From A Year of Thanks
qb
Thursday, 20 January 2011
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Top 10 Tuesday #3!
Oh dear. Looks like I forgot to factor in Tuesdays as rock-choir night. Got in much too late to upload my Top 10 of Tuesday.
So here it is, a day late.
TOP 10 Slightly Suspect Idols and "Style" Icons*
10. Willow Rosenberg | Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Alyson Hannigan)
Willow had serious quirky style in Seasons 1 to 4 before she got jessst a little too confident. Pah.
9. Satine | Moulin Rouge (Nicole Kidman)
Dear Father Christmas,
If ever a fool decides to marry me I would like to be wearing this dress please. Ta muchly.
qb
8. Penny | Dirty Dancing (Cynthia Rhodes)
...And she's married to Richard Marx. New echelons of cool.
7. Daphne | Neighbours (Elaine Smith)
6. Scully | The X-Files (Gillian Anderson)
5. Sarah | Labyrinth (Jennifer Connelly)
Dear Father Christmas,
I would like this dress too, please. And a Goblin King to go with it. Thankseverso.
qb
4. Laura | Babies (TV Movie, 1990) (Dinah Manoff)
OK, obscuro mention of the week. But, it was the hat. I loved the hat.
3. Rizzo | Grease (Stockard Channing)
Bad to the bone. But dang fabulous.
2. Chris Randall | The Flying Doctors (Liz Burch)
1. Mildred Hubble | The Worst Witch (Fairuza Balk)
First. Idol. Ever. (Probably.)
Honourable Mention #1
Rayanne | My So-Called Life (A. J. Langer)
Honourable Mention #2
Emily | The Devil Wears Prada (Emily Blunt)
* Suspect, as many of these I admired for their complete absence of style, or very of-the-moment quirk. If you've ever seen my wardrobe you'd think I'd stolen these folks' rejects...
So here it is, a day late.
TOP 10 Slightly Suspect Idols and "Style" Icons*
10. Willow Rosenberg | Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Alyson Hannigan)
Willow had serious quirky style in Seasons 1 to 4 before she got jessst a little too confident. Pah.
9. Satine | Moulin Rouge (Nicole Kidman)
Dear Father Christmas,
If ever a fool decides to marry me I would like to be wearing this dress please. Ta muchly.
qb
8. Penny | Dirty Dancing (Cynthia Rhodes)
...And she's married to Richard Marx. New echelons of cool.
7. Daphne | Neighbours (Elaine Smith)
6. Scully | The X-Files (Gillian Anderson)
5. Sarah | Labyrinth (Jennifer Connelly)
Dear Father Christmas,
I would like this dress too, please. And a Goblin King to go with it. Thankseverso.
qb
4. Laura | Babies (TV Movie, 1990) (Dinah Manoff)
OK, obscuro mention of the week. But, it was the hat. I loved the hat.
3. Rizzo | Grease (Stockard Channing)
Bad to the bone. But dang fabulous.
2. Chris Randall | The Flying Doctors (Liz Burch)
1. Mildred Hubble | The Worst Witch (Fairuza Balk)
Honourable Mention #1
Rayanne | My So-Called Life (A. J. Langer)
Honourable Mention #2
Emily | The Devil Wears Prada (Emily Blunt)
* Suspect, as many of these I admired for their complete absence of style, or very of-the-moment quirk. If you've ever seen my wardrobe you'd think I'd stolen these folks' rejects...
Sunday, 16 January 2011
Sunday Miscellany
I think I want to make this into a postcard, or poster, and flyer my flat with it.
Friday, 14 January 2011
Friday Photo Day #2
It's Friday, it's Photo Day... and I'm loosening the brief to Picture Day. Because of this:
Alphabeasties.
Sharon Werner and Sarah Nelson
Published by Blue Apple Books
Rather in love with the camel on the left there, made up of several letter c's in a typeface called Egyptian Extended. I'd happily have this page framed, as a print.
The whole book is a conceptual introduction to typography through the familiar forms of animals. We discussed the flash cards at work a few months back, and a couple of the parents among us expressed concern that very young children wouldn't recognise the monkey as a monkey but... I'm not so sure.
Sharon Werner and Sarah Nelson
Published by Blue Apple Books
Rather in love with the camel on the left there, made up of several letter c's in a typeface called Egyptian Extended. I'd happily have this page framed, as a print.
The whole book is a conceptual introduction to typography through the familiar forms of animals. We discussed the flash cards at work a few months back, and a couple of the parents among us expressed concern that very young children wouldn't recognise the monkey as a monkey but... I'm not so sure.
Thursday, 13 January 2011
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
Top 10 Tuesday #2!
Yep, it is Tuesday once more, which means another fairly oddball Top 10 from me, qb.
Today's List of Loveliness:
TOP 10 Wedding Films/Scenes in Films
(Apologies now for the language in the clips that aren't trailers!)
10. The Wedding Crashers
9. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
8. The Wedding Singer
7. 27 Dresses
6. The Wedding Date
5. F.R.I.E.N.D.S. | Phoebe and Mike
4. Three Men and a Little Lady | (pardon the language)
3. Romeo + Juliet
2. Four Weddings and a Funeral
1. Neighbours | Scott and Charlene
Today's List of Loveliness:
TOP 10 Wedding Films/Scenes in Films
(Apologies now for the language in the clips that aren't trailers!)
10. The Wedding Crashers
9. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
8. The Wedding Singer
7. 27 Dresses
6. The Wedding Date
5. F.R.I.E.N.D.S. | Phoebe and Mike
4. Three Men and a Little Lady | (pardon the language)
3. Romeo + Juliet
2. Four Weddings and a Funeral
1. Neighbours | Scott and Charlene
Friday, 7 January 2011
Friday Photo Day #1
It's Friday, it's Photo Day, and here is my choice du jour:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nataliekucken/5100411981/
I'm not able to show the picture itself (the photographer has, rightly, protected it on Flickr) but do click through the link to see it.
It. Is. Mindblowing. I keep having to go back to it just to LOOK at it. This girl (Natalie Kucken) is seriously talented. All these photography wunderkinds, I dunno. Makes me weep a little.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nataliekucken/5100411981/
I'm not able to show the picture itself (the photographer has, rightly, protected it on Flickr) but do click through the link to see it.
It. Is. Mindblowing. I keep having to go back to it just to LOOK at it. This girl (Natalie Kucken) is seriously talented. All these photography wunderkinds, I dunno. Makes me weep a little.
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