a documentary film by Gary Hustwit is touring the country and I missed the first viewing but now it's time for the second coming.

October 5-7
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco CA, USA

i feel like such at typography geek, excited by this to the point of ____, well i'll let you fill in the blank. yet i would be even more excited if I could inure this blog entry was in Helvetica for all.

Here's some more info:
Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typogr... read more

According to the best estimates, this year Earth is predicted to cut
through the densest part of the Perseid stream sometime around 2 a.m. ET
on Monday. That corresponds to 11 p.m. PT Sunday for those living in the
western United States or Canada. (8 p.m. EST)

The interval when the meteors will be falling at their highest rates
will likely last several hours or more on either side of these times.

As a result, it is the late-night hours Sunday, on through the first
light of dawn Mon... read more

It looks like we might get those levitation boot's after all.

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml

According to Telegraph.co.uk as of 8/8/2007 1:41am BST:
Levitation has been elevated from being pure science fiction to science fact, according to a study reported today by physicists.

i don't know if it will happen it's just that i have been talking about it for month's now and i feel i must give it a decent try. this is the concept image for the mutant vehicle that with fingers crossed will grace the playa this year. The dream will include lots of lights and the sounds of BRBC 99.1 all solar powered radio.

So as it turns out the Conexus Cathedral from Burning Man 2006 is still working to recoup costs. The project was a wonderful success attracting international attention and even showing up on satellite imagery. There were over 20 weddings and a fabulous dance events!

They still need to raise $7k to cover some unexpected last minute expenses primarily related to safety and structural integrity that were not optional. The structure could not have happened had this money not been spent.
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