Ballookey

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naked lady lilies, originally uploaded by ballookey.

OK, blog still not moved, site still not updated. I spent this weekend tearing out plaster and lath – more on that later. In the mean time, please enjoy [...]

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I have about a half-dozen things starred in my Google Reader to blog about, comment on, or create something inspired by, but I’m increasingly finding myself not wanting to put it here because this is the main page of my website.
I have a new website design ready to go, but I’ve been waiting to go [...]

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I’m calling it done, originally uploaded by ballookey.

I think I’m finished with my first official iPad drawing. I’ve been playing around with the iPad for several weeks and I finally thought I ought to finish [...]

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drunking-urine, originally uploaded by Aya Rosen.

One of my Moleskine Exchange mates Aya Rosen just posted several great pieces to Flickr. I love the theme—the quotations sound like sex ed questions from Cosmo—juxtaposed with her trademark [...]

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Rose-colored California Poppies, originally uploaded by ballookey.

I see these flowers every day when I take out the trash, and every day they’re a nice little treat. I’m glad I planted them.

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I just came across the photography of Daniela Edburg and LOVE it. The knitted props and stuffed satin intestines really make her work extra special.

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The ads in most sponsored RSS feeds are indeed cheap and lousy. The ads in DF’s RSS feed are neither. They’re priced at a premium, and have attracted (if I do say so myself) premium sponsors.
from Attention Is The Real Resource at Daring Fireball.
Thank you. The thing is most ads look like crap advertising for [...]

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696, originally uploaded by thraxil.

I’m participating in a Moleskine Exchange, and I just received the next book to work on in the mail today. This image is from the book’s owner – Anders “thraxil” Pearson. [...]

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In addition to drawing and watching the Bourne Identity trilogy, I’ve been spending my first weekend of not working finding ways to video the birds on the feeder. Just a year or two after I bought it, I finally figured out ways to play with the Flip Video camera I have.

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