BREAKING NEWS

I’m making robot lists on Twitter (plus a pop culture robot one, let me know if you have any to add.)

FlipBoom is releasing a “teen”/more advanced FlipBoom All-Star version with ability to import images and MP3s, save drawings to a library + a few other snazzy features. Makes me wonder why I upgraded to the full version of Studio w/ its 500+ page manual.

Combine FlipBoom + Robots and you get Blink Kitty Love, featuring I, Jobot. Enjoy.

MENTORING, INSPIRATION + MAPPLETHORPE

The FT’s* exploring mentoring and how artists learn w/ the sponsorship of Rolex and the two articles so far on participants in the program have been good.

Martin Scorsese talks about how he works, what movies inspire him and how he was treated when he was trying to learn the craft of movies.

Kate Valk describes the interesting and masked approach The Wooster Group takes to theatre as they develop performances.

Peter Aspden has been knocking out excellent columns. This week he talks to Martha Wainwright about interpreting Edith Piaf, Wainwright’s musical family and how she maintains her individual drift.

Several weeks ago (yes, I still have a pile of newspapers I’m working through), Peter Aspden wrote aboutPatti Smith now, and her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe then. I remember seeing “The Perfect Moment” Mapplethorpe exhibit – there was a clarity and an aggression that made them more vivid than any other photos I’d seen to that point. I think that’s when I realized photography could be art.

*Financial Times, my current newspaper of choice.

DALEK PUMPKIN

Just what it says.

SCARY TREES

Posted the scary tree pastel set to Flickr. Here’s a sample:

Spooky tree shadow I found while on my Fall Foliage Photo Safari:

MOOD HALLOWEEN

Decided it might be fun to just give into the Halloween vibe for a couple of weeks so I did. Result: one new Halloween themed Blink Kitty Love, one werewolf haiku, pastel art based on the werewolf haiku, and a very rough cut of a two minute terror using the werewolf haiku pastels. It was a blast. Check out my take on a werewolf night below.

And here’s the fun glow in the dark Halloween t-shirt acquired in time for tonight. Happy Trick or Treating*.

*Boo.

COSTUME CRAVING starring Blink Kitty Love

RECENT ROBOT SIGHTINGS

These guys draw Robots and Monsters and give part of the proceeds to charity. Sounds like a great plan.

And Vitamin D is apparently good for you so when you’re done howling, get some darn sun : )

STRANGE MOOD

Mood Halloween continues, I owe several blog posts and yet here I am writing short fiction on Twitter/Tumblr. It’s called The Tale of the Telltale Guitar; you can follow along @stirfryneon or check out the Tumblr archive so far…you have to start at the bottom and read in reverse…looks cool though.

Howl at the moon a little once the rain stops. I might be doing it too.

WEREWOLF HAIKU

Mood Halloween continues so here we go (cue spooky music):

Staring into night
Howls shiver bright slivered moon
Rage chills dark harvest

TALKING ABOUT

Well, if you’re looking for interesting things I’ve read in the FT, so am I. I have a week + 1 in a pile and I haven’t had a chance to get through them.

What I have been reading…comic books (see previous entry) and Fried Green Tomatoes at The Whistlestop Cafe. I had forgotten all the details and characters and eras Fannie Flagg worked into her marvel of a town and humanity tour. If you haven’t read it yet, do!

And on the comic note: DC’s Wednesday Comics finishes off with a flair. Hawkman + (surprisingly Supergirl) get my votes for best use of format. More in depth review later. Start the next one off with Hawkman/Supergirl team up, give Aquaman his own page, the Legion of course, The Question, and hmmmm, I’ll have to think about the rest.

In the can I pick ‘em or what category: Movie You May Have Missed have done me a huge favor and reminded me what the title is of the time travel movie I had forgotten the title of soon after I read its excellent review (at the time, I was reading the Wall Street Journal). I kept trying to make it Pi, a totally different movie, but no, it’s Primer. Here’s their review.

And continuing, The Web Files is still turning out excellent, entertaining and informative episodes. Picked up some pointers from their interview (and am trying out Tube Mogul for Blink Kitty Love) with Tim Street of French Maid TV, yes, French Maid TV and am looking forward to the launch of first episode of the bringing back the 80’s w/ a sci fi flair, The Cabonauts (The Web Files #15).

TV reviews: still missing Warehouse 13, the upcoming 3 part Wizards of Waverly place, Chronicles of Moises looks like fun, not that thrilled with iCarly, True Jackson solid, buy the Jonas DVD because “Cold Shoulder” has the funniest music video bit ever in honor of Scandanavia. Speaking of The Jonas Brothers, have you seen “Bounce?” So this is what rock stars really do to stave off boredom.

Anything else…hmmm, there’s a new Blink Kitty Love in the universe, it’s Monday so Big Bang Theory Night (yes, Penny + Leonard dating does work + it is funny; not so sure about Sheldon + Raj working together).

And on a social conscience note, remember to vote. It matters. And here’s hoping that the Yes votes on Proposition #71 in Washington and the No votes on Question 1 in Maine prevail. You can make a difference. I did not participate in the latest March on Washington, but one of my Twitter peeps sent out an “Every right for every resident” quote and I think that sums it up well.

And I just remembered — spent the weekend w/ Madonna – or at least Madonna references. Rolling Stone has been mysteriously arriving for the past month and this is the first week I enjoyed reading it. Nice Madonna interview. And then she popped up in the 80’s in NYC photo gallery accompanying an interview w/ Village Voice photo columnist Amy Arbus. So now, I’ve convinced Gayle that we need to watch Shanghai Surprise — did you know George Harrison did the music.