My current favorite file name on my desktop is "data flow and indicators of love.txt" I tend to make many notes in a single document and this one encompasses information structures, robots, human/computer interaction and random thoughts on future projects. Pretty much what it says on the label, just a very silly label to have. It's hanging out ( Read more... )

How much do I love my brothers? So much.

I am talking to Eldest and Youngest online right now. Youngest just got back from a school trip to the Galapagos and is telling me about milking a cow and we're making Darwin asides. Eldest is at a cousin's wedding in Tennessee:

N: you should be here. You could wingman me and donate blood ( Read more... )

I have made a hilarious discovery. The Eleventh's Doctor's screwdriver is activated by a flat push-button switch:

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Three Four Open Letters ( Read more... )

When I Come to my Senses, I'm Alive! is now open! Whoo! This means I can go back to eating and sleeping, which is exactly what I've spent today doing. After some near-disastrous last minute issues -- eg, some helpful people took care of hemming a dress, with the result being that it was WAAAAAY too short -- everything worked (after some panicking ( Read more... )

Sent off my submission to a mix CD swap. Inadvertently burned 10 extra copies. Any takers??!

I know you lot are a crafty sort. Any tips and suggestions on making a quick mold of an actor's head tonight? I don't want to keep him around for long, since I'll be doing this after rehearsal, so I won't be starting a paper-mâché cast at 10pm. The plan is to put a layer of plastic wrap on his noggin and then get the basic shape down by layering up ( Read more... )

I have been selected to interview at the Royal College of Art for admission to the Design Interactions Masters.

!!! AHHH! THIS MIGHT REALLY HAPPEN.And now, apparently, I have to be in England on March 8 for the interview. Haven't yet figured out travel plans, etc. Hopefully will be staying with my dad's cousin's family in London. No idea how long ( Read more... )

In project news: the Flatmate, aka Katie, was cast in the play I'm costuming! This is wonderful: we've been friends for about five and a half years and have never worked on a project together. We only had one class in college, and though we both worked in the Costume Shop, I don't recall that we ever actually worked shifts (officially) at the same ( Read more... )

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