Archive for August, 2009

Steampunk Mad Scientist Silver Clip-Ons

Posted on August 8th, 2009 • Filed under mediarosa • No Comments

Just what every Mad Scientist needs for their blogging goggles. Or perhaps the  appropriate eye wear for a Sunday flight with friends in the dirigible.

Etsy maker Velvet Mechanism has some adorable steampunk accessories, which she assures us, are not radioactive. How often can you get an endoresment like that? I may have to get some nicer shirts just so I can wear her clock mechanism cufflinks.

Check out Allisons other websites here (http://www.velvetmechanism.com/) and here (http://www.velvetgarden.com)/.

 

David Flores Sneak Peak

Posted on August 7th, 2009 • Filed under mediarosa • No Comments

Reblogged from Clutter Magazine:

David Flores has blogged a sneak peak at a new piece of vinyl being created by Kidrobot and licensed by Disney that looks distinctly like his unique take Thumper from Bambi. This seems to be taking all the design cues from the X-Large version of the Medicom Mickey Mouse Flores did using pretty muted tones. Also interesting that KR has got a Disney license…more to come from them perhaps?

Licensed by Disney? I have to get over my prejudice that Disney is either; 1) an impenetrable grumpy giant, or 2) fodder for gray market Asian knockoffs. I know I see examples over and over again, like the one above, but they still have not one me over. Maybe when the have a graffiti night at Disney World.

 

The Nature of Battle

Posted on August 6th, 2009 • Filed under mediarosa • No Comments

 

Flickr browsing

Posted on August 5th, 2009 • Filed under mediarosa • No Comments

Flickr made an announcement yesterday on a redesign of their search results.

Flickr Blog:

Today we’re pleased to announce a redesign of our search results page. The changes we’ve introduced make it easier to browse through the billions of photos and videos on Flickr, and to connect to the communities that help make sense of all those photos.

If you are just browsing for fun – yeah you, don’t tell me you don’t engage in Flickr surfing from time to time – you might like to play with one these fun Flickr interfaces that tap into the official Flickr API.

Trippermap

Flickrvision

Wallpapr

astronaunt

Flickr real time

Image credit: link

 

O-No Sushi

Posted on August 4th, 2009 • Filed under mediarosa • 1 Comment

Imagine if Chris Burden had found inspiration in sushi. The performance artist with a knack for self mutilation might have ended up on a series of small plates. Try not to think about it. Instead, enjoy Andrew Bell’s humorous O-No Food Company Sushi toys.

via NOTCOT

 

Meet Uncle Frank

Posted on August 3rd, 2009 • Filed under mediarosa • No Comments

This is uncle Frank. He’s not my uncle, he’s Barbara’s, but he greets me with a strong hand shake and a fake punch to the gut every time I see him. Frank is 97 years old in this photo. He gardens, takes care of his home, play’s first chair violin in a senior symphony and plays scrabble every evening with his wife Mary. The only medication he takes is a single baby aspirin every day.

Ask him what it is that works for him – okay, you don’t have to ask, he’ll tell you – and Frank will say this; “Everything in moderation. I enjoy a glass of red wine every day, you shouldn’t over eat, and don’t each much meat. I still have my wife, I’m not alone and she cooks for me. Pasta is a wonderful food. Pasta and vegetables.”

But Frank would rather talk about aviation – and he has some stories to tell.