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Written by Lee Poirier
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 |
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 I love the detail in the luger. Massive drama considering they're just utensils.
http://www.lazypalace.com/funny-food-art/ has a great collection of food based art. Some amazing, some just ok. Worth a look, though. |
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Written by Lee Poirier
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Friday, 08 January 2010 |
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Jewelry Designer Robin Dahlberg and her friends have an annual tradition to celebrate New Years by having a game party. In honor of that, and the fact that their home is 100 years old this year, they designed 100 cupcakes. Each with a different game. Oh, and as far as cupcake decorators are concerned, these ain't no punk bitches. Amazingly intricate work. Check it out. It's a quite an impressive collection of games. http://www.steelheadstudio.com/100cupcakes/ I was able to guess 74 correctly. |
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Written by Lee Poirier
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Thursday, 31 December 2009 |
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2009 was a decent year for movies. I watched about 20 percent of every movie released this year, and the year isn't quite over, so I may slip Sherlock in before midnight tonight. [Note: I did not slip it in]
With each, I'll attach a little mini-review and a 1 to 10 rating based on what I remember. Of course, it's not fair to really compare two movies of different genre's on the same numeric scale, when a comedy can get away with loose camera work, where the best drama's can't (and that's just one example of the differences), but it's standard usage, so we'll avoid recreating a new system for judging movies and stick to convention. |
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Written by Lee Poirier
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Wednesday, 11 November 2009 |
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Check out the Cell Size and Scale comparison tool from the Genetic Science Center Though I've seen similar demonstrations of scale, they've always been cosmological. The Genetic Science Center at the University of Utah is hosting (and I imagine, created) this simple but very cool flash app that shows the relative size of things in the micro-scale. Cool stuff guys. [Update: I've looked around their site a little more and come to the conclusion that this size and scale tool is just the tip of the iceberg. Compared to the Interactive Cell, Vesicle Logistics Breakdown, the Fight or Flight cellular response animation, or any of the other amazing articles they have on their Amazing Cells segment of their site, it's only semi-cool. Everything is beautifully illustrated and explained.] |
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Written by Lee Poirier
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Saturday, 24 October 2009 |
 I looked over the interwebs and wasn't able to find a good example of the script that was originally included in the LP liner notes of Albert Brooks' comedy album "Comedy Minus One".
I purchased a used CD of the album at Half-Price Books (Greatest. Bookstore. Ever.) and didn't realize that it was missing, so I'm replicating it here. For those who don't know, Albert Brooks is a highly regarded and respected comedian/actor/director. He had two comedy albums, "Comedy Minus One" and "A Star is Bought". The second is a an album put together based on the premise that he wanted it to have as much exposure as possible, so each track is targeting a different demographic. I first encountered Brooks in SNL re-runs which featured short films he produced, my favorite being "The Famous Comedians School", where he tries to dissect comedy scientifically at the school of the same name. The 7 year old repeating "I don't like it" is classic. He also directed and acted in several films, my favorites among them being Taxi Driver (Actor), Real Life (Director/Actor/Writer), Lost in America (Director/Actor/Writer), Broadcast News (Actor), Mother (Director/Actor/Writer), and Defending Your Life (Director/Actor/Writer). If you still don't know who he is, you've probably heard his voice in either Finding Nemo (he voices Marlin, Nemo's dad) or the Simpsons, where he's played many characters (not the least of which was Bond Supervillian - Hank Scorpio).
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