Art of the moment: Philip Jackson

image: Philip Jackson sculptures

Jackson's work is vaguely familiar to me. It seems like I've seen drawings that were similar, and now they've been brought to three dimensions. I like the graceful lines and minimalist approach to this particular piece, "Guided Missal." He has plenty more on his site.

Enjoy!

Post It Note Sculpture and Strange Art

Photos: Web Urbanist

Found this amazing Phoenix on Web Urbanist via Mental Floss. I'm astounded by it, and also charmed by some of the other innovative uses of Post-Its.

Web Urbanist has apparently taken this page down. The links are to the Google cache.

It took them how long to think of this??

photo: BoingBoing Gadgets

The inside of the purse lights up so you can see inside.

Let's try that again: The inside. of the purse. lights up. so you can see inside.

the inside of the purse lights up, so you can see inside!

Brilliant.

8 gorgeous sand castles

image: Popular Mechanics

Popular Mechanics has eight beautiful sand sculptures to send off your summer. Enjoy!

Etsy find: Pretty as a princess coinpurse

photo: Vickey Riley at Etsy

These are such darling coin purses. They're too pretty to use!

at Etsy, via decor8

Sunday night at the memes

The Wedding Dress Test

What Your Ideal Wedding Dress Says About You

Your Personal Style: Classic and elegant. You prefer to make a statement with a few quality pieces. Your Ideal Wedding: Traditional and formal, but not tacky. You think the most beautiful weddings are understated. Your Philosophy on Marriage: It's a serious commitment, and the couple entering it should be ready to work for their relationship. Your Perfect Marriage: Is calm, stable, deep, and meaningful.

The Wedding Dress Test

What kind of tea are you?

You Are Black Tea

You have a bold personality. You're not afraid of simply being yourself. You have the courage to speak the truth. You are fearless in your actions. You come off as a bit intimidating and unapproachable. Only confident people are attracted to you. You don't try to scare off anyone. You're just an intense person!

What Kind of Tea Are You?

What font are you?

You Are Andale Mono

You are a geek, pure and simple. You spend a lot of time online. In fact, you probably love the internet more than anyone you know. You are picky about design, mostly for readability's sake. You are the type most likely to be irritated by a bad font.

What Font Are You?

Which of the five senses are you?

You are the Sense of Sight

You are a very observant, detail oriented person. You are able to take in a lot of information at once. You often see things that other people never notice. You have a good eye for design and aesthetics. You love to be surrounded by beauty - natural or not. When you imagine how something should look, you see it clearly in your mind.

Which of the Five Senses Are You?

What condiment are you?

You Are Barbeque Sauce

You are a social person. You enjoy cooking for other people. You are both skillful and competitive. You enjoy mastering hard tasks. You appreciate complexity more than simplicity. Your taste in food tends to lean toward interesting flavors. You appreciate exotic spice combinations. You tend to like cutting edge, fusion cuisine. You get along with all personalities from a distance. Except salsa personalities, who always seem to annoy you.

What Condiment Are You?

What's your rising sign?

Your Rising Sign is Sagittarius

Happy and upbeat, you are always optimistic. Even when you're in a bad mood, people find you friendly. On the flip side, you're very restless and bored easily. You've been known to pick fights just for the fun of it. You've got a great sense of humor and a quirky outlook on life. Aggressive, wild, and unconventional, no one knows what you're going to do next.

What's Your Rising Sign?

What dance are you?

You Are Ballet

You are quite introverted. You enjoy keeping to yourself and cultivating your talents. You are dedicated and focused. If practice makes perfect, you're willing to keep practicing. While some people may dismiss you as boring, you can be quite edgy and interesting. You can fit in almost anywhere... and your style ranges from conservative to funky.

What Dance Are You?

Unconscious Mutterings: Week 290

1. Signature :: series
   
2. Olympics :: Beijing
   
3. 100% :: pure
   
4. Damn! :: it!
   
5. Gold :: yellow
   
6. Fresh and natural :: fruit
   
7. Fraction :: part
   
8. Hurry :: rush
   
9. Summer :: set
   
10. 29th :: and B
    

Why I love people

New York, Friday, August 15. Ten, and then 20 people worked together to lift a five-ton schoolbus off a pregnant woman this morning, ultimately saving the life of her unborn son.

Although Donette Sanz died as a result of the accident, doctors were able to deliver 3-pound, 6-ounce Sean Michael Sanz safely by emergency Caesarean section. It wouldn't have been possible had 20 strangers not banded together to lift the bus.

New York has come a long way from the days of Kitty Genovese.

What flavor Popsicle are you?

You Are a Blueberry Flavored Popsicle

You are a very unusual person. For you, summer is all about adventure and travel. You are brilliant and bright. Your mind is always sharp and working at full capacity. You seek out new and different experiences. You get bored very easily. You are very creative. Of all of the types, you're the most likely to invent a new popsicle.

What Flavor Popsicle Are You?

Your ice cream personality

Your Ice Cream Personality:

You are an incredibly modest person. You don't feel comfortable bragging about yourself... or even receiving complements. You are the type of person who likes to throw caution to the wind. You only live once, so you're going to live as large as possible. You are definitely a wild one! You are a somewhat open minded person, but deep down you're fairly conservative. You don't like trying new things very much. And if you do find something new you like, you stick with it. You are a natural multitasker. You feel alive when you're doing more than one thing at a time. You are a serious and contemplative person. You definitely do your own thing in life.

The Ice Cream Personality Test

Unconscious Mutterings: Week 289

catching up yet again!



Month to month :: lease
Adjusted :: loan
Prank :: phone call
Mop :: bucket
Clarity :: radio
Parenting :: magazine
Glenn :: Close
Fingerprint :: paper
Pineapple :: hospitality
Attorney :: lawyer

see more mutterings here.

Book review: One for the Money, Janet Evanovich

Ah, New Jersey. The pollution. The Mob. Stephanie Plum.

I've been hearing raves about Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels, so I had to try at least one. I started at the beginning, with One for the Money. What a fun ride!

Stephanie Plum has lost her job, and most of her belongings as she sells them off, trying to stave off having to move back home with her parents. She decides to try becoming a bail-bond recovery agent (read: bounty hunter) and sets her sights on local lothario turned cop turned accused murderer Joe Morelli. Stephanie and Morelli have a bit of history that makes this assignment even more satisfying for her.

Stephanie is a realistic heroine. By turns brave and foolish, tough and too soft, independent and a mama's girl, she's normal. She gets frightened in the face of danger, but doesn't want to be in the position to have to depend on anyone for protection. Fortunately, Ranger, an experienced bounty hunter, is there to take her under his wing.

It's not all action and adventure in Stephanie's life. Her hysterical and bizarre family is there to add delightful comedy and stress.

Janet Evanovich has created a thoroughly modern heroine in Stephanie Plum. She has a great gift of description and a quirky sense of humor. Her characters are well-drawn, particularly Stephanie, and Trenton, New Jersey. Yes, Trenton is as much a character in the novel as it is a setting.

Recommended.

Be still my heart

Oz Wars by Jim Hance

Only two of my favorite things, smooshed together into a big mash-up of awesomeness.

Link

In Memoriam: Bernie Mac

photo: Getty Images

What a surprise to find that Bernie Mac had died over the weekend. A popular entertainer in both movies and television. I'm sorry that I didn't know his work better, but my children enjoyed him quite a bit.

Prayers for Morgan Freeman

photo: Getty Images via CNN

Freeman was in a car accident on Sunday and is still in the hospital. Here's hoping he makes a full and quick recovery.

Star Wars/Classic art mashup

Godward Padme by Frogman12834

Worth1000's challenge to 'shop Star Wars images into classic works of art resulted in some really good combinations. It's amazing how many people have Napoleon complexes.

via BoingBoing

Best SW costumes from Comic-Con

photo: The Official Star Wars blog

Words cannot express the adorable perfectness of this costume. It's Star Wars meets Pretty Pretty Princess.