how do YOU measure culture?

japanese toilet that washes your ass, heats your seat, plays music and tells you the exact time of your death....



my autorickshaw driver in delhi, inia pulled over while on the highway out of nowhere. i was confused about why we stopped. then i looked over and he and many other drivers were doing their buisness on the side of the road....

Pop a Titty for a Kitty

you shud try this

this es perty cool

The New Deal

For all of us who missed this fabulous show at Langerado...here is a linky to get it.

http://bt.etree.org/?searchs=&cat=124

Terreform Treehouse

As part of the ecological architecture nonprofit Terreform, Mitchell Joachim, Lara Greden, and Javier Arbona designed this living treehouse in which the dwelling itself merges with its environment and nourishes its inhabitants. Fab Tree Hab dissolves our conventional concept of home and establishes a new symbiosis between the house and its surrounding ecosystem.

In order to build the arboreal frame, the designers utilize “pleaching” - a gardening technique in which tree branches are woven together to form living archways. Trees such as Elm, Live Oak, and Dogwood bear the heavier loads, while vines, branches, and plants form a lattice for the walls and roof of the house. The interior structure is made of cob (clay and straw), a tried-and-true green building approach that lends itself to customized shaping of walls and ceilings.

largo luna

Moon illusions...click above

one more

more stuff

EV1

Someone recently told me about an electric car that GM released a few years ago called the EV1. This car was leased to about 200 people in Arizona and California. The owners were happy but after the 1 or 2 year lease was up GM took the cars back and destroyed them despite the interest of the owners in keeping the cars. They claimed that they wouldn't manufacture these cars because they wouldnt make a profit and instead sued the state of California to lower clean vehicle registrations

the technology is out there its just too bad that the interest is in financial profit rather than environmental benefit, but who needs a clean earth when you could have millions of dollars to keep you happy instead?

hello all

havent posted in a bit but thought some of you might like this painting i did today. gonna be working hard on some others to help fund my sonic bloom weekend so i will post later peace