Stuff I like...
Valentine
I had a great time making these super cute greetings this year. I have to say, I’m a pretty big fan of goggly eyes!
Playing Catch-up!
I’m back! Haven’t posted a blog for over a week due to “birthday week” and of course Valentines Day. So in this post I’m including two weekly reviews… enjoy.
I’ve made lots of cookies in the past however the dough usually comes from my old friend Mr. Pillsbury. This time I thought I would put some extra time and effort into it and make cookies from scratch. Pretty easy and definitely tastier! All I did was slightly alter the Toll House recipe.
My version of cookie yummers:
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks, 1/2 pound) butter, softened
• 3/4 cup granulated [white] sugar
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 Hershey’s Chipits Skor
• 3/4 cup chopped nuts
Combine ingredients. Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes.
For my 27th birthday I finally took my learners driving test and PASSED! It only took my 11 years to do it!
Image above illustrated by Migy.
Daria on DVD
YAY 2010! Daria is finally making it to DVD May 11! I’ve only waited 8 years to put this on my shelf next to Clone High and Mission Hill. Excited.
Cool Banana
Art Director, DJ Neff’s new campaign for Chiquita was inspired by what people did with the stickers after they ate the banana. The hope was to create characters that made you excited and inspired to put the sticker somewhere fun and exciting! Such a great idea. The website is cute too.
Student Tissue Boxes
Clever tissue box designs from Sylvain Allard’s packaging students.
Monster tissue box by Corinne Pant.
Intimate tissue box from Valérie Trépanier.
Alice in Wonderland… IN 3D!
I can’t even try to explain how excited I am about the release of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland (March 5). His work is so detailed, I get giddy thinking it in 3D!
I’ve been waiting with anticipation for about a year (yup thats right) and with all the hype over 3D for example Avatar (highest grossing movie of all time) my curiosity got the best of me… how are 3D movies made? Well heres the answer my fellow nerdy friends…
Filming in 3D requires the use of two cameras, barely offset, capturing all the action in tandem. Graphic artists separate shots out into layers of depth, which can number anywhere from two layers for shots with simple shots to eight for shots with more complex compositions. Then, the objects in each layer are carefully traced, creating a topographical map of the scene. Here, the computer steps in, simulating the second camera’s perspective by generating another, slightly offset image. The images in the layers closest to the viewer are offset the most, creating the illusion of things popping off the screen, while the background is only offset slightly.
Explanation provided by Gizmodo. To read about the process in more detail, head over to Slate.
Josh Keyes
Josh Keyes work is always constrained, slightly sad and never short of amazing. Bummer I won’t be in NY anytime soon. He’s showing some new work at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery in Manhattan until the 13th. You can see more of his work here.
Skiing!
This week I had the opportunity to learn how to ski! I have to admit I don’t know how to skate, rollerblade or do anything else that involves a risk factor. So I was terrified the first time I went up the bunny hill… yes thats right I was scared of the bunny hill. As I watched little children continuously pass me I tried to calm my legs from furiously shaking, so by the time I got to the bottom I took a long deserved break.
This is when my boyfriend and I decided to snowshoe up and down Wentworth for Get Up There, a fundraiser and event that raises the awareness in Nova Scotia about Colorectal Cancer. When we got back to the bottom I was determined to conquer the bunny hill! Luckily Nadine (fellow co-worker/previous ski instructor) was determined that she could teach me. I followed the pizza/frie technique (terms used for slowing down and speeding up) and also learned how to turn thanks to my very patient instructor. I can successfully ski down the bunny hill YAY!. Thanks Mike, Angela, Drew and Aaron for cheering me on and helping me along the way!
Snowshoeing up Wentworth, only half way there!
I think this little guy was trying to encourage us. It was a long hike! well worth it though, it was a beautiful hike and it was for a great cause.