Along the east coast, in recycling meccas like Guiyu (above), much of the trash pile is made up
of our shiny stuff (iPods and Powerbooks and phones), sent back to its country of origin in the form of toxic - tinged computer waste.
Black Friday is coming, and we've got a few deals lined up for pilots that include SKINs, Omega Time, PLEX, Skill Extractors and all manner
of shiny stuff!
Out back the Equinox carries the chrome trend into the center of the tailgate, placing their 21st century emblem smack dab in the middle of a thick bar
of the shiny stuff.
After burning my paws as usual and creating smoke signals after spilling oil on the hot cats, I was a touch nervous when I couldn't locate
any of the shiny stuff on the dipstick.
Which are really just little bits
of shiny stuff to reflect light to make whites and colors SEEM brighter.
Not exact matches
yeah, all good parents should buy loads
of shiny new (and largely unnecessary)
stuff only to dumpster it all when baby starts walking.
Though I certainly like my share
of stuff (hello,
shiny objects) I believe in acquisition as a mindful curator rather than simply a consumer.
Discover tested some
of the newest,
shiniest stuff out there to bring you our top picks for your 2033 holiday wish list.
I am not one to wear a lot
of metallic clothing so I went with OHH
SHINY stuff such as my sequined cardigan, my metallic jelly flats, and my blingy necklace.
Everything from roses, hearts, Cupids and boxes
of chocolates to martini glasses, food,
stuffed animals, and even a
shiny red sports car are available for purchase.
Other than that, the graphics aren't all that impressive as
of yet and I can't say I like all this
shiny stuff — it just doesn't fit.
I cleaned the hinges
of my doors and tailgate, the grease had attracted all sorts
of dirt and turned black, tar - like and abrasive (metal
shiny when I wiped the
stuff off).
This Cavalier wagon found on the streets
of San Francisco is one
of the basic ones, with very little trim besides the wraparound bodyside molding and the
shiny stuff around the windows.
The grille dazzles with the
shiny stuff, all lit up in the sunlight like the encore
of a Pink Floyd show.
And then I remembered, I had an agent, a great agent, I wrote great books (so all the rejecting editors told me) and yes, you are right, self pub has given my stories a voice and an ear and the chance to be read, when they otherwise would have still been gathering dust on my hard drive, yet, on the other hand this is hard, REALLY HARD, it is SO hard to find your way to a readership as a SP, with limited funds (dwindling)... and the glimmer
of trad pub — with their power to splash your name around established circles
of readers, and their ability to secure a great number
of reviews where, as a self pub, doors have been slammed in my face — becomes temptingly
shiny again, (it's like childbirth, you forget all the painful
stuff with time)... and it all gets very tempting... almost tempting enough to consider sacrificing one work JUST one artistic premise for the trade off
of visibility... and then perhaps, just perhaps THEN, my SP efforts will finally sprout wings... but then I hear you and other say, it wasn't worth it, you'd never do it again, and I sigh... And then I wake up the next morning and think
of packing it all in, and going to work for Walmart and steady shitty pay... lol And then along comes this blog post.
My apologies it's taking so long to get to it, but I've been pretty busy with other
shiny and distracting
stuff, including an up to date, comprehensive, and high - precision analysis
of ebook sales at: — Apple US iBookstore — Barnes & Noble Nook store — Kobo US store
If you find there are leaks or holes, then traditional methods
of sealing ducts requires access to your duct work and specialized duct tape (not the
stuff you buy in stores called Duct tape, but specialized aluminum HVAC tape, known as UL - 181, that's
shiny on one side).
«We get so hung up on
stuff like stainless steel appliances,» Ladouceur says, recalling a couple who became fixated on a home because
of its
shiny, fresh - looking kitchen.
More importantly as we teeter on the brink
of the next - generation, ready to welcome in bigger worlds and
shinier stuff, Call
of Duty feels like it needs another Modern Warfare event to revitalise the series, and so the question is do Activision, Treyarch and Infinity Ward have the balls to do it?
Money can also be gained from whacking down a refinery on some oil deposits, likewise metal can be earned by sticking a refinery on a patch
of the
shiny blue
stuff.
Well, here at TiX we will be keeping you informed
of the new
shiny stuff heading your way!
I would say the trophy room though is probably a little
of each, but it's more
of happy accomplishments and
stuff I like over a LOOK AT MY
SHINY THINGS.
His recent projects include Art Basel Miami Public Sector, Miami, US; L'Avenir / Looking Forward, La Biennale de Montréal, Montréal, CA; Inside, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, FR; Imagineering, Okayama Castle, Okayama, JP; Art Park Odrupgaard, Ordrupgaard Museum, Copenhagen, DK; Incredibly
shiny stuff that doesn't mean anything, Okayama Kyokuto Hospital, Okayama, JP; The artists have the keys, 2 Willow Road, London, UK; The Human Factor, Hayward Gallery, London, UK; Unlimited, Art Basel, Basel, CH; Parcours, Art Basel, Basel, CH; Esperluette, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, FR; dOCUMENTA (13), Kassel, G; Locked Room Scenario, commissioned by Artangel, London, UK; ILLUMInations at the 54th International Art Exhibition
of the Venice Biennale; Intervals at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NYC, US and The Happy Prince, Public Art Fund, Doris C. Freedman Plaza, Central Park, NYC, US.
Hein Koh's «
stuffed shiny fabric sculptures are surrealist mash - ups
of body parts and symbols, comprising a diaristic lexicon inspired by memories, feelings and personal experiences.»
Amazed at how dreary, dull and — like a lot
of sixties
stuff — how tacky it looked, with its
shiny new coat
of gold and green gloss and its rather wonky orthogonality.
Where the standard M2 has a
shiny plastic rear that's basically an impersonation
of glass, the Aqua version has a textured translucent top layer that makes the rear feel a bit like textured glass — the kind
of stuff used in the mouse trackpads
of high - end laptops like the MacBook Air.
I have the same question as Patty M. I have painted my hutch black (Valspar - Lowes satin finish) but don't have a top coat on it as it looks too
shiny - So please do share once painted did you use a soft wax (Lowes paint department had never heard
of this
stuff??)