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Change your feeds

(Andrew Simone) andrew.simone@gmail.com — Sun, 12 Feb 2008 18:48:18 -0600

Flockers:

Clusterflock migrated to Wordpress and we are slowly upgrading the new site. Please don't forget to update your RSS feed. The new feed is: clusterflock.org/feed/atom

Thanks.

clusterflock update update

(Deron Bauman) deronbauman@gmail.com — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:47:15 -0600

Okay, people. Tonight at 8 CST Patrick, Chris, and Andrew are going to begin the site upgrade. They will be integrating Chris's delicious new design, shifting us over to WordPress, and making sure all the old content, comments, and links work just like before. I'm sure Patrick will have more instructions for us, but as of now, that's what I know. Carry on.

something, 4

(Deron Bauman) deronbauman@gmail.com — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:23:24 -0600

Bamboo dog.

There's no place like Rome!

(Kathy Hilen-Smith) kathysmithhome@gmail.com — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:40:10 -0600

The Pope is wearing a fabulous vintage chiffon-lined Dior gold lamé gown over a silk Vera Wang empire waist tulle cocktail dress, accessorized with a 3-foot beaded peaked House of Whoville hat, and the ruby slippers Judy Garland wore in the Wizard of Oz.

The No Sin Zone

LOL Tom Cat

(Kathy Hilen-Smith) kathysmithhome@gmail.com — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:51:37 -0600

The Shed

(Sheila Ryan) saryan4now@gmail.com — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:21:04 -0600

This is the shed to which I will escort Cindy if, while the party is underway, another guest lights up a cigarette.

And this is what it looks like inside the shed, where I will entertain Cindy.

Traditional Snow-Shovelers' Songs?

(Sheila Ryan) saryan4now@gmail.com — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:54:40 -0600

Anybody out there know work songs suitable for singing while shoveling snow? I shoveled for three hours yesterday, and I have a feeling that the future holds more of the same.

Shatner: Details Interview

(Rick Neece) jenseneece@yahoo.com — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:46:47 -0600

Q: You’ve shown more depth in these ten minutes than I’ve ever seen you express on television.
A: People don’t care about depth on television. The lighter you can keep things the better. People don’t care about real issues unless those issues are entertaining.

Wiseguy: William Shatner

A Lesson in Self-Deprecation

(Daryl Scroggins) darylscrog@yahoo.com — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:04:48 -0600

Pearl: I made some coffee but it's not very good. You all want some?

Daryl: Well, I don't want to be any trouble to you.

Pearl: Oh no, it's no trouble. I'm just glad I remembered to make some--I forget everything these days.

Daryl: Well are you going to have some?

Pearl: I think I will. I might need it if I eat any of these old cookies I made. They're burnt--and the recipe called for honey but all I had was a buncha packets of sweet-n-low. Y'all want some?

Daryl: Oh I'm sure they're good. A lot better than if I'd tried to make them.

Cindy: What the Fuck is the matter with you people?

I Just Realized Something.

(Vin Reddy) vinaya.reddy@gmail.com — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:25:14 -0600

None of the residents in my building drive American cars.

Jon Stewart Says Good-bye to Mitt Romney

(Vin Reddy) vinaya.reddy@gmail.com — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:16:27 -0600

Is the spirit willing?

(Cooper Renner) cooprenner@mac.com — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:53:46 -0600

Most of us, I imagine, grew up with the Bible verse, "The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak," somewhere in our heads. I don't even want to dip into the many exegetical possibilities for this verse, some of which are diametrically opposed to one another, and even what I take to be a most obvious explanation--the dualistic one of two intelligences, spiritual and physical--actually seems a too casual mislabeling of two intelligences, one good, one evil. But I'd like to suggest that what may really be happening here is an examination of consciousness versus unconsciousness or, if you will, the human versus the animal mind. Living in the "spirit", in this sense, would be a thinkier thing to do, requiring a more concentrated effort; it's easier to live instinctually, reacting rather than pondering before acting. Manicheism, then, is not a belief in a good God and an evil God--a Father and a Devil--but rather a way of elaborating the difficulties of humanity moving out of the animal psyche and into a truly human psyche which demands a full-on embrace of thought.

the devil made me do it

(Deron Bauman) deronbauman@gmail.com — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:57:41 -0600

(kottke)

speaking of polaroids

(Alek Lindus) allouis@hol.gr — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:38:46 -0600

this is an excellent one posted recently on terrorkitten

To Collaborate, or Not to Collaborate

(Deron Bauman) deronbauman@gmail.com — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:34:20 -0600

I was recently talking to a designer about different experiences and scenarios regarding working environments, and specifically about the notion of collaboration between designers, creative directors and the work itself. Being a control freak – or, more realistically, lacking the patience and/or tolerance to deal with anyone that does things differently than me – I related that my best experience so far had been at Pentagram with Michael Bierut, where the burden of each project, from concept to completion, was solely on me as the lead designer, with the flexibility of pulling in an intern or asking one of the other designers to pitch in with ideas or certain executions — something I rarely did, again, see above. But besides my “issues” I found this independence and responsibility to be far more efficient and rewarding, specially compared to past experiences where too many designers were working on the same project at the same time.
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