LXI Stuff stuff stuff

Hello all, here are some pictures I'd like to share, some are old, some are new, none is borrowed and some have blue... enjoy!

Sombrillas y sus flores raras...

bugs go nom, nom, nom

Hippie flowers n_n

Hopefully, this is where we will build the new nursery

Those weird spheres are the "leaves", if you can call them that...

Bipolar cat at the window...

I loved the color

Ivy invading a tree

lily

Can you spot the hummingbird?

Plum flowers...

@ the border

Plum tree tries to reach the sky

Creek in Rancho Mosqueda

Sunset in Rancho Mosqueda

Juani singing Oasis (notice the Liam pose)

Baka Neko found the Macho aftershave (or something like that)

Trees @ Rectoria

Sunset @ Rosarito

A book (I was very bored in the car waiting for my cousin to get out of a meeting)

Sticky Notes!

Happy happy joy joy video that will make you smile and want to try it out...

EepyBird's Sticky Note experiment from Eepybird on Vimeo.

Special Guest

Yesterday I was talking to Vic, and he asked if he could have a sketch with kokomo, so there :)

Collective

Baka Neko helped with some ideas of this drawing

Kokomo singing in the tree...

Whoa!

I wish i had a notebook like that one...

Noteboek from Evelien Lohbeck on Vimeo.

Thanks Gizmodo!

Curious Random Fact About Me #7

One of my favorite going out plans...

Friends + karaoke = Awesomeness

Curious Random Fact About Me #6

♥ swings

Curious Random Fact About Me #5

Sometimes I wish my prince would come and sweep me off my feet, and others, I just wish I had the tools and courage to get out of the tower by myself...

so true...

Brought to you by Mutts...

For future generations...

I think everyday should be Earth Day and give a little back to mother nature...

Have a great day everyone....

Some people never go crazy...

Today I saw Barfly, directed by Barbet Schroeder (he made Murder by Numbers), written by Charles Bukowski, starring Mickey Rourke (yep, The Wrestler guy or Marv from Sin City), Faye Dunaway and Alice Krige (she was Christabella in Silent Hill).

To start off, this is not your typical movie. The main character is pretty antagonistic of what I had in mind from the beginning. Since the first scene you like the guy, he has a certain spark that just reels you into his world.

I consider it a drama, but it's not going to make you cry, that's for sure ha ha.

The main idea of the movie is you follow a jack of all trades who lives one day at a time, booze is his main concern and the rest of the world can go about it's business; you see his encounters and the choices he makes. I liked his philosophy, I think that was what made me go through all the movie, I was curious on what he was going to do next.

I think Rourke really did a good job with the character. If you are in the mood for an out of the ordinary drama, this might be a good option. Enjoy!

so...

Missed you, you crazy dragon you, so what now? what's the plan?

Curious Random Fact About Me #4

Most of my fondest childhood memories we're playing in my grandma's garden...

A little left out...

Don't worry Kokomo, I haven't forgotten about you

I know this cat!

moar funny pictures

Made by Sefe :) (it's his cat)

Curious Random Fact About Me #3

It's no unknown fact that I like to doodle, but sometimes, I doodle when I'm doing something else, like talking on the phone...

Today this was the result... I have no idea what it means... any guesses?

Curious Random Fact About Me #2

I like wearing hoodies, even if all my hair doesn't fit in, gets all poofy and pops out...

Mamma mia!

Hello all!

For you folks that live in or nearby Mexicali, there is an interesting production of Mamma Mia! coming up. A friend of mine is going to participate, keep an eye out for her in the chorus!...

So if you are interested and like musicals (this one is with ABBA music) here are the specs:

WHO? Grupo de Teatro Experimental Catarsis (which includes the lovely Marisol)
WHERE? Teatro del Estado, Mexicali, BC. Mexique
WHEN? April 27th and May 3rd '09
HOW MUCH? $150.00, 100.00, 80.00 M.N.

I don't know who designed the poster to give him/her the credit

Wishes

Another year... gone so fast...

26...

Thank you all for sharing this place and time with me...

For all the wishes and dreams...

And for all that awaits... Cheers!

LX Garden and Cats

It's been a while since I've posted a series of pics, so here we go :D enjoy

A tree

Same tree, can you spot the spider?

One of my favorite plants, some leaves are the size of my hand

My mom has a lot of these in different areas of the garden, and depending of the light they get are the color they have. From light green, to purple greenish to a darker green.

Bird of Paradise, until recently I finally saw the bird resemblence

My cousins cat.

The one, the only, bipolar cat on my favorite blanket

A cat can also be man's best friend.

It's pretty amazing how things happen, a little while ago, I was sad (I'm feeling better, thanks), too much thinking really hit me, wait... I think I need to go back a little...

My bro went back to Mexicali because of some work he had to do, his cat is staying with us for the rest of the week. Whoever has met this little feline knows that this is not your typical cat, she meows in the most bizarre way, she doesn't like to be petted much less carried, she doesn't like strangers (and if they are cat owners, she goes berserk). My cousin calls her devil cat, I sometimes call her bipolar cat. And for some reason she likes my room and my favorite blanket, so she sleeps on it.

Going on, I was feeling down, and started to cry, got out of bed and planning on listening to some music and drawing (that always helps me). The curious thing is that she got up, and sat on my lap (she only has done that once, she was a small kitten) and purred until I calmed down. Then she just stared at me, then jumped off and got back to being her hyperactive old self again.

Thanks bipolar cat :)

A new take on old classics...

A modern version of Little Red Riding Hood... thanks to Cubeecraft... Enjoy!

Just in case you were curious...

Today I came across a web page containing a really good documentary called The Pixar Story, I had the privilege of seeing it in Siggraph last year. It's a true inspiration. If you are a fan of Pixar films, I highly recommend you watch it.

The downside is that when you reach 72 minutes the web page will make you wait a little while to continue, but believe me it's really worth it.

I found it online though Documentalizate and it's in spanish.

The documentary was directed by Lesly Iwerks.

Enjoy!

Visitors

Well spring break is here, and that brought my family together again (at least for a week) including the cat, poor thing, she got carsick on the way (she didn't barf but she would lay in her little bed and kept meowing at us)... anyways that's not the point... two days ago we noticed a hummingbird made a nest in our porch... it's sooo cool and small :D I'll share some pics soon...

today's drawing is in honor of the unexpected visitor...

Curious Random Fact About Me #1

I've enjoyed dancing since I was a child, but God did I hate going to tap classes...

*sigh*

I've also been reading too much LOLCats

Searching

Inspiration... I lack it...

Soy tu aire...

This interactive presentation / video / beautiful animation is actually quite ingenious. I really really really liked it, had to share. It's by Labuat and the song is called Soy tu aire :) enjoy! (I did :D)

Thanks to NOTCOT.com

Damn Al Gore...

Brilliant comic, I just had to share (click on image)

Source: XKCD

Years after...

Para todos los fans del Principito...

Brought to you by: Montt en dosis diarias.

Discovering new music

I don't have much to say today, so, I share The Kooks, enjoy

Finding my groove.

Sometimes having lots of free time and no income can really get on your nerves.

There's a new kid in town

Move over Guitar Hero! You are so last year Rock Band! Check out the new trend!

GuitarRising
by jakeparks

This shall be interesting. For all the details check out Guitar Rising.

Change your heart

Hello everyone it's been a while since I've posted music, so here we go :D

If you saw Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind (and if you haven't I highly recommend it even if it sounds like a cliche). Anyway, in the beginning sequence you hear this lovely song performed by Beck called Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime, from what little I could find online, the song was launched by a band called The Korgis in 1980 (dosen't seem the typical 80's song), let's start with that version.



Now, let's jump to the Beck's mellow version



Zucchero also made his version.



And last but not least (and I know it's not the only cover you can find, but its the last cover I've heard), a version by Krezip (which was actually the version that made me think of this post), I think this one is the cute version of them all :)



Ok, so, which version did you like the most? I think I'd go for Zucchero :)

From Zero to Hero

I just watched Slumdog Millionaire, I guess this would have been better before the Oscars haha, and I know that because of all the brouhaha this post isn't really necessary, so I'll keep it short.

This film was Directed by Danny Boyle (you got to love him for 28 days later, Trainspotting and Sunshine). Co-directed by Loveleen Tandan. The main characters where portrayed by Dev Patel and Freida Pinto.

Due to my lack of true inspiration (and if I send this to Draft it will never see the light of day) I'll just say, at first I totally sub estimated the film, the title didn't appeal to me and I didn't even bother to know who made it. After a while everyone was cheering for it, and eventually became the underdog for the Oscars and came out a winner. So I gave it the chance it deserved. And the verdict is: it's really good, and it deserves to be watched.

The story goes around this uneducated boy who ends up in Who wants to be a millionaire and actually starts winning. How does he know? Well, it's not what you think or at least, it wasn't what I expected. You'll get surprised, you'll be moved, I'm not sure if your laugh or cry (I don't remember laughing and I didn't cry), but in the end I recommend the movie. The story is good, and makes you cheer for the main character, so take a risk if you haven't seen it, Danny Boyle won't let you down ha ha. Enjoy!

Bueno the Bear

This made me laugh so much, I just had to share, Bueno the bear was made by Pendleton Ward, the same guy who brought us Adventure Time. Check out his web page for more info and weird doodles :) enjoy

LIX: Road, Fence and Kitty! Oh my!

It's been a while since I've posted pics, I think its time I upload something or this will end up being Reviews of Movies and Videos blog, to avoid that, here are some of my latest pics and as you might have noticed in a previous post, there is a cat in the family, and we are all pretty fond of her, so, we bother her and take loads of pics ha ha.

Higway 94, being more specific Tecate/San Diego.

Rusted Metal Fence, I really really liked this pic.

Don't bother me look.

Sleepy time.

Still snoozing.

Baka Neko bothering the cat.

That ain't my kid

I saw the Changeling the other day and I had to write about it.

Let's start from the beginning, this movie was directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Angelina Jolie, Michael Kelly, John Malkovich, among others.

Now, if you are a fan of Eastwood's work as a director, I think this movie will not disappoint you, but be warned its going to be a bumpy ride.

The first time my dad saw the trailer, he couldn't believe Angelina was the woman on screen. To be sincere, I'm not a big fan, but I think that she really pulls off the character.

The plot goes around a mother that reports her missing son and how the police gives her another boy. I don't want to spoil (as always) so I won't go any further. Yet I do share that it gets a little intense. Eastwood does a really good job on getting you involved in the film. In my case, let's just say I had to practice a few breathing exercises during the film because I was getting stressed out (in a good way, I don't know if that exists ha ha, what I'm trying to say is that I got stressed just by imagining how I would feel in her shoes).

And, just in case you are Jolie fan, I think that she looks gorgeous, I loved 20's/30's fashion and the hats, oh you gotta love the hats :D!

Ok, that's enough, I say that if you are in a dramatic mood and want a little mystery, this is a good flick to catch.

What if she never dates?

Okidoki, I just finished watching 10 things I hate about you, starring Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (to name a few), I know, its a teen flick sorta heading to the chick flick scene, but its actually good, the movie came out in 1999 and until now I decided to go for it.

Again, its a teen flick, so don't expect a great memorable movie, yet, I admit, I liked it, and I even think it made it to my fave teen flick films.

Digging a little deeper, the plot goes around two sisters with opposite ways of thinking, and the only way a guy can date one of them is if the other girl goes out, don't freak out, I haven't said anything that you wouldn't find out in the first 15 minutes of the movie (trust me, I checked). The movie is filled with cliches (that is expected). Yet it does have it's high points, it has good music, guys could get some clever ideas on how to enchant a girl and its pretty entertaining. I think it's a good couch potato weekend flick that takes your mind of everyday stuff and takes you back to when your only worry was if he/she knew that you liked him/her.

So go out there and feel like a teenager again ha ha, enjoy!

Matheradical!

This reminded me of the times when my notebooks were full of doodles that we weird and full of nonsense, I loved those days :)

Obsession

This Oscar Nominated short film by Bill Plympton is pretty odd. You might remember some of his short films from old school MTV (those were the good old days ha ha). Enjoy

Thanks to the Animation Blog

Finally robotic beings rule the world.

Today Baka Neko shared this video (I suggest you to start in minute 0:26) , enjoy! :)

Flight Of The Conchords - The Humans Are Dead

How Loewe works

I found this commercial funny. Wanted to share.

Thanks Gizmodo.

Post #600, Hope

Wow, it's been a while that this blog exists, and now we have reached 600 posts. Thank you all for reading and giving me a reason to share more stuff, because if I knew no one read it, I wouldn't go on with this. So thank you.

Changing the subject to the idea of what this post was about.

Today, I would like to share a speech by Harvey Milk (yes, there was a movie made and it just won Oscars :P, but this is a real speech from the real person), some of you may not agree with the homosexuality topic, I beg you to look a little farther than judging and just take 1:53 minutes of your time, personally, I think we all need to believe that if one person can make a difference, we have the power to do so as well, and that a little hope can make this world a better place.

Thanks NOTCOT.org for the video.

Happy happy joy joy

Today I passed a song in Rockband, but not just playing one instrument! I was rockin' the drums and singing, wooooo!

Just wanted to share haha :)

Note, I couldn't find the original Happy happy joy joy song, so here is a cover :P

Creepy Radio

I was about to go to bed, when I remembered that I also wanted to mention another movie, its a weird thriller called Frequency, came out in 2000, directed by Gregory Hobbit, wait, I mean Hoblit (couldn't help myself, my bad), starring Dennis Quaid and James Caviezel.

I know what you might be thinking, but bear with me, I know the name doesn't say much, I won't get into details or I will totally spoil the movie, the main concept is, there is a guy who can talk to his dead father through a radio, THERE, haha, I know I know, its not much, but really, I recommend you watch it, it made me sit on the edge of my seat all through the movie making up theories on where the movie will go. In short its a good movie, be a little open minded, don't over analize (or you'll hate it), sit back, relax, and make up weird theories.

The performances are good to get you tangled in the movie, even with the fact that James Caviezel will always be The Count of Monte Cristo to me haha (which is another good movie, long, but very entertaining, anywho, going back). The director seems really into the cop thriller type movies with big actor names, I haven't seen any of them so I really can't suggest more.

Oh well, I liked it so there :P Enjoy!

Attack of another romantic comedy

Well I just finished watching "Two weeks notice", well, this time it's Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant, yes, all his characters seem the same witty guy who always has the sarcastic or comical comment in the precise moment, but hey, this movie is special, I was going through movie possibilities and could not help myself going down memory lane.

The movie is the type that will make you smile, and at some point it might make you kinda giggle (you know, that half laugh that we all make when something kinda funny happens, yep, that one). It will not impact, you probably will feel a little frustrated with a character, but, I think I can say that its an easygoing film that will take your mind off the world for 101 minutes, and while you're at it, get some chinese take out, a warm blanket and enjoy the film.

Curious fact, this is film was written and directed by Marc Lawrence, he also wrote the Miss Congeniality series.

Blame Ringo

Today I stumbled upon a curious band. The music is good, the name was the catch, I'm talking about Blame Ringo, here is the story:

"Originally billed as Goodnight Vienna, the band had to change its name in late 2007 after being threatened with legal action by a Mr Richard Starkey Jr. Apparently "Goodnight Vienna" was the name of Ringo Starr's forth studio album and, although Ringo thoroughly enjoyed the music, he was obligated to any profiteering which resulted from the use of his intellectual property."

It's an interesting way of sticking it to the man...

Here is a video featuring the first single Garble Arch, its about a day in Abbey Road, curious how many people try to portray the famous cover...

Want to know more? check out the band's page and listen to the music ;) enjoy!

Obama's Elf

Cute.

thanks to PenaAjena

Back to basics

Sometimes all we need is an invisible slap in the head to make you realize:

no, you don't know everything
no, you won't remember everything you supposedly learned in school
and no, you can't learn a whole chapter in 2 min (at least I can't).

Practice makes perfect, and this padawan needs patience T_T

I'll get there, even if it makes my brain go mushy, I will beat this

Overthinking...

It's true, you don't need a particular day to say I love you, to share a kiss or a hug, to receive flowers or gifts, still, it feels nice. And it doesn't have to be expensive gifts, fine dinning and rare flowers. To have a small reminder like valentine's day to break your daily habit and share a tender moment with your loved one is something nice, to learn from it and not just make it once a year is priceless ha ha...

Changing the subject drastically yet still stuck in the overthinking part...

Today an MSN contact had his blog address as a nickname, I admit, I was curious, so I went in, gosh, it felt like I was reading his diary, where he poured his heart and soul into, I didn't read much, it felt too personal... I know, the concept of a blog is to share with the world what you feel or think, free speech, I'm not going against it, on the contrary I cheer for it, hey! I have a blog!... but going back to the event... I just felt like I had walked into an open room filled with letters to a lost love, with pictures of special things, memories and felt guilty about it, eventhough the door was open for anyone to walk in, the owner even made a sign for people to notice it, yet I can't help to feel like I shouldn't have read it, like it was not my place to be there.

Weird? yes. Been thinking too much? absolutely. Should get back to my studies? I'd better.

Just wanted to share... has anyone been there before?

Geeky yet funny

Click on image please :)

Fibonachos anyone?

Source: Fox Trot thanks to Beto

Um...

A very creative video, I think only one word can truly describe it... bizarre...

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

On a day like today...

Stumbled upon a curious fact and wanted to share it...

In 1494 the semicolon was invented by the Italian printer Aldus Manutius the Elder.

source: notcot.org

Pie

One thing that I like about being at home is that I have all access to the kitchen, especially the oven, I love making pastries, this time, I made lemon meringue pie :) yum!

They say that the best food is the one made with love, well, this was one was made listening to good old... hmm... now that I think of it... I'm not sure what type of genre this classifies as... I'd better just explain... my dad has this compilation of cover albums by Rod Stewart of old Sinatra and similar artist music... I love it... but I'm not sure what it classifies as... so I'll share one of my faves ;)

Going back to the pie... it's my first time making one by myself, I hope its good hehe... So here it is... I present to you all... my pie :)


Now before I go, I leave a silly animation, pointless? very hehe... but still in the Pie topic :P

When Live Action and Stop motion Collide

This was way too beautiful to ignore and not share... I loved the water sequence and the "fishies"... enjoy

Star Wars, um, kinda...

For all you star wars fans please try not to have an epileptic attack and enjoy the fact that people who haven't watched the whole saga really do exist :P (It made me laugh, so it's worthy of posting, Hans?)



Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.

Web comics

Ok, I have nothing to write about so I share some Web Comics :) for more comics check the links at the end of each strip :D

Courtesy of XKCD

Courtesy of Savage Chickens

Click on image to be able to read it, sorry couldnt make it bigger T_T

Courtesy of Wullmorgenthaler (Warning, crude black humor)


Courtesy of Alberto Montt

Courtesy of Alberto Montt

Last one of 2008

Well this year brought many things, love, unemployment (and I think it wasn't bad at all, I needed a good vacation and "me" time), trips, a family growing closer to each other, so many things that make me consider that I am blessed.

I won't get into mushy detail (he he I shall spare you all of that), but I do wish you all a very wonderful 2009, good vibes.

Now I raise my tequila drink...

Cheers! Happy new Year