too funny!

for all those artist friends that are so high-and-mighty.

 

Calendar

truly beautiful timepiece... doubling as a screensaver. get it here.

 

modern soil

stunning work.

link.

 

now that's an installation!

stunning work by Patrick Dougherty.

 

RSS viewer

wow... very nice interface.

link.

 

Brian Budd

wow... never imagined him gone.

everyone has a story to tell... so i'll tell you mine.

Brian organized a bus trip to detroit to see the ducks play the wings... and the lions play a team, i think pittsburgh. Brian needed some bodies to fill out the tour, so i said i would come. i had been up all night working to make this trip... show up at the bus bleary eyed, and exhausted...

travelled to windsor... crossed the border that night to watch the wings game... and returned to the hotel.

i think most of the guys were going out to the Casino, but i was too exhausted... i begged Brian to wake me up in the morning, so i wouldn't miss the bus. i even gave him a key to my room, explaining how tired i was, and that i hoped he wouldn't leave for the game without me.

first knock i my door said "housekeeping!"

i showered, packed, and ran down to the front desk... "is the bus close?"

"nor sir, they left."

"can i pay for my room?"

"no sir... they paid for it."

"how much is a taxi to pontiac, michigan?... or how much is a taxi to Toronto?"

the football game was $10 cheaper... so i met them there... as soon as i walked into the bar in the endzone [at halftime]... Brian, from across the bar at all times kept sending me double rums... and ensuring i was always safely in the opposite end of the bar.

a story i will love telling forever.

 

lenslets

for the photographer that has everything... link.

 

unique coinage

hmmm.... i am impressed with this revamp of the british circulating coins...

“The new designs have been chosen via an open competition which was widely publicised in the national media in August 2005 and attracted 4,000 entries. The winning designer is 26-year-old Matthew Dent, originally from Bangor who now lives and works in London as a graphic designer.

After exploring a number of different options, Matthew Dent finally developed the heraldic theme, taking the greatest heraldic device ever used on coinage – the Royal Arms.”

link

 

consider me impressed

“How do you perceive these magical shapes hidden in tangerines’ skin? Are they frosty trees? Do they grow on isles sliding on top of frozen lakes? Do they have characters?” via dimchevski.com

 

MiniDigi Cool

very cool! “A nostalgic design feature that has modern applications is the square format. The square format means no need to choose between horizontal or vertical position. You simply look downward into the viewfinder at waist level, aim, and shoot.” via theonlinephotographer.

 

guy robot

“The piece parts that go into each Guy Robot flow from a range of industrial tributaries: aerospace and avionics surplus suppliers, automotive salvage yards, long-haul microwave equipment recyclers, decommissioned plumbing and refrigeration remnants, vintage hand-tool swap-meet winnings. And, yes, truth be told, sometimes the perfect Guy Robot find is that gem that is spotted and rescued from among the flotsam hauled to the curb by the neighbors and otherwise destined for final disposal.” via guyrobot.com

 

more concrete

hand-made rings made from concrete and stainless steel [i could have sworn it was silver] via designbloom.

 

breaking surf

stunning shots from national geographic photographer jodi cobb. i know someone that could take shots like this.... check her out.

 

classy binary tote

i'm a little rusty on my binary code... what does that translate to? link.

 

steampunk mini

absolutely gorgeous! via steampunkworkshop.com

 

glenn close

is it just me? or is glenn close super-hot? not in the "boiled-bunny" way... i can do without that movie. but she is something else in "damages"... check it out.