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Design is effing hard.

, originally uploaded by sara.bell. You know, design is hard. And the frustrating thing is, that unlike medicine or law – which most people admit is hard, whether or not they’ve ever actually done it themselves – most people don’t even really know what designers do, let alone how difficult

China vs. Taiwan.

I shouldn’t be blogging right now. I should be thes-ass storyboarding. But anyway, I just wanted to say something about the Chinese president’s recent visit to my beautiful city: it made me sick. Here is an oppressive, Communist leader who promotes torture and human rights violations on a

Gootchy gootchy goo!

More on President Hu’s visit from the Seattle Weekly. And cute culture, ala Chang-Ling’s thesis. The best example of the new faces of the police state are Jingjing (not to be confused with the Olympics’ Jingjing) and Chacha, two animated police officers that pop up on Chinese computers.

Filming, Take One.

, originally uploaded by Valerie Renee. So, I did a lot of experimenting last night for my video. I’m trying to figure out what lighting and angle I’m going to use to film my feet (this photo to the left isn’t mine, but it’s an example of

Humvee for the disabled?

Hmmmm. Gotta love it, I guess.

Jesus.

, originally uploaded by aqui-ali. This from The Stranger’s Last Days: SATURDAY, APRIL 22 Nothing happened today, unless you count the widely reported case of the Oregon man who got all hopped up on methamphetamine then shot himself 12 times in the head with a nail gun, after which he

This is good news.

Soda Distributors to End Most School Sales By MARIA NEWMAN Published: May 3, 2006 Some of the country’s biggest beverage companies have agreed to stop selling sugary soft drinks and other high calorie beverages in the nation’s schools, in an initiative announced today by former President Bill Clinton

Cool music + Filming, Take Two.

, originally uploaded by Daskar. It’s from the opening titles of Inside Man; a really good movie. Denzel Washington is awesome as usual and Jodie Foster was HOT! Muy caliente!! The cinematography was really beautiful, too. There were two different camera languages used, one for the hostage interviews and another

Me want.

I should be working on my thes-ass. Instead, I am drooling over Vespas. Few times in life are as enjoyable as the return of an old friend. It’s one of those happy times: The Vespa PX, one of the world’s most recognized icons of fun and style, is

University of Washington 2006 MFA Thesis Exhibition

Opening May 26th, 7-9 pm \ The Henry Art Gallery on the UW campus. “Born in Aspen, Colorado, Callie Neylan moved to Washington state in 1990. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Central Washington University in 1997, studying art and French. After moving to Seattle a year later, Callie’s