Filed under: Art, Friday's Bits, Laughables | Tags: awesome illustrations, fast food, Friday's Bits, iPhone apps, tattoos
Happy 4th! I had the day off from work today, and wasn’t sitting in front of a computer for 8 hours straight, so the Bits aren’t quite up to par. Hope you forgive me. ;)
GOODIES!
For my next dinner party, I’m thinking of following one of the recipes from Fancy Fast Food. Like the Spicy Chicken Sushi or perhaps the McSteak and Potatoes.
I am a fan of literary tattoos. I’ve been thinking of getting a Van Gogh quote on my back, which isn’t quite literary, but would fit in with the rest of the tattoos on Contrariwise.
Neill Cameron is in the process of creating illustrations of every letter of the alphabet. I don’t think you’d want to put these up in a nursery, however … at least not the one for J.
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Finally, ever since the new 3Gs iPhones came out, I’ve been weighing the pros and cons of switching over to AT&T. This makes another tic in the pros column: Runpee-The app that lets you know when it’s safe to go to the bathroom during movies.
Think I might need to go watch National Treasure.
<3
Filed under: Art, Books, Design, Friday's Bits, Laughables | Tags: Barack Obama, Bill Cosby, Fonts, Graffiti, Nedroid, Thinkin Lincoln, Vegans v. carnivores
Lots of interesting things to look at in this week’s bits.
CHECK IT!
I’ve often daydreamed about the things that happen outside of a picture’s boundaries. These people made those dreams realities using record covers.
The fonts found at www.handmadefont.com are really unique:
I happen to think graffiti is often beautiful. I’m pretty sure Gina does too, now.
I am not a vegan, by any means. But I understand why some people are. I think we can all get along. That said, this:
Is funny. (Click the pic for a larger version.)
Did you know that Barack Obama … is a Barbarian? Yeah … I didn’t either.
I know I’ve posted about them in a few Bits recently, but Nedroid once again went and did something awesome:
The Science Of Cosby. Read about it, then check the results here. (Warning. Some might give you nightmares of nonsense words and pudding.)
I met Bill Cosby once, as he’s an alum of UMass, and I wasn’t really impressed. He was kinda pervy, actually. And not in a funny old-man kind of way.
Lastly, I leave you with what I think might be the best idea ever.
Definitely going to have one of these someday.
<3
Filed under: Art, Friday's Bits, Laughables, Music, Vids | Tags: *nerdcore*, Emo Bunny, Friday's Bits, Nedroid, Scary photo manipulations, The Ting Tings
I’ve had this song stuck in my head for days:
You’re welcome.
LINKS’N'PICS!
In honor of Sunday being Father’s Day, here’s an article on how to be the best dad ever titled: “Passing the Phaser”. A teaser:
4: Make the kids drink Earl Grey tea. “Because that’s what Jean-Luc drinks.”
Nedroid Picture Diary is brilliant, but I’m sure I’ve mentioned that fact before.
This:
is also awesome. You can bid to buy the original here. *HINT*
I think we might need one of these to go along with the Darth Vader voice changer we have sitting above the fridge. Perhaps one day, we will live in a house with a Star Wars kitchen, Star Trek bathroom and Dr. Who parlor.
Um … Yeah …
All the proceeds go to charity …
This series of photos, Fallen Princesses, fits in with some others I’ve posted in the past (like at the bottom of this Bits). It’s a little heartbreaking to see such ideals have to deal with real life situations, but they’re very interesting.
Finally, your almost-too-cute-to-handle pic for the week:
He’s going to go listen to the dulcet tones of Death Cab once you’re done ogling.
Filed under: Art, Design, Friday's Bits, Laughables, Lovely, Movies, Vids | Tags: Alice in Wonderland, Cute but Ugly animals, Friday's Bits, Inspired by Post-Its, Tim Burton
So, I lied. I felt bad about not posting a Bits. So here I am. Ignore the post before this. It is not the Bits you are looking for.
STUFF!
This video is extraordinarily inspiring:
And makes me wish that I’d gone to design school. Maybe once I win the lottery (not that I play), I’ll go back, just for fun.
There’s an Alice of Wonderland miniseries in the works for the SciFi channel. I am exited about this. Included in the cast is Colm Meaney (Chief O’Brien!) as the King of Hearts, Andrew Lee Potts (Primeval’s Connor) as the Mad (ish?) Hatter, and Tim Curry as the Dodo. I am also excited (natch) for the Tim Burton version, which comes out in 2010, and stars the likes of Johnny Depp, Michael Sheen and Anne Hathaway.
(Mia Wasikowska, who plays Alice. I am LOVING that skirt. And coat.)
Speaking of El Burton, according to The Nerdy Bird, he’s soon to be the focus of an exhibit at the Modern Museum of Art in New York. Now, if only I can finagle a trip to NYC before April …
Ever wanted to mix your own song using only Ewok speech? WHO HASN’T?! Do it here.
I now have to go find myself a copy of Battle for Endor.
Finally, I leave you with this:
Disapproving Frog …
Disapproves.
Just because I can.
(See the original post, here.)
Have a great weekend, y’all. I’m headed out for steak and The Hangover with the Boyf.
I’m just not feeling it at the moment. The stuff I have saved isn’t much, and it’s not all that interesting.
Perhaps later this weekend … Next Friday for certain.
Loves to you all!
Filed under: Art, Clothes, Friday's Bits, Good Blogs, Laughables, Lovely | Tags: Art, Friday's Bits, Mars, Obama's Blackberry, Poop, Star Wars, Star Wars Corsetry
It’s been a long week.
I picked up the Sims 2 and Sims Castaway for my DSi, however, which has made the time go by rather quickly. I should have known better. I am addicted. I’m pondering Sims 3 … I kind of wish they made it for the Wii so I’d actually use that darned contraption.
NEAT THINGS!
This is a long “article” about a prank/improv/art piece that spans years. Take one gamer, research him on the Internets, arrive at his house and tell him you’re from the future … You should just read it. It gets even more complex from there.
I google myself from time to time, to see what the Internets are saying. I found myself in the link list of a blog I don’t remember being to before, and I am very flattered. It’s called Star Wars Action Figures Doing What They Do Best and features some awesome photography, including this pic:
I love how much purpose and feeling there is in this photo. These people have places to go and things to do!
Ever wondered what the President sees on his Blackberry screen? Wonder no more, with Obama’s Blackberry. (Miles Grover did this one better in his AFK JFK series.)
Send your name to Mars! Someday, when I get a call from an alien wanting to sell me a timeshare on Risa, I will shake my fist of fury at NASA.
I got this yesterday and I had to share.
You too can be a poop expert. Check it: WhoPooped.org
Finally: I’m not one for cosplay (although I envy those brave enough to do it), but this corset The Nerdy Bird twittered about today is just totally made of awesome.
Just wanted to post this, in case you were under a rock last night. ;)
Link to MySpace vid, in case the YouTube version gets taken down.
Filed under: Art, Friday's Bits, Laughables, Movies, Vids | Tags: Awkward Family Portraits, Buffy Relaunch, Footloose remake FAIL, Friday's Bits, Sherlock Holmes, Wonder Woman after hours
I am so tired today, and I’m not really sure why. I’ve got to rest up for tomorrow—Dallas with Socks and Suspenders to see Paramore and No Doubt!!!—so perhaps I’ll do a little under the desk napping, George Costanza-style.
Onto the good stuff:
This movie doesn’t seem like your typical Guy Ritchie flick …
But holy crap does it look awesome. I am excited. (Excuse my rudeness, but perhaps the end of the reign of Madge helped Guy get his groove back?)
My family has some sweet family portraits, but nothing like the Awkward Family Photos featured on this site. And no. I will not be posting any of mine here.
News of a Buffy The Vampire Slayer film relaunch has been all over the Internets this week. I waffle on my opinion—one the one hand, I love me some SMG et. al.-era Buffy. On the other, I might be able to get behind another slayer+team if they were good enough. I just hope that whatever happens, Joss Whedon is involved in some aspect. He’s pretty freaking awesome and I’ve enjoyed or loved everything he’s touched.
This is one remake I’m giving a thumbs down to, however: Footloose with Chase Crawford … and possibly Miley Cyrus. I … Uh … There are no words.
Ever wondered what happened to the Lord of the Rings crew, after the fade to black? Check this video out. It’s pretty revealing.
These photos:
Are both awesome and a little disturbing. From Ian Pool. He’s got more, featuring Spidey, Batman and Darth V. on his site. (via Has Boobs, Reads Comics.) If I had his last name, I’d be sorely tempted to name my kid Dead.
Filed under: Design, Friday's Bits, Laughables, TV, Vids | Tags: Alibis!, Fall TV lineup, Friday's Bits, Piglets, SPAM
I am once again looking forward to a long weekend. Happy Memorial Day, y’all!
I want a piglet. Particularly this little man:
I kind of wish they stayed this adorable throughout their life, however.
Elliot Burford illustrates e-mail spam:
On a related note, Linzie Hunter creates spam typographical illustrations in her series of Spam One-Liners.
Today I open my e-mail to find that I’m being followed on Twitter by COVERT ALIBI. I’m thinking band, or some rando … so I click through to their page and what do I find?
NEED AN ALIBI? CALL 1-866-941-2229
Turns out, “Covert Alibi is the World’s Leader in Highly Technical Professional Alibis. Fake employment verification, fake job references, fake rental references, ALIBIS!”
Thanks, Twitter?
I am slightly interested in the new Marvel series, Models, Inc., if only because Tim Gunn dons the Iron Man suit at one point. No. I am not joking.
And, this might be more for my own use than yours, but the networks have released their Fall 2009 TV schedules.
As far as new shows go, I think I’ll be checking out:
- ABC: Eastwick, Flash Forward, The Forgotten, Happy Town and V
- NBC: Nothing?
- CBS: NCIS: Los Angeles and Three Rivers
- FOX: Maybe Glee?
- The CW: Vampire Diaries, natch.
Filed under: Art, Friday's Bits, Laughables, Movies, TV, Twilight, Vids | Tags: "Celeb" sightings, 10 Things I Hate About You, Black and White Years, Charlie, Dune, Family visits, New Moon, Photo editing, Robert Pattinson, Spider drawings, Star Trek perfume, Threadless, Twitter
In honor of The Boyf’s family visiting, I’ve used one of The (eventual) SIL’s ideas for this week’s Bits title. :)
And because who doesn’t love Charlie and Harry:
(I’ve probably already posted this in Bits, but I don’t care.)
ON TO THE NEW STUFF!
I experienced my second “run in with a famous (or semi-famous) person” in Austin last night at Chuy’s. It was the lead singer of a local band called the Black and White Years. I’ve only seen them once, and I’m not a huge fan, so I’m not sure why I recognized him.
Oh, that’s right:
That ’stache is unmistakeable.
I want these Star Trek perfumes/colognes. I don’t wear much in the way of fragrance, but seriously? Pon Farr? Yes please. #amazonwishlisted
I’m not sure what to think about this rumor:
While on a short break from shooting New Moon up in Vancouver, Rob met with Friday Night Lights and Hancock director Peter Berg, who’s also set to direct another big screen adaptation of the sci-fi classic, Dune.
After the meeting it was straight to LAX where he returned to the set.
I love me some Dune, but do we really need another adaptation? The first one is a classic! And the Sci-Fi redo just let me down. The Sci-Fi’s Children of Dune, however, wasn’t too terrible (by Sci-Fi miniseries standards). And, hello James McAvoy!
Working at Threadless is the only reason I’ve ever contemplated moving to Chicago. These pictures of the “offices” are amazing.
Twitter has become the talk of my department recently. I really don’t use mine much, but it’s been a great source of information, both useful and just plain fun.
@mashable posted this earlier, which gave me a giggle:
(Click the photo for a larger version.)
ABC Family is making a 10 Things I Hate About You TV show. This makes me *frown*. The movie is a classic piece of my childhood. We shall see.
The SIL and BIL turned me on to to this gem last night:
Below is the complete email conversation that Adelaide man David Thorne claims he had with a utility company chasing payment of an overdue bill.
From: Jane Gilles
Date: Wednesday 8 Oct 2008 12.19pm
To: David Thorne
Subject: Overdue accountOur records indicate that your account is overdue by the amount of $233.95. If you have already made this payment please contact us within the next 7 days to confirm payment has been applied to your account and is no longer outstanding.
Yours sincerely, Jane Gilles
Dear David,
From: David Thorne
Date: Wednesday 8 Oct 2008 12.37pm
To: Jane Gilles
Subject: Re: Overdue accountDear Jane,
I do not have any money so am sending you this drawing I did of a spider instead. I value the drawing at $233.95 so trust that this settles the matter.
Regards, David.
Read the rest of this all-too entertaining e-mail exchange here.
And finally: I am a fan of fun, photo-transforming software/tools.
Tiltshiftmaker.com turns your photos into “miniatures.”
An example:
This is what it looked like outside our apartment after a hailstorm *grumble* in March:
Lovely. :/
This is what it looks like after it’s been run through the editing process:
(P.S.—There are a ton of better examples on their Web site.)
Oh, and FYI: Rumor has it that the New Moon poster will be released this weekend in cites around the country. Check your papers!
