I Feel Like Doing this Today...

...and I LOVE this dress!

No doubt exists that all women are crazy;

it's only a question of degree.

- W. C. Fields

and we're proud of it!

33 Ways to Stay Creative

Monday Inspiration

Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up because they're looking for ideas.

~Paula Poundstone



Happy Friday!!!

"Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless."

~Bill Watterson

Where I Want to be Today: A Field of Sunflowers

It freezing in Johannesburg, so I want to be somewhere sunny, warm and happy, like a field of sunflowers:

"Bring me then the plant that points to those bright Lucidites swirling up from the earth, And life itslef exhaling that central breath! Bring me the sunflower crazed with the love of light!"

- Anonymous

Enjoy your Easter!

Tomb, thou shalt not hold Him longer;
Death is strong, but Life is stronger;
Stronger than the dark, the light;
Stronger than the wrong, the right...~Phillips Brooks, "An Easter Carol"

What a Number Plate

In case you were wondering: yes, this car belongs to someone who animates and dreams of working for Pixar one day.

Happy April Fools Day!

If you don't have any ideas, try these:

If your milk comes in a cardboard container, add a few drops of food coloring. It's harmless April Fool's joke but the results are pretty colorful.

This April Fool's practical joke is old but it still works. Superglue some coins to the sidewalk or any spot that has a lot of people walking around. Make sure it's an appropriate place, then watch people break fingernails to get the coins.

The top 10 jokes for April Fools 2011 thus far: HERE

Some Rock'nRoll

It's only rock 'n' roll, but I like it!
-- It's Only Rock 'n' Roll [song by the Rolling Stones]

Today

Love is in the Paint

I am not the girl who falls in love more easily in February or paints hearts on her face with pink lipstick on the 14th, but sometimes it's funny how the world encourages you to embrace some of the fun in the strangest of ways. I mean look at this paint I was working with the other day. It's a mix between watery purple and silver, which later rose to the surface to make this "love"ly shape...

 Not a broken heart, just an incomplete one... (am I going to deep into this?)

For the more abstract minded: it could also be clever shading...

Little Red-Hooded Boy

I love taking photos that are "not so good" and warping them into something a little more interesting with the gift that is photoshop.

This cute little boy becomes a mysterious, urban warrior who swaps taking pastries to grandma with spying on innocent passers-by...

Today I want to Be... A Circus Perfomer

I must admit there has been more than a few times in my life where I have felt like running away and joining a circus. I can truly see myself fitting right in with the madness, the hard work and the eccentricity of the circus life.

The ideal circus job for me?

Animal handler? Love animal, don't know how to handle them.

Juggler? You need good hand-eye coordination for that, right?

Tight rope walker? We're gonna need a bigger net!

Clown? When you have as many brothers as I do, you do that anyway.

No, I'd be an acrobat (believe it or not, I have some experience), because that is where one finds the perfect balance between freedom and immense skill - you do "the impossible"; you create magic with the only instrument we're all blessed with.

“CIRCUS, n. A place where horses, ponies and elephants are permitted to see men, women and children acting the fool.”

- Ambrose Bierce

My Red Shoes

"And whenever I'm in a situation where I'm wearing the same as 600 other people and doing the same thing as 600 other people, looking back, I always found ways to make myself different, whether it be having a red lining inside of my jacket, having red shoes, it hasn't changed."

- Jeremy Irons


Christmas Humor

No reindeer were really harmed during the making of this one (mean, but funny):

Rocky Horrifically Spectacular

I've seen this crazy musical on stage twice, I've done the "Time Warp" for wacky show, I've listened to both the CD and the Vinyl LP record (my parents are huge fans) and last night I finally experienced the 1975 film with Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, the great Meatloaf and creator Richard O'Brien.

Scary? In a good way.

Questionable? Definitely.

Shocking? Of course

Not for the Faint Hearted? NOT for the Faint Hearted.

Good? Yes.

Fun? Without a doubt!

Frank: "It was strange the way it happened. Suddenly... you get a break! All of the pieces seem to fit into place. What a sucker you've been, what a fool. The answer was there all the time. It took a small aciddent to make it happen. AN ACCIDENT! And that is how I discovered the secret. That elusive ingredient, that... spark that is the breath of life... yes I have that knowledge! I hold the key to life... ITSELF!"

Film Cast and LP Record Cover

Live Perfomance at the Barnyard Theatre in Johannesburg

Go HERE for the trailer.

More Madness at: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073629/ 

A Winter's Day in Summer

It's the middle of summer in South Africa, but that doesn't mean we don't have to throw on the odd jersey and tights... This is an outfit experiment for a chilly winter's day in summer - I stole the shoes from my mom's closet (her 80's pieces are perfect for 2010!)

How Do You Like Your Coffee?

I wonder what Da Vinci would think of this new version of one of his masterpieces. This Mona Lisa was built in Sydney, Australia with 3604 cups of coffee each filled with different amounts of milk to create different shades. So... how do you like your coffee?

A Good Holiday...

"A good holiday is one spent among people whose notions of time are vaguer than yours."
John B. Priestly

Colorful Saturday

"Enertainment and art are not isolated. Entertainment is in art like color is in pictures."

- Martin Kippenbergen