10.26.2010

Stupid's got the balls

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged about advertising. This Diesel campaign has been going on for a while but it never ceases to humor me. The “Be Stupid” campaign is one of my favorites. And there have got to hundreds of these ads.

Take note, if you go searching for more of these ads, some of the them show BOOBIES.

Oh, and btw, PANACHE GIVEAWAY.

10.25.2010

Frump it up



Frumpy is the new sexy, and I'm all for it.

I thoroughly enjoy the Fall and its wardrobe. Cold enough for a sweater, but warm enough to still bare some skin. Too bad I live in Rexburg and this season is mere days away from being over.  I hate ice and snow.

OMG what's this? Is it the Shins? Click:

How nice. Takes ya back, doesn't it?

10.21.2010

On All Fours

Well, I think ya'll know by now how much I love this wolf by Rosie Music. While procrastinating plot outlining I made this little cover for my NaNoWriMo novel. Seve thinks my title suggests an innuendo; my friend Daniel said if I wanted an innuendo I should have named it Doggy Style.

Well, I'm here to say that I hope my cover and title alike suggest a werewolf novel without silly full moons, silver bullets, or innuendos; but rather awesome Buddy Holly references and book smart wolves.

But, you know, without being all hipster-pretentious. Actually, this cover doesn't really convey my story at all, I just thought it was cute. Maybe too cute. Because there's scary stuff in the novel too, like getting your hand ripped off, accidentally eating your favorite horse, and whatnot.

10.19.2010

That sweater's really big

Oh look it's hipster Harry Potter & pals!

Who hasn't heard of the NaNoWriMo? You? K, click on that link and then come back.

I attempted my first National Novel Writing Month back in high school. I've done it few times since, but feel a strong conviction to really go for it this year. Not as in write a serious novel and submit to publishers with bleeding heart but to just write a novel for fun, see how it turns out, and share it with friends if they care. Make it cheesy on purpose or something.

Sadly, I can't remember just how many years I've participated in NaNoWriMo . . . I know it's a lot, and I've only reached the 50,000 word count once. That was for my own personal retelling of The Nutcracker . . . trust me, it was pretty awesome. Well, I had fun writing it, anyway (have you seen the trailer for that nutso steampunk little-kiddy Nutcracker? Not sure how I feel about it).

This year, I'll be writing about [drumroll] werewolves! And please take your mind off Twilight werebros, this is SERIOUS BUSINESS. You can check out my NaNoWriMo profile here, and admire the swanky new badge in my side bar. Oh, and October is officially National Outline Writing Month. What's left of October, anyway.

So who's with me? K. See you there.

10.18.2010

Lord shake her bones and make her mine

Finally got around to posting this! About a month ago, Seve and I saw Joshua James. This shouldn't seem like such an amazing feat, but it really is. We've been trying to go to a Joshua James show together before we even started dating.

The first time, Seve and I had only just moved on from making eyes at each other in class to openly flirting and getting to know each other. I thought he was cute and invited him to attend the show with me. He said yes, but then ended up having to deal with an unpleasant ex-girlfriend situation. Another time, I was avoiding an ex-boyfriend who I was sure would be at the show, and declined Seve's invitation to avoid an awkward encounter. I regret not being brave and just going with that cute Seve fella. After that, Seve and I missed out on Mr. James several times by simply being out of state (Texas, Missouri, Russia ... yeah) but here we are, a couple years later, and we finally got to see this artist we love so much - he's one of "our" artists, so it was about time.

For you, Seve. I know I can be selfish sometimes, and grumpy and scared and silly and lame. Thanks for loving me anyway. I happen to love you just as much. I'm trying everyday to be the person for you that you are for me.

10.13.2010

Original image via.

Easily adaptable


These dresses from Rainbow Winters have water-reactive ink that disappears to reveal color underneath, and sun-reactive ink that changes hue depending on your environment.

Want.

10.11.2010

New Button

Hey! For my more blog design savvy friends out there, I made a button for my blog. Enjoy!

oh no, jules!

10.08.2010

For Halloween Seve and I will be . . .

Little List: Artsy Internet Crap Roundup

Enjoy: via, via, via, and via. And yeah, those are earrings. And that video came out 2 years ago, not 25. Happy Friday!!









10.07.2010

Oh Frankie how I want you

Australian magazine = $109 for a yearly US subscription.
I'm beginning to take the fact that I can't afford a subscribtion to Frankie personally.

10.05.2010

We shall cook again and our bellies will rejoice

Well, well, here's another foodie post. Looks like I cook after all. A week or two or three or FOUR ago I made some "Texas-style" stuffed jalapeƱos. They were delicious, but don't make my mistake: wear GLOVES when you slice jalapeƱos. My hands were on fire all night, and the next day. The peppers weren't actually very spicy when we ate them; it was the seed removal that got me. That's where the punch is stored; DO NOT touch the seeds with your bare hands. And, uh, don't accidentally touch your eye afterwards, either.

My own photos this time, that's why they're less than stellar.
Recipe:
5 big peppers, cut in half.
1 package cream cheese
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Whatever spices you happen to enjoy
Bacon!

Mix the cheeses & spices, stuff the peppers, top with bacon and bake at 350° for however long it takes to get the bacon nice and crispy. Like 10-15 minutes. Done! Now eat!

In other news, Carrie gave me a blog award! This is my first ever blog award and I feel very loved and flattered. Also, I get to spread this love and flattery:
Rules:

1. Save the image above and post it to your own blog
2. Pass the award on to 12 fellow bloggers
3. Link the nominees
4. Let nominees know they have won this award by commenting on their blog
5. Share the love and link to the person you received this award from.

1: Lindsay at Love, Lindsay
2: McKenzie at This Ain't a Surfin Movie
3: Seve at Papa Shark
4: Mallory at Eager Eye
5: Sammy at Mermaids, Etc.
6: Elyssa at The Imagination to Improvise
7: Chelse at Sunshine Everyday
8: Michelle at meish.photography
9: Nathaniel at You Remind Me of Home
10: Maria at Running Alpha
11: Kara at white.carnation
12: Jen at On Meat and Ruin

K THNX BAI

10.03.2010

Did you see the words?



These are only a handful of the bajillion shots we had taken a few months ago by Tiana Godfrey. Thanks Liz & Jacob for turning us on to her!

10.01.2010

I know this is long but read it anyway

Hey so yay Banned Book Week! How can I not put in my two cents with all the great blog posts out there?

My favorite banned book is A Clockwork Orange.

For those of you picturing the sleazy 70s film, you’re probably all WELL YEAH IT WAS BANNED but let’s hear some words from author Anthony Burgess:

"We all suffer from the popular desire to make the known notorious. The book I am best known for, or only known for, is a novel I am prepared to repudiate: written a quarter of a century ago, a jeu d'esprit knocked off for money in three weeks, it became known as the raw material for a film which seemed to glorify sex and violence. The film made it easy for readers of the book to misunderstand what it was about, and the misunderstanding will pursue me till I die. I should not have written the book because of this danger of misinterpretation.”

In a nutshell, A Clockwork Orange is about a violent teenager doing violent things who is captured by the government who make him an offer: go to jail for your crimes, or enter into our 2 week experimental program to "cure" the violence out of you. Alex (the name of our anti-hero) accepts the latter, and is then strapped to a chair, given severe nausea-inducing drugs, and is forced to watch extremely violent films with his eyes wired open so he won't miss a thing. The experiment works - whenever Alex considers an act of violence, his body falls into an aggressive bout of nausea and pain. As a little we-hate-you, the police also played Alex's favorite music - classical - while they were conducting the experiments, so now that makes him nausea-crazy too. Later when he’s in the top floor of a building some classical music starts playing; the nausea and pain is too much to bear so he flings himself out the window in an attempt to kill himself. He doesn't succeed, and the blow the fall gave to his head has reversed the experiment. He is free to do violence again.*

But does he? Yes, which really blows the whole message of the story IMO. You see, the 21st chapter of the book was omitted from the American release - the publisher thought a redeeming ending was too wishy washy. The backbone of the story is moral choice - how choices don't matter if they're forced upon you; you must choose good or bad for yourself. Back in 1960s America, we were all led to believe in what Burgess called a "badly flawed" ending, where Alex decides to descend back into his dark nature.

To remedy this, Burgess wrote a stage adaptation.**

K so you’re probably thinking JULES GET TO THE POINT OR SHUTZ UP so here we go: Seve has been approved to direct a play at BYU-Idaho in between Arsenic and Old Lace and Marriage of Figaro, and we're thinking it'd be cool to do A Clockwork Orange . . . with an all-female cast.

It's not the play he'll actually do, because of time (it has to be a one act), money (budget is tight), and pending approval (this is BYU-I, after all) but we're thinking it'd be a sweet project to pursue in the future. Thoughts?



* this plot was off the top of my head, so some things might not be exact, but the basic plot is accurate.
** the setting is a dystopian England and the novel was written in Nadsat, an English-Russian hybrid slang language invented by Burgess himself. Take that, Tolkien.

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