8.16.2012

happy birthday to a most curious man

around this hour, in his part of the globe, i imagine my father is sipping high west double rye, neat, and furthering one of his many talents (he is already accomplished in the drink, i'm talking practicing scales and building computers).  i would say my father knows something about everything there is in the world.  and i would not be lying.  some things a pinch, some things a metric ton, but some thing about every thing.  so, to a very curious and learned man, i offer up the magical maps of eric fisher via his flickr photostream... he's cataloged the differences between cities round the world, including new york and los angeles.

a map of locals and tourists: new york vs la

red dots = pictures taken by tourists
blue dots = pictures taken by locals
yellow dots = pictures taken by others



a map of race and ethnicity: new york vs la

red dots = white peeps
blue dots = black peeps
green = asian peeps 
orange = hispanic peeps
yellow = other peeps (possibly kalkatroonaans)



all photos by eric fisher, who has many more locales from around this big beautiful globe in his flickr sets, where you can scroll over the images and find landmarks.  race and ethnicity here, locals and tourists here.  go find your hometown!  and happy birthday big daddy... can't wait to be a yellow dot with a blue camera in new york with you!

20 comments:

  1. Thank you for the birthday wishes, Oona!
    My High West Double Rye is delicious.

    I love the maps. I can't wait until we're all together getting dotty again in New York too!

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  2. Those maps are the epitome of interesting-ness. Love it!

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    1. aren't they cool? you should check out the geo-set big daddy linked to below in the comments. gorgeous twinkly stuff.

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  3. I think this is really neat! I'm new to Flrckr but starting to get the hang of it! I will surely check him out! Say hi to the pops for me :)

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    1. big daddy: hi from madalynne! :)

      i have a love / like thing with Flickr myself, not quite sure why, but i seem to forget it's there sometimes...

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  4. I've always believed that although curiosity may have killed the cat, it was satisfaction that brought him back. And the only goals you can't accomplish are those goals you tell yourself you can't accomplish.

    I chased my birthday High West Double Rye with a Dubhe Imperial Black IPA -- brewed with hemp seed. :)

    http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1416/67046/

    And as a splendid birthday drifts into a delightful evening, I am reminded of the Frank Sinatra quote Mrs. Big Daddy loves to reference:

    "I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day."

    I heartily concur.

    I love the Gregory Porter CD you gifted me, Oona.

    "Be Good (Lion's Song)"
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HvpIgHBSdo

    Mrs. Big Daddy gifted me Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States - 1492 to Present", required reading for those who refuse to believe the fairy tales we were taught in so-called history class, along with another CD that combines my two instrumental first loves.

    Here's a tune for a perfect summer night, from Chiaroscuro by Paolo Fresu & Ralph Towner - Wistful Thinking:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTPtKUFmiuM

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    1. best. Sinatra. quote. EVER.

      we just got back from an evening of live jazz (it exists in LA!) and our houseguests are asleep, so i'll have to blast that tune in the morning. of course, i have the ever playing music in my head ( lion song now! ).

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  5. I'm checking out Eric Fisher's Flicker photostream. Wow. This is some fascinating stuff. I like this one too:

    "See something or say something"

    "Where people post geotagged photos to Flickr from and geotagged tweets to Twitter from."

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/sets/72157627140310742/

    How did you come across this, Oona?

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    1. wow, i didn't even catch that set. that's like christmas on mars. i stumbled on him, i think, via pinterest.

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  6. That was awesome - thanks for sharing!

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  7. A M A Z I N G images... I'm scared to follow up those links for fear of wasting another hour or two online when I have SEWING to do!

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  8. A big Happy Birthday to your dad! I think he deserves a prom too :)

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  9. I love Eric Fisher. Thanks for posting! Your dad sounds suspiciously like you!

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  10. The geographer in me finds this cool beyond belief.

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  11. These are totally amazing! I am so tickled that Nashville was included in his cities haha :) Happy birthday, Oona's dad!

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  12. Happy Birthday to your dad! Eric Fisher's work is so cool, informative and beautiful!

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  13. Yay, happy birthday to your pop! I love these maps-- thanks for sharing (a birthday present for all of us)!!

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  14. Happy (belated) birthday to Big Daddy; and thanks for the gift for everyone. :D It's awesome.

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  15. Happiest of birthdays to Big Daddy!!!

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  16. These maps are so cool that I can't mark your post as read yet. I keep coming back to it.

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i thankya truly for taking the time to comment, i love a good conversation-- and hope you know my thanks are always implied, if not always written!