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For the Doctor Who peepz…

Sparrow — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:19:37 +0000

Here’s a nifty step-by step tutorial on how to make an amazing space graphic like this in PhotoShop. It’s surprisingly easy!

…and here’s a tutorial on how to make an AMAZING light-up TARDIS cake. It’s not easy at all, but good grief it’s awesome.

PIXELS

Sparrow — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 16:32:12 +0000

An interesting little art video wherein Pixels invade NY. It’s either amusing or apocalyptic, depending on what sort of mood you’re in, either way it’s very well done.

Shy? Cynical?

Sparrow — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 07:49:00 +0000

If you’re shy and cynical, or perhaps one or the other, or if you just like good, strange fiction, pick up Love Songs for the Shy and Cynical by our good friend Rob Shearman. It’s a treasure trove of horror and sentiment, joy and bitterness.

George Clooney’s Mustache alternately made me shudder and smirk with cruel delight, The Hidden Story had me weeping in the middle of a crowded airport, Crumble made my heart ache deep into the night, and Sweet Nothings had me laughing for days.

It’s a book I recommend unreservedly to all my lovely Valentines!
(That means you.) <3

Love Songs for the Shy and Cynical is available from Big Finish.

Procrastination…

Sparrow — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:45:34 +0000

Hey! This is a fun webcomic.

Horrifyingly Stupid… Yet Addictive!

Sparrow — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:49:30 +0000

…yup.

Need new wallpaper?

Sparrow — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:41:34 +0000

Check out this awesome gallery of hi-res satellite photos! They’re gorgeous!

To all my snowbound friends…

Sparrow — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:17:41 +0000

I’ve been spending mornings on my lovely fourth floor balcony, drinking coffee and lounging in the sun. SoCal is currently enjoying highs around 70F and lows of about 45F, with clear blue skies and a light ocean breeze day after day… We’re currently accepting applications from winter refugees. My apartment’s small, but I have a very comfy couch, JSYK.

Ephemera

Sparrow — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:18:34 +0000

I’ve always loved scrapbooks. I collect little bits and pieces, movie tickets and news clippings, photographs I’ve found on the street. I always want to put them together, but by then the moment has passed…

Totally made my day.

Sparrow — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:18:41 +0000

The children of the night, what beautiful music they make…

Sparrow — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:00:24 +0000

Poenari Castle in Romania, a place which I have long wanted to visit.
…from The Smithsonian article on the real places behind frightening stories.