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moth

photoshop phuntime

lost in translation

Years ago, I was a student-teacher at a local high school. My mentor-teacher related the following story to me: A girl walked into the classroom wearing a very stylish new dress. The teacher remarked, "Ooh, tres chic!" The girl instantly frowned, sat at her desk, and began to pout. The teacher was puzzled by this reaction and asked the girl what was wrong. She replied, "You said that I looked trashy!"

reflecting

cleaning out the cupboards

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no wind

lost in a forest

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Chaos Atlantis

Chaos Atlantis is a realtime sonification engine, a program that converts data into sound. It is currently using data generated by NOAA buoy 46059 off the coast of northern California. This buoy measures several variables including water temperature, air temperature, wave height, wind speed, and much more. These numbers are used to control many parameters of Chaos Atlantis. For example, the speed at which new sounds are created (tempo) is controlled by the wind speed. The frequency or pitch of a note is controlled by the water and/or air temperature, wave height determines amplitude, and dominant wave periods determine which synthesizers are used to make sound.

Sometimes peaceful, sometimes noisy, always intriguing. Drones, pings, swirls of static:
spectral transmissions from phantom submarines.

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The Contemporary Classical Composer's Bullshit Generator

absurd assignments

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to invent a job.
My new job is Academic-Journal Publicist:

New! From the think tank that brought you the smash-hit The Transgressive Paradox of Institutionalized Dichotomies in Parallel Hegemonies comes this summer's blockbuster thesis!

In a dystopian metasphere of fear and lust, where didacticism acted in opposition to onanism, one man was Cthonian enough to posit an alternative paradigm.

But was his Byronic stance an ironic metacriticism of the issue at hand, or was it a Freudian compensation for Oedipal impulses long suppressed? You decide!

Coming to Aisle 11 of your local university library-plex, written in Jargon-O-Rama, it's Chuck Berry's My Ding-a-Ling: Novelty Song or Cry for Help.

Four out of five semioticians agree -- tautological reasoning has never been this thrilling!

radio plays

life ain't easy for a dog-faced boy

mile thirty-five

seven a.m.

glow

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...for King Diamond's ambient project, perhaps...

thought of the day

If it's too old, you're too loud.

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Gain personal insights from The Candle of Truth. Mouse over the wick to light the candle.

abstract

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Geometric shapes subdividing randomly, beautifully, endlessly

spitting fire in an empty theater

angles

long and winding road?

misheard lyrics

Signed, sealed, delivered -- up yours!

we three king kens

guardian of the tomes

drops

9

quiet

thought of the day

I need a breakthrough, not a breakdown.

sinister

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quote of the day

Sow a thought, and you reap an act; sow an act, and you reap a habit; sow a habit, and you reap a character; sow a character, and you reap a destiny.

~ Charles Reader

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Kinetic art by Daniel Wurtzel. Be sure to watch all of his videos -- peaceful, chaotic, beautiful, sublime.

winter monkey business

be colorful

rust never sleeps

muppets in the trees

Title inspired by the brilliant Henson series over at Rock 'em Sock 'em Sketchbooks!

rainy new year

good riddance to 2011

NPR has been asking listeners to describe 2011 in one word. My word would be adversarial. For me, there was too much conflict and opposition in 2011. I felt like I was butting heads with people constantly, in both my work life and my private life. So I would like these to be my personal buzzwords for 2012:

-- balance
-- collaboration
-- compromise
-- cooperation

Peace to all in 2012.

bruno catalano

Amazing sculptures of existential travellers -- mind the gap.

this just in...

Craig Ferguson is the most hilarious man on television. End of discussion.

2012 lowercase lifestyle calendars!

Perfect holiday gifts! Always know what day it is! Look at cool photos!

Buy one, two, or more! Tell a friend!

gimme shelter

The Bomb Shelter -- Retro doesn't get much cooler than this -- unique holiday gifts for all of the beautiful mutants on your list.

PS Boycott Black Friday, and shop local!

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Ana Somnia

A whole world waits for you when you turn out the lights. In our dreams lie childish figures, random shapes, and half-remembered memories. Each one is different yet somehow the same. Ana Somnia is a generative art project that emulates how we dream. Dim your lights to enter Ana's dreamworld.

Surreal animation, streams of unconsciousness, ambient carnival music -- this one has it all. Grab your favorite blanket and a cup of hot cocoa, then enjoy.

wolf spider

questions, questions

Is there an actor worse than Keanu Reeves?

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Shakespearean Insult Generator

yellow & green

don't fear the reaper

foamy

autumn is awesome

untitled

a bell tree?

mile twenty-nine

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texture