I’m so excited to see them live soon!
SO AMAZING! I luv seeing such talent in the world!
Stained glass window, made with Kodachrome slides. Pretty sweet.
(From via Flickr from Rosa at Gizmodo)
BREAK HEARTS with Liquid Nitrogen
(Ah, the things nerds teach you…this is why I love them)
But, this particular video (by what I’m sure is probably my future BF, that I’ll meet at comic-con this year) is really disturbing. Yes…”Disturbia style” Disturbing (No, not the movie, I meant Rihanna. I wouldn’t critique a classic film like that. That’s tasteless silly).
This makes me rethink ever-allowing LN2 into my life again. There’s too much potential for danger. I’m cutting out ice cream, getting rid of my preserved eggs, not ever dealing with tumors this way again, and definitely giving up on trying to “freeze” or “preserve” my dog until science can bring him back to life. EW. If I wanted shattered cubes of frozen crap, I’d just get shards of ice. Not this Sci-Fi thing. It’s not even as good as Orwell’s describes in 1984/Wells hopes for in The Time Machine*. I guess this is why the Pharaoh’s were smart and kept their organ’s wrapped separately…away from the fluids.
PS: I’m soo trying this at home later…JK!
*Note: If you dive into Sci-Fi (which is natural for those who seek answers to queries on life) make sure you come out realizing those stories are a reflection of the social time in which they were written, & every reader has the ability to create their own writing. But most importantly, I use Orwell’s 1984 & Wells’ Time Machine as prime examples of Repressive Desublimation in practice. Both works exhibit their industrial & sociological effects on the human psyche, as well as the counterculture of the time, while the controlling power takes that & sells what “you want” (by telling you) back to you (aka you still lose in the end).
The Link between the LN2 video, Sci-Fi book, Marcuse Sociological Theory analysis, is to point out that what may seem like a technological way to transform the world for the better, if looked closely at (with our capitalist consumer glasses off), may in fact reveal a pattern of historically flawed (ad doomed to be repeated) political/social indulgences; leaving the future to no one & the minds truly unable to be controlled by individual spirit & mentality.
It’s a nice thought…but I think there could have been a different choice of song. Perhaps one that wasn’t so fantastic in 1985 to remake in 2010, by using such “vocal talent” as Justin Bieber, Vince Vaughn, & the Jonas Brothers…Call me old-fashioned but it’s hard to replace Diana Ross, Billy Joel, Ray Charles, Tina… Turner, MJ, etc. Kinda seems like a slap in the face to me to one of the poorest countries in the world. How about they all get together and try writing something new?! WHAT A CONCEPT!!! I KNOW! call me crazy. no one does that in this industry anymore. silly me. oh well, maybe it just may “happen to coincide” with MJ’s “This is it” DVD release last Tuesday. They should have used “what about us” - would have made more of a point for the country needing continued support.
(Link to article can be found @ LAT online @ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/02/an-allstar-we-are-the-world-remake-for-haiti-relief.html )
so sexy.
This morning I awoke at the unholy hour (before noon) to find a real life “door-to-door bible sales-man”. Yet, he was not at my door. It was worse. He was at my phone…and a gasp goes through the crowd…no not the blackberry! (yes…the bberry)…
“I’m good on my bible quotas for the day thanks”. “But this is the best selling NASB”…bla bla - something about edited…
TO MY POINT: they were selling me the bible. EDITED. It was early; but not that early. I am not that stupid. After I said, “I’m good on the edits, I stop at deuteronomy, I’m a jew. Thanks though! Sorry you guys have to read more!”; bitch had more to offer…
Now really c’mon now. You’re offering up “the word of god” in “written form” “translated correctly” into “modern day english” (note i’m using rock star air quotes for all these)…AND you are EDITing it b/c you don’t want us to get lazy. LOL. Here was my retort:
“Wait! Doesn’t Jesus come back anyway soon?!”
“Yes, Christ’s coming is ongoing but He will return…” (I interrupted…b/c I can)
“SWEET. So he can just tell me that whole bible story & I don’t have to pay the $50 bux for what your pitching me! THANX!”
In Sum:
“DON’T PITCH THE BITCH” ~ Greg Weinstein, Boiler Room (2000) —> Learn from your ancestor’s (jews) before you make a sale’s call (thanks for coming out!)