For those of you who missed this the first time, and for those of you just dropping by on the BALLOONACY internet balloon race, here’s the “Sweded” version of Aliens that friends and I filmed a couple of months ago.
(Part 1)
(Part 2)
Okay, I’ll admit it: I was looking up Daft Punk videos on YouTube. I came across this video, and I still don’t know what to make of it… except that this person’s fingers are a lot more flexible than mine.
Daft Hands: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
And then there’s the obvious, poor choice in green bracelet jewelry.
Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.
And if you haven’t seen Matt’s earlier works (better music).
(via Where the Hell is Matt?, via Notcot)
The pattern of recent disasters in China has had many superstitious people concerned about the Olympic Mascots (the Fuwa) – claiming that each of the five reflects/predicts a particular disaster. According to Reuters, Chinese censors have made efforts to remove posts about the Fuwa superstitions, struggling to keep the air of the upcoming Olympics at a rosy-fresh note.
Recently, the fifth and final Fuwa prophecy has been supposedly fulfilled.
Huanhuan – The Olympic Flame – (“The Bearer of Incendiary Strife”) Starting in March 2008, this Olympic Torch Relay may go down in history as one of the most protested and problematic.
Jingjing – The Giant Panda – (“The Lord of Angry Earth”) The panda patron of Sichuan Province has been associated with the disastrous 7.9 May 12th earthquake that occurred there, which left 69,000 dead and over a million stranded or homeless. The epicenter of the earthquake was near the Wulong Panda Research Center.
Yíngying – The Tibetan Antelope – (“The Creature of Righteous Unrest”) On March 10, 2008 – the 49th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising Day – demonstrations began in China. By March 14th, destructive riots ensued in several regions of China.
Nini – The Swallow/Shayan Kite – (“The Bearer of Unfortunate Wind”) April 28, China Railway Train T195 crashed near the city of Zibo in Shandong Province, killing 72 people and injuring more than 420. The nearby city of Weifang has had a long association with Shayan kites.
Bèibei – The Chinese Sturgeon – (“The Bringer of Torrent and Flood”) Over the last month, flooding in Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan Provinces has displaced thousands of people and over 1,000 people are missing or dead.
Summer and the sweltering heat are here. Below are some updated fancy new ice cream wallpapers I’ve made, to get all of you in the Summer mood.
Click on the images for downloadable wallpapers of each.
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA.
Vanilla soft-serve with blue cotton candy swirl.
Dreyer*s “Take the Cake” ice cream (yellow cake flavored ice cream with blue frosting swirl and colored sprinkles). Safeway “Rainbow Cone” green ice cream cone.
Foster’s Freeze, Menlo Park, CA.
Grape (wax?) dipped soft-serve vanilla.
Baskin & Robbins, Menlo Park, CA.
“Rock’n Pop Swirl” (grape and green apple sherbet with Pop Rocks mixed in) on top of Cotton Candy ice cream.
I found this shirt the other day in my great grandpa’s attic and licensed it to BustedTees … Now it can be yours for just $13!
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