There is a light

I keep re-reading this poem. "there is a light somewhere. it may not be much light but it beats the darkness.be on the watch."

The Laughing Heart by Charles Bukowski

your life is your life
don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is a light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.
the gods will offer you chances.
know them.
take them.
you can’t beat death but
you can beat death in life, sometimes.
and the more often you learn to do it,
the more light there will be.
your life is your life.
know it while you have it.
you are marvelous
the gods wait to delight
in you.-- by Charles Bukowski

Pulled from here.

Flat Will visits Chicago!

He's a very busy guy for being 2-D.

I will never love you more!

I just saw this little video on Racked. I love the song, the clothes, the guy...and especially the little story he types out during the video:

this is the story of a charming girl
she laughs out loud, sings off key and believes in taking chances
she is quick and curious and playful and strong
she lets her imagination run away with her
she has never been one to stick to convention
she is fond of daydreams that take her places
she can order a cocktail in six different languages
she feels that understated is overrated

Green and Red!

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I love Pushing Daisies, and I'm so sad it lasted only two seasons. Christmas always makes me think of the green and red color scheme that was always in the set decoration and sometimes costumes too. There's a lot of red and green, but it's all so subtle that it looks really different and pretty.

Reckless Curiosity

Andrew Bird's TED Talk from earlier this year (I think)..pretty interesting. I really like the concept of his new song-breaking one's own heart because no one else can. AND he has a silly sock monkey in a vest sitting on his equipment!

It's the KaPuppet herself!

Trying some new things with the construction this time around to make less work and more flexibility. You can see on my desk Amy Sedaris' new crafting book which is FANTASTIC go buy it! Penny bookmarks for everyone!

IT'S HERE!!!!!

It's finally here!!!! The Jim Henson exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry is now open! I highly recommend it, even if you don't really love puppets the way I do. Seeing Kermit and Bert and Ernie and all the other little puppets and drawings was SO COOL! They definitely did a great job designing the exhibit to be playful and interactive for kids too. It's here until January, so check it out!

Memphis you sly devil

Not quite as fabulous and sparkly as Nashville, but I loved the streetcars, barbecue, history and of course GRACELAND!!

Color, color, everywhere and a helluva lot to drink

Nashville, you are fabulous, and I can't wait until we meet again.

Getting through the long stretches of anguish...

"just want to say to everyone like me who chose slightly more complicated paths, the roads less traveled, the ones with lots of roadblocks and long stretches of anguish, I just want to say that the most important thing is to always be moving toward your desire. Just do the things that make you smile and you’ll always end up somewhere. Even if that place is not anywhere you’d imagined you’d be at the start."-Garance Dore

Vinyl from Magic Hat

So tasty and such pretty labels!

Stripy Shirt HEAVEN!

I love stripy shirts sometimes more than my siblings (they're around a lot more), and I saw this link on one of my favorite blogs, A Cup Of Jo, today. Joanna has such great taste...there's also this online shop for die-heard stripe lovers for the real deal! An original Breton fishing striped shirt is definitely on my wish list. There's something about them that feels very French and effortlessly sophisticated.

Awesome.

I've been listening to this on repeat.

Behind every great puppet is a great tiny outfit.

Puppet #2 is getting started...it's unclear what it will turn out as, but some potential ideas are:

• emo puppet
• Erika puppet
• swarthy Frenchman puppet
• monster puppet wearing a stripy shirt

One of my favorite parts is definitely the tiny clothing. I loved so many things about Fantastic Mr. Fox (the scene in the farmers' trailer with hundreds of tiny post-its on the wall was great!), but the puppets' outfits were phenomenal.

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Apparently Mr. Fox's suit/oufit was modeled off of a suit owned by Wes Anderson. These awesome guys did the puppets for the movie I believe.

So pretty.

Jalouse - Official blog

Everything seems more romantic and dramatic in black and white.

Right up my alley.

The Shy Connector

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Quite A Lady.

I never got to meet my grandmother, but I keep this photograph of her, taken when she was a little younger than me I think, on my wall above my desk to remind me all the great things she did and all the potential great things I can do. She was the original creative lady of the family; I also keep this drawing she did near my desk. Wouldn't that make a beautiful dress, even now, probably at least 60 or so years after she designed it?

Disturbing Genius

Scanned from New York Magazine

Edward Scissorhands was one of the first movies I can remember I considered being my favorite (a stark contrast to the other favorites of Cinderella and The Little Mermaid). From Frankenweenie to Batman to Beetlejuice, I love how his love of the grotesque and absurd and weird never wavers. Not only that, but the fact that he can get his ideas into widely-released films. The exhibit of his work is still going on at the MOMA in New York until April and it looks AMAZING! The exhibit website is pretty cool too....check it out!

L'Hospice/The Nursing Home

via BoingBoing

Swedish store windows are fun in a creepy way.