SheWalksSoftly

The Angel and Devil on My Shoulder

June 4th, 2008

Look at these lovely angel-devil hybrids! It makes me a little happier knowing that these creatures are fluttering around the sea somewhere.

Sea angels, also known as cliones, are a group of small swimming sea slugs. Sea angels are gelatinous, mostly transparent and very small, with the largest species reaching 5 cm. Clione limacina is a polar species; those found in warmer waters are far smaller. Some species of sea angel feed exclusively on sea butterflies; the angels have terminal mouths with the radula common to mollusks, and tentacles to grasp their prey, sometimes with suckers similar to cephalopods. Their “wings” allow sea angels to swim much faster than the larger (usually fused) wings of sea butterflies. Other species of sea angel feed mostly on zooplankton. (from Wiki)

Check them out in action!
Raw Horseflesh Ice Cream Anyone?…Anyone?

June 3rd, 2008

I wouldn’t have trusted this list without source links and locations. I eat a lot of ice cream…and I do mean a lot, so I was surprised to discover that there are at least 101 flavors out there that I wouldn’t touch. Chief among them: Raw Horse Flesh, Ox Tongue, Garlic, Pit Viper, Stilton Cheese, and a startling variety of the ocean’s worst taste sensations (most of the Japanese flavors involve seafood).

Perhaps my palette is simply too unrefined to appreciate the flavorful nuances of eel and squid ink in my frozen desserts.
Next Year’s Halloween Costume?

June 3rd, 2008

Now who will volunteer to dress up as my ravaged victims?
Daniel Martin Diaz

June 2nd, 2008

Daniel Martin Diaz has been one of my favorite artists for years. Re-contextualized religious and alchemical symbols, a historical feel and LATIN. The mere sight of Latin in modern art awakens my inner geek like nothing else. His paintings are beautiful, haunting, and may leave you slightly uncomfortable (a testament to his talent).
Nagymama

May 31st, 2008

This is one of my all time favorite animated short films…and not just because it was made by my incredible friend Stephanie. It’s brilliantly done.

Should you crave more Nagymama stories (and who wouldn’t?) you can read more at the marvelously entertaining American Goulash.
Here’s Lookin’ at You, Kid

May 31st, 2008

I admit that my love of blue and/or green eyes crosses the line into fetish territory. Though they certainly lose some appeal when presented as follows:

This is an exceedingly rare collection of glass eyes used for teaching at the San Francisco Eye Institute. They were brought around the Horn in 1870 from Austria. They are hand blown glass. Found on this site.

A gift for the lady who doesn’t fancy a box of assorted chocolates on Valentine’s Day, perhaps?
Robot Art

May 31st, 2008

Warn me now if you don’t like robots, because they are likely to turn up here on a regular basis. I’ll start with Lawrence Northey’s Robot Art.

I love the retro feel of his creations. Check out those skates and the ray gun! The whole gallery is fun to look at.
Jinyoung Shin

May 30th, 2008

Jinyoung Shin’s paintings resemble traditional manga…with a surreal, angular, undead quality…Vibrant colors and clarity paired with bony, disproportioned limbs, sweeping lines and impossible movements. Captivating.
The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks

May 30th, 2008

This post is dedicated to my lovely college roommate Christina, who was simultaneously as entertained and irritated by severe grammatical butchering as I was. I never thought the liberty people take with quotation marks could make me laugh out loud…until this blog came about.

Some posts even feature witty retorts:

Enjoy THE “BLOG” OF “UNNECESSARY” QUOTATION MARKS
Delicately Deadly

May 29th, 2008

Care for a spot of tea and a 9mm?

Yvonne Lee Schultz has created a wonderful set of porcelain pistols to match fine china.

Charles Krafft is another master of this technique, particularly in his Porcelain War Museum Project.

Some might say I’m a bit of a porcelain pistol myself.