Starlings

Watch this. Awesomeness really starts in at about 0:25. I can only imagine what it was like in person!

Over the Rainbow

LOVE THIS. I want it framed and hung right my living room where I'd see it 20 times a day. 

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Illusions

Um, talk about creative. This artist applies acrylic paints onto live models to make them appear to be in a painting. I'd love to randomly walk past a painted someone on the street. Yes, staring is rude -- but I'd throw caution to the wind and stare like a creep. Cause that's just awesome. 

(via A Cup of Jo)

And hey -- while your eyes are all tripped out, where's Saturn?!?

Anyone else remember these? Took me what felt like years to train my eyes to cooperate. But oh that feeling of accomplishment when I finally got it! Set those goals high, kids.

The Sukster

Everyone, meet Suki.

Suki, meet Everyone.

So apparently my parents missed our little Sullivan a little more than they expected to .... enter Suki (Pronounced sue-key). Isn't she the cutest little thing you've ever seen?? Suki is a Napoleon, which I learned is part Persian part Munchkin. (Don't worry -- they have a website. And a Facebook page. And a Twitter group. Huh? Who knew there were such enthusiasts out there?) Anyway. Suki. She's soft and cuddly and pretty much the sweetest thing you've ever seen. Cuter than every single 0-3 jumper you've ever ooed and awwed over at a baby shower. Yeah, that cute.

Suki got some serious attention this weekend when my parents brought her camping with the family. Two little 5 year old girls squabbling over a kitten was a sight to see. Apparently bordering on apocalyptic at times. Buuut guess who got to ride home with her all cuddled up in their lap? Pretty sure I'm her favorite ... until I'm not at my mom and dad's house for a few weeks and she forgets who I am. But it's fine cause I'm prepared to pull a 50 First Dates and make her fall in love with me again every time -- with the help of my laser pointer. I got this.

Everybody together now: AAAAHHHHHHH........

3D Paper Art

How great is this artist's work? Talk about attention to detail. I'm getting carpal tunnel just thinking about it.

And one of my very favorites:

I always wanted to be a ballerina ... the healthy kind, though. Not eating disorder ballerina like Maureen on Center Stage. Last year during my really annoying FUN physical therapy stint I went to the same place as some of the Ballet West dancers did. I probably looked like a super creep, but it was interesting to watch them stretch out and practice certain things in front of the mirrors. They're all so graceful. I've always wanted to be graceful. This is about as far as I got with my ballerina career:

Guess I'll just ramp up the yoga and see what I can do about that "graceful" thing.

Oh, and we won't even talk about Josh's muscle man tank top in this pic. Or my patch of bangs. Or Jen's super authentic tamborine. Or Curlie's gingham faux suspenders. Nope.

oquirrh mountain

If you haven't been here yet you need to go! It's GORGEOUS.

dreams of flying.

I really really love this series. Makes me wish I had thought of it.

VANESSA: #25 is for you.

kids these days.

People can be so strange. Nearly every week I get the same prank phone call at work: the caller says "Boo on you!" and is then silent. Doesn't hang up, just waits. Is the caller anticipating some sort of reaction? Am I supposed to get flustered and retort with a "No, boo on YOU! AND YOUR MOM!"?

From the sounds of it, I'm guessing that my cute 'lil pranker is female, approximately 13 or 14 years old, and clearly has some unsupervised free time on her hands. I suppose if she really wants to waste her time (and feels good about) prank calling a non-profit children's organization, then so be it. But this blog entry will be the only reaction she gets from me. The least she could do is mix it up a bit for future calls. I'm getting bored with her generic "BOO."

And now shifting gears .... how great is this shirt? I want one so I can stand next to a mirror and amaze people.

yeondoo jung.

I realize this is a bit strange, but hear me out. This Korean artist named Yeondoo Jung takes children’s drawings and turns them into photos. They’re so …. whimsical and odd. And for some reason I love the idea. I’ll bet kids are so excited to see their creations “brought to life” like this.

dirty car art.

I found this interesting, weird, etc. This Scott Wade guy "draws" on the rear windows of dirty cars. Quite a step up from the standard "wash me" that I've always stuck with.

And look - he's doing a Vermeer painting! Excellent pick. That being said, I'm desperately trying to overlook the fact that he chose Comic Sans for his website font. Quite unfortunate.

the sidewalk.

I realize we've probably all seen these a thousand times, but I ran across them today and couldn't help but post them. I just can't get over how realistic they look - and done on the sidewalk, nonetheless! I'm impressed. Again.

pretty, pretty.

Most days, the spiderweb of blogs out there really distracts me from much more important things. But through those blogs I've come across a lot of pretty things lately:

pretty cupcakes.

pretty valentine's day cards.

pretty shoes.

pretty bookcases.

and just pretty colors in general.

*sigh* Pretty pretty ...

tonight!

I just felt the need to post a little something to get all you Prison Break fans excited for the premiere tonight. Here's to another season of suspicious glances, unrealistic plot lines, and Linc's chest revealing button down shirts. But most of all, here's to having a regular Monday night date with my Wentworth again. It's been a long summer.