Did everyone see this link over at Dooce last week? Hai chi mama, is it addictive — if you’re an addicted to computer games kind of person, that is. Which I’m not, really. Except for a few notable exceptions: most recently (as in, like, 6 years ago) Blix. Before that, Snood. And of course before that, in the good ole 1990s, Tetris. So now, perhaps, Crazy Ladybugs? Just what this foundering blog needs — something else to keep me from you.
Does everyone remember that awesome gig I had guest blogging over at Design Mom a few months ago? Well, it’s time for you to trip on over there again, but this time there might be something in it for you. Design Mom is hosting a Giveaway-a-Day this week and it’s not too late to get in on the first two. Just leave a comment by midnight tonight and you’ll have a chance to win some rad mom goods. No cute onesies. No manly-man gadgets. No wooden toys. Just cool stuff to make you feel like a hot chick in a…
Oh holy cow. This is the funniest thing I’ve seen in so very very long. Comments, left on eBay, for real. Thanks Sweetney!
So, remember all that uncertainty and doubt I told you about here? I guess I’m still kinda in the throes of it all. But apparently, at least according to my horoscopes for this month, things are looking up. Before you read, it’s relevant to know that, while I consider myself a Taurus, I’m also very much an Aries. You see, I’m on the cusp of the two signs. I started being born more-or-less in Aries, but 36 hours later (my poor sweet mom) I was born in Taurus. Thus the high-energy, strong-willed patience. And the strong will, did I mention…
So can I still keep my kindblog banner over there? You Are 32% Evil A bit of evil lurks in your heart, but you hide it well. In some ways, you are the most dangerous kind of evil. How Evil Are You?
Harold’s Planet is a sweet little comic I stumbled upon a while ago. They sent out weekly cartoons and have a trove of cute animations and whatnots at their site. At times it verges a little on “too cute,” but for the most part they have a great sense of absurd + cute and have hit some real winners. Here’s my all-time favorite: Visit their blog to see the archives, which is where some of the aces are.
In an attempt to dig myself out of this funk I’ve been in the past couple of weeks, I’ve decided to spend a few days looking at/for things that make me happy. And since the Upside Up is cheaper than therapy, I’m going to post my progress (and share the fruits of my labor) here. Enjoy! +++ Handimals (or, in Italian, Manimali), by Guido Daniele. Hands. Turned into animals. Breathtaking.
There are so many things to say about this that I’m rendered speechless. So instead, please allow me to simply present to you, with a knowing smile, pork flavored stamps. Just in time for Chinese New Year! (Found via the beautiful Tastespotting, which I found via the lovely Troll Baby, who can still provide sweet links in the midst of trauma. Go send Karen some love today if you have a chance.)
You won’t often find me talking politics here at the Upside Up. It’s not that I don’t have anything to say, it’s just that before you and I finish our conversation, I will generally get frustrated to the point of throwing my hands in the air with a futile sigh loud enough to wake Abe Lincoln. You know how in college, when you were taking a tough class, sometimes you didn’t study for an exam as well as you knew you should? This way, when you didn’t get a good grade, you could say, “Well, I didn’t study as hard…
My friend Shelly provides me with a constant stream of clever ideas and sweet things to look at. Her latest passalong is a fabulous idea for teaching kids to wash their hands: SquidSoap. When you push down on the dispenser, you get a little ink mark on your hand. Then you wash your hands until the ink mark disappears. 1. 2. 3. 4. So brilliant it makes you slap your forehead and say Doh! Just make sure you’ve washed that ink spot off your hand first.
