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Archive for October, 2009
National Geographic: Unseen Sahara
1. National Geographic: Unseen Sahara: These rare aerial shots of Libya’s remote Fezzan region are dazzling and look like the ruins of some magical civilization.
2. Maurice Sendak Interview: If you are like me, you are still reeling from the masterpiece of a movie interpretation of, “Where The Wild Things Are.” After experiencing the movie, it was great to read Steven Heller’s interview with Maurice Sendak, and find out more about the author’s original intentions for the book, and how they were interlaced in the new form the movie paints of the timeless story.
3. The Perfect Boiled Egg: There are very few things I like as much as a soft-boiled egg. Regardless of how you prefer your egg boiled, discovering that perfect point to cook your perfect egg can be a tricky, frustrating business indeed, or at least, it was. Serious Eats removes the guess work, by conducting time tests and showing the reader just what you’ll find in that shell.
4. Speaking Faces: Ever wondered what others first impression of you are? Or for that matter, if your first impressions of others are similar to those around you? This website, allows a user to upload a single photo of themselves, and then other users vote on their immediate first impression. While I find the preselected options rather repressive, it’s an interesting social experiment on all sides.
5. The 6 Creepiest Places on Earth: Cracked.com compiles a list of places around the world sure to tingle your spine and chill the blood.
6. The F@#$ing Word of the Day: This website is the perfect solution to those of us who love grammar, but are inclined to prefer a little more potty in our mouths. I like my knowledge with a side of hubris, thanks.
7. Zombie Apocalypse: If the zombies attacked tomorrow, how likely would it be that you could survive it? Take this quiz and find out.
And finally, this time lapse video of the Milky Way passing over Texas is sure to take your breathe away. It feels almost holy…(hint: the magic happens 20 seconds in)…
Galactic Center of Milky Way Rises over Texas Star Party from William Castleman on Vimeo.
Best Wishes For a Safe & Happy Halloween!
Clockwise from top left: Olesha, returnoftheunicorn, [isabel], persephassa
2. Start planning an amazing summer adventure.
3. Invite your friends to an “Ice Cream Sandwich Party” – have each friend bring a type of large cookie, or a flavor of ice cream, and then go to dessert-town!
4. Label a jar “The Giving Jar.” Put a dollar a day into it for one entire year. At the end of the year, donate the money to the charity of your choosing.
5. Wear belly dancing anklets under skirts, and make a joyful noise wherever you wander.
6. Blow kisses to your reflection.
7. Memorize and practice your vinyasa daily.
8. Draw faces on your fingers, and then perform a digital opera.
9. Learn to tell fortunes in teacups.
10. Dare to be in rare form all of the time.
“39/365-Confessions of a Shopaholic” by J0D1 PR1C3
If there’s one thing that I love, it’s a good shopping event. Lucky Shops, hosted by Lucky Magazine, is a shopaholics dream come true. Like the the magazine, the event is a celebration of shopping for the perfect object at the perfect deal, featuring a wide range of designers and shops selling at up to 75% off retail. This year Lucky Shops will also be featuring their first-ever Designer Capsule Collection at the event, along with complimentary cocktails, fashion giveaways, music and more.
The Details:
Lucky Shops Event
Thursday, November 5 – November 7
Metropolitan Pavilion
New York, NY
Click here to learn more.
If you aren’t in New York, never fear! There is a way for you to cash in on the fun! Via Shop It To Me, Lucky Shops is giving away a VIP gift bag filled with fun goodies, valued at $750! Inside you’ll find Amrita Singh bangles, Kiehl’s products, a Clu tanktop, tons of other fun beauty products and more.
To enter, click here.
Good luck, and good shopping!
Halloween is swiftly approaching – do you have your costume yet? If not, never fear! Here are 10 fantastic, beautiful costumes to get your creative juices flowing.
1. La Calavera Catrina (by llaurellovesllamas):
La Calvera Catrina is a Mexican icon of Día de los Muertos, a symbol of celebration and beauty in the face of death.
Related Costume: Sugar Skull
2. Pinata (by rachelvn):
Feeling a little festive? Guss yourself up as a piece of candy, a sweet or favorite yummy treat!
Related Costume: Cupcake & Chef
3. Rainy Day (by elsiecake):
Rather than dressing as a person or object, try becoming a force of nature. Choose your favorite weather condition or natural phenomena, and get creative in the interpretation.
Related Costume: Autumn
4. Jareth (from Labyrinth) (by corkyswiss):
Make the magic dance with your favorite fantastic characters from your childhood. Jim Henson offers a cornucopia of surreal, imaginative costume ideas.
Related Costume: Kira (from The Dark Crystal)
5. Steampunk Princess (by mandilouise):
The lovely style of Steampunk is the rising star subcultural phenomena. For most of us the style is a little too over-the-top for day-to-day apparel. However, Halloween is the perfect opportunity to don those goggles, spats and machine gears. Snake optional.
Related Costume: Medusa
6. Hunted Deer: (by eatmydesign)
Why dress up as animal, when you can dress as a thematic animal? Adding small details creates a character that is captivating, engaging and an extremely unique costume.
Related Costume: Crying Swan
7. Black Kitty Cat (by eastsidejax):
There is no costume as classic and timeless as a black cat. This costume is a great stand-by, and offers a myriad of takes and styles.
Related Costume: Fifty’s Kitty
8. Psycho-Killer (by dietrich):
Movies are the perfect place to find an excellent costume. Rather than just dressing as a character, get some friends together and try to build an entire scene as perfectly as you can.
Related Costumes: Eraserhead; The Birds
9. Jellyfish (by eatmydesign):
Choosing to dress as a strange or unique creature is a great opportunity to come up with unique interpretations about how to execute something so peculiar.
Related Costume: Bumblebee; Lioness
10. Ghostly Couple (by loupiote):
When in doubt, a ghost is a reliable standby. But nix that silly old sheet, and don lovely white clothes, and go crazy with the baby powder.
Related Costume: Murdered Bride
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Honorable Mentions:
Deviled Egg
Abolitionist
Virgin of Guadalupe
Dalek (from Dr. Who)
Mermaid
One Little Indian
Top: Urban Outfitters; Cardigan: some ghetto fab store; Pants: eBay; Shoes: Pixie Market; Belt: eBay
I got this top from Urban Outfitters a couple months ago. I am really not a big t-shirt fan – I feel they are too casual and personally, I really feel the cut of most t-shirts is rather boxy and unappealing. But I simply love this top. Firstly, it is a v-neck, which immediately solves my hatred of the standard t-shirt neckline. Second the stripe design on it is fantastic, a veritable rainbow of bright, chaotic color across the chest. Though the colors have dimmed somewhat in consequent washings, I am still rather smitten with it.
Top: Urban Outfitters; Cardigan: some ghetto fab store; Pants: eBay; Shoes: Pixie Market; Belt: eBay
Since taking this shot earlier this month, it’s already become too cold to wear my gladiator/boxer sandals. I miss them 
Maybe I will try them with tights? Hmm…
Halloween Pumpkin by Nathan Wesling
1. Pumpkin Way: Nathan Wesling is a master pumpkin carver. His remarkable caricatures on gourds will get you primed for the Halloween season.
2. How To Make A Mummified Fairy: This great tutorial will show you how to make your very own creep-tastic dead pixie. I know you didn’t think you needed one of those, but you do.
3. Amazing Halloween Costume: This is a description of what I can only describe as one of the best, most meta Halloween costumes imaginable. Good job, my friends!
4. The Joys of DIY Gore: Let low-budget horror master Dan Martin walk you through the process of creating wonderful accoutrements such as fake limbs, wiggly intestines and embedded knives.
5. Rosie the Riveter: A great photo collection of a timeless costume.
6. Evolution of the Unicorn Outfit: Doe Deere never ceases to amaze and delight me with her fantastic costumes and makeup tutorials. This explanation on how she pulled together her stunning unicorn number will have you grabbing your glue gun.
7. The World’s Most Haunted Places: No Halloween would be complete without a ghost tour – About.com compiles a list of some of the most acclaimed haunted destinations on the globe.
Finally, this spine-tingling short film by Mathieu Ratthe is a personal Halloween favorite of mine…
Clockwise from top left: .elsie*cake., gia_365days, .elsie*cake., hlngre23
1. Write your very own ghost story.
2. Wear candy as jewelry. Candy corn earrings, Snickers rings. Use candy dust as lip gloss.
3. Leave junk jewelry around your neighborhood with cryptic notes, for little kids to discover as magical talismans.
4. Practice your cackle. At night. Outside. Under someone’s window.
5. Under the next full moon, do your best interpretation of transforming into a werewolf.
6. Make a jack ‘o lantern of your personal hero.
7. Have all your friends choose their favorite scary movie. Then have them all over for a terrifying movie marathon.
8. Write your own epitaph in limerick form.
9. Wear fake fangs to the dentist office.
10. Try your darnest to creep yourself out. Then laugh your butt off when you succeed.
“Haunted” Originally uploaded by Muse Photography
I freaking love Halloween. For me, the holiday and the days leading up to it are a divine celebration of all things that make the spine tingle, the hair raise. Some people don’t like to be spooked, but personally, I can’t get enough of it. As long as I’m not in any form of mortal peril, I delight in anything that attempts to scare the pants off of me. Throughout October, I immerse myself in horror movies, scary books, haunted houses, and all the delightfully campy and creepy accoutrements of the season.
But I don’t just consider Halloween a silly day to gobble candy and wear silly costumes. For me, Halloween is the psychological release we so desperately need of anxieties and terrors – a celebration and revelry in fears, both large and small. The important thing to remember about fear is that once faced and conquered, it is transcendental – a moment of triumph and relief. Viewed in this light, Halloween becomes a holiday which celebrates our fears being tested, and overcome. A celebration of bravery, mystery and adventure.
With that in mind, here are some tunes to put you appropriately in the mood for the creepy fantastic. Enjoy…if you dare!!! 
01. CocoRosie – Bloody Twins
02. Nelly Furtado – Maneater
03. A Perfect Circle – Counting Bodies Like Sheep To The Rhythm Of The War Drums
04. Karen O And The Kids – Animal
05. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Red Right Hand
06. Laura Marling – Night Terror
07. Black Mold – Metal Spider Webs
08. The Hold Steady – One for the Cutters
09. Florence And The Machine – My Boy Builds Coffins
10. Daniel Johnston – Casper the Friendly Ghost
11. The Decemberists – The Rake’s Song
12. Jonathan Richman – Vampire Girl
13. Shakespear’s Sister – “Stay”
