I’m guilty enough of watching too much television and I know I’m a total slacker, but the repetitive commercials on tv suck soooo bad. It’s repetitive because the major corporate outposts (Target, McDonald’s, GM, Nike) all bank money on it I guess. Since we buy from all those major places, they do the most advertising but their commercials SUCK. Especially Old Navy (die MAJORLY a slow and utterly painful death), which is ironic because in that situation the work is being done in very, very poor Asian countries like Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia. SO let’s not make our clothes anymore, instead just stuff people keep buying and disposing of, creating waste. Waste from companies like Walmart, Burger King, and Citgo. BOOOOO. :(
i want to find the artist who did this awesome scene of bridgeport, connecticut!
I took these shots in Hawaii- they aren’t published on Facebook b/c they are the “rougher” outtakes but just as interesting and captivating in my opin.
This is why my sister is amazing at Christmas Gifts. This is a Global Warming mug. It changes color when hot liquid is added to it, thereby showing all the coastlines that would disappear if Global Warming continues on its current trend. Coolest. Gift. Ever.
Does it make me even geekier that I’m geeking out about an infographic about Geeks?
Makes me proud to have @PianoGeek as my Twitter name! :-)
What do you guys think of this performance of Ravel’s Jeux D’eau by Martha Argerich? I find it to be rather cool and unassuming for such a rich and textured piece. Her tempo fluctuations tend to jar my consciousness. On the plus side, her articulations are breathtakingly clear and her technique is impeccable, in my opinion . I could never get away with playing with such flat fingers, but it works for her. Bravo!
Destination360 is a fantastic resource for travel in Hawaii. I chose the Big Island because it seems to be the most nature-oriented and ecologically diverse of all the islands. I can’t believe a place where you go from Tropical Rainforest to Snowcapped Volcanic mountains in just minutes drive of a car!
Here’s another picture of where I’m staying, in the Puna District near the charming town of Pahoa. Also a pic of the rocky lava coast near where I’ll be staying. Can’t wait! I’ll take *real* twitpics from my iPhone once I’m there :-)
It’s not that I don’t like living out here- it’s fine. It’s just a shockingly new experience that’s forcing me to figure all sorts of new things out from scratch. Like where the Target is. Granted the map #2 is on a slightly larger (about 5%) scale than the first, but you get the stark differences. One is very balanced, figured, even-sided and stable, while the other flips and contorts out into different shapes, areas, angles, and directions and is much more chaotic. I guess it gets worse as you go down into lower New York City. But it’s fun to drive down there and wind around all the parkways- well, when they are actually parkways and not parking LOTS for traffic-stricken locked bumper to bumper passenger vehicles.
