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Monday, March 31, 2008
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Brace Yourselves!
Written by Zach in News

For this Friday’s blog post (I act as though posting on Friday is a regular thing), we’ll post some cowboy themed art done on 4×6 cards. Whip-diggity-dang! Here are some sketches I robbed from Cory-the-Kid’s private stash. Two for the price of none!

Ka-Pwing

Thursday, March 27, 2008
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Let Them Drink Art!
Written by Zach in Art Friday Post News

According to a several thousand year old legend, an emperor named Shen Nung once insisted on drinking only boiled water. One breezy day after a grueling walk, Shen rested while his servants prepared his drinking water. The wind caught some leaves, blew them into the pot, and they turned the water brown. Wouldn’t you know it? Shen thought the beverage was delicious and now we have tea. How about that?

The combination of two raw elements to create a third element is central to the idea of culture and, by extension, civilization. Not only is …

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Monday, March 24, 2008
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Banff
Written by Zach in News

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Some friends and I attended the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour a few nights ago.

The films were divided raggedly into two halves. One half wanted to commune with nature, the other wanted to conquer it. In some films people jumped off cliffs or climbed arches to interact meaningfully with something large and wild. In other films people jumped off cliffs or skied down mountains to say, “in your face Nature!”

One film about extreme Canadian unicyclists seemed somewhat out of place. A bunch of guys on unicycles, pogo-ed around the forest wincing with …

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
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Half Heartedness and Self Preservation
Written by Zach in News

When I was in seventh grade, I sat around with some other kids and discussed report cards. Three of the kids in the group revealed some pretty awful grades. In order to ward off any misunderstandings, one said, “It’s not because I’m stupid. It’s because I don’t try.” The other two quickly confirmed that they didn’t try either. The point was, it’s better to fail and not try than to try and fail. If in a poker game you fold before you see your cards, you can always fancy that you had the winning …

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Written by Zach in News

Happy Birthday to Jenny Peterson! She’s the Portland Studios Office/Traffic manager. She does grown-up business stuff. Also, Happy Birthday Antonio Vivaldi. He’s 330 years old today. (Jenny, you’re so far behind it’s embarrassing.) Don’t be overwhelmed Jenny, he’s got a substantial lead, but with some hard work and a little dedication, you’re sure to catch up! On your mark … get set … Age!