Rival Temps

Rowland Heights, CA - Instant Summer with temperatures rivaling Las Vegas--with some added humidity to make you sweat!

Iain McCaig @ Gnomon Live Workshop!

Hollywood, CA - Iain McCaig electrified us all with his presentation today at the Gnomon Live Workshop. His presentation included random previews of his coming book titled "Shadowline" and a sneak-peek at some secret projects he has been working on. At the end, he wrapped it up by doing a quick character demo involving people from the crowd to pose for him! He is best known for his work on all three Star Wars prequels, including the creation of Darth Maul and the various costume changes for Queen Amidala. His abundant energy, enthusiasm and love for creation was inspiring to witness.

Smart Start

Rome, Italy - On the streets of Italy and most likely all over Europe, the Smart car has taken over. I have seen this car on the web many times, but to actually stand next to one and see it zipping throughout the tight streets of Rome and Florence was impressive. If you take it out of those tight streets and place it on an L.A. freeway next to massive gas-guzzling SUV's, it looks ridiculous! One thing that got me interested were the different permutations of the Smart Car--I literally saw hundreds of these over there and not many of them were exactly the same. In our efforts to "Go Green" in L.A., it might be a while before we see hundreds of these on our freeways--and with how inept drivers are out here, it would just be too dangerous!