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Team Obama! Go Portland! The image says it all.

Spramp Hodgepodge 3

Originally uploaded by Burn-A-Bee

I am puckered out. Teaching days wipe me out, even worse now that the sun disappears a third of the way into my class. My students were great today - I think they like me a lot (not that I should care ... should I?). Ugh, why am I talking about work. On a brighter note: My partner-in-crime just bought his tickets to come and visit over the Turkey break. Woot, woot! He bakes a killer turkey. Chooker-roos!

• In Portland, Cultivating a Culture of Two Wheels, New York Times (November 5, 2007)
• Donors Bid Millions NOT to Rename School, AP (November 4, 2007)
• Yahoo Launches Kickstart, A New Social Network Around College Students And Alumni, TechCrunch (November 4, 2007)
• Ugly Shoes: A Brief History, New York Magazine (November 4, 2007)
• Ten Ways to Defeat Brain Drain [Mind Hacks], Lifehacker (November 4, 2007)
• Twitter Is For Twits, Gawker (November 5, 2007)
• Gadgets That Changed the World, CrunchGear (November 5, 2007)
• Now (Almost) Open: CB2 Gets Signage On Broadway, Racked (November 5, 2007)
• Gisele Bundchen Dumps the Dollar, Demands Payment in Euros, BloggingStocks (November 5, 2007)
• New Face On Speedo Sundays, Made In Brazil (November 4, 2007) [Semi-NSFW ... Nummy!]

Sparmp Art: The Fungal Beauties of Amy Ross

Amy Ross Collage, 12" x 9" (Source: Nature Morph)
I've been meaning to post about these intriguing and rather curious collages by Amy Ross. I ran into the images on Design*Sponge and had to learn more about them. Unfortunately, I don't think they're up for sale yet, which is too bad since I really (really) want the one above and one with the deer head below. There's something very sprampy about the collages that I appreciate tremendously. I hope they go on sale soon because I'd like to get some for my collection. Aren't they tasty? Other collages include:


(Source: Nature Morph)
Go to Nature Morph to see the others in the collection.

If you are in Portland, Amy Ross will be showing her work at the Jupiter Hotel, from September 14-16, 2007. (Sidenote: I really love the Jupiter Hotel!)