Unemployed Again
Long-term project I was on ended today. It ended with a whimper, not a bang. In my spare time, I made this empty water bottle sculpture. Sort of soothing …

Parade of Nations: AKA Global Fashion Show.
Love. It!
If only Matt Lauer would shut the fuck up.
Very Ameri-centric reportage: “I don’t know what that is because I’m American, and I don’t care to understand the British cultural reference, so I’ll say something banal/offensive/ignorant instead.”
In other words, very Romneyesque.
@SanFranLefty: I was blinded by the Cameroon dashikis, and haven’t been able to focus since.
@matador1015: Every four years, Americans get the very briefest of geography lessons.
@SanFranLefty: Don’t hold your breath.
I know they pay a gazillion for broadcast rights, but dressing up the American team as NBC pages is a bit much.
@nojo: I was blinded by the gargantuan RL Polo pony on the jackets.
The Brits looked like Abba impersonators with the gold lame and white jumpsuits.
@SanFranLefty: It looked like “The Right Stuff: The Musical!”
I once did something similar in the Huntington green room.
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