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OMG I love this! Star Wars book ends from a great and classic scene when they are in the trash room in episode IV A New Hope.
(via Club jade)
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Big game hunters eat your hearts out…
I could mount this Velociraptor head from Jurassic Park on my wall… imagine the conversation starter it would be.
“Oh! I see you noticed my catch while I was on safari. Just wait till you hear the story of how we spent 3 days in the jungle hunting each other until I got the upper hand.” Yea I think it would go something like that. Of course in order to pull it off properly I would need to get a Predator head and an Aliens head to go next to them.
(thanks /Film)
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Unfortunately, Saks Fifth Avenue has disappointed us yet again. Their reputation of having the best windows with animated dolls and music are gone. This is the second year they have done traditional model windows and I won’t even bore you with the details. I’m not sure why they are copping out. Last year the excuse was Going Green, but it’s evident that their reputation is declining.
However, I will show you some images I enjoyed. Here are my top holiday picks for the season:
- Macy’s SPCA windows. See my previous article for a full review:Holiday Consumerism To Benefit Homeless Animals
- SF Centre (Westfield Mall) Nordstrom. Yes, they did start with a gorgeous building to begin with.
- Neiman Marcus Asian Snow Designs
- Tiffany & Co. Ice sculpture designs
- Macy’s Mens side- Interesting fabric snowflakes. I’m not sure how they made these, but I want one! You can’t really tell from the picture that these babies are puffed out 3-d.
Do you have window design pictures from your hometown? I’d love to see them. Send them to me at: emzbox@sbclobal.net
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Has judgment day happened and I missed it? I am not sure where Paul found this picture, but it makes you think doesn’t it.
(via Beam Me Up)
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Every year, Macy’s Union Square in San Francisco gets a visit from Santa and his little animals. These particular animals are homeless cats and dogs from the San Francisco SPCA. 
The window themes this year are the best I’ve seen. Each little fur ball is set in what appears to be the outside courtyard of a home. A miniature Victorian with ivy garland twirled around the balustrade and down the columns provides a cozy scene as you look into the house windows to find a decorated holiday tree. Another window is fitted with a more modern home façade with a mock waterfall in the front. There is also a log cabin style complete with rain boots out front as if someone has just come in from fishing.
Of course, the animals don’t care that they are in cute confines. They just want water, food, a warm place to sleep, and your love. Adoption fees for these critters go to support the San Francisco SPCA. Last year they raised a reported $37,000 and found homes for 277 pets. 
According to the SPCA website at www.sfspca.org, each animal comes with a 30 day gift of pet health insurance, a free dog or cat advice DVD, a leash and collar (for dogs) and discounts on most SF/SPCA training classes. Adopters also receive a gift bag filled with samples, treats and valuable certificates from sponsor partners of The SF/SPCA and Macy’s.
Animals are on display from store opening to one hour before they close from now until January 1st.
If you don’t live in San Francisco, you can still see the animals live on KSFO sponsored webcams here: http://www.sfspca.org/adoption/macys.shtml
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For awhile now, Second Life has amazed me with its very realistic settings and endless options. There are writers, poets, artists, and voice actors there that astonish me with their level of talent. Recently, my friend Dream teleported me to a place I thought could never be recreated. The Magic of Oz SIM is a themed build based on the books and movie “The Wizard of Oz”. I was fortunate enough to be able to chat with one of the creators Candy Cerveau.
Emz: Candy, thank you for taking time out of your busy launch weekend to speak with me. This place is awesome. How many people did it take to build this place?
Candy: A great deal of the SIM’s incredible look is due to the builder, Jenne Dibou. She took our ideas and thoughts and turned them into something more magical than we ever dreamed possible. Yet she never sacrificed utility for beauty or performance for flash. The buildings are all fantastical, but they are not mere decoration. Each area was carefully planned to be a useful space. She is really incredibly talented.
Emz: Very talented indeed. What inspired you to build this SIM?
Candy: Malkavyn Eldritch and I were looking to create a SIM for our main store locations and we wanted a theme build. I have always loved the Oz books and the movie as well, so it seemed a perfect match. We found Jenne and we worked with her to get the concept of what we wanted. Our goal with the SIM was to interpret the world of Oz differently than had been done before, while still keeping to the spirit of the books. We also wanted to put our own unique spin on the parts of the build that would be the main stores for the two of us. The Witch’s Castle was given a Steampunk/Tim Burtonesque feel, while the Emerald City drew more upon natural and elven themes. Our overriding dream for Magic of Oz was to create a place where people could go and be taken out of the realm of the ordinary in Second Life. A place to explore and to experience, to shop and to relax, to dream and to love. A place that is magic. We think we achieved that and hope visitors think so as well.
Emz: Well I for one, definitely admire your vision. For those who don’t know what your Second Life stores are about, can you tell me the name and what you specialize in?
Candy: Eye Candy and Treasured Visions. Malkavyn does hand drawn eyes and textures. He is graphic artist, so he works only from scratch. No photosourcing. I make jewelry and accessories. I tend to specialize more in the “elegantly casual” style of jewelry, but I do have some more whimsical type of work as well.
Emz: Your stuff is really crafted well. I just found a free box with “Halloween Eyes” that I can’t wait to try on. Magic Of Oz is amazing. How long did it take you guys from concept to finish date to do this?
Candy: Jenne is a super fast builder and we did it in 3 phases. Basically we got the SIM the first of August 2008 and began plans. So the entire thing only took two months start to finish.
Emz: That is fast for a build of this magnitude.
Candy: Yes indeed. Jenne is in Europe and so each morning we would wake up and a huge portion would magically appear!
Emz: Sounds very exciting.
Candy: It really was so much fun. The story of Oz is such a rich one and there are so many wonderful parts to it that it was hard to choose what to feature.
Emz: I like all the dark features you have here with the flying monkeys and the large skull on the hill. Is there any little secret or feature that you find particularly interesting?
Candy: The secret lab in the Witch’s Castle is fantastic! Very “mad scientist”. It’s hidden in the right side of the Witch’s Castle
Emz: Congratulations on completing this. It’s really awesome. Thank you so much for your time.
Candy: My pleasure, Emz. Thank you.
I was able to explore the area for some time and found many hidden gems here. If the pictures don’t amaze you, the features will. Right now there are tons of little shoes around the SIM that when clicked, give you free things. There are also a number of boxes, pumpkins etc… Keep an eye open and click things.
The Witch’s Castle Features: Steampunk architecture, hammock to lie in, perches to see the whole valley, skeleton fountain, elevator, flying monkeys ride.
Scary Tree / Graveyard Features: laying dead pose and sinking in lava pose.
Munchkin Land Features: Shops, park benches, a nice promenade.
Emerald City Features: Emerald throne, many little meeting or discussion areas, Oz’s curtain, 3 levels of fun activity, beautiful emerald gems.
Center of town Features: Watch The Wizard Of Oz by clicking the sign on the giant tree, follow the yellow brick road to Munchkin land, tree attack, stairs to Witches Castle.
Cool things to buy: Jewelry, specialty eyes, clothes, bodies, hair, and these gear tattoos inspired by the designs of Da Vinci.
I was trapped under a house Wicked Witch Of The East style.
I was attacked by trees.
I got to be Oz for a little bit.
And, I was attacked by monkeys. I am really scared of monkeys people!
Magic of Oz launched on October 3rd, 2008. If you would like to visit Magic Of Oz, click here:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Magic%20of%20Oz/130/152/0
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Here are some quick headlines for August 8th:
Movies
- Day Creators Reveal Gort Details – sigh, could i be made any less interested…
- New Writers To Ignite Flash – I can only hope they will do something decent
- Lucas says `Indiana Jones’ needs Ford to continue – Entertainment News -
Art
- Solar Voyager – Tutorials – This is a great set of 3d tutorials for Space Art
TV/Series
- The Babylon Project – This is a great Babylon 5 Wiki
- Thingology (LibraryThing’s ideas blog): Crowdsourcing Dr. Horrible, Jeff Atwood -This is what I love about fandom.
Culture and Art
- Serenity Quilt and the Cutest Gu’auld | dashPunk – I love it when fans show their fandom love
- Teen pleads not guilty in Larry King slaying | 365 Gay News -
- Is It Spamming or Savvy Marketing? – This is spam, and I blocked the user
- Alice Cooper, Along Came a Spider, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, broken rib, earthquake, ligament damage, pinball, hard rock -
- Morgan Freeman discharged from Tenn. hospital – Entertainment News – i am glad to see that he is out of the hospital and I hope he gets well soon
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My friend Tracey is one of the most amazing people I have met in a long time. Not long ago, she showed me her quilts. Thankfully, she said I could share them with all of you.
Her quilt of the Serenity emblem from Firefly blew me away. The intricacy of the stitching is nearing impossible to explain. You need to click the image and look at the larger image, and still much of the detail is lost in the photo.
This is not the most creative one though.
This quilt of a gu’auld and a teddy bear has to be one of the cutest and most disturbing images I have ever seen. There is something about it that just makes me smile.
The design work on this Stargate Atlantis themed bag is just breath taking.
She promised me she would send me a picture of her Stargate quilt, and as soon as he does I will post it. She is also working on a can-can dress. Hopefully, she will take my advice and get her work up on Etsy.
