fwd: tag, and be tagged

Directions: 1. Respond and rework. Answer the questions on your blog, replace one question you dislike with a question of your own invention; add a question of your own. 2. Tag eight other un-tagged people.


//what is your current obsession// contemporary electronic genius ulrich schnauss (music you hear in your dreams but don't remember).


//good coffee place// not really a coffee drinker.

//do you nap a lot// no.

//who was the last person you hugged// my mother.

//what was the last thing you bought// sun glasses, tank-top, and shorts for the summer.

//what is your favorite line from your favorite movie// "they can be a great people, kal-el, they wish to be. they only lack the light to show the way. for this reason above all, their capacity for good, i have sent them you... my only son." -jor-el from superman: the movie



//what are you listening to right now// Ulrich Schnauss - "On My Own" from the album A Strangely Isolated Place



//what is your favorite weather// 75°. sunny. bit of a breeze. a few cumulus clouds scattered around to block the sun every once and a while.

//what's on your bedside table// ikea lamp, sony dream machine alarm clock, felt drink coaster and a half eaten bag of unsalted almonds.

//say something to the person who tagged you// dear mitsue, please move to brooklyn right now. we'll form a punk/bossa nova band: me- drums, you- bass, sam- guitar. band name: the sayonara sisters (sam and i will of course be in drag)

//if you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you want it be// park slope brooklyn, ny.

//favorite vacation spot// japan but soon to be costa rica, i'm sure of it.

//name the things you cannot live without// music, movies, computers, friends and family.

//what would you like to have in your hands right now// golden retriever puppy.

//what is your favorite tea flavor// chamomile with a splash of whole milk.

//what did you want to become as a child// A fireman with no wife (according to my parents, this is what I said whenever i was asked the question).

//what style trend is the hardest one for you to adopt// funny, mine too is a leather jacket. bomber jacket to be exact. I ended up trying twice on ebay but failed to find the right fit. the search goes on...

//if you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour where would you go// my late grandparents' house on my mother's side of the family. acres of land to run around on. cows to feed. gigantic house with millions of memories. it's been so long it almost feels like a dream.



(photo taken from google maps)

//what is your favorite scent; perfume// banana bread in the oven.


i'm tagging caitlin at Food*Nerd, cousin kaki at personaldebris, jonah at coin-operated, sujey at powders of gold and annalily at render it lovingly.

30 Reasons

"30 Reasons is a 30-day email and internet campaign to encourage people to vote for Barack Obama. Our goal is simple: Use design to build a logical, multi-faceted argument for Obama and make it easy to share each reason with another person."

"We enlisted 30 graphic designers to create a poster that represents a reason to vote for Obama. Starting on the October 5th, we will post a new poster online every day and email it to our list. Recipients can easily share the email with other supporters and friends who are undecided."

I thought this was an interesting project. Above is my favorite (graphically) by artist Andrio Abero. You can view the rest of the poster designs here.

Mix of Vintage Ads

Sorry, I haven't really been posting much recently. I actually just moved to Brooklyn and the move has been pretty hectic, but I'd say I'm pretty settled in now. I was going to post some photos of the new apartment but I'm not quite ready since I dont have much artwork up on the walls. I'll probably take pictures this weekend, though.

So anyways, I was searching for some interesting prints I could order to add to my poster collection and found this amazing website with a plethora of outstanding designs and illustrations from the early to mid 20th century. Above are some of my favorite picks. I especially love the BOHN ads. Such cool ideas they had back then. Best of all, you can buy prints!

I'm thinking about buying a few. I have to sit down and figure out which ones are my alltime favs first. Enjoy!

Weird Gifs

I don't really know what the deal is with these but I like them. They look like stills from 8mm movies or something. Don't look at them for too long though, I already have a minor ache in mah head.

Send Your Name to the Moon!

(NASA)

NASA is making it so you can submit your name to be digitally added to a microchip that will be placed within The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

"The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is the first mission in NASA's Vision for Space Exploration, a plan to return to the moon and then to travel to Mars and beyond. LRO will launch in late 2008 with the objectives to finding safe landing sites, locate potential resources, characterize the radiation environment, and demonstrate new technology."


I submitted mine. I really don't see what the benefits are of having a microchip containing your name orbit the moon. But who cares, it takes a second to do and I know I won't be taking any trips into space within my lifetime so it's cool to know my name will be up there forever.

Click the main link above to learn more about The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Design is...

I absolutely love this poster. It's by Juanma Teixidó, a graphic/web designer from Paraguay. The colors, the font, the message - it's perfect in my opinion. I need to research a bit more and figure out what font that is. I want it. I need it.

Look What's Happening

Realistic/Pixel Gradient

Thought this illustration by Rob Sheridan was pretty interesting.

Minnow Hoodie

Looks like something out of a Miyazaki film.

You are reading this thanks to an iPod touch

So this is my first post using an ipod touch and I'm typing full speed without correcting my typos and jt looks as though its auto correcting misprlled words but oh wait no It failed to fix a word oh well I can't wait to gets me one of these.btw I'm using my sisters at the moment and I'm super jealous I want one zoo bad now heres a nicw picture i found oops theres another typo k bye.