PvP Nostalgia

I'm going to plug PvP today because...um...Scratch told me to. Really. I so want to buy his shirt:



I hope people support their animated series, which you can enjoy for a measly $USD 2.95 per month or 24.95 for a year's subscription. You can check out their trailers for free:



It's animated by Blind Ferret Entertainment, the same guys who animated that lovely musical number, Slaughter Your World.

Yes I am sneak-plugging LFG Comics because I am Richard's raving fangirl.

But seriously I've been reading Scott Kurtz' series for a few years now and I love getting my daily dose of all the things geeks like me enjoy: games, rpg, pop culture, coffee, and comics. It makes my day. Even if my day is full of crap.

This week I feel especially nostalgic because the big news is that Brent and Jade are getting married. They've come a long way from sneaking sex in office closets. WTB tissues!

But whatever happens, I'm sure there will always be room for one morePanda Attack. Harharharhar...

Bumblebee Papercraft

I seem to be on a roll with my posts on mecha-related material.

Check out this uber paper sculpt of Bumblebee(movie version).


The guy who made it is amazing - he built it from scratch out of scraps of cardboard and paper, with no plans or guides other than images from the movie. The thing is actually poseable, standing 36 cm height with 60 moving joints. Bravo.

Holy Gundam Batman!

Get a bead on this gigantic Gundam! Built as part of an attraction, it's an impressive 1/1 scale model, and although it's not made of metal, bit of fantasizing goes a long way for fans of the models and the series. You can walk through the thing - even get inside the cockpit.

Image from robot.watch.impress.co.jp

Heroes

OMGOMGOMG Yes! Season 2!!!

Not only that we also have a graphic novel from DC to look forward to.

life imitating art imitating life

Check out what these Japanese villagers did with their ricefields. Usually it's art imitating life, but in this case it's living growing things imitating art.

The people of Inakadate Village have been doing this since 1993, and they do different pieces every year. This year it's Hokusai's 富嶽三十六景 Fugaku Sanjūrokkei (Thirty-six views of Mt. Fuji). Compare the images below. Quite amazing.





Read more about this on The Japan Times article on their work.

Illuminations

Donald Jackson has finally completed the Saint John Bible, his 9-year labor of love.





I've always loved the idea of illuminated manuscripts - there's a mystery and an aura they've got that even coffee table books with the brilliant covers and glossy pages don't have. Mostly because these are books with personality, with all the peculiar markers of the person who made it.

The most important manuscripts use Vellum, which is quality skin stretched taut over a frame to achieve the flat, stiff surface for illumination and calligraphy. Hand-ground inks and paint as well as goose quills are used for painting and calligraphy.

In a time where coming out with printed work sometimes just means firing up your old inkjet or laser printer, People like Jackson who continue to dedicate their lives to older, less mainstream art forms are admirable for their devotion to their craft.

See the Saint John Bible site for more information on this work. Curious about traditional calligraphy? Check out the Atlanta Friends of the Alphabet.

Images are ©2007 The Saint John's Bible and Saint John's University, United States of America.

Superflat!

If you remember the funky Louis Vuitton bags and wallets that Takashi Murakami collaborated on, check out this ad - totally superflat!

If you're not familiar with the term, Superflat "is characterized by flat planes of color and graphic images involving a character style derived from anime and manga. Superflat is an artistic style that comments on otaku lifestyle and subculture, as well as consumerism and sexual fetishism. Social commentary is nothing new, nor is appropriation of mass media or popular culture." (source: Wikipedia)

For more samples of superflat art and media, see Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd, Satoshi Kon's Tokyo Godfathers, the anime series Mononoke and Ayakashi, and art by Aya Takano.

Dunny Love

This Insa Dunny is so adorable.
Was available on August 23 at Kidrobot but is now sold out at their store. If you like the hoodie you can also get it in human sizes.

Still haven't had enough? Have more Dunny.

Pixel fun

Anime-inspired animated gifs anyone? Put enough on your page it may give someone epilepsy if you are lucky. Thanks to Chris and Prixie for this one.

Animated Anime Gifs Paranoia

T-shirt & Button roundup

I love a good graphic T-shirt.


These ones from Inksurge apparel are also cool. They're addictive and, you have the urge to gobble them up like candy.

In that same vein I have the urge to pepper myself with these yummy 1" buttons from stereohype O_O.

These are some of my favorites:

Purely for entertainment

Chuvanescence
Have you seen Bryanboy? You should, he makes me laugh.

LFG Comic
The saga continues. It looks like Richard's busy getting his hands dirty.

Thriller
Yes, the Michael Jackson classic, correctional facility style.

The New! Philippine Comics, 1990-Present
On the Komiks industry in the Philippines 1990-Present( in Tagalog )

Listen to Up Dharma Down. Or you can watch them on You Tube. Good stuff.

I like Truemors new look. The images look spiffy.

Mac Love

A couple of years ago I wrote a post on Mac Envy, and it seems appropriate that I recall it now that I finally have a Mac of my own.

Yes ladies and dogs, I am a convert, and although I don't think Steve Jobs is Jesus, he certainly been doing a good job evangelizing the public. I have no regrets about it, though my wallet feels the cost of my conversion well enough, considering one has to shell out not only for the cost of the machine, but for all the 'accessory' costs as well.

I find it amusing that my husband refers to my mac as 'the new kitty' and while it does have the necessary requirements of feeding, clothing and shelter attributed to a new pet, this is certainly the most expensive pet I have ever owned.

Thank goodness iKitty is destined to do more than eat, sleep and beg for affection, which is pretty much all that my two normal flesh-and-blood cats ever do.

As far as resources go I found these very useful for a Macnoob like myself:

Philmug Forum (Philippine Mac Users Group)
Apple Support
Mac User
Mac Tips