Shin Tanaka

hoophy #12 JON KNOX
Originally uploaded by SHIN TANAKA

Just discovered this amazing artist, Shin Tanaka. His medium is paper, which is amazing enough. But then he provides free downloads of his work. I just downloaded some at his website- hopefully i am smart enough to figure them out!

Project Runway is back!

The final season of Project Runway is airing on Lifetime- finally! I've been waiting for this show for so long- sorry Bravo, but the 'Fashion Show' made me yearn for Project Runway even more. Also with the new season comes more commentary from Tom and Lorenzo- if you haven't checked out their blog you must!

Harry Potter Spoof

In honor of the new Harry Potter movie, I thought I would share this:

Mmmmm....brains.....

Would you survive a zombie attack? You can take an online quiz and find out. I did, and here's my score:

Quizzes Girls Games

Hmm...should I be concerned??

Jessica the Hippo

This is one of the craziest things I have ever heard of! It almost makes you want to adopt a hippo- until you realize you don't have the room or money to feed it! Learn more about Jessica on Animal Planet.

Rocket Man

Rocket Man
Originally uploaded by howzey

I love cover songs- especially of classics like Elton John's Rocket Man. Check these two out (you can download them for free!)

The One-Day Band's version (interesting story if you have time to listen to the episode)is located here.


Tympanogram offers My Morning Jacket's version here.

How did I miss this??

I dunno how I didn't manage to see this video, apparently it's been watched like a bazillion times. Well, better late than never! If you haven't seen it either, check it out!! This guy Matt has been all over the world dancing, and getting other people to dance with him. My favorite shot is when he's in Papua New Guinea.

Stuff Mom Never Told You...

The Stuff Mom Never Told You Podcast from Howstuffworks.com offers insight into female related issues. What I like best about the podcast is the host really seem to do their homework. I highly recommend the podcast: 'Do birth control pills kill your libido?' There was a lot of stuff I had no clue about!

Sack Boy

Week one shirt
Originally uploaded by mediamolecule

How cute would this be to hug and squeeze all the time? I wish I knew how to knit!

Check out this free knitting pattern.

Funny Site

Engrish has tons of funny pictures with funny things in English. I laughed out loud at this one:


see more Engrish

Killing Time?? Kill Some Zombies!!

I love this game, Plants vs Zombies. You plant a garden that attacks zombies so that they can't eat your brain. There are lots of mini games, too. Here's a video from youtube:

Twitter

Katie and the TwitterFon app have convinced me to join twitter. I just needed one more thing to keep me addicted to my ipod touch. You can now follow Katie and I on twitter.

Favorite Free Ipod Apps

Tap Tap Revenge 2
Originally uploaded by Hai-Xang Duong

I'm obsessed with my new ipod and can't get enough of all the free apps! So here is a list of my favorites so far:


6. Monster Typer
This game is meant to help you get better using the ipod keyboard, but i just think it is a fun game!

5. Dictionary.com- Dictionary and Thesaurus
It's a full dictionary without needing internet service! (there are some extra features that require internet access) I know loving this app makes me a nerd!

4. Photo Spot Lite
It's the spot the difference photo game you love playing at bar! It's exactly like it! The only downside is it the free version has a few pictures, but the upside is the pay app is only $0.99!

3. Brick Breaker Revolution 3D
It is cooler than any other brick breaking you have ever played before! You can get sufficient game play from the free version.

2. Facebook
The app makes navigating the site super easy. Now you can be even more addicted to this social networking website!

1. Tap Tap Revenge 2
A fun music game- that's why it's my top favorite! Plus you can download lots of free tracks for it too!

Blog Candy

Check out this blog candy by Passion for Crafts blogger, Debbie. Whoever wins this giveaway is one lucky person!


Some more great blog candy is from The Artistic Stamper, Jennie is giving away some cool things too!

Wordle

Made a wordle from the text on the blog, here it is:

Cool, huh?

This Hilarious Life

Today I listened to This American Life while I was walking to class. This week's episode is great -- I laughed out loud and teared up a little too. Here's the description from the site:

"Stories of people forced to let go of their firmly held beliefs. When the daughter of a pro-choice activist concludes that abortion is murder, her mother goes to extraordinary lengths to persuade her daughter to switch sides. And after a woman loses her faith, a football coach—whom she's never met—tries to restore it."

That synopsis doesn't mention my favorite act, the last one, called Pants Pants Revelation about a couple falling in love and how a pair of pants affected their relationship.

Art Inspiration

I've been spending a lot of time on youtube to try to learn cool art techniques and just for some inspiration. I haven't tried this yet, but I want to:

Movie Spoof

I have been on youtube too much lately :) I was looking up art techniques, but then came across this hilarious channel! Check out this spoof they did of the movie Twilight (then if you have time check out the rest of their videos!):

Creativity

Great video on intelligence, education, and creativity:

Arts and Craps!

Well, I thought my husband invented this phrase, but I was wrong! Check out this blog, featuring 'arts n craps':

http://glitterandrhinestones.blogspot.com/

How's your news?

Trailer for "How's Your News?" Series! from How's Your News? on Vimeo.

I'm totally addicted to this show! I first heard of the How's Your News team on National Public Radio's This American Life. All the journalist know each other from a summer camp where they met for people with disabilities. I just recently found their series on MTV. The first season just ended, but you can catch clips at their official website. If you are having a bad day, this upbeat news show will definitely make you feel better!

Going to the Libary

Grad school kind of killed my will to read, but I've been getting back in the habit of reading for fun and have been going to the public library to pick up stuff to read. Also, I remembered that a while back I joined a site called Good Reads -- it's a social network thingy with book reviews. You list books you've read, rate them, and you can see what your friends and other people read. Fun! Plus, they have a neat widget thing:

After the Dentist....

If you haven't seen this video, you must:

Hello Kitty in a Happy Meal Near You!

hkhappymeal
Originally uploaded by Jen ♥

Run, don't walk to your nearest McDonald's and get these adorable Sanrio watches! I'm not sure if they fit adult wrist yet., but I am willing to take the gamble.

Drag Queen Fix

I love drag queens, so much so that it is almost an obsession. I especially love drag queen pageants. You can then imagine my excitement when I discovered RuPaul's Drag Race! The show is in the style of america's next top model. In the first episode the queens have a photo shoot and a challenge to make an outfit from thrift store and dollar store items. The best thing is that you can watch full episodes online at Logo's website! You can also find the show on cable's Lifestyle on Demand channel (when on demand is behaving! grrr...)

Grrrr.....

I decided to download some music through Amie Street today -- and can't figure out their new site, haha!! Listening to the Weepies and Santogold :-)

lol cats

i love lolcats :)


more animals

snow day

snow day
Originally uploaded by addicted2shopping

Here in NC we received our first snow day this winter! It began snowing overnight and will be continuing all day. I can't believe we are actually going to get inches of accumulation. You know what the means- no school! I get to stay home and be cozy!

P.S. For your viewing pleasure, Marley enjoying the snow:

movie recommendation

So I spent another lazy Sunday checking out the Free Movies on Demand on my cable box. As usual I found a cool little movie I would probably never have watched, called Wristcutters: A Love Story. Check it out (i also love the soundtrack):

Happy New Year!

The Zune Brick Z2K or Y2K9
Originally uploaded by Jeff Bristow

Happy New Year to all Zune (30G 1st Gen) users! I had no issues with my Zune for years until last night when I tried to put some music on for our new year's eve party. The stupid thing froze on the loading screen and then I found out this was happening to everyone else with the same model. Crazy! Thanks a lot Microsoft :p

UPDATE: My zune is working now!! YAY!!!

LATEST UPDATE: now something is messed up with the battery!! UGH!!! :(