Friday
Posted by jOe
As I was making the coffee this morning at work, I thought to myself: Joe, you know what I like about this place--America? It's the freedom to say, I came in first, and I'm making the coffee, so I'm not gonna count the scoops.
And you know what else, I think I might just pack it down twice to fit as many coffee grounds into that tight, little space as I can. I know it might cause the water to overflow a little, but let's be serious for a minute...
That's where all the fun is.
Update: just tasted the coffee. It's has the consistency of dried maple syrup. If I put a spoon in it and let go, it would stand up all on it's own.
Meanwhile, came across this and this yesterday.
Both interesting in their own rights.
Friday.
Saw the above the other day. In case your still piecing it together, it's a flag pole mounted to a scooter.
Russian Circles [and] The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Posted by jOe
Carpe Diem, as it has been said: 'seize the carp.' I don't know how that's ever been relevant, but here it is. Showing up in my blog.
I've been doing a lot of editing lately, which is to say: I've been spending a lot of time in front of my computer. But what helps that fly by? Good, melodic, background music. Russian Circles just released their third album, Geneva, a few weeks ago. They've got a little bit of Kings of Leon and a little bit of Tool, but without words, 'cause hush that noise! Although some tracks are only a step-up from those waterfall recordings that people buy to help keep their feng shiu in order, there are definitely some killers on here like "Hexed All" and "Malko." All together, the album as a whole works.
Earlier this year The Pains of Being Pure at Heart released their debut, self-titled LP. They won me as soon as I heard their catchy drum-driven "Young Adult Friction" and "A Teenager In Love." Fortunately, it doesn't end there, and they deliver with boat loads of fuzzy, distorted guitars. To cap it off they close with "Gentle Sons," a song The Thrills would be proud of. And me, too.
Buy it and Love it!
Shot on RED
Posted by jOe
Know the RED cameras? They're dSLRs that do video...or the video cameras that do still frame...or, I don't really know because they're that far out of my reach. As a matter of fact, they don't even sell them on Amazon. I'm not making this up. I know, the Apocalypse, right?
So naturally I was perusing their website in the same way I'll sometimes find myself on Bently's site building my own Azure or weighing the options because I might really like the Continental better. You never know.
Back-to-the-camera.
Interesting to note, it was used to shoot some recent movies like The Informant, District 9, Gamer, and My Bloody Valentine 3D. Not that you can tell by watching the movies themselves (RED's website spilled the beans).
It's always cool to me to see the converging of these kinds of technologies. In fact, Alexx Henry, whom I greatly admire as a money-making artist, in his latest blog post talks about the nearness of a video-print-fused format. Like a video on the cover of a magazine, etc. It's paper thin and flexible. I guess the last hurtle is making it affordable enough to be disposable. But it shouldn't be too much longer until you'll see it around.
More on RED; click here to see some of their outlandish prices! You can order your own straight from their site. Isn't it fun?
Here's a picture of one. It would cause some problems if I took this on vacation.
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