The pyro in me screams, “Fire! Fire!” The designer and art afficiano part of myself squeals in delight. Here are three unique and beautiful match packagings.
Marlboro by Radi Designers:
Energy Calendar by Yurko Gutsulyak:
And, my personal favorite, the Flower Match by Cung-Young Chu:
For more, visit CrookedBrains (via Neatorama).
On October 2, Michael Moore’s new movie Capitalism: A Love Story will be released.
Although I don’t agree with all of Mr. Moore’s political views, his last movie Sicko was an eye-opener and I couldn’t help but cringe at our flawed healthcare system.
As a victim of this recession, I will be sure to watch Capitalism. It is discouraging to live so close to the heart of the problem (Wall Street) and witness these executives continue to prey upon others’ money.
Do you plan on watching this movie?
I’ve been thinking long and hard (that’s what she said) about a tagline for my website. I tossed a bunch of them around in my head and even seriously considered a couple but concluded that I didn’t love them.
Then I realized…why don’t I ask you, the readers, for help?
As an extra incentive the winner of my choosing will receive these prizes:
That is a $55.96 value! What will you do with 400 sheets of photo paper? That’s for you to decide!
You can enter the contest in three different ways:
The contest will end on Wednesday, September 2nd at 12:00pm Eastern time (just one week from today).
You can enter as many times as you want, so get those creative juices flowing! Good luck!
When the doctor first told me the approximate age of Tater Tot, I was shocked. That’s it??! I thought to myself. But I’ve been having symptoms for over a week!
They say that most women start experiencing symptoms of pregnancy at 6-8 weeks. I started getting symptoms at 3 weeks, which is just one week after conception. I was super-tired, cranky, bloated, and my boobs were swollen and sore. In fact, that is what prompted me to take the pregnancy test.
“You’re pregnant? Are you sure???”
Needless to say, the symptoms have intensified since then. I need to take daily naps in order to function properly. I am an emotional train wreck, being gloriously elated one minute and sobbing into my pillow the next. My hands and feet have swollen to a point where my engagement and wedding rings are uncomfortably tight (I now only wear them when I go out) and my feet look like fat sausages. I am constantly plagued by nausea (luckily I have only thrown up a couple of times), and my boobs…oh geez my boobs. At 5 weeks, my boobs have already gone up an entire cup size. They are so sore that I wear sports bras everywhere.
I guess I am one of those <sarcasm>lucky</sarcasm> women who get their symptoms super-early and in extreme doses.
According to BabyZone, this is what Tater Tot looks like right now:
Doesn’t it look like a cross between a seahorse and the aliens from the Alien movies?
Remember how obsessive I am about my fonts? While I love my trusty “Fonts” document, it can be a PITA to constantly keep it updated.
Today I read about MyFontbook – a FREE font viewer that organizes all your fonts (all 700+ of them in my case) in an easy-to-use web interface.
What makes MyFontbook extra-useful are its additional features:
Go sign up for a free account now!
I ♥ these video game photos by Patrick Runte!
Aren’t they just so adorably, creatively geeky?
Via Apartment Therapy Unplugged.
Yesterday, I had written that we received a surprise gift in the mail: the book Oh, Baby, the Places You’ll Go! A Book to Be Read in Utero.
As I sidled into bed last night I decided to take the book with me so that I can read to Tater Tot for the very first time.
The book itself is very similar to the one from which it was adapted – Dr. Seuss’ Oh the Places You’ll Go! – with a few changes here and there. I quite enjoyed myself, although occassionally stumbling over the funny words, colorful rhymes and frequent alliterations that is the trademark of the author.
Then I reached the last spread.
You’ll find that this world’s
a great place to begin,
but it could use some help—
which is where you come in.So now, as my voice
burble-urps in your ear—
with a bump-thumpy sound
that is not very clear—
the words I am saying
you hear in your heart,
and know that I wish you
the very best start.It’s a scrumptulous world
and it’s ready to greet you.
And as for myself…well…
I can’t wait to meet you!
My voice started cracking midway through, and by the end I had tears freely streaming down my face.
It’s amazing how you can grow so attached to something that is the size of a sesame seed. 
Take a look at the Time cover from the week I was born:
I think I was destined to become a geek. Don’t you agree? 
Go conduct your own Time cover search here.
Via mental_floss Blog.
I got married at 27, a fairly young age in my group of friends.
When I returned from my honeymoon, I suddenly felt like a pariah. You can’t deny it – people treat you differently once you’re married.
Invitations to girls-night-outs slowed to a trickle. When you strike up a conversation with a man (even in a 100% platonic manner), people give you strange looks. Dinners with single friends became less and less common as dinners with other couples seemed to become more typical and expected.
Do I no longer like to have fun? Am I a different person from the one pre-marriage?
Now that I am pregnant, the loneliness has grown even more severe.
The majority of my friends are still single, let alone expecting a child. They treat me like a fragile egg or avoid me altogether. Happy hours and thirsty Thursdays have been replaced with my sitting at home, going through pictures on Facebook of my friends having fun without me.
Of course I know that I cannot drink. But who says I can’t join them with a virgin cocktail? An invitation would at least be appreciated.
I am not stupid. I know that this pregnancy is a life-changing event. I know that I cannot do many of the things I once took for granted.
I know that my life will never be the same again.
But is it too much to ask to be included again? To not be treated like a leper?
Did anyone else feel left out after getting engaged or married? How about after finding out you’re pregnant? How did you deal with it?
I love the latest Twitter meme – #songsincode!
Similar to the internet meme Songs in Chart, here geeks are able to flaunt their creativity and programming know-how by expressing popular songs in code!
Some of my favorites:
@cael_gomes try{ make(&me); goto rehab; }catch(){ I.said(“no, no, no\0”); }
@jamesstephenson a = [“head”, “shoulders”, “knees”, “toes”] while parent.sane a.each do |x| {child.pat(x); child.sing(x);} child.volume+=5 end
@glenndavid if (Mc.hammer) { this.touch = false; }
@billreiss switch(day) {case Mon:color=blue;break;case Tue:case Wed:color=gray;break;case Thu:break;case Fri:love.Add(i);break;}
@3rdEden if(rickAstly) { rick.rolled = true; }
@mattmetzger: for each (var person in sky) { if (person == lucy) { add(diamonds) } }
@giovannibassi && (null) else “matters”
This is like geek karaoke, don’t you agree? 
Via Designer Daily.
I like books, gadgets, spicy food, and art. I dislike shopping, hot weather, and the laws of entropy. Although I am a self-proclaimed computer nerd, I still have a love for handbags and makeup... and I am always teetering on high heels. To learn more about me, visit the "About" page.
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