Thursday, July 2, 2009

Soundtrack to Summer 09: Part Deux



Tuesday, June 23, 2009

The Worst Duos to Rely on to Save All of Humanity: The Competition Continues


The Worst Duos to Rely on 
to Save Humanity
Round 2

Jacob:

Chelsea:

Jacob:
Chelsea:

Jacob:
Chelsea:

which is equivalent to


Jacob:
Chelsea:

Jacob:

Chelsea:
Jacob:
Chelsea:
Jacob:
disqualified due to Whitney's already being used, 
and Kostner's obvious ability to kick ass

Chelsea:
Jacob:
Chelsea:

As always, the final judgment call is yours, dear reader.

Friday, June 19, 2009

The Worst Duos to Rely on to Save All of Humanity: A Competition

I believe the name of the challenge is sufficient to explain it.
Jacob and I have been going back and forth all morning.
Below is Round One.

The Worst Duos to Rely on 
to Save Humanity


JACOB:

CHELSEA:

JACOB:
CHELSEA:


JACOB:

CHELSEA:

JACOB:

CHELSEA:

JACOB:

CHELSEA:

Who got served?
You be the judge!

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Creeping toward Equality

Okay, Obama.
This is a step in the right direction.



WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama will sign a memorandum Wednesday granting health care and other benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees, two senior administration officials said.
The signing will take place in the Oval Office and follows sharp criticism of the president over a Justice Department motion filed last week in support of the Defense of Marriage Act -- which opposes same-sex marriage -- that used the government's interest in opposing incestuous marriages to support its position against same-sex marriage.

How the Lovely Have Fallen

Fallen Princesses  is a photo essay by Dina Goldstein that captured my attention today.

Put simply, I adore it.


These works place Fairy Tale characters in modern day scenarios. In all of the images the Princess is placed in an environment that articulates her conflict. The '...happily ever after' is replaced with a realistic outcome and addresses current issues.

The project was inspired by my observation of three-year-old girls, who were developing an interest in Disney's Fairy tales. As a new mother I have been able to get a close up look at the phenomenon of young girls fascinated with Princesses and their desire to dress up like them.


First spotted on yesterday's Geekologie blog.

Monday, June 15, 2009

Ed Westwick cast in Wuthering Heights Remake

You know, this movie is probably going to blow.
And I'm probably going to see it in theatres.

I can't help it.
I love me some Chuck Bass.
He's the only one who ever does anything interesting on Gossip Girl.


Recent Bond girl — and Royal Academy of Dramatic Art-trained actress —  will star with Gossip Girl hunk Ed Westwick in the story of the complicated love between Cathy and Heathcliff.

Director Peter Webber hopes to begin filming Emily Bronte’s tale by the autumn.

Rumfy is a Girl!!

We found out on Friday that our forthcoming little bundle of joy is a Rumfette!
Also, Mama Claudia is at 20 weeks along, right on schedule for a Halloween delivery!


Your Pregnancy: Week 20
Hooray! You're halfway there! And in case you don't believe 20 weeks is a milestone worth celebrating, consider that it's longer than a semester at college—or any relationship you had in high school. Congrats! This is also the week your bambino is able to flash you on the sonogram, revealing what exactly he or she is packing. Why not celebrate with a bottle of sparkling grapefruit juice? It's not as sexy as champagne, but it's got bubbles, and that counts for something, right?


Your Body
Stretch marks are the battle scars of pregnancy.  They're caused by your skin stretching to accommodate your growing belly—a necessary evil!  And it doesn't stop there. Other skin changes like acne and rashes are also common while pregnant. So if you're breaking out all over, you're not alone and it will go away.

Your Baby
Your baby has established sleep patterns akin to a newborn now. Many babies even have a favorite sleep position already. Some snooze with their chins resting on their chests, while others nap with their head flung back. Many babies at this age fall into noticeable cycles of sleep and activity, so you may know before she arrives whether you have a night owl or an early bird.

If your baby is a boy, the testes have begun descending from the pelvis into the scrotum. If it's a girl, her uterus is completely formed and the rest of her "parts" are in development. (Is that TMI?) 

From this point forward, your baby will put most of her energy into gaining weight and, not coincidentally, so will you! Right now your baby weighs approximately 10½ ounces and is about 6½ inches long, about the size of a can of Red Bull (which has way too much caffeine for a pregnant woman to be drinking). 

Friday, June 12, 2009

Soundtrack to the Summer... thus far..



Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Contemplating the Necessity of Flawed Objects


"There's always something we don't know...
They ask us from the outside to collaborate because they need the input of somebody who has skills and experience but who doesn't know everything--and that's exactly where we can think more freely and probably come up with something that's totally ridiculous. [laughs]
But sometimes that's where the breakthrough lies.  The absolute expert knows what works and what doesn't too well already.  So we have to be professionally unprofessional...

We make mistakes, and sometimes we simply don't know, and we overestimate what we can do, or we underestimate the difficulties.  I think something very human happens there.  Imagine a world of perfect objects: It would be terrible.  We'd be bored, and it would be soulless...

It's these things you never think about, and they come up out of the blue, and suddenly they are the real dream projects."  
-- Industrial Designer 
in his interview with 
David Coggins
Interview Magazine, May 2009

Friday, June 5, 2009

The World from On High

Stephan Zirwes takes incredible photographs from 10,000 feet.


The world is a gorgeous, bustling geography.


See the "Zones and Fields" series in its entirety here.

Take a break from the everyday — and see the world from 10,000 feet — with Stephan Zirwes’s hypnotic series of aerial photographs, “Zones and Fields.”

You’ll see stunning shots of industrial areas, ski races, beaches, construction sites, and airfields — all of them taken from vertigo-inducing angles. Zirwes’s soccer fields look like foosball tables; his tropical islands resemble jellyfish; his world is full of striking patterns and beautiful geometries. We suggest that you view the series in full screen, that you turn the volume up — and enjoy your flight.

from 21 May 09 Very Short List.



I just had a cute-stroke

Pygmy Jerboa.
I dunno, dude, but I want like 50 of 'em.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Nothing beats Chicago Women in the Summertime

From the nearly-always spot-on Boner Party Tumblr


nothing beats chicago women in the summertime. nothing. i dont care where you’re from, who you know, any other advice you’ve heard along the way, the uplifting quotes youve heard and thought “hey that defines me”, any words of wisdom spoken by an elder, a parent, a loved one, anything. chicago women in the summer have lived through the winter and still have a little bit of the winter-beer-gut and you can blow farts on it alllll through the summer. its fucking rad. and you get to sit out on the back porch and drink beers and listen to whatever the fuck twee album Drag City just put out and chill the fuuuuck ouuuut. you cant do that in LA - nobody really has “porches” so to speak - and you cant do it in New York - well, sort of, but its “because some guy wants to make a point about porches” or some shit.

so heres to porches and chicago women. its the best of both worlds. wooden structures and milkfed 8’s from Eau Claire who can cook a decent omelette. fucking win.

(photo by the stephanie bassos)

New Regina!

This album's gonna make my summer when it drops on 06/23/09.

You wait and see.

Preorder here.








Video for "Laughing With"

Cassette Tape Wallets!

Wants it!


These cassette tape wallets from designboom are wallets made out of old cassette tapes. Pretty clever, but they cost $43. 


from today's Geekologie Blog

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Rumfy's Growth at 17 Weeks

17 Weeks Pregnant

Your Body
Talk about mixed messages. After spending your whole life trying to avoid gaining weight, now you're told you must pack on the poundage. But not too many pounds, of course. And not the wrong kind of weight. It's exhausting. ... 
Now's not the time to diet. You should never try limiting calories while you're pregnant. Don't worry about gaining more weight than you should while pregnant. You can lose it after the baby is born. Remember that a pregnant woman needs about 300 extra calories each day, which is just a small snack, like a small bag of trail mix or some crackers with cheese.

Your Baby
Speaking of packing on the pounds, that what it's all about for baby this week. He's adding fat stores that will keep him warm and cozy after he's born. Your baby's weight will increase approximately six times over the next four weeks. Good to know you're not the only one tipping the scale. Also this week:
Your baby is hard at work honing his sucking and swallowing reflexes—all the better for eating that 2 AM (and 5 AM, and 8 AM ...) meal in a few months! The finger- and toenails are beginning to grow from their nail beds, which would explain why he'll need them trimmed almost as soon as he's born! 
Your baby weighs nearly 5 ounces and is a little over 5 inches long—about the size of a baked potato (load on the butter and sour cream, please). 

Your Life
If the heir to your throne will have his or her own room (instead of his or her own sock drawer), now is the time to start thinking about how you'd like to decorate the nursery.
Don't spend a fortune. CLAUDIA! These things will get barfed on, pooped on, and chewed on—and that's just in the first week.  Choose durable and scrubable surfaces, such as nontoxic painted or varnished wood or heavy-duty, PVC-free plastics. 
Try to buy regular furniture that will grow with your child. For example, a regular dresser with a removable changing pad is a better investment than an official diaper-changing table.
Decorate the nursery to hide dirt. That means forget about the white rug.
Splash out on a fabulous new robe or a comfy pair of slippers for yourself. You'll thank yourself during those early days at home ... and those late-night feedings.