The purpose of this post was to test both the 3GS camera and the mobile WordPress iPhone app.  Natuarally the WP app failed when I set the status to “published” but did OK when set to “drafts”, the second time.

So instead of typing out this whole post again on my iPhone I just used the WP app to grab the two pics off my phone and am typing the rest of this post on the comptuer.  Screw it.

The pics are of a bug and a bike.  The yellow and black curiosity is some type of inverted trike crotch rocket and the strange bug with the fake eyes actually snaps when provoked.  By snap I mean the thing makes a popping noise when poked and jumps into the air or at least turns over.

If you can identify either, please let me know in the comments.

The first interview is available in the originally titled “Interview Project” hosted at DavidLynch.com.

Directed by Austin Lynch and Jason S. the project spans 20,000 American miles over 70 days to interview 121 people.  A new interview is promised every 3 days.

The subject of the first interview, now showing at http://interviewproject.davidlynch.com, is Jess, a man in his mid 60s filmed in Needles, CA.

Based on the first interview I won’t attempt to say anything about the whole project other than the obvious, empty truism: it seems Lynchian already.   Trying to judge the entire project based on one interview would be like the tired cliche: You can’t judge a book by its cover.

But I will point out a few yeas and nays of the project website in general.  The “all episodes” tab is impressive in its simplicity.  Thumbnails of interviews that are currently watchable, or will be watchable, are in color, while the future ones are in black and white.  Further wowing me is a short, one line audio clip from the subject that plays when mousing over an interview thumbnail.  This provides context and a teaser of what’s to come.

Still photographs; a map plotting the journey and interviews; and a clean layout all add to the experience.  What takes away is a lack of written information.  It is my bet that those involved in this project wish to keep everything as mysterious as possible thus shunning verbal verbosity.

You also can’t embed the videos.

If you have any interest in New York, New York and/or photography, check out The Manhattan Street Corners — pictures of everyone of about 11,000 street corners on the island by designer Richard Howe.  I don’t know what to make of the site’s Flash interface.  On the plus side you can quickly flip through the pictures as they cross dissolve.  But you can’t right click and save the images.

Perhaps the most unusual aspect of the Daum Museum is not the mind-binding contemporary art it houses, but where the museum itself is situated: at the State Fair Community College in Sedalia, Missouri.

From what I gather the majority of its permanent collection originates from the acquisitions of Hal Daum, a Sedalia radiologist.  A decent write up about the place, its people and history is on RuralMissouri.org.

I’ve visited three or four times and have enjoyed the experience immensely and urge you to visit, especially if you’re driving between Kansas City and St. Louis with a little extra time.

I snapped the photos below while at the Daum Museum.  The first image, however is a photo collage I whipped up with a free Photoshop knock off for the Mac known as Seashore.  My apologies for not labeling the title and artist of each work.

Interior of The Washington Court Hotel in D.C.

Snowmass Village, CO

Check out EveryScape.com if you haven’t already.  It’s kind of like Google street view — serving up seemless panoramas of select slices of the world — only with EveryScape, you can also go inside (certain) buildings and look around.  There’s a good write up about the site and service at Boston.com.  My favorite feature is “AutoDrive”.  Turn it on and you can roll down Rodeo in your chair without clicking.