When I was young, family and friends blessed me with loads of teddys: I had basket upon basket of stuffed animal toys in a variety of shapes, sizes and colours. Admittedly my Chimp has always been my favourite. I am a bit of a hoarder, so when I moved to Glasgow two years ago, I asked my dad to send me the most necessary of my belongings- a few days later two boxes were waiting in front of my door, filled predominantly with clothes, because Glasgow is a cold, oh so cold, place. Amongst my clothes also, was my little monkey. Very touching that of all the things I have flying around my dad's house, he deemed my monkey as one of my 'most-essentials'. At 27 I still sleep with monkey in my bed.
Even yesterday the Greek was making fun of me, telling me that when I come home my monkey will have a mohawk stitched onto his fuzzy head, and some form of (anarchist? communist? Who knows...) flag in his hand. Potentially also a piercing or two. Disturbing. Yes.
All beside the point, again. What I actually want to share is not the love I hold for my fuzzy friend, but this lovely little video on youTube by zefrank, called Teddy has an Operation. Maybe also a bit disturbed, but definitely charming too.
28.4.13
8.4.13
*** being back ***
I've been a horribly lame blog-poster in the last, uh, nine months or so- I've been meaning to compile a properly thought through "I'm back" post, but I think it's best I just get the ball rolling and get back to simply posting about things I like.
So here goes:
My boss/ employer/ muscled dude I work with during the week often sends me links to animations and designs he likes, the most recent- and one of the most fantastical- is 5m80 by Cube Creative Productions and Orange. Too damn awesome yet again.
It is just about my bedtime, or I'd elaborate more on the contents of this lovely animation, but see its awesomeness for yourselves:
***Unfortuantely I could only locate the embed code for an excerpt of the animation- to see it in its full length (about 5min), check it out here on dailymotion.
So here goes:
My boss/ employer/ muscled dude I work with during the week often sends me links to animations and designs he likes, the most recent- and one of the most fantastical- is 5m80 by Cube Creative Productions and Orange. Too damn awesome yet again.
It is just about my bedtime, or I'd elaborate more on the contents of this lovely animation, but see its awesomeness for yourselves:
***Unfortuantely I could only locate the embed code for an excerpt of the animation- to see it in its full length (about 5min), check it out here on dailymotion.
4.6.12
*** Shoreditch ***
Recently (and at last), I have been relatively successful in my job-endeavour and have landed myself a placement at a mobile design agency in Shoreditch- this is primarily the reason I have been such a neglectful blogger. I am not used to getting up at 7h00 and getting back home at 19h00. 12 hours straight out of the house has only happened on very rare occasions in the last month.
I do, however really like it. I will not ramble on endlessly about my new "job", it will suffice to say that besides being productive everyday in a lovely environment, I can also get away with being barefoot at work and partaking in the weekly office ritual of "beer fridays".
Anyhoo, as this agency is situated in Shoreditch, I spend most of my days there and have found two very, for lack of better word, "cool" web features related to this area in London:
Firstly, the Überlin music video by R.E.M- which is just some dude jumping around a stretch of street. The fascinating part of this music video is that it is right around the corner from my work- more specifically at 0:31 of the video you see a metal doorstep. To anyone else I suppose this is just a standard set of steps, but I noticed that last Friday I was sitting on those stairs drinking a pint. Admittedly this isn't the most fascinating piece of blog-information, but I thought it was damn cool- coming from a country that has virtually no international exposure to sitting in the middle of East London where it is literally "happening".
Also, this area is very close to Brick Lane, an area of East London once associated with jack the Ripper (apparently), but now popular with the "edgy and artistic crowd". Although it is a bit hipster and trendy, it still is a great place to spend a day (or night, depending on what you are in the mood for), filled with pubs, restaurants, graffiti, festivals and markets.
[Instagram: Cool Pug on the "famous" doorway]
[Instagram: Graffiti & "famous doorway"]
[Instagram: Sunny day and beerday at work]
Sometimes though, this area can be a bit much, as many things are often overpriced and crowded. So, for my second find, I stumbled across a website called "normal Shoreditch", which is a website dedicated to the more "normal" things in Shoreditch. You can choose from a list of "normal things you want in Shoreditch", for example "An old man pint. £4 for a jar of hipster beer. I don't think so. Get a proper pint down you" with recommendations of places you would find such a beer. Pretty clever.
[Normal in Shoreditch screencap]
[Normal in Shoreditch screencap2]
These people have also made a remake of the R.E.M Überlin Video, stating that they "don't want a nepotistic, ironic pose down Redchurch Street. They just want to listen to a bit of lovely R.E.M and be Normal in Shoreditch". It is of a very regular looking dude strolling down the same stretch of street as that in the R.E.M video- doing more regular things- like tying his shoelace, looking both ways when he crosses the street and just walking with his hands in his pockets. I thought this was quite amusing...
I do, however really like it. I will not ramble on endlessly about my new "job", it will suffice to say that besides being productive everyday in a lovely environment, I can also get away with being barefoot at work and partaking in the weekly office ritual of "beer fridays".
Anyhoo, as this agency is situated in Shoreditch, I spend most of my days there and have found two very, for lack of better word, "cool" web features related to this area in London:
Firstly, the Überlin music video by R.E.M- which is just some dude jumping around a stretch of street. The fascinating part of this music video is that it is right around the corner from my work- more specifically at 0:31 of the video you see a metal doorstep. To anyone else I suppose this is just a standard set of steps, but I noticed that last Friday I was sitting on those stairs drinking a pint. Admittedly this isn't the most fascinating piece of blog-information, but I thought it was damn cool- coming from a country that has virtually no international exposure to sitting in the middle of East London where it is literally "happening".
Also, this area is very close to Brick Lane, an area of East London once associated with jack the Ripper (apparently), but now popular with the "edgy and artistic crowd". Although it is a bit hipster and trendy, it still is a great place to spend a day (or night, depending on what you are in the mood for), filled with pubs, restaurants, graffiti, festivals and markets.
Sometimes though, this area can be a bit much, as many things are often overpriced and crowded. So, for my second find, I stumbled across a website called "normal Shoreditch", which is a website dedicated to the more "normal" things in Shoreditch. You can choose from a list of "normal things you want in Shoreditch", for example "An old man pint. £4 for a jar of hipster beer. I don't think so. Get a proper pint down you" with recommendations of places you would find such a beer. Pretty clever.
These people have also made a remake of the R.E.M Überlin Video, stating that they "don't want a nepotistic, ironic pose down Redchurch Street. They just want to listen to a bit of lovely R.E.M and be Normal in Shoreditch". It is of a very regular looking dude strolling down the same stretch of street as that in the R.E.M video- doing more regular things- like tying his shoelace, looking both ways when he crosses the street and just walking with his hands in his pockets. I thought this was quite amusing...
17.5.12
*** the simpsons ***
The Simpsons is one of my favourite shows- I'm not much of a TV watcher, but I often get sucked into a spiral of series watching. They are addictive. The last couple of months it has been The Simpsons (amongst others). One thing I really love about this show is its title sequence. I'm sure those of you who have watched more than 3 episodes have noticed that the title sequence changes in the bit where the Simpsons sit down on their couch. I absolutely love this little detail. I wait eagerly during the titles for this part to see "what it is this time"...
Anyhoo. Today when I came home I was pleasantly surprised when I was shown Season 17 Episode 15's titles, which have been recreated using real people and places (**find it!). It's astounding how accurately it's done. Unfortunately I couldn't find a video link online to embed, so I took screenshots galore to have a fair idea and good comparison.
Yet again, superbly cool
Anyhoo. Today when I came home I was pleasantly surprised when I was shown Season 17 Episode 15's titles, which have been recreated using real people and places (**find it!). It's astounding how accurately it's done. Unfortunately I couldn't find a video link online to embed, so I took screenshots galore to have a fair idea and good comparison.
Yet again, superbly cool
9.5.12
*** comic sans retaliation ***
I think this is close to the fifth time I blog about Comic Sans... It is a truly awful font, but as this video observes, it also is equally famous - "a sans serif superman and [its] only kryptonite is pretentious buzzkills like you [or me, haha]...".
Maybe I should cut Comic Sans some slack.
Or maybe not...
Video by Joe Hollier.
Maybe I should cut Comic Sans some slack.
Or maybe not...
Video by Joe Hollier.
3.5.12
*** someone with a mutual comic sans hatred ***
Yet again I've stumbled across a very [very] amusing piece of bloggery with regards to, dare I say it, Comic Sans. Have a look and be as entertained on Swissmiss's blog.
1.5.12
*** coca cola [yes, really] ***
Admittedly, I am a fan of Coca Cola- I'm not the biggest Coke drinker, with all the talk of sugar content and rumour of teeth being dissolved overnight in a glass of Coke. I do, however appreciate an ice cold coke every now and again. Some work endeavours have had me do some research on Coca Cola recently and I have discovered some pretty nifty adverts they have come up with. I remember many years ago [the days of huge PC towers, slow internet and ancient CD rom drives], a friend of mine directed me to a webpage thanking all the loyal Coca Cola customers for their support over the years- this message was accompanied by a link directing the viewers to a promotional gift, stating "click for a free cupholder" On clicking this particular message the computer's CD rom opened. I don't know if any of you came across this all those years ago...? I'm pretty certain this bit of advertising won't cause everyone to jump around in excitement as it made me do, but each to his own, I'm a sucker for this type of thing.
These days too, Coca Cola has come up with some pretty neat advertising ideas like these:
I've also come to realise that Coke puts up little riddles on their facebook page, which upon solving lead you to a URL with a little animation of sort to "bring a little happiness to your day". The current riddle is as follows:
This sitelet is special,
and will require all your attention.
And if you're doing it right,
it will relieve all your tension.
You will need to be totally still,
You're using meditation as a skill.
Your camera will be used for proving
That while you relax, there's No_ _ _ _ _ _.com
To read more about past riddles, have a look here.
These days too, Coca Cola has come up with some pretty neat advertising ideas like these:
I've also come to realise that Coke puts up little riddles on their facebook page, which upon solving lead you to a URL with a little animation of sort to "bring a little happiness to your day". The current riddle is as follows:
This sitelet is special,
and will require all your attention.
And if you're doing it right,
it will relieve all your tension.
You will need to be totally still,
You're using meditation as a skill.
Your camera will be used for proving
That while you relax, there's No_ _ _ _ _ _.com
To read more about past riddles, have a look here.
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