I adore the photos of Karen & Avril's home in the latest Selby post. It's like a series surreal vignettes where Sweet Vally High girls go post punk. But I'm especially partial to the girdle bedspread, bra shams and chandelier made of hosiery.
Controlled Variable: Adult debauchery
I invited the subjects over, providing the necessary laxative to explore the inner working of the adult psyche. The subjects were all New York urbanites, ages 30-40, with focuses ranging from the research sciences to commercial arts.
The subjects displayed immediate enthusiasm
readily admitting an anxiety about verbally communicating their thoughts
which I was able to understand better as the study unfolded.
I found that the subjects felt more comfortable explaining their behavior with the use of surrogates.
This study is ongoing.
That's right. David Byrne's talk on how architecture helped music evolve from last February was posted on TED today
I am going to Eye Candy: Science, Sight & Art at the World Science Festival tomorrow which will examine biological principles that drive art appeal.
I also might try to go to Icarus at the Edge of Time which is a 40 min film accompanied by a 62 piece orchestral work (one original piece by Philip Glass). Narrated by Liev Schreiber
A variable resistor or rheostat. Okay, I am not going to pretend that I really know much about this. Its my giant dimmer that can handle a lot of wattage. My uncle gave it to me as a safety precaution in testing my light pieces.
Also, check out Gideon's piece in Harper's, Tokeville: On the frontiers of Federalism and Dope
Its hard to figure out what to do and impossible to calculate if it matters until the moment comes and goes and one is left enraged.
segment from frontline
Busy lately so I think I will post some images stored up in my collect folder. The bummer is that I don't know where they all came from. 
Love this
And georg baldele yokohama lamp via grijs
Sea of Galilee
Also check out these billboard photos.
I am reposting this from one of my fav blogs Courtesy Of because I really want you to see it.
Jane Elliot divided a classroom after Martin Luther King's assassination.
brown eyes vs. blue eyes.
watch online
This was in my avocado
Santi came home with a story about this little guy throwing bits of bark down from a tree he was sitting underneath.
