The Renegade Craft Fair is returning to Brooklyn June 14 & 15. While most of the vendors are “a whole lot of the same stuff” that a DIYer could do oneself, my friend Michelle is trekking all the way from San Francisco to be there with her Postcard Machine (possibly from the future). While I have yet to see it in action in person, the reviews have been spectacular, and I can only hope she makes enough coin to have a wonderful stay in NYC. Please go! And pray for sun.

The flattened mountains project (still a work in progress) has been added to the site. Photographs of mountains are computationally altered to flatten the mountains’ elevations, while an ocean horizon is altered to mimic the mountain’s original topography.

from: http://flickr.com/photos/dominicvine/366721323/in/set-72157594447715294/ and http://flickr.com/photos/dominicvine/1142162557/in/set-72157594447715294/

Of course there are obvious differences when set head to head (poor pun intended), but there are also some amazing similarities.

The second Doppelgänger I had seen was a clerk in a grocery store in Alaska. Keetra thought he was spot on, but I begged to differ a little. We never did take a photo of him, or me with him.

The first one was featured in a sloppy-joe ad some friends found in a magazine while in high-school. They had plastered them all over the school. I thought it was rather amusing and showed it to my father. In less than a second of looking, he handed it back to me and said “his ears are different”. And so.

1. Have you ever been searched by the cops?

Does a stripper count? If yes, then no.

2. Do you close your eyes on roller coasters?

Only while blinking.

3. When’s the last time you’ve been sledding?

Sadly, many many years ago.

4. Would you rather sleep with someone else, or alone?

Depends on the person’s blanket habits, but I like the warmth.

5. Do you believe in ghosts?

Probably not.

6. Do you consider yourself creative?

Insert creative answer here.

7. Do you think O.J. killed his wife?

Yes

8. Team Aniston or Team Jolie?

Um

9. Can you honestly say you know ANYTHING about politics?

I used to know a fair amount about constitutional law, but it’s a fading memory.

10. Do you know how to play poker?

Nah

11. Have you ever been awake for 48 hours straight?

More than most I would guess.

12. What’s your favorite commercial?

The one that makes me laugh almost every time is the Domino’s Oreo Dessert Pizza moustache one.

13. Who was your first love?

pass

14. If you’re driving in the middle of the night, and no one is around you, do you run a red light?

Only on my bicycle.

15. Do you have a secret that no one knows but you?

I think so.

16. Boston Red Sox or New York Yankees?

Boo Yankees

17. Have you ever been Ice Skating?

Despite being from Minnesota, only twice.

18. How often do you remember your dreams?

I used to have epic dreams, but I can’t say I’ve remembered one in months.

19. What’s the one thing on your mind?

Previous person’s answer: Sex (right now.) Which is of course what I’m thinking of now.

20. Do you always wear your seat belt?

Not in cabs

21. What talent do you wish you had?

Social Charisma

22. Do you like Sushi?

Love it.

23. What do you wear to bed?

Half the time what I was wearing all day.

24. Do you truly hate anyone?

More than you can imagine.

25. If you could sleep with one famous person, who would it be?

Jesus

26. Do you know anyone in jail?

Don’t think so.

27. What food do you find disgusting?

Fake sugar in coffee.

28. Have you ever made fun of your friends behind their back?

I like the previous person’s answer: It’s not fun behind their back… I’d like it in their face.

29. Have you ever been punched in the face?

Punched, no. Pushed in the face by a random crazy woman on the street causing my glasses to fall off which she then proceeded to stomp on? Indeed.

30. Do you believe in angels and demons?

Would they qualify as ghosts?

Starting with a base image of me at 10 years old, the left photo is me at about 35. The right photo is a collage I put together of what I actually look like now with my old haircut.

Left photo is me at 10, then at 72… the right one is me at 72, with the base image from a few days ago…

Sadly, I guess there’s been a version of Britney Spears at 50 floating around lately, which is a bummer.

Yes, I am obsessed with myself.

I made this Flash Mii Avatar of myself at work today. Apparently I did a good job… and apparently I look like an egg-headed dork. Sigh.

Keetra created this Simpsons version of me using the avatar creator on the Simpsons’ movie site. According to her, “those ARE Jonathan’s eyes”. Hmmm. At least the Carhartt Tan is correct, though I have no green shirts.

In other news, I thought the movie was really enjoyable. Not amazing, but I thought it was going to be a stinker and it wasn’t. It was just a really good long episode. The only complaint is that it didn’t feature enough of the secondary characters, but then, it would have been a 10 hour movie.

How much are you worth?

Be sure to look for me on the mean streets of NYC soon sporting my new garb.

I’ve been growing my hair out for the two years I’ve been at Cranbrook, and with the completion of my graduate show project, I was finally able to cut it all off. You have no idea how good it truly feels.

Living My Life Faster will be showing in the New InSight exhibition (video about exhibition) at Art Chicago. The exhibition “promises to be an amazing display of the future emerging talent in the art world. New InSight is comprised of artwork from 24 graduate students at 12 of the country’s most influential Master of Fine Arts programs.”

“All of the artists featured at New InSight will be invited to Chicago for an opening reception during the Art Chicago preview party on Thursday, April 26, and will also be on hand for a town hall-style meeting on Friday, April 27 at 1pm.”

Art Chicago runs from Friday, April 27–Monday, April 30, 2007