The "Boss Lady" Edition :: Issue #195, Rusty's Electric Dreams

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.”

— Winston Churchill
(I seriously need to remember this!)

An inbox zine for positive deviants and the people who love them
Issue #195 :: The “Boss Lady” Edition :: 11:07:2018

Boss Lady…

Ok… so remember that app that randomly phones people so you can pretend to be their boss (and vice versa)? Welllllll… I finally got to try it out because they released the Android version this week!

Within an hour of downloading it on my phone, I got my first call from my new boss. I don’t want to spoil it by sharing my experience because it’s really something you should try for yourself.

To that end…

Apple :: https://thisisyourboss.com/ios
Android :: https://thisisyourboss.com/android

Maybe *you’ll* be MY boss!

— Rusty Blazenhoff

P.S. Have you ever been awarded a blue ribbon from me? Write me to tell me which one you got and I’ll share a story with you.

As seen on the Internets

Liza Lou kitchen

This is not a real kitchen, this is Kitchen by artist Liza Lou. It’s a life-size replica of a kitchen covered in millions of glass beads!

Thanks, Kimberly!

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:: Visualizing the world’s population, in 3D
:: https://pudding.cool/2018/10/city_3d

:: Who owns the Statue of Liberty? Oh, just wait until you hear the story.
:: https://youtu.be/SgZ1f4ACZBQ:: About that “College of Extraordinary Experiences” you may have heard about
:: https://boingboing.net/2018/11/06/the-college-of-extraordinary-e.html

:: Baby Dino on the loose!
:: https://www.instagram.com/p/BoVRg9ph4EC

:: Over My Dead Body, a bespoke memorial service via
:: http://o-m-d-b.com/omdb-over-my-dead-body

:: The Queen of Kitsch Allee Willis tells stories about how she started collecting
:: http://www.forkeepspodcast.com/s5e4-allee-willis-hit-maker-and-kitsch-curator

:: Need a vintage typewriter? This CA shop is liquidating its massive stock
:: https://boingboing.net/2018/11/03/pick-up-some-vintage-typewrite.html

:: Human chain moves bookstore to a new location book by book
:: https://www.npr.org/2018/10/30/662134671/how-do-you-move-a-bookstore-with-a-human-chain-book-by-book

:: In theaters Nov. 29: The Meow Wolf documentary
:: https://boingboing.net/2018/11/05/meow-wolf-documentary-headed-t.html

:: Nick Cave beautifully answers your questions through his new site, The Red Hand Files
:: https://www.theredhandfiles.com

:: Read this ONLY if you’ve already seen Bohemian Rhapsody
:: https://www.barrelhousemag.com/onlinelit/2018/11/3/no-escape-from-reality-a-review-of

:: Frederick Douglass’ abolitionist paper North Star is coming back
:: https://boingboing.net/2018/11/04/activist-shaun-king-relaunchin.html

Real things you can actually buy: yay!

Egg-a-matic hard-boiled egg mold

Remember the Egg Cuber? That device that shapes hard-boiled eggs into cubes?
Here’s what its box looked like. Poor imaginary hen!

Well, there are now egg molds that do more than cube your eggs. I saw ones at Daiso that shape eggs into hearts or smiley faces. And now, here’s this dino head one from Fred & Friends. It’s called the Egg-A-Matic and it’s $7. I kinda love it.

Real things you can actually buy: YAY!

I have a new favorite desk toy: this mini inflatable air dancer! Sorry, I mean, Wacky Waving Inflatable Tube Guy ($7.51). It even comes with a little zine that tells the origin story of the wacky tube man, aka The Tall Boy.
[Dear Santa: I’ve been very very good this year.]

Featured Events

Berkeley, CA [8 nights starting Nov. 29] Lisa Rothman’s Dragon in the Drop-off Lane
Excited to share with you that Lisa Rothman’s one-woman show is back and is headed to The Marsh Arts Center in Berkeley. You may remember it was listed here earlier this year thanks to a friend who tipped me off about it. Well, we went to see it together and Lisa’s performance blew me away. Go watch someone rock their craft!

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Los Angeles, CA
[11/10] Charles Phoenix presents BBMT This is Your Life!, After 55 years, Bob Baker Marionette Theater is moving to a new location. Tickets are still available for the 5:30 PM show

[12/8] Los Angeles Santacon, 11 AM to 10 PM

Oakland, CA
[11/10] Closing reception for Nemo Gould’s solo show, The 2nd Dimension of the 1st World at Lost & Foundry, 3 PM to 6 PM

[11/17] SIGNMAN: The FUNraiser at Pro Arts Gallery, 7 PM to 10 PM (auction at 9 PM), Tickets are $50 or $600 for a special curated experience with John Law. This is a fundraiser for John Law’s upcoming 40-year retrospective show that will take place next year at Pro Arts. November 17th is also John’s 60th birthday. Plan accordingly.]

There’s still time to enter Albert Kong’s contest to get a $50 ticket to the event. Nov. 9th is the last day though, so hurry!

[Open until 12/9] Hi-Fructose presents: The Art of the Mushroom at the Compound Gallery

San Francisco, CA
[11/9] Ouchy is going to tell his origin story at Bawdy Storytelling this Friday at the Verdi Club. I’ll be there! Tickets

[11/11] Immersive Meetup with Richie Rhombus at The Laundry, 7 PM to 10 PM, Free

[11/14] SRL’s Mark Pauline will be at DorkbotSF #102 at Gray Area Art + Tech, 7 PM to 10 PM

[11/29] A John Waters Christmas at GAMH, 8 PM (other cities too!)

[12/1] Krampus Krawl #5: “Better not cry” (“More wandering guerilla theater than pub crawl”) begins at Union Square bar High Tide at 600 Geary, 5:30 PM to 9 PM

[12/19] El Vez, the Mexican Elvis at Elbo Room, 7:30 PM, Tickets

Saratoga, CA
[Until 3/17] Bruce Munro at Montalvo: Stories in Light, Tickets Thanks, Tracy!

Know about a cool event? Send me the info and I’ll share it with the class!