Friday Favorites 3.30.12

Happy Friday, sweeties!

(Tell me you read that in your River Song voice)

Hope your week was easy peasy.

Here's some neat stuff I liked:

Favorite Playlist:

mountain hymns; 

a collection of folky/indie/backwoods songs to match my smoky mountains state of mind

(fleet foxes, sea wolf, grizzly bear, the national, band of horses, etc..)

Favorite Quote:

“Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up.”  

-- Neil Gaiman

Favorite Style:

Favorite Read:

Matthew Caws' Ten Most Played tracks on iTunes. 

I'm always curious about what musicians listen to, what authors read, which designers other designers wear; you can learn a lot about someone just by knowing who they respect.

Favorite Art:

The Turntable Spirograph Machine

Favorite Geek:

Season Two of Game of Thrones premieres this weekend (holy shit!) and if you want to learn how to speak like your favorite Dothraki Khaleesi, check out Dothraki.org 

Favorite Parenting Win:

This mom created an actual wardrobe to a secret-Narnia-playroom for her daughter:

http://boingboing.net/2012/03/24/narnia-themed-kids-playroom.html

Favorite OMG:

Did you know there was a secret hiding spot in Pac-Man where the ghosties can't see you?

Favorite Holiday Idea:

Favorite Giggle:

Freddie Wong travels to the past to warn his 12-year old self about the future of video games:

What were some things that made you smile this week? <3

London to North Carolina

So remember when I said I was going to London this spring? Well, I've been planning my trip since the summer and let me just say, it's pretty badass. However, it quickly morphed into a two week excursion through England, Ireland, and Scotland. There's at least seven different reasons why this isn't happening in May. I won't bore you with logic.

Wild fantasies started to grow in my brain like weeds since I lost something big to look forward to. My magical mountain cabin was one of them. The perfect destination for a runaway. Secluded on all sides by acres of forested wilderness on a lake that shines like Sunday mornings. No internet, no cell phone, no neighbors; no interference except the glowing distractions of fireflies. I'd just pack my Kindle, notebooks, laptop... and then it hit me. 

I'm going to finish my novel. At my cabin. This spring.

This idea has undeniably become my new obsession. A few weeks of gallivanting through the UK doesn't weigh that much on the importance scale when placed alongside the prospect of a finished novel.  My UK love affair can wait until the sequel. And yes, since I'm neurotic and  already semi-planned the next book, it will totally work.

I might go camping. I might learn how to fish. I might get lost in the fog over the Smoky Mountains. Ok, wait, I don't want to learn how to fish... hike? I can hike.

Anyway, that's the plan. I could also be kidnapped by moonshiners and fed to a colony of black bears. Good thing there's no cell reception where I'm going or else I'd be tweeting the fuck out of that.

Life is exciting. Even if slightly delusional.

Friday Favorites 3.23.12

Happy Friday, mon amis!

Hope your week was tre lovely.

Here's some treasures that made me happy:

Favorite Album:

Port of Morrow - The Shins

Favorite Quote:

"Women always think men will change, but they don't. Men think women won't change, but they do." - Rose Teller, Luther

Favorite Style:

adding a pop of spring to a mostly black closet

Favorite Awesome:
Check out this photo of the Milky Way stretching across the desert sky and a distant monsoon thunderstorm on the horizon.  This was just outside of Dead Horse Point State Park in Utah. Shrinking the photo didn't do it any justice.

Favorite Adorable:
How could you not love this?

http://www.minieco.co.uk/teddy-bear-toast/

Favorite Geek:
The Oxford Dictionaries Spelling Challenge is easily one of the most addictive games for lovers of words. The word's read aloud and then you have to spell it right; just like a spelling bee. Choose your level of difficulty (I picked Fiendish) & the voice of the reader (I picked the British one, duh). Good luck :)

my fourth game

Favorite News:
This is one of the Boys of Silence, a new baddie from BioShock: Infinite. They're basically roving security cameras that can hear and probably kill you quickly. I'd like to see one of these hacked.

Favorite Wow:
Amazon bought Kiva (makers of robotic warehouses) for $775 million.
Here's what all those pennies buy you:

What were some smile worthy things from your week? <3

Friday Favorites 3.16.12

Happy Friday, little leprechauns!
I seem to have a lot of videos this week.
Can we celebrate the anniversary of my brain officially rotting away?

Favorite Album:

Broken Social Scene- self titled

Favorite Quote:

 Favorite Style:

Favorite Holiday Trick:

How to pour the perfect Guinness from a can

Favorite Need I Say More:

Steampunk Portal Gun

http://batman-n-bananas.deviantart.com

Favorite Win:

Everyone knows I'm a whore for a solid Rube Goldberg video. 

According to the uploader, this kid "wants to be a theoretical physicist when he grows up and has big plans to study robotics at MIT."

+10,000 XP, Audri. You're my hero.

Favorite Giggle:

Supposedly, this is Christopher Walken reading Where the Wild Things Are. 

It's still funny even if it's an impersonator. 

Tuck in with some (spiked) milk and cookies.

Favorite Wow:

You're going to lose your mind around the three-minute mark.

What were some things that made you smile this week? <3

Friday Favorites 3.9.12

Happy Friday, jujubees!

This week has been hectic/stressful/horrible.

But, here's some gems that made me smile:

Favorite Playlist:

holy shit you're smiling

A running collection of some of my favorite songs.
Always guaranteed to lift moods.

You can check out a partial list on my last.fm page here.

Favorite Quote:
"Time moves in one direction, memory in another."
-- William Gibson
 

Favorite Style:

Street Style from Paris Fashion Week

Favorite Nerd:

(Instrumental) Chiptune version of "This Charming Man" featuring Super Mario Bros. sounds

Favorite Want:

O*GE's Giant Birdsnest; the perfect naptime jam

Favorite Awesome:

Astronomer's Paradise from Christoph Malin on Vimeo.

Favorite Photo:

by austrian artist, werner reiterer

Favorite Video

The Story of 'Keep Calm and Carry On'

Even if you know the story, check out the dream worthy book store where the poster was found & revitalized.

So, what were some things that made you smile?

Friday Favorites 3.2.12

Happy Friday, kittens!

Hope your days were all sorts of lovely.

Here's some of my favorites from this week:

Favorite Album:

the Drive soundtrack

Favorite Quote:

"I think it's more interesting to see people who don't feel appropriately. I relate to that because sometimes I don't feel anything at all for things I'm supposed to; other times I feel too much."

-- Ryan Gosling 

Favorite Style:

Street Style from Milan's Fall 2012 Fashion Week

Favorite Book:

Paris Versus New York: A Tally of Two Cities --  

Graphic designer Vahram Muratyan's 224-page book of his split-screen-style illustrations contrasting two amazing cities. You can find the separate prints here.

Favorite Awesome:

College Humor's Choose Your Own Adventure:

Office Odyssey

Click through the different scenarios just like the books.

Favorite Giggle:

Shit Noles Say!

the parking bit is the funniest/most true; the chop is pretty much the worst ever

Favorite Video:

Gotye's "Easy Way Out"

love the song, love the video

What were some of your favorites this week?