Photo of the week.

From today forward, I'm only going to post unedited images, proofs, if you will. I'm doing this partly because I want to get some feedback on whether I should edit these at all and also to see if I should include final versions of them in the next round of images on my site. So, be brutal. Let me know what you think.

This is the first exhibit in the Monterey Bay Aquarium including small fish and jellies. Enjoy.

Photo of the week.

Yes, I'm back at it.

This week, a somber message. A week ago today, my grandfather died of lung cancer. So all you smokers, QUIT IT. I'm trying to do so myself.
He was quite a man and I would write something about him, who he was and what he did, but there were already a couple articles published on him this past weekend. I'll link to those articles here:
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Sun Times
Note: someone on the Times' editing staff should rethink their position. Despite making mention of my grandfather earning a doctorate and professorship, the whole article refers to him as "Mr." and not "Dr." I'm not bitter about it, but come on Times, that's just a stupid mistake.

So, here's the picture of the week. He sits alone, waiting for the family to gather before a Christmas dinner, what would be his last.

This is a new mix from a DJ e-friend, CPI. I highly recommend it. All of her previous mixes are on her site as well. They are simply fantastic toetappin aural ecstasy. I hope that wasn't too much of a plug. Anyway, here's the new one, "Give me Cyborg Love", a two disc set. Rock on.



http://www.thetastates.com/gmcl/

CPI - Give Me Cyborg Love (disc 1)
01) El-P - Fantastic Damage Intro
02) Coldcut ft Roots Manuva - True School (Switch Remix)
03) Herve - What You Need The Most
04) Tom Neville - Just Fuck (Deep Down Dirty Mix)
05) Nino Anthony - Thank My Body
06) Lady B - B-Ware
07) I-Robots - Frau (Boyz Noise Remix)
08) Adriano Canzian - You Excites Me So Much
09) Yer Man - Weird Therapy
10) Annie - Crush (Junior Sanchez Remix)
11) M.I.A. - U.R.A.Q.T. (DJ C Remix)
12) Acid Jacks - Awake Since 78 (MSTRKRFT Remix)
13) Hi Jack - Hi Jackin' (Herve's Fuck Fuck Mix)
14) Chemical Brothers - Galvanize (Switch Remix)
15) The Knife - Heartbeats (Style Of Eye Mix)
16) Loose Cannons - Why You (Trey Cresseaux Mix)
17) The Rapture - Whoo! Alright Yeah Uh Huh (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)
18) The Go! Team - Ladyflash (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)
19) Voodoo Chili - Look What You've Done To Me!
20) Revl9n - Walking Machines (Sebastian Remix)
21) Space Cowboy - I Know What Boys Like (Roge72 Mix)
22) Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancing (Teenage Bad Girl Remix)
23) Tiga - Move My Body (Only4erolmix)
24) Sebastian - Smoking Kills

CPI - Give Me Cyborg Love (disc 2)
01) Loose Cannons - Raw (Kissy Sell Out Mix)
02) Punks Jump Up - Be You (Beep Beep)
03) Simian Mobile Disco - Piggy In The Middle
04) Busta Rhymes vs Daft Punk - Buy It Use It (Diplo Remix)
05) DJ Technics - Mr. Postman
06) Bonde Do Role - Jabuticaba
07) Spank Rock & Amanda Blank - Blow
08) Lady Sovereign - Ch-Ching (Cheque 1-2 Remix)
09) Diplo - Newsflash ft Sandra Melody
10) DJ Ayres - La Da Dee
11) Missy Elliot - Gossip Folks (CPI Edit)
12) Whirlpool Productions - From: Disco To: Disco (Trick & Kubic Remix)
13) Codec And Flexor - Crazy Girls
14) Dumb Blonde - We Have The Technology
15) Soulwax - E Talking
16) Tiefschwarz - Wait & See (Extended Version)
17) The Futureheads - Skip To The End (Digitalism Rerub)
18) The Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control (Soulwax Nite Version)
19) Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage (Thin White Duke Remix)
20) The Perceptionists - Blo (acapella)
21) Solid Groove & Sinden - Din Da Da
22) Chris Lake & Mickey Slim - Shake
23) MSTRKRFT - She's Good For Business (Dian Johns Remix)
24) Guns N Bombs - Nothing Is Getting Us Anywhere
25) Radioclit - Mature Macho Machine (Solid Groove & Sinden Remix)
26) All Saints - Chick Fit (Kissy Sell Out's Excellent Adventure)
27) High Powered Boys - Hoes Get Down
28) M.I.A. Vs Kopa - Hombre (Diplo Remix)

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