I'm smitten: My Avatar, The Bureau Cat

"The Bureau Cat: she ties people up in red tape, then plays with the loose ends."

My hilarious & creative staffers at work made me this avatar.  Ha ha I love it!  (And them.)

Concept by Bryant Reil, and Art by Amy Cripps (with Jessica Cheng)

I’m smitten: 24 hour Cupcake ATM

(photo via 24-Hour Sprinkles)

Sprinkles Bakery in California has recently unveiled a 24 hour Cupcake Vending Machine (it looks like a pink ATM!) at their Beverly Hills location, that will allow night-owls with the munchies to select & buy any of 600 different cupcakes (made fresh daily) to be dispensed at all hours, even when the store’s closed.

(photo via HuffPost)

Of course it’s totally frivolous - I wouldn’t deny this probably makes some kind of statement about instant gratification in our society…  

But sometimes it’s a fun luxury to get exactly what you’re craving, exactly when you crave it.  Especially after a late night out. :)  And it’s a cool invention - I always seem to think of going to my local gourmet bakery on Sunday when it’s closed.

So, whaddya think, vending machine gods?  Some other items I’d love to see in a 24 hour ATM-style machine (especially in airports): band-aids, cell phone/iPod chargers, earphones, pantyhose, hand sanitizer, corkscrew/bottle-openers, and shoelaces.

Bottom line: less bombs, more cupcakes!

Continuing with the er, pizza theme...

(photos via Bit Rebels)


New foodie trend: "portrait pizzas" 

(Papa John's Pizza UK)

I'm cool with chomping on some Star Wars characters.  Those look funny/yummy.  But Prince Will & Kate?  Uh, I can appreciate that it's impressively artistic...  But wouldn't eating that just feel a bit creepy?! :S
Unless you really want to say, "I'm biting off William's head!"  ha ha

(via Critiques4Geeks)

Nerd humour makes me smile.

Apple-thoughts on flash

I'm smitten: The Streets of Gotham

© Warner Brothers

Love this shot of  Heath Ledger popping over Christian Bale in costume on the set of The Dark Knight.  The photo is real, but the skateboard might be photoshopped in. (source: GeekTyrant)  But... I don't care. :)

I'm smitten: Dept. of Urban Betterment

John Locke has this seriously cool vision he's called "Department of Urban Betterment."  I really admire it!  A great example:  Since mobile phones have taken over, he's designed a way to transform ubiquitous NYC public telephone booths into free guerrilla libraries, that any old passersby can borrow from and add to.  Genius!

(Design & photos by John Locke)

Check out DUB here

(via funnywallphotos.com)