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3-D printing is revolutionizing construction and design fields
By Renee Eaton
Additive manufacturing — or 3-D printing as it often called — is a process in which a solid object is made when a CAD model directs the printer to apply hundreds to thousands of successive layers in the required shape. This method is in direct contrast to traditional (subtractive) manufacturing, which begins with a block or billet of material that is then cut away until the desired piece is obtained; or casting, which involves injecting a liquid material into a mold and letting it solidify.
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Antibiotic wound dressings
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Electrospun scaffolds have a porous structure that is suitable for applications in tissue engineering, drug delivery and wound dressing. Scaffolds of electrospun polyurethane are particularly useful for wound dressings, with unique properties that promote moist wound healing and prevent desiccation in the wound. However, colonization of the wound area by bacteria leads to infection and delays in healing.
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Enhanced cold crystallization of glassy poly(L-lactic acid)
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Poly(L-lactic acid) (PLA) has attracted considerable interest for its environmental friendliness and economical usefulness. Cold crystallization can change the structure and properties of PLA significantly and thus its applications, and many researchers have studied the structural changes that take place during crystallization.
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Stronger, lighter, cheaper, self-healing and recyclable, too? IBM says they're all true about its new family of industrial thermoset polymers. The materials are the first that are capable of self-healing back to their original shape, are resistant to solvents and cracking and can also be recycled all the way back to their starting material with identical properties.
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Flexible packaging set for growth in North America
European Plastics News
PCI Films Consulting says that the North American and European flexible packaging markets, which currently stand at $20.7 billion and $16.4 billion respectively, already nearly account for half of the global consumer flexible packaging market of $76 billion. PCI notes, however, that the growth in North America is moving much more rapidly than that in Europe, with growth in North America at around 4 percent per year, which is twice as fast as the growth seen in Europe in the past year.
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British high-speed railway looks to composite solutions
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Engineers responsible for designing Britain's new high-speed railway, potentially linking London with cities as far north as Glasgow and Edinburgh, have started investigating how fiber-reinforced plastic composite materials could play a key role in building the network. During a two-day visit to the National Composites Center in Bristol, U.K. earlier this year, the team, led by High Speed Two Limited's Professor Andrew McNaughton, explored the opportunities of how to generate significant cost savings for HS2 through the potential use of advanced composite materials.
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3-D printing is revolutionizing construction and design fields
By Renee Eaton
Additive manufacturing — or
3-D printing as it often called — is a process in which a solid object is made when a CAD model directs the printer to apply hundreds to thousands of successive layers in the required shape. This method is in direct contrast to traditional (subtractive) manufacturing.
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Medical breakthrough: Bioengineered heart tissue
By Karen SC Ashley
For patients with heart damage, the best treatment option right now is an organ transplant. But even then, the patient waiting list for an organ donor is seemingly endless. To confound matters, patients can encounter complications after heart transplantation. With new research, the ideal solution — repairing the heart — may soon be possible.
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Highlighting novel material advances in wind energy
By Don Rosato
Wind energy provides significant growth opportunities for advanced composite resin and reinforcement materials. Wind energy developments hold much promise to help meet the growing global energy demand, and innovations in plastics and composites will play a key role. The long-term growth of wind energy requires technical innovation to make wind more competitive with other forms of energy.
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Bowser Beer: A fun alternative for dogs
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For dog owners who love to spoil their canines, Bowser Beer from 3 Busy Dogs, Seattle, Washington, has emerged as a popular pet product that has enjoyed strong national growth. Sales for the fun and healthy drink alternative – packaged in lightweight, shatter-resistant 12-ounce polyethylene terephthalate bottles from Amcor Rigid Plastics – have tripled in the last three years.
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One man's plastic waste is another's business mission
Fox Business
Co-founders David Katz and Shaun Frankson created a system that allows people in need to exchange recyclable plastics for "currency" that can be used to buy basic necessities, to print 3-D products and get access to other life-improving opportunities, such as health care.
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Plastic beverage closures conquer metal
European Plastics News
Research company Canadean, has released a report stating that plastic beverage caps and closures are now more popular than their metal counterparts. According to Canadean's report, "Innovation in Caps and Closures," in 2013 plastic closures took 49 percent of the market to metal closures' 48 percent, gaining the largest share of the global market for beverage closures. Metal closures in 2007 held 51 percent of the market share.
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There really is a great future in plastics
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Most of us who've been in the plastics industry for at least the last two decades have probably heard this comment many times: "Did you see The Graduate?" Yes, we've either seen that iconic movie that helped to put the plastics industry on the map, or we've heard about it. Dustin Hoffman plays the young man Ben, who's just graduated from college, and can't seem to decide on what to do with his life. At a party, Mr. McGuire pulls Ben aside and tells him that his future lies in just one word: Plastics.
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SABIC and Kringlan prototype carbon fiber thermoplastic wheel for German automotive company
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SABIC and Kringlan Composites are developing what they claim is the world's first carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite wheel. A prototype is being produced for a German automotive manufacturer. The wheel employs SABIC's ULTEM polyetherimide resin and Swiss company Kringlan Composites' wheel design and manufacturing process, which is designed for short cycle times and high-volume production.
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Soon, nanotechnology could convert your jacket into reserve battery
International Business Times
Soon, you will no longer fret about not having carried your smartphone charger when your gadget runs out of power. With nanotechnology taking the lead, a new solution is being developed that would convert jackets into a battery. Scientists at the University of Central Florida are conducting trials of the new "in-cloth" energy storage system, and claim that the entire process of having to carry around a separate charger could be eliminated if the new technology gains public acceptance and becomes commercially viable.
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Plastics for 3-D printing get better and cheaper and greener every day
Machine Design
3-D printers make objects, but eliminate the waste and high tooling costs of traditional manufacturing. Because the machines print parts off of CAD files, weird or impossible-to-find parts are more affordable. Researchers at Michigan Technological University recently published findings that it's actually cost effective and energy efficient to recycle the high-density polyethylene from milk jugs into filament for 3-D printing parts.
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Tree fiber in new furniture polypropylene allows for recycling
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At NeoCon 2014, Asahi Kasei Plastics will launch a polypropylene resin reinforced with tree fibers instead of fiberglass. Intended for injection molded seating and office components, it uses 20 percent tree fiber reinforcing fibers instead of a comparable amount of fiberglass, allowing recycling and upcycling. The cellulose used comes from sustainably harvested forests, says the company.
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Design bureau Fripp Design and Research has developed a 3-D printer that directly prints silicone, the first of its kind, according to company co-founder Steve Roberts. The technology has the potential to dramatically expand the frontier of prosthetics fabrication, and that's just for starters. Silicone was not on the radar of Roberts and his business partner Tom Fripp nine years ago when they invested in a 3-D-printing system to make models. "Our goal was to create accurate models for various markets and get the attention of manufacturers," Roberts told Plastics Today.
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Not sure where to start your summer clean out? Here in the northwest, starting on a garage is a great option because it can be done rain or shine. Here are some tips to help you tackle that garage:
- Dedicate at least one full day or weekend when no other obligations will require your focus.
- Invite friends or family members to pitch in – offering pizza and drinks always helps!
- Leave no box unpacked – go through all of them.
- Divide and conquer – separate everything into four areas: keep, toss, donate, or sell.
- Be sure paint and propane are stored safely.
- Put paper products and pet food in sealed containers to avoid drawing bugs or other critters.
- Mount a fire extinguisher – a must for garage safety.
- Draw a floor plan! There are free tools online.
- Use shelves and cabinets wherever possible to help keep the floor clean and clear.
- Utilize plastic bins for items that belong together, and jars with lids to help sort hardware.
- Use wall space – maybe you could add a pegboard or hooks for your items?
Whatever project you tackle, complete it. That means getting the items you no longer need out of the space. Call Junk It Store It and let us take care of the last step while you celebrate your accomplishment! We make it easy – we'll come to you, remove all the items you don't need, and even clean up after ourselves leaving your new clutter-free, organized space ready to use.
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Wednesday, 25 November 2009
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oh do i love this! absolutely stunning!ReplyDelete
i haven't tried that technique yet but i sure love the look.
oh love this hun its brilliant love cheryl xxxxxxxReplyDelete
Hi ClaireReplyDelete
I like this effect as well, throuble is I tend to get it even when that's not the intention.
Lovely image on this one.
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Ooooh... gorgeous work Claire!!!ReplyDelete
Saskia :)
This technique sounds great, crackling without all the expensive products, I must give it ago.ReplyDelete
I love your card Claire, that image is just lovely and I love the baubles, you put cards together wonderfully.
Hi claire, I love the cracked glass effect, I must try it, lovely image too, and I love your doodling around the edge.ReplyDelete
Love, Rose xx
beautiful Claire, love this cracked glass effect!ReplyDelete
blessings, Maria
- Anonymous26 November 2009 at 07:06
Wonderful job with the technique! Your card is so lovely Claire!!ReplyDelete
cette carte est superbe, avec ces couleurs.ReplyDelete
wow this is fantastic Claire, I hope you and your family are well take care MaxineReplyDelete
I love this, the colours are beautiful and the image is beautiful, well suited for the effect you've used. So, you layer powder over paper, heat set, then relayer, reheat several times and then bend it? Is it just powder or do you need to use embossing ink too? You must need the ink, the powder would blow everywhere if you did it w/o!! I must try this NOW :)ReplyDelete


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Hey, no smoking
on the go-karts.
We skid stopped past the
off ramp to browse this van:
a cult's old blankets
and off-season Clementines.
That's nice, that bracelet
jingles like a dancer caught
her ankle in the algae.
She is a Viking slave.
Take now, a night hiss,
a slur of proud-ass barns
and the crooked tickle
of satellite dishes.
Squint for rainy promises
or the rainy promenades
that never go down.
Oh, this is no cello analogy
you weepy motherfucker.
These parking lots
are places to park.
Issac sells safety
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I love you no matter how you may hurt Me or offend Me.
Say this little prayer and I will come running to you immediately.
(Open my eyes Prayer for the young)
"Jesus, if you can hear me, then listen to my call for help. Please help me deal with those who cause me pain. Help me to stop envy taking over my life and to stop me wishing for things I cannot have. Instead open my heart to You, dear Jesus. Help me to feel real love – Your Love and to feel true peace in my heart. Amen."


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July 30 Update: Seattle City Council unanimously voted in support of the resolution that holds SDOT to an 18-month timeline to implement much of the Basic Bike Network by end of 2019!
July 23 the community rallied behind a council resolution to build key segments of the Basic Bike Network by the end of 2019. Next stop is full council.
Almost 100 caring neighbors from across Seattle packed council chambers this week to endorse a new roadmap for completing much of the Basic Bike Network by the end of 2019 – creating a long-awaited protected bike network, non-stop through downtown.
The roadmap, in the form of a council resolution was introduced at a special meeting of the Council Sustainability and Transportation Committee. Council members in attendance voted unanimously in support, meaning the resolution now heads to full council on Monday July 30. The committee is clearly in lock step with the community, and recognize the need for the city to act with urgency to make biking downtown safer.
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Joan Hartmann, Ph.D., J.D., served as Supervisor Doreen Farr's Planning Commissioner for the Third District from 2012 to 2016. During that time, she gained real insight to the challenges facing our County.
Joan understands that the first job of local government is to make sure our residents and visitors are safe and secure. This means more than maintaining high quality police and fire protection; it means ensuring that we have safe roads, reliable safe water, a healthy economy and a healthy environment.
Joan has lived in Santa Barbara County since 1998. A champion of young people, she served for six years as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for children in the foster care network. Active in many community organizations, Joan currently serves on the Santa Barbara Foundation's LEAF Advisory Committee and the Wildling Museum's Board of Directors.
Joan was raised by a single mother, following the death of her father, a disabled veteran who was injured in the Korean War. Joan's mother, a nurse, instilled in Joan a commitment to public service and the importance of getting a good education. Joan was able to use GI Bill survivor benefits to attend college.
Joan began her career in the academic world. She worked as a high school and college teacher while pursuing her graduate degrees. Joan was the first woman faculty member of the Claremont Graduate School and served as Director of its Public Policy Program. She then was appointed Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Government at Oberlin College; and later served as adjunct professor at USC. She has also worked in the policy and budget offices and as legal counsel for several federal government agencies.
Joan is well recognized as a creative problem solver and advocate for government working collaboratively with the private and non-profit sectors. One of her significant achievements is helping found the Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project, a novel public-private partnership among government agencies, business, and environmental interests that has secured over $628 million to restore rivers and wetlands, from Gaviota to San Diego. These efforts increase water supplies, restored habitats, and create jobs.
Joan has a history of working on measures that hold local government more accountable to the people they represent. In 2008, she spearheaded the Buellton Urban Growth Boundary initiative which requires a vote of the people before the City can expand its boundaries, the first such initiative in Santa Barbara County. She also advised the Goodland Coalition which successfully campaigned for a similar initiative in Goleta.
She is married to James (Jim) Powell. She has one adult daughter and two adult stepchildren. She and her husband enjoy country living with their horses, rescue burro, rescue dogs and cats, as well as their chickens and honeybees.


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t such a time and place and under such peculiar circumstances. He withdrew to the platform and his own reflections.
"He's an infernal cad for not meeting her," he found himself saying, her pretty, distressed face still before him. "I don't care a rap whether she's doing right or wrong--she's game. Still, she's a blamed little fool to be travelling up here on such an outlandish train. So he's visiting an uncle, eh? Then the chances are they're not going to Eagle Nest. Lucky I waited here--I'd have lost them entirely if I'd gone back to Albany. But where the deuce is she to sleep till morn--" He heard rapid footsteps behind him and turned to distinguish Mrs. Wharton as she approached dimly but gracefully. The air seemed full of her.
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Islamophobia is a form of cultural racism and racial vilification which has been prominent in Western Society since the start of the "War on Terror" in 2001. Attacks on the Muslim and Arab Communities of Australia have escalated in recent weeks in the wake of the so-called "terror raids" which have targeted the Muslim and Arab communities. Ordinary Australians from all backgrounds have been horrified at the greenlight given to racists by the Australian Abbott government and are taking a stand to say no to racism and Islamophobia. Racism in all it's forms shouldn't be tolerated in a Multicultural Society was one of the key sentiments of the 'No to Islamophobia' demonstration which took place today in Melbourne.
Today's rally opposed the Abbott government's use of the politics of fear to promote a wave of racist attacks on the Muslim and Arab communities. Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his government, aided by the mainstream media, have sought to create a moral panic by scapegoating the Muslim and Arab communities in order to fast track through laws restricting civil liberties and to distract from their unpopular budget.
The widely publicised "terror raids" and Abbott's march to war, coupled with the government's dogwhistle racism has given a green light to racists and bigots. In the last month, we have seen knife wielding attackers enter Muslim schools to threaten school children and teachers and Muslim women attack on the streets because of what they wear, including a terrifying attack where a Muslim woman was beaten and pushed from a train.
Speakers at today's rally included:
- Adel Salman, Member of the Islamic Council of Victoria
- Adam Bandt, Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens
- Aseel Sammak, Muslim Students Association of Victoria
- Heba Bendak, Federation of Australian Muslim Students and Youth
- Jeff Sparrow, Author, Journalist and writer for the Guardian
Aboriginal activist, Viv Malo give acknowledgement of country and speaks about racism in Australia, against both the Aboriginal community and the Muslim and Arab communities.
Adam Bandt, Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens speaks at the rally
Heba Bendak, Federation of Australian Muslim Students and Youth
Jeff Sparrow, author and journalist.
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These days and weeks that are coming are not going to be pleasant ones to watch. It goes without saying that 32 year old women do not die of cardiac arrest - that is, not without the most aberrant of extraneous circumstances. Recent tabloid stories of dismissal from a movie, as well as an eerily similar trip to the hospital by her husband, will only provide grist for the rumor mill. So before it all becomes predictably ugly, I'd prefer to remember Brittany Murphy for a fine performance in one of the wittiest, most stylishly scary films from the early part of the decade - one that deserves re-issuing on DVD, and, sadly, will probably now receive it.
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Wide World of Novel Writing
Nine years ago, I sat down in front of my ancient WordPerfect program and, over the span of about a month, plunked out a television script. I know nothing about television production. I just knew I had images and a story in my head that needed to come out onto paper. I don't know why I thought a script was the format to do that in at the time, other than the fact that I'd just finished a marathon viewing of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and thought, "Well, shit! I could do that!"
Deluded? Quite possibly, yes.
Needless to say, it went nowhere, except into the hands of a few friends who read it and enjoyed the story.
Three years ago, I pulled the old script up and started monkeying with the story again, this time in novel format. Within about three months, I'd written half a book. It took another year to get to the end. Then there was feedback from an audience of one, then a second draft. Gracious volunteers formed a "B Team" to read and give feedback.
And then I put it down for a year. I was tired of the story, tired of writing, and I needed a break.
This month marks the beginning of what I hope will be the final draft before I start shopping the manuscript around. I'm hoping I still like it. I hope I can perform the necessary surgery to the text without too much wailing and gnashing of teeth. What you'll read here is a log of the process, eventually becoming (I hope!) marketing for the book.


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HARRISBURG � Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord said his concern is increasing about the controversial 20-year contract with a British company to privately manage its $3.4 billion lottery system.
Even if newly elected Attorney General Kathleen Kane approves the contract with Camelot Global Services, McCord said he still might block payment because state lawmakers have not been a part of the discussion.
�I haven�t made the final decision yet,� McCord said. �Right now I certainly am taking a look at this with increasing concern and an increasing belief that having the Legislature thoughtfully involved in a way that doesn�t interrupt the flow of lottery proceeds in any way.�
McCord said there have been two other times when he has refused to pay a contract the attorney general had approved. He didn�t elaborate on those instances.
Camelot has promised to generate $34 billion in total profit for the commonwealth over the 20-year life of the contract.
The lottery now generates about $3.4 billion in annual sales and uses more than $1 billion of that for programs that help older Pennsylvania residents.
Since the November announcement, McCord, Democrats and the union representing lottery employees, AFSCME, have criticized the governor for embarking on a secret deal that could bring Keno and online gaming to Pennsylvania without legislative approval.
The treasurer said business and legal concerns are his �two lines of reservation� about the contract.
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Should Kane approve the contract by mid-February, Camelot will have a 20-year contract that will be reviewed every two years. McCord, though, said he doesn�t even like that arrangement.
�It�s being reviewed by the same people who made the initial decision and that�s, in my view as a businessperson, always a little dangerous. You want to have, kind of, an independent referee,� he said.
His objections could change, he said, if lawmakers get a stronger voice in the Camelot deal.
The Corbett administration did not return a call Thursday, but it has said in the past that it briefed lawmakers many times about the contract.
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A Very Vain Post: My Daily Makeup Stuff April 20, 2010Posted by misscraftyfingers in Makeup.
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This is my makeup case. It contains the daily stuff I put on my face. haha. It's pretty full. (it's not all the makeup I have …. I have alot more in other makeup pouches):P I also have a 6-step skincare regiment (which I will blog about another day). This post will just be about makeup. I spend between 15-30 minutes putting on makeup before I go to work or out to play. 😛
Preparing The Canvas – My Face
First, the face stuff. The first thing I apply after the skincare routine is sunblock. This is the most important part! As long as you're going to be in the sun (with or without makeup), you must wear sunblock! Unless you like to have pigmentation, freckles and older skin …. which I'm sure nobody wants 😛 My favourite sunblock is Lancome's UV Expert. SPF 50+++! It's awesome. 😀
Next comes the concealers. I have plenty of concealers which I alternate use of or combine use of. Serious dark eye rings that's why. I use them under my eyes, at the sides of the nose for redness and some spots on my face. It'd be good if your concealer has some sun protection factor too. I haven't found 1 concealer that works great yet. The ones I use are usually Lancome, MAC, Shu Uemura & L'Oreal. L'Oreal's mousse concealer actually covers pretty well, but it's kinda dry. 😦 The rest doesn't give as much coverage but works better as a base for the L'Oreal.
After the concealer, comes the tinted moisturizer. I used to use liquid foundation but switched to tinted moisturizer. I prefer this for daily wear because tinted moisturizer do not run like liquid foundation. And the coverage is more sheer & natural. I have Lancome, Shu Uemura & Clinique liquid foundations, which i would use if I need more coverage but I prefer my COLLIN tinted moisturizer which I got from my spa.
Next, I set the tinted moisturizer with loose powder. I would powder my face liberally with the powder puff. Thereafter, I will dust off the excess powder with my powder brush. I have Shu Uemura in 7YR but it looked terrible on me. 😦 So I switched to Lancome's sheer shimmery loose powder. I've since finished using that one and am now using MAC's loose powder. MAC doesn't come with the powder puff, so I'm recycling the Lancome powder puff. 😛
All about Eyes!
The most important thing for eye makeup is …. PRIMER PRIMER PRIMER! I haven't used any other eye primers before but the one I have is Urban Decay's Eyeshadow Primer Potion. US$18. Quite expensive for me but it's good! Alot of reviews on this primer is good but people complain about the shape of the bottle. They said the primer gets stuck at the bottom of the bottle and it's wastage. I just store the primer upside down so when you pull the wand out, the primer will get onto the wand on its way out. Let gravity do the work for you. 😛 Anyway, I dab a little of this on my eyelid up to the brow bone with my ring finger. This step is done after setting the foundation/moisturizer with loose powder and before putting on your eyeshadow base colour. I swear to you that if you apply the primer before your eye makeup, they will last the whole day!
After the primer, I would apply a highlighting base colour. The Shu Uemura colour is currently my favourite highlighting base. I also like MAC's 2009 Christmas edition of the smokey eyes palette. I mix and match alot of brands. 😛
In my opinion, it doesn't really matter what brand of eyeshadow you use. I use cheap brands like Maybelline, NYX and L'Oreal too. The secret lies with the brushes you use for application. I usually discard sponge applicators because they just "eat" up the colours and the colours just don't go onto the eyelids. 😦 Anyway, I have a few brushes that work really great for me, predominately MAC ones. 🙂 MAC brushes aren't cheap. But, usually around Christmas, they have special editions. So you can get like 5 brushes for US$50. Alot of reviews online said that the special edition brushes aren't as good as the regular brushes, but they work for me. 😀 Otherwise, my tip would be to buy 1 brush each month. You will only need a few basic brushes. So, in 6 months, you will have 6 very nice makeup brushes and you won't feel the pinch so much if you just buy one at a time instead of buying all at the same time. 😛
Invest in good basic brushes!
From left: MAC Blusher, Momo Mineral Face Powder Brush, MAC Eyeshadow base brush, MAC Eyeshadow Colour Applicator/blend brush, MAC 224SE blending brush, MAC Eyeliner Brush, Maybelline Gel Eyeliner Brush.
After the eyeshadows, I line my eyes with either powder eyeliner or gel eyeliner, or sometimes 2 together. :p I love Maybelline's Gel Liner. I have it in black, brown and limited edition Navy blue. 😀 After lining comes the eyelash curler. 😀 When I first bought the Shu Uemura eyelash curler, I thought it was awesome. But as I used it more, I noticed that it hits my inner brow bone on my right eye when I curl my lashes. I don't like the fact that it forms a small dent in my skin every morning. I mean my skin will bounce back up but that can't be good! So I think I am going to ditch it soon and try Shiseido's curler instead. 😛
Curl eyelashes before applying mascara!
For mascaras, I currently love Maybelline's the Magnum. (here's my review of the Magnum mascara) It creates alot of volume and length with just 1 coat! I also really like Maybelline's classic Great Lash mascara. It's not waterproof though, I don't know if there's a waterproof version. They don't sell Great Lash in Singapore. I bought mine from the US … for $2.99. HAHAHA. Sometimes I also use Bourjois and ZA mascaras. These 2 don't create volume but they do create length and lined effect.
Finishing touches!
I would put on a little blusher on the cheeks and also brush a little on the nose bridge (I barely have any :P), chin and forehead. Then finally, some lip colour on my lips. I usually use lip tints. I don't like the texture of lipsticks. Lip tints look more natural to me. But I currently have a free Clinique sample full-sized long last lipstick in "BEAUTY" which colour I LOVE! 🙂 They don't sell this colour in the stores which makes me sad because when I finish using the sample, I won't be able to find this colour anymore. 😥
After I'm done with my makeup, I clean my brushes with an antibacterial spray for cleaning brushes.
You may notice that I left out eyebrows stuff. That's because my eyebrows are naturally dark and I keep them in shape. So I guess I'm blessed because I don't have to deal with drawing my eyebrows everyday! :P:P:P
I must be very vain to spend 1 whole blogpost writing about my makeup. LOL. But I believe all women like to be pretty sometimes! 😛 And the above is the reason why I'm always late for work. LMAO. 😛
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Chris Brown went off on "The Real" hosts, Tamar Braxton & Adrienne Bailon, after they talked about his relationship with Karrueche.
Chris Brown is back making confrontational headlines. This time around, Breezy is firing back at "The Real" hosts, Tamar Braxton and Adrienne Bailon, after they spoke about him during their recent girl chat on Monday.
The ladies of The Real were talking on the topic of interventions today, and decided to bring up Chris' relationship with girlfriend Karrueche Tran as an example. Tamar said Chris is someone who can get away with cheating because he's famous, while Adrienne chimed in and said...
"Ya'll don't think that maybe some of [Karrueche's] friends also reap the benefits of her dating Chris Brown? They wanna be a part of that circle.
Shortly after the segment aired, Chris took to his Instagram fuming and went HAM on the ladies (but then soon deleted the posts). His caption read,
"BRING THAT ASS HERE BOY' ADRIENNE BAILON…. You ole trout mouth ass bitch. U tried it. Won't u the same bitch that was fucking wit married men? U also was keeping up with the Kardashians! U can't talk about relationship goals when u don't even have life goals. Ain't you a cheetah girl? Last time u was important niggas was riding spinners and wearing 6x talk Ts. You the same bitch having threesomes like the rest of these hoes. U tried it too Tamara Braxton. U take the role of the ugly sister. It's always the people wit no career that talk all the shit. Dat plastic surgery fucked yo face up. Bitch look like she always saying "huh"? Muppet face ass! #basicbitchproblems #thotiannas I don't even need a photo for Tamar, that bitch is beat in every photo! #icanmakeabrokebitchrichbutidontfuckwitbrokebitches."
Quickly then after, Tamar Braxton took to her Instagram account to protect her friend Bailon, and wrote a long ass response of her own.
"#whenyourgirlhasatalkshowinsteadofcryingaboutyouwhileONone… you are asked to talk about certain things such as A.relationships B.family C.fashion D. Things that has to do with HER in life! @chrisbrownofficial @karrueche no one came at either of you but was simply using your relationship as an example of things us ladies go through in a relationship!! I do not know nor do I give a hot damn about your relationship personally…. honestly and respectfully I'm VERY sorry if you BOTH were offended about our girl chat…. however you WILL NOT think its ok to come at GROWN women and talk to either myself or @adrienne_bailon as if u have EVER has us each in your bed at ANY point in our lives! (Maybe your mind is clouded) NOTE TO SELF: u are NOT my MAN or my DADDY so you got me completely FUCKED up!…(like your reputation) I'm not 20 nothing years old and I am fine with all 3 #1 tv shows and making my dreams come true with Love&War and now #letmeknow…which is on iTunes you are only a few years older than my son and I will not tolerate your disrespect when no one was coming for you!!! so this RICH/BLESSED muppet who WAS always VERY nice to you and your girl will continue to work my ass of and make amazing records and positive television while YOU…In this very queenish mood you are experiencing…….Instead of coming on ig…and acting like a B.A.N!!…should have and could have picked up the phone!! …or watched the show for yourself!!! At least that's what REAL men do! #thereal on fox and @bet❤ #backtoworkigo #liveinyourtruth #wewouldbetheBESTJudiesEVER #letmeknowifkarruchiehasamouthsheshoulduseitnotYOU #dontfuckwithmefellasthisisnotherfirsttimeattherodeo #grown #still❤yalltho #wenotbeefing"
Check out the exchanged posts below. We'll keep you updated if any more comes of this.
[Update: Chris Brown Reflects On What He Said]
Rather than offer a straight-up apology for his rant last night, directed towards Adrienne Bailon and Tamar Braxton, Chris Brown has offered up some of his thoughts on the matter at the hand, while admitting he could have handled the situation a bit more maturely.
As we reported on above, Adrienne Bailon and Tamar Braxton commented on Chris Brown's relationship with Karrueche Tran, saying that Breezy can get away with cheating because he's such a public figure. Brown caught wind of this and came for both of their necks.
Now, after he's had time to let things sink in, Brown has taken to Instagram with a lengthy post on the entire situation.
"Yesterday's roast was amusing to some and disrespectful to others. All in all the whole shit was childish. I could've have been politically correct and went about the situation more civilised but I'm not fake nor do I need to ever comment on anyone's life. I felt the need to say what I felt. It seems everyone can always have an opinion on "CHRIS BROWN" and chime in whenever they want. The show was depicting relationships. They gave their views on my relationship by bashing my significant other for being with me publicly on national television. There are too many Pots calling the kettle black. I know that with me being a public figure and one of the best at what I do it's more of a story to talk about. It comes with the territory. Like I said before, I say what I feel and what I want especially if anyone has an opinion about me and mine. Somedays I'll be cool and then other days ima roast ya ass. So this isn't an apology for yesterday. Just a reflection. People, live ya life, you'll mess around and go blind looking at me all the time. #teambreezyaintwitthebullshit," he wrote.
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Crazy, Stupid, Love. has plenty of great performances. Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, and Julianne Moore all do terrific work but the movie truly belongs to Steve Carell. As Cal Weaver, he's finds the balance of sadness and silliness in the role where a middle-aged guy can recognize the despair of being divorced and cheated on but also the strangeness of having to reinvent himself in order to move on with his life. Additionally, Carell once again shows that he has comic delivery that's second to none.
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So how exciting was this role with Julianne [Moore]?
STEVE CARELL: She's the best. I found it interesting that everyone, all of our first choices actually wanted to be in the movie, so we got top of the list right down the line in terms of casting. And when we first starting talking about actresses to play Emily, she's the first person I thought off, and I'd only met her briefly backstage at the Rachael Ray Show and she seemed like the nicest person in the world as well as being a fantastic actor. But it was great, I think an actor like that just makes you better.
So she was your first choice?
CARELL: Absolutely. I didn't have a second choice. And she, obviously, was wonderful.
You guys played well together.
CARELL: We hit it off immediately. She's one of those people that, well, I shared a lot of life experience with her, in terms of our marriages and having kids, and we would just jabber inbetween takes constantly, we would talk all the time. We still haven't really caught up this weekend so we've got to get together and have lunch.
How common do you think your character is in America as far as men are concerned, finding that one soul mate? Do you think he's a common person?
CARELL: I don't know. By my own experience, I found my soul mate, so that's the only thing I have to gauge it by. I don't know if it's necessarily a common or uncommon thing. I got lucky I think. And during this junket I've been asked, "how do you have a successful marriage or relationship?" and I'm no expert, I don't know, I have no answers to that. But, I've been responding with the fact that I was lucky. I married the right person, and we were able to change together, and grow together and respect one another.
Was it similar to the movie [where your characters meet in high school]?
CARELL: No, I met her in Chicago, at Second City. We were both in our twenties at the time. But, she was obviously the one. It's hard, it's a crap shoot, because you could know someone for a year or even three and then get married and still not know anything about them. And I continually learn new and wonderful things about my wife, and she about me, and it's good that I like the things that I'm learning.
How has the experience been different working as a producer on the film and what led you to sort of, have this one, have Crazy Stupid Love as one of the first films for your production company?
CARELL: I thought the script was great, I thought it was inventive, and it took a subject matter that's well tread and I believe took a different spin on it. And it's surprising, but more than anything else I found it to be human. I thought the story was very real, and very human, and funny at the same time. And that's a fine line to walk when you want something to be both funny and dramatic at times. And those are the things that appealed to me the most.
I assume you were on before Glenn [Ficarra] and John [Requa] and you brought them on? Glenn and John to direct it?
CARELL: Yes.
What was it about the stuff they've done before, they've only directed one movie before and, they tend to be kind of edgy, I mean, the stuff they've written is kind of edgy, what made you think of them to direct this?
CARELL: Well, one of my goals with this script was to never have it become a cliche. Because I think movies about love can easily become cliche and sort of pedestrian, and cloying and manipulative. And especially when you go on to the dramatic side of it. And I found that those guys had that same barometer, they had that same awareness of never wanting to go into a manipulative mode, because a comedy that then becomes a drama can become manipulative if it's not earned. And I felt, and they agreed that all of those moments, all of those more serious moments had to be earned, you know, the characters had to be grounded, you had to relate to them, the story had to hold together, and I thought they just shared that.
You have such great comic delivery, and I was sort of curious, when you're doing lines did you try them different ways?
CARELL: Do I practice them in the mirror? [laughs] Not really, but I think one of my jobs, especially in a movie like this – the script was in great shape but it also allowed for a lot of improvisation and a lot of exploration, so I felt that when we had time to explore and to try to discover other ways of doing a scene and mixing it up and changing it around, because I feel like in the end, it's better to give the directors and the editors a lot of different variations, because you just never know when something's going to edit together or what you're going to need at any given time. So I think, you know, just different levels of performance and different types of line readings, and some that might be more comedic and some that might be less so and more muted, and kind of just give them the options to put together the puzzle.
You and Ryan's character are sort of on opposite ends of the male spectrum…
CARELL: What do you mean!!! In terms of attractiveness??!
What do you think the film says about modern masculinity and what that means?
CARELL: Wow, that would have been a great title: Modern Masculinity. Incidentally, we had so many potential titles for this movie. There must have been 500 different titles that were pitched.
CARELL: Oh my gosh. Well, Wingman was one of them, but see, I don't think the movie was about a wingman. I felt that that was sort of the title the studio would have wanted, because it's kind of on the nose, but that's not what this movie is about. Because it starts with this movie getting a makeover and getting out on the dating pool, but it's not about that, and I don't necessarily want to sell the movie like that because I feel like it's much more than that. That's just a way in to these lives. I completely forgot your original question.
Well, just with the contrast in characters, what does that say about men today in terms of contemporary male ideals?
CARELL: I don't know. I thought it was an interesting choice in terms of the script, to give the woman the mid life crisis as opposed to the man, right out of the blocks. This woman is searching for something, Julianne's character, and she's the one who has had the affair, and I just…one of the directors we were talking to, we talked to a number of different directors to potentially direct the movie, and his big note was that he didn't think that Julianne's character should have had the affair, that she would be far too unsympathetic and people would just think that she's a villain. But in the back of my mind, I completely disagreed, because I just thought, that's life. That's not a villain, that's a human being, making a mistake or doing something that's indicative of the relationship. And I thought it was important to not demonise her but to show that both sides are culpable, to show that there's usually fault on both sides of the relationship, it's not one person or another. That's generally been my experience with, you know, my observation of relationships. But I don't know necessarily what it says about modern men. I think my character is going through something I believe a lot of people go through, both men and women, when the rug is pulled out from under them and they've been not really living life, but sort of, just existing and it takes something jarring to snap them out of it and getting them to reassess.
Talking about slapping, between you and Ryan, the slapping that was going on!
CARELL: Yeah, he improvised that. One take he said, "Can I slap you?" and I said, oh yeah, definitely, but you really have to hit me, don't do a stage slap.
He did a real slap?
CARELL: Oh yeah, he kept hitting me. It was funny, cause he says I have an extremely loud head when I get hit. Apparently there's something in my bone structure that really resonates and echoes and yeah, he did that over and over and over. It was pretty funny, it became a running gag.
You've done TV and film, any chance of going to Broadway?
CARELL: I'd love to do Broadway some day. Before I started doing television I was just a primarily a stage actor, but I haven't done it in a while. The last thing I did was off Broadway, it was a play called Sin, by Wendy McCloud. But that was many years ago, that was just after I got married, but I'd like to, sure.
Directing in the future?
CARELL: I directed a few episodes of The Office, someday yeah, that's a possibility. It sounds so pretentious to be an actor and say, "I'd really like to direct". But yeah, maybe someday. It would be fun. I enjoyed directing those episodes of the show, but I felt very protected there because they were all my friends and I knew the show extremely well, so it was kind of easy to sit back and watch your friends work and say, that was great, let's do another!
Something like this is a little more, real world person, a mix of drama and comedy, even though it's a comedy it's still very dramatic, you seem to be going more in that direction. Back in the day, you used to more madcap zany characters like in Bewitched and Anchorman, do you miss doing that stuff or do you feel like you really wanted to be more real world?
CARELL: No, I think I'm just going with what appeals to me and to have the luxury to do that is remarkable. I just finished a movie with Keira Knightley that's pretty dark, it's about finding the value of life two weeks before the end of the world, a meteor is going to hit the earth. That's pretty dark and it's funny at the same time, but the script haunted me, I couldn't stop thinking about it after I read it and that's why I was inclined to do it. And again, I don't want to be pretentious about, "yes, I need to move in to the more dramatic roles and express myself and prove to everyone that I'm capable of doing it," it really isn't that, I think that's a bad reason to choose roles. It's more like, who would I be working with and would they be fun to do and entertaining to watch, is it an interesting story or character…
I think as an example, like Little Miss Sunshine, was where you were kind of playing someone who didn't really look like yourself, was a very different character are you curious to be looking for those kind of things to break away from what you're used to?
CARELL: Sure, but I don't have any kind of big masterplan. It's not, I don't know, I guess I don't have this strategy of moving towards a specific type of thing, because Dinner For Schmucks was just a big whacky character and then, before that, Dan In Real Life, I feel like I'm just kind of sampling things that appeal to me.
Do you find that you have more control of your schedule now that you don't have to work around the hiatuses of The Office?
CARELL: I do yeah. And especially now that I'm producing things I'm able to spend time reading scripts and developing movies and I really didn't have the time to do that on The Office.
There was a film a couple of years ago that was mentioned and it was a film that you and Ed Helms might do and it was –
CARELL: Oh, Civil Warriors.
What's the status on that?
CARELL: We just got a rewrite on that. It's still being worked on and it's a really funny premise and I would love to work with Ed if I can.
I was wondering, when you go on The Daily Show, you and Jon Stewart have such a great rapport and do you kind of just talk and fall back in to when you used to work together and just wing it?
CARELL: Oh yeah, they're all my friends over there and on Colbert's show too, it's great to go back because you feel like you're going home in a sense and yeah, that was a very special time for both my wife and I, and a lot of our friends are still there.
Speaking of working with old friends, have you and Judd Apatow spoken seriously about working together again?
CARELL: We haven't talked about, we haven't started developing anything together, but I would love to work with him again. I owe him everything. The way 40 Year Old Virgin came together was…at the time I didn't know, because it was really my first experience with writing a movie or developing anything. During Anchorman he came to me and said, "if you ever have an idea for a movie, let's get together." And then after we wrapped I went in and I pitched a couple of ideas and literally 40 Year Old Virgin was one I just through in at the end – this is a premise that I have for a movie, and he said, "I could sell that today". And literally the next day or two he was over at Universal and he casually mentioned it to one of the executives and she bought it on the spot. And we started writing it, we wrote it over the summer and then we started shooting it in the fall and the whole thing, from the time I pitched it to him, a year later was the opening. It was so quick and so fast, and I could not have partnered with a better person, I completely lucked out, so I owe him a lot.
Has comedy been from the time you were young, has it always been a part of your life? Is it a natural thing for you or did you have to hone your skills?
CARELL: I enjoyed it but I was not the class clown. At a cocktail party I'm not the one regaling all others with wonderful stories. I'm, I think, naturally fairly shy. I enjoyed comedy and as a little kid I would listen to comedy albums, I started with Bill Cosby and George Carlin and Steve Martin and Firesign Theatre, National Lampoon, and at the time I didn't realise it, I just enjoyed listening to them, I would listen to them over and over, I'd pick up the needle and go back to specific parts and listen to them again and I guess what I didn't realise at the time was like, I was sort of studying them. I was just enjoying them, but I was sort of studying the timing of it all and what made something funny, at least to me. And even going in to acting I never thought I'd necessarily be a comedic actor, I just wanted to be an actor, and that's just what I ended up making money at, was the comic stuff.
Could you tell us what your favourite movie is?
CARELL: Probably Dr Strangelove, or Being There.
Why those two? Peter Sellers…
CARELL: Well there's a comic thread there. I think Being There was such a, it was so muted, and so…there was a tone that that movie struck that I'd never seen before in a movie. It was so gentle and kind and yet thought provoking. I thought it was very smart and I thought his portrayal of that character was brilliant. And Dr Strangelove again, very silly, but at the same time, incredibly dark subject matter –
Not as gentle and kind –
CARELL: But again, thought provoking, and the things that they got away with in that movie were astounding. I think it was so indicative of that period of history too, so I just…something that gives you chills and makes you laugh at the same time is pretty amazing.
Michael Scott loves love in The Office, so did you bring any of that in to your character in this movie?
CARELL: I don't think there's a lot of Michael Scott in this character at all, because I think the character I play in this movie is somebody who has achieved all the things that Michael Scott would have wanted to achieve in his life. The wife, the family. The character of Cal I think is someone who has just become complacent and Michael Scott is sort of the opposite. He's someone who is always on, and always amped up and ready to jump at a moment's notice.


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in performance: richard thompson
Seven songs into his thoroughly captivating solo acoustic performance last night at the Kentucky Theatre, Richard Thompson pulled out all the stops.
During Johnny's Far Away, he drew together such thematic non-sequiturs as ceilidh bands, tropical cruiseliners and marital infidelity and then splattered them across a sea-chanty-style melody.
Oh, yes, did we mention this was also a sing-a-long?
Two tunes later, Thompson cut the yucks for a sobering tale of reluctant departure titled Sunset Song (from 2007's Sweet Warrior album, as was Johnny's Far Away). "Wasn't that a time we had and bless you for it," he sang over a series of lightly chilled guitar chimes seemingly fashioned for a late October evening. "But I'm a stranger here. I don't belong."
For much of his one hour, 50 minute concert, Thompson allowed such narrative extremes to see-saw in an effortless display of British-flavored folk and globally themed material drawn from a career that stems back nearly 43 years.
From the late '60s heyday of Fairport Convention came a telling, stoic reading the great Sandy Denny's poetic postscript Who Knows Where the Time Goes. From last year's Dream Attic, he uncorked The Money Shuffle, a tale of a hedge fund hawker that preys on the financially gullible. "Enough of the Occupy Wall Street side of things," Thompson said by way of introduction.
Bringing the years together were characters and situations that defied the ages, from the soldier about to doom his newlywed wife to her second term as a widow in Woods of Darney to the regal but reserved romantics ignited in the show closing Dimming of the Day (the evening's only nod to Thompson's '70s-era song catalog).
And then there was the guitarwork. In a band setting, Thompson usually favors electric playing, which offers a more immediate and understandably energized overview of his instrumental prowess. Last night's alone-and-acoustic setting, though, amplified his already-ample guitar cunning.
For instance, an encore reading of Valerie had the guitarist playing bass chords, lead melodies and buoyant harmony lines simultaneously. Similarly arresting were the dark, jazzy turns that emerged during Crawl Back (Under My Stone) almost as counterpoint to vocal wails and echoes that inhabited the song like ghosts.
Thompson never allowed such traits to turn stuffy, however. At 62, he is a confident performer that exhibited a quick, keen wit, whether he was taking jabs at the murky emotive scope of the show-opening She Twists the Knife Again ("I thought I'd start with a happy one"), the historically ghoulish tone of another Fairport gem, Crazy Man Michael ("If somebody dies and then comes back to life, that means I got the verses in the wrong order") or the still-topical slant of Pharaoh ("Come join me in my paranoia").
The latter was one of three consecutive songs Thompson played from 1988's Amnesia. He has been performing similar cluster medleys from one of 17 different albums at each show on his fall tour.
But the evening's most commanding moment may well have come from music that was altogether new. For Good Things Happen to Bad People, one of two unrecorded songs offered near the concert's onset, Thompson whipped up a chorus full of the sort of succinct lyrical irony that only a schooled songsmith could muster.
"Good things happen to bad people… but only for awhile."
Richard Thompson performs again at 7:30 tonight at the Bomhard Theater of the Kentucky Center for the Arts in Louisville. Tickets are $28.50 and $38.50. Call (800) 775-7777.


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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
I'm working on final mixes of two songs right now, Alone Together, and Get Away. "til I found You" is next, a song that whose ending is somewhat inspired by the film "500 Days of Summer."
This album is a blend of my favorite things about music and steals heavily from my favorite artists in ways that may or may not be obvious to the casual listener.
I get tired of hearing people describe their music as something new and unlike anything else when at first listen their a bland copy of The Dave Matthews Band or yet another acoustic guitar playing loop pedal abuser.
I am listening deeply to music to find and learn to recreate the essence of what I love about artists like Cat Stevens, Dr. Dog, Spoon, St. Vincent, The Beatles, Counting Crows, Van Morrison, Tom Waits, Thom Yorke, Gavin Castleton, Danny Elfman, Elbow, and Elvis Costello.
here's some lyrics from the unrecorded gershwin-esque "The Right Combination"
I've tried candy, I've tried flowers, I've tried staying up all night on the phone for hours
but I still don't have the right combination to unlock your heart.
I've tried champagne, I've tried roses, I've been standing next to you striking handsome poses
but I still don't have the right combination to unlock your heart.
Was it two turns to the left, one to the right, or was it three?
Were my love songs out of tune, or did I just forget the key?
What were the secret words to make you fall for me?
Did I stutter "I love you," did I mutter "marry me?"
well, I still don't have the right combination to unlock your heart
I'll try begging, but not stealing. What's it take to give you that funny feeling,
cuz I still don't have the right combination to unlock your heart.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Valentines Day
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Woke Up Alone
Then when I really got the hang of making solid masks, I made these other two papier mache' beasties
This is the costume I donned for my performance as the band leader, obviously inspired by my love of day of the dead folk art
This is my favorite, partly inspired by the weird baby in David Lynch's Erasherhead, which I gave to Cameron, who played the drummer.
We also made a fake toaster with a working light that we timed out just right to look fakely realistic. Best of all, I got to use my Cassette Tape (a big inspiration in this project) from Etsy artist Analog Park ( Itraded a Spitting Image shirt for this awesome canvas tape):
We used lots of fake stop motion effects in which we made a filmed sequence appear to be stop-motion ever though it was shot in one take. For an example of this, watch the potted plant sequence. Its filmed in reverse, then sped up and frames are extracted from the sequence to appear choppy.
Theres an entire DVD worth of outtakes and bloopers which are probably only interesting to us so I'll spare you all. Without further ado, I present to you, "Woke Up Alone."
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Best Bike in the Whole World SSS
Okay, it's not Pee Wee Herman's "best bike in the whole world," and it may not be my ultimate favorite bike, but it is mine, and I love it.
The Best bike in the Whole World
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Les Films que j'adore
After almost seven years I started college again this year, and I'm taking my Berklee College of Music credits and applying them to film music/ film production.
so I've been killing several birds with one stone (the murder of a murder crows I guess). By watching french classics like the "Ballon Rouge" by Albert Lamorisse (so good, I'm writing a separate post for it) or "Le qautre-cent coups" (The 400 Blows) by Francois Truffaut, I've been catching up on my french and enjoying my main obsession, which has been films/film music.
This is a scene from the 400 blows that made me laugh out loud. The main character sneaks out of school with his classmate and they have a some Parisian fun. I can't help but smile at the children in this scene as we watch them watch a play:
I go to the library weekly and check out 3 movies. So far I've gotten Psycho, Stranger's on a Train, Harold & Maude, the 400 Blows, Sunset Boulevard, Royal Tennenbaums, Citizen Kane, Steve Zissou, and The Third Man. I also have this book called "Cinematic Story Telling: the 100 film conventions every film maker should know." It shows all the important ways film can convey drama, emotion, language, etc. without words, then it gives a film example of each one, as well as the screenplay and accompanying shots from the film that exemplify this. For instance, in The Graduate, when Hoffman's character is running to stop his girlfriend's wedding, they use a telepohoto lens to add drama, because this type of lens flattens an image, causing him to look as though he is not really getting anywhere as he runs toward the foreground. A wide-angle lens, on the other hand, would have made him seem to run forward very rapidly.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Pop Cannibalism 4
Even if Mortified hadn't sent us the following comment on our myspace page, I still would have gotten their book:
Dear uber talented siblings,You guys do really cool work. Congrats on being all cool and stuff. From the people who specialize in celebrating those who were not.We like you so much we'd let you go to 2nd. MORTIFIED
PS: We hope you enjoy our book... in stores everywhere. Our 2nd book hits stores this January.
If you haven't heard about it already, Mortified is a "Comic excavation of adolescent writing, art, and media." There's a live version of Mortified, parts of which can be viewed here. There are some wonderful elements of kitsch and nostalgia in the submissions and live readings, especially if you grew up in the 70's 80's or early 90's. The first book is a collection of diary entries from participants when they were 10-17 years old about relationships, "totally frenching," school, music, and even first boy-girl parties. Some of it is fan fiction about making out with members of Duran Duran. My favorite submission is from Adam Gropman's letters to his parents from a 2-month long summer camp when he was 10. I think they published the letter dates in the wrong order, but either way, here's an excerpt:
July 1, 1976
I am fine. Today I tried the swimming test. I only made it across the dock two time. Dinner is great here!
p.s. I made a lot of friends and one especially named Peter.
July 5, 1976
Dear Mom+Dad
camp is good! And the food is great! Also, when I said I only did two laps between the docks, I did four...and I practicid t do six!
P.S. I'm kind of homesick, so please visit as soon as you can.
July 11, 1976
Mom + Dad,
I have a very bad cold and I feel very sick. This is what's wrong. I have a bad sore throat. My nose and sinus are very stuffy. I have awful headaches. I feel very week. Everybody, except for two people in this cabin, are a#$holes. Right at this moment, while I'm writing this letter, someone's teasing me and saying I'm faking being sick...
Later that night:
Dear Mom + Dad
I can't hack camp any longer. I'm going to have a mental fit. by the way, what I meant by "take me out of tthis camp" is come up here in the car and take me HOME! I hate this ^%$damn cabin. I want to see our house and sleep in my nice, comfortable bed and sleep till 10:30 instead of waking up at 7:00!
July 13, 1976
Dear Adam,
I guess you have gone through some sad and difficult days. I think it would be best for you NOT to worry about your clothes and flashlight and things. As Alfred E. Neuman says, "Why worry?"
Maybe when you feel angry at the world, you could go to some private place in the woods...acd cry about it (that's good) or yell at the trees (they won't mind). And when you come back from hollering and hitting the groud with a stick, you won't feel angry.
Love, Mom
July 16, 197
Dear Mom + Dad
Camp is s^&** and boring. Everyting's been going wrong at camp such as:
Jason borrowed my red short-sleeved shirt and lost it.
My flashlight (still) isn't working
I got a cut on my penis when I flunked my canoe test.
I'm very homesick. I wish you could arrange so I can only stay 1 month instead of 2
July 14, 1976
Dear Adam, I'm sorry you hurt your penis. Does it still bother you?
July 19, 1976
I f&*(*&^ hate this bastard camp! You better *&^damn listen to this letter or I'm going to scream! As a matter of fact, I already screamed my ass off at everybody in this cabin today. I don't understand why you don't believe that I'm having a conniption! Now I know you hate my guts, because if you liked me, you wouldn't torture me. Come up here on Saturday the 24th. If you send me one more of those crap letters, I'll rip it up and burn it.
It gets better, but I don't want to spoil it. The book was like sneaking a peak at someone's diary, which is exactly what it is. I couldn't put it down. There's page after page of embarrassing pathetic stories about unrequited love, goofy humor, delusions of grandeur, and teen angst. One part of me was horrified by what some people would do and amused that they would reveal it for the public to read, and the other part of me related to the embarassing, mellodramatic, and dorky moments of teenage life. A few of these entries could have been pulled from my own diary.
Similar to one of the authors fake memo's as CEO of Chanel, Inc (at the age of 9), I recently found an unsent letter to the cast members of Saturday Night Live, circa 1992. There was a tone of familiarity about the letter, as if Mike Meyers, Dana Carvey, and Chris Farley and I were all good friends. I think I asked if Mike and Dana's necks got sore from head banging during Wayne's World because mine did.
There was another letter I found in which I was trying to pitch myself to Nickelodeon as a child representative on what we as kids want. I'll have to see if I can find them again and send them in to Mortified.
here's my mortified picture, rocking a spike mullet. luckily I didn't have the clip on tie this year(notice that we never bought our school pictures, instead we kept the original and never returned it to the photoghy company)
I'll leave you with a video from one of my favorite journal entries, "I Hate Drake."
Mortified: I Hate Drake
Friday, October 10, 2008
Socko Killer, Qu'est-ce que c'est?
At the suggestion of my sister, Amy,
I've decided to join the fun and try out my first Shadow Shot Sunday entry, this is my entry, which is a character from a film I shot but didn't edit. Here is my SSS entry:
I just participated in the OCC's 48 hour film festival. You get an envelope on Friday with your genre, theme, object, character, and line that must be included in your film. you must turn in your finished film by Sunday at 4:30.
I was a last minute addition and I was paired up with another last minute addition whose only qualifications were that he liked movies and had a film camera. We drew the following envelope:
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Theme: Murder
Character: Fraudulent Hypnotist
Object: Orchid
Dialogue: It's always worse afterwards
So I feverishly went to work, writing throughout the night, and came up with the following screenplay
Fade in to a glass door with "DR. W. BUFFALO PSYCHOTHERAPIST" stenciled on it. ECU to the words PSYCHO
our Neurotic (sock puppet Woody Allen meets Norman Bates) character lies framed upside down on the couch and rambles about loneliness and depression. He is a recovering serial killer.
CU to Dr. Buffalo's (a sock puppet with glasses, mustache, bushy eye brows and googly eyes)sketch pad, he is writing a grocery list that includes eggs, butter, bread, and Tinactin.
Buffalo: Have you tried taking up a hobby?
Norman Allen: I like taxidermy, its like Christmas everyday, only you stuff the stockings with embalming materials instead of small candies.
Buffalo: How about getting out once in a while, maybe take a stroll through the mall?
Norman: I've tried that. I wandered into a lingerie store, but they kicked me out. A saleswoman walked up and asked if I needed help, I said, " No thanks, I'm just here to feel up the mannequins."
Buffalo: Have you tried making friends with the opposite sex lately?
Norman:I've had dates, but it always ends up the same, one minute you're buying her flowers, the next minute you're dumping her body into a river. It's like an M. Night Shyamalan film: its great at first, but it's always worse afterwards.
CU of Dr's sketch pad, he is listing words that rhyme with murder: squirter, girder, hearder, frankfurter, and has crossed out James Thurber.
Buffalo: Let's try something new this week, I'm going to eliminate your urge to kill through hypnotherapy.
As we fade out, we close in on the shadow of a pocket watch swaying upon a framed plaque on the wall that reads "Certificate of Fraudulent Hypnotherapy"
Basically the rest was of the film was a music montage ( to make it more RomCom than creepy) of Norman posting a want ad, which is answered by a female sock puppet serial killer. They go to the park and do fun, datey things while trying to stab each other when the other isn't looking. They eventually realise they are alike in their blood lust and team up to kill a cheerleader sock puppet and eventually thank the Dr. for the inadvertent matchmaking by stabbing him.
After filming the whole thing on Saturday, we couldn't sync up the guy's camera to my laptop to edit it and I was so sick of the process and sleep deprived, we decided to chalk it up to experience and sleep in on Sunday.
So I bailed on the project, but I learned a lot. I kept the Dr. Puppet, whose photos grace this blog post. Best of all, I have extra socks left over from the package I bought for the puppets. Huzzah!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Pop Cannibalism 3
I've seen several Beatles's songs get butchered this last year, namely the dozen variations of Hello Goodbye, but they were so far off from the original that it fortunately remains untarnished. Hearing "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys, on the other hand, will always remind me of Sunkist Oranges. The ad wizards won...jerks.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
This sort of thing happens all the time!
Monday, September 15, 2008
My Weekend With the Sons of Anarchy
Lately I've been following the new FX series Sons of Anarchy, a show about a fictitous California outlaw biker gang which co-stars Beast/Hellboy/City of the Lost Children/Harry & the Henderson's Ron Pearlman.
One of them said he gets paid just to have his bike placed in a shot, so he usually checks the scripts and shrewdly finds the best position to have his bike parked. They also got to shoot rowdy party scenes in which one of the bikers had to endure shooting 3 versions of being passed out at the bar while the others spilled beer over him and whatever else they dished out. They even get paid to eat lunch. It pays around 17.50/hr. for 8 hours of "work."