HOW TO GET A HEART ATTACK THE EASY WAY

yum.

this and all the other triple-bypass inducing culinary masterpieces can be found over at the aptly named blog "this is why you're fat". if you need motivation in keeping your new year's weight loss resolution, this is the only site you need.

LOOKING DOWN ON THE LITTLE PEOPLE

london-based artist slinkachu makes figures of handpainted people as art. you might go "meh. so what?", until you realize just how teeny tiny these figures really are:

they're really really tiny.

this is little people. it's his blog/art project wherein he chronicles the lives of his miniscule creations, by taking a photo of them, and then leaving them "to fend for themselves". this is a blog worth checking, if only to check out the ingenious situations he lets his tiny people get themselves into.

Little People - A Tiny Street Art Project (http://little-people.blogspot.com/)

THOMAS WILLIAMS

Free 2009 calendar for download. Meant to be printed at A1 size. http://www.thomaswilliams.com.au/twelve/?page_id=39 I think it used to be sold online, but, now, you can get free - you have to print it yourself though lol I'm printing mine now, bye.

MOO

Moo is a print company based in london. these are what makes them special:

minicards are basically business cards but half the height.
you also have the option of using up to 100 unique images for use on said cards.


another personal favorite are the stickerbooks.
each stickerbook has 90 stickers, with which you can also upload 90 unique images to.
i personally bought a stickerbook from them and absolutely love them.
you guys should try them out. and here's an incentive: use this code 2GCPZY on checkout and you get 20% on any 1 moo product. but it's only till the end of this month though.

I'M A DESIGNER AND...

like twitter meets a public group of designers. add your's, involvement is fun!
click > DOTDOTDOTSPOT

T Y P E F L A S H

Fans of typography, celebrate! I spent so much time in this website. It is an interactive site where you type text and tinker with it by transforming its typeface, color, etc. It is snazzy.

Visit T Y P E F L A S H

INTROVERSION

This is perhaps, one of the most unique and interesting blogs I've ever stumbled upon. It is interactive, very minimalist and the concept stuns me and makes go ... why didn't i think of that? Maybe I should blog more creatively

Visit Introversion

GUIDE TO LACING

this article from sneakerfreeker.com dates back to 2007, and i just happened to stumble across it in my bookmarks. thought it might be worth sharing. enjoy.

OBAMICON.ME

i'm sure by now everyone is familiar with this iconic poster of president obama by "maverick" propaganda artist OBEY , well now you can get in with the inaugural action by heading over the obamicon.me. the site lets you upload any photo that instantly turns it into your own little piece of obey-ish art. you can even customize the caption at the buttom to say whatever you wish.
here's a sample photo i obamicon'ed:

the possibilities are endless:
so go make your own obamicons and post it at our comments section. we'd love to see the ones you come up with.

OLDIFY PICTURES

Click -> Oldify Your Pictures

Interesting one-click edit. The site I chanced upon transforms your photos into old looking images (including stains, and dirt marks). The whole site is in Japanese, but I know you'd get around because i did. Sometimes it looks good, sometimes it doesn't.

GUARANTEED TO DRIVE YOU TO DRINK: EXTRA TASTY

Stumbled upon this website that acts as an online bar! How awesome is that? Now getting drinks (or getting drunk) is closer and more accessible than you think.


ExtraTasty features an online bar where you can create and share your own concoctions to other online drinkers. It basically serves as an online drink recipe bar where members can also rate and tag recipes and drinks that they like. The winning recipes with the most number of ratings and tags get to win the 'Drink of the Day!' title. Plus, you can list down all the ingredients you have in your inventory and ExtraTasty will conjure up recipes for you based on those ingredients.

If you're too lazy to go to a bar, go here instead. :P

WHEN YOU CARE ENOUGH TO HIT SEND

i remember in the early days of the internet, before youtube and facebook, we had to entertain ourselves by sending each other greeting cards. and when some of them had music or animated, we were amazed kingdom come. oh the good old days. well who says e-greeting cards should go away? some ecards certainly dont think so. there really isn't anything technically special with the them (they dont animate or anything at all). what sets them apart is that they are just so darn funny. and you even have the option to put your own captions on some of their images. who knows, maybe you can even fool your friends into thinking you actually have a sense of humor. so try it.

here are some of their current gems:

CYBER SAFETY: PABLO BANILA WAS NEVER A THREAT

For those who made all the fuss about a certain Pablo Banila stalking your multiply accounts, you finally have nothing to worry about. He never stalked any of you multiply users:

In an article written by Bianca Consunji of the Philippine Daily Inquirer:
"NO, he’s not a cyber-stalker. Or a group of psychology students doing a project. Or the government in disguise. Pablo Banila is a real person, but he’s not the crazy lowlife that people thought he was.

The truth is, Pablo Banila never really visited every website where his avatar appeared—his bots did. An anonymous reader who identified himself as a retired hacker explained, “Pablo Banila actually is a programmer who uses a program called ‘web crawler.’ Web crawlers were originally used by search engines such as Google and Yahoo to automatically browse web pages on the internet. [This is done so they can] save the data on their database and make an index list of the web pages on the Internet.'"

The scandal roused some overly ridiculous comments and reactions from a myriad of multiply users in the Philippines. Those who once advocated hate towards this seemingly threatening cyber stalker are now shifting to thinking that he is a cool guy. Quite pretentious and vain if you ask me.

For the whole article click here

ETSY: HANDMADE STUFF SHOPPING GOODNESS

etsy is an online store/community where people all over the world gather to sell their handmade goodies. in here you can find stuff ranging from jewelry, paintings, and even clothes and luggage. as long as it's handmade, it's probably in etsy. even a geek like me can find something i would buy, such as these macbook sleeves.

you even have the option to search for where the stuff was made, so in my case i tried philippines, and i was surpised to see some stuff pop up. there weren't that many local etsy sellers but it was cool nonetheless.

another fun way to search for stuff is by color. sure it's gimmicky but still it might be useful if you want to buy a gift for someone who has an inclination for a particular color (ie your mom).


christmas is fast approaching, so if you're looking for something unique to give, and also feel like helping the little folk out, those people who worked hard through blood sweat and tears in order to make that one of a kind earring or purse, here's your chance.

TASTEBOOK: FOOD TO MATCH YOUR OWN TASTE

To those who have always dreamed of producing their own cookbooks, this website is for you. Introducing Tastebook.com : A website that enables you to create your own personalized cookbooks or 'tastebooks' in simple and easy ways. The site allows you to add your own recipes and/or choose from over 100,000 recipes from top food sites, and then compile them to create a hardbound customized cookbook delivered at your doorstep.

For those who love food, this is a unique gift to give away, especially now that the holidays are just around the corner :) If you want to create your own tastebook, visit this website: http://www.tastebook.com/

BOOKMARK: WILL IT BLEND?

i stumbled upon this crazy site where they feature video clips of some guy who uses a blender to crush various objects (i.e. a glowstick, a rubik's cube, an ipod, remotes, cd) - yes, the list goes on and on. The clips are presented by blendtec, a company that creates blenders, mixers, etc. hmmm, strange & interesting viral marketing..

from the www.willitblend.com website


will it blend website
blendtec's website

ODYSSEYLIVE.NET: FILIPINO MUSIC PORTAL

Among the dizzying whirl of music media that are hitting the market today comes a Filipino music portal that mixes the emerging new media and evolving Filipino music. As a virtual and more interactive extension of the local music store Odyssey comes Odysseylive.net : an online networking website that caters to Filipino music, artists, and listeners of the new generation. It is primarily a music portal that allows users to stream music for free while browsing the pages of different artists and bands.

The site is similar to other networking websites in a sense that it is essentially a social networking site showcasing blogging, video-posting, and photo-uploading characteristics. However, as a music website, it extends beyond more than the usual features that other social networking sites offer. Individuals can sign up either as listeners or musicians, and are free to post as much music, photos, videos without limit. Plus, it enables easier and more open interaction between the listeners and the musicians.

Ultimately, Odysseylive.net serves as an arena dedicated especially for creating relationships between the artists and listeners. Although it is designed specifically for Filipinos, foreign artists and listeners are also welcome to enjoy the features of the site and experience Pinoy music.

Sign up for Odysseylive.net now!

PICNIK: EASY ONLINE PHOTO EDITING

http://www.picnik.com

if you have never ever used photoshop in your life but still want to learn how to enhance your photos like the pros, then picnik is your answer. this online app is as easy as it gets and best of all it's free. you even have the option to link picnik to your other photo storage accounts like flickr, photobucket, and even social networking sites like facebook. there are even presets to make your photos look lomo-ish, among other things. there is a premium account for the more advanced features, but you barely need to use them anyway. this is the must-use tool to turn that drab profile picture into something worthy for the Louvre.*

* well, not really.

FAILBLOG.COM

failblog (http://failblog.com) - words cannot express how truly awesome this site is. chronicling the best of the worst man has to offer, it never fails to put a smile on my face. this should not be missed.

WHEN YOU JUST CAN'T SAY IT IN PERSON: SAY IT WITH NOTES!

passive-aggressive notes (http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com) is a website that chronicles the "painfully polite and hilariously hostile writings from shared spaces the world over". the notes found in the blog range from subtle hints of displeasure to outright angry death threats, and all very funny. i've been guilty of leaving notes of the kind myself, but after reading some of the notes from the site, i think i'll refrain from doing such anymore, since i think the desired effect is rarely achieved.