Sweet!

For a long time, I've been wanting to customize my own route just to figure out a faster way to get around town. Google Maps has finally figured it out + that makes me a very happy driver. The drag + drop feature is FABULOSO. You can also add multiple stops on your way to your final destination. And it's about dang time, too.



// Customize every step of your next trip

Sometimes I'd like...

...to drop everything just to go back to the reason why I fell in love with art in the first place. Drawing is something I don't do much anymore—except, of course, if you count the funky handwriting I draw on my morning task lists at work.

Again, I am here to shout out loud about the creativity flowing out from others that inspire me. I scrolled through my weekly newsletter from the good folks at Lost At E Minor [Gine should hook herself up with this, too] + the work of an artist by the name of Autumn Whitehurst caught my eye. Now, when you look through her portfolio, what you're seeing is all vector art [for those who aren't aware of the jargon, there are no photos/pixels involved—it's ALL created art + shapes if that makes any sense]. Her detailing is amazing + so lifelike. You should definitely scope her work.

With that said, what are you waiting for? Go! Go! Go!

Tilly + the Wall

Thanks to "junk email" I received from Lost at E Minor the other day, I discovered an interesting new band to listen to.

Three valid points to consider:

• awesome female leads
• No drummer, just a tapdancer?? o_O
• free em-pee-tree!

Me likey, too.


P.S. They are few degrees from Bright Eyes, for those of you who are interested—personally, I don't care much for Conor Oberst's voice.

"When you care enough to hit send"

I really can't take credit* for discovering this gem of a link.

Curious? Send that special someone SomeECard today.


They remind me of those pessimistic inspirational lithos. ;)

*I found this via a fellow flickrite's site Weightshift.

FUNNIESTANIMATEDGIFEVER

Don' eff wit 'im...



...He's means it.



{ thanks to my sis for sharing this "tre-sha" ;D }

T00L

So, my older bro + older sis just came back from a TOOL show over the weekend + sent me a multimedia text message that supposedly contained a photo taken at the concert. Too bad my phone didn't accept the image because all I could see was a butterfly icon with a big fat 'X' on top of it. How lame.

Anyway, all this TOOLband talk has gotten my audio senses in a rut making me want to bring back some TOOL into my heavy iTunes rotation. Oh, how I miss listening to these guys. I used to love belting out this part of the song "Jimmy" while driving 'round Savannah in my red minivan.

Hold your light
Eleven
Lead me through each gentle step by step
by inch by loaded memory

I'll move to heal
As soon as pain allows so we can
Reunite and both move on together

Hold your light
Eleven
Lead me through each gentle step by step
By inch by loaded memory
'till one and one are one
eleven
So glow, child, glow

I'm heading back home

If you guys know that song, you'd agree that that part kicks some hugebootay.

First + last time I saw this band was in August of 2k2.
Man, I wish I was at that concert with my sibs. :(

If when I say I might fade like a sigh if I stay
You minimize my movement anyway
I must persuade you another way

"Hey everybody, where did [May] go? Where did [May] go? And where's my only cigarette? Please think for me I can't bear to..."