Apparently the universe knows that I’m uploading photos instead of working. My plea: But it’s still the weekend.

[Tarot.com ] Although you have tried to remain focused on your duties, distractions abound. Paradoxically, it’s the unexpected little twists and turns to your weekend that allow you to slip beneath the surface and find meaning. Nevertheless, it’s time to concentrate on the simple and obvious facts. Today you can experience greater pleasure by paying attention to your senses than attempting to uncover more hidden secrets of the universe.
By Rick Levine

Giant Ant Media and AdHack.com teamed up a couple of months ago to film their alternative to the Super Bowl commercial.

I can’t say the Super Bowl commercials were great this year, but I definitely had a good laugh at the AdHack “Show Us Your Balls” ad.

I loved it so much that I agreed to help promote it. Here’s my hefty press release talking about the secrets to making a great ad. and, for your viewing pleasure …

Now that you know what the crazy avatars are all about, go check out AdHack’s Contest page where you can write the follow-up script for a chance to have your version filmed.

And those are my “balls balls” at the end of the commercial.

Cooking For Two: Perfect Meals For Pairs by Strand, Jessica (Chronicle Books).

The kind folks at Raincoast Books sent over a delicious little book called Cooking for Two. Since James is the chef in our house, cookbooks for me are more like menus. “I’d like this please.”

That said, when James is busy, I’m on my own. The kitchen is a scary place with me in it so this book is perfect. Lovely photos that allow me to see how horribly wrong my version is, and simple recipes that suggest I should do better.

Not in the cookbook, but a complementary dish, is James’ prosciutto-wrapped pork loin.

Since I’m responsible for appetizers, dessert and beverage service, my suggested pairing is Marc Tempe’s Pinot Gris Zellenberg Vielle Vignes 2005. As Anthony at Farmstead Wines says: “Drinks like a wine of twice the price. Bottled in August 2007 without filtration. Stonefruit, spice, vanilla, & integrated wood notes with great minerality in an amazingly rich wine.” That means it tastes really fricking good with this meal.

Here’s Your Open Ball Invitation. A chance to frame your balls. A moment to reflect on what it truly means to have squeaky shoes.

AdHack.com is working on something really funny. They have me by the balls so I can’t tell you what it is. But you’ll be rolling around laughing when I do.

In the meantime, show us your balls. In the most polite sense, of course. Footballs, soccer balls, tennis balls.

STEP 1: Create an Avatar so you can prove you were cool before you even knew why this was cool.

Where are you today for the Inauguration of Barack Obama?

Farmstead Wines wants to know. Farmstead has partnered with Memelabs to bring the Where Were You video time capsule.

Post your video about where you were for the inauguration.

Marko Casalan, 8, is officially world’s youngest IT whizz

Quote: [Marko]… was unable to sleep because of excitement on the night before the much-feared experiment aimed to recreate Big Bang conditions at the underground facility of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research or CERN in Switzerland.

The experiment failed because of technical problems, but Marko is confident that it will eventually prove to be a scientific breakthrough. “The media said it could cause the end of the world,” he said, “but there was never any danger of that.”

Words Fail Me.

Hope. Change. Progress.

Let’s see it baby!

(Source: Obamiconme)

I have a great group of friends who get together randomly for art night. I usually sketch (or get totally distracted and spend most of the time talking). But lately I have been enamoured with making perfume. I’m working on a spicy oriental at the moment: cloves, cinnamon, coriander, cardamon, orange, with a dry woody base. It’s not going well but the photos look good.

Thanks Rachael for the photo. She’s a Goddess Spiral of goodness.

Steve Martin continues to grow on me. Check out the fly tap dance moves. Oh, the over the tops. Wonderful.

And that Gregory Hines guy isn’t so back either! *snicker*

How book are made … from the digital marketing team at McMillan, forwarded to me from the digital marketing team at Raincoast Books. Hooray for the interwebs.