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Thursday, July 2nd

Love of Aesthetics vs. Fear of Death

Jon
07.02.09 @ 12:08 PM CST

I really enjoy the aesthetics of motorcycles. See below, the Harley Davidson Iron 883, the current object of my desire:

This machine really appeals to me. There's something about the naked power of the thing, the aesthetic it embodies, and the simplicity of its power and the transportation it provides.

Unlike cars, which spend a lot of material and effort concealing the parts that make it work, or the parts that are supposed to make it work (I'm lookin' at you, GM), or spend a lot of effort and material making them look more powerful than they are (here I'm lookin' at you, Ford >cough< Mustang >cough<), the designers of these beasts expend their energy artfully arranging the "working" pieces for all to see.

There's something really appealing to me about that simplicity. And, as I said earlier, the simplicity of its aesthetic matches the simplicity of its power and the simplicity of its transportation. Because of this correlation I find it easy to imagine riding it. It's like the visual experience carries directly into the visceral. It looks like it would feel...or I imagine it would feel.

That is why I find the aesthetics of motorcycles so compelling. I suspect it's why so many do. I also suspect that it translates directly into sales, and why people ride motorcycles in the face of overwhelming evidence that they should not...which is why I called this entry Love of Aesthetics vs. Fear of Death. I would argue that for those who ride, Love has won over fear.

I cannot decide if that is admirable or not. Hmmm.

After the jump there's a small gallery of other motorcycles that attempt to seduce me into danger.
Entry Continued...

Wednesday, July 1st

Eye catching

Kevin
07.01.09 @ 09:51 AM CST

So I have been working alot recently on diagrams at work. At the same time I have been reading alot more comics recently. The thing that has struck me is that our diagrams are usually quite bland but by incorporating some of the graphic techniques I have seen in comics they take on a more eye catching appeal. I CAN'T BELEIVE THAT IT HAS BEEN STARING ME IN THE FACE FOR SO LONG! I am hoping that this discovery can be taken into the actual design process and see how it impacts my formal approach to building design.

Thursday, June 4th

Mary Kayness

Nicole
06.04.09 @ 11:51 AM CST
feeling: Good

So thinking about, taking about, and working my Mary Kay has made me so happy. I am shocked by this fact and I have found that I am starting to show my Mary Kayness as ofter as possible. I am wearing jewlry and enjoying make-up, I even am starting to take better care of myself!

This is a great change!

Also, I'm having my semi-annual sale this weekend! If you want details email me: nicolehollenbeck@marykay.com!

Wednesday, May 20th

New Sandruck, New Site

Jon
05.20.09 @ 10:49 AM CST

We've been remiss in posting on this site in the last couple of weeks, and in case you didn't already know why, it's because Oliver Littleton Sandruck was born on May 5, 2009 at 11:55am.

More specifically, the reason I haven't been posting on this site for the last 20 days is that I've been hard at work trying to balance a newborn, the crazy sleep schedule and chaos that comes with that, and a heavier than normal springtime workload...oh, and I put up a new site, devoted to all things Oliver, which is where I have been making posts.

Anyway!

Now, and in the future, if you need your fix of cute and cuddly, you can head on over to http://oliver.sandruck.com and see what's up with my main man Ollie. I'll get it added to the blogroll on this site one of these days, but for now, just bookmark it.

Tuesday, May 12th

Happy Birthday Mary Kay!

Nicole
05.12.09 @ 12:40 PM CST
feeling: Great

So I know it might be strange to celebrate someone whom I've never met on her birthday but now that I work with Mary Kay I think it's okay!

Anyway, enjoying the business and working tonight, Thursday (hostess fair) and Saturday (hospital appreciation fair) and I am nervously looking forward to every minute!