Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
E-Waste disposal is interesting. You can load it into your car but you can’t unload it from your car. They don’t want you taking it out yourself. They even stand there waiting for people to pull in. Why is that? I got rid of many pounds of gear. Old beige Macs and monitors. All working actually, but just so out of date that you can’t put any new OS into it. It’s strange to have to dump perfectly working gear, just because it’s old. I’d feel better if it were broken. The limit for gear is 6 pieces, but they said more is fine, as long as you don’t pull in a truck load. I could tell the dudes unloading the gear were taking a look at it, perhaps wondering if it could still sell, but these? I doubt it. Mac 8500? 9600? I don’t think so. Until this drop off, I had a pretty hard to beat Mac collection. 7100, 8500, 9600, g3, g4s, g4 cube, g5, Imacs, various laptops, and slowly i’m getting rid of the ones that are useless.
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Ball State! Here's a sampling of the folks who were there. Ball State has a small Asian population, many are from other places, but it all works when you listen to GR. Our magazine is international in content. And when we mentioned a name like Stephen Chau, I saw some fists pump. A photo of Rain elicited some smiles. People know, and that's pretty cool how international the Asian stars have...
Ball State! Here’s a sampling of the folks who were there. Ball State has a small Asian population, many are from other places, but it all works when you listen to GR. Our magazine is international in content. And when we mentioned a name like Stephen Chau, I saw some fists pump. A photo of Rain elicited some smiles. People know, and that’s pretty cool how international the Asian stars have become. These yoyos are $100 each. They belong to this man. Ranked #4 in the world. He’s quite great at this “sport”. Noel was the “warm-up” act to our talk. He does shred at the yoyo. Insane tricks. Pizza, it was late night, and yes, pizza works. Sarah #1, strikes the pose with a bowling ball. Her shirt says Tokyo or Bust! That’s Tim Hugh on the left who made the trip from Chicago. He’s quite the bowler, until he had to use public bowling balls.
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Expression is Art!!! Expand Your Mind!! Martin points that out as an example of Ball State street art. Yeah, it's a little behind the times. Maybe we can all say, "retro" style, echoing Brooklyn sidewalks... not. I did read that the Ball State Museum of Art might be one of the best in the state. 
Fall Colors, they're really amazing on the campus.
Check out the yellow. This was like a beacon. Super...
Expression is Art!!! Expand Your Mind!! Martin points that out as an example of Ball State street art. Yeah, it’s a little behind the times. Maybe we can all say, “retro” style, echoing Brooklyn sidewalks… not. I did read that the Ball State Museum of Art might be one of the best in the state. Fall Colors, they’re really amazing on the campus. Check out the yellow. This was like a beacon. Super bright yellow. You couldn’t miss it. In the museum, you can see etchings and prints. This is from Picasso. Check out the hairy characters he was drawing. This could be a page in Kramer’s Ergot. Only if I could organize my junk like Leo Sewell. This guy is amazing. Now it’s time to learn more about him. Even the cock n balls are done right. This is an Alexander Calder. You can even see the paint strokes. Miniature Indian Paintings. The work is smaller than a 8 1/2 x 11. And the detail is crazy. Amida Buddha. I don’t know why there are coins in front of him. I suppose it’s an offering, but the other Buddha had none. It’s an amazing piece. In case you didn’t know David Letterman went to Ball State.
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