Death is frightening evidence that we do not have control over everything.
"My Lord, night has come
You close my eyes before the day
And me, I'll paint once again
Paints for you
On the earth and in the sky."
- Marc Chagall
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
fan mail
My very first piece of fan mail.
The cover design Mr. Perkins is referring to is here.
'You wasted no time in attempting to insult/antagonize Steve Bach and 57% of Springs' voters with your lame, photoshopped May 19 edition…. so sly and cowardly…. your tactic against all the conservatives you hate so dearly. Better off to fear those who buy ink by the barrel - except that Steve Bach had the guts to tell you guys to cram it, and go print whatever nonsense you want to, like the pothead left-wing joke of a rag that you are! I had predicted an image of Steve Bach's head transplanted onto a body wearing a "wife beater t-shirt", holding a beer (Coors?!) in one hand, but I guess you are more "juvenile" than that. You would have done something similar if Skorman had won….. yeah, sure, I know. You could have depicted Skorman in a ridiculous gold suit, at the gay pride parade - no need for photoshopping!
Do you even get paid for the tripe you create, or are you just a bitter, "frustrated artist" and "useful idiot"? The Independent should publish the wages it pays, and see if Hightower would approve!
There is a reason that your insulting, contrived image is obviously not Steve Bach's body. You don't have to be one of his wives or anyone else who has ever seen him with his shirt off to know what that reason is, but since you (Sally Piette) are definitely "not the sharpest tool in the shed", I will just let you scratch your mangy liberal head over that one, as you try to think for a change. Hint: One doesn't need to be an "artist" (or an Adobe hack like yourself) to quickly spot the reason, either.
It must be so painful for you dwell here in this fortress of intolerance - Colorado Springs! The "Naked Mole Rat of Diversity" lost by 14 percentage points! Did you cry and gnash your teeth that night?
As you read this, photoshopped images I have created of YOU are being circulated, wide and far, across the internet… those satirical and obviously photoshopped images depict you as a sniper, a naked "performance artist", a vandal, a roadside bomber, a poisoner, the "wife beater", and much more…… all of my images convey the theme that you delight in causing damage without purpose or wit. The "Nihilistic Leftie" - my term…. learn to search for it!
And so, you witless twit, I commend you to your next (vapid and mindlessly anti-conservative) "art project"!'
The cover design Mr. Perkins is referring to is here.
'You wasted no time in attempting to insult/antagonize Steve Bach and 57% of Springs' voters with your lame, photoshopped May 19 edition…. so sly and cowardly…. your tactic against all the conservatives you hate so dearly. Better off to fear those who buy ink by the barrel - except that Steve Bach had the guts to tell you guys to cram it, and go print whatever nonsense you want to, like the pothead left-wing joke of a rag that you are! I had predicted an image of Steve Bach's head transplanted onto a body wearing a "wife beater t-shirt", holding a beer (Coors?!) in one hand, but I guess you are more "juvenile" than that. You would have done something similar if Skorman had won….. yeah, sure, I know. You could have depicted Skorman in a ridiculous gold suit, at the gay pride parade - no need for photoshopping!
Do you even get paid for the tripe you create, or are you just a bitter, "frustrated artist" and "useful idiot"? The Independent should publish the wages it pays, and see if Hightower would approve!
There is a reason that your insulting, contrived image is obviously not Steve Bach's body. You don't have to be one of his wives or anyone else who has ever seen him with his shirt off to know what that reason is, but since you (Sally Piette) are definitely "not the sharpest tool in the shed", I will just let you scratch your mangy liberal head over that one, as you try to think for a change. Hint: One doesn't need to be an "artist" (or an Adobe hack like yourself) to quickly spot the reason, either.
It must be so painful for you dwell here in this fortress of intolerance - Colorado Springs! The "Naked Mole Rat of Diversity" lost by 14 percentage points! Did you cry and gnash your teeth that night?
As you read this, photoshopped images I have created of YOU are being circulated, wide and far, across the internet… those satirical and obviously photoshopped images depict you as a sniper, a naked "performance artist", a vandal, a roadside bomber, a poisoner, the "wife beater", and much more…… all of my images convey the theme that you delight in causing damage without purpose or wit. The "Nihilistic Leftie" - my term…. learn to search for it!
And so, you witless twit, I commend you to your next (vapid and mindlessly anti-conservative) "art project"!'
Thursday, May 19, 2011
swallow a tongue
i have come to realize that it is better to keep quiet. one seems more respectable and people are more likely to pay attention when the silence is occasionally broken.
i really despise anyone with a diarrhea mouth because i can't stand the noise. i also can't take the excess information. a childhood habit still haunts me. i convinced myself in an afternoon that the human brain can only hold so much.
i really despise anyone with a diarrhea mouth because i can't stand the noise. i also can't take the excess information. a childhood habit still haunts me. i convinced myself in an afternoon that the human brain can only hold so much.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
dermestid beetle setup
I found that owning a dermestid beetle colony is well worth the effort.
They do next to perfect work and don't need much attention.
1. First, I posted a request on Craigslist for a free broken chest freezer and quickly found one. For small projects, this size does the trick, but the biggest piece I can comfortably get in there is a large mammal's skull.
2. The most expensive part of the project setup is the temperature control: $45. The heat lamp plugs into this and keeps the temp around 85-90F. I keep an extra thermometer in the freezer to make sure it is staying accurate.
3. Purchase beetles. I found a supplier of beetles a few hours away on ebay. I would say that 500 are enough to start and they run around $20. If you constantly feed them, they will quickly flourish to the thousands.
They do next to perfect work and don't need much attention.
1. First, I posted a request on Craigslist for a free broken chest freezer and quickly found one. For small projects, this size does the trick, but the biggest piece I can comfortably get in there is a large mammal's skull.
2. The most expensive part of the project setup is the temperature control: $45. The heat lamp plugs into this and keeps the temp around 85-90F. I keep an extra thermometer in the freezer to make sure it is staying accurate.
3. Purchase beetles. I found a supplier of beetles a few hours away on ebay. I would say that 500 are enough to start and they run around $20. If you constantly feed them, they will quickly flourish to the thousands.
4. I water them with a spray bottle every week and give them cracked hard boiled eggs if I don't have any carcasses. They seem to really thrive on the eggs. Funny enough they like soy hot dogs too and REALLY enjoy leftover Thanksgiving turkey.
5. It takes about 2 days for a small bird to be COMPLETELY clean with about 2,000 active beetles.
6. When the beetles have finished, I set the bones aside so that the majority of bugs will leave the bones and head back to the main colony. This way, there are very few bugs killed in the succeeding freezing process (necessary so that no beetles hitch a ride into the house during the re-articulation process).
5. It takes about 2 days for a small bird to be COMPLETELY clean with about 2,000 active beetles.
6. When the beetles have finished, I set the bones aside so that the majority of bugs will leave the bones and head back to the main colony. This way, there are very few bugs killed in the succeeding freezing process (necessary so that no beetles hitch a ride into the house during the re-articulation process).
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