August 2007

Before the Police Show

08.31.2007

INT. JACE’S TRUCK – DUSK A warm June evening. Bryan and Jace are driving down to the Honda Center in Anaheim to score scalped tickets for the Police. Scheduled to meet them is Bryan’s brother Brad, who’s driven down from Mammoth for the weekend to catch the show and visit family.

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Sunset Over Kona

08.30.2007

Taken with my phone camera 20 minutes ago at White Point.

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The masterpiece waiting to happen

08.30.2007

“Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.” –Voltaire

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After Day 6

08.29.2007

Getting it done, baby! Extra joists are up in the attic, all temporary support walls are down, and it’s time to move on to lighting, drywall, and paint. Tomorrow my newest brother Mike and I are gonna hit Home Depot for some lighting hardware, and he’s gonna have his crew rip the whole thing on [...]

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Eyes and Teeth

08.29.2007

“The first duty of society is justice.” –Alexander Hamilton

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MX GHR QE TFA

08.29.2007

Less is more. Scientific research has proven that only the upper half of text is needed in order to be readable. By removing the lower half of this text, we see…

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Dear Santa, Part I

08.29.2007

Dear Santa, I just snuck on to my dad’s computer when he wasn’t looking. Listen, I know it’s a little early, but my sister and I thought we’d give you a head start on our Christmas wish list this year. Call me naughty, but I’m really just trying to make your work easier. That’s nice, [...]

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Outside looking in

08.29.2007

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If you should die before me, ask if you could bring a friend

08.29.2007

“You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us.” –Robert Stevenson

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After Day 5

08.28.2007

Okay! So Day 5′s in the books. Beams are up! One more day of framing will involve Mike getting up into the attic to use a few more 2×6′s to reinforce the joists. Additional lumber for the soffit: Beams are up; one more temporary wall remains until the final 2×6′s go up.

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Michael Vick Finds Jesus

08.28.2007

Upon being indefinitely suspended from the NFL for organized dogfighting and executing pit bulls, quarterback Michael Vick has apparently found Jesus. On the same day his plea became official. Now that fucking heathen bastard can go spread Christ’s love to all the horny guys in the joint. What a cop-out. This has got to be [...]

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Some British Style Points

08.28.2007

The Oxford Guide to Style used in the UK prescribes commas and periods outside closing quotation marks, whereas American style is to always keep commas and periods inside closing quotation marks. Speaking of quotation marks, where Americans use double quotation marks, British style is to use single quotation marks. Here’s an example of British punctuation: [...]

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The final frontier

08.27.2007

“Space is the breath of art.” –Frank Lloyd Wright

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Necker Cube

08.27.2007

Where is the green side? On the front of the cube or the back? This classic was first described by professor Louis Albert Necker while studying crystals in 1832.

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After Day 4

08.26.2007

Okay, so where are we. Here are some pix taken over the last 48 hours or so, all taken with my thrasher Nikon Coolpix 2100 with its lens covered in drywall dust. We received the support beams, cleaned up and finished my drywall demo, did some electrical prep, built the necessary temporary support walls, and [...]

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The fine line between creation and discovery

08.26.2007

“Art is a collaboration between God and the artist. And the less the artist does, the better.” –Andre Gide

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