Archive for July, 2008

The first Jaguar D-Type to roll off the production line in 1955 sold for a record £2,201,500 following frenzied bidding over the weekend. The 3.4-litre car, owned by the Littlewoods family, cost just over £2,000 when originally purchased.

Alicia Traveria’s Tom Selleck birthday cake is a masterpiece! Who wouldn’t want a delicious slice of Big Tom on their birthday?

Carl Weathers is without doubt the most underrated action hero of the 20th century. Everyone loved him as Apollo Creed in the Rocky films, but his performances in Predator and the criminally overlooked Action Jackson, whilst equally compelling, failed to deliver the volume of action roles he deserved. For a man so muscly and mustachioed to be overlooked in this way is a crime of epic proportions.
Fortunately, Carl isn’t short of work thanks to the Credit Unions of Washington, who’ve commissioned a series short videos featuring inspirational musings from the great man.

Do you love the reflection you’re greeted with each morning in the bathroom mirror? If so, you’re sure to enjoy FaceWorthy, the social networking site for narcissists.
Having browsed the site for a few minutes, it looks like they’re not short on onanists too…
Lively, currently in beta, is Google’s answer to Second Life. The downloadable application allows you to create rooms, decorate them to your liking, then make and invite friends over. Of course, you’re far better off actually doing these things in real life, but if you have poor personal hygiene and/or no friends you’re sure to find it very rewarding.

Graphic designer Russ Mills’ portfolio features some innovative illustrations, created using some equally innovative methods:
“they begin life as sketches in ink, the tool of choice is the Bic ‘fine’ because it gives me a lot more mileage than more expensive, snootier fine liners that break if you give them too much stick. The sketch is transported into my ageing mac and then abused in photoshop (you may have heard of it) i use this because of the joy of multiple undo’s plus its the closest I can get to painting without painting.”
More info on Russ’ MySpace and blog.













