brucine (broo'-seen), 1) n. Pharm., Chem. a bitter, poisonous alkaloid, C23H26N2O4, obtained from the nux vomica tree; 2) n. Bruce Bortin's 'low-impact' weblog

Monday, July 07, 2008

McAbilify


McAbilify, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

If the Hamburgler's mom could just get him to take his meds...

I think it says...


I think it says..., originally uploaded by dumbeast.

"scanned all all (el)"

but I don't know what it means. I could venture a guess that it's about surveillance society, but perhaps that's more me than the author of this work..

Thursday, July 03, 2008

Sales Pitch


Sales Pitch, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

This revolting document came to me in the mail yesterday. Conde Nast Publishing has a new magazine for executives called "Portfolio". This is how they're selling it.

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Celia

from Weeds. Excellent tv.

Saturday, June 28, 2008

city hall plaza pano

city hall plaza pano

Friday afternoon, before the Trans March arrived.

Mary Investigates the Fascinating World of Assemblage

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. It's gonna be a great year for stone fruit. And googly eyes.

OBAMA:


North Beach Grafitti, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

"Obama: 'Cause he's a dirt-lovin'-tree-huggin' hunka-hunka burnin' LOVE"

Marker on what looks like masking tape, on sidewalk

Columbus at Broadway, SF

Dream Date


Dream Date, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Walking back to BART after dinner at the Old Port Lobster Shack. Excellent lobster rolls! And pipe this awesome street poetry/installation thing that some dear soul committed to the sidewalk at Columbus & Broadway.

Ted


Ted, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

What a profile. Looks like it should be carved into ancient Sumerian frieze, doesn't it?

9TH ST PANO


9TH ST PANO, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

I like how the software really tried to stitch everything together, and the compromises that it made reconciling the chainlink fence with what lay behind it.

Click on the picture to see bigger versions.

JT & his Blown Glass


JT & his blown glass, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

JT passed aroud the two pieces he made last Saturday at the staff meeting on Tuesday. Way to go, JT!

Monday, June 23, 2008

JT Blowing glass



JT Blowing glass, originally uploaded by dumbeast.
Photo by MeganM

Steve Nechodom & Che Jacquemin


Steve Nechodom & Che Jacquemin, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

...and I hope I spelled those right. At Photosynthesis Studio, Berkeley. In addition to blowing glass, Steve plays didgeridoo!

Sketch


Sketch, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

Everybody's first piece of blown glass.

24th & Harrison


24th & Harrison, originally uploaded by dumbeast.

A certain corner one week later

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