troof.

i have a feeling these may come in handy. although i'm pretty sure

i can't afford to hand them out to everyone that deserves one.

and you can actually buy them for the low low price of 11 for 12.

from the mind of adam j. kurtz.

offended at lost at e minor.

military leaders.

if you don't love these, then you aren't my friend.

grand moff tarkin painted by terry cook.

admiral ackbar painted by steven daily.

you can put the admiral on your mantel.

light my fire.

these are incredible.

love the sketchy graphics, they end up quite charming.

the indian matchbox collection of matt lee.

plus damp proof tiger is a killer band name.

or super xxx.tiger for that matter.

racing.

this may not be news to you but
we're in the process of buying a new house.
new to us anyway...
the current owner has accepted our offer
post-inspection and we're just wrapping up the final details.
i realize my excitement is preemptive.

we're also prepping our current house for sale in the meantime.
never a dull moment around here.

despite several efforts, i can't stop my mind from
racing through our new space.
how different the layout is and will be.
i simply can't focus on anything else.

the home design obsession is nothing new for me.
in middle school, i decided to use an iron
to steam my bedroom wallpaper off.
didn't necessarily go over well with my parents.
i was proud of my resourcefulness nonetheless.
[keep in mind this was 1987. no google. no cable tv.]

of course our 'starter' homes have been fun
but they never felt permanent.
we worked with what we had
making mostly cosmetic changes.
a process which is still very fun.
now, basically, the ultimate creative challenge

i've been waiting for my entire life is here.

thrilling!

hoping to share some of our plans here in the upcoming months.

bounce ideas off you. share the excitement.

that kind of thing.

fun, right?

photo from emmas design blogg

whiskey goggles.

how many of my favorite things can you cram into one thing?

i guess the answer is four.

wooden sunglasses made from bushmills irish whiskey barrels.

that come with a tiny crowbar to pry them out of their little crate.

sadly, they are sold out. which means i'm jealous of all 100 owners.

carved at boingboing.

the bomb.

bizarre and addicting.

pick a place, pick a bomb, survey the blast.

maybe keep one of these handy.

it's good stress relief for wednesday.

nukemap.

music halls.

the insides of instruments...

as beautiful as the sounds they make.

killer poster series for the berlin orchestra.

by bjoern ewer.

tuned at gizmodo.

head in the clouds.

these are real clouds.

really floating in these rooms.

created with smoke, moisture and a quick shutter.

so magical. thank you berndnaut smilde.

condensed at architizer.

october dreaming.

i'm a reds fan. which means i love this even more.

fantastic work.

i'll buy that.

this is a real commercial for a real product.

incredible.

dollar shave club.

breathtaking.

take 10 minutes out of your full speed day and experience this.

wild and alien and moving.

it's one of the best things i've seen all year.

mandatory full screen with volume.

from the brilliant andrew thomas huang.

there's a making of video as well.

dissolved at iso50.

the creation of awesome.

perfection.

i'm astonished at how perfectly they pulled it off.

for comparison.

enlightened at reddit.

my kind of cannibalism.

it's chocolate. for reals.

and you can buy them and sink your teeth into them.

but they're so beautiful, i'm not sure i could.

cast at dudecraft.

building blocks.

john powers [not a fake name]

creates incredible installations from styrofoam.

i love how cleanly the light affects the planes.

it's like seeing inside the matrix, which is always disconcerting.

tetrised at neatorama.

out in the air.

this is a pop-up shop i could get excited about.

the aetherstream. currently in sf.

cool idea. interesting enough to pull you in.

it's adventures in branding.

and here's a heap of pretentious comments about it.

enjoy the anger.