At Home On Piety Hill

So, we had this assignment… a perspective drawing using Conte’ crayon and charcoal, combining one-point and two-point perspective. Other requirements were some sort of grid or pattern, vanishing into mountains in the distance, at least one building and an amorphous shape. My first attempt was way too ambitious with tons of figures, shapes and a building with windows and doors. No way. Then, I thought I’d put a rocket on the moon, greeted by blobbish locals, with multiple moons orbiting. Again, too busy. So, I arrived at this abstraction of the axis of evil and their quest for the bomb.

I found a site I like, i am chief, and they have a one-time offer which I found irresistable: Insurrection Eggs. It tickeled me because it’s a parody of a radio program I listen to every morning as I’m sorting the mail at work. In fact, it was concieved by one of the hosts of the show, Family Life. I hope you enjoy Aaron’s blog and a little taste of Arkansas.

Camille Salisbury, CPA. Has a nice ring to it, don’t you think? How about Camille Bailey, CPA? Today, Camille received a nice birthday present when she got word that she had passed her final component of the CPA exam with a score of 91%! Mom and dad are proud.

Sam’s show in Belgium opened today at Galerie Rodolphe Janssen and a few of the works are posted on the gallery site. A number of his paintings pre-sold and he said he felt pretty good about this show.

It’s not like I’m a big fan of myspace or anything, but the service has been in the news so much it’s hard to ignore. So, I found this Christian version, Ditty Talk, that seems to sport all the same features with three important differences. 1) Visually, it looks much nicer and cleaner… much more sophisticated and adult, therefore I doubt it will supplant myspace with the younger crowd. 2) The pages load very quickly and don’t seem to get pushed out of shape so easily. Everything works without a hitch. 3) Super-responsible moderation for inappropriate content.

Perhaps the difference is Ditty Talk’s PHP/MySQL solution versus the myspace ColdFusion and JavaScript choice. The site was birthed by Brian Bozarth, a web designer from Maui, who promises no banners and a listening ear as far as content and features users are looking for. The site only lacks one feature I would add right now; QuestionPark on the FAQs page. Memo to Levi and Joe: Contact Mr. Bozarth now and put the hard sell on him.

My pal in Chicago, Eric Pement, found a quality rap video… I’d like to share it with you.