So poets sometimes like to talk in metaphors, saying things like "Poetry is in my blood." A Canadian poet is taking a more literal approach and wants to encode a poem in DNA.
The ultimate blending of science and poetry. Fusion of this kind excites me. Even if he doesn't succeed (which seems likely), the thought alone is fascinating.
In other news, part of my thrilling college Saturday was painting ceramic monkeys with the roommate and the boyfriend. We like craft time. :) They are now sitting on the windowsill in my living room.
It's been ages since I last wrote here. Apologies; life's been busy with school, job-hunting, cooking, and trying to enjoy the last bit of college. For the next month or two, I'll probably use this primarily as a place for sharing enjoyable things I find on the internet.
Here are some of my favorite finds from the past couple weeks:
OK Go always has great videos. They make me happy.
My high school choir sang a song or two by Eric Whitacre, and he is one of my favorite contemporary composers. His opera electronica Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings is something I've been dying to see. However, I recently became aware of another extremely cool project of his: Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir. Most recent video here:
After seeing this, a friend showed me this video, which has another great example of making internet art:
Sometimes, I am completely enamored with technology.
That's all for now. I'll try to be more disciplined about sharing tidbits here and there. No more months of hiatus.
Oh, and my Flickr page has been updated, too, with a few photos from spring break. Now that the weather's nice, I anticipate taking more photos as well.
