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Art/Design, Entertainment, Geek, Science

The Heroic Table of the Elements

Jun 27. 2012

This one's a doozy! Illustrator Matt Cowan has created a cool piece of geek art titled "Heroic Table of the Elements," where superheroes and villains from the DC and Marvel universe are displayed in the style of the periodic table of elements. You can tell that a lot of thought went into compiling the chart — the characters are organized by their powers, affiliations, and species, and the year of their first appearance is included as well. What do you think? Do you think the "Heroic Table of the Elements" accurately categorizes each hero and villain? Are there any changes or additions you would make to the table? Via The Geek Twins....

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Art/Design, Entertainment

“There’s Always Money in the Banana Stand” [Art Exhibit]

Jun 26. 2012

I love the melding of pop culture and fine art. I especially have a fondness for art that features my favorite fictional characters — whether from books, television, or movies. For instance, my 3-year wedding anniversary will always hold a special place in my heart because J took me to catch South Park‘s 15th Anniversary Art Exhibit.  :mrgreen:

If you’re like me and live in the Los Angeles area, you’re in luck. Because Gallery1988 Melrose will be holding a special group art show that pays tribute to one of my all-time favorite television shows, Arrested Development. The aptly-named “There’s Always Money in the Banana Stand” exhibit opens June 29th, 2012, with an opening reception from 7-10 pm, and will run through July 21, 2012. Check out these teasers which were posted in Gallery1988’s blog:

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Depression, Personal

Experimenting with Drugs

Jun 25. 2012

One of the most frustrating factors in dealing with depression — at least for me — is finding the best medication (or combination of meds) for yourself. Back in my early twenties, I had tried various meds before finding the combination that worked best for me: Prozac and Wellbutrin. This time around, since it had been almost a decade since I last took antidepressants, and because what worked in the past may not always be the case now, we are once again beginning the experimentation. Both my psychiatrist and I agree that trying the Prozac & Wellbutrin combo first is probably our best bet. But because starting with less drugs is always preferable to more, we have decided to try just...

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Gadgets, Geek, Personal

Intrigued by the Microsoft Surface…

Jun 19. 2012

So this was announced yesterday: (image source) As someone who vastly prefers physical keyboards to those on touchscreens, I can't help but show some interest in the new Microsoft Surface. And as much as J and I love Apple computers, we aren't fans of iOS due to its restrictive platform. Both of us own Android phones. As for a tablet, I gifted J the Asus Transformer Prime 2 for his birthday earlier this year (this is one of my proudest accomplishments as a blogger — I saved up money earned from this blog to get this for him...

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