Okay, this is whacked. Photographs printed on grass. No, it does not involve tiny hedge clippers, nor a robotic lawn mower. Taking advantage of ‘the light sensitivity of seedling grass and its ability to record complex photographic images,’ these artists are creating site installations of photos captured on grass seedlings. These are serious artists – their work is, for example, on display at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
Vick’s Longest Yard
In a game that SI.com called a ‘feathered frenzy,’ Michael Vick and the Atlanta Falcons pulled out a 3-point win on a crazy Saturday night in the A-T-L. Thanks to my buddy Jeff Diecks and his season tickets, I was in the stands cheering myself hoarse. With a 24-10 lead theirs to blow, the Falcons let Muhsin Muhammad and the Carolina Panthers come back in a big way and take the lead. But like another great play I saw at the dome a few years back, reminiscent of the ‘longest yard’ heartbreaker for the Rams in the Super Bowl, Vick made an amazing dash for the end zone to tie the game and force overtime. A few plays and a key INT later (courtesy of Michael Beasley), Jay Feely kicked the game-winning FG. Great stuff, if a late night.
Where you goin’?
Since most of us are on the move this holiday season, I thought I’d point this new bit of functionality Yahoo! has rolled out this week. As reported on Slashdot, the Yahoo! Maps site is now providing real-time traffic overlays on their maps. Supported mostly in major metros, this might save a step or two when planning a (yuk) trip to the mall this season. In Atlanta, the maps are using info from the GA DOT, which looks like the same info on the Georgia Navigator site. All the same, I’ll keep my Konfabulator Web Images widget showing me a set of Atlanta traffic cams all the same. And when I’m on the go (and isn’t that when we usually need traffic info?), I use the GA Navigator’s new PDA-friendly mobile version of their web site on my Treo 600.
Grumpy Santa
The JibJab.com guys are at it a gain – now they have released ‘Grumpy Santa’, another of their Flash-based animations. Instead of skewering the American political process, they highlight Santa’s tough times. Striking a deal with Yahoo.com, JibJab has made this into more of an industry – including a book, premium downloads, etc. – but for balance, do promote a program to give toys to childeren in Iraq. Click here to see the movie.