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Dream of the 1890′s

Posted in humor, music, music video, satire, video with tags , , , , on May 22, 2013 by shewalkssoftly

Could be Brooklyn, NY just as easily…Brilliant!

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Stephen Colbert Interviews Neil deGrasse Tyson

Posted in geek, home, science, video with tags , , , on May 9, 2013 by shewalkssoftly

I rarely post interviews, no less interviews that run an hour and a half long, which should test to the quality of this video here.

Stephen Colbert and Neil DeGrasse Tyson are both extraordinarily entertaining and gifted human beings. Putting them together makes for a comedic, informative alchemy unlike others I’ve seen.

My dear fellow geeks, do not miss this if you haven’t already seen it!

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Mysterious Stranger

Posted in absurd, animation, candy coated nightmares, surreal, video with tags , , , , on May 2, 2013 by shewalkssoftly

This rather horrifying chunk of stop motion surrealism was hidden in the recesses of my mind until my wonderful friend Casey reminded me of it (thanks, Casey!)…

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Joe Fenton

Posted in art, graphic design, illustration, surreal, video on April 20, 2013 by bettiemuldoon

Posted by proxy from Dana’s “stuff to blog” queue while she is on medical hiatus. She reads and appreciates all comments…and apologizes for not being able to respond at the moment.

Dana sent me the link to artist Joe Fenton’s website. While wondering just which works to share here, upon viewing this video my socks were blown off. I had my answer. Wow. Hope you enjoy this as much as I did. An extra Thank You comes from me to Dana for finding this!

The Lullaby

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Joe Fenton

**Your Proxy Blogger appreciates all the support shown for Dana while she is seemingly unable to show her presence. She does get to see the posts and comments. Thank you all so much for helping hold Dana’s hand through this. BVM.

The Maker

Posted in anthropomorphic, creatures, film, inspiration, music, video on March 28, 2013 by bettiemuldoon
Posted by proxy from Dana’s “stuff to blog” queue while she is on medical hiatus. She reads and appreciates all comments…and apologizes for not being able to respond at the moment.

The Maker is a short tale by Christopher Kezelos, with puppets designed and created by Amanda Louise Spayd. Watch this beautifully haunting story wherein The Maker takes on the most important creation of his life.

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**My daily request to send Good Thoughts, Positive Energy, Prayers, and ANY means of conveying support and healing to Dana is the biggest reward I can ask the Readership for at all times. THANK YOU! The Proxy Blogger**

Oren Lavie – Her Morning Elegance

Posted in video on March 23, 2013 by bettiemuldoon

Posted by proxy from Dana’s “stuff to blog” queue while she is on medical hiatus. She reads and appreciates all comments…and apologizes for not being able to respond at the moment.

Today’s post is a video Dana sent me a couple of weeks back. For those of us close to the situation, it will bring a tear. Visually very well done. Lyrically, rather pertinent to Dana’s condition, of “fighting for her life” to get back to normal.  As ever, Dana is searching, finding, and relaying whatever it is she relates to.  How does this one affect you?

Oren Lavie – Her Morning Elegance (partial lyrics/chorus):

And she fights for her life
As she puts on her coat
And she fights for her life on the train
She looks at the rain
As it pours
And she fights for her life
As she goes in a store
Where the people are pleasently strange
And counting the change
And she goes…

**My daily request to send Good Thoughts, Positive Energy, Prayers, and ANY means of conveying support and healing to Dana is the biggest reward I can ask the Readership for at all times. THANK YOU! The Proxy Blogger**

Kittens On The Beat

Posted in animation, video on March 9, 2013 by bettiemuldoon

Posted by proxy from Dana’s “stuff to blog” queue while she is on medical hiatus. She reads and appreciates all comments…and apologizes for not being able to respond at the moment.

Kittens On The Beat video has caught Dana’s eye. When tiny ninjas are rampant, the kittehs will protect!

The song is “Wildstyle” by Savant.

**May I make a daily request for the Readership to send Good Thoughts, Positive Energy, Prayers, and any means of conveying support and healing to Dana. She is struggling with getting past impossible pain on an hourly basis. One can only hope doctors are able to find a way to rewire her nervous system. THANK YOU! The Proxy Blogger**

Valentine’s Day Countdown: Thomas Kuntz’s Spooky Love

Posted in art, automata, Books, death, macabre, music, retro, sculpture, technology, valentine's day, video on February 11, 2013 by bettiemuldoon

Posted by proxy from Dana’s “stuff to blog” queue while she is on medical hiatus. She reads and appreciates all comments…and apologizes for not being able to respond at the moment.

Thomas Kuntz has been touted on this blog before. The automatons this Haxanthrobaticist creates go beyond artistry and technology. This one is very fitting for Valentine’s Day.

See more of Thomas Kuntz.

The Roentgens’ Berlin Secretary Cabinet

Posted in antiques, automata, furniture, museums, video on January 17, 2013 by bettiemuldoon

Posted by proxy from Dana’s “stuff to blog” queue while she is on medical hiatus. She reads and appreciates all comments…and apologizes for not being able to respond at the moment.

(words below taken from the site)

Discover the hidden features and intricate interior of this cabinet.

One of the finest achievements of European furniture making, this cabinet is the most important product from Abraham (1711–1793) and David Roentgen’s (1743–1807) workshop. A writing cabinet crowned with a chiming clock, it features finely designed marquetry panels and elaborate mechanisms that allow for doors and drawers to be opened automatically at the touch of a button. Owned by King Frederick William II, the Berlin cabinet is uniquely remarkable for its ornate decoration, mechanical complexity, and sheer size.

This cabinet is from Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, and is on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in the exhibition Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens:http://www.metmuseum.org/en/exhibitions/listings/2012/roentgen

Footage courtesy of VideoART GmbH and Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.

The Weather Girls: Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man This Christmas)

Posted in christmas, humor, music video, retro, video with tags , , , , on December 24, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

I think it is physically impossible to be in a bad mood while watching this (after it gets going a minute in…):

How full of smiles and laughter are you now?

Medical hiatus…I read and appreciate all comments…Apologies for not being able to respond at the moment.

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