Feb 2007, 80 entries
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New shows in the neighborhood — about 1 year ago
Our new show opens this Friday. Here's what else there is to check out in our neighborhood:
- Roq la Rue: Ronald Kurniawan, Femke Hiemstra, and David Ho explore the ideas of the enigmatic and the ways our minds try to map the unknowable.
- BLVD Gallery: New works by Todd St. John and Gary Benzel, the creators of the fabled independent labels Green Lady and HunterGatherer.
- Suite 100 Gallery: New works by Todd Karam. Studies of textures, surfaces, and the encounters we have with them.
- Pitcairn Scott Gallery:
- Viveza Gallery: Three artists' explorations of the new landscape, continuing the ongoing environmental discourse through art.
- Fancy + Pants: Clare J. Bowers and apparently people with cherries for heads.
There will also be a new show downstairs at Pitcairn Scott Gallery, but the website hasn't been updated with the info yet. Add any other nearby shows that you know about in the comments.
Hope to see you on Friday!
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Potential membership card design — about 1 year ago
Buster Mcleod posted a photo:
I want to create a mostly unbranded membership card for members... what do you think of this? We can call it the Cloud Card. Or rather the Cleod Card.
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The certificate is in the mail — about 1 year ago
Buster McLeod added an entry about become a notary public:Talked to the lady from the Notary Public office today and we straightened out the issue with Lele not being a relative, and she says the certificate is in the mail! Awesome. Only thing left is to get a stamp, but I’m going to mark this complete as the legal stuff is done… and my personal challenge was to finish this before March 1st, and I don’t want to forget to mark it complete before then. That was close though. What should my next personal challenge be?
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we are 3 of the top 5 list sites in Wired — about 1 year ago
Buster Mcleod posted a photo:
Since my cellphone can't take detailed pictures, they are:
1) tenspotting.com
2) allconsuming.net
3) tadalist.com
4) listsofbests.com
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from seattle metropolitan — about 1 year ago
Lele McLeod posted a photo:
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Silly notary office! — about 1 year ago
Buster McLeod added an entry about become a notary public:I just called the Notary Public office about why they haven’t written back to me and given me my official notary badge and stamp. It turns out that they thought my application was incomplete because one of my endorsers was Lele and, they say, “you can’t be endorsed by a family member”. Of course, I had to explain that we weren’t related… that it was PURE COINCIDENCE that we have the same last name. But, I had to explain all of this on Layla’s voice mail so we’ll see what they have to say tomorrow.
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New shows in the neighborhood — about 1 year ago
Our new show opens this Friday. Here's what else there is to check out in our neighborhood:
- Roq la Rue: Ronald Kurniawan, Femke Hiemstra, and David Ho explore the ideas of the enigmatic and the ways our minds try to map the unknowable.
- BLVD Gallery: New works by Todd St. John and Gary Benzel, the creators of the fabled independent labels Green Lady and HunterGatherer.
- Suite 100 Gallery: New works by Todd Karam. Studies of textures, surfaces, and the encounters we have with them.
- Pitcairn Scott Gallery:
- Viveza Gallery: Three artists' explorations of the new landscape, continuing the ongoing environmental discourse through art.
- Fancy + Pants: Clare J. Bowers and apparently people with cherries for heads.
There will also be a new show downstairs at Pitcairn Scott Gallery, but the website hasn't been updated with the info yet. Add any other nearby shows that you know about in the comments.
Hope to see you on Friday!
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enjoyment categories — about 1 year ago
Did you know that there are categories of enjoyment? Seven to be exact. Imagine eating an orange, and all the different ways you can enjoy it. You can enjoy it because it is tasty (pleasing to the senses), you can enjoy it because it's healthy (satisfies the body), you can enjoy it because it puts you in a better mood (mood-enhancing), you can enjoy it because a friend is sharing it with you (social meaningfulness), you can enjoy it because you've never had an orange before (novelty), you can enjoy it because it's the easiest thing to eat at the moment (practicality), and you can enjoy it because you think eating an orange makes you look good and gives you something to do (self-reflective). Can you think of others? I love how there are so many different ways to enjoy things, and that we don't tend to think about what kind of enjoyment we're having. I'm just curious to see if I tend to favor one type of enjoyment over the others. So far I think the main enjoyments I have are pleasing to the senses, social meaningfulness, and mood-enhancement. What do you enjoy about drinking? For me, it's the social meaningfulness, and secondarily the mood-enhancement. You could potentially rank the categories of enjoyment and give yourself points according to the primary enjoyment category of every meal you eat, every movie you watch, every book you read, every conversation you have, etc. Sometimes we use enjoyment as an escape from something we're not enjoying. We surround ourselves with enjoyment like a smokescreen. The mood-enhancement category is big for me... I'll check email as a way to maintain a certain level of constant distraction during the day as I mull other projects and ideas over. And then sometimes I'll check email for practicality because I need information, or I need to get someone's email, or set up a meeting, or whatever. We do the same things and yet enjoy them differently depending on the context. Isn't that weird? Or no? -
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josh ritter at the showbox — about 1 year ago
Buster Mcleod posted a photo:
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they used whiskey and crooked smile! haha — about 1 year ago
Buster Mcleod posted a photo:
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Turkwaaaaz — about 1 year ago
Buster Mcleod posted a photo:
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buster and legos and champagne — about 1 year ago
Lele McLeod posted a photo:
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Fri, Feb 23, 2007 at 8:33pm — about 1 year ago
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ben lashes talking to king 5 — about 1 year ago
Buster Mcleod posted a photo:
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mike hebberoy vs guerrillawarhair — about 1 year ago
Buster Mcleod posted a photo:
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The Art and Science of Social Robots — about 1 year ago
Mar 01: The Art and Science of Social Robots at University of Washington, Kane Hall 120 -
Consumed "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" — about 1 year ago
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Shipped: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind — about 1 year ago
Shipped on 02/21/07.
Chuck Barris (Sam Rockwell) has it all -- a hot TV hit, "The Gong Show," and the love of a good woman (Drew Barrymore). But he's got one big secret: He's a CIA assassin who kills while purportedly escorting his game show winners on their vacation prizes. George Clooney directs and co-stars with Julia Roberts in this film based on the book of the same name, authored by the real-life Barris. -
Upcoming Events at McLeod Residence — about 1 year ago
Upcoming Events at McLeod Residence:Seattle Notables Exhibition Opening
March 2, 2007, 5-9pm. Free.Fashion Exhibition(ist)
March 3, 2007, 9pm. $5.Seattle Notables Costume Party
March 9, 2007, Doors @ 8pm, Costume contest judged by The Lashes @ 11pm. Buy your tickets here! -
McLeod of the Week: Mike Bodge — about 1 year ago
Mike Bodge, the CEO of LOLZ LLC, is this week's winner of McLeod of the Week. Mike, also known as Roffles McLeod, claims he "hax0red" the photo booth with my compact mirror. The McLeods are grateful to Roffles for being the creative director of the McLeod Residence logo, and also for designing the Seattle Notables Costume Party e-card (which you'll see soon!). Thanks, Mike!
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MY STORY
I changed my name from Erik Benson to Buster McLeod on the flip of a coin in September of 2006. I live in Seattle, WA. I'm co-founder of The Robot Co-op (self-help internet startup) and, recently, McLeod Residence (art gallery and club house — learn about membership). I wrote a book called Man Versus Himself. I believe life is art. I believe in doubling down on big living, big loving, big risk, and big change.
I have a manifesto of 12 things you can do to make your life more interesting. They are:
- You must not dilly-dally.
- You must be your word.
- You must have good intentions.
- You must admit to being the maker of meaning.
- You must not feel sorry for yourself.
- You must have a vision that you are striving for.
- You must tie creativity and experimentation with survival.
- You must be the change.
- You must rally others with your vision.
- You must stake your reputation on your better self.
- You must be responsible for your own failure and success.
- You must be comfortable with big failure.
STATISTICS
| Identifies as: | Male |
| Myers Briggs: | ENTP |
| Relationship: | Engaged to Kellianne Scanlan |
| Birthday: | May 28th, 1976 (Gemini) |
| Smoke/Drink: | No / Yes |
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