The Sad & Fascinating Reality Of Where Children Sleep

Interesting article - Kaya, four, lives with her parents in a small apartment in Tokyo, Japan. Her bedroom is lined from floor to ceiling with clothes and dolls. Kaya’s mother makes all her dresses – Kaya has 30 dresses and coats, 30 pairs of shoes and numerous wigs. When she goes to school, she has to wear a school uniform. Her favourite foods are meat, potatoes, strawberries and peaches. She wants to be a cartoonist when she grows up. ----- To see more children click here: http://sobadsogood.com/2012/05/21/the-sad-fascinating-reality-of-where-children-sleep-by-chris-booth-james-mollison/

FOR CLR - THE STORY OF SEND (for gmail)

CREATIVE ELECTRICAL SOCKETS

Awesome - to see more click here - http://www.1designperday.com/2012/05/21/10-most-creative-electric-sockets/

LEMON BUCKET ORCHESTRA - On delayed Air Cda. Flight

So, your sitting on an Air Canada Flight from Pearson to Bucharest and your flight gets delayed and this happens (LUV KLEZMER)!

BRILLIANT PLASTIC POP BOTTLE CANOPY by Designer GARTH BRITZMAN

Check out the link to see more pics - Very creative!

Heres the link - http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/garth-britzman-pop-culture

THIS LITTLE PIGGY ......

...... is bossy!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME.

Busy day. Will get back with pics later.

THePETEBOX - PANTHER DANCE

This guy is amazing. The fun starts at 1:10, wait for it. Heres a link to his YOUTUBE - http://www.youtube.com/user/Pytrantula

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THIS GUY - NOAH GUTHRIE

18-year-old Noah Guthrie has just been named the day’s trending video by NBC’s Today show. His rendition of Sexy and I Know It has him hopefully going viral but I decided to post this one (bottom).

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Here's the link to his YOUTUBE - http://www.youtube.com/user/only1noah

GRAPHIC DESIGNER JAG NAGRA

Jag Nagra (part-time Daydreamer, part-time Designer) — is 104 days into “365 Illustrations.” I really like ALOT of them. Here's the link, take a peek:

http://www.turntopage84.com/365

JACK THE RIPPER WAS A WOMAN

Ya know, I think John Morris (a former solicitor) is onto something. Here's the link to peruse and consider more (to all you bookclub enthusiasts his book is called - Jack the Ripper: The Hand of a Woman)

http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2012/05/08/birmingham-author-claims-jack-the-ripper-was-a-woman-97319-30919572/

TORONTO LEONARD COHEN TRIBUTE - Sat. and Sun. May 12/13, 2012

I have been under the weather (sore throat that turned into a cold that is now allergies) and desire to get out into our garden this weekend cause the weather is awesome. BUT, if I was to do something else this would be on my TO DO list - All throughout downtown Toronto, musicians will take to the street for a Leonard Cohen tribute. Here's the link to see the specific locations for this weekend:

http://glenngould.ca/street-tribute-leonard-cohen/

RETRO MARGARINE

Someone just sent me an email that I had to research and found out it was not true. The one circulating since 2005 that says ----Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get their money back. It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow colouring and sold it to people to use in place of butter.----The truth apparently is: Margarine was the idea of a Frenchman named Hippolyte Mege-Mouriez in response to a request from Emperor Louis Napoleon for ideas for a substitute for butter. In 1869 he used margaric acid and the name of his formulation became known as Margarine. It became a hit in the United States in the late 1800's.----My early recollections of Margarine is this:

JAMES BLUNT IS NOT DEAD!

BenKling at Tumbler had taken the 2009 death report of Michael Jackson and replaced his name with James Blunt in 2009, but its resurfaced and quite a few people are miffed but James has a great sense of humour. Here is what he posted on his Facebook.

MAY 21/12 Cover on TIME

This creeps me out!. I feel sorry for her son being exposed like this.

http://www.examiner.com/article/time-magazine-s-latest-cover-features-mom-breastfeeding-3-year-old-son

TORONTO VINTAGE AD - October 1970

Parkdale Wines was located on Bloor just west of Dundas. I wonder if CLR and the rest of the gang ever bought a Chateau Cartier to party with at James Gardens. For sure we didn't eat a hotdog with it. Too funny vintage ad!

NAKED and EXPOSED HOUSE IN TOKYO

NOPE - Not my idea of Home Safe Home. Interesting though. To see a bunch more pics from the inside click here:
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/sou-fujimoto-architects-house-na

SOUND SCULPTURES

So creative! The video shows you how they create the sound sculptures.

NEW, FRESH - LOVE THESE TWO - IAN and CHAD

I posted a song by them a few weeks ago - CHEER UP - Just researched to find more of their music - Found it. LIKE IT ALOT!

SNICKER!

THE BEAUTY OF POLLINATION

This is from Ted.com - a wonderful idea site.

DECORATED LIVE BEETLES - EWWWWW

Live beetles covered in jewelry are all the rage in Mexico.

THE YO-YO EXPERT!

FROG WAITING FOR THE PRINCESS TO KISS HIM!

THAT WAS CLOSE!

FRIDAY HAPPY TUNES!

The group "Of Monsters and Men" from Iceland heard quite a bit lately on CBC RADIO 2 reminds me alot of Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros n'est pas? Like them both!

ROBBER DETERENT DOOR MAT

THE IMACQUARIUM - I LOVE THIS!

I kept my old Ruby Red Mac. Great idea Jake! You can order a new one or get the KIT -

http://www.jakeharms.com/

I MOVED IN WITH A FRIEND WHEN MY PLACE GOT A MESS

Now, I do this:

ZERG RUSH - A term used for a swarming attack (eliminate the ZERGS with your mouse and see your score)

MY BRAIN JUST DEVELOPED A NEGATIVE (snicker)

Instructions:
1. Stare at the red dot on the girls nose for 30 seconds.
2. Turn your eyes to a plain surface (your ceiling or blank light colored wall).
3. Blink repeatedly and quickly while continuing to look at the plain surface.
You should see the color image of the girl in your field of vision

PAPER SNOWFLAKES

On Instructables today they showed how to make paper snowflakes. A commentor posted a link to a site which is awesome for making your own. First you need to know how to fold it properly before starting as this part goes too fast on the site - and then you do it online and it shows how it will look as you go. Saving this one for December 2012. Heres the link:
http://snowdays.popularfront.com/

LETTUCE ENTERTAIN YOU

Caesar Cardini, an Italian Mexican, invented the Caesar Salad. Signor Cardini, a chef-restauranteur, immigrated from Italy to the USA and later in 1922, opened his first restaurant in Tijuana.

Original Caesar Salad Recipe (courtesy Caesar’s Restaurante Bar)

Ingredients:
1 head Romaine lettuce, dark outer leaves discarded
1 coddled, large egg
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard (Grey Poupon® brand preferred)
2 ounces anchovies, broken up (2 teaspoons anchovy paste can be substituted)
1 teaspoon Worchestershire sauce
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
Juice of 1/2 lime
1/4 teaspoon salt
Dash freshly ground black pepper
3/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
Garlic croutons, for garnish (can be substituted with baguette toasts)

Rinse lettuce leaves under cold water; spin them dry and gently pat with paper towels. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or more (this can be done the night before or early in the morning the day of). To coddle the egg: set an egg in a 2-cup bowl. Pour boiling water over the egg and set aside for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large wooden or stainless steel bowl, whisk together the garlic, mustard, anchovies or anchovy paste, Worchestershire sauce, vinegar, lime juice, salt and black pepper until well blended; set aside. Crack the egg - keep the yolk and discard the white. Add egg yolk to mixture in bowl, then slowly whisk in the olive oil in a stream until dressing emulsifies and all oil is absorbed. Stir half of the cheese into the dressing and reserve the other half. Add the whole Romaine lettuce leaves to the dressing in bowl and gently roll them around until they are thoroughly coated. Divide the salad evenly among 2 or 4 plates. Garnish each serving with remaining Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and a few croutons. Serve immediately.

ETSY BAD, ZIBBET GOOD!

In the largest strike ever to hit Etsy, more than 3,500 stores are planning to close their doors to protest the sale of mass-produced items on the handmade crafts site. But will Etsy even notice? How about trying Zibbet, no listing fees, transaction fees, (unless you become a Premium Seller, then it's just a flat monthly fee), and no resellers (tks Kay for info on ZIBBET). Heres the link:

http://www.zibbet.com/

MAY 5, 2012 PERIGEE 'SUPER' FULL MOON - Check it out!

14% bigger and 30% brighter than other full moons

MOTIVATIONAL GIF

MAN VS. MOUSE

SCARIEST BATHROOM

Designer Hernandez Silva's penthouse in Guadalajara, Mexico, the scariest bathroom in the world sits atop a 15 story elevator shaft and features a glass floor to ensure your constant terror!