Albert Schweitzer: Artist

Artist Statement

Quirky characters is what I paint. Much of the time,
I let spontaneity and being open create the characters first. I later then organize these beings and put them in an environment where they live and interact with each other. The use of fluid lines and splashy shapes make up the paintings and sculptures. I use bright colors to add cheer
to the sometimes dark and ominous states of some of these characters. At times, these images are autobiographical,
and sometimes they are of people I know or have experienced. It is my intention that I paint a world that
is filled with the various states of the human condition
and how they relate to the rest of the world.

— Albert Schweitzer

SOURCE: AlbertSchweitzerArt.com

This just in from Wired…

Apple Insider Leaks Ultra-Portable Details




An Apple insider told Wired today that the company's new ultraportable, expected to be seen in public for the first time tomorrow, has an extremely thin profile and is shaped like a teardrop when closed — thicker at the top behind the screen, tapering at the bottom behind the keyboard. "It's unbelievably thin," said the source.

SOURCE: blog.Wired.com

"From the Gutter to the Glitter…"

Introducing the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus

Since 1995 the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus has traveled the world, bringing its unique hybrid of vaudeville, circus, burlesque, and sideshow to theaters, clubs, colleges, and festivals. The company has produced innumerable cabaret shows, custom performances for special audiences, all-ages and family productions, and sophisticated adult shows. Over the last five years the company has begun developing more theatrical productions, including 2001's Buckaroo Bindlestiff's Wild West Gender Bender Jamboree, 2003's High Heels & Red Noses, and 2005's From the Gutter to the Glitter: A Night Out with the Bindlestiffs.

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Separated at birth

Multiple Emmy-nominated actor Oliver Platt (left) and
up-and-coming new media instigator and
unofficial Genesis visual biographer Lou Spirito.

SOURCES: IMDB.com, LouSpirito.com

Crispin Glover. Enough said.

SOURCE: hifilofi via YouTube.com

The secret knowledge of gamers…

15 Minutes of Fame:
Noor the pacifist

I prefer doing stranger stuff, as opposed to grinding high-end instances. Once, my 70 mage was in Southshore, and someone was asking directions to Ghostlands in zone chat. I told him how to go through EPL. Then I clicked on him, and he was something like a level 12 Draenei hunter. I asked him why he wanted to go there, and it turns out he wanted a red cat for a pet -- so I escorted him through EPL, and he only died a couple of times getting there. I've also done a few quests on PvP servers with non-hostile Horde players (not pre-arreanged or anything), such as the mechanical chicken escort in Feralas (twice, so we could all get credit)

Does anyone have a Gamer-toEnglish translation handy?
Just checking.

SOURCE: WowInsider.com

Reel Geezers

SOURCE: ReelGeezers@YouTube.com

1, 2, 3…

SOURCE: YouTube.com

I heart Flash!

Badgers
(Badger, badger,
badger, badger.
Mushroom, mushroom!
Snake!)

by J. Picking


SOURCE: AlbinoBlackSheep.com

Sleazy McQueen

“It was simple, really; each month, he and his Evil Twin Maxula would hire world-renowned deejays willing to play for bargain prices and two-bit haybed accommodations to play for the two of them and one or two other townsfolk, and each month the pair would lose a few hundred more dollars.”
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SOURCE: myspace.com/SleazyMcQueen

"Karate was actually a dynamic and exciting band"

Karate
595
[Southern; 2007]

If there was ever a band that struggled to overcome sounding cold and mannered, Karate was it. Guitarist/singer Geoff Farina's deeply considered Donald Fagan-meets-D. Boon noodling, aching yet oblique lyrics, and clean, almost skeletal guitars hardly made for sexy listening-- unless you somehow associate aural-hotness with post-structuralism or wet shoes. So it's a surprise that 595-- Karate's first live album-- is so warm and energetic.
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SOURCE: Pitchforkmedia.com

Charlie Skinny Neck

Charlie stops by the mcglinch-cave every once in a while.

He of small head, long skinny neck and beady black eyes…

SOURCE: McGlinch.com

Strange sightings in Second Life, indeed!

DID YOU KNOW THAT:

Second Life avatars can fly, which is convenient when buildings float above the ground.

Who knew?
I sure as hell didn't.
Damn it!

SOURCE: VillageVoice.com

What rating would you give to the movie of your life, so far?

SOURCE: FilmRatings.com

A Relevant topic…

SOURCE: RelevantMagazine.com

"Where websites do battle"

Jelly! anyone?

Jelly started in NYC in February of 2006 when roommates Amit and Luke realized that they loved working from home, but they missed the creative brainstorming, sharing, and camaraderie of a traditional office. (Office politics, not so much.)

So they started inviting friends to come work from their home one day a week. They soon found that working in close proximity to new and interesting people every couple weeks resulted in new ideas and interesting conversations.

Emboldened by their early success, they made it a more regular thing. Jelly was born.

SOURCE: workatjelly.com/

Announcing the definitive slogan for 2008

"User experience as art:
where is it?"


SOURCE: twitter.com/everyplace

A standout in a year filled with amazing Canadians

Fond of Tigers
Release the Saviours
[Drip Audio]

by David Nadelle/TinyMixTapes

Very quietly in Vancouver, British Columbia, Jesse Zubot is building his empire with Drip Audio, a label that releases an odd contingent of jazz, ambient, and experimental bands, many of which feature the master violinist himself. In Fond of Tigers, Zubot is one part of a seven-strong post-rock, experimental jazz juggernaut.

SOURCE: TinyMixTapes.com

Eureka! Albums of 2007

SOURCE: tinymixtapes.com