Lessons in how to draw.
Lessons in how to draw manga.
A lot of Japanese woodblock prints. I happen to like this kind of art a lot … two of my coffee-table books are Art of the Japanese Masters and Hiroshige – Birds and Flowers.
A few art links
November 15th, 2006I am reminded of a T-shirt slogan
November 14th, 2006“I don’t have a drinking problem – I drink, I get drunk, I fall down. No problem.”
Cassandra writes on the subjects of problem (re)definition and the limits of patriotic dissent. The whole article is good, but I must admit that I was impressed by the metaphorical “frilly panties of fascism.”
I could have lived without hearing this
November 14th, 2006Then again, perhaps I couldn’t. According to a Swedish study, having two soft drinks a day doubles your risk of pancreatic cancer.
When I read that, I tossed the remaining half of the Coke I had been drinking – my mother and one of her sisters died of pancreatic cancer, and I’d prefer not to. It’s a good thing I’ve grown to like iced tea without sugar, because I drink that year-round.
A star (?) is born
November 14th, 2006If you have a Mac with iSight, you may find this movie trailer interesting.
Via Make blog.
Witty and poignant
November 14th, 2006Kiwi is a student animation project that’s been done quite well.
Someone whose house is more cluttered than mine
November 14th, 2006Of course, it appears that all of his clutter is intentional.
Via growabrain.
Not a good idea, because …
November 14th, 2006It’s tempting to leave several tabs open in your browser, with sites open that make you think, “I’ll have to blog about this soon.”
However, that leaves you at the mercy of uninterrupted electrical power.
Therefore, you lose out on reading about what I lost out on writing about. Better luck next time (unless, in your opinion, that was the lucky thing to happen).
Back when FORTRAN was not even THREETRAN …
November 12th, 2006I have no idea
November 12th, 2006What this is all about, but it looks sorta pretty.