Michael R. Barrick's blog
Tue, 2025/05/06 - 7:58pm

When this guy first pulled out in front of me my first reaction to racing stripes on a Toyota Echo was, "Love it. Dream big." The more I looked at them the simultaneously worse and better they got. Also, "Duct Tape Racing Stripes" would be a great band name.
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Tue, 2025/05/06 - 9:41am

Today's stabs. In other news, Jeebus H. Farnsworth the music on CBC FM is garbage this morning.
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Tue, 2025/05/06 - 12:27am

Getting mediaeval with pigments and materials that haven't even been around for a whole century. I was going down this path up until about twenty years ago when I got detoured. These garbage-paper exercises feel like progress. Maybe by the time I retire I'll be able to pull-off what I imagined in my 20s.
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Sun, 2025/05/04 - 9:56am

Come to the Dark Side; we have cookies. May the 4th be with you
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Sat, 2025/05/03 - 1:49pm

Today's stabs. I think I'm about ready to start throwing some of what I tried out on the last one at it, but I don't think I'm going to have a moment to touch it until Monday at the earliest.
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Fri, 2025/05/02 - 12:26pm
Thu, 2025/05/01 - 5:41pm

From the weird stuff at work file: travel adapter giraffe vs. zoo-cam giraffe.
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Thu, 2025/05/01 - 9:57am

There is really just a 10 to 20 minute window in the morning where I have the time and the right headspace to poke at these so they take forever, but those few moments are better than nothing.
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