I find these to be creepy cool, part of a fascinating advertising campaign for the MASP Art School in São Paulo, Brazil. It shows the organs of Dali, Vincent Van Gogh and Picasso painted in their own style. I'm sure they are intended as a visual metaphor, but the results are unique either way.


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The great (and greatly insane) Robin Williams said, “You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it." In that spirit, I announce that I'm starting my own 30-in-30 project, inspired by my wife Theresa and our friends Cynthia, Manijeh, Kalina, Mike, Eric and others who have done something similar ( Read more... )

We just enjoyed a busy weekend. It started on Friday with a gathering of former employees of my prior company. It almost didn't happen. I arrived on time, meeting at a bar chosen by others at a time chosen by others. I hate booze, but I'd been told the OJ was fresh squeezed. It was not; it was nasty from-the-can stuff for $4 a glass. I sat sipping ( Read more... )

This has been all the rage, both on facebook and LJ. 25 random things about me. I enjoyed reading what others posted and decided to post my own ( Read more... )

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So, back when I was a very young man, after my military conscription ended, for a time I tried to be a cartoonist. I sold cartoons, but for peanuts and became a computer programmer instead to make a living. Below are some samples cut out of Top 40 magazine, the hip music magazine of the time in South Africa. Since they are based on the 80s music ( Read more... )

These images of fascinating sculptures made out of everyday objects are from this collection from the work of David Mach.

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