Hizzocus Pizzocus.

I know it's not scary. I know it's not exactly the best movie out there. But Hocus Pocus still does it for me, every year.

Pretty Thing 10-25-09

"...and with the onset of Autumn, he guided the liquid-rust ship for a time; the gaze of all who saw her being drawn into her undulating depths.

However, whether by chance or otherwise, the activity within washed away all feelings of sadness from the inhabitants, along with every leaf that passed in her wake."

Something unearthly and beautiful from 3amfromkyoto.

Link Purge, 10-23-09

This fashion-marketing idea opens up so many doors in the mind of this young design-in-marketing student...

I'm tempted to do this with every plastic trash bag I use. In fact, I think I will!

The cupcake bubble, you say? You mean this sudden explosion of a certain baked good's popularity is only a fad? Say it isn't so!

THEY HAVE LASERS! (Thank the gods my parents never let me get that background.)

Ever wished you could find the best of modern, vintage, and exotic pornography all in the same place? Well now you can!

Speaking of sexuality, brush up on the Victorian Era. I thought I knew just about everything there was to know about the 19th century, but my knowledge has increased since going through this intelligent blog.

If you have a soft spot for goth fashion and hair dye, you probably already know about Zoetica Ebb. Even if you don't, you should check out this feature on her and the realization of a desired identity.

Pretty Thing 09-28-2009

Behold! Hans Memling's Vanity and Salvation. I stumbled upon this image while trying (unsuccessfully) to find a proto-Renaissance painting with the words "Like you I once was, like me you shall be" painted in Latin at the bottom.* Although I had no luck there, this is a pretty bangin' memento mori all by itself.

*I first heard that line (in English) in a certain Tiger Army song, and always loved it. My love became legitimized when I learned that it's actually a phrase that has a lot of history and isn't just something thought up by a palatable rockabilly group. So I am enlisting YOU, internets! If anyone knows that phrase in Latin or a any painting in which it appears, I'd be ever so happy to know!

bon voyage tins

One thing about studying a language is that, even if you yourself don't travel, you'll end up having a lot of friends who inevitably take semester-long (or longer) trips to foreign countries. This is cool. It is exciting for them. But it's also a teensy bit sad for me and makes me say, "Hey. Stop all your going places" quite a lot.

But thanks to this post from Blah to Tada!, I had a fun project that is chock-full of adorableness. Of course, the finished product went to two people who are soon to be certified globe trotters.

I was so excited to find out that this ribbon came with its own adhesive already stuck on the back. Like designer tape! I had no idea they were making ribbon like this, did you?

Inside the tins went a mish-mash of miniaturized convenience items—little bottles of hand sanitizer, little thingies of lip balm...basically, things that you find you wish you in the middle of a long plane ride. Also crammed in there (and I do mean crammed) were sleep masks.

Bon voyage and good night.

strawberries and love

This is what much of my summer has looked like:

...and when I realize this, I wonder how I can get upset about little things.

Put things in a cupcake!

Sweet Lister, but these past few weeks have taken their toll on me. Is it because I'm working? No. Taking a summer class? No. Creating freelance design work for some totally awesome publication? Super-no. It's because I've been going to beaches and rivers and staying up till 4AM watching Bette Davis movies and eating candy (tonight's schedule includes The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex and Wonka's new penis-shaped gummis).

Also tonight I am listing the most recent in my series of monster pouches in my shop.

See all those little bead-sprinkles? SEE 'EM? Is there a good way of attaching them aside from individually hand-sewing them in place? I'd love to know...