Hey guys!
I know I have been a bit neglectful of you lately………I assure you, it is nothing personal!
I have been SO BUSY getting my latest exhibition together….
The Artist Project officially "loads in" in 2 weeks……but more on that on FRIDAY!
In the meantime…..here are 5 things that I LOVE this week:
2.) Flashback 80's……… Photographer Christopher Morris captures the glory of New York City in 1981!! THIS IS SERIOUSLY AMAZING! At the time, NYC wasn't quite the same as it is today…even the subway was a filthy mess!!!!! BUT THIS IS STILL AMAZING…check it out:
AMAZING!!!!! It goes tot show you that there is a LONG history to almost EVERYTHING.
Also it kinda gives a person hope that things can change for the better!
Check out more at: christopher morris photography (thanks to Designboom for this one)
3.) You know I love pinball machines and retro…….so…...I NEEEEED THESE………..
4.) Ok….my podcast loving friends……this one makes me LAUGH…….
"Jordan, Jesse, Go! is a freewheeling comedy podcast about life in your twenties and everything else. Your hosts are Jesse Thorn, "America's Radio Sweetheart," and Jordan Morris, "Boy Detective." More About Jordan, Jesse, Go!"
Now…these boys are now in their 30's……and I am COMPLETELY surprised that I enjoy them…..or that I even can relate --- but funny is FUNNNNNNNY!!!!!! You must get this podcast on iTunes!!! YOU MUST!
5.) This is smart…..and funny……..I LOVE ANNA KENDRICK!!!
Hey! I am BUSY getting everything ready for WANDERLUST tomorrow…..so I am gonna keep this one S-H-O-R-T! 5 things I love this week:
1.) Lego Thriller. Yup. You heard it right. I enjoy this:
I know what you are thinking…..where's the music???
How about THIS:
WOW!
Am I right????
2.) If that wasn't childish enough………I give you this. The sensation of TP-ing someone's house!! TRY IT HERE!!!!
Thanks to Cheetos, I can do this:
COME ON!!
Admit it…..you have been thinking of doing this to City Hall all week!!
Try with your neighbours house today!!!! TRY IT HERE!
3.) Now for some thing completely different…..photographer michael vahrenwald presents 'The People's Trust'. In this series he examines monumental US bank buildings that have honestly seen better days! Thankfully they have found new life with contemporary commercial businesses. I like this. It is a bit depressing….but still very neat!
"Spanning urban neighborhoods throughout new york city and detroit, the square-shot portraits reveal a cultural and economical shift from an era in which these fiscal establishments radiated with power and prosperity, to the ambiguous state in which they currently find themselves."
See more on his website! (Thanks Design Boom!)
4.) Hey….looking to get your nuts cracked???? This is for you you my nerdy friends!! These are designed by Matthias Zschaler for Suck UK! I love them! They are a fun twist on the traditional Christmas Nutcracker!!
Hey folks! Let's gedder dunn! Here are the 5 things that I want you to LOOOOOOVE this week!!!!
1.) OH MY GAWD. I soooooooo need this:
LEGO has collaborated with belkin to introduce the ' builder case', a fully customizable iPhone 5 accessory that can be personalized with LEGO bricks. designed with a co-molded hard plastic back for scratch-resistance and a semi-flexible outer frame for shock-absorption, the easy-to-grip case also protects the buttons on the sides while keeping the ports and speakers fully exposed. the 'builder case' can now be purchased at belkin's online shop for $39.99!!!!!!!!
COME ON!!!!!! This is a super great time waster for adults!
2.) This is creepy...and cool! it makes me want to go to these places to see these houses! Ben Marcin's "Last House Standing" is a photo project documenting the forgotten solo row houses scattered around Baltimore, Philly and New Jersey. Standing alone, in some of the worst neighborhoods, these nineteenth century structures were once attached to similar row houses that made up entire city blocks. Time and major demographic changes have resulted in the decay and demolition of many such blocks of row houses.
"My interest in these solitary buildings is not only in their ghostly beauty but in their odd placement in the urban landscape. Often three stories high, they were clearly not designed to stand alone like this. Many details that might not be noticed in a homogenous row of twenty attached row houses become apparent when everything else has been torn down."
3.) Ok....so thanks to DEB, I am wasting a LOT of time on:
Thats's OOBJECT. It has daily lists of stuff. Weird and wonderful stuff. I encourage you to go and waste some time there!!! The firest thing I enjoyed was a grouping of 12 unusual cameras, posted by David Galbraith
Isn't that enough to make you want to waste your time here?????
GO!!
(not yet - finish my post - THEN go)
4.) ok.....now I am not sure about this one yet.....but I wanted to share......ROCKY: The Musical. Yup. You heard me!!!
Here is what the creaters are promoting:
In 1976, an unknown actor wrote and starred in an independent movie about a struggling but indomitable Philadelphia boxer who gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to go the distance.
An underdog story both on-screen and off, Sylvester Stallone'sRocky went on to win the Academy Award® for Best Picture and touch the hearts of millions. Now, that iconic film has inspired an innovative new stage production, brought to extraordinary life by afive-time Tony Award®-winning creative team, including director Alex Timbers (Peter and the Starcatcher), book writerThomas Meehan (The Producers) and songwriting team Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime).
What they've done with Rocky pushes the limits of the ordinary theatrical experience, bringing the audience into the heat of the action. Both an adrenaline-infused spectacle and a surprising tale of blossoming romance between two lonely outsiders, Rocky is a visceral and heart-stopping new production for everyone brave enough to follow their dream.
I have to admit, I am curious.....I generally enjoy Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's musicals.....still.....this isn't an endorsement......just a bit of curiosity!!!!
5.) Ok....you LOVE the TV series "Sherlock"....and you loved him in "Star Trek 2".......and now you are gonna love the Benedict Cumberbatch Name Generator........very amusing!
Here are 5 WONDERFUL things that I wanna share this week with you:
1.) Ok.. you know I love a little Pixar...but I especially like this one.....They turn Epcot's "Spaceship Earth" into a big monster.......you know the iconic building that looks like this:
Well...here it is dressed in it's monstrous best:
2.) SADLY, I haven't been out to eat - or tired a new recipe lately - so I give you this...kinda food/drink related thing:
"You're out of bed, suited up, and cleared for take-off. It's time to bring on the caffeine! Our Blast Off espresso cups are ready to lift you into orbit. Crafted from fine quality porcelain, each holds two and a half ounces of rocket fuel. You get two finely cast, dish-washer-safe white cups in each colorful giftbox."
3.)Victoria Crayhon photography......I LOVE these........ She did some clever and interesting text related interventions on roadside marquee signs. She uses her own sign letters, installing them while filming the placing of the phrases and then leaving the scene with words left intact upon the sign!! FANTASTIC!! I LOVE THEM!!!
Victoria says: "The text phrases are the voice of an individual, deliberately personal yet sounding mysteriously familiar through the fragmented vernacular used within the spectacle of advertising." she says "I use language that references aspirations toward contentment and fulfillment linked to promises of desire and romance provided by the realm of commodity and entertainment."
4.) Ok...so you know (if you are regul;ar reader - that I have been LOVING The 'Comedy Bang Bang' Podcast...well the comdey nerds on this show have re-introduced me to an ovelooked comedy talent. Mr. Weird Al Jankovic! He is really kinds clever. Yes...a lot of poop and fart jokes.....but still kinfa smart...here are 3 songs I enjoyed:
Perform this Way (which is SUUUUUPER CREEPY!!!)
Polka Face (catchy - not a parody as much)
This one I like too...."Still Billy Joel to Me"
"Just a handclap, finger snap Even if it's mindless crap It's still Billy Joel to me!"(that's kinda funny, c'mon!!!!!!)
5.) Photo bombs....you all know about these (if you don't - REALLY??? It's when you ruin someone else's photo by hiding in the background).....here are a few that you may not have seen...
