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February 14, 2007

inner strength

the simplest and most accessible form of inner strength comes from my breath. simple and powerful. sustaining me in times of need.

Posted by Marta Lwin at 10:45 PM | Comments (0)

target inversion

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Posted by Thomas DiScipio at 06:42 PM | Comments (0)

a little side trip to Valentine's day

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and if you need more...
http://www.ruthwest.com/flash/val07/val7.html

Posted by Ruth West at 11:03 AM | Comments (0)

the genius died

The last conversation that I had with Charlie was the last conversation I had with Charlie. Everyone called him "crazy" I thought that was a lie, pure unadulterated bullshit and highly disrespectful. He saw things so differently. They took him away . I never saw him again. I started doing littler things to let him know that I had been listenig. I wouldn't eat. I demanded mango in the jello instead of pineapple. I wouldn't do chores and when I needed time alone to think, I acted a plum fool. I knew how to do just enough of whatever to make them put me away but not so drugged that I couldn't think or imagine. Charlie said my mind was the best gift in the world so hold on to it and keep it strong, flexible and willful.

Posted by Anthony Carter at 07:25 AM | Comments (0)

February 13, 2007

Thought Invasion 5: The Attack

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Posted by Kevin Eison at 11:58 PM | Comments (0)

Week Two, Day Six

Posted by wls at 11:55 PM | Comments (0)

Cockpit_Station_PhotoshopShadows

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Continue reading "Cockpit_Station_PhotoshopShadows"

Posted by FG Scola at 11:30 PM | Comments (0)

Theme: water

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Posted by Lindsay Grassi at 10:48 PM | Comments (0)

Liquifeye

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Posted by Bill Leahy III at 10:11 PM | Comments (0)

FLY FOR FREE TO MADRID 04

PEOPLE WHO´S BOOKED A FLIGHT FOR TODAY´S PLANES:

Shelley
QQ

(You can see all the people´s planes here)

Thanks, Keep on booking!!!

tomorrow will be more... if you haven´t try it just do it!!!

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SHELLEY JUST TELL YOU I WILL FLY ALL OF THEM AT THE SAME TiME AND IN AN OPENED-PUBLIC SPACE, and then make a video...

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QQ-LOVE

I will make all of them in fine cotton acid-free paper and in many colors...

JUST TELL WAT YOU WANT TO BE WRITTEN IN THE MODEL OF PLANE, EVERY DAY, you can post in any model you want to fly, 1 per day... post as a coment name, web-site, some few words... and they will be flying arround Madrid soon.
Salud y Gracia!

you can SEE ALL THE PEOPLE´S PLANES.

Posted by Alfredo Rodríguez at 09:57 PM | Comments (0)

Day13-Katfish Exploring Type

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Posted by Kathy Fisher at 09:10 PM | Comments (0)

Boston pt. I

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Posted by Blake Morrison at 09:08 PM | Comments (0)

sixth in fire series


Posted by Nathan Levesque at 08:02 PM | Comments (0)

more genius

"I didn't murder no one" Crazy Chaarlie was beside hiself with laughter and mirth. "No that's just something that got startted and I never bothered trying to disprove it because it got me so much. In this place you'll learn how to get everything that you couldn't get out there."Crazy Charlie never knew when to let things go. Her he was once again running his big fat mouth and causing a whole bunch of trouble. "I spent a whole lot of time in here and I've learned a thing ot two about a thing or two. Being in here really not thast much different than being out here except wajking hour is really dictated by someone else. I mean out there you at least get a paycheck for this". The way I see it everybody wants someone to want them not just in a physical way but truly want them in a way that says if you were not here things wouldn' t be interesting or worthwhile."

Posted by Anthony Carter at 07:40 PM | Comments (0)

Battery 6

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Posted by Laura Bennett at 07:36 PM | Comments (0)

Day 12 (late)

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Bowl with rhubarb. This was done very quickly because it was late and I was tired. Still learning.

Posted by Anja at 05:16 PM | Comments (0)

On the Moon

Our residence on the moon
is completely sustainable.
If you look closely you can
see the glint of our reflective
solar panels just to the side
of Copernicus, if you squint.
In our hydroponic farm we grow
heirloom tomatoes of many
varieties: Oxheart, Dixie Golden
Giant, Yellow Brandywine, Mandarin
Cross, and Green Zebra, just to
name a few. We reuse everything
on the moon, but the food is
quite tasty. Nothing smells like
piss at mealtime. I'll confess
I'd kill for a tender sirloin
but we can do a lot of things
with legumes on the moon. We
get all of the channels on the
satellite, and what we can't
get there we download off the
internet. There is no such thing
as piracy on the moon. Many things
are legal on the moon. Harry and
Frank got married just last week
and we threw them a big party.
Well, a big party for the moon.
They get the same benefits as
everyone else on the moon. We
have a lot of cool robots and
plenty of time for our hobbies
and one cat who's a bit skittish
and a handball court in addition
to the elliptical trainer and the
treadmill here on the moon. Earth
rise is so beautiful, darling, though
the nights are very long on the
moon. Burn a fire tonight, if you can.
I'll try to spot it with the
telescope. I'll just pretend
if I can't. I miss you
here
on the moon.

Posted by Scott Rettberg at 03:38 PM | Comments (0)

Learning Swedish 101

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...-gatan means "street". -S.

I have noticed that most of my unintentional creative acts have
been destructive acts of some sort, so I'll be taking a break for
a bit, trying to understand and learn the Swedish which surrounds
me... to return later and restore some balance in the world. -S.

Posted by stephen schaum at 03:37 PM | Comments (0)

3:00-3:01PM as Seen by iSight - Day 6

Posted by Cynthia Lawson at 03:21 PM | Comments (1)

ghost mountain

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Posted by Thomas DiScipio at 02:37 PM | Comments (0)

word drawing #5

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i missed yesterday, just too much to do - today listening to Michael J. Schumacher 'stories'
a drawing consisting only of the words 'five', 'fünf' and the number '5', still in automatice drawing style

Posted by Ursula Scherrer at 01:44 PM | Comments (0)

A MAP FOR DI 10.

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made a map today to be printed on balloons and sold at design indaba in Cape Town.
the maps feature anything interesting for delegates to do while enjoy the fairest cape.

Posted by Alistair Palmer at 01:24 PM | Comments (0)

Self Slavery?

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Posted by Victor Rivera at 12:54 PM | Comments (0)

13: music

6th in music series


Posted by Shaun Sutherland at 12:23 PM | Comments (0)

unbranding-peanuts tin-day 13

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chalkboard surface

change the message whenever you want.
claim your food.
leave love notes.
record purchase date.
make a rating scale.
doodle.
track consumption.

Posted by Keri Smith at 10:50 AM | Comments (1)

Miracle ( do you want fries with that?)

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Posted by Ruth West at 10:50 AM | Comments (0)

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Posted by Denise Batalha at 10:45 AM | Comments (0)

The 20 Rupee Note

Last section:

Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

Posted by Shula at 06:23 AM | Comments (0)

Maps - 48 hours of Mass Transit

I just finished this and realized I forgot a smaller MUNI trip in SF. Again, I am out of town, away from my normal materials and schedule. Right now I am making just to maintian the schedule - for the sake of discipline. However I will make up for this later with awesome fantastical maps that have been incubating while I do my research.

Posted by steve lambert at 04:49 AM | Comments (0)

How To Make Lasagne

Still Hungry? How about some fresh Lasagne?


Posted by Mohit SantRam at 02:00 AM | Comments (3)

notebook 1

Posted by Robert Seward at 01:04 AM | Comments (0)

I did play groupie

I have to confess, i found the Park Hyatt hotel in tokyo where Sofia Copolla shot all the Lost in translation bar scene. It's kind of out of the way. But i went there. Had a drink, and took pictures. 360 degrees of them.

Posted by missmoun at 12:59 AM | Comments (1)

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Posted by Rich Hauck at 12:59 AM | Comments (3)

looking inside joe

Posted by Jenny Chowdhury at 12:57 AM | Comments (2)

______________Your Daily Meditation - for 2..13..07

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do continue...

Continue reading "______________Your Daily Meditation - for 2..13..07"

Posted by fmvigneri at 12:51 AM | Comments (0)

romance in a lightbox

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Posted by norma nixon at 12:27 AM | Comments (0)

another spiral

another shell

Another spiral. This effort felt a bit broken.

Posted by Jonathan Brodsky at 12:08 AM | Comments (0)

Lonely Dog Project

It really bugs me when dog owners leave their dogs chained up outside a coffee shop while they enjoy an hour long brunch or a full thai sit-down dinner. I tend to think their dogs would be much happier at home, sleeping on a warm couch, rather than on the cold concrete.

For the last few months my husband I have been talking about making tags to attach to dogs' leashes when they're waiting for their owners outside of restaurants and stores in the freezing cold. I'd love to fully implement this project, but my concern is tagging a dog and it looking like I am trying to make off with someone's pooch.

In the meantime, here are some tag ideas:



Posted by superkb at 12:04 AM | Comments (3)

Translation / Traducción V

This one has some crazy lines I won't forget soon. Strange to see what happens when translating a poem where the poet throws normal logic right out the window. Kinda makes you close your eyes and hold on for dear life. Keep reading past the jump for the full translation.

Walking Around
by Pablo Neruda

It happens that I'm tired of being a man.
It happens that I enter the tailor shops and the movie theatres
wilted, impenetrable, like a felt swan
navigating water of origin and ash.

The barbershops' odor makes me sob.
I just want to rest in rocks or in wool,
I just don't want to see establishments or gardens,
or markets, or binoculars, or elevators.

It happens that I'm tired of my feet and my toenails
and my hair and my shadow.
It happens that I'm tired of being a man.

Nevertheless, it would be delicious
to scare a notary with a cut lily
or deal death to a monk with a blow to the ear.
It would be beautiful
to walk the streets with a green knife
shouting until I die of cold.

I don't want to keep being a root in the darkness,
wish-washy, stretched out, trembling with tiredness,
down deep, in the wet guts of the earth,
absorbing and thinking, eating every day.

Continue reading "Translation / Traducción V"

Posted by Jonathan Bourland at 12:02 AM | Comments (1)

February 12, 2007

Still Life V: Machines

Posted by Jason Das at 11:59 PM | Comments (1)

Theme: time warp

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Posted by Lindsay Grassi at 11:59 PM | Comments (1)

Do Something Nice Week - Day 2

Today I was at the supermarket to pick up a couple of quick things for dinner. I was in the dairy/juice aisle and I walked past someone trying to get a pack of orange juice-boxes from the top shelf. The person was a little vertically challenged, so I stopped, asked if I could help, and pulled down an oj juice-box pack for the person. Nothing major - but it sure put a smile on the person's face when they saw me have a momentary bit of difficulty getting the juice box down too. :-)

Posted by Mohit SantRam at 11:58 PM | Comments (2)

Float

Float

fixed some IE bugs, thanks i!

Posted by Jeff Sisson at 11:58 PM | Comments (1)

Love & Sex: V

This was originally intended to be a comic about venereal disease, but I kind of got caught up in bunnies. Oops.

And now, you will see why I am not (!!!) an artist.

Continue reading "Love & Sex: V"

Posted by kleenestar at 11:53 PM | Comments (0)

notan study

one more herbarium piece along with its reverse:
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--i.

Posted by irena at 11:32 PM | Comments (0)

indoor sun too too yellow

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Posted by sarah.gray at 11:27 PM | Comments (0)

Week Two, Day Five

Continue reading "Week Two, Day Five"

Posted by wls at 11:11 PM | Comments (4)

Station_Inside_PhotoshopShadows

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Continue reading "Station_Inside_PhotoshopShadows"

Posted by FG Scola at 11:09 PM | Comments (0)

Battery5

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Posted by Laura Bennett at 11:02 PM | Comments (0)

"Do they make you learn about that stuff?"

Today for my creative act I wrote up (down?) one of the stories from the My Life in Stories project. The story I chose to write is of my first encounter with blatant racism, and is here.

Info about how that story plays into my current life is here.

Alternately, there are a bunch of haiga and haiku over here.

Posted by butwait at 10:54 PM | Comments (0)

Thought Invasion 4: Infiltration

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Posted by Kevin Eison at 10:53 PM | Comments (1)

Soda Pop hallucination

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Posted by Victor Rivera at 10:45 PM | Comments (0)

Global Warming day 12

HAVE YOU RECYCLED AN OLD CELL PHONE?

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This magic box appeared in DUANE REED! (It's like walgreens in the city) What does it do? Well it is to recycle your cellphone!
In Duane Reed! You cant swing a dead cat without hitting one. This is great and it comes from RBRC.org a website from called Call2recycle I found it by accident, I was actually in line to use their ATM, in a rush, and the woman ahead of me was taking for-ever. I looked down and found the Call2Recycle box! So I took the photos below and I grabbed a bag, and tomorrow I'll recycle some of the old phones I have around here.

Have YOU EVER recycled a cell phone? More facts on why you should recycle on the link below my pictures!

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Continue reading "Global Warming day 12"

Posted by jeff galusha at 10:39 PM | Comments (0)

FLY FOR FREE TO MADRID 03

PEOPLE WHO´S BOOKED A FLIY FOR TODAY´S PLANES:

Shelley

(You can see all the people´s planes here)

Thanks, Keep on booking!!!

tomorrow will be more... if you haven´t try it just do it!!!

introduction-2.jpg
mod01.jpg

avi06.jpg

I will make all of them in fine cotton acid-free paper and in many colors...

JUST TELL WAT YOU WANT TO BE WRITTEN IN THE MODEL OF PLANE, EVERY DAY, you can post in any model you want to fly, 1 per day... post as a coment name, web-site, some few words... and they will be flying arround Madrid soon.
Salud y Gracia!

you can SEE ALL THE PEOPLE´S PLANES.

Posted by Alfredo Rodríguez at 10:17 PM | Comments (3)

zuky and the bird - shot #2

I think I'm getting the hang of this.

A slow zoom onto the upstairs window by the tree - Zuky's bedroom. The sky is suitably grey and moody, but it's still quite bright. There's snow on the ground, and it's cold.

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Posted by gaz at 10:05 PM | Comments (0)

_______________frankboards

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Posted by fmvigneri at 09:25 PM | Comments (0)

Day 5: I never noticed that...

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...things don't look so bad when they're upside down

Posted by Cindy Heller at 09:15 PM | Comments (0)

day 12, soft... jellyfish amputee

The Creative Act Day 12 - oops!

Poor guy ;)

Posted by alexia at 09:03 PM | Comments (0)

Day 12 -Katfish Exploring Type

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Writing on watercolor paper is rather illegible once it's scanned.

Posted by Kathy Fisher at 08:47 PM | Comments (1)

the study of 4 #3

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Posted by Thomas DiScipio at 08:10 PM | Comments (0)