...here's a threefer. First up we got something scary: I saw these people come into my old shop all the time and these photos were taken just a few counties away from here. So kids, the moral of this story is "meth gives you facial lesions and makes you think the eighties were cool."
Next on the roster, a lil' something to relax you: Ever hear of a furo? 
I hadn't until I ran across this article by a guy in a cowboy hat. Sounds a little kooky at first, but the concept seems good. It's basically a wooden box just big enough for one person that you put in your tub, fill, and soak in. You can make one from a single sheet of plywood, some goop, and a few screws and scraps of wood. I'm definitely thinking about it.
Finally, a moment of really coolness:
The maker of this fine, fine Cthulu set is named Bob Basset, and I believe he's russian. His livejournal would seem to back this up. He's quite the leather artist, so check him out.
| This guy is very straightforward and rather pressed for time, but he packs a wallop into a 20 minute architecture presentation. I mostly looked at it b/c it starts off with an explanation of the design for the Seattle Central Library. It's been even more of a public sore point than the EMP because it's an insane looking structure that was paid for with public money from a library budget that keeps shrinking. As someone who's recently begun using said library, there are aspects of it that defy rational comprehension from a street-level perspective. However, what he says in the first ten minutes of his presentation (and the graphics he throws up behind him) are impeccably logical. I respect the idea and the building a great deal more now, especially since they built a certain ambiguity into its future uses. Watch until the end for a look at a Dallas theater and some really fun graphics explaining a mixed use tower built around an art museum in Louisville. That bit alone shows why CAD and GIS software packages are truly wonderful things. Taken from the TED (Technology Entertainment Design) conference 2006. | |
