He makes pretty pictures out of his food! And...damnit, he is actually better at it than I am.

( Behold the awesomeness )

There you have it. Teh Kitteh is an artiste. Can't wait to see what the little monster makes next.

Yesterday I had a day off, so what better to do than take my shiny new bike on the beach? Well, take the shiny new bike on the beach, go to the bike shop and buy cool accessories for said shiny bike, and then take lots of pics of the new shiny bike on the beach!

From Brommie at the Beach

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I haven't posted pics of teh kitteh in a while, so here's some. There is an informal photo contest on one of the forums I frequent, and this month's theme was "circles." I thought I'd try my hand at it with teh kitteh, as he was being cooperative and jumping on or sitting next to circular objects. First photo is the actual entry, and the rest are the ones that I considered.



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In other news, the WDCH Youth Orchestra Festival was great. Well, the parts of it I saw, anyway. I was only there for the first two (Pasadena and CSUN), and I must say, CSUN's performance blew me away. I enjoyed their rendition of Dvorak's  Slavonic Dances #2 and 3 and Mascagni's Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana, but what got me was their really, really moving rendition of the Infernal Dance and Finale from Stravinsky's Firebird that brought the audience to a standing ovation. *fans self* Their Bernstein Overture to Candide was a bit dirty--quite understandable, as it's a hard piece--and I would've loved to compare their performance of it to Claremont's rendition, but...no. Teh bf and I had errands to run at the central library that took waaaay too long, so we missed Olympia and Claremont. Oh well. I see the folks at Claremont all the time anyway, but I would've loved to see Olympia in concert.

I was gonna post a Weekend Opera report on Das Rheingold, but I am waaaaaay too busy, what with finals coming up and all. I shall post it after finals!!

http://myecdysis.blogspot.com/2009/01/throw-your-show-at-bush-on-january-20.html




I'm throwing these evil-looking naughty monkeys boots, aptly called "Lil Kick Azz." What are you throwing?

This is from an fMRI study I participated in last December. Awesome! Check out my parietal lobes...gotta love the expansion of the primary motor cortex and primary somatosensory cortex due to playing musical instruments. The cerebellum looks yummy, like a walnut. Gawsh, how I love my brain. I'm gonna see if I can blow it up and put it on my wall. ^_^

Yes, today is the day to post your favorite pics of squids, octopi, and other pretty cephalopods. Here are some of mine:( pretty pics under cut )