Haircut 2.0 - The Ultimate Wearable Art

It takes a very brave soul to ask random strangers to cut one's hair... which is precisely what this young guy, Bilal Ghalib did. He's calling it Haircut 2.0. Crazy? You decide.

Let Your Eyes Play Tricks

We've all seen those optical illusion books. In fact, many of the "quivering-edged" dots (that aren't really quivering at all) and other such trickster imagery have found their way online. But--have you seen the interactive version yet? If not, be sure to view Arthur Shapiro's crazy collection of psychadelic, mind-altering visuals. Here's the linky link.

Why? Why, why, why do we do such things?

So, what's the point in participating in these silly kinds of human rituals? I think it's to prove to ourselves that we are somehow able to do something that most people cannot. Perhaps, in some small way, we want to challenge our existance?

Well, go ahead, and see if you can make the above exercise happen. Is your body able to defy logic? If you need bigger writing to soak it all in, click on the handwriting.

Touched by a Smiley Mechanical Bull

"touch and be touched" is the sensual tag line that accompanies The Character Ride, an art installation that is part of the Pictoplasma exhibit, in the Netherlands.

Okay, so it looks a little like those western mechanical bull-riding scenarios, only the bull is sporting an emoticon smile, and the rider's get-up strikes an alien chord as he resembles one of those round little white micro-men from a Sponge Pocket commercial.

Dating's Not What it Used to Be

How would you like to go on a date with the boy next door? what if I told you that the boy next door had his head squeezed in an elevator door, and suffers from permanent head trauma. Or, as Daniel Murphy so aptly puts it, "... for some people you just get the feeling that given the opportunity they might squeeze love a little too tight and kill it."

Murphy comments on society's latest trend: self-marketing in the world of online dating, in his article, The Five Worst Online Dating Video Profiles. Take a read. Just be sure to go pee first.

Introducing Pixel

Welcome all, to the creature that is nearest my heart, my dear dog, Pixel. Pixel is a five and a half year old, non-shedding canine, with large brown eyes, and an even larger brown nose. He is a Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier (read, Soft-Coated Wheaten "Terror"), and every bit as loveable as any teddy bear.

Like most good dog-owners, I feel a connection to my furry friend, like no other human-dog connection. Pixel, in my eyes, is special. So special, in fact, that I overlook his shortcomings such as the fights he initiates with other dogs.

Some people have suggested that it's because of me that he fights. Me? but I don't WANT him to fight. I couldn't bear the thought that I was the cause of such canine violence, so I tried all sorts of doggie-socializing practices, including driving for hours to see an animal behaviorist, and spending a not-so-small fortune on trying to rehabilitate him. All of this, in vain.

I've accepted his anti-social behavior, and I no longer try to force him to be around other canines. He's so much more relaxed now, as am I.

The moral of the story: if your dog fights other dogs, just avoid the other hounds. I know some would argue, but I think it's the most sensible approach to an unpleasant problem. It's worked for me, and now my best friend is pixeliciously good.