Can I just... ...have one? I'll take that maroon, red, white, and orange revolver in the middle there. Looks so sweet!
Darren Lago: Candy Colts, 2012. Tinted resin, glass. 13.5 x 25.5 x 4.5cm
Well we might have a problem as it turns out they are made of tinted resin and glass. Oh well. The repetition is reminiscent of Andy Warhol's Revolver pieces. Does this work strip the gun of it's power, being made of candy and all, or does it empower the iconic image in our gun obsessed culture? Thoughts?
I find auto correcting humor particularly hilarious just because it is something that happens to me all the friggin' time. Apparently on various types of smart phones you can change the auto correcting functions to change words into other things you would prefer. I wouldn't know anything about that as I have a Sadberry - I mean Blackberry. So a great way to prank friends is to change these settings on their phones while they are distracted. Like changing now into meow. Hilarity will ensue.
Not too long ago I posted about a women who was ordered to wear a sign that says "Only an idiot would drive on the sidewalk to avoid a school bus." Remember? Well here she is, Cleveland woman Shena Hardin, holding that court ordered sign. If you forgot, she was ordered to hold the sign because she drove on the sidewalk repeatedly to avoid a stopped school bus. Oh sweet justice, you are too kind.
We have seen TARDIS refrigerators before, but this one is great just because of how well it blends in. What kind of goodies do you think they have in there? Maybe some of these?
Check out this great list of 20 Creative Hand-Crafted Beer Cans & Label Designs, in my opinion this is about the coolest list of hand-crafted beer labels I have ever seen. Well, I guess it doesn't have a whole ton of competition, but still real cool.
While the image above may be my favorite design, the one below has my favorite story paired with it.
The designer says, “In the city of Rikuzentakata, a single pine tree stands as a testament to survival after the tsunami of 2011. This beer’s name means “One Pine Tree” and its design is a symbol of charity and hope for Japan’s brighter future. A scroll-like, handwritten label seals the top with its story written on the inside. The label is a solitary pine made of three triangles facing up, symbolizing the wish for progress in the reconstruction efforts.”
Sometimes, it feels like LA traffic has me going nowhere for hours. Watch this car go nowhere for seven whole minutes. Well not nowhere, it is doing donuts - just in the same spot. Did I mention there is no driver in the car? I should probably mention there is no driver in the car. And it is doing donuts in reverse. Let me start over - watch this car do donuts for seven minutes with no driver in the car, in reverse. There.
The wife's solicitor, Amanda McAlister, one of Britain's leading matrimonial lawyers, says she believes it's the first time the book has triggered a divorce. Ms McAlister said: "The woman had been reading the book and wanted to spice up her love life. She thought their sex life had hit a rut - he never remembered Valentine's Day and he never complimented her on her appearance. So she bought sexy underwear in an attempt to get her husband more involved. She said, "Let's make things more interesting".
The problem is that the book includes sexual bondage and S&M - something the husband was not at all down for. He refused her advances so she filed for divorce, citing "his lack of adventure is evidence of unreasonable behavior - one of five grounds for divorce under family law." He isn't contesting the filing.
Part of me is like suck it up man, being forced to have sex with your wife can't be all that bad. Then again, another part of me thinks divorcing your husband because he won't do S&M with you is kind of weaksauce. Thoughts people?
If this dog could talk I bet he would say "I hate growing up." I have to say I tend to agree. I was the same way as a kid except with pants, between the ages of 12 and 19 I probably went through 1,000 different pairs of pants. Let me back up, that was because of vertical challenges not horizontal ones. After a few months, every pair of pants became capris. Promise me you won't ever get men's capris. Promise me!
At least this pup got to look cute through it all.
Take your time - read the sign. I feel bad for this little girl, her dad is a Reddit troll. Somehow I think this will end up as a traumatic event for this girl, she will never want to sign another contract again. Marriage? Forget about it! She has already made one 17 year commitment and that won't turn out well at all.
Australia is not without its invasive species and a large number of them are plants. Brought in to the country by European settlers, many of these species have come to threaten the local flora and fauna. One such species is the willow – a beautiful riverside tree but one which has clogged up Australian waterways for decades. Now, with the help of American artist Patrick Dougherty, Melbourne Waterways has come up with a novel approach to conservation.
While willows may be beautiful, even Whomping ones, they are a drain on the Australian environment and are out-competing native species of trees. Check out a great diagram and other photographs here.
Remember Tard the Cat? Well she is back at it doing her best Jeremy Renner impressions. Somebody get this cat an agent! I can't stop laughing at this, it's all about the eyes. More Tard spoofs please, I can't get enough of this grouchy cat.
Orange you glad you read this post? Orange puns, love it! Sort of reminds me of that video with Anderson Cooper and Eminem from E60 a few years ago. Eminem says he doesn't like when people say you can't rhyme anything with orange and then precedes to rhyme orange with all kinds of things. Sort of.
I can say wholeheartedly that I have no intention of readingFifty Shades of Grey.Fifty Shades of Chickenthough, that is something I can get into. The book is both a parody and a real cookbook.
As a broke and frugal college student, I learned the cheapest way to get a meal was actually buying chicken from the grocery store and cooking it myself. I probably know 3 ways to do chicken - pan fry in olive oil and garlic, bread and bake, and grill 'till black. I would welcome the idea of knowing 47 more ways to prepare the bird.
Old Billy (sic) Nye is filled with all sorts of wisdom. Remember that great video he was in about Creationism? Yeah, he is awesome like that. I will tell you growing up I loved his show and I still do love science - I was Biology major through a large part of college. I will also tell you that Bill Nye is the only celebrity I am aware of that shares my birthday. Who knows the date? Don't cheat and Google it! Hint - it is just around the corner..
People love cake. It is a fact. They love making it into great things, they love blogging about it, and they love eating it. To everything above, me too.
