Petrified Books

Surely by now everyone has seen the new book sculptures which appeared at the Marriott Library at the start of the school year. Being a lover of books and the process by which they are made I found them a welcome addition. The Library also houses a large rare books department that I would also highly recommend checking out. What has everyone else thought? You may also vote for your favorites.

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5. My favorite, a Gutenberg Bible. The first book printed by moveable metal type.

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In the Margins

A while back I was working in the computer lab at the school. I noticed somebody had left their notebook behind. I opened it. I'd like to say it was to find the respective owner so that the right thing could be done, but it may have been nosiness. At any rate, inside the front cover I found this amazing illustration.

It astounds me that there are others out their just like me. Who even from the second grade have doodled in the margins, and more specifically dinosaurs eating anything and everything. Even in my high school AP English exam, in my extra time, I drew a picture of the exam reader giving my paper the thumbs up. (Not sure if it effected my grade, but I passed.)

It leads me to wonder: how many more there are whose class notes are riddled with the whims of a wild imagination?

Out on the Town

Special Treatment

Utah county sign. However, they'd need an entire lot of these to fulfill the need. Which, then, defeats the purpose.

Top Jack O Latern Voting

Here is a collection of Jack o'Lanterns found near my apartment. There were way to many to include here. I have picked my top twenty (in no order). Leave a vote for your favorite. Many became distorted by weather. Also some photos are not great due to the fact that they were taken discretely in front of the owners' open window.

1. Legs but no face?

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4. This one gets mention because its unfinishedness gives it an odd, couldn't hack it quality.

5. What?

6. In my top 3. This one became cooler with age, like some kind of wine or your weird Uncle.

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8. Mom, look what I made!

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10. A mean family. Props to the right one.

11. Swiss cheese pumpkin? Just because it hasn't been done doesn't make it a good idea.

12. Let's see how long this one lives to prosper.

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14. I know for a fact this actually came from a template included in a carving kit. For shame.

15. You almost expect this one to tell you to trick-or-treaters to "get off the porch."

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17. How crafty!

18. It's got spirit, I'll give it that.

19. Dig the backwards carve.

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21. Some kind of face.

22. Check this one. My favorite. It's actually there all year but the caution tape adds an incidental element most cannot match even with their craftiest efforts.

This week I returned to the origin of my experiment, the apartment complex which I live. Because many children live here I came across a few of their artifacts— their spelling words and autumn coloring. My favorite find, however, was the month of December 2009 from an Asian calander torn out and folded into a paper airplane. The mix of traditional characters with classic Euopean characters is interesting.

Credibility?

This week I noticed the backhoes which are working at the University in the business loop. As I understand it they are laying some kind of a sewer line. Well I'm sure they're a fine organization and a respectable company, but what kind of message does this send to their clients about
themselves. You decide. Personally I think the slogan trys utilizing humor only a notch above junior high level. Credibility?