Archive for November, 2009
attack of the cankles
Lots of people like to write about the joys and wonders of pregnancy. You have to admit that fluttering kicks in the belly are pretty cool and being unable to see your toes when you look down is quite a silly shock every day. But yesterday, one of those crazy downsides appeared from pregnancy: cankles. [...]
memory and artistry
“Stephen Wiltshire draws an 18-foot panorama of New York from memory, after he took a 20-minute helicopter ride over the city last week”.If only the left and right side of my brain worked this way… Photo source: Telegraph Media Group
a perfect sized box
.Have you ever found yourself in need of the “perfect sized box” — for organization purposes, for gifting, etc. ??? Lovely Design has come up with the perfect solution via a recipe of cardboard/millboard and paper! Check out her awesome PDF for all of the instructions!
an afternoon with Woody, Wall-E and Carl
On Saturday afternoon, Mr. M and I trekked to Emeryville for yet another one of our silly adventures… this time we were off to hang around PIXAR Studios for the annual Cartoon Art Museum fundraiser. Getting inside the gates at PIXAR is difficult to do, unless of course you’re really good friends with an employee [...]
real life photoshop
.I have a feeling that Photoshop would be infinitely more fun if you could play with it like this in real life! Photo source: wandaaaa
being on safari in your own home
…In my wild imagination, I’m a safari photographer. If I had the right tools when I was a teenager, I would have saved my pennies to go on safari with Franz Lanting, but settled for visiting his studios and soaking in his art instead. Today I know my limits as a photographer, and can only [...]



