I am a Montreal Lady? Toronto Lady?

I am a Parisian Lady

"Une belle série intitulée “I am a Parisian Lady” mettant en images des portraits de femmes parisiennes, dans leur domicile : appartement ou atelier. Une mise en scène très variée, par le photographe français Baudouin sur son portfolio. Plus d’images dans la suite de l’article."

24 days of cookies

Advent Cookie Calendar!!!

Iker, Becks and more delicious assortments

A blog I came across recently. Football (or soccer rather) hotties and some other info too @ Kickette

Here is a video off the latest post. Showing French striker Oliver Giroud.

Gros Plan L2 : Olivier Giroud (Tours FC)
envoyé par MaChaineSport. - Plus de vidéos de sport professionnelle et amateur.

Overheard at ?

One of my favorite sites when I need a laugh is Overheard in NYC.

Now i've just come across Overheard at Mcgill.

a few examples:
Girl 1: Can you be gay if you’ve never had sex with anyone?
Girl 2: I don’t know…do you feel gay when you masturbate?
–Shatner

Girl #1: Wait, is the Plateau a building?
Girl #2: Or is it like a region?
-Aylmer

Guy 1 : Dude, where is the Pacific Ocean?
Guy 2: Seriously? Like, the biggest ocean in the world?
Guy 1: Yeah, I guess.
-Leacock

Prof: [looking at Girl 1] …Are you from the US?
Girl 2: She’s wearing a Roots sweater – why did you think that she was from the US?
Prof: I’m wearing no underwear. Where am I from?
- Leacock

200

we hit our 200th post a couple of posts back!

here is 20x200

"WE BELIEVE: Everyone Needs Art


(limited editions × low prices) + the internet = art for everyone

As we see it, there are a lot of people out there who want to sell their art and a lot of people who'd like to buy it. They just have a hard time finding each other. The internet is the perfect place to bring those people together, and we're exactly the right people to make it happen. We're passionate about art and the internet at 20x200. We're really excited about creating a place where almost any art lover can be an art collector."

Top 10 cultural trends of the decade.

CBC posted this video on a list of the 10 top cultural trends of the decade.
They are quite spot on, I think. 

1. Reality TV
2. Viral Video
3. Celebrity gossip websites
4. iPod
5. Newpapers declining
6. Auto-tune
7. Twitter, Facebook
8. US cable dramas
9. Guitar hero, etc
10. Rise of "fake news" shows like Colbert, Jon Stewart

As a second thing, i'm posting the "where the hell is matt?" video. Which the cbc uses for the viral video post.  I saw this a while back, but this version is more polished I think, or I just forgot about it. Drboy and I got all weepy watching it, especially when all the kids start dancing. I needed 3 kleenexes. We're saps.
Montreal is at 3:52

Doc Pop

Came across this blog for a dude named Doc Pop, this is his description:

"Doctor Popular is a game designer, illustrator, tailor, rapper, and super nerd who lives in San Francisco's Mission District."

not quite sure what he does, seems to do a bit of everything, including product design and a self professed yoyo professional:



you see the tricks better here. and its Tom Jones...doing Portishead! this cover is bold.


i took yoyo classes at summer camp.
i am a nerd.

Kickstart

I had read about this before or maybe we talked about it but at the time I don't think the site was up yet.

"Kickstarter aims to let creative people of all kinds -- journalists, artists, musicians, game developers, entrepreneurs, bloggers -- raise money for their projects by connecting directly with fans, who receive exclusive access and rewards in exchange for their patronage. Like Josh Freese and Jill Sobule, the site allows creators to have multiple tiers of rewards (e.g. $20 for the book, $50 for signed copy) with optional limits for each.

The model is simple: a project creator sets a fundraising goal, deadline, and an optional set of rewards for backers. If the goal's reached by the deadline, then everyone's charged via Amazon Payments and the backers get their goodies. If the goal's not reached, nobody's charged. It's all or nothing."
(via MP and Waxy)