Just what I needed after my fourth cup of coffee this morning. I actually felt my blood pressure settle back down into normal range.
God bless this musical man and his broccoli-playing ways.
There's a veritable smorgasbord of musical veggies for your listening pleasure, so you have a fun-filled day ahead of you! Don't say I never gave you anything!
I couldn't watch this trailer for Coraline with the sound on. It's early, and people are sleeping, and the pitter-patter of my little keyboard keys is bad enough. But let me tell you, shiny black buttons for eyes are--if anything--even creepier when viewed in silence.
Quicktime and DivX versions, courtesy of Neil Gaiman's website, located here.
This Maija Louekari lady. She's a bit of a problem, really. I'd been all set to link to her for her adorable dress prints; I deeply, deeply covet the spectacle frock. It's the very best in eyeware AND it looks like you've a stockpile of ideas for your next spy disguise, conveniently sketched out on your person. Some people wear their hearts on their sleeves; I like to wear my dastardly masquerades on my dresses.
And THEN I realised that she'd a prototype for the best tablecloth EVER - complete with integrated bibs for both diners. I've done this before anyway (sssh, don't tell my Mam), but never have I had such fine bijou prints decorating the whole enterprise. Damn, that lady's classy.
But the thing that's utterly enchanted me? Scroll along the design link. Lurking back there, near the end of the list, are such lovely touches of everyday wonder, that I was totally disarmed. I actually stopped and grinned at my screen. Why not replace the lead of my bathroom plug with a necklace? Or spell out messages with my plant pots? Or draw a tattoo on my mirror?
They're simple, they're beautiful, and they're (almost entirely) free for the picking, to any of us. The acetate's my favourite. Go, create! In the words of a certain (Academy Award winning!) fine gent, MAKE ART!
P. S.
If you don't have an acetate handy, I've always found whiteboard markers are brilliant for drawing on windowpanes. They're cheap, they're easy to find, and they only wipe off to powder, so it's not as messy as paint. Undertake at your own risk, obviously, but I've never had a problem (handy tip: if the lines are a wee bit difficult to remove, draw over the lines again with the same whiteboard marker. Wipe. It's like magic!). Now, scoot! You've some art to get a-making!
I think the best part of this video is the way that they're being studiously ignored by everyone else in the carriage. Oh, London. I love you so.
Get a load of the guy with the magazine - I think he puts it down once, but then happily reads on. He's my favourite.
Extra bonus points: compare and contrast with French enthusiasm. Also, these guys are mildly cool and mildly annoying, and VERY lucky that it wasn't rush hour...
Dancing marionettes, excessive tickling, and fuzzy black clouds that vomit up unicorns and lollipops, all set to a groovy beat. Zune + FriendsWithYou + Santogold = Happy Friday, everybody.
Fear not! It's coming to the end of Valentine's Day, but we are here to help you out.
Please find attached a perfectly serviceable Valentine's card, for the use of the chronically forgetful. Put the car keys down, all is well with the world.
And don't ever say we don't love you. Or use double negatives.
(Also? Code D must truly care for us, for they have cards for practically every occasion! Hurrah!)
P.S. This may sail merrily over the heads of those not based in the UK, but nae worries - next time you're over in this neck in the woods, buy some Tesco Value Baked Beans, and you'll think these are really funny, trust me.
Ze Frank is a marvel. We love him to the depths of our little, bursting hearts (eww! gross!). And on this day, every year, our little bursting hearts splatter in pretty little explosions of love for this video.
If you look closely, the viscera spell out 'Ze Rocks'.
Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!
Proper, ZeFrankSite, higher quality video here; if you haven't already, you really should go check out the archives of (the now sadly defunct) The Show.
A Valentine's Day gallery to warm the cockles of even the coldest of hearts. This gallery of V-day cards from the 50s was uploaded to Flickr by James Kimberlin, and we're free to download and re-share all of them, which is a super-sweet idea. They remind me of those silly pun-filled cards you'd get from all your classmates every year in your snazzy decorated bag. You remember, back when we had to give cards to every single person in class even if we hated them with a white hot fury. But it was fun, and there were doilies, and candy, and corny holiday wishes. And really, I don't need much else to be happy.
Part of this season's Christmas adventure was getting to rifle through a pile of Oscar screeners-- most of which, admittedly, were pretty depressing fare. So what ended up being the feel-good movie of the bunch? Juno! Who knew that underage pregnancy could leave you with such a warm, loving glow? (In a manner of speaking.) The intro animation (here) is as wonderful as the film, and it name drops featured artists Kozyndan, David Choe and Tara McPherson in the credits, AND it has a soundtrack made of one-hundred-percent awesome. (Just try to get these songs out of our head. You can't. It can't be done. They're simply made of too much awesome.)
Man falls in love with girl on subway. Man makes amazingly cute cartoon as an ode to his burning, burning love for stranger-girl on subway. Man puts cartoon on internet, emails all his friends, and it gets picked up by ABC News. Man meets girl of his dreams, and tells the world.
Last night was the annual Day of the Dead celebration in San Francisco's Mission District. And yeah, this year I missed it, and that sucks. (Here's my pictures from last year though! All eleven of them!) But in honor of the occasion, and because you shouldn't be TOO cheerful just because it's saturday, here's GOOD Magazine's animated exploration of...The Business of Death.
Dean on 
