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Day November 15, 2004

Gallery of West Indian Art

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Very nice.

The islands of Cuba, Jamaica and Haiti are amongst the most beautiful and interesting in the Caribbean, each one brimming with artistic talent. For over thirty years, we have tried to share our own passion for the art of Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica with others, and we would like to invite you to peruse our selection of works by Haitian artists, Cuban artists, and Jamaican artists.

The Real Toy Story

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The project was conceived in the spring of 2003 during a visit to the United States. As a surprise for my son Jasper, I bought a sack (app. 600) of second hand toys at the local goodwill store and distributed them on every available surface in his room – surprise! The effect was stunning. As we examined the toys closer we made a discovery – every single one was made in China. Jasper observed: “I thought Santa and his helpers made toys!” It was then the idea came to me: what if I was to make an installation and cover an entire wall with toys “made in China” and juxtapose them with portraits of Chinese toy-factory workers?

(Thanks Jabberwocky)

The $20,000 Suitcase

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Anybody who would pay $20k for a suitcase shouldn’t have that type of money to begin with.

A Henk is as different from a “wheelie” as a puma is different from a pussycat. Its materials are exotic, its engineering elegant. Each case consists of 500 separate parts (more than 22 of them moving), fashioned variously from red Italian burl, black ebony, horse hair, magnesium, aluminum, titanium, carbon fiber, parachute fabric and the finest leathers. Its mechanisms are smooth, ingenious. Depress an ebony button on the handle, pull up the handle, and two 6 1/4″ diameter wheels emerge noiselessly from louvered doors within the case, like landing gear emerging from an airplane.

Cooking using your engine

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The first sentence of this website is; Ok, here’s the story of eating off my car engine. How could I not link to that? Here is the cover to the book.

(Thanks Jabberwocky)

Update:
I will repost this tomorrow with the link. I could have sworn I put it in there. Oh, and yes, I know I am an idiot.

Update:

Ok here is the link.

Faces of the Fallen

Very sad. A little under 1200 dead and about 8600 wounded so far. So much for Mission Accomplished.

Illusive Reality Experiment

Wow, give this link a try. I will post in my comments my results so that I don’t give anything away. Just follow the instructions they give you. It will only take a few minutes and is well worth it. The test is called the Illusive Reality Experiment

An on-line adventure with some unexpected and interesting insight on us and the universe that surrounds us

(via J-Walk)

Leonid Meteor Shower

The Leonids peak November 16 through the 19th. Let’s hope for clear skies.

Sons of the Sports Guy

I am a big fan of ESPN’s Boston Sports Guy and apparently he is starting to get quite a big following. There is now an unofficial Sports Guy forum here for those fans who want to talk more about him.

Resume

Check out this guy’s resume. Cool idea although the smartest thing he did was put subtitles on it.

The Poetry of Britney Spears

Her talents know no bounds.

Honeymoon Poem
11.10.2004

A honeymoon at last, to get away from it all
My assistant Fe gave me the call.

I remember it well, as she was smilin’
She said it was called Turtle Island.

I packed my bags light and quick,
Then grabbed my pink dress & favorite lipstick.

Ok enough of that crap. You can read the rest here. I guess in order to get to see it on her fan club’s site you have to pay $24.98. Why? Because there are lots of ways to fleece your fans.


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