I just recently became aware of Theo Jansen’s art. It is freaking awesome. His work is kinetic sculptures made from PVC pipe that actually walk. The motion is created by various sails that power the legs. The only thing better than art that moves is art that can run your ass over! You can do a search on YouTube for Theo Jansen and find a whole bucket of videos. A quick google image search will provide a lot of still images. Great stuff! One place made the statement “A Modern-Day Davinci Genius” and I would have to agree. There is also a terrible web site at www.strandbeest.com with video and what have you.
Archive for June, 2007
Awesome kinetic art… and is can run your ass over
Friday, June 29th, 2007Art from shadows
Friday, June 29th, 2007
Well here is some cool art. A pile of junk put together just right and a light from just the right angle creates a silhouette. Shadow art? I guess I have never see any in person but I like it. Here is a link to some more. It is like a two-fer. You get one abstract pile of junk art and one wall shadow work.
Bang, zoom, straight to the moon
Thursday, June 28th, 2007
Well I think I have come up with a solution for the vast idiotness plaguing this small blue marble. No need to thank me just shut the hell up and get on the fancy silver ship that goes real fast. Yes, yes, the ride is free now climb the stairs and find a seat. Peanuts? Why yes we can find you some nuts now get on the dam ship. I don’t care if you have to pee climb the stairs Dubya.
Here is goes… first we need to get this whole space plane thing nailed down. Then we need to get these suckers into mass production. Two space ships for every state, perhaps a dozen for each of the southern states. Next we get a website setup where you can nominate idiots for relocation. Once a person has racked up “X” number of votes over “X” period of time they need to report to their state launch pad. Once you have a ship load light a match and send them to the moon. The ships pilot then returns for the next load. We should also get the space habitats setup for the idiots to live in. Space habitats are not real urgent. If a few idiots get the to moon before they have shelter so be it. Most of them have survived without oxygen for so long due to having there head up their ass a few more years will not hurt them. Many others have heads full of air. All property and valuables from those relocated can be sold and the funds used to pay for the rockets and habitats. Those that do not report to the state launch pad will be hunted down by seeker drones then turned into compost and sent to the habitat to grown eggplant to feed the idiots. Idiots love eggplant… I don’t know why?
As you can see this is a very democratic solution and should be implemented right away. The other countries can handle their own idiots. If they live or visit here they are open for voting. For every “idiot” vote you get someone else could vote a “not an idiot” vote so the two are a wash and not counted. I would say if you rack up 100 votes over a 365 day period you should get a ride on the ship. After 365 days the votes expire and are not counted for or against you. I am not sure if we should have the ability to vote people back to the blue marble or not. Once an idiot always an idiot has been my experience.
Who’s with me here!
Question answered
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007
Well now I know what a person who has full facial tattoos does. They get into murder and gun slinging. I am not attempting to make such a narrow minded statement saying all people (or aliens) with full facial tattoos are criminals. I am just saying that the circus industry is experiencing a slump right now. With the price of gas always climbing the cost of tickets sales is a burden for many families who are instead electing to buy new Nintendo systems so their offspring’s (not the band) heads can become potato like.
I had commented earlier on my curiosity as to what people with facial or vulgar tattoos do for a living. This fine individuals story is here. Don’t he look smart with those handsome glasses?
Also, if I may, without being labeled an asshole say that I hope the cop who lost his life was not one of the rare “good” cops. For further comment on the incident and not the criminal take a look at this quote from the above linked story.
Officers chased the SUV at speeds up to 100 mph. Two Salt Lake City squad cars crashed into each other while trying to cut off Allgier, Brede said, but there were no serious injuries.
So two well trained (hopefully) officers crash into each other? Gosh I just feel safe all over! If some criminal who gets loose does not kill me the cops attempting to capture him may. Even if they don’t crush me with their Dukes of Hazard style idiot driving I can spend my tax dollars fixing the squads they smashed up. Idiots chasing idiots they should make a TV show… oh wait.
Cerebral palsy is funny
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007Here is a person with some drive and motivation (not an idiot)! Fat comics always make fun of fat people and everyone laughs. But being fat is hardly a handicap when compared with cerebral palsy. This guy qualifies as “not an idiot” in my book. He is inspiring, motivated, knows what he wants and does not let a little thing like cerebral palsy get in his way. Josh Blue, funny man and an official “not an idiot”.
YouTube has the smart people?
Monday, June 25th, 2007I am surrounded by idiots. This is a common theme for me if you have ventured here before. It is not that I THINK I am better than everyone. I KNOW I am better than everyone. With that said it is not because I have a larger brain than most or that I am some super gifted person. It is simply because I am swimming in the shallow end of the lake. If I ever get the chance to venture out into the waves I am quite sure I will just be another jelly fish among sharks. Also, I consider myself a closet artist and I think having a big ego is part of the mold?
So where are the people that are not idiots? Apparently a few are on YouTube. “Not an idiot” does not mean book smart, such a bore. They just need to able to see something that everyone else does not. Below is a video I stumbled across on Dave’s blog. The creator of this video is the person I want to know. Not only is there talent involved here (and a lot of spare time) but I never would have come up with this idea. I love it! Soon some advertising agency will rip this idea off and this poor souls “great work” will garner them nothing but net traffic. Or they are just some punk kid with way to much weed and free time?
The clip below is a fan video for a song by Daft Punk. As a side note Daft Punk is much good and you should get some for your listening pleasure.
I wanna be a Rocket man
Friday, June 22nd, 2007
Who does not want a jet pack so they can be a rocket man? I hate heights and I still want a jet pack. Apparently this winter if I have an extra $200,000 (more info) collecting dust I can be a rocket man.
I probably won’t though because then everyone would expect me to save the world. Everyone with cool gadgets is expected to save mankind and I am just not sure we are worth it. Look at Batman, James Bond and Iron man. Those guys never get any sleep I am sure. They do get a lot of lady action though? I guess we’ll see, perhaps I will have to get one. If I do I will never wear anything but a kilt ever again! You know, so I have a kick stand.
If you want to save the world you can get your jet pack from Jet Pack International.
Your mom wanted you dead
Thursday, June 21st, 2007
True story! Your mom probably thought about snuffing you out like cheap tobacco. Apparently there is factual evidence. I don’t make this stuff up I just drag the sludge to the surface. Actually in this case I am just kicking the sludge around as someone else brought it up. This story was a rather boring read for me, not much humor. However it makes the brain gears hot with activity don’t it? I don’t have ovaries so I will never be able to have a personal experience with this but it looks like most mothers think about that most awful of things…… Dunt, Dunt, Dunt, Daaaa
You’re an idiot… go home
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007
What the hell are these people thinking? One of which is shown here. I have no problem with body modification and tattoos but you have to be real damn sure you know what you are doing before you tattoo your face up like a skull. Now I have to assume these are real tattoos like the linked post claims (even if some look fake). Why would you do this? Hell you won’t even be able to get a job mopping floors at Walmart looking like that. If you are going to get something stupid slapped on your body do it on your ass or something. Not on your face Timmy! More than looking at these lame tattoos I want to know what these people do for a living. Shit you could not even be a good drug dealer with tats like this because you would stand out to much.
I just don’t get it?
Diet pill humor
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007This guy is Funny with a capital “F”. I have nothing to add and feel kinda guilty even making this post but if this is the first place you find a link to his blog entry about a new diet pill so be it. Dam funny stuff… if you like shit your pants humor. Who doesn’t? A LOT of his posts are quite good. The videos make me want to put my manhood in a bean frencher but the wordies are good.
Who cares
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007
Did you know there were hundreds of ways to tie your shoes? Me either, and my life is no better now that I know this. Here is a place where you can see 31 varieties. It is great to have an odd passion and dorks are fine by me. Hell I have even been known to be a little dorky… OK a lot dorky. Not the point. This guy is a whole other sort of dorky. Shoe laces?? Come on, collect bugs or something dork worthy for the love of sheep (how can you not love sheep). This guy is in the category with the dudes that collect boogers and used gum. Which is not the same kind of dork cool like the guy with an empty Mt. Dew can wall or a toothpick city.
This guys main web site is www.fieggen.com. I just don’t understand why shoelaces are worth anyones time. Also the web site sucks 1996 style. Well if you like shoelaces in an unnatural way this is the place for you… sicko.
On a positive note… you know me. At least his site does not suck as much as this one! WTF?
The battle is won
Monday, June 18th, 2007Everyone go home. Go home and never leave the house again. Better yet find a cave and never leave that again. Board up the windows buy a lot of canned goods and start peeing in bottles because the terrorists, evil government, the Nazi or whatever evil you want to finger has already won the battle. The USA has lost and must now hang it’s head and be prepared to be sodomized.
We are chuck full of idiots and they are running everything. Our national security is a joke. Mostly because we think we can even achieve such a thing. I am sure terrorists or whoever are laughing each day at our sorry attempts to make everyone feel safe. In the end all we are doing is violating ourselves and giving away any privacy and dignity we may have once had. We have not been defeated by bombs, chemicals, pollution, corruption, terrorism, foreign powers or even a natural disaster. We have been defeated by stupidity. Good old fashion stupidity strikes again.
Below are a few links. A very few of many that illustrate our sorry attempts in airports. Who the hell says a terrorist is even going to use an airplane again. The truth is there is no way to stop acts of evil. Evil will happen be it on a plane, on a train, in a car, in a bus, with a guy named Gus or with green eggs and ham. You just can’t stop all evil. We have to just stop pissing people off and keep an eye open like we always have. From time to time we will take a lump, it happens and will continue. Regardless of how big of a trap you set there will always be a new or bigger rat you have not planned for.
Here a lady gets embarrassed over a sippy cup. Do a search on reddit.com of digg.com and you will quickly find video if you like.
Here a lady is told she has no rights (more).
Here a fellow enjoys a little behind the (ball) sack search.
Here a kid gets ripped off by TSA who are not monitored.
Here a man gets tased for riding a bike at a Minneapolis airport and then having the gaul to question the arrogant officer.
TSA has a 90% failure rate. But they will make sure you don’t have a nail clipper or toothpaste!
And finally a comic to sum it all up.
The US will not much longer be the big kid on the block. Our stupidity is going to devour us. Well unless the whole world goes up in smoke. In that case everyone will be too busy to care who has the biggest balls on the planet. Perhaps that is the plan? If that is the plan then all the people I am calling idiots are really geniuses! They know we can’t compete in this game anymore so we will just burn the whole dam game right off the table.