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I collect links the way some people collect magazine clippings for an inspiration board, and Google Reader allows me to star and share interesting tidbits I find as I’m reading. Here are some of my recent favorites:

• We Feel Fine: An almanac of human emotion is a new-media-esque project that tracks emotions across the blogosphere to get a reading of how the Internet is feeling at any given time. – I feel surprised because I’d never seen this before!
• Pencil set made from human remains – Call me Morbidy McMorbidson, but I actually think this is kinda cool.
• Tiny gingerbread houses to balance on the edge of your mug – I should have saved my gingerbread-decorating skills for something like this… definitely less time-consuming than a full-size gingerbread house.
• Pretty wrapping papers – I can’t wrap presents worth a darn, but these designs might get me motivated to try.
• Paper Pudding’s Apple card makes my heart go pitter-pat – Her other designs are just as clever. Via Design Milk
• I’m loving the new Wild Imaginings series from Art and Ghosts – I, too, am currently obsessed with the color pink.

Find these and more at my shared favorites on Google Reader!

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This photograph was taken in Shikoku, Japan while on the eighty-eight temple pilgrimage.

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Another Shore, originally uploaded by Reality_Man.

I'm slowly beginning to love my old Rollei TLR Automat. The 1950 Tessar type lens is quite remarkable for its age. It's hard to tell on the computer screen, but in print it has a very 3-D effect which is incredibly pleasing in some cases.

Camera: Rollei TLR Automat
Film:Foma 100
Developer: Rodinal

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December 22nd, 2009: Guys I got SO MANY great footers, and just in time, because winter just started here in Canada! Here's the ones I got: Danielle Baskin sent me this gorgeous footer E L sent me this pretty scene, reminding me of rural Ontario Ruth replaced the log cabin with an igloo, and the tiny woman with ADORABLE PENGUINS Mary made this pixellicious version with holiday decorations AND a subtle love message Paul added some snow and a scientifically-accurate skyline Dan made a T-Rex snowman with a top hat and everything! Ed made this stylish and minimalist footer Donnie animated this wicked-sweet jump Finally, Tim created this depiction of front-lawn snow vandalism that's about to be dealt with SO AWESOME, you guys! I slept on it to decide which one, and it was really tough. I decided to go with Paul's version (which you can now see at the bottom of the page, only I moved the snowman over some!) but it was hard to decide. Thank you all again! I am really grateful for each of you who sent something in, and I know how lucky I am as a non-artist that I can ask people for design elements and they just show up with awesome awesome things. Woo! – Ryan

http://hijinksensue.com/2009/12/21/triumph-of-the-usurper/

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I wonder if George Lucas went into Avatar thinking, “Heh, I’ll see Jimmy Cameron’s new movie. I’m sure it’ll be good for a laugh, but we ALL know who the reigning champ of 100% wooden digital characters is.” Oh, Georgie Georgie Georgie, you fat necked lummox. If Cameron can create CG characters with realistic human emotions and less than ridiculous accents, then why can’t you? Maybe he’ll teach a class at a community college next year and you can enroll. The funny thing is that Cameron  waited nearly 12 years until technology caught up with his vision, so Avatar could look the way he saw it in his head. Lucas, on the other hand, made 2 awesome movies (and a third crappy one), then waited 20 years until technology caught up to his vision to digitally ruin them with pointless bullshit.

I’m trying to save my full on Avatar review for the next HE Podcast, but let’s just say I was thoroughly entertained and impressed. A lot of people are complaining that the story and writing take a back seat to the visuals, but else do you expect? James Cameron already used three of the dimensions making the movie beautiful, so of course there’s only one dimension left for everything else. Seriously, if you leave that movie and find yourself complaining rather than drooling for more you might as well sign up for the junior executive program at FOX because your heart has probably been replaced by a hate-filled pineapple.

I could very easily rant for pages and pages about how visually stunning the 3D was, how lifelike the motion captured performances were or how engrossed I was in the fictional world that Jame Cameron created but I’d rather just say this: the reason I know Avatar was well deserving of my (and your) entertainment time and money was that I left the theater asking questions. What are the far reaching implications of this characters actions? How will the final outcome affect Earth? How will it affect those already in transit to the planet (since it’s a 6 year ride)? Are there other inhabited worlds? Was the end really THE END? The list goes on and on. I don’t often find my curiosity so peaked over fiction without substance. Take from that what you will, but at least ignore the hype and approach Avatar with an open (if not childlike) mind.

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peacock, originally uploaded by persephassa.

when we got home from town this peacock was wandering about the neighborhood

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