female. Hahaha. There was a (human) mom and her son there too, and they got scared and ran away when they started fighting. I was enamored by the event, and like a stereotypical asian began furiously taking pictures. They look like synchronized swimmers don’t they?
After find a place to sit, my wife decided to feed the pigeons. It was then that I heard a kid behind me ask his mom, “Did they fly all the way from New York?”. That’s rich, heheh. Kid logic is awesome and when they say stuff like that; I could write a children’s book about it.
The highlight of the day was the mother duck and her babies. They were swimming next to the pond and moved onto the land for a quick nap
I pushed some kid out of the way to get these close up pictures. Pay special attention to the large goose in the background. I found it peculiar to see its constant proximity. I thought to myself, “Is that goose guarding the babies?”
April 18, 2008 | category: music I really enjoy this song. I’ve always felt that great writing and lyrics are visual and act as a catalyst to travel through time, space, and other dimensions. It’s in our own mind that all dimensions are malleable to the will of the individual. You can read the lyrics below as the music is playing to follow what is going on. The whole piece is presented in three movements by Gift of Gab, Saul Williams, and Lyrics Born. Each movement has an individual pace, mood, and style. My favorite movements are part two and three, two having an ethereal and reflective mood to it while the third movement leaves you thinking about the potential of attitude and its effect on future possibilities. Personally, I believe the first part of the third movement sums up the zeitgeist that pervades our culture and it subconscious grip on conditional thinking.
[Zack De La Rocha] (Release)x3 [Gift of Gab] [Zack De La Rocha] society beats release [Saul Williams] continue reading gift of gab: saul williams: lyrics born: release April 17, 2008 | category: animal kingdom I like how they describe the proboscis of the moth as being a “fearsome harpoon”. Heh. Makes me wish I had a proboscis if I was in trouble.
April 16, 2008 | category: games I found this video of all 32 courses of the new mario kart game on ww.wiinintendo.net. This game looks pretty incredible. I’ve been a huge fan of mariokart from its debut on the super nintendo back in the day. Since moving from home years and years ago, I willed my super nintendo to my [...] What a great video that poses interesting questions that are relevant to our times and the cyclical nature of civilization. History doesn’t repeat, but it does rhyme. When speaking about the song, Eddie Vedder stated, “That song is all about someone who’s drunk with technology, who thinks they’re the controlling living being on [...] April 14, 2008 | category: paranormal Hehehe. Poor guy. When we got hit last week with the storm, I felt bad for the homeowners that had to deal with the wind and rain. Could you imagine having your home hit by rocks from space multiple times? A Bosnian man whose home has been hit an incredible five times by [...] |
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