nikki graziano
This is a tumblelog, kinda like a blog but with short-form, mixed-media posts with stuff I like. Scroll down a bit to start reading, or a bit more to read more about me.
The Lost Turntable: The End-All Urgh! (A Work In Progress)
this is how i feel today. except, without all the flashy graphics.
often involves use of computer editing, to achieve the desired effects.
well this season’s short shorts was a success.
oh hey, my hair’s gone.
by Nick Turpin:
Fine Art Photography: Preoccupation with aesthetic values, shot for the gallery, usually larger format, less issue based, less ‘moment’ based, including a lot of non-documentary work using computer manipulation and models.
Photojournalism: Issue/story/theme-based photography, strongly themed collections of images, largely smaller format for editorial and web presentation, completely documentary tradition.
Street Photography: Preoccupation with the ‘moment’ and the ‘found’, generally collections of single unconnected images, largely small format for publication and web presentation, completely documentary tradition.
this is what’s been going on inside a little corner of my brain today. all day. on repeat.
This may be the coolest thing on the planet! I want one!!!
What is Gömböc (pronounced as ‘goemboets‘)?
The ‘Gömböc’ is the first known homogenous object with one stable and one unstable equilibrium point, thus two equilibria altogether on a horizontal surface. It can be proven that no object with less than two equilibria exists.The stable equilibrium (S)
If placed on a horizontal surface in an arbitrary position the Gömböc returns to the stable equilibrium point, similar to ‘weeble’ toys. While the weebles rely on a weight in the bottom, the Gömböc consists of homogenous material, thus the shape itself accounts for self-righting.The unstable equilibrium (I)
The single unstable equilibrium point of the Gömböc is on the opposite side. It is possible to balance the body in this position, however the slightest disturbance makes it fall, similar to a pencil balanced on its tip.The question whether Gömböc-type objects exist or not was posed by the great Russian mathematician V. I. Arnold at a conference in 1995, in a conversation with Gabor Domokos.
Click the following link to read the math stuff! Soooo awesome!!
nikki! this one’s for you.
to Sam
I have eaten
the ice cream sammich
that were in
the iceboxand which
you were probably
intending
to also eatForgive me
it were delicious
so sweet
and so cold
Should Americans banish the burger?
this is a pretty good article, which is rare for CNN lately. i’m vegetarian, and (not that it’s a surprise, but) anthony bourdain hits the nail on the head for me.
