Random thoughts and equally random web links. Unfortunately for you, I like to share.
Artist Scott Wade of Dirty Car Art isn’t afraid of doing his own dirty work. Living on a dusty road near San Marcos, Texas, provides Scott with the perfect canvas. You see, his art is lovingly rendered in the dust that gathers on the back of his car. While most of us look at a […]
A good excuse to not clean the car Read Post »
Ooh, quick … before the end of 2008, check this out! Calculate your age by preferences for eating out Pick the number of times a week you’d like to eat out (more than once, of course. But no more than nine. You have to cook some time). Multiply this number by 2 (just to be
Gentlemen, start your … calculators Read Post »
It’s Maori Language Week so point your browser to Korero Maori and polish up your skills. Maori Language Week runs from July21 to 27 and the theme for 2008 is “Te Reo i te Kainga – Maori Language in the Home.” Hei kona ra.
Whakanuia Te Wiki o te Reo Maori Read Post »
Here’s another one some of you might be too young to remember: Tetris. Have you ever played it? How about Human Tetris? Swiss artist Guillaume Reymond did just that using a bunch of people, and auditorium and a spot of stop-motion video: And for those of you who are too young to know Tetris, it’s
It’s very nearly Easter and everyone I talk to about their plans for the weekend seems a bit put out and somewhat surprised by what they see as the early arrival of the holiday. There is, of course, a quite sensible method of determining just when Easter falls every year, and it has nothing to
Use the net to sort out your Easter Read Post »
The latest on my list of must-see YouTube videos is an improv event from New York. You take 200-plus people, turn up at Grand Central Station and at a predetermined time, everyone freezes on the spot for several minutes. Then, like magic, they all start moving again at the same time. The reactions of onlookers
Time comes to a standstill Read Post »
Movember is well under way and it’s been interesting following the progress of the various competitive moustache-growers about the place and the spot of controversy that erupted via (once again) the Trade Me message board. It amazes me that people still haven’t managed to grasp the fact that internet message boards are viewed by all
