Geeking for the New Year

Ok.  Can I say how excited I am to see the new season of Chuck?  I know.  Not my usual cup of tea, but it is funny and just seems to be what interests me lately.  Also, the music for the show--awesome!

Chuck Season 3 Preview [January 10, 2010 on NBC]

This isn't a video or anything, but it is a song from a band I adore.  Luisa's Bones by Crooked Fingers.

just a jot

MOON REPORT: waning gibbous. 69% full.



Factoids about today. I share this because I have little else to patter on about.

On February 26, 1919, the Grand Canyon was declared a national park.

On February 26, 1929, Grand Teton National Park was created.

art journals

I found SuziBluTube because someone on the boards at WetCanvas recommended her.

She is funny and has great ideas for art journals! Really, I never knew that art journals could be so cool looking. I always thought of them for plain jane sketches and making a color chart of all my colored pencils and testing mixed paint colors. But Suzi's journals feel alive and more like a JOURNAL than just a journal.

Here's her first How to Make An Art Journal post

They are highly entertaining and just good fun. Enjoy.

Creative Commercials

I'm not a big fan of commercials, but occasionally one comes along that makes me appreciate the value of imagination. Here is one example:





The Ad Council and the Library of Congress have also teamed up to create a beautiful series of PSAs promoting lifelong literacy. As I haven't figured out how to embed these yet, here is the site where they can be found. They are called "Oz", "Narnia", and "Camelot".