This thing went to space...

Video from a camera attached to a weather balloon that rose into the upper stratosphere and recorded the blackness of space.
~Luke Geissbuhler

Homemade Spacecraft from Luke Geissbuhler on Vimeo.

Auction of the century.

I'm sure you heard of the upcoming Michael Jackson Auction on April 24th and the rumored 200+ things being auction...i think they underestimated a little...b/c The auction company, Julien's, just released the auction catalog and its 240+ pgs worth of stuff...below are a few pics from this catalog...













His arcade collection (50+ pgs) could have rivaled some arcades in japan (10 yrs ago)...

He also had thing for life sized dolls...the Red Power Ranger, Batman, Superman, Spiderman, and Bruce Lee are just a few...

Stuff that is missing from this auction: 

-Sly Stone and the Family catalog (Publishing Rights)

-Beatles Catalog (Publishing Rights)

-Elephant Man remains

-Bubbles

-hyperbaric oxygen chamber

-a bottle of Jesus Juice

-and the real E.T. (I know MJ has him)...

To see the rest of his MJ's auction Catalog click HERE.

Brushes on Iphone

Disney artist Stef Kardos shows why he is getting paid for scribbling and we are not...

He demonstrates he is skills on Iphone's new drawing app, Brushes...check the vid and pics below...

All these sketches/paintings are done very quickly ON SITE on my Iphone, between 5/10 minutes each. The sunsets can be done even faster as the light is changing very quickly.

I'm a mac...

I bought a mac...I'm back...although i never left...



Thanks for the advice...

now i need to figure out how to work this thing...very, very different from windows...

Mac or a PC?

My computer died on me about 2 weeks ago...which is one of the reasons why my posting has slowed down.

So i'm back on the market and looking to "invest" in a new computer that'll last for a while. I'm on the fence between getting a pc or getting a macbook...its been a pretty hard decision b/c there are several factors involved. the biggest factor is $$$.

ironically the new macbooks dropped the day after my computer died...go figure...but w/ a $2000 price tag i had to shift gears and I tricked myself in believing what i repeated to myself that night as i fell asleep "I can go a few days (weeks) w/out a computer."

man i was wrong that worked until i woke up the next morning. these last 2 weeks have been horrible and painful...i didn't realize how dependent i was on my computer: paying bills, talking to niki, blogging, shopping...

Mac or a PC? each has their pros and cons and i'm still weighing them...

Zune

my zune came in the mail on tuesday! it definitely exceeded my expectations! here are some pics...enjoy!













oh yeah merry christmas!!!

red rings of death

my xbox 360 crashed...if you see this on your's then you have problem...
this hasn't been a good year for me with electronics...

movies...

A lot of people say that i am harsh when it comes to movies. I'll admit, I am quick to judge at times but so movies either have it or they don't. so movies have to grow on you. Perfect example, the first time I watched "Dumb & Dumber", I was with my brother and he was telling me how funny this movie was. I think I laughed twice throughout the whole movie. It took me a while but I watched it again...and I was surprised at how hilarious the film was. I consider it a classic now...

Blade Runner! Definitely one of my favorite films of all time. It's kind of hard to explain why I love this movie so much. My explanation is as complex as the movie is...deep on so many levels. These are one of those movies where you either love or hate it...I have yet heard of a person who casually like this movie. There is something that draws you in, the complexity of the characters and the relationship with each other as well as you, the music which plays on the emotions of the characters and the setting. Nod to Vangelis for the sound track....I personally love "Memories of Green" and "Love Theme"

The "Final Cut" edition of the movie came out yesterday (12/18). There were a few versions of it released a 2 disc, 4 disc, and a 5 disc. I got the 5 disc set....it comes w/ a few extra features and things...a plastic brief case (suppose to be a replica of the Voight Kkomp case from the movie) Definitely a nice box set that comes with stills from the film, the unicorn figurine , and a small model 995 police car. The extra discs are the goodies of the whole package...they go into great detail of the film and it 25 yr history. I've only watched two of the disc; "The Final Cut" of the film and the deleted/extended scenes. Even though I have 3 more disc to look through, I am already looking at the film from different angles.

I could ramble on for days but I think I'll cut it short for now...if you have any questions feel free...

oh yeah since my ipod broke on me and "I feel some type of way" towards apple...i broke the norm and bought the less trendy and one of the under-dogs in the mp3 player market = Zune. when i get in the mail...i'll let you know what I think about it.