Cloudy Fair Day

I particularly liked these shots from the 4-H fair. The cloud cover detracted from quite a few pics but I thought it added to these two nicely. Taken last week with the Nexus 4 cellphone.

#photography  

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11 minutes before the Post Office closes

I had to wait until today before going to the post office. Soaked down to the sundries. On the plus side, I encased the entire box in plastic packing tape. At least something was waterproof. 

#rainyday   #uncomfortableunderwear   #needtoshave   #procrastination  

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Lamest toy ever!

Life cycle of a green bean plant.

Whoa. Please, please, please, +Secret Santa can I have the life cycle of a green bean plant?! I've been really super good!!! O:-)

Thanks Hobby Lobby shopping trip!

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Auto Awesome Daughter!

Thanks #autoawesome  !!! I knew I could count on you! 😉

Truly, the folks at Google and G+ did a great job adding this fun feature. My only suggestion for it would be to add a setting to have G+ send us a notification when autoawesome has been done on our pics. +Vic Gundotra (because he totally has time to take care of every user suggestion, right?) 😉

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Semi-Transparent Playing Cards

Want! What an awesome design idea! You can play your cards close to the vest and still see the vest. 😉

http://www.muji.us/store/art-and-craft/pp-playing-cards.html

#playingcards   #designinspiration  

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Jaws / Little Mermaid Swimsuit

LOVE this mash-up on a swimsuit! Women's suits have so much more creative potential than men's do. More pics at the link.

http://blackmilkclothing.com/collections/swimsuits/products/shark-v-s-mermaids-swimsuit

#jaws   #littlemermaid   #swimsuit   #swimwear  

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The Great Yellow by Ole Ukena

Artist statement: "What looks like a silhouette of a shark, an archetype of fear and reason for much anxiety in the ocean, is made up entirely out of little yellow rubber ducks that might have just returned from a relaxed swim in a nearby bath tub."

http://www.oleukena.com/portfolio_page/the-great-yellow/

#shark   #rubberduck   #rubberduckie   #art  +Fluffy McSharkah Khan 

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If a tree Tweets in the forest

I am a Savage Chickens fan-boy, admittedly, but when +Doug Savage is on it, he is totally 100% brilliantly on  it. Of course, I'm not much of a Twitter fan, if you could not guess. 😉

#savagechickens   #twitter  

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The End of Summer

I woke up this morning and the house was silent. There's a bottle of nail polish sitting on a TV tray downstairs. A pile of clothes sits off to the side of the entertainment center next to a plastic container filled with a rainbow of bracelet making threads. The last change of clothes is still on the bathroom floor where I was lax in having her put her things in the dirty clothes basket. The first morning after summer vacation is always difficult. Everything is still. I do not hear a toilet flushing elsewhere in the house, or the refrigerator door opening, or microwave beeping. The all too familiar sounds of Disney or Nickelodeon did not drift up the stairs to tell me she woke up before I did and let me sleep. I miss the frustration of reminding her to brush her teeth, or to rinse her hair thoroughly in the shower. There are no wardrobe choices on which to make unwanted suggestions. The air is void of her laughter or wry grin after playing a joke on me or just making fun of some bit of silliness. The new teenager frustrations even held their hidden gifts in tiny windows of opportunity to impart a lesson or enjoy the calm together after the storm passed. Everything will go back to routine. My weekend will come and we can sit up again pushing back bedtime sharing the couch watching old episodes of Doctor Who or reality shows about building fish tanks or tree houses. She's still young enough to sit with her head on my shoulder but old enough to share thoughts and observations that tell me my little girl is growing up. I count my blessings that I am not off to war and that we still live in the same state, if not the same city. I will bury the melancholy with work and friends and the phantom sounds of a cough at night from her bedroom will fade back into normal traffic noises and settling walls. There are more summers and so many more good times to come, I know. But today, this first too quiet morning, all of her things spread around the house and her clothes in the dryer waiting to be hung up until she returns, today I am sad for a while.

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Iron Fett

I'm surprised this is the first Iron Man / Boba Fett mash-up that I have seen. Available from the good folks at Shirt Punch.

https://www.shirtpunch.com/designs/details/iron-fett

#ironman   #bobafett   #tshirtdesigns   #starwars  

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Sharknado Sequel

Because +matthew rappaport requested it on his #autoawesome  post, I present to you, Sharknado 2: Sharkainbow!

You thought the storm had passed, but the gold at the end of the rainbow was actually crimson red!

Matthew's original post:
https://plus.google.com/+matthewrappaport/posts/RyzW8kQpkme

#autoawesome   #sharknado   #sharknado2   #sharkattack   #animatedgif   #gplususermashup  

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Cat Suit

Summer #caturday  post. A rare occurrence for me, but sometimes you find just the right kind of cat. 😉

http://blackmilkclothing.com/collections/swimsuits/products/le-chat-noir-swim-2-0

#swimwear   #swimsuit  

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In The Absence Of War by Ole Ukena

Green peace flag actually a war zone of 20,000 toy soldiers. Where the toy soldiers are not standing, the peace sign is revealed. Love this! 🙂

More pictures at the link:
http://www.oleukena.com/portfolio_page/in-the-absence-of-war/

#peacesign   #peacesymbol   #toysoldiers   #art  

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Dragon Skull Appears on Beach

Game of Thrones promotion places a 40' x 8' giant dragon skull on a beach in England. This would be awesome to just stumble upon while strolling the beach! More pics and a video at the link below.

http://www.juxtapoz.com/current/dragon-skull-appears-on-beach-on-englands-jurassic-coast-video

#gameofthrones   #dragons   #dragonskull   #marketing  

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Blind as Batman Challenge from Luis Roca

Inspired by a similar event, +Luis Roca asked people to blindly draw Batman and post the images. Here 'ya go Luis! My 13-year-old also gave it a shot; extra props because her dominant hand is in a cast at the moment so she could not use it.

Check out the original post, and then give it a try! 😉

https://plus.google.com/103689388479624763574/posts/JvB16kVki1v

#blindasbatman   #batman  

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Gore Helmets by Josh Ln

One more Josh Ln post for today! More helmets at the link. 😉

http://www.juxtapoz.com/current/gore-helmets-by-josh-ln

#starwars   #stormtrooper   #joshln  

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Daft Punk, Get Yucky by Josh Ln

For some reason I get a Futurama vibe off this. 😉

http://joshlanedesign.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/get-yucky-daft-punk-tribute-show/

#daftpunk  +Mary C. +Chris Mallory #joshln

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Star Wars Crochet

I know this has been posted out and about but this is the first I have seen the group shot with Chewie! He kind of looks like a brown Grover from Sesame Street! 😉

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2010/06/geek-mom-crochet-artistry-awesome-amigurumi/

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Chromecast (almost) Ordered!

On order with Best Buy; 3 to 5 days. One for +Keith Cramer and +Dustin Cochran too. 😉

EDIT: CURSES BEST BUY!!! After sitting on hold forever waiting for confirmation, she says it's a "hot item" (duh) and we can't get it.

EDIT TWO: Google Play order completed (thanks +Keith Cramer). 3-4 weeks out on shipping according to Google.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/24/4553368/hands-on-googles-35-chromecast-a-streaming-tv-stick
Chromecast (almost) Ordered!

On order with Best Buy; 3 to 5 days. One for +Keith Cramer and +Dustin Cochran too. 😉

EDIT: CURSES BEST BUY!!! After sitting on hold forever waiting for confirmation, she says it’s a “hot item” (duh) and we can’t get it.

EDIT TWO: Google Play order completed (thanks +Keith Cramer). 3-4 weeks out on shipping according to Google.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/24/4553368/hands-on-googles-35-chromecast-a-streaming-tv-stick

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Superman / Batman Movie

Love the idea, but am meh that it will be any good.

"The Superman and Batman movie would take the place of the long-planned Justice League film — which would combine Superman and Batman with their DC Comics brethren like Green Lantern, Flash and Wonder Woman — on the calendar."

IT'S OFFICIAL! – http://huff.to/1dM5OBc

#superman #batman

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