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Visualization of data for no good reason other than to do it…that’s progress in the “knowledge economy”. Call me a techno-ho - I love this type of geekery. Check out this video of ALL commercial flights in the world (found it on Wired) - don’t they look like miniature Pac-Man’s gobbling up your sensory input grey matter while you ignore and procrastinate from having meaningful interactions with other humans?
Okay, I know I promised the Open Love Letter to Liz Lemon next, but I just have to write this post now…
Genpets. Holy Shit. Honestly, my brain tells me that this is a well-engineered hoax, but my brain has been wrong before.
Genpets are a bio-engineered mammals that come in packages like toys. They are reported on the site as being alive. The packaging has electronic devices and chemicals hooked into the Genpet to keep them in a perpetual state of hibernation - they are reported to be breathing. They bleed, they have bones, they make noises - they are alive in every way you and I are (supposedly.)
In all honesty…IF this is real, I think I’d rather be eaten alive by a white tiger wearing a Bill Cosby sweater than be on a planet where this is happening. But then again - I’m into freedom of evolution and this seems like a hella way to push those genetic doors open to punctuated equillibrium. READ THIS WEBSITES FAQS!!!!
Need inspiration? Check out these 3 creative endeavors:
Sea Organs Zabar: This is a set of stairs that descend into the coastline at Zabar, Croatia. They have an internal tube system that permits the water’s organic flux to send sound thru the tubes and report out of harmonically crafted pipe holes along the walkway. Check out the schematic below and visit this link to hear the sound it produces. As well, you can purchase a 70 minute disc of the sound at the Sea Organs Zabar site (which is also a pretty unique website design.)
2. Blackpool High Tide Organ: 45 foot tall, concrete/zinc/copper/steel, and its internal structure contains eighteen organ pipes powered by 8 tubes that run directly into the sea. Gorgeous structure. Check out the Wikipedia article for more details.
3.San Francisco’s Wave Organ: A clandestine location along the eastern edge of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, this work of environmental art is best heard at high tide around 5am on Saturdays.
[This article was inspired by a post I found at Oddstrument.com.]
Dale sent me a few of this guys drawings a while back. Luckily I still had one on my desktop. I don’t have a link to a site for him because it was a bitch to Google this guy and come up with the Peter Taylor I was looking for - so find him yourself.
Oh yeah, sorry to have vanished. Things have been rather odd in James land the past few weeks. Usually life is either good, bad, or neutral - but never a mixed bag. Lately, I’ve had the party mix and, although I’m quite happy, I’m looking over my shoulder often. Here’s a short list of what’s happened lately - hit a guy on his bike with my car, ended my contract after 2 1/2 years at the job, getting more freelance work, finished the first cartoon with my production company and sent it off to Adult Swim, met a great lady (of course she’s moving away soon), clean bill of health at the dentist, great parties with great friends, my back healed so my ankle nearly broke…
So, yeah, I’m sorry and still love you all and love blogging. I’ll be more regular.
When I’m this drunk at 7:41am, my brain likes to do all sorts of things - Mah Jong, pull-ups, target practice, and word/association games. This morning it’s word association. Here are some examples - please, add your own before you commit suicide.
Terrestrial: Walk …. Eat sawdust.
Abstract: This bicycle seat …. Makes my ankles look fat.
Organic: Godzilla …. Goes to Pakistan!
Sexual: How much can I pay you to go home with me? …. Just kidding, I’m broke.
International: This pound of PCP …. reminds me of Gibraltar in Fall
Military : Salute …. Oh! It’s a sausage?
Topical: Weather …. She’s pregnant again.
Satanic: Phlegethon …. Umbrella.
