Glass Wings Blog: May 2006
LITTLE-KNOWN LITERARY FACTS
Mon, 1 May 2006 10:28:08 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
LITTLE-KNOWN LITERARY FACTS
by David Lubar
As those of you who've recently been in a greeting card store probably know,
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Teddy Bear Gun
Wed, 3 May 2006 12:18:36 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Gun-shaped teddy bear crackers ready to liven up wedding receptions
IMABARI, Ehime — A paint firm here is hoping to add color to wedding
receptions in Japan with a new device it has jointly developed — a
gun-shaped party cracker that shoots out a teddy bear.
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Artistic changes of scale
Wed, 3 May 2006 12:33:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Unusual perfumes
Thu, 4 May 2006 13:25:44 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Scents include "Apple Pie", "Birthday Cake", "Brownie", "Cannabis Flower",
"Celery", "Chocolate Chip Cookie", "Condensed Milk", "Cucumber", "Dirt",
"Dust", "Earthworm", "Fruit Cake", "Funeral Home", "Glue", "Grass",
"Laundromat", "Lettuce", "Mildew", "Mushroom", "Paint", "Paperback",
"Sawdust", and the 50th anniversary limited edition Play-Doh perfume:
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Unusual Perfumes
Thu, 4 May 2006 17:22:40 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
In honour of Play-Doh's 50th anniversary Demeter Fragrance is putting out
Play-Doh scented perfume
Eau de PLAY-DOH?
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Easter bunny name
Thu, 04 May 2006 20:54:24 -0700
Linda Page <lindapage [at] earthlink.net>
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When bugs fly
Fri, 5 May 2006 21:05:21 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Auto geek hits highway for surreptitious runs in jet-powered VW
San Francisco Chronicle, Sunday, April 30, 2006
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/04/30/MNGJGII7BB1.DTL&type=printable
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Improv Everywhere
Sat, 6 May 2006 14:05:04 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
"We Cause Scenes"
A New York performance art group that makes very strange things happen
in public places:
http://www.improveverywhere.com/
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?: Improv Everywhere
Sat, 6 May 2006 14:00:11 +0900
"Yukihiko YOSHIDA" <yukihiko [at] s6.dion.ne.jp>
Sometimes, performers do these kind of things.
It seems nice rather than pac manhattan
http://pacmanhattan.com/ .
We need to analyze what they try to do as act and expression.
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Computer desk folding bed
Sun, 7 May 2006 22:13:42 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Add a decent office chair, and you may never need to leave your room again:
http://www.flyingbeds.com/14.Euro_BunkBed/Euro-ComputerBed.htm
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Melbourne Zombie Shuffle 2006
Mon, 8 May 2006 14:43:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
The Melbourne Zombie Shuffle will be held on Saturday, the 20th Of May.
Meet in the Carlton Gardens [near the Exhibition Building] at 2pm in
zombie gear and prepare to shuffle, lurch, and stumble through the city
[respectfully!] on a designated route.
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The Sultan's Elephant
Wed, 10 May 2006 03:46:46 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
French puppeteers Royal de Luxe performed their giant robotic
puppet show in London over the last few days:
http://www.thesultanselephant.com/
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For Mother's Day
Thu, 11 May 2006 09:32:43 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
You guys need some ideas for Mother's Day?
Why not get your mother a carnivorous flower? Some of them are quite lovely
and will say heaps about your relationship with her.
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Weird Foods
Thu, 11 May 2006 10:28:48 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Make your diet more diverse:
http://www.weird-food.com/index.html
Hang on! How did Vegemite get onto this list?
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Free eBooks
Fri, 12 May 2006 05:29:01 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Vintage cartoons
Fri, 12 May 2006 05:57:03 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
There are 27 Betty Boop cartoons, 11 Felix the Cat cartoons, and 3 Krazy
Kat cartoons…
http://drawn.ca/2006/05/10/vintage-cartoon-round-up/
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"Electronic Road Signs and Me"
Fri, 12 May 2006 08:38:36 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Near Mt. Rainier:
Electronic road signs are annoying. I don't have a problem with these
signs warning me about road construction, except when they're left up —
flashing their stupid warnings — well after the work is completed.
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Space Colonies
Sat, 13 May 2006 02:31:58 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
NASA Ames Space Colony Art from the 1970s:
http://www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Education/SpaceSettlement/70sArt/art.html
The Space Studies Institute Don Davis “High Frontier” Artshow:
http://ssi.org/?page_id=18
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Fantasy Architecture
Sat, 13 May 2006 02:40:16 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Hirst Arts Fantasy Architecture Inc.
Cast Your Own Blocks - Build Your Own Castles
http://www.hirstarts.com/
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brain computer interface
Sat, 13 May 2006 19:40:25 +0900
"Yukihiko YOSHIDA" <yukihiko [at] s6.dion.ne.jp>
Here is Brain Computer Interface Project's webpage:
http://www.ece.ubc.ca/~garyb/BCI.htm
Warmest Regards,
Yukihiko YOSHIDA
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World Telepathy Cup
Tue, 16 May 2006 22:01:56 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Anyone want to give this a go?
World Telepathy Cup
http://www.worldtelepathycup.com/
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Sports product of the Year - NuMetrex Heart Rate Monitor Sports Bra
Tue, 16 May 2006 07:04:54 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
http://www.numetrex.com/
Welcome to the NuMetrex.com
Sports product of the Year - NuMetrex Heart Rate
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Experiments in folding
Wed, 17 May 2006 17:30:22 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Paper (and pewter) sculpture using folding and slicing:
http://www.richardsweeney.co.uk/
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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Go-Go Godzilla
Thu, 18 May 2006 08:51:40 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Fwd: Fw: Ask a ninja
Fri, 19 May 2006 01:28:38 -0700
Bill Daul <bdaul [at] pacbell.net>
Fun little video...I never knew how much a ninja knows!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpTaBulIL_w
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Zombie Shuffle
Sun, 21 May 2006 22:59:33 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
This Saturday Andrew, Scott, Amanda, and I were all in the Zombie Shuffle
along with quite a few other friends. Here are some photos of the event.
http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j313/cefiar/ZombieShuffle/?start=all
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Fwd: Ugliest dog competiton
Mon, 22 May 2006 17:26:36 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
---------- Forwarded Message ----------
Subject: Ugliest dog competiton
Date: Monday 22 May 2006 16:40
From: "Melinda"
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Inflatable buildings
Tue, 23 May 2006 13:35:51 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Katherine's Super Face Paint Recipe
Tue, 23 May 2006 16:40:30 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
I thought that I would share the amazing face paint recipe that I used for the
Zombie Shuffle.
Face Paint Recipe
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Kaiju Big Time Wrestling!
Wed, 24 May 2006 09:45:46 +1000
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Kaiju Big Battel is an American performance entertainment troupe, founded by
David and Randy Borden, whose performances are parodies of both professional
wrestling and the tokusatsu kaiju movies of Japan. Their performance events,
called Big Battels, are performed in the style of professional wrestling
events, with the costumed "wrestlers" playing the roles of giant monsters
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Towel Day 2006
Thu, 25 May 2006 17:44:09 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
You sass that hoopy Douglas Adams? Now there's a frood who knew where
his towel was. You are invited to join your fellow hitchhikers in
mourning the loss of the late great one. Join in on towel day to show
your appreciation for the humor and insight that Douglas Adams brought
to all our lives.
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Ars Electronica Prix 2006
Thu, 25 May 2006 21:41:27 +0900
"Yukihiko YOSHIDA" <yukihiko [at] s6.dion.ne.jp>
The winners of this year's Ars Elecronica has announced.
http://www.aec.at/de/prix/winners2006.asp
I worked for this competition for a member of Digital Community
International Advisory Board:
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Wired.com: future books
Fri, 26 May 2006 13:25:10 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Found artifacts from the future by Joanna Pearlstein:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.06/images/found.jpg
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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how about these monkeys?
Sat, 27 May 2006 13:36:33 -0700
"Linda Page" <lindapage [at] earthlink.net>
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/2006-05-03-monkey-cellphones_x.htm
:o)
Linda P
Be the change you want to see in the world. -Ghandi
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Your zombie shuffle photos
Sun, 28 May 2006 12:58:37 +1000 (EST)
Annie Smith <broken_dreams_bvd [at] yahoo.com.au>
My name is Annette and I've been enjoying your photos from the Zombie Shuffle
last week. I was there too but unfortunately not in one of the more memorable
outfits. Anyway I only had my boyfriend's camera phone and I don't know how to
get the pics from it to the internet so I have no pics of my own to play with
in photoshop or PSP. I was wondering if you would allow me to use some of
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The Doctor Sings
Mon, 29 May 2006 13:59:15 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
For fans of Tom Baker. Especially if you liked William Shatner's
latest album!
http://www.thedoctorsays.co.uk/thedoctorsings/index.htm
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streaming visual image of Japanese dance
Thu, 1 Jun 2006 00:04:06 +0900
"Yukihiko YOSHIDA" <yukihiko [at] s6.dion.ne.jp>
My friends and I start streaming visual images of Japanese dance.
http://www.dance-streaming.jp/index.en.html
It works with only Mac OS X.
I will keep uploading additional images by artists in Japan.
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interesting stuff on here
Wed, 31 May 2006 16:15:52 -0700
Linda Page <lindapage [at] earthlink.net>
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