Year: 2011

Jamonit! That’s how to say cool. It comes from the song “Jam on it” by Newcleus: On June 22, 2011 I started the trend by making a bunch of tweets with #jamonit! FractalSphere: LOL that's hilarious! RT @spudart Can we…

There’s a great site that tells you what photos look just like yours. It’s gazopa.com. Tell it the URL of your photo, or upload your photo; and it will give you all the photos online that look like your photo.…

How much data do you use on your phone? I’m making this blog post to keep track of my data usage on my iPhone with AT&T. Seeing that this is a blog about art, maybe I should do something artistic…

I reached 12345 messages in my m***@spu***rt.org inbox. It looks kinda cool. Note, this is not my regular gmail. This inbox is for m***@spu***rt.org, hosted by google’s gmail. It’s my general email address I use to sign up for everything.…

I started a new pinboard of artwork I own. One of the first things I pinned on this board is a wonderful piece by Todd Webb (one of my top five favorite artists from 2010). Todd writes and draws one…

For the longest of long times I’ve been thinking about starting a webcomic. But I didn’t know what characters to do. Or what to name it. Until now. Dude. It’ll be a webcomic about talking potatoes. Here’s the IM convo…

Rebelliousbird recently called me a teaniac (tea maniac). What other combinations are there? teaver (tea + believer) teatee (tea + devotee) teaddict (tea + addict) teaiast (tea + enthusiast) teaical (tea + radical) teaist (tea + extremist) teak (tea +…

I was curious what would be the top result for a google search of design. The first result is wikipedia’s entry for design. I was very happy with the second result, IIT Institute of Design, aka the Bauhaus. My brother…

Dear flickr friends, please name one of the roadblock pillars in this photo by leaving a note on my Quincy train station image. Leaving a note is as easy as 1,2,3: 1) Sign into flickr. 2) Go to the photo.…

Here’s a collection of 10 youtube videos that feature Transformers clips with techno/dance music in the background. Transformers Soundwave breakdancing! Soundwave, one of the coolest Transformers ever, is a totally rad cassette player from the 80s. It only makes sense…

Nolan Ryan’s 1989 Donruss card is a classic. Ryan getting ready to launch his deadly fastball. The 80’s style gradient. The Astros star prominently shown on Ryan’s jersey. His right foot firmly planted on the 1989 Donruss logo. It was…

Since a stamp costs 44 cents, can you mail 44 pennies using just one stamp? Let’s figure it out. The US Post Office says that you can mail go up to one ounce with a 44-cent stamp. How much does…

The season of “I like notes” has started! While waiting for the train, there was a giant block of cheese standing behind me. These cheese was so big, it was way bigger than my head. It was bigger than a…

Seekatesew made a fun map out of scrap fabrics. photo courtsey of seekatesew It would be fun to make a map from of postcards. Especially postcards mailed to you from people! Postcrossing would be perfect for this. Instead of doing…

Do you have a sticker library? Here’s some fun reasons to have stickers on file: — On the workplace pass-around birthday cards, you can sign with a fun sticker by your name — Instead of using tape on wrapping for…

What discoveries happen when you throw a paper airplane from an elevated CTA train platform? I had so many fun surprises that they couldn’t fit into one story! The one story ended up making little baby stories. Eight of ’em!…

My niece is turning four years old and she LOOOVES princesses. Here’s princess-theme for wrapping paper and photo album. I wish I included glitter or sparkly stuff.

What do you think polka dots are? I like to think they are lots smiley faces. Or a group of planets. Or a circle party. Or bubbles in bubble tea. Other people online don’t have the same vision for polka…

This morning I exclaim out loud, “Wow, my train station is so nice now! It’s so open and big!” I look around amazed as other commuters pass me by. I think, “Gee, aren’t these people happy that our station is…

Oh Geocities. I miss my Geocities site. One of these days I’ll have to check my floppy disk archives to see if I have it tucked away like a hidden city. My URLs were: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Museum/6389/ http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/studios/9365 My brother had one:…

All the coins value will shift.

If America gets rid of our pennies. I’m gonna import the pennies from another country into our country. Like, lots of pennies. Maybe Canadian ones. That’s how I’ll pay for things. With Canadian pennies. America will think the penny is…

Every day I’ll print something colorful, make a paper airplane, and throw it off a Chicago elevated train platform. I wanted something quick to print out, so I went to my photo archives and pulled this colorful HDR shot Chicago…

I so want to memorize this song and then sing it when I’m at Walgreens, in the candy aisle… or anytime I see Reese’s candy! You can have a skittle, a mento or a sweet tart. It ain’t no riddle,…

Too much water in some places, not enough water in other places. Memphis is flooded. While Texas is in drought. Don’t we live in America where innovation rules? We are able to send electricity over large regions. We have the…

Remind me to leave chalk in the plaza more often. Walking home after thinking about purpose, these smiley faces greeted me in Giddings Plaza. It would be fun to leave a bucket of chalk with a sign giving kids an…

Counting down time until the next train? Make paper airplanes and launch it in flight! Is it littering? I don’t think so, it’s a paper airplane! Who doesn’t like finding a paper airplane on the ground? Plus, if you found…

Jaime Tardy had something interesting to say about blog writing in her post, How My Blog Landed Me on Yahoo’s Homepage (Twice) in the First Year Lesson #1: Believe your story is awesome, then tell it often We all have…

photo credit: Vera Gavrilovic, “Bumpy ride“ Dropping iPhones, people running to catch the train, stuffing each other to get each to pack onto a train. The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) should take all surveillance camera footage and make a special…

As gas prices rise, people’s tempers rise. Oh, our car-obssessed culture. People treat the price of gas as if it’s a human right to have gasoline flowing from fountains. People are posting sticky notes on gas pumps that say, “How’s…

Dunkin Donuts and Baskin Robbins have some nice cashiers. Today on my Fruit Blast Strawberry receipt said, “Hey America! Want a free donut when you purchase a medium or larger beverage? Go to www.telldunkin.com” On the survey they ask, “Please…