https://twitter.com/Barbie_Sandwich/status/666855646625558528
[Found here, and the Twitter hashtag‘s still up.]
We found a lot of these little fossilized buggers along shale creek beds in Ohio, and fossil shops sold them for a quarter to fifty cents. I’d never seen the underside.
[Selfie Pro found here, and I have no idea why all the chairs are wearing bras.]
I’d be very worried if I whizzed anything past No. 4.
From what I can tell, Dr. Julius Vogel of Germany (not to be confused with Sir Julius Vogel of New Zealand) was instrumental in detecting disease and other maladies by analyzing urine samples in the mid to late 1800s and writing treatises about it and other studies involving the endocrine system. And yes, he wrote about “asparagus pee.” It’s because of Dr. Vogel that your doctor asks you to piss in a cup.
You can read an entire 1876 Treatise by Dr. William Roberts M.D. on urine color diagnoses that features the work of Dr. Vogel here.
[Image with link found here.]
[Found here.]
Saving Daylight – The Movie. [via].
The guy that brings our mail and kills the rats in our building showed up today wearing a baseball jersey with Los Caifanes logo on it, so I asked him about it, and he told me. They remind me a bit of these guys:
Although it’s real bad advice, “Oye, Isabel” is one of The Iguanas‘ catchiest tunes. Okay, let’s go for one more, and since we’re on a latino music kick tonight, here’s some addictive Mambo rhythms from Tito Puente.
Have a great weekend, folks, and we’ll see you back here on Sunday.
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There’s nothing wrong with that student’s sketch, because it has little to do with artwork. Duplicating individual squares of a grid is a geometric exercise in hand-eye coordination and nothing more.
On the other hand, the sketch is awesome. Ignore the grid and mock the assignment. Realism is what cameras are for.
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The key to drawing is to sketch what you see, not what you think you see. Forget what it is you’re trying to draw, squint your eyes and sketch out the dark spots, then add the medium spots. The white spots will figure it out on their own.
Look at a tree. It’s not a flat lollipop, and when you draw it, make sure there are holes in it for the birds to fly through.
Grampa Strutts gave me that advice a long time ago. Then he showed me this book. Download a copy before it’s gone and study it. It’s Beyond the Valley of Awesome.
[Related post here.]
[Found here.]
Tacky Raccoons 