Mike Is Bored 2011 New Years Resolutions

I am taking suggestions.....

So far:
1. Use up all my remaining zinc before my lease is up.
2. Improve the aesthetics of the page.
3. 200 followers on facebook.
4. Find people to trade pieces with.
5. Weld something cool.

delta online check in is broken.....

Waterballoon Homemade Ice Candle holders

Check it out on my brothers blog. 
This is a great way to make nice round candle holders out of ice. Any mold in that shape would be pretty hard to manage but the balloon makes it look really good.

Also check out the garbage can method of making an ice candle holder

Rothko/threepixel minimalism inspired Zoidberg painting

Looking at and thinking about these:


Made me make this:

explaination of the sources
 On the left is #10 by Mark Rothko at the Seattle Art Museum, The middle one is a three pixel minimalist rendition of Dr. Zoidberg. more info on that here, the right side is the subject of the piece.

More posts about Zoidberg and Futurama.

Any thoughts on how to improve this? Change any colors? add eyes? cut down the detail? Tell me in the comment section.

Klingon Christmas Carol Review (Saint Paul)

Ok, I don't review plays, I was bluffing in the title. I don't go to plays for the most part so I am without a point of reference. What I can say is if you think you would like to see a Klingon version of a Christmas Carol you would enjoy seeing this play. If you think you would not enjoy a Klingon version of a Christmas Carol you would not. Pictured on the right is tiny Klingon tim or should I say TimHom. You have 'till the 12th to do this at the Landmark.

How to print a label for USPS flat rate box if i don't know the weight

This drove me crazy this morning so I had to post this. I thought it would be convient to skip the line and print postage online. Wrong.  Even if you don't know the weight and are using a flat rate box you need to put in a weight to get through this screen. I was so sure I was on the wrong page for 10 min until i figured out it is just a dumb form. You must enter a made up weight if you don't know the weight. Stupid. I have done the post office a favor and fixed the form below. Go here to have fun with this form.

Ilium, Ischium, Pubis hip bone painting

Oil on bristol. Posterior view. I use this great atlas Rohen's Color Atlas of Anatomy and Anatomy For The Artist.

This was done with Holbein Duo Aqua Oil paints on Bristol.