Art Attack Central
Fixing stuff, myself included…
Disappearance of Barrysworld
AAAAAAAAAAAacccccccccccck… free hosting on barrysworld.net, which until last week has been nothing but great, is going belly up in two weeks! Meaning put up the $, or get on down the road. Here’s what I’m looking for: free host with no pop up ads, and php support so I don’t loose all my comments. Anybody got any ideas?
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Real Post
I have been in such a state; I even forgot to tear off my Gary Larson calendar pages! Then I read Gina’s post on Pinocchio. Remember… he was a puppet who wanted to be a real boy. In some way, I think we all want to be “real boys” or more precisely a real whatever. How precise is that?
What do you mean by that?
I mean that when we are children we are wanting to be adults, because we sense they have something we don’t. They have a secret, but we don’t really understand what that is. Children know there’s something they don’t know, and they think the secret will be revealed when they become real i.e. adults. Now you’re a real adult, or perhaps like me a pseudo adult, an impostor posing for photo opps in a world filled with those “others” whose secret you are still trying to decipher.
Why did you call this Real Post?
Because, I thought it was going to be about being real, but I seem to have gone off on a side track. Hmmm… maybe it is about being real. It doesn’t matter what you think you are. You are what you are. Good God, I sound like Popeye talking to Olive Oil, “I yam what I yam.” And speaking of toons, I think I’ll have a cartoon type of day today. It will be kind of like Roger Rabbit. My car will have a personality and my paint brush will do all the painting without my help, of course I’ll most likely have to clean up the mess left behind by those two crazy gals. Well I’m off; let’s just hope the brush doesn’t paint the car! Cause that would be real bad.
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”
–Alan Kay
Tuesday Too # 25
1.) What is your favorite freeware program? If you don’t have have one you might want to check out some freeware sites. There’s still a lot of good stuff out there that’s free!
Right off I was going to point to Stata 3d, a program I list on the right of the page. However, when I clicked on the link, I find that it’s disappeared as freeware, and is no longer even their domain. Yeah you can buy it, but the free version is not to be found anywhere anymore. Makes me wonder how many other amazing freebies come and go before I’m even aware of them.
2.) Do you think the way the internet has changed the world is essentially a good thing? Why or why not?
Unequivocally yes. One of the great “good” changes is the sharing of research information quickly around the world. The sharing speeds up the research process.
3.) Is there something that’s really bothering you these days? It might be personal, political, scientific or just downright kinky. What is it?
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“There’s a very fine line between a groove and a rut; a fine line between eccentrics and people who are just plain nuts.”
–Christine Lavin, Prisoners of their Hairdos
Thesis Abstract
Yes it’s finally posted here! I still don’t have the go ahead to post the entire thesis. No precedent has been set; thus no one knows who has the answer. The abstract is pretty dry reading, and has been posted for those participants who requested information on the results of the study.
How come you’re not blogging much lately?
I seem to be off kilter for some reason, and my off-line life is wearing me out, at least physically if not mentally. I’ve not even been cruising around to see what you guys are up to
…;-(
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Too Many
Why is it we have to make money? It can be such an annoyance when the available avenues for the making are not of my liking. Boy, is that a spoiled brat talking or what?
Why don’t you change what your doing, as in get a regular job of some kind?
I know, I just finished the MA, and now I’m supposed to do something with it, besides put it in the drawer. What’s happened is that I don’t see myself as a therapist, although I did when I began this “educational adventure.”
Who do you see yourself as?
I see myself as an artist and web designer, but I’ve got to tell you that I’m a terrible marketer/promoter. And really why do you care anyway?
I don’t care; I’m just that questioning voice in your head, remember?
Yeah, yeah, yeah… I remember already. I just feel frustrated and need to rant and rave a bit before I go schlepping off to paint another house, lug another 5 gal. paint bucket up a flight of stairs, or sand spackle off another ceiling. What I really need to do is make a major change in how I make a living, and I procrastinate, stew around, complain and whine, when I should be planning.
Planing what?
How to make a living being an artist. Yes I know that’s perhaps a little unrealistic, but what kind of world would it be if everyone was a realist? Hmm… maybe it would be a better world, i.e. CEO’s understanding the consequences and refraining from criminal acts. No one would need Oprah’s Dr. Phil, or a pill, and every battle would be fought downhill.
You’ve gone off the deep end again!
Well then, the world would be worse off without the dreamers; we would all be mired in analyzing every decision, and critical thinking would be a prerequisite of adulthood. Each and every one of us would be required to pass an examination of motives, desires and normalcy before being allowed to proceed. Okay you’re right I tipped over the edge, and I’m hanging on by one finger nail, and a short one at that. Do you think it means I’m not a dreamer if I need some sort of rationale?
I think it means you’ve misplaced a marble or two.
“The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.”
–Novalis
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Tuesday Too # 24
The Very Late Tuesday Too. I tried to publish to barrysworld this morning and severs were down. Had to go make a living painting houses today. Sorry to all those folks who were here looking earlier in the day.
1.) Is honesty always the best policy? Relate a plausible scenario where this might not be the case.
2.) Are you someone of who can’t say no? If you’re not, tell those of us who are, how to overcome the yes syndrome.
3.) What’s your remedy for sleepless nights?
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