{"id":993,"date":"2008-04-30T15:03:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-30T15:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isplotchy.com\/blog\/?p=993"},"modified":"2013-05-04T01:42:19","modified_gmt":"2013-05-04T01:42:19","slug":"pointers-of-self-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isplotchy.com\/blog\/2008\/04\/pointers-of-self-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Pointers of Self-Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi-de-ho, I just want to direct your attention to some other blogs I contribute to, &#8217;cause interesting things are afoot there.<\/p>\n<p>**********<\/p>\n<p>Tim and I have completed another month&#8217;s worth of found notes at <a href=\"http:\/\/ablogofnotes.blogspot.com\/\">A Blog Of Notes<\/a>.  I was honestly slacking this month, but Tim came through with some ridiculously awesome sounds.  Tim has also just posted an excellent series of mixes of the <a href=\"http:\/\/ablogofnotes.blogspot.com\/2008\/04\/april-2008-mixes.html\">April compile<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you have the technology and inclination to look for musical notes in the world around you, Tim and I are always looking for sound geek contributors.<\/p>\n<p>**********<\/p>\n<p>The lovely and talented night photographer <a href=\"http:\/\/remithornton.com\/\">Remi Thornton<\/a>, who is also a contributor to my blog <a href=\"http:\/\/negativesignage.blogspot.com\/\">The Signage Of Negative Space<\/a>, recently returned from a trip to Chicago, where he took some pics of signage <a href=\"http:\/\/negativesignage.blogspot.com\/2008\/04\/northside-community-bank-revisited.html\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/negativesignage.blogspot.com\/2008\/04\/encyclopaedia-britannica-revisited.html\">here<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>This was kinda neat, in that I had previously taken pictures of these same signs.  It&#8217;s kind of cool to compare and contrast our pics, and see how much better a photo can look when someone like Remi is behind the camera!  It&#8217;s definitely made me step up with my &#8220;A&#8221; game (which relatively speaking is more accurately called a &#8220;B-&#8221; game).<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re at about 150 instances of negative space signage, but would love to get more geographical regions represented that I&#8217;m certain are oozing with negative space signage  &#8212; the NYC\/California area, large urban centers across the world, etc.<\/p>\n<p>**********<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wichone.blogspot.com\/\">Who&#8217;s In Charge Here?<\/a> continues to chug along.  Our current band is <a href=\"http:\/\/wichone.blogspot.com\/2008\/04\/belle-and-sebastian.html\">Belle and Sebastian<\/a>.  Vote for the leader of the band, based on the photo I have included, but please be kind, they are sensitive folk.<\/p>\n<p>**********<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all the self-pimping I have for you today!   Excelsior!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi-de-ho, I just want to direct your attention to some other blogs I contribute to, &#8217;cause interesting things are afoot there. ********** Tim and I have completed another month&#8217;s worth of found notes at A Blog Of Notes. I was honestly slacking this month, but Tim came through with some ridiculously awesome sounds. 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