Today was chilly like the leaf-launching breeze that gave me goosebumps as the kids played outside like the tile bathroom floor in the morning like the cold metal frame of the grocery cart left outside all night But today was also warm like the okra and tomatoes bubbling on the stove like the fog of the dryer that steamed up my kitchen windows like the sound of Bela Fleck and my children&# ...

[More:] Tonight it was eating a homemade calzone whilst listening to an episode of RadioLab on parasites. They opened the show with a detailed description of the chestburster scene from Alien ultimately relating it to our attitudes toward parasites. As this was playing out a pocket of cheese, sauce and chanterelles burst through the top of my 'zone. Beyond that there is nothing quite ...

... from being just a super-cool word, juxtapositions are some of my favorite things. The placement and/or connection of two things, usually to contrast them, is always enlightening. So when it comes to Thanksgiving, I usually have juxtapositions on my mind. Mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes. Apple pie and pumpkin pie. Gratitude and complaint. Intention and apathy. I feel very thankful this year, ...

... bear the marks of those past events, for those who take the time to look. Strassheim's shadowy rooms filled with phosphorescence bring these untold stories to the surface, creating ironic juxtapositions and unsettling contrasts; in one image, a brightly lit TV, streaming light from the long exposure, sits directly adjacent to yet another bloody stain. Life has gone on, but there are ghosts of ...

... of high-speed broadband in the country. If anyone cares to share the know and how is more than welcome to do so! Surrealist works feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and non sequitur. Tweet This!Email this to a friend?Share this on del.icio.usShare this on FriendFeedShare this on LinkedinDigg this!Share this on TechnoratiStumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon

... , but he also laid out at the right times and played delicately when needed. Mr. Gnome's songs have extremely intense sonic mood swings and changes in dynamics. It's these juxtapositions -- these collisions -- that make Barille's songs so fascinating. Her voice was alternately pretty and fearsome. Sometimes she trilled delicate, shimmering melodies that hovered in the spaces above the ...

... with moral guidance further, creating work in response to Aesop�s lesser known fables. These fables, over time, have lost their intended lesson, used to advantage by Morley whose reworking goes so far as to alter the original animals and their prescribed activities. The imbricating layers of the fan-format piece when set in motion produce new word and image juxtapositions, or nonsense hybrids.

... of roles. In happier media news, I finally got volume 5 of the 42nd Street Forever exploitation film trailer DVDs. Man, I could watch those things constantly. The best thing about this volume is the crazy juxtapositions between cheap-ass kid shows like "Pinocchio's Birthday Party" up next to the barbarians and boobs epic "Sorcerers" next to kung fu and science fiction ...

... tie a style to the surrealist movement in art and literature that attempted to express the subconscious and move beyond accepted conventions of reality by representing the irrational imagery of dreams and bizarre juxtapositions.   Suspense/Dark Suspense/Thriller  No supernatural elements, but a constant sense of threat coming from an outside menace. Add a strong investigative angle and ...

... in purples and reds and blues, that could eat AstroTurf instead of grass, people designed in sizes and colors, with costumes and customs established around the castles and windmills and unexpected juxtapositions of the putting green, an entire economy and ecosystem sustained by molded plastic and AstroTurf, and not put off by the frequent invasions from intergalactic tourists on holiday, with no ...