Fulgurite

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulgurite

at one point i was researching on making my own fulgurites, but it is on the back burner for now

Topology: I knew it was a word

Study of spatial properties that are conserved with continuous deformation. Some objects are the Mobius strip and the torus.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topology

Plate History of Western North America and California

http://emvc.geol.ucsb.edu/downloads.php#RegionalTectGeolHist

Mexican Hot Chocolate Snickerdoodlez.

At Jesse's request


For the topping:
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

For the cookies:
1/2 cup canola oil
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup pure brown rice or maple syrup
3 tablespoons almond milk (Or your preferred non-dairy milk)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon chocolate extract (or more vanilla extract if you have no chocolate)
1 2/3 cups flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cayenne

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.

Mix the topping ingredients together on a flat plate. Set aside.

In a medium mixing bowl, use a fork to vigorously mix together oil, sugar, syrup, and milk. Mix in extracts.

Sift in remaining ingredients, stirring as you add them. Once all ingredients are added mix until you’ve got a pliable dough.

Roll dough into walnut sized balls. Pat into the sugar topping to flatten into roughly 2 inch discs. Transfer to baking sheet, sugar side up, at least 2 inches apart (they do spread). This should be easy as the the bottom of the cookies should just stick to your fingers so you can just flip them over onto the baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, they should be a bit spread and crackly on top. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

fuck our ethics are logarithmic

David: I heard we "naturally" think in logarithms
Ben: YES.
We do.
David: i want to do that!
Ben: Imagine you heard that 10 people got killed
Now imagine you heard that 50 people got killed. Scary, yes?
David: yes
Ben: Now imagine you heard that 3000 people got killed in a hurricane
David: k
Ben: Next, that 30,000 people starved in a famine
How bad do you feel for the last 10 people in the famine?
David: not to bad actually
Ben: If you're like other humans, you probably don't feel that bad.
David: fuck our ethics are logarithmic

conversation between my brother and me on google chat

Ark of Taste

very important

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ark_of_Taste

Kalup Linzy -Melody Set Me Free Ep1 - Return To The Battlefield (2010)

Kalup Linzy - Melody Set Me Free Ep1 - Return To The Battlefield (2010)

Kalup Linzy, one of my favorite a video and performance artists, has a new five part webpisode that will be uploaded starting from today. He sticks with his usual soap opera type narrative and aesthetic. Still a lot of singing involved! Enjoy Episode 1.

-laura

9 Beet Stretch, 24/7

Beethoven's ninth symphony stretched to 24 hours

I Love Presets

1<3presets http://www.ilovepresets.net/

These three guys (Jon Satrom . Rob Ray . Jason Soliday) based in chicago perform live data-mosh and electronic sound. The LIVE experience is even better.

-laura

Harajuku Girls and Girl's Generation

2009
Thanks to Gwen Stefani

2010
Thanks to Girls' Generation

DIY Arc Furnace: Smelting Magnetite at Home

mango chutney

my cooking show
http://www.youtube.com/user/djanesko

miwa matreyek

miwa matreyek-dreaming of lucid living

This is an artist I think the class might like. She preforms live (that is her real silhouette!) and interacts with animation and music she makes. she went to CalArts and majored in Experimental Animation. "Dreaming of Lucid Living" was her thesis.

-Lacy

Boxing

-Spencer

What is Art? LIVE! - SF Public Access TV Show

First episode airing this week on
cable channel 29 and 76.


In case you don't have access to a TV
and if you soley rely on HULU,


Tune in :
http://www.youtube.com/whatisartlive

Quote #2

"We are creating something out of nothing"
Tony Labat

Quote #1

"I read like a laser printer"
Niki Korth

10-14-10

 Korean Aliens from Ganymede 

Shaun seen here about to promote the transmission of hydrosiliceous vibrations through various amorphous domestique-solids

Me and Mike Kuchar

http://www.youtube.com/thespacetimemonkey#p/u/0/QlgZtMRZYzo

WORDS

Video on words. The video was produced to accompany a Radiolab episode on words
http://vimeo.com/13768695

Here is a poem I wrote last year that is similar.

Insect

Bug

Creepy-Crawly

Pest

Nuisance

Irritation

Annoyance

Infuriation

Exasperation

Frustration

Aggravation

Provocation

Irritant

Pain

Ache

Throbbing

Sore

Tender

Loving

Affectionate

Demonstrative’

Warm

Kind

Caring

Thoughtful

Considerate

Understanding

Sympathetic

Concerned

Worried

Anxious

Edgy

On Edge

Jumpy

Tense

Overwrought

Stressed

Harassed

Hurried

Quick

Rapid

Fast

Speedy

Immediate

Instant

Instantaneous

Direct

Straight

As The Crow Flies

Nonstop

Hysterically

Uncontrollably

Wildly

Violently

Aggressively

Forcefully

Vehemently

Fervently

Passionately

Avidly

Keenly

Eagerly

Enthusiastically

Excitedly

Hungrily

Impatiently

Intolerantly

Edgily

Irritation

Nuisance

Pest

Creepy-Crawly

Bug

Insect