merry gumbie, 2014.

a thought in the ether.

if I had a dog, his name would be "Friend."

people who do good stuff.

revised links page.  

persons I know or whose work I like. an outpouring of talent to boggle the mind.

wish I had known of him earlier.

The Art of Richard Thompson from GVI on Vimeo.
Richard Thompson has been called a “cartoonists’ cartoonist.” Find out why in this warm and moving portrait.

bumper, spring 2011, uarts

*sound effects arranged by josh cianciulli.

jr/soph animation screening

selected work from junior & sophomore animation students, including 2D computer, 3D, stop-motion, and many other media.

special presentation this year includes live performances by students from the UArts School of Music, with animation projections.

this screening is free & open to the public.

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a few flyers made for past screenings:

recently thoughtful

interwrestling:

Rupert Sheldrake: the Science Delusion: uncovering the religious dogma of contemporary science

Albert Einstein: Religion & Science: the compatibility of religion and science

Albert Einstein: Religion & Science, revised: Jerry Coyne, the New Republic

Carole Cadwalladr: My Week as an Amazon Insider: pirate capitalism and its effects on social fabric

Monsanto's Pandora's Box: cynical capitalism and the unanticipated side effects of technology











research for a short essay in a class I am currently taking, and these are the research points found while trolling the online jungle for context and justification. thesis: progress, as it manifests itself in contemporary western culture, is the bane of society.

...and here are bits of the wisdom of the Dalai Lama, to end on a positive note.

filadelphia feelin'.

from a walk around the block.

I am not he.

fighter pilot.

urologist.

think tank consultant.

engineering professor.

pittsburgh political boss.

it recruiter.

and I'm not even this guy:

3d animator.

and then again, I am not she:

mattress expert.

everyone's a chris magee. but it does not matter. they are not me.

fairytale date.

maybe not, but anyway have a look at the progress at The Ogre & the Mermaid.