Current Obsession #3

As an artist, this panda is often asked, "What is your medium?" Until now the response has always had more to do with my immense dislike of painting—the act of doing it, not paintings themselves. However, it seems that this panda was very mistaken.

How does it look compared to the original? Way more awesome, you say? Well in that case, look what else you have in store:

"Native American Spirit" "Moonlit Swim"

"Frog Pile-Up" "Ocean Life"

"Zoo Montage" "Unicorn"

And these are just the new Paint By Numbers. Apparently, it was invented in 1948 although it seems to have pretty much stolen Leonardo da Vinci's method of teaching painting (he gave out numbered images to his students and directed them on what to paint where).

A little sleuthing on eBay revealed these vintage gems:

Wood Paint By Number

Oil Paint By Number

Zoo Paint By Number

They debuted in 1950 at $2.49 a piece and have since sparked a cultural debate: is this art? Well, I think you can judge for yourself.

Redecorating

Throw this up in any room. Too bad it's custom. Oh yeah, and it's flocked too.

My Kind of Hygeine

My Antchitect

Tell me you read:

Committment Part II

He's so stylish...permanently stylish.

Not so permanently? Where's the blood? Where's the irritation?
People on BoingBoing seem to think this is some kind of "viral marketing campaign." "For what?" you might ask. Apparently it's for RayBans which I guess I can see. Maybe pandas are just slow on the uptake. But I have to commend RayBan on finding a dude who actually looks like he would really get this tattoo.

Here is the eyeball tattoo video. Be forewarned; it is disgusting.

Also on BoingBoing, these comments:

Burger A Day

Day 1: Nikko's Cafe Shop

340 23rd Avenue, Oakland, CA(510) 533-1425

Point of Fashion: Diner
Yelp Invoked: Yes
Booths: Yes
Hobo Burger: Winner

A Note About Yelp: This panda is against it. Comments on websites can't be trusted. Have you ever looked at the comments on YouTube? At least the idiots who write those comments aren't trying to take themselves too seriously (or maybe they are?) but the Yelp personalities are extreme snobby snobs.


Update: Why aren't there more burger posts, you ask? Because this panda gave up after only 1 day. 7 days of burgers was a daunting task. Anyone feel up to the challenge?

Potter Musings

Best theme song. Ever. Though I'm a little disappointed it was not featured in We Are Wizards the documentary about Harry Potter fans across the country. It features a hilarious interview with Brad Neely of Cartoon Network fame, and also with wizard rock icons including Harry and the Potters and their counterparts; Draco and the Malfoys.


Also featured, The Hungarian Horntails (a brotherly duo of 4 and 7 years old), and Melissa Anelli who has since co-written a nonfiction work —with none other than J.K. Rowling herself, about the Harry Potter fan phenomenon. Heather Lawver also speaks about the boycott of all things Harry Potter (minus the books of course) during PotterWar. The only person representing any opposition to Harry Potter is Caryl Matrisciana, one of many who believe that the novels encourage an anti-Christian mentality. That side of the argument was underrepresented, but after all, it's a movie about fans. That said, I would love to see a movie about other non-believers.
Technical aspects of the movie were sometimes questionable, (several sound issues among other things) but the overall charm of the story is undeniable.

Right now you can stream the flick on Netflix Instant or you can find it for free on IMDB.