Things that made me… …sigh: No, this isn’t Photoshop! Dutch artist Berndnaut Smilde creates clouds indoors through the clever use of a meticulously climate-controlled room and a fog machine. Isn’t it lovely? It makes me appreciate the fragility of nature all the more. …think: Schrödinger’s Cat explained …squeal: Sound-Maker from Tipsy, my favourite experimental lounge [...]
Things that made me… …sigh… NASA: Satellite Images of the Earth at Night …think… Gifts that Change Lives — especially the efforts of Hawa Abdi whose work you can support. …squeal Dogs learning to drive? Of course they can! …pick my jaw up off the floor Scientists Discover Children’s Cells Living in Mothers’ Brains which [...]
In what will probably be a regular post column, here’s a roundup of good things from this week. Things that made me …grin… MIT’s Gangnam Style, featuring Noam Chomsky …laugh out loud… Best Non-Onion Headline Ever which then reminded me of this… …sigh… Revelling vicariously in the collective creative experience at Burning Man …feel less [...]
One of my favourite bloggers, Brandi at Brandi Girl Blog, recently tweeted about organising a Color Palette Blog Walk. The theme was Achievements — anything you’re proud of, big or small. § Taking in the Venetian skyline Here is a photograph that I took when I was 10 years old, on a family visit to [...]
I am grateful to all the creative geeks out there who make things available to us other creative geeks. So, here is a list of some of my favourite pieces of software / sites that make getting your creative geek on possible. Blog.SpoonGraphics ColorBlendy Color Scheme Designer Japonizer Pugly Pixel Vienna StatCounter Stripe Generator Xtranormal [...]
My blog friend, The Daily Frolic, is having the most fabulous giveaway! If you or someone you know is getting married and is in the San Diego area, be sure to check out her blog. (Check it out anyway, she is charming and takes wonderfully soothing photos.) But hurry! Only two days left to enter.
It was back in November 2007 that I discovered the fantastic KRCW, the PBS affiliate in Los Angeles. I was in town visiting my dad who pretty much only listens to KCRW 89.9 in his car, and I was blown away by the variety of eclectic music playing on the radio. I’ve never liked Top [...]
With the chronicles of the cross-country road trip written, I’ve been something of a Creative Geek lately. I thought it would be helpful to mah fabulous Fizgiggling readers if I shared and linked to some of the tools and resources! Here’s what I’ve been up to: New About Page on Fizgiggery! So much of blogging [...]
I’ve been given the Versatile Blogger Award – in keeping with its terms, here you’ll find a list of ten random things you might not know about Fizgig – plus a quick list of other friends’ blogs I love to read.
Gone are the days when Facebook was a place where you could interact with your friends and family online – useful for someone like me, whose friends and family are dotted around the globe. Briefly, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says he doesn’t “believe in privacy” and calls FB users “dumb fucks” for thinking our privacy [...]
