Monthly Archives: April 2007

Art Appreciation

Posted on April 9,2007 by Toren

As part of an experiment/stunt, international virtuoso Joshua Bell and his nigh $4 million violin spent some time busking with some interesting results. For many of us, the explosion in technology has perversely limited, not expanded, our exposure to new … Continue reading →

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Rockonomics: Music Video for “A Marine Biologist”

Posted on April 8,2007 by Toren

Stewie had an idea for a music video for “A Marine Biologist” and I think it’s possible. The idea is to send an email out to as many marine biologists as we can find, along with a copy of the … Continue reading →

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Facebook

Posted on April 8,2007 by Toren

Friendster, Orkut, there’s too many of these “friend” sites to keep track of, and they keep emailing me to tell me I have a new friend. Most recently I was invited to join Facebook and I thought, why not? At … Continue reading →

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The Marine Biologists Are Stumped

Posted on April 7,2007 by Toren

There is a heated discussion on The Octopus News Magazine Online (tonmo.com) as Dr Steve O’Shea tries to identify just what the hell this could be Size- 30-40cm long and around 5-10cm thick around anterior end, and 2-5cm thick posterior … Continue reading →

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A Day of Being Too Early

Posted on April 5,2007 by Toren

I biked out to Burnaby today. I didn’t know how long it would take so I left early. It took 40 minutes and I arrived 50 minutes early for my audition to Stargate: Atlantis. I went to see Married to … Continue reading →

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April Fuel’s Day

Posted on April 4,2007 by Toren

Here’s some interesting things happening this month: April 4 (Thursday) – Chris Wood’s art show opening gala at the Diane Farris Gallery!!!!!!! 6-8pm Currently – Blades of Glory at The Rio (who wants to go?) Tuesday April 17 – Vancouver … Continue reading →

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DVD!

Posted on April 2,2007 by Toren

Here [link] is an interesting (short) article on one of the many problems with DVDs. Basically, as you may have guessed, the people who produce DVDs hold goodies back from a box set so that you will buy the next … Continue reading →

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Spaceship Zero Comic Page 4

Posted on April 2,2007 by Toren

Here’s the last page. Inking style changed from the brush to the pen on this one, except the big expanses of black. Other pages: Page 3: http://www.thickets.net/toren/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/ssz-page-3.png Page 2: http://www.thickets.net/toren/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/ssz-page-2-small-no-tone.jpg Page 1: http://www.thickets.net/toren/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/ssz-page-1-inks-balloons-72dpi.jpg

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SSZ Page Three!

Posted on April 1,2007 by Toren

Consistency is NOT the name of the game. With each page I’m trying out something new. On this page there are four changes: 1. The font is different (thanks Stewie). 2. The tone is not pixelated, but smooth. 3. There’s … Continue reading →

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