Ghost in the Shell

don't know how many of you are familliar with Ghost in the Shell but I came across a Tank Tachikoma Robot, I don't know what they are saying but they are cute as hell. ANd NO Mr.Dave, they do not look like a toilet bowl.. And humm notice the Antenna, you're up to a surprise if you sit on it. ;)

Watch the video of the fully animated Tachikoma HERE

Go Go Gadget

A new, $930 robot from Japan's ZMP Inc. called Miuro is designed around the Apple iPod. Built in partnership with audio giant Kenwood, it basically transforms an iPod -- which clips into the top of the robot -- into a remote-controlled BOOMBOX ON WHEELS, rolling around and blasting music. Its movements can be pre-programmed, so you can teach it to make an entrance or dance to the music it's playing. No iPod? No problem! It also streams music wirelessly from the installation of iTunes on your comp. Various options, including a camera and other sensors that help the robot get around on its own, are sold separately. It comes in white, black, yellow or red. Miuro went on sale today in Japan, and should become available in the U.S. later this year. Needless to say, I want one. ;)

The funniest thing ever!

Thanks to Chris for the link.



Man, i'm all about Youtube these days ;)

Truth in Advertising

It just cracks me up!
Thanks to CO for the HT.

Here's the part 1 of 3.



Part 2
Part 3

Prime Time for Geeks

Just bought the new Wired magazine (the September issue, i'm confused again when they come out). Anyway, they published this article on new shows to watch this fall.

When ABC broadcast a national teen spelling bee in prime time recently, the maneuver attracted a respectable 9 million viewers and signaled that network TV producers are seriously getting their geek on. Taking a peek at the pilots for the new fall shows, you'll see they're waking up to videogames, BlackBerrys, and comic books, too. We tuned in to the most nerdtastic upcoming programs and rated their chances of surviving until sweeps. If one of these gems doesn't make the cut, at least it can rerun eternally on BitTorrent.

Frisky Dingo (Cartoon Network)
Plot A vilain who wants to destroy the world (but has cash-flow problems) and a hero who should be fighting evil (but would rather focus on endorsement deals) may possibly face off. Someday. Precursors Mystery Men, The Specials, and Drawn Together. Wired's take Hurray! The creators of Adult Swim's first original animated show, Sealab 2021, are back. TV has never been so hilarious.

Justice (Fox)
Plot Hotshot lawyers solve high-profilpe cases using the sweetest high tech gadgets ever to appear in a courtroom drama. Precursors Perry Mason, L.A. Law, Law and Order. Wired's take Lawyers scan documents, spy on potential jurors, and re-create murders with motion-capture rigs - Jerry Bruckheimer, supergenius.

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (NBC)
Plot Aaron Sorkin takes a behind-the-scene look at a sketch comedy show à la Saturday Night Live. Precursors The Larry Sanders Show, Sports Night, and Lorne Micheals'30 rock. Wired's take Smart, skillfully acted, and so well produced you'll forget tou're watching a tube, Micheals should study Studio 60 for pointers on how to run the real SNL.

Heroes (NBC)
Plot Ordinary folk suddenly find they have superpowers - an artist who paints the future, an invincible cheerleader with rapid healing abilities, a teleporting salaryman who stops time. Precursors NBC's 1985 sci-fi comedy, Misfits of science in wich a rock guitarist fired lightning bolts from his fists an Courtney Cox could move things with her pre-friends mind. Wired's take Heroe's takes itself a bit too seriously at times, but the idea of a real-world Super Friends hold us captive like a Wonder Twins ice cage.

Jericho (CBS)
Plot Acts of nuclear terrorism destroy most of the US" Chaos ensues as the isolated residents of a small Kansas town try to piece together what happened. Precursors The movie The Day After, and Testament, wich taught Americans a valuable lesson: If the blast doesn't kill you, your postapocalyptic neighbor just might. Wired's take Like the residents of Jericho, you will be kept in the dark and fed barely satisfying morsels of info about what's going on. But hey, it works for Lost.

Dance Revolution (CBS)
Plot Inspired by the videogame Dance Dance Revolution....
Ahhhh what the hell, I won't watch that last one, so I won't transcribe it to my blog ;).

I Deeply Miss

I used to play via someone's PS2.
But now that I can't have access to it, I crave it.
That game used to irritate me to the highest level, however, I played 'till my eyes stung.




Note to self: next pay check, buy myself a PS2.

Take me back

From my little trip at my parents I took pictures of some old paintings and drawings that I did as a kid.
Here's 2 of them.
The color one is a MC Escher reproduction wich i'm very proud of, Escher is one of my favorite artist.

Tongue Twister

I just love Asian culture ;)

The Fourth King

Thursday night with friends, playing..cards.
Actually, playing this game



I'm off for the weekend, no internet..Oh Jezz...i'm definitely a geek ;)

Largest Forehead Inflation

The art of Jerome Abramovitch
interesting, some great photographs, but I have the warn you, don't watch this section right after lunch.

He Lied About Death

what gives you the right?
to fuck with our lives?
a devil born in paradise
a liar loves to lie
keep watching your back
killers always have killers on their track
keep watching the sky
'cause you might get lucky again
I hope your drunken daughters are gay!
you are the shadow of fear!
yoou scare the love out of here
like an ape in a cage
small white man in a rage
mellow suit, mellow smile
limousines down murder mile...
watch the devil's at play!
drain the bottle empty
California today
tomorrow it's you and me...

-Stars

Deana and her Refrigerator

Again with the Paranormal things.
Some of you know (I guess everybody will know now) that from time to time, when the feeling is right and I really need a good boost, I do Magic Rituals (Blame it on Willow, BTVS). Sometimes I get my way, and sometimes I don't, it's probably just coincidences, but the point is that I have a library full of books for all kind of Rituals, that i've been collected for the past decade.

So here's the story
My friend's old Fridge died a month ago, and she just got a new one, a big one.
Flipping trough one of my books an hour ago I found this story. Sorry P, a little too late, maybe I could've helped in some way ;)

CHAPTER 7: Timing
Deana and her Refrigerator
Deana is a pleasant lady whom we knew before we moved to West Virginia. At that stage of her life she was working to support two toddlers while her husband was on military assignment overseas. Even with allotments and some coverage of medical expenses, things were not easy. When her ancient refrigerator quit, she bought a new one on a major chain store's credit card. The she truly had great difficulty in meeting all the payments she was incurred.
At full moon she did a little ritul involving a candle ans a metal pyramis: its intent was to diminish her expenditures. Somehow, the cost of the refrigerator simply disappeared from the monthly statements relating to her charge card. Coincidence? Magic? Who knows? But those are the coincidences we like. She wore a little smile when she told us the story, but she was dead serious. "I'll never take that pyramid off the fridge top!"

Splatter-free Pollock

So you want to be an artist? Miltos Manetas' jacksonpollock.org lets you imitate the master paint-flinger with desktop-worthy results.

Insomnia is my greatest inspiration. -Jon Stewart

And he is one of my favorite people.

Something like a Penomenon

There's was a miracle today in my neighborhood. A little gold Hindu Statue sipped spoons full of milk on and off during the day.
Back in 1995, a Hindu worshipper at a temple in south New Delhi made an offering of milk to a statue of Lord Ganesha. When a spoonful of milk from the bowl was held up to the trunk of the statue, the liquid was seen to disappear, apparently taken in by the idol. Word of the event spread quickly, and by mid-morning it was found that statues of the entire Hindu pantheon in temples all over North India were taking in milk. The world soon followed, Britain, Canada, Dubai, and Nepal were giving milk to the miraculous sculptures, with amazing success. The meaning of these thirsty statues? For Hindu religion it means that a great soul is born.
The statues refused to drink again until today, in my neighborhood and all over the world.
There's probably a scientific explanation for this phenomenon but I won't wait for an answer, I'm off to buy some milk before they run out of it. You damn milk drinkin statues! ;)

Don't think you are, know you are...Reptilian humanoid?!

As some of you may already know, i'm a freak when it comes to Sci-Fi subjects and Alien theories.
But this weekend I came across a documentary explaining David Icke's theory. He claimes that many prominent figures such as George W. Bush, Queen Elizabeth II and even the actor Kris Kristofferson are part of a race of reptilian humanoids known as the Babylonian Brotherhood, and that they are in fact, reptilian. I never heard of Icke's allegations before, which is weird cause I have this (ok call it weird) passion for everything that is Paranormal, plus he's the author of 20 books explaining his views. The world, as Icke's sees it, is controlled by a network of secret societies, the Brotherhood, on which stand at the higher level the Global Elite. The goal of these Alien reptiles is a global nomination of all fields such as banking, business, the military, education, the media, religion, drug companies, intelligence agencies, and organized crime...A pyramid of manipulation. It sounds strangely like "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion" a text publied in late 1880 (If I recall correctly) to describe a plan to achieve global domination by Jews. In his published work Icke cites the Holocaust, Oklahoma City bombing, and the September 11, 2001 attacks as examples of events financed and organized by the Global Elite. I won't tell you everything about Icke's beliefs, let's just end that post with who he thinks are cold-blooded. Hillary Clinton, Harold Wilson, Tony Blair. I tried to find a complete list of who he think are Reptilian, to know who I should avoid, but couldn't find one. So feel free to add names to the list. ;)

"The meeting is over, retreat to your exits. Agents are coming."

Road Trip

Planning a road trip to Vermont to view the beautiful fall foliage for a long weekend at the end of September and I never been there.
Any suggestions, places to see, Resto or places that I shouldn't go?

Rabbit In Your Headlights

Back in 1998, the groupe U.N.K.L.E released the amazing album Psyence Fiction, on which James Lavelle and DJ Shadow collaborated with a variety of guest artists including Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Ian Brown (The Stone Roses), Mike D (Beastie Boys), Kool G. Rap, Badly Drawn Boy and Richard Ashcroft (The Verve).

They released Never, Never, Land in 2003 which featured Ian Brown, Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Robert Del Naja (Massive Attack), Mani (The Stone Roses, Primal Scream) just to name a few.

They're working on a new album due early 2007 with guest appearances by Josh Homme, Brody Dalle (The Distillers), Chris Goss (Masters of Reality), Ian Astbury (The Cult), Psycho Pab and Autolux. It looks very promising.

But for now listen and watch, Rabbit In Your Headlights (featuring Thom Yorke, 1998)...Amazing video!.

Mike the Headless Chicken

Here's Mike, he lived for 18 months without his head,
and this is his story.
Had a long weekend and this is the only thing I came up with ;)

Essai 1: Hope

Sponsors?

Anyone want to Sponsor me to go see this show? it's 2 days, and 110,00$ but a lot of AMAZING bands!!

Sonic Youth, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, K-Os, Malajube, Dinosaur Jr., Metric, The Stills, The Magic Numbers, World Party, Brazilian Girls, Amon Tobin, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Joseph Arthur, James Chance, Bush Tetras, We Are Wolves, Duchess Says, Crystal Clyffs, Think About Life, The Hushpuppies, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, FlAMING LIPS, Damian Marley, Bedouin Soundclash, DobaCaracol, Wolf Parade, Bell Orchestre, Lady Sovereign, G. Love & Special Sauce, Islands, Starsailor, Kid Koala, Final Fantasy, The Hidden Cameras, Call Me Poupée, Herman Düne

PLEASE.. anyone?!?.. LOL

Jealousy

Jealousy is a familiar experience in human relationships. Jealousy typically refers to the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that occur when a person believes a valued relationship is being threatened by a rival.
My passion in life is Art, in every form, I play music, I paint, i'm a real movie buff. I recently bought a new camera and thought that I would try to expend my creativity by taking pictures. And I suck. I tried, i'm gonna try some more, I won't give up.
But I can't help but think that maybe it's not my thing when I see amazing work, like Dave's who recently gave me the desire to try my hand on photography. ( He didn't know that, but I guess now he does ;)) Maybe I didn't find the best subjects for me, or saw things in the good angles. We'll see where it takes me.

Other amazing photographers
David Burdeny
David Meanix For those who watched Six feet Under you'll reconize his work.

Just for Fun

Just for fun and cause i was tired to see my last entry. I posted 4 new pictures in my Flickr account. they're not amazing, FAR from it, but I was bored, so what the heck ;)
Here

Season2 on DVD

Is it just me or the DVD cover for the season 2 (the season1 as well) is terrible?!
Is there any good graphic designers in the house?

Close your eyes, Open your heart

P. we have a date this weekend with Mr. Garcia.
The science of sleep is opening this friday, Michel Gondry is a pure genius.

Every second of Michael Gondrey's, The Science of Sleep is a riot of clever originality, right down to the bedroom light switch! Stephane Miroux's (Gael Garcia Bernal) mother persuades him to leave Mexico for Paris by promising him a creative new job. Of course it's untrue, "I glue paper in a basement all day!" Stephane exists in the blur between reality and his fantasy dream world, where he imagines himself the host of a TV show. He falls in love with his beautiful neighbor Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg) after a ridiculous piano moving incident, but his overtures are sadly, more fantastic than real. Stephane's bizarre inventions, paintings, insane co-workers, a quirky, eccentric blend of animation, hilarious dialogue and its constant multi-lingual confusion fuel his obsession for her, but also his paralyzing fear of rejection. Sweet, funny and sad, The Science of Sleep is an entertaining cacophony that could warm Godard's cockles!

Single Night In

House on TV, a glass of wine in one hand, my sketchbook in the other.
I can't ask for more.. HUmm.. Scratch that. ;)
But for now, I'll have to cope with what I've got. (note that there's no double sens in that sentence) ;)

State of mind

My posts for the past month or so really sucks (for my liking) and i'm sorry about that.
When I have inspiration to paint, I loose everything else.
My brain's on one track.
I'll let it go, to see where it brings me.

And I should go back to the gym ;)

Transformers Widget

Transformers Movie Countdown
Ce truc inutil de la semaine vous a été fourni par Shan ;)

Craiglist

Can't help it, i'm addicted to the missed connections ads.
I don't know why, maybe in hopes to see my name there one day ;)

New toy

Did I mention that I bought myself a new toy last week?



It does the job ;)

UPDATE: and it comes with a Flickr account

The Past is Blue

Acrylic on canvas
20x20"

Doesn't look like I used brushes, I can't paint without making a mess.

Yellow W.

"Nobody gets left behind"
Saw the most amazing movie tonight.
I can't find the words, I don't think there was a single soul in the theatre that wasn't enlightened by the movie.
The entire audience was clapping and laughing, which I never experienced in a movie theatre.
I won't tell you more, go see it.

UPDATE check out Urileye's review

Say Hello to my little friends

How cute are they?. i'm a freak when it comes to figurines.
Note to self: next post, sound less geek.

The latest

Acrilic on canvas 10x20"
August 2006

Sleeping Dogs Lie

Dr. Cameron: "Do you have any idea what it feels like to have a six-foot long hose shoved into your large intestine?"
Dr. House: "No, but I now have a much greater respect for whichever basketball player you dated in college."

Hillarious.. I can't get enough.

The DarkSide Marathon

One of my favorite TV channel is Discovery,
thanks to Mythbusters.
But tonight, it's The Dark Side marathon, from Aliens, poltergeist, voodoo, Exorcism. I think i'll be stuck to my TV screen all night long.
Ahh sunday nights...X-files...c'était le bon vieux temps ;)

Mind reader

Last year I poster a entry about IT and the fact that it freaked me out. One year later I haven't found the explication.
Probably cause i'm not geek enough. Help?

Cruel

This is so cruel!
but in the same time a little funny [insert evil grin here]

HT to the lettre-o-log

Couche tard?!

I came across the new CD of Spankrock a band from Philadelphia that I know nothing about and that I don't really enjoy. But the CD cover, well, i'm pretty sure they will be in big trouble for it.
Can they use that?

Have you ever?

“Have you ever..?”

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said ‘I love you’ and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne (ya, ouch!)
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26.Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day (well, I pretended that I was deaf for an entire day and went shopping)
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment (more than just for a moment)
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 10 provinces and 3 territories
41. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
42. Had amazing friends (Why HAD?.. I still have amazing friends)
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach (alone tho)
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your cds (used too, but now I have so many, I lost track)
57. Pretended to be a superhero (everyday of my life)
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Posed nude in front of strangers
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken (well, I dumped him, so no I wasn't heart broken)
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest (I was a vampire (angel and buffy style, made a mask out of latex.. it was cool!
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo (I have 4, and want more, maybe a half sleeve before the end of the year
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason (that I bought myself, for no reason :)
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Had a one-night stand
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently (not totally there, but i'm trying.. and I want to learn Japanese)
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour (humm, ya.. i'm a bit ashame of that one)
98. Created and named your own constellation of stars
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Petted a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than the Canadian provinces and territories - 13
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Petted a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146: Dyed your hair
147: Been a DJ
148: Shaved your head
149: Caused a car accident
150: Saved someone’s life

HT to Dave

It's not unusual...

I'm the winner!!
How could I forget my first introduction to English TV.. at 12 ;)
I loved that show.