Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Video Game Caroling!


This is actually a really great low-fi electronic take on Christmas Carols by Doctor Otoroc. Each song is a video game interpretation of the classics. I especially like The Kid Icarus version of Hark the Herald! Download the free album from his website here!

Monday, December 22, 2008

Dr. Suess Advertising Illustration


One of my all time favorite illustrators, Dr. Suess, did some commercials back in the day. This site has some work I had never seen before. If you are a Suess fan go HERE!

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

There is a lot to learn from a snowflake...


If I were an architect I would study snowflakes pretty seriously. The microscopic images of these snowflakes are so beautiful and technically elaborate, it takes one's breath away. Here is a cool link to check out these unusual snowflake structures.

Friday, December 5, 2008

Roy Doty ROCKS my Christmas card world!


Roy Doty is an amazing illustrator and each year he makes BEAUTIFUL Christmas cards. Each card has some sort of little story or puzzle in it. Take a look at the compilation of them that are dated back from the present to 1950 HERE.

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Just a Beat Box


Yo Gabba Gabba just keeps on ruling! This beat box game is awesome! If you need to while away some time you are gonna LOVE THIS, GO NOW!!

Monday, December 1, 2008

Newhouse Rules!


This is a collection of Michael Newhouse ephemera! Totally sweet! click here to explore!

Friday, October 31, 2008

Happy Halloween Continued!


Pumpkins from my Annual Pumpkin carving party! Everyone did such a great job!!! First prize- a shrunken head.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!


I just found the coolest blog ever! Check out all the horror posters and then look at the vintage ads too! This place is a Gem!

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Jazz Covers


Here is a beautiful collection of jazz record covers. Click here to check them out.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Sardines!


If you were one of the unfortunate souls given sardine sandwiches in your lunchbox as a child; You will especially appreciate this collection of cool Sardine Packaging! Some kids are given peanut butter and jelly, and some are given liverwurst and sardine sandwiches, it truly is a crapshoot. But in my old age I've come to appreciate having a palette of exotic flavors raised by my mothers strange options for sandwich solutions in the days when flourescent and charm bracelets were cool! Click here to check out the cool label collection.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Zombi Update


Well a friend saw the "brains t-shirt" and showed me the "grains" t shirt...So the moral of the stories is that even if you don't eat meat, you can be a zombie too. You never know when a tidbit of knowledge like that will help you out in a tight spot.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Zombi July Madness

Cool Zombi stuff is a balanced part of everybody's lifes' breakfasts, and so here is some great nutrition for you... The coolest garden sculpture ever. Click to place some undead in your yard now.

Another Zombi masterpiece, whoever did this is a mad genius. I love this shirt, it is just too bizarre. Every time I look at this image I laugh. Link here...

The best Halloween music album ever (aside from the Zombi soundtrack), if you don't have this album in your collection, do yourself a flavor and get it! Plus incredibly excellent etching cover illustration to boot. Make a special effort to listen to "the Gonk" because its the BEST!

Friday, May 23, 2008

Happy Slug


If I were a slug I would be happy too if this is what I looked like in the slug world. These are the most beautiful toxic slugs I've ever seen and the photographs are so colorful and detailed. Check them out at National Geographic here...

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Vertical Gardens


In my dreamhouse I would put up a vertical garden in an atrium outside my living room, or maybe inside heck! Check out a pretty cool selection of them from all over the world HERE...

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Bike to Work Day May 15th, 2008


Wow just heard about this. I've recently been braving the streets of LA and bike commuting to work. It's 15 miles along the 5 frwy bike path for me and its awesome! I love it. Such a great way to fit in exercise in my computer heavy lifestyle. If you are thinking about trying it out, DO! And make a pledge to do so for prizes! Metro is free this day to everyone with a bike or bike helmet. So bike even one way on it, if that gets you out the door! Contribute your energy to making transportation just a little bit better in LA. Here is the link to find out more about it.

Love this Piece


This artwork gives me so much inspiration. It's done by an artist named Chiho Aoshima and it's featured on a fun blog that has other digital artworks here...

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Mid Century Modern Print Pool

The car or the house? Ha Ha! Love this Oldsmobile ad illustration! There is a ton more at this site that specializes in 50's, 60's and some early 70's illustration on this magnificent flickr set link...

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Candy Bar Expiration Dates

I found this great article on how to avoid stale candy by understanding the expiration dates. Here is an excerpt that is the jist of it...

"For M&Ms and Mars candy, there's usually a 10 digit code of numbers and letters, but you only need to worry about the first three. The first number is the last number in the year (8 means 2008, 7 means 2007, etc) and the next two numbers stand for the week of the year (so, a number like 804 would be the fourth week of 2008: February 2008)

For Hershey's candy, there's a 2 character code for the month and year. The year is like the other code, with the number being the last number in the year, the second character is a letter that represents the month. A = January, B = February, and so on. So a code like 9A would mean that the candy expires January of 2009.

Stale candy isn't really "expired" in the sense that milk and other perishable goods "expire." In this case, the candy is merely stale and isn't as tasty as it should be. Still, why buy old candy?" article from consumerist.com.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

His Greatest Talent


Professionally speaking, Miles had one superior talent. He could ride waves and find tennis balls out in the ocean over a quarter of a mile off the beach. This was one of his favorite things to do. People from all around would gather to watch this talent and point in amazement as Miles would go far out past the ocean foam into waves and bob around till he found the little yellow tennis balls. You could say that tennis balls were his passion and at the oceanside one could see how far this love would take him out. He could do this for hours on end and then when whoever was throwing the ball had their arm give out, he would proceed to roll around in the sand for half an hour. This picture was taken on one of those beautiful sunny days.

Friday, April 18, 2008

How can one say NO to a face like this?


Miles was infamous for his funny faces. In this photo he was hoping for some string cheese...He got some:)

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Miles was Famous!

This is a picture of Miles for an article in Shape magazine. He struck a pose as a supermodel yoga dog. Really though, his penchant for fame came naturally. His original owner was briefly the bassist for Natlaie Merchant, but she was on tour so much she couldn't keep him and so Miles as a puppy was then passed on to the loving home he enjoyed for the 12 and a half years to come.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Smooth Operator!


Miles had an unbelievable trait of appearing innocent at all times. He skillfully hides behind the flowers (appearing to be petted) when being treated to a snack at my friend's wedding shower. He was smooth like that.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Miles Continued


This week is dedicated to my gone but not forgotten friend Miles. One night we did a photo shoot and this was him at the end saying to me, "all right Lexi, this is the last one!".

Monday, April 14, 2008

R.I.P. Miles the Best Buddy Ever!


Miles died on Friday the 11th at 3:45pm. He had a heart attack and he was 12 years old. He was the best dog buddy anyone could wish for and made friends with every person he came in contact with. It was always the running joke that if anyone came to invade our house, Miles would most likely love the intruder into submission rather than attack him. His bright spirit and funny expressions are and will be sorely missed. Miles was a shimmering sparkle in life and hiking won't be the same without him...I'll miss you old buddy!

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Funniest Site Ever!!!!


If you were a child of the late eighties early nineties boom, you will remember the "Successories" stores. This site is the answer to those stores. IT ROCKS! GO NOW and READ EVERY PICTURE at Despair.com this site is pure genius!

Wear A Sweater Day


Mr. Rogers will remain one of my favorite childhood friends and so I'm wearing my favorite stripey sweater...
Fred Rogers, star of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, would have been 80 years old today. In honor of his birthday, Mr McFeely asks you to wear your favorite sweater.

“We’re asking everyone everywhere — from Pittsburgh to Paris — to wear their favorite sweater on that day,” he asks in his best speedy delivery voice. “It doesn’t have to have a zipper down the front like the one Mister Rogers wore on the program, it just has to be special to you.”

Rogers’ favorite sweater is now on display at the Smithsonian Institutions’ Museum of American History. Wear A Sweater Day is part of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Days (March 15-20) in Pittsburgh.
Link

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Great Cover Art


I don't know if the album is all that, but you got to love this cover!

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Sesame Street Countdown



I loved Sesame Street back in the eighties and this is my favorite cartoon from it. (and the music rocks too!)

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Funny Commericals and Videos



This video always gets me.



A classic.



A new take on robert palmer girls.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Resource of images for Ernst Haeckel


His work leaves me speechless. This site has a pretty good collection of high res images of his stunning drawings.

David Elsewhere Continued


This is a video he premiered in that is also pretty kickin!

The Best Dancer Ever


Love this style! So beautiful! This is David Elsewhere and since this performance he has gone on to do many commercials and videos. I wish he would start dance classes! I would join!