Category Archives: Diversions

Lampshade — or bodystocking? You decide

via boingboing

Nadine Sterk, Sleeping Beauty, 2006, Design Academy Eindhoven, Atelier.
Jeff Werner writes,
“A lamp that develops like a living organism: switch it on and it slowly starts growing by knitting its own lampshade at a speed of three rotations per hour.”
I was excited to see this in person, having just discovered it in a grad catalogue [...]

Reno slide show

We had so much fun.

Gettin’ my FOO on ~ or, C is for Concert

Just got in last night from Reno after a quickie road trip to see the Foo Fighters and Against Me. It was a blast from beginning to end, largely due to my traveling companions:

John, Yasmine, and James. No, John and James are not gang members, despite the red bandannas and goofy poses; they [...]

Seen while driving

This is me trying to take a photograph of the bumper sticker on the car in front of me. My attention was drawn to it by the *snortgiggle* my DS let fly when he saw it. I have to admit I did the same, and then tried unsuccessfully to capture it with my [...]