Found this ages ago via Colourlovers (OK, maybe only a month ago,but it’s been sitting in my tabs ever since). It’s a gorgeous short film made entirely of a series of paintings (the film description begins “What if you watch a film and whenever you … Read More →
Category Archives: Temporary Sanity
“The amazing 1,474-megapixel Inauguration photo”
Found via Braublog on MinnPost, an enormous photo from the inauguration. It’s almost infinitely zoomable. I love zipping around looking for faces I recognize (like Al Gore, with Tipper, two rows behind the Clintons). Fortunately I don’t know that many faces in politics, or I’d … Read More →
Amazing photos of the Inauguration of President Barack Obama
This satellite shot of the capital and mall is particularly awe-inspiring. The Inauguration of President Barack Obama – The Big Picture – Boston.com.
At last, I have discovered my superpower…
Just ask anyone at work. I seem to be the only one who can read the directions on the machine and pull paper out of small places. It must be a superpower! Pearls Before Swine – Comics.com
The Sky…
So this year, the International Year of Astronomy don’tcha know, I’d love to get as good a look at the sky as the makers of this video (found via Astronomy Picture of the Day). I’m looking more and more forward to camp all the time. … Read More →
Where I would love to live…
This fantastic video, found via Craft magazine’s blog, is … well … fantastic. In my head, I sometimes feel like I live inside my books, but it never looks this cool. This Is Where We Live from 4th Estate on Vimeo.
The year in photos
The Big Picture blog has a fabulous 3-part series of the year 2008 in photographs. This is one of my favorites. It’s just fascinatingly beautiful. In a coincidentally destructive kind of way. Click on through for more, and for the 2nd and 3rd parts.
IKEA Oval Office
Try your hand at redecorating the Oval Office, with IKEA! Here’s my version. There’s only so much you can with IKEA furniture to make a room look suitably presidential. But it’s still a fun little time-waster.