Old classmate posted a song from OneRepublic on FB to his girlfriend and after giving it a listen and loving it I wiki-ed and youtubed them and after coming across the song below I knew I had heard them before!
All The Right Moves - OneRepublic
^The music video for this song is great! It reminds me of something Abney Park might do. Very dirty Victorian and oh so addictive!
Anyway I was trying to recall where I have heard it before and I think that is was on x96, maybe the deep x-cuts they do with new bands and songs or such. Most the time when I hear a good song/band that I do not know I try and catch the name or some of the lyrics and jot them down to look up and I think that is what I did with this one but I lost the paper before I looked it up online. I HATE when that happens and I miss out on something as cool as this band. But HA-HA I now have them! MINE!
Another band that I found through the always funny Dooce is Animal collective. She posted the song "my Girls" for the background music on her end of the year clip review.
My Girls - Animal Collective
Defiantly worth a deeper look and listen.
I might have just almost smashed the CD/band goal for '11. LOL love feeling less guilty and free going off the mainstream circuit for awesome groups and great music.
Also was toying with and idea for the short story for this year. I was thinking of revisiting the idea of the man behind the myth of King Arthur. I like the idea that "The Bear" is the main man behind the myth. I kinda want to do a exploration of the making of "The Bear". How he got the man and a bit of 'his' back story, or should I say that is what I want to make up. I was trying to think of what would you call it. It is not a true historical fiction as there is more fiction then history and there is nothing similar like mythical fiction it would just be fiction. lol yeah I'm an odd one.
The way it is forming up in my head right now is that he is sitting around a fire at night with many of the young people from his tribe and a few of his warriors after a hard day of training and hunting in the field when a youth asks him about ...oh say a scar, or how he became known as "The Bear" and start in with that being the true story. I also wanted to think that the way he became known as "The Bear" was from saving his own group of youth in training from a menacing legend of a bear while they where alone training in the wilds.
This idea kinda meshed and sprouted from the training that the Spartan youth went through out there alone as young boys/teens. I also think that the Arthur idea came from watching the movie "The Last Legion" where they took the idea that King Arthur sprang from Roman roots and a Roman Legionary. I hate that they think he had to be a non-home grown hero and myth.
So anyway the idea is there and it just needs to have time to grow from the sprouts.
Also I have been making over the walls of my space from dorm room 'chic' to something a lil more mature. I have pics but not on my computer. :/
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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Conceptual Design
I really love conceptual design and any design ideas really. I think it comes from both wondering how and why things are done by people (the sociologist and psychologist in me) and creation of writing and art. Both of the later are all about creating a thing, person or place for your audience to see. For a while there in my teen I also thought about being a architect, that is until I found out that it was math heavy any that is a weak spot for me.
Anyway I love watching documentaries and behind the scenes and how-toes on DVDs and such. You know the uber long Matrix package with all the back story stuff and how they did it and hod like days worth of extras in it. Well that kinda of thing is for people like me.
Anyone remember or know about the book "How things Work"? I loved looking through the copy John got when I was a kid and knew it forwards and backwards when it was used as a teaching aid in my 8th grade science class.
Anyway I digress into what I wanted to post about.
So I like concept and design I love seeing concept sketches and rough drafts. Things that let me get inside a person's head and see what first came to mind and how it evolved into the finished product. I also love when people use thing in a new and exciting way.
For example have to seen those car seat buckle belts that people have fashioned into regular pants belts and buckles?
First time I remember seeing them was on some skaters at school and then when I went looking for them (I do this a lot go and seek info out on things that intrigue me and catch my eye or mind) in a skate clothes and parts catalog. The back story on them that I found many years back was that some people had stolen airplane belts or extension belts and mad them into regular belts for your pants. Like these. Not something you see everyday and thus catches my mind.
So when I saw another blogger wearing his shoulder messenger bag the clasp caught my eye.
It is a car belt buckle clasp. Neat idea! They are made by Chrome. Also I love messenger bags. There are just so many neat designs.
Sad thing is it comes in limited colors and I'll be saying for it for a few months at this rate. *sigh*
Anyway I just wanted to share my intriguing find (hey you I see you rolling your eyes) and also have this act as a reminder for me (yes I do do that a lot with my blogs).
Anyway I love watching documentaries and behind the scenes and how-toes on DVDs and such. You know the uber long Matrix package with all the back story stuff and how they did it and hod like days worth of extras in it. Well that kinda of thing is for people like me.
Anyone remember or know about the book "How things Work"? I loved looking through the copy John got when I was a kid and knew it forwards and backwards when it was used as a teaching aid in my 8th grade science class.
Anyway I digress into what I wanted to post about.
So I like concept and design I love seeing concept sketches and rough drafts. Things that let me get inside a person's head and see what first came to mind and how it evolved into the finished product. I also love when people use thing in a new and exciting way.
For example have to seen those car seat buckle belts that people have fashioned into regular pants belts and buckles?
First time I remember seeing them was on some skaters at school and then when I went looking for them (I do this a lot go and seek info out on things that intrigue me and catch my eye or mind) in a skate clothes and parts catalog. The back story on them that I found many years back was that some people had stolen airplane belts or extension belts and mad them into regular belts for your pants. Like these. Not something you see everyday and thus catches my mind.
So when I saw another blogger wearing his shoulder messenger bag the clasp caught my eye.
It is a car belt buckle clasp. Neat idea! They are made by Chrome. Also I love messenger bags. There are just so many neat designs.
Sad thing is it comes in limited colors and I'll be saying for it for a few months at this rate. *sigh*
Anyway I just wanted to share my intriguing find (hey you I see you rolling your eyes) and also have this act as a reminder for me (yes I do do that a lot with my blogs).
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Some of my favorite shops!
If your reading this journal it is a good bet that you know me and know that I'm very odd. lol so with that I thought that I might share some of my favorite shops that have some fun and neat things. Some off the beaten path and some just not really known that well.
-First up is Threadless: http://threadless.com/
Has the BEST t-shirts (and some pink ones lol Craig) that are made my artist voted on and then sold. So in other words you can vote on what t-shirts you want and like and if they win they will e-mail to tell you that you can now buy them!
-Second is Squishables: http://www.squishable.com/s/
I don't think many people know that I have collected stuffed animals both large and small since I was a little kids. But then again I like odd things so this site takes a twist on it. They sell semi large stuffed animal-ish pillows! Cool round animal pillows ^_^! Go have a look to see what I mean.
-Third is Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/index.php
This is a really cool place. Think of it like ebay for handmade things. Now I know what many people think when they hear handmade.... but this stuff is so much higher quality then you'd ever believe! It is like walking into a mall store. And they sell almost anything you can think of. From Jewry and clothing to beautiful things to decorate you house. I love seller gfox88's steel rings and amlowi's knitted hats. Just type something in and see what you can find.
-Fourth and last for tonight is Uncommon Goods: http://www.uncommongoods.com/
This place is a bit pricier then the others but it has a lot of cool and quirkier things for the house and yard. Not everything is a ton of money but enough of it is. Anyway it is a cool and neat place to pick up that odd "odds and ends". I picked up a cute little buddha bowl and mug from here and love them to death!
Whelp that is it for right now. And yep my taste is odd ^_^
-First up is Threadless: http://threadless.com/
Has the BEST t-shirts (and some pink ones lol Craig) that are made my artist voted on and then sold. So in other words you can vote on what t-shirts you want and like and if they win they will e-mail to tell you that you can now buy them!
-Second is Squishables: http://www.squishable.com/s/
I don't think many people know that I have collected stuffed animals both large and small since I was a little kids. But then again I like odd things so this site takes a twist on it. They sell semi large stuffed animal-ish pillows! Cool round animal pillows ^_^! Go have a look to see what I mean.
-Third is Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/index.php
This is a really cool place. Think of it like ebay for handmade things. Now I know what many people think when they hear handmade.... but this stuff is so much higher quality then you'd ever believe! It is like walking into a mall store. And they sell almost anything you can think of. From Jewry and clothing to beautiful things to decorate you house. I love seller gfox88's steel rings and amlowi's knitted hats. Just type something in and see what you can find.
-Fourth and last for tonight is Uncommon Goods: http://www.uncommongoods.com/
This place is a bit pricier then the others but it has a lot of cool and quirkier things for the house and yard. Not everything is a ton of money but enough of it is. Anyway it is a cool and neat place to pick up that odd "odds and ends". I picked up a cute little buddha bowl and mug from here and love them to death!
Whelp that is it for right now. And yep my taste is odd ^_^
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