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The Necessity of Art

All things come from art.
All things but nature's apple, And that in which we have no hand, Or sight.
There is no art in trees, Until witnessed by human eyes.
Then what rare seeming breath, I wonder Entices us from the void, That we find it lodged in our skull Crying for release.
Eliot's unreal city. The smoldering form Of yesterday's ash pit Finally muzzled.
What's left, I wonder.
They say there's nothing fresh to be said. No scene left undone, no Madonna left unsketched. Nothing but the bland cycle of hum

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Can Zombies Dream?CZD is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller set in the far future (2150). Humans have gotten their population under control (500 million) after a huge die-off before economies switched to renewable energy sources. Contact has been made with aliens, but communication is difficult.
The cause is unknown, but zombies appeared on earth twenty years ago. Everybody was scared at first, but the expected collapse of society never occured when it became obvious that the slow, shuffling zombies really weren't a threat. Cities simply erected high walls, electric fences, and incinerated their dead. Life went back to normal. The "Rangers" were c Can Zombies Dream?
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The Necessity of ArtAll things come from art.
All things but nature's apple, And that in which we have no hand, Or sight.
There is no art in trees, Until witnessed by human eyes.
Then what rare seeming breath, I wonder Entices us from the void, That we find it lodged in our skull Crying for release.
Eliot's unreal city. The smoldering form Of yesterday's ash pit Finally muzzled.
What's left, I wonder.
They say there's nothing fresh to be said. No scene left undone, no Madonna left unsketched. Nothing but the bland cycle of hum The Necessity of Art
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Breakfast
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Midwest, No Longer YoungThe road calls those Who would feel tires cascading on thick dust -- White walled, the sweet caress Of far-off things Poised on the horizon Like roses, waiting.
Waiting for the touch which cuts the stem, And gives its blossom freely.
All things wait for that touch. And some, like that distant blue beyond shimmering against the tar, Yearn to be snatched up by rough hands Before they wilt. Midwest, No Longer Young
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Skinning the laptop

Sat Jul 12, 2008, 2:35 PM

So, a few weeks ago I asked ~nmsmith if I could use one of his fractals to skin my laptop. He agreed, and here are the results.

So first I set everything up. I kept the coke can for reference, and you can tell laptop is a monster.

For your viewing pleasure, here is a close up of the print. This is a breathable material, and applying it is much like tinting a window.

I used the plastic protective sheet that came stuck to the case as a template. I wanted to frame the image, so it worked out well. Conversely, I could have covered the entire panel with the material. But I decided to do it this way. The hardest part was determining which section to use (I had no idea what the size/scale would be when I ordered it).

I did some very careful measuring since I knew there would only be one shot to get the cut right. I used an exacto knife, and it cut straight against a ruler. The section I cut peeled off pretty easily. I spent a lot of time shaving off strips until it fit the way I wanted against the top panel.

Laying it down was a very scary momement. As with window tinting, air bubbles can be deadly. I had one or two imperfections, but overall I think it came out very well.

Thumbs up! to ~nmsmith

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Current Residence: Nowhere
Interests: Video Games
Favourite movie: Ghost World, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas, The Man Who Wasn't There
Favourite band or musician: Hope Sondoval
Operating System: Vista
Skin of choice: Human
Favourite game: Fallout2
Favourite gaming platform: PC
Favourite cartoon character: Gir
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lolly Feb 12, 2004, 2:54:23 PM

If anyone fucks with you, and the cracka's kinfe can't deal with it, lemme know. I will stomp the pissants into the fucking ground. Then you can grave dig them minus the soap and condoms.

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*wackycracka Jan 14, 2004, 7:50:08 AM

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God sure baked a lot of fruitcake, baby - Joe Strummer

~teraphim Jan 13, 2004, 1:05:56 PM

BOO random deviant!!! ^_^

*runs off to look in yer gallery*

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Stay tuned for a link to my new project, He Went With Jack.

~OpalCat Jan 10, 2004, 4:28:50 AM

I would like to thank wackycracka for my spiffy new icon.

I will now give her sweet, sweet lovin' in my mind

With killer robots

And a bikini bazooka team

That's just hot!

*wackycracka Jan 10, 2004, 5:02:11 AM

hahah sweet sweet lovin in your mind! ? hoo ha! i dunno if im ready for this i may need to do some stretches??

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~OpalCat Jan 10, 2004, 3:26:48 AM

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