Books are for wearing.

Hi all.

So I'm officially a graduate of Michigan State University. How about that?

WHO WANTS TO HIRE ME?!?

Some interesting stuff today, but a quick post.

Check out the Fish Condo. I imagine this might be a pain to take down and clean, but what if you stacked like six of these and made a tower?



















I am loving the art of Adam Simpson.













































































There is a very clever use of color at play here (or a lackthereof). I like it. via all the mountains.


I know quite a few people who would just freak out over these necklaces...









































From Etsy shop TheBlackSpotBooks. via double takes.

Take it easy, all!

Fever!

Some cool stuff today, y'all:

I just happen to really like this photo:


































There's an interesting part of an article on wikipedia about why there are so many water

tower things on the buildings in NYC:

"A distinctive feature of many of the city's buildings is the wooden roof-mounted water towers. In the 1800s, the city required their installation on buildings higher than six stories to prevent the need for excessively high water pressures at lower elevations, which could break municipal water pipes.^[67]"

So there you go! Photo via sfgirlbybay.


I. WANT. THIS. KITCHEN!!!























How freaking gorgeous is that?! It's blowing my mind! via automatism.

Have a good weekend, all!

Like a drifter I was born to walk alone

Hey all,

Sorry about the embarrassing hot-linking disaster yesterday. Let's forget that happened, shall we? (stillhaven'tlearnedmylesson...)

Cool stuff today!

Who wouldn't want to spend a few hours in a giant nest-bed!?!?




















I like this jewelry I saw over at design milk.








































Pretty cool, eh?

I'm planning all kind of fun DIY projects for when I'm out of school. Though I'm probably lying to myself thinking I'll have more free time - haha. I also need my own place where I can make neat things.

Finally, check out this Fluxus-inspired video some classmates made in my Electronic Arts class. Pretty cool, eh?


Lactose Intolerance from Ben Froese on Vimeo.


Have a good day, all!!

I'm in a New York state of mind

Ok guys, I am getting SUPER-DUPER excited to be visiting New York City. Like, whoa. There is no possible way I will be able to achieve everything I want to do/have researched, but I will just have to live with that, I guess. More on that later. First, it's business time.

OMG IT'S AN ANTHROPOLOGIE NECKLACE GIVEAWAY COURTESY MY OWL BARN!!!

Check out this adorable necklace. You could be a winner if you visit My Owl Barn and blog/tweet the giveaway!





























Love it!


Ok guys, there has really been too much awesomeness going on on the intarwebz this past weekend, because I am bursting with stuff to show you on here (hopefully that you haven't already seen... sometimes I wonder.)

I saw this via Twitter this morning, then again on the Swiss Miss RSS feed.

Gummi Bear Chandalier!























They'd have to coat the little buggers in poison to keep me from eating the thing. Makes me want to go pick up a bag of Haribo right nao!

Interesting clip from the wikipedia page:

"In the United States, Haribo gummi bears come in 5 flavours: raspberry (red); orange (orange); strawberry (green); pineapple (colourless); and lemon (yellow)^[7]. Many offshoot companies (typically the vegan or health-related gummi bears) use more exotic flavours and colours. Trolli "gummy" bears are similarly most often sold in five flavours in the United States, however Trolli's red gummy is cherry-flavoured as opposed to raspberry."

Yeah, except the Trolli ones taste like ASS.


Also, just saw this:

































I'm impressed.


Next, whilst in my NY state of mind, I've come across some cool Flickr groups and some GREAT photos. Here are a handful I like for various reasons.



















via FHH_nyc

























Can't wait to potentially see the Guggenheim!

via anadelmann



I wouldn't mind visiting this lovely bridge in Central Park, but it will be icky-March weather and won't look nearly as pretty, I'll bet.

















via wallyg


I definitely wouldn't mind paying a visit to Chinatown. I hear there are good eats and cheap shopping.

















via themikelee


I hear this place is THE BOMB... it's kind of out of the way, though. A little too far southeast for where we will likely be wandering around.

















via paul lowry


I'm also definitely going to keep an eye out for Spiderman. You never know where he's going to pop up.




























via ndinneen


Whew. Flickr can be really draining!


Lastly, just because it's awesome:


























There was always something a little "off" about Velma. Now I know what it was. Btw she is totally reminding me of a cross between Daria and Lara Croft.


Later, guys!

We'll all float on, ok?

We'll all float on, anyway.

First up, a GIVEAWAY via love obsess inspire.


































It's a gorgeous necklace from White Owl. I find this peacock necklace to be quite fetch. [Gretchen, stop trying to make "fetch" happen. It's not gonna happen!"] Hop on other to see how to enter and win!

I really like this illustration by Michael Hsiung via share some candy. I want a beard like that.





























This about sums up my life:



































via share some candy.

On a different note - this doesn't really involve design or anything - but you should check out this awesome video on how viruses infiltrate our bodies from NPR. Love the narration and the animation is pretty fascinating.

Later!

Good love is on the way

Some good stuff today, the first being...













Hooray! It's the Jeweled Ambrosia giveaway via Simple Blueprint!

Head on over to Simple Blueprint and see how to win a $25 gift certificate to Jeweled Ambrosia's Etsy shop! Oh my, such great jewelry to choose from!

Next is this hella cool Andrew Bird poster I found via grain edit. $20! Love the color scheme, love the illustrative style - it's just awesome. Check out the other posters at that one website, too. I predict an awesome poster roundup one of these days soon, time permitted.

Last, this awesome ... I dunno what to call it, really. You'll have to check it out - I found it fascinating. A website experience titled "Pintando un Cancion" (painting a song).\

"Every day we are breaking habits and forming new ones"

Despite the online lectures from my Interior Design class mostly being totally bogus, my professor actually said something interesting and useful: that we are constantly making and breaking habits (nearly everything we do has the potential to become a habit - good or bad). The most successful people we know tend to have good habits and follow them (right?), as opposed to those who constantly screw up, who constantly make and follow bad habits, no matter how blatantly clear and moronic they may be. It's not the most profound statement, but it's screams truth in its simplicity.

So here are some goodies, while I have time to post!

First being Bijoudally, a shop full of ridiculously beautiful laser-cut leather jewelry. I've pictured my favorite below. Holy cow! You can also check out their flashy website.

















I also came across Magdalinen via Modish the other day. Their work seriously blows my mind.



Like seriously? LOOK at that. So beautiful. I'm having trouble choosing a favorite... I'm thinking maybe this lilac one. They're all pretty affordable if you have a little extra cash, too. I may be adding one of these to my wish list for the next gift-giving holiday.

I think I'm going to leave it at that. I'm sick with a cold and muscles are all sore from throwing a football yesterday. Lame.