ASCII Art

This art is done by an artist who suffered from spastic cerebral palsy & by using characters “@ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _”. I can’t figure how he could manage to do it. But it’s awesome! I had the fortunate experience of meeting Paul Smith, the typewriter artist while in Oregon. This happened years ago while I was visiting my great grandfather. While visiting I had remembered from this show called Incredible Sunday, an old show if anyone remembers? It just so happened to be that Paul Smith was living at the same place as my great grandfather. So, I got to meet Paul Smith and see his works of art in person, I even bought one from him. I just remembered this from finding this story on the Digg website yesterday.

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Back home

Spent a short time relaxing back in my home state (of Oregon), now I'm back home. Even though the weather was a bit unreliable, I did mention to take a few photos. Some of which will be posted here shortly, after I get done editing and choosing the better ones. Some of the highlights of the trip were: getting the first chance to play a Nintendo Wii, hiking on the Wolf Creek Falls, and visiting old friends. As well as spending time with my grandparents, whom I don't get to see as often as liked. The funny thing they told me was that they saw the Simpsons movie. Which I thought was not expected at all of them but was pretty cool. Of course they would have checked it out because it was good and you can't go wrong with that.

Melting cars

Yesterday as I went to the National Air & Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. I was intrigued by a unique spiral statue that greets you upon your arrival. Check it out here for a better explanation. So, inclined to get some interesting photography from this object; I began to explore different areas around it. When I got this image of the cars in the parking lot being reflected in the spiral object. It looks as if the cars are melting in the hot summer sun. Did you read about a wealthy Russian man trying to buy a B-52 bomber? If not, then you can check out the story, click here.

Something new

Today I've been thinking of doing some new things in my life. Maybe I'm just bored of going to concerts, movies or stores. Yet, I need to find a job quickly to provide me with those means. Hopefully something new will come up soon. One of the things I've been contemplating is to travel to an exotic land. I don't mean to have one of those Indiana Jones and the Temple Of Doom type of experiences. Just something more exciting than where I've been before. For now I will just try some new foods or restaurants and see what I like. Also, I would like to experience a traditional Thai massage. That's definitely something I could go for right now. Anyway, I will keep you posted on any new discoveries that I have experienced.

Art beyond gallaries

Today I discovered this talented artist named Phil Hansen and his unusual and creative way of making art. Using his own contemporary approach of "pointillism" and presenting them on the Internet. He uses different objects such as cups, pine cones and even himself and turns them into awesome pieces of art. For example, the (Bruce Lee) picture you see was done by karate chopping the side of his hand with paint. To watch a video of how it was done, click here. To see more of Phil Hansen's art, you can check out his official site at: http://philinthecircle.com. Also, be sure to check out his "Goodbye Art" monthly projects blog here. Where Phil Hansen creates a piece that eventually becomes non-existent after sometime.

Space ripples

Here is a random photo I decided to post today of Lake Newport in Reston, VA. This was taken one bright, sunny afternoon in July 2007 while walking around trying to get inspired. With the sun shining on the dark water gives it an almost cosmic appeal to this shot. Since I haven't been taking too many photographs lately this is one of my newest additions, up here for your viewing pleasure. Another time I decide to get out and take some more photos I will post some of them up here. You can also view more of my photos in my Flickr gallery here.

Mute Math: Chaos Live on Craig Furgeson show

Check out this live performance of the band Mute Math. No, Mute Math is not some kind of puzzle game. They are an elctro-rock outfit from New Orleans. Their music is amazing and I hope to catch them live one day. Until then, I wanted to share this with everyone. This is a video for their song "Chaos" taped from the Craig Furgeson show.