Back to Nature ... Sort of

It's been a while since I wrote anything. Got in the habit of just posting pics, and well, that was never the point. But today, I bring you this. Got the nod from fellow Blow-Upper SKR. And so for those of you who simply like beautiful things, I need not say more. And for those of who might feel guilty for their technological fetishes or those who seem to ask themselves over and over again, "do I really need this?"

Anyways, a beautiful solution. Forest as slipcase. Well, sort of. Granted, the money you saved on the 3G upgrade will be put right back into this puppy, but hell, you can etch whatever the hell you want into the back! Or give it to a school kid, or your child, let them go to work!

* BTW, iPhone required.

Get Your Drink On

Paul McCartney

Progress Report

Granted, there are a million other ways to do such a thing. A diary. A slip of paper. But Time Machiner seems to add a sense of mystery to it all. Like you can literally sneak up on your own self somewhere in the future. And for a single moment, you just might be able to become "two."

Daniella Spinat

Yale MFA student Daniella Spinat is getting some nods for her lovely folded-paper typeface. Using shadow and subtle nuance, the type is a refreshing approach, almost a cleansing from of the extremes of Swiss influenced type or the hokey ones that get proliferated about. I can imagine process was key. Stuff this in the mix of a Bauhaus book, chances are no one will call your bluff.

Beat Up

Another evening of nothings. For whatever reason, this made sense to me for a short time.



GINSBERG
Oil on wood
120" x 72"
A generous gift of Johnny Depp

FRENCH NEW WAVE SERIES

Hope to make posters of these sometime soon. Then sell them to the world. And so, feedback would be helpful at this point. Before we sell six million units in Charleville alone. Also, what about the "A-R-D"? Could it be "doing something else?"

© JMB, 2008

URBAN DICTIONARY

I'm a bit torn between Urban Dictionary being either the worst thing I've ever seen or perhaps one of the more brilliant. Lately, I'm leaning towards the latter. Where else can you get something like this? In the year 2064, a child will miss the opportunity of going to her dream school after she scores poorly on her verbal portion. She chose "LOL" instead of "WSD?" which was in fact the currect answer.

Here's an excerpt:

400 CALORIES
Supposedly making out for 20 minutes burns 400 calories.

Actually, 400 Kilocalories, but food companies thought it would be easier to denote those things we burn as calories, so what the hell. Apparently metric prefixes are fucking scary.

Chad: "Hey Lisa want to burn 400 calories?"
Lisa: "Sure Chad, but I'm not taking off my pants...yet."
{ 20 minutes later }
Chad: "Wanna burn 400 more."
Lisa: "Let's go for 2000. Take off your pants."

Balenciaga

Balenciaga's new Women's Pre-Fall 2008 seems to be an exercise in another kind of design: graphic. From afar, the color and contours are nearly logo-like. Or if nothing else, they seem to be inspired by the wardrobe and features of a human figurine from Playskool's Red Barn set.

Before leaving the house, ask yourself if you're looking iconic enough ....

Don't Look Back

In the back of my mind, I'd like to think that I have a convincing argument that Sam Crenshaw from Today's Special was based on Bob Dylan circa the Don't Look Back years. In particular, his playfulness and antagonism with the Times Reporter. We can go many ways here: putting Sam Crenshaw's dialogue to a Dylan song, overdubbing Crenshaw's dialogue over top of Dylan's from the film.

Anyways, if anyone would be so willing?

Adenium Obesum

Often called the "Desert Rose" or "Sabi Star", the Adenium Obesum behaves like a semi-deciduous in colder climates and a succulent shrub in warmer climates, growing up to 10 feet tall in height and 6 feet in trunk diameter. They're a great houseplant, even for beginners, as they need little care as long as they get plenty of sun. This exact variety is from Socotra.

Mike Mills, Rejected T-Shirt Idea #39

A proposed logo for The Shared Patio by Miranda July. Is this copyright infringement? Or text as logo? We could even make business cards!

The Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

Javier Bardem has spent the better part of the last month scaring audiences with his mesmerizing performance in the Coen Brother's No Country For Old Men. Come the New Year, I suspect we might begin to see him on the heads of kids all throughout Williamsburg. Suddenly, the Prince Valiant paige boy-look has lost its pinnings to valor and has gone off the deep end. Girls beware! You might want to think twice before talking to the once shy-boy with the awkward haircut. He very well may be a bounty hunter.

Arts & Crafts, Sort Of

What do you get when you get six buttons, a thread and needle, and a pair of dark jeans? Answer: an opportunity for suspenders. Nom de Guerre so cleverly included this option with their S/S 08 Rancher Jeans, but there's no reason you can't do it on your own. Remake those jeans now, the ones that are in need of some new life.