All boxes are unpacked. All books shelved. All floors vacuumed. All curtains hung. It’s an incredibly relaxing feeling and I’m pretty pleased with how it’s turned out.
For those of you who can’t see Flickr’s Flash-tactic player, the set is here.
Kate and I met the movers at my current abode here in State College on Wednesday morning after racing up through the twisty, confounding backroads that Google had chosen for us near Lancaster. The three man crew made a mockery of every moving attempt I’ve ever undertaken (thirteen as of this one) and got everything plopped in roughly the right spot within three hours. Wegman’s was visited, Target was repeatedly purchased-from and a mountain of cardboard and packing paper (seriously, guys – that much?!) has been trickling out to the dumpster. I will theoretically have more to add soon, but it’s all been a rush and I can’t believe I’m actually here again. Surreal, for sure but not uncomfortable by any means.
Here’s a photo of the living room thus far. Books and trinkets will be unboxed tomorrow:
A truly unique story from a Canon users’ forum: a New York-based photographer and his lens technician friend unearthed and retrofitted to a new digital SLR a 102 year old cinema lens that was discovered hidden in a box. The resulting photos are haunting and downright gorgeous. Proving that anything can benefit from a touch of the unexpected.
The gays over at Tom & Lorenzo have turned their wit and fashionable eyes towards designer Mary Katrantzou. afro her Spring 2011 collection, Katrantzou was not just inspired by amazing examples of architecture – she turned her models into walking representations of it. Behold the lampshade skirt, the curtain scarf and the flower arrangement armband! I’m a fan, how about you?
Making Future Magic: iPad light painting from Dentsu London on Vimeo.
Not me, but I am sure glad someone did. I think my favorite part is not the images produced by the iPad being used as a stop motion, light painting too but is instead the human ghosts that follow each element of the animation. Very cool combination of people and technology.
(Wired via Case for the iPad)
Artist François Vautier decided to create still of every frame in Blade Runner, lay them out in a grid and then film them all with a virtual camera. The end result (set to Vangelis, of course) is nothing but stunning. I especially like that Deckard’s photo manipulation scene dialogue was included to great effect.
(io9)
I’d normally say “Watch” for something of this sort, but Arcade Fire went entirely HTML5 extravaganza on us with their new project in support The Suburbs. Appropriately, my own experience of this Google Maps-enabled mix of audio, video, text and on the fly graphics wouldn’t work with the childhood address I provided it so I used Kate’s suburban home instead. I think it came out for the better because trees bursting through the ground and birds swooping down from the skies are pretty much par for the course back in the wilds of my home.
Anyway, if you have five minutes to be amazed by the possibilities of HTML5, “The Wilderness Downtown” is more than worth your time.
Jalopnik has posted up a very handy (and I suspect anger-fueled) guide to the geography of the automobile. As a pretty big car design lover I was surprised by how many terms I didn’t know. Gotta keep your strakes, tumblehomes and cowls straight, you know.
Certainly some big ideas to consider that will provide much to mull over at stop signs and grocery store lines over the next few weeks. I’d also like to know more about the RSA, so I feel some internet research coming on this weekend.
Now this is customer service the way it was meant to be:
Dear Nicholas,
We’re so sorry but due to an inventory error we were unable to fulfill your order for a Diesel Footwear Leather Color Block Low Top Sneakers. Please note we have not charged your credit card for this item.
We apologize for this inconvenience and aim to serve you better next time you shop. We will credit your account with an additional $25.00 to use towards your next purchase on our site.
Please feel free to contact our customer care team at support@gilt.com.
Thank you,
Gilt Groupe
No, thank you, Gilt. I will absolutely be coming back to use that $25 because no one could ever accuse you of being a hassle to deal with.