Goodbye Experimental Science Building.

The old Experimental Sciences Building opened in 1952 and razed in 2008 to make way for the Norman Hackerman Building on the corner of 24th and speedway.

http://web5.cns.utexas.edu/news/2009/01/new-science-building/

Scientology Protest

My windows after the storm back on May 15, 2008

I would have posted these earlier, but I couldn't find the CF card they were on...

Chuck Palahniuk in Austin

Chuck Palahniuk describes himself as a lint trap for bizarre stories. He told a few of these in Austin yesterday while promoting his new book, Snuff. Attendees of the event were also treated to a reading of a new unpublished short story called Loser and a look at the trailer for the upcoming movie Choke based on his novel.

During an interview with Sean O'Neal (editor of The Onion A.V. Club) he was asked if he was a nihilist writing horrific stories purely for shock value. He strongly denied this and even went so far as to call himself a romantic. But maybe I missed something, like a hint of sarcasm in this statement. The description of the new book Snuff expresses my skepticism. But regardless of his motivation, his novels are fun reads and I’m sure I’ll tear through this latest one by the end of the weekend.

Viddy my glazz-balls my brothers...

These images were taken with a specialized NAVIS (NIDEK Advanced Vision Information System) camera at Texas State Optical just after Christmas. I decided to post these images because, sadly, they are the only digital images that I have purchased from another photographer in 2007. (Although I did buy books by photographers - does that count?). This procedure is, at least for me, replacing the chemical dilation procedure that allows the eye doctor to look at the back of my eye. I think it is superior because it is a permanent record of my eye's health and is so much less invasive. The procedure is especially important for extremely near sighted people like myself who are suseptible to retinal detachment, and did I mention it is so much less invasive? I'm proud to announce that my glazz-balls, the most important items in my photographic gearbag, are A-OK.

"It’s funny how the colours of the real world only seem really real when you viddy them on the screen." - Alex, from A Clockwork Orange.

Porky the Yorkie