Rutabagas and Parsnips

Notes: 1 / 1 day ago

Years ago, I heard about Marina Bychkova and her beautiful handmade dolls via Boing Boing. They’re so delicate and lovely—I’d love to own one, but they’re upwards of $1800, though I suppose that’s a fair price given the time and customization of each one. (They’re anatomically correct, too.)

2 days ago

David Lynch talks about turning down the chance to direct Return of the Jedi.

“He does what he loves. I do what I love. The difference between us is that what he loves makes hundreds of billions of dollars.”

Notes: 1 / 4 days ago

WHAT THE SHIT HAVE YOU DONE TO YOUR FACE, TORI AMOS?!?!?!?!!?

This makes me sad.

Notes: 147 / 5 days ago from crackedwatercolors (originally from bryanmckay)

crackedwatercolors:

aromaleigh:

I love Twin Peaks… time to revisit. (via trudymade:

annakarina:

time for coffee.

It’s always time for some damn good coffee.

This makes me want a coffee (a REAL one, not the decaf I’ve resigned myself to) SO BAD.

Notes: 1 / 5 days ago

A series of commercials Nicholas Cage did for Japanese pachinko parlors.

This makes me even more excited to see him in Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant on Saturday.

I LOVE PACHINKO!!!!! FEVER!

Notes: 2 / 6 days ago

The Sassinator looking cute during last week’s league competition, in which Jen and Erik tried to out-Joe Cocker each other.

6 days ago

Poison Pill Filmmaking: All That Heaven Allows

Another excellent, funny, insightful, and all-too-infrequent film essay/review from The Criterion Contraption. There are too many awesome quotes in it for me to post them all; just read it. It made me appreciate exactly why my feminist film theory classes always included Douglas Sirk’s Imitation of Life, and why I must give Paul Verhouven’s Starship Troopers another chance.

1 week ago

One of mcroft’s snapshots during our American Apparel-themed song for karaoke league.

I am a rock star.

1 week ago

Awesome Christmas wreath made by my friend Melissa out of plastic bags.

Notes: 1 / 1 week ago

Photo by rocketsandrayguns. One of the few things I do unselfconsciously is laughing, because it tends to make other people laugh, too.

Notes: 1 / 1 week ago from rocketsandrayguns

rocketsandrayguns:

Sara and Penny

Penny and I had gone on a walk around the South Lamar area after a late breakfast at La Boite, when we ran into hangingfire and rocketsandrayguns—the latter of whom was taking some very classy photos with his new camera. I love Penny’s little tongue!

1 week ago

Ruminations on In-N-Out Burger

Nice little column on the esteemed fast food chain. Now I feel bad that I didn’t get any In-N-Out while I was in Orange. I must amend this on my next visit.

1 week ago

20 Things Worth Knowing About Beer.

I <3 goat titty beer.

1 week ago

“Take what the zoo gives you. This is the key, right here: you must be receptive when you visit the zoo. If the big attractions – the lions, tigers, and bears are up front for viewing – great. But if the hippos are sleeping in a corner out of sight, you’ll have a magical view of the ducks swimming in the hippo pool. Have you ever watched a duck swim – from below? Astounding.”

“How to Go to the Zoo,” Matt Kirkland. Click through for the full article.

1 week ago from dosomethingprettywhileyoucan