The Swiss Santa doesn't use reindeer, he uses a fighter jet.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Disneyworld Trip
Today is a day of mixed emotions (and irony). The final arrangements are being made this morning for our Disneyworld trip that we won from Southwest Airlines last year for our entry to their home video contest to answer the question "What would you do for $100?" (As they marketed their $100 in savings by not paying bag fees...)
Trip for 4 to Disneyworld Orlando, Florida
Rental Car
Hotel
4 day park hopper tickets
Airfare (for all 6 of us actually ;)
Here was our entry for anyone who missed it last year, or for anyone that wants to enjoy it again:
Also, this morning I received word, that Robbins Barstow passed away. He is the grandfather of home video production. A real pioneer to amateur videography. He is noted for many great home video memories, but one most notably, was a Disneyland vacation his family won in 1956.
Enjoy:
I hope we can record our trip as well as he did, to keep the spirit of home movies alive as one door closes, another opens.
-A special thanks goes out to the fantastic people at Southwest Airlines...that really, truly put people first. They don't just say that. They actually go beyond the call of duty, always.
Trip for 4 to Disneyworld Orlando, Florida
Rental Car
Hotel
4 day park hopper tickets
Airfare (for all 6 of us actually ;)
Here was our entry for anyone who missed it last year, or for anyone that wants to enjoy it again:
Also, this morning I received word, that Robbins Barstow passed away. He is the grandfather of home video production. A real pioneer to amateur videography. He is noted for many great home video memories, but one most notably, was a Disneyland vacation his family won in 1956.
Enjoy:
I hope we can record our trip as well as he did, to keep the spirit of home movies alive as one door closes, another opens.
-A special thanks goes out to the fantastic people at Southwest Airlines...that really, truly put people first. They don't just say that. They actually go beyond the call of duty, always.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
At least the Great Wall worked out...
I stumbled upon this exibit the other day...and it left an impression on me. ...That impression was short lived. Or rather, it has changed. My awe, turned into Awww.
For any of you that have ever taken on a project, put your heart and soul into it, only to watch it fail... This story is for you.
Lets say, you are a conceptual artist named Ai Weiwei... and lets pretend for a minute, that you decide you want to make a magnificent art piece.... You want it spectacular, and durable enough to walk on. So you set out to do just that.
The idea:
To carpet a HUGE room, with sunflower seeds. It would be like walking in gravel, the sound, the feel under your shoes... But, it would be sunflower seeds! It would be amazing!
The problem:
Sunflower seeds will crush underfoot, leaving cracked shells and mess everywhere.
The solution:
Employ an entire town, whose only activity has been making and selling porcelain for over 1000 years. Have them cast 100 Million (100,000,000) Sunflower seeds out of porcelain. Then painstakingly hand paint each one. How you might ask?!
"Harnessing traditional craft skills, each seed was moulded, fired, and painted with three or four individual brush strokes, often by women taking the objects home to work on them. 1,600 people were involved in the process."
This "Process" took 2 years to complete. The result was unveiled last week in the main hall of Tate Modern. Everything came out perfectly, and it was quite a feat. Here are some pictures of the exhibit. You should read on before booking your trip to China to walk accross this bed of seeds though.... It will be gone in the next couple of days...
The museum is frantically cleaning up this mess... Apparently, walking on ceramic seeds causes them to give off "noxious ceramic dust".
Great idea...Bad execution. At least the poor Chinese workers that build the Great Wall can rest in peace knowing the wall is standing strong. And until it offends an extra terrestrial, for blocking their view of the dirt... I'm sure we'll get to enjoy that painstakingly glorious piece of Chinese art for many years to come.
For any of you that have ever taken on a project, put your heart and soul into it, only to watch it fail... This story is for you.
Lets say, you are a conceptual artist named Ai Weiwei... and lets pretend for a minute, that you decide you want to make a magnificent art piece.... You want it spectacular, and durable enough to walk on. So you set out to do just that.
The idea:
To carpet a HUGE room, with sunflower seeds. It would be like walking in gravel, the sound, the feel under your shoes... But, it would be sunflower seeds! It would be amazing!
The problem:
Sunflower seeds will crush underfoot, leaving cracked shells and mess everywhere.
The solution:
Employ an entire town, whose only activity has been making and selling porcelain for over 1000 years. Have them cast 100 Million (100,000,000) Sunflower seeds out of porcelain. Then painstakingly hand paint each one. How you might ask?!
"Harnessing traditional craft skills, each seed was moulded, fired, and painted with three or four individual brush strokes, often by women taking the objects home to work on them. 1,600 people were involved in the process."
This "Process" took 2 years to complete. The result was unveiled last week in the main hall of Tate Modern. Everything came out perfectly, and it was quite a feat. Here are some pictures of the exhibit. You should read on before booking your trip to China to walk accross this bed of seeds though.... It will be gone in the next couple of days...
The museum is frantically cleaning up this mess... Apparently, walking on ceramic seeds causes them to give off "noxious ceramic dust".
Great idea...Bad execution. At least the poor Chinese workers that build the Great Wall can rest in peace knowing the wall is standing strong. And until it offends an extra terrestrial, for blocking their view of the dirt... I'm sure we'll get to enjoy that painstakingly glorious piece of Chinese art for many years to come.
Friday, September 10, 2010
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