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Commencement Speech

On Saturday, May 22nd I gave the commencement speech for the graduating Women's Studies class at California State Univeristy Fullerton. What amazing ladies! Plus two men! The speech was twelve blasts, and the graduates -- guh! -- what an inspiration. It sounds so cheesy to say it, but it really was an honor for me.

I am working on getting some video uploaded, but until then, here's the text of the speechiest speech I've ever given. Thank you to Professor Jodi Davis for inviting me!

Today In Amazing Feats With Peg Board Letters

From The Font Feed: Take a few months, combine a few hundred spare pegboard letters, a digital camera and one of Tandem’s most ingenious directors. The result is Chris Gavin’s miniature epic entitled TXT Island. Chris’ experimental film pushes pegboard signage to its limits. Painstakingly hand-crafted, Chris used sackfuls of plastic letters to create textual landscapes that would shame any fast-food outlet. The film follows the endeavours of a squad of letters, as they delve deep into the jungle of a mysterious island. What is their mission? And will they succeed?

Moon Remixes Moonlight Sonata

This made my whole morning! Artist Kate Paterson found a way to get the moon to remix its own ode — Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata.

Earth-Moon-Earth (EME), or “moonbounce,” is an experimental kind of radio transmission first proposed in 1940 by a British communications engineer. With EME, messages are sent in Morse code from Earth, reflected off the surface of the Moon, and then received back on Earth. Later realized by the US military after WWII, today the technique is used by amateur radio operators across the world. Currently, EME provides the longest communications path for any two radio stations on Earth.

The Sugary Goodness of Stop Motion Animation

Sweet Dreams by Kirsten Lepore received a Special Jury Award at SXSW 2009 and has brought the radness to my Friday morning coffee. Click the "more" tag. The next 9 minutes will put you right with the world.