This weekend is Halloween weekend. So for all of you web fiends out there, be prepared for Facebook (and all the other countless ways that everyone overly documents their lives) to be flooded with girls in slut-wear and guys in douche/dork-wear.
I'm totally not complaining though... it's quite entertaining! But I never thought Freddy Krueger, a malevolent, undead, child molesting, murderer, who's horribly burned from head to toe, could ever be turned into something sexy.
I mean damn! I'm sexually confused in so many ways right now.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
IF MY BRAIN WERE AN IMAGINARY FRIEND
This is almost exactly how my brain works accept insert a massive amount of fantasizing about beer, butts, punching people, impossible art projects and what would happen right now if "The shit hit the fan."
See the rest at The Oatmeal.
See the rest at The Oatmeal.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
I SEE A GREEN ROOM AND I WANT IT PAINTED WHITE
As some of you know or might have seen in a past post, my new house has a detached shop that I'm converting into a full studio. It has been no quick task. It wasn't messed up but if a photographer wants to be taken seriously and not considered a hack, you need a good looking studio.
So I cleaned it. Then my brother (who's been a major help) and I removed all the random objects, protruding nails and gutted all the shelving and the automatic garage door from the far end where I will be shooting. After that we filled holes, sanded and painted it all.
I'm happy to say that as of this past Sunday, the painting is done. I can now start moving gear in and decorating. Then it's photo project time! I wish I would have done before and after shots but oh well. I did get my brother to snag one shot of me painting the walls with my cell phone. It at least shows the odd green color that it was before... and my terrible farmers tan.
I'll be sure to snap and post photos once it's all said and done.
So I cleaned it. Then my brother (who's been a major help) and I removed all the random objects, protruding nails and gutted all the shelving and the automatic garage door from the far end where I will be shooting. After that we filled holes, sanded and painted it all.
I'm happy to say that as of this past Sunday, the painting is done. I can now start moving gear in and decorating. Then it's photo project time! I wish I would have done before and after shots but oh well. I did get my brother to snag one shot of me painting the walls with my cell phone. It at least shows the odd green color that it was before... and my terrible farmers tan.
I'll be sure to snap and post photos once it's all said and done.
Monday, October 24, 2011
ALLEN-LAMBE HOUSE
Saturday I went on a tour of the Allen-Lambe house over in the College Hill area of Wichita. Why should you give a rats behind about the Lambe's house? It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright himself, that's why. If you don't know who Wright was you need to be smacked with a two by four. Anyways...
The layout was in the Midwest's traditional prairie format with Japanese influences. It made me start thinking about how many other homes around town stood on Wright's concept. Even my own home has some of the fundamentals of this place. The brick he used on the outside was used inside so both coexisted in unison. It had great little nooks for art and unique lighting in the form of light diffused by thin mulberry paper lanterns inset into the ceiling. Even a portion of the furniture was designed by Frank. You can see a little bit of the lights and the cool dining room table in this shot:
The house is no longer a residence and is now solely for tours. Unfortunately, you can't just stop in like other historical sites or I would recommend you swing by randomly. But you can call them for times of their next scheduled appointment to tag along. It's definitely worth seeing. Check out their site for more info.
The layout was in the Midwest's traditional prairie format with Japanese influences. It made me start thinking about how many other homes around town stood on Wright's concept. Even my own home has some of the fundamentals of this place. The brick he used on the outside was used inside so both coexisted in unison. It had great little nooks for art and unique lighting in the form of light diffused by thin mulberry paper lanterns inset into the ceiling. Even a portion of the furniture was designed by Frank. You can see a little bit of the lights and the cool dining room table in this shot:
The house is no longer a residence and is now solely for tours. Unfortunately, you can't just stop in like other historical sites or I would recommend you swing by randomly. But you can call them for times of their next scheduled appointment to tag along. It's definitely worth seeing. Check out their site for more info.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
MSN HIGHSCHOOL SLANDER
As I'm reading about the Occupy Wall Street and all the other protests world wide, I noticed that MSN was sure to talk about some of the protesters ratty clothes and that they could smell marijuana in the air. That is a little petty MSN. Your attempts to subtly discredit these activists with paltry and pathetic references to drugs and what you deem as lesser clothing is just plain childish high-school reporting. We all see your cheap shots to get stuck ups and conservative readers to ignore what is really being protested. Those are not solid facts but jaded descriptions used as slander.
Grow up MSN.
Grow up MSN.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
FAST VEGGIES
I just had a random thought when my veggie subs arrived from Jimmy Johns. A pleasant bonus to being an herbivore is that food preparation and delivery times are pretty darn fast. I would imagine that's due to the fact that there aren't any dead animals to slice, cook until it won't induce vomiting and prepared in a non-road kill manner.
If you have to cook something before you can eat it, doesn't that kind of make it unnatural for us to consume in the first place? Hmmm...
Boy that sure looks yummy!
Sorry if that sounded a little pretentious and preachy. I was namely just excited that my food gets delivered so quickly.
If you have to cook something before you can eat it, doesn't that kind of make it unnatural for us to consume in the first place? Hmmm...
Boy that sure looks yummy!
Sorry if that sounded a little pretentious and preachy. I was namely just excited that my food gets delivered so quickly.
Monday, October 10, 2011
FOOD BUYING REQUIREMENTS
Every time I pick up a food product at a grocery store, be it processed or raw, I make it stand up to my edible requirements checklist.
We are what we eat so why not take time to choose wisely. We are no long hunters or gatherers but solely consumers. If that's our only role in life then why not consume smartly? Organics are better for the environment. Naturals are healthier for our bodies. Made in the USA supports our countries economy. Locally harvested supports your city, small businesses and your neighborhood farmer. To me, once you weigh all the upsides it almost seems like no choice at all.
We have the choice to pick things that are better for our world and bodies yet we chose substandard items to save a couple cents. We have the power of our dollar and the corporations are after it. So if we demand higher standards they will have to submit or lose money. Don't be lazy, read those labels.
- Are there animal products in it?
- Is it organic?
- Is it natural or a large portion?
- Is it made in the USA?
- Is it locally grown?
- Is it affordable/cost efficient?
- Does it sound yummy?
We are what we eat so why not take time to choose wisely. We are no long hunters or gatherers but solely consumers. If that's our only role in life then why not consume smartly? Organics are better for the environment. Naturals are healthier for our bodies. Made in the USA supports our countries economy. Locally harvested supports your city, small businesses and your neighborhood farmer. To me, once you weigh all the upsides it almost seems like no choice at all.
We have the choice to pick things that are better for our world and bodies yet we chose substandard items to save a couple cents. We have the power of our dollar and the corporations are after it. So if we demand higher standards they will have to submit or lose money. Don't be lazy, read those labels.
"We must be the change we want to see in the world."
-Mahatma Gandhi
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
WICHITA, THIS WILL BE THE YEAR
This past week I've gone from doing nothing creative to getting projects going all over the place. I've been spreading the word and doing mad planning. There are two projects in particular that have the potential to help me finally get lastdeviant on the lips of the Wichita art community. One is for the hip hop music scene and the other is for an art magazine. Each is still pretty grassroots but they are extremely promising. I've got lots of shoots lined up for both and each will get me some new exposure I would have never found before. I'll be sure to rep them both once they each give me the go ahead.
With the completion of the home studio, the new connections and all this hype, I think this is going to be my introductory year here. I might be jinxing it by talking about it but I don't care, I'm freaking excited! I'm ready to dive in and help this art scene grow and in it will help me grow as well. So keep your eyes peeled. I've got a site revamp coming in the next week and of course there will be lots of new bits of eye candy.
Wichita... let's do this.
With the completion of the home studio, the new connections and all this hype, I think this is going to be my introductory year here. I might be jinxing it by talking about it but I don't care, I'm freaking excited! I'm ready to dive in and help this art scene grow and in it will help me grow as well. So keep your eyes peeled. I've got a site revamp coming in the next week and of course there will be lots of new bits of eye candy.
Wichita... let's do this.
Monday, October 3, 2011
THUMB JUMP FLASH USB DRIVE
I went to help out a new friend from class, Ryan Gould, with a photo shoot this weekend. Afterward, he put all the images up for everyone to review. Once we all talked about them, the model asked about when she would get her copies. He told her that she could have them all right now if she had a flash drive. Funny thing was, she just so happened to find one in her purse.
I guess they have gotten so common place that everyone has one now. I know all the college classes I have been too in Virginia and Kansas have suggested and sometimes required for students to get one. I personally own like eight of them. I remember there was a time not so long ago when ever I pulled a jump drive out of my pocket, I looked like a complete nerd. Or if I had to explain what it was, people just gave me the deer in headlights look.
Now chicks keep them in their purses. That's so rad.
I guess they have gotten so common place that everyone has one now. I know all the college classes I have been too in Virginia and Kansas have suggested and sometimes required for students to get one. I personally own like eight of them. I remember there was a time not so long ago when ever I pulled a jump drive out of my pocket, I looked like a complete nerd. Or if I had to explain what it was, people just gave me the deer in headlights look.
Now chicks keep them in their purses. That's so rad.
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