Awesome

Every now and then I run across something artistic that captures my imagination in a way that’s hard to describe, that leaves me wanting an entire wall in my house transformed into a giant mural of the piece.

This page has two such pieces. There is a lot of derivative space artwork out there, and these probably qualify as such, considering that the “Death Star” immediately comes to mind. Yet, there’s something more, here. An impression of a truly mammoth construct, of a technology and an engineering feat so advanced that it boggles the mind. It draws me back to the days when I was first discovering both astronomy and science fiction – Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein, et al – days when I was more innocent, my mind less burdened by the problems and responsibilities of adult life, days when I really knew how to look up at the sky and dream…

Storyseed Generator

Here’s a neat little item I found on the web. It’s a cgi script that randomly generates a character, an object, and a setting for a story. Then it’s up to you to write the story.

It’s very simple. Upon landing at the page, just refresh your browser to generate a new scenario, as many times as you need to, or want to.

EXAMPLES:

Your character is: a pirate

Your object is: an antique fan

Your setting is: a dog (or toad or llama) show

GO! GO! GO!
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Your character is: a vegetarian zombie

Your object is: a half-eaten tuna salad sandwich

Your setting is: inside the belly of a monster

GO! GO! GO!