Posted in Photography (mine) on Jan 18th, 2004
Santa Barbara is such a cool city. I’ve been there a few times, but I’ve never been there with a camera. Today, I decided to rectify that. Except that today was really grey — almost foggy. The fog hid much of the charm of the city. I took some photos anyway. I mean as long [...]
Posted in Music on Jan 17th, 2004
The food network has a new show called Dweezil and Lisa. Dweezil Zappa and Lisa Loeb are married or dating or something like that, and I guess they’re trying to cash in on the whole celebrity relationship reality TV craze by doing a show where they cook and go to restaurants. As you might expect, [...]
Posted in Photography (others) on Jan 16th, 2004
Their Circular Live offers an interesting UI for a series of time-lapse photographs. Definitely worth a look.
I am very confused by The Santa Crows’ Gift.. Is it a cultural thing? If I was Russian would it make sense to me? Maybe, but I doubt it. That’s just F’d up. More (though not as interesting) Russian animations here.
Posted in General on Jan 14th, 2004
When I go out, I typically order my diet colas without ice. I don’t like the ice melting to make the drink all watery, and since I don’t use a straw, I don’t like the ice bumping around getting in the way of my mouth. Plus, I find that when it’s too cold, you can’t [...]
Posted in Other Media on Jan 13th, 2004
Holy crap. This (18.4 MB WMV File) is one of the most stunning performances I’ve ever seen. I know there are all kinds of talented artists out there, but this guy seems so sure and fluid. It’s like these images just appear out of nowhere. It was a double post over on MeFi. Thank god [...]
Posted in Photography (others) on Jan 12th, 2004
Katie Cooke’s Home Grown Portraits over on 28 mm features some amazingly beautiful images. I know flowers tend to be easy photos to take, but this goes so far beyond that. Wow! First rate. Update: I guess they’re scanned flowers, not photographed flowers. Interesting technique.
Posted in Web on Jan 12th, 2004
I like the use of common storytelling devices in Los dias sin dias. Since I don’t spend a lot of time studying film, I tend to forget that there is this entire language of symbols and accepted editing devices that can quickly convey mood or intent. It’s nice when something simple like this comes along [...]
Posted in Science and Tech on Jan 12th, 2004
Boy, when I first came across a toilet that flushed itself, I thought I was living in the future. Then I discovered the sinks that turn themselves on (which I still find to be indescribably cool). But, now I see that those were all just old-school tech. Forget about self-flushing. How about no flushing? The [...]
Posted in Photography (mine) on Jan 11th, 2004
Saturday, I took a quick trip up to the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. I originally left my camera in my trunk. I didn’t want to deal with carrying it around since I was pretty sure they wouldn’t be cool about taking photos of the exhibits, and the museum itself isn’t nearly as interesting [...]