Creative Victuals

Sleeping in Suitcases

I’m strangely intrigued by this repurposed suitcase/cat bed—especially since Ella loves climbing in ours. Nice idea!

Christmas Cheet Sheet

Keep the “vital stats” of your gift recipients this holiday season with personalized cheet sheets from Made in New England.

As you know, I’m a big fan of astronomy and NASA’s photos of the day. Half of the time, they scare the crap out of me.

Just take a look at this one.

Looking at us from space, doesn’t it strike you as completely absurd that there are billions of people on this planet walking around on cell phones, typing on computers, fighting wars and arguing about the government? Isn’t it astounding that we’re even here at all? That we don’t just fall off this big ball as it turns each day?

Maybe I’m crazy. But this stuff makes me feel tiny and insignificant—-which, while intimidating, is probably pretty good for the ego.

Compared to all of that, a little lunar water seems like no big deal.

Yes, It's a Cat Video

I’ll be darned if this isn’t the cutest stinking thing I’ve ever seen.

Life Without Books?

How sweet is this Amazon Kindle commercial? It almost makes me want one. It’s a bit difficult to picture life without books, though. And what if D wants one, too? Then where am I going to stick secret love notes if not in between the pages of his books?

Greenberg

Have you seen the trailer for Greenberg starring Ben Stiller? D just sent it to me, calling it “the best movie trailer I’ve seen in awhile.” He’s right. (The LCD Soundsystem track certainly doesn’t hurt.)

Relevant Gmail Ads: Redux

Dang, Google. How do you always know just what I’m looking for?

(My cat was nowhere near that email, btw. And the ad about losing my fat ass before my wedding is still my favorite.)

What State is Your State In?

A neat graphic from the Newsweek Tumblr.

Improper to Inappropriate

newsweek:

katiebakes:

lilyb:

“Inappropriate and unacceptable began their modern careers in the 1980s as part of the jargon of political correctness. They have more or less replaced a number of older, more exact terms: coarse, tactless, vulgar, lewd. They encompass most of what would formerly have been called “improper” or “indecent.” An affair between a teacher and a pupil that was once improper is now inappropriate; a once indecent joke is now unacceptable. This linguistic shift is revealing. Improper and indecent express moral judgements, whereas inappropriate and unacceptable suggest breaches of some purely social or professional convention. Such “non-judgemental” forms of speech are tailored to a society wary of explicit moral language…. What was once an offence against decency must be recast as something akin to a faux pas.”

- Words that think for us « Prospect Magazine (via literarypiano) (via rachelhills)

True. We promise to work to bring back indecency.