Years ago we stayed at the Ramada Inn of Treasure Island, Florida. It was nice, and had a great view of the ocean from our room. I wish I could go further with the images, but Google Streets will only show the street. The Ramada was nice, although the individual working at their gift shop was extremely rude. Ah, the little things I remember.
I think we ate an an IHOP on the island, and one of the things I recall, beyond just how pleasant the environment of the town was, was the number of loud motorcycles roaring past outside, almost all the time. Not sure what the deal is with loud motorcycles, but there seems to be a connection with beach areas (I noticed this with Galveston too.) If I can find my St. John's Pass images, I might post them here.
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Disintegrate
This was an illustration I did for an art class back at Florida State, ages ago. I was as FSU for a couple years studying art, liberal arts, and the general dehumanizing feeling of being in courses with tons of other people. I actually didn't think very highly of FSU, and a large part of why I transferred to Cameron was for smaller class sizes, and to study from teachers who actually gave you the time of day (and didn't just delegate this task to teaching assistants, as happened at FSU.)Just ranting...
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A tiny hampster using detached toenails as snowshoes
Another image from the Dad's Toenail book that I drew, based on a story by my friend Andy. The idea here is of a hampster using toenails as snowshoes. Silly stuff.
Eligibility?
I wonder if there's anything to this eligibility issue. This is the first I've actually heard about the eligibility issue, and I think it's kindof like one of those conspiracy-theory things. I found out about this from here.
Landscape!
I painted this landscape years ago for an art class. The lens flare was unintentional when I snapped this picture, but I think it helps improve the picture, actually.I studied fine art years ago, and although it didn't help my employment situation remotely, it was still an interesting field of study.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Garfish hybrids
A friend of mine was telling me about fishing for these enormous gar fish, and after checking out the site with some images, I wanted to post the link here. These things are huge... and creepy looking!
Jan Hammer music from Miami Vice
Some music by Jan Hammer that I posted on Youtube. I'm surprised it hasn't been taken down yet. The music was the thing that made this series.
Jon Pertwee - Venusian Katate Master and greatest of all the Doctors
I'm in a strange category in that I think Jon Pertwee, the third Doctor, was the greatest of all the Doctors. I've posted about this before, but I continue to maintain this: Pertwee's Doctor was the best of them all, followed by #4, then #7. I don't consider anything past #7 to be Who.
I remember the first Jon Pertwee Who episode I saw, and here's a Doctor who, unlike Tennant and other lame Doctors, wasn't running from enemies but was actually FIGHTING them! Oh, they had a good thing there, and then came Tom Baker... great Doctor, but the fighting element was all gone.
Anyhow, here's a silly video I made of some of his fighting sequences from DW...
John Calvin still from the old Reformed Fruit video
Just one of the stills from my horrendously stupid Reformed Fruit video. I haven't revisited this in a long time, and I really don't have any intention of doing so.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Argh! Something in my eye!
I've had something stuck in my eye all day. I tried these tips but it hasn't worked yet. I'm gradually going to go through this entire bottle of drops...
from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit
This is just one of many ways to get something (a stray eyelash, dust, etc.) out of your eye.
Grasp and blink method
Follow-on washing method
If you follow steps 1-3 and the particles are still in your eye, try to wash out your eye.
How to Remove Something from Your Eye
from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can Edit
This is just one of many ways to get something (a stray eyelash, dust, etc.) out of your eye.
Steps
- Never rub your eyes when something goes into them.
Grasp and blink method
- Grasp only your eyelashes with your fingers and pull your eyelid down over the lower portion of your eye.
- Keeping your eyelid closed with your fingers, blink several times and rapidly.
- Let go of your eyelid and see if you can find the particle in the lower portion of your eye, or determine if the particle has been cleared from your eye. If not, repeat the above steps.
Follow-on washing method
If you follow steps 1-3 and the particles are still in your eye, try to wash out your eye.
- Take a handful of cool water.
- Open the afflicted eye and splash water onto your eye.
- Once you have done this, dry your eye and blink quickly. If not out yet, repeat once more or seek medical advice.
Tips
- If you cannot remove the particle from your eye with the method above, seek professional help.
- Take a strand of hair and gently put into your eye the hair grabs on to dust particles. Try holding it taught with two hands like you would a piece of dental floss and gently pull the middle of the strand down over the particle-- avoiding your actual eye.
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