Verse And Worse

Random Wit, Errant Rhyme. Not A Literary Crime

Quoth the Lone Ranger to his good buddy Tonto
While planning to break camp and ride off pronto:
"Prepare the horses, without any warning
But not in the morning, while I’m busy yawning"

Artist Andy Kehoe Art Print Sale! August 31 2009

Check out Pittsburgh Alum Artist Andy Kehoe's Etsy site for a giclee print sale!

I'm a proud owner of several prints as well as from his brother Ben Kehoe.

Rick Byerly

Unblurred Pittsburgh Art Crawl 2009 Info

Since there's a relatively newer link for Unblurred and my older posts show up first in google here's the Unblurred link no matter the month: http://friendship-pgh.org/paai/unblurred/

Silly Wabbits

HAIR: All hairs from Elv'an - previously blogged, hairs are between $3-$5 - items in store $0-5 clothes, eyes, hairs, tattoo, boots, lots of variety & good for rp- http://slurl.com/secondlife/Cutie%20Land/11/85/22





SKIN: August 30 - September 1 find 15 small satchels priced from $1-5 - [PACADI HUNT] - Bag A013 - $5 - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Altobello/67/151/22
Pacadi blog






CLOTHING: Carrot hunt - find 10 carrots you can buy on this sim - clothes for guys & girls - *MIYABI*~Rabbit InThe Moon~ & *Salvador Dali* are the participating stores - $0 - hunt ends 4 September JP - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Astraia/123/197/24
Miyabi blog
Salvador Dali blog





LOCATION: Astraia Sim

It's The Fort That Counts

We're Starting To See A Pattern Here

Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON

It might look like faux military-style camouflage, but it ain’t. It might look like the door-and-window façade of some old fort, but it ain’t.

It’s just a view of Hosier Lane in Melbourne’s CBD. It's simply a narrow laneway, but it’s acquiring something of an international reputation because of the rich street art that has sprouted on the walls.

If you look carefully at the bottom right-hand corner of this image, you’ll actually see a segment of the footpath. That’s simply because the laneway is on an incline, and I shot this image dead straight to give you an idea of horizontal orientation.

That figure on the left, in the doorway, isn’t painted on the door’s glass surface. It’s actually the reflection of a real person. It was rainy, cold and windy when I shot this image, but there were at least half a dozen tourists and local students braving the weather and trying to shield their cameras from the rain.

That's the real attraction of street art. There's nowhere to hide - for the artist, or for the viewer.

Visit the creative team behind That's My World Tuesday.

Big Bucks

How Much For A Short Back And Sides?

A celebrity hair stylist in London is charging £20,000 for a wash, cut and blow dry. The salon in Covent Garden has Swarovski crystal chandeliers and Japanese shampoo beds. Clients can have champagne on tap and order anything from the menu at the five-star Covent Garden Hotel just across the road.

FOOTNOTE: Trim figures.

Blue

Here are some random snaps from last week.

My newest additions to my jewelry collection, all thrifted. The turquoise pendant really reminds me of this YSL ring.

This soft peach cardigan from Zara and the H&M organic cotton scarf are my favorite articles of clothing right now.

I haven't been in the blogging mood lately but I will try to take outfit pictures more often, I promise!

Enjoy this beautiful day everyone! I'm going to get me some coffee...

the final swan song

I have some Apple Mac Computers.
My old iBook G3 from 2002 (presently only used as a DVD reader on my TV at the cottage), my Imac 1.8 GHz Power PC G5 (not in daily use), my MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 15" and (my wife´s) MacBook Pro 13" unibody.
Up till last week Mac OS X (Leopard) has been the operating system for all these units. Although we started on the oldest with 10.2 the Jaguar, then 10.4 Tiger before 10.5 Leopard, the compatibility downwards has always given us the same operating system to relate to.

On Friday I upgraded to the latest MAC OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard on my Intel Machines (the Pros).In his article in in SlashGear Michael Galtenberg writes:

I’ve been testing Snow Leopard on a variety of machines over the last few weeks, and so far I’m impressed. Apple has evolved the OS in ways that change core infrastructure while preserving and refining the experience that has differentiated the platform over the years. The result is an elegant, modern OS with some new features that help it retain the status of best of breed in personal computing.

But he also states:

Snow Leopard is a full 64-bit OS and has the caveat that it works with Intel Macs only. This is the OS release that spells the final swan song for Power PC. Not a surprise and let’s face it, if you’re not on an Intel Mac, it’s time to move on.

The Swan song has also reference to Socrates and his last words before being put to death in 399 BC: "You think I cannot see as far ahead as a swan. You know that when swans feel the approach of death they sing, and they sing sweeter and louder on the last days of their lives because they are going back to that God whom they serve." (Plato)

I am not yet ready to let my "old" Macs go back to their god, and will try to find alternative use for the iMac. My 50GB space can be filled up with lots of music, films (from iTunes) and photos and play a slave role in my wireless computing home.
The end of my iMac with Leopard is not yet written, but we are moving on.

Post Of The Day

Today's joint winners are Jennifer On The Verge with Tears and Merisi with Breakfast For The Emperor. The other top contenders were Jo Beaufoix with Painting Pictures With Words; Camikaos with I Am A Child Of Two Worlds; Bateua de Banane with Three Wise Monkeys; Shrinky with Down At The Old Dog And Duck; In The Gutter with I’m No Doctor But …; Sandy Carlson with One Single Impression: Blue and Travelling But Not In Love with Why I Don’t Heart Falling In Love. Do pay them a visit and leave a comment if you have time.

You can nominate a post too. Just leave a comment here with the URL or link - and tell us the name of the blogger you are nominating. Righty-o, then, it's over to you ....

See my photography at Images Sans Frontiers and Red Bubble.

The Bubble Gum Hunt @ Urban Shopper - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Dubya%20City/27/115/25
Start Date - Saturday, August 29th
End Date - Sunday, September 13th
Total wads of gum to find: 16
Urban Shopper blog


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Hair- Tiny Bird hunt prize from the Festivale sim poop hunt lasting ending 4 September - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Festivale/144/169/27

Skin- .::Mother Goose's:: mary Pale_02 LB - Lucky Board - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Turpentine/225/141/21

Home taping is killing record industry profits!

In September of 1981, Dead Kennedys released the 8-song EP, In God We Trust. It contained the single, "Nazi Punks Fuck Off". On the original version on tape, Side A contained all 8 songs, with Side B being left intentionally blank. Printed on Side B was the explanation, "Home taping is killing record industry profits! We left this side blank so you can help"

Found this on Flickr via Reddit


Wikipedia: In God We Trust, Inc.

Blogload: The Dead Kennedys- In God We Trust Inc (1981) - burningaquarium.blogspot.com

Verse And Worse

Random Wit, Errant Rhyme. Not A Literary Crime

Gardeners, you must never sprinkle
Champagne upon a periwinkle
And spilling wine on a budding dahlia
Will doom them all to tragic failure

Purple Haze

Great Buddleia, Buddy

Photographs copyright: DAVID McMAHON

This is one of the common buddleia varieties that grow profusely around Victoria, my home state, as winter starts to draw to a close. This bush isn’t actually on our property, but I watched it sprout its first tendrils of colour about four or five weeks ago – and watched and watched and watched as the colour slowly began to suffuse the actual foliage.

These shots were taken about ten days ago. It was a cloudy day and I figured the conditions would be perfect to shoot some images that captured the striking colour and formation of the tiny blossoms.


Yes, sunlight is a photographer’s ally, but I often find a cloudy sky above me is a great way to capture intricacies that might otherwise be washed out or, on the other hand, saturated in bright sunlight.


How big is each individual blossom? About two to three millimeters across, that’s all. So, since I was using a standard lens (my favourite Sigma 18-125mm) rather than a macro, I opted for a range of views that would depict hue and form, rather than true close-ups.


Visit Luiz Santilli Jr for the home of Today's Flowers.

Home, Home On The Range

Where The Deer And The Antelope Roam

A baby antelope spends her days at an English safari park but spends her evenings in a house in Manchester. Sultana, a Sitatunga antelope, was born at Knowsley Safari Park but was abandoned by her mother, so she now watches TV and sleeps in the spare room of the head keeper’s home.

FOOTNOTE: Deer, dear.

Istanbul Fashion Days: Day 4

As I mentioned before, yesterday was the closing night of the Istanbul Fashion Days and I think overall the project was a success. The only thing that bothered me was the organization of the entries to the shows. If you weren't from the press or a VIP, you had to watch the show outside from a screen even though you had an invite. But let's move on to Hakan Yıldırım's spring/summer 2010 collection themed by Milad...

In this collection, female silhouette was emphasized by strong, tough and sharp-edged architectural shapes meanwhile feminity was emphasized by lace, silk, organza, leather and crystallized Swarovski elements.

New feather and collar shapes were expertly used together with grenadine red, soft pink, ecru and grey tones. There were also a series of phenomenal white dresses towards the end of the show and even though I like edgy designs more, these feminen lace dresses with feathers also pleased me.

Many must have thought the same because at the end of the show the designer got a standing ovation, something I haven't experienced the days before. Maybe it was also because it was the finale, I don't know...

The outfit picture was not very clear so I took another picture of my rather new bondage shoes. The straps hurt like hell but I'm still in love with them... ^^

Blazer: vintage

Skirt worn as a tube top: Park Bravo

Shorts: H&M

Shoes: Steve Madden

Monastery in the rain

The picture shows part of the ruins of what was once Lyse Abbey, south of Bergen. Wikipedia has this to say:

Lyse Abbey or Saint Mary's Abbey, Lyse (Lyse Mariakloster in Norwegian) is a now-ruined Cistercian monastery in Os in the county of Hordaland in south-western Norway. The name "Lyse" is derived from the Lysefjorden, "the fjord of light", on which the building stood.

Lyse Abbey was founded in 1146 by Sigurd, Bishop of Bergen, on farmland that he owned, as the Christianisation of Norway was nearing completion.^[1] The first monks were brought from Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire, England.

There is not much left of it today, but it is treated as a National Monument.




This Monochrome concept came from Aileni at The Monochrome Weekly

Verse And Worse

Random Wit, Errant Rhyme. Not A Literary Crime

If you were wondering why the ancient Romans
Never had a history of working out with yoga
It wasn’t the Emperor’s or even the showman’s
Insistence on exercising while clad in a toga

Douchetastic

Ever have that not so fresh feeling?? Me too! If so this is the perfect hunt for you! Pulse and Sn@tch City present the Summer Freshness Hunt (aka the Douche Hunt) Dozens of stores on both sims are participating and you can't ask for more neat stuff in one place. No running around and searching under tables and flying in the sky to find the landmark to the next place, no business in a box crappy freebies. This is the good stuff made by our original creators. Just wander both sims and search for the colored douche bottles. Most are free and some are severely discounted stuff! I can personally promise you at least 20 free gifts from Sn@tch so come by this weekend Friday through Monday and get FRESH! Get all the details and a list of stores participating at http://snatch-sl.blogspot.com/

slurl - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Snatch%20City/129/129/30
Items are between $0-100

Here's the $0 items I picked up. As you can see there are a lot of items for guys too! I only picked up a fraction of the $0 items, so there are a ton not pictured and don't forget you can pick up some super deals while hunting for these great freebies.


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Sn@tch City - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Snatch%20City/123/212/30
Pulse - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Pulse/156/147/35

Sale/hunt ends Monday!

Participating vendors:
[Gauze], A-Bomb, iRen, Harlot, HOocHiEs, Moonshine, !ReToX!, Sable Rose, Sn@tch, Souzou Eien, Virus, World Wide Industries, =forsaken=

Funny Pictures, Cool Photos, Amazing Wallpapers, Animated Pictures

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Bird Brain

Like Life Skills, It’s All A Matter Of Balance

Photographs copyright: DAVID McMAHON

About twenty years ago, on one of our visits to Hong Kong, I was fascinated by the pavement vendors and the wide range of objects for sale. One of the toys that caught my eye was a simple plastic bird that balanced at impossibly precarious angles.

Of course, my scientific background was useful when I checked out one of the birds for the first time. I was struck by how unexpectedly heavy it was and I realised that it was a simple matter of allocating mass unevenly but towards a particular point. In this case, the bird’s head was by far the heaviest part, while the tail was extremely light.


Because of its clever design, the bird was able to balance on a pencil – and as you can see in these images, it does so in a strikingly unique attitude. The point of the bird’s beak acts as a perfectly stabilised fulcrum and it actually looks as though it is diving towards its prey.

It’s one bird that cannot shake its tail feather.


Check out the rules at Camera Critters or go to Misty Dawn.