Must Resist

I realize that by posting, I am breaking my own hiatus rule. But I just couldn't help it! Consider this a blip on the radar before I go back undercover.

Johnny Depp, as Jack Sparrow, promotes the newest movie in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, On Stranger Tides, during Comic-Con. Out May 2011. [Source: Just Jared]


Freshly dropped - Bruno Mars' Just the Way You Are (cute lyrics)


How to pitch a blockbuster by See Mike Draw
(You guys know how I feel about the 3D-fying of the movie industry.)

Now, promptly back to the hermit life!

Currently listening to: Swallowed in the Sea (live) - Coldplay, Beautiful, Beautiful - Francesca Battistelli, and Oh My Dear - Tenth Avenue North

Small Army

Following the advice of a very wise HW~, I will be nixing blogging for a little bit in lieu of beauty sleep. Thank you for your very faithful readership. I look forward to catching up when I see you next. So many big changes, especially for AC~, TC~, and SN~!

The moon is gorgeously round tonight!

PY~ introduced me to famous Canadian artist Tom Thomson (1877 - 1917), and I've been wanting to feature him for the longest time! Being someone who loves photorealism, his style is not what I usually gravitate to, but his vibrant use of colors to display landscape/nature is too good to pass up! [Photo source: Art History Archive]
Lightning Canoe Lake

The Pointers

Woodland Waterfall

The Pool

Black Spruce in Autumn

Tamaracks

Little Falls

Keep forgetting to post this! The little aliens from the Toy Story series taking over Times Square (Causeway Bay) in Hong Kong. You may remember the Buzz display from earlier.

Adorable water polo swimming piglet team. [Source: Hey, Christy]

Currently listening to: It's Your Life - Francesca Battistelli, Healing Begins - Tenth Avenue North, Really Something - Aaron Sprinkle

Sunrise and Altitude

The handy little HK MTR Journey Planner now comes with a link for Shenzhen's subway. Sweet!

Pure Michigan: Sunrise - Ad for Michigan with some fantastic copy. Combined with a few other things, it makes me miss the Midwest a lot. [Found through JI~]

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Some lovely LOST pieces by Buenos Aires-based cartoonist/animator Franco Spagnolo. I like that Jack looks zombie-ish. [Source: FY LOST]

A further sampling of his beautiful work.
Swimmer for Martin Fisherman.

Adorable pug.

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A little late in posting this, but the graphics are so great! Charting which Adidas player had the best World cup hair cut. Winner: David Villa. [Source: Annetterus >> Amelie Poulain]

Check out more WC infographics at World Cup for Nerds. A high proportion of Spain love, but there's some Germany in there too! Also, according to their altitude chart, when you reach 7500m above sea level, you are pretty much unable to digest food and sleeping becomes difficult. Wow.

A cookie's worst nightmare. Fear the monsters in the dark. [Source: I Heart Neuer >> Princess Noms]

Currently listening to: Unashamed Love - Ten Shekel Shirt, The End (live) - Michael Giacchino and orchestra and choir, and Our Fabled Little Rabbits - The Steelwells

Left to Die

An explorer gets lost in the middle of the woods in this Shangri-La ad by agency Ogilvy & Mather Hong Kong. Not sure if it completely fits with the brand (it certainly is a fresh direction for advertising hotels), but those are some beautiful landscape/nature shots. I wonder where it was filmed. They used trained wolves (making-of video).


Buried's trailer finally drops. The film tells the story of Paul Conroy (Ryan Renolds), who is buried alive with only a phone and a lighter. He has 90 minutes (movie is in real time?) to figure out a way of escape before his oxygen or cell battery run out. It feels like buzz about this movie has been going on for a long time, but I am posting the trailer just because the graphic design is so cool!


Gorgeous ship sculptures (bas-relief in reclaimed timber) by Rotterdam (The Netherlands) based artist Ron van der Ende. [Source: Moloko+]
Vissersboot (Fishing Trawler) 2004

BB-motor (_Outboard) 2004


Shipsection 2003 (bas-relief in used wood)

Currently listening to: Heart of the Matter - India Arie, Missing You - Jem, and Je T'aime - Lara Fabian

Change Your Future

Crazy torrential rains today - first black rainstorm of the season.

Very well done parody/homage to the Old Spice campaign. Ad for Harold B. Lee Library. New Spice - Study like a scholar, scholar. [Found through TP~]


Why no, I'm not still perusing Mannschaft Tumblrs and YT clips.

Okay, I am. And I want this. Germany + Nutella make for a killer combo (complete with those finger biscuits). [Source: I Heart Neuer > Mouseover]

Way to try to recover your image after the "curse" ad, Nike.
Little shout out to Spain's World Cup win. The Future Has Been Written. [Source: Mouseover]

(Someone mentioned how cool it would've been to have a Rooney cameo.)

In the original:

Curious fluffy bunny. Head tilt! [Source: Hey, Christy]

Currently listening to: Save Your Heart - Mayday Parade, What If - Coldplay, and We Made a Pact - Hey, Rosetta!

Six Months

The longest exposure photographed lasted six months! This image was taken by photographer Justin Quinnell's pin-hole camera, which was attached to a telephone pole and shot frames from December 19, 2007 to June 21, 2008. Read more here. [Source: Hey, Christy > Household Name]

Jeremy Camp has a new worship album dropping August 24th. We Cry Out.

Another short post because I am still lacking sleep. Bleurgh.
Sleeping Fennec Fox [Source: Hey, Christy]

Currently listening to: Hey, Soul Sister (Train cover) - Alex Goot, Oltremare - Ludovico Einaudi (beautiful piano), and Psalm - Hey Rosetta! (Canadian indie rock band)

Loser Fingers and Cool Fingers

Small post today because I realized through email correspondence that I am starting to go delirious from lack of sleep.

For those Glee and Harry Potter fans. Apparently Voldemort is a Gleek. [Source: I Heart Neuer > FY Deathly Hallows]

And also some Kaka. [Source: Hey, Christy]

Nutella finger biscuits by Italian designer Paolo Ulian. So cool! [Source: Hey, Christy > All-Encompassing Trip]

Currently listening to: Every Breath - Boyce Avenue, Marchin' On - OneRepublic, and Yellow Bird - Bess Rogers

Playground

Girl reaching for bubble by UK-based photographer nasphotography (Piotr Stryjewski) on Flickr.

Fantastic felt wall globe by Cup of Coco. The pieces are moveable and attached with velcro. So brilliant and fun! Perfect for a dream daycare. [Source: Design Mom]

Random cute of the week: Chipmunk feasting on a peanut. Photo from Arbroath. [Source: Kids Kids Kids >> The Daily What]

Currently listening to: Broken Headlights - Joey Ryan ft. Sara Bareilles, Kissin' U - Miranda Cosgrove, and I Will Follow You Into the Dark (Death Cab for Cutie cover) - Ingrid Michaelson and Mat Kearney

Numbering the Days

Inception, why must you take forever to be released here? New posters came out this past week. I feel like I've been anticipating this movie ever since I saw pictures of Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page filming (at the time the movie title hadn't been released), aka forever ago. So it's been a long wait. Glad to hear so many good reviews.

Another cool 3D Inception poster. I want to see these in real life! [Source: Paradise > Priceless Junk]

A sampling of lovely beauty and alcohol/liquid photography by New York-based Japanese photographer Shu Akashi. He specializes in still life and also shoots accessories, fragrances, and jewellery.

Numberclips - cool and colorful paperclips from The Spoon Sisters. My favorite is the 4! [Source: Design Crush >> Josh Spear]

White-throated Bee-eater photo by Wild Dogger (Thomas Retterath) on Flickr. Shot in Kenya with a 300 mm L IS 2.8.

Snail clambering over a piece of wire. Photo from s-tiger/Photo Village.

Currently listening to: Soldier - Ingrid Michaelson, Dynamite (Taio Cruz) - Alex Goot (I didn't like this song until this cover), and Jar of Hearts - Christina Perri