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Obscurity is eternal.

By fiftystatebanana July 15, 2023July 25, 2023

Wild Teasel

With bumblebees and great spangled fritillaries. Captain Segue, At Your Service Notice that the spikes lining the bulbous stem are straight. A Fuller’s teasel, on the other hand, has hooked … Continue reading Wild Teasel

By fiftystatebanana July 10, 2023

Bananas in science dump

Lots of papers. Lots of mind. Little time. Less rhyme. Arapaima.

By fiftystatebanana June 27, 2023June 28, 2023

White Chocolate Very Cherry Bread Pudding with Dark Chocolate Icing

Ingredients and Tools Prep Oven 350 F. I used two Bread Pans instead of muffin pan or 9” x 9” pan. Butter whatever you bake the stuff in. In a … Continue reading White Chocolate Very Cherry Bread Pudding with Dark Chocolate Icing

By fiftystatebanana June 26, 2023August 21, 2023

Triptych: Teleported to the Wrong Coast, Panel I/III

Oil painting 24” x 18” And then tried to get weird. Because it’s getting away from me. Obscurity is giving me fits. I can’t figure out a name for this … Continue reading Triptych: Teleported to the Wrong Coast, Panel I/III

By fiftystatebanana June 22, 2023

18-Wheeler Peeler

By fiftystatebanana June 22, 2023June 22, 2023

ChatGPT cocktail party problem solver

Stuff to consider: To use this program, you’ll need to have the numpy, scipy, and scikit-learn libraries installed. Additionally, you should have a mixed audio file named ‘mixed_audio.wav’ in the … Continue reading ChatGPT cocktail party problem solver

By fiftystatebanana June 20, 2023June 20, 2023

Haiku – Limited beach access

mansion mansion bar, the limited beach access, alone, waves, cold foam

By fiftystatebanana June 19, 2023June 19, 2023

Touch-up of “Light ‘n’ Heat 4 Cure”

This is a found painting by Ruth Kratz I defaced with the word ‘COVFEFE’ and an image of a demon offering meat to the viewer. Meanwhile, the bird is ironically … Continue reading Touch-up of “Light ‘n’ Heat 4 Cure”

By fiftystatebanana June 18, 2023

Father’s Day Dump

By fiftystatebanana June 9, 2023June 10, 2023

Anodyne Times are Easy to Inhabit

“Anodyne times are easy to inhabit” Quote from Georgi Gospodinov, winner of the Booker Prize for Time Shelter. Nostalgia for unrealized futures. Longing for futures in virtual worlds, and so … Continue reading Anodyne Times are Easy to Inhabit

By fiftystatebanana May 31, 2023July 9, 2023

Completed Oil Painting: Tanooki Mario and Kitsuni Luigi

This is a commissioned pair of images. I am going to take a background from Super Mario 3 D World. EDIT: I chose a simple 2D backdrop from the original … Continue reading Completed Oil Painting: Tanooki Mario and Kitsuni Luigi