Preaching to the converted

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Hola amigo,

Marina Warner has this to say about Ron Mueck, Hyper-Realist Sculptor: "He so nearly captures that extra bit, what we call the soul or spirit, that flame inside that makes us ourselves. He takes one to the very edge of the idea of life, calls into question what it is to be a person, what it is to be human." Or maybe it's just damn cool art. (Thanks K-man)

Hyper real
http://paintalicious.org/2007/09/14/ron-mueck-hyper-realist-sculptor/


Dumpster conversions
They're known as skips in the UK, but whatever you call it, these folks have figured out how to make the most out of these PitA obstacles to your parking happiness.
http://www.oliverbishopyoung.co.uk/conversions.html


Food sculptures
Artsy and creative works made of food, whether meat sculpture for the carnivore or vegan style fruit carvings.


Messing with your money
Artful scrawling on bills before releasing them "back into the wild". Maybe one of the best things you can do with your funds these days...
http://www.de-noted.com/index.php


QuOteD
"Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics." -- Fletcher Knebel


Who's on Force?
The classic Abbott and Costello routine Star Wars-ized
http://www.sonnyradio.com/whosonforce.html


YB yourself
Ever want to see yourself in classic clothes and hairdos from decades past?
http://yearbookyourself.com/


Game on: Assembler
Move stuff around and win.
http://www.vivalagames.com/play/assembler/


One Million Beer Bottles Later and it's a Buddhist Temple
Thai monks have used over one million recycled glass bottle to construct their Buddhist temple. Mindfulness, dedication and thoughtfulness indeed.
http://greenupgrader.com/4262/one-million-beer-bottles-later-and-its-a-buddhist-temple/


Famous last words
"Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar." -- Edward R. Murrow (while speaking of bloggers from the great newsroom in the sky)


Hasta,
vW