Alex Rider, teenaged British spy forcibly recruited by MI6. A fourteen-year-old James Bond who has to keep his new life a secret ( Read more... )

I saw "Wall-E" today. Imaginative, adventurous, and adorable. The movie is a journey of discovery. Wall-E and Eve and even little Mo are so very expressive--you can tell exactly what's going on in their minds. I love Mo's obsessiveness.

It has the most awesome credits ever.

Conclusion: I recommend this to everyone who has a sense of awe or wonder ( Read more... )

Yesterday I reached 1000 photos taken with my current camera. I've had the camera for one-and-a-half to two years. (I haven't kept all the photos.)

Edit: I made a mathematical brain error. I didn't reach 1000 photos; I reached 10,000 photos. My four-digit counter reset to 0001. The camera ownership time is still correct.

(Yoinked from shadrach_anki .)

The Big Read, an initiative by the National Endowment for the Arts, has estimated that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they've printed. How do you do?

1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicize those you intend to read.
3) Underline the books you LOVE.
4) Strike out the books you have no ( Read more... )

I just made an avatar-sized picture. If you want to use it, please give approriate credit.


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I compiled a shortened list from a book subtitled "Illustration/Design for Toys & Interactive Games" for art-type friends who are interested in learning about companies who do toy/game design elements. I'm also including individual online portfolios for eye candy ( Read more... )

I got a hold of a book about toy packaging graphic arts--everything from video game boxes to Star Wars figures to random stuff. It lists several graphic design companies because it's an advertisement from the designers to the toy/entertainment industry ( Read more... )

I got to this through a Project Wonderful ad from Weregeek.com:

( Get a Life t-shirt design ©SplitReason.com )

A few minutes before I was going to head out the door for work, as I was brushing my hair, a sharp pain started in my neck and right shoulder. I haven't been able to turn my head more than 20 degrees to the right since ( Read more... )

I have had the musical theme from Guns 'N Roses' "Sweet Child O' Mine" going through my head for the past three days. I was introduced to the song over the holidays by playing "Guitar Hero II." I learned to play the only parts I can remember on the piano ( Read more... )