Monthly Archives: August 2006
no engagement yet
A few more words on diamonds – I appreciate that a gemologist commented on my post, and I wanted to clarify something that he mentioned. When somebody says that they have a flawless diamond, it means flawless to 10X magnification, … Continue reading
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fascinating blog stats
These are terms people used to find my blog yesterday. (Reminds me that I need to tell the last half of my dog bite story.) loyal jewelry store in los angeles calif 2 dog bite – is … Continue reading
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back to diamonds
Hey – I had five hours of thesis work done before lunch! I know that my whole work=reward thing might be a little too revealing about the way I was raised (by two doctors), but you gotta do what works … Continue reading
La Jetee
La Jetee is worth watching if you can understand French. It also happens to be one of Cardiff’s favorites. She quotes it as a reference and at an artist’s choice exhibition, she chose Chris Marker over anybody contemporary (La Jetee … Continue reading
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Cardiff rip-off
I have just found something shocking and exciting at soundwalk.com. This is an audio tour company launched in 2001 (almost ten years after Cardiff’s first audio walk) that completely and totally rips off her ideas and presents them as “Soundwalks … Continue reading
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ridiculous reading
Understanding Installation Art by Mark Rosenthal is the worst art book I have ever read, great photos not withstanding. Speaking of great photos of installation art, my new favorite thesis break activity is planning a month-long car trip, which includes … Continue reading