Photographer Rosanna Anson did a photo series involving a girl and a bear. I’m not sure whether to think this is cute and sweet, a girls fantasy of being friends with a bear, or if it’s more of a Furry type of thing….either way her clothes are really cute.
Leave us a comment and let us know what your fantasies in-real-life are, even if it’s holding hands with a bear in a forest. We want to know!! (Nothing dirty please.)
Pink Chickens and now this?! Farmer Andrew Jack from Scotland started painting his sheep in bright colors to “spice things up” so people could smile on their way to and from work. That is so cute!!
“They are sprayed with animal-friendly paint, something they don’t mind at all, and they will remain colorful until sheared. It all started when the farmer wanted to paint them blue to mark St Andrew’s Day, but now that it has become an attraction in itself, the thought of using other colors as pink has crossed the farmers mind. Sheep has been used as ideas to several other things, like these sheep sculptures made out of rotary telephones.”
You are looking at pictures of a real life hobbit house. It was built in Wales by Simon Dale, his family, and friends and took only 4 months. It was also built from natural materials with maximum regard for the environment which gives them “a unique opportunity to live close to nature.” I think my favorite thing about this house, besides the fact that it’s awesome and would do J.R.R. Tolkien proud, is that it really is dug into a hillside, making this a truly authentic house suitable for The Shire.
And there’s a slideshow!
You can view all of the construction here.
Thanks Lace & Tea.
This is the second test shoot I’ve done for a video that I’m working on. This piece is my way of dealing with a childhood fantasy, the desire to be/become a robot/cyborg, and the anxiety one feels as they come to realize that their fantasies can never be real. In the video, I’m literally breaking-down/peeling away/deconstructing the fantasy in a way that’s physically painful/stressful to mirror the emotional pain and stress.
As you can see, the video cuts off. Camera problems, lighting problems, and some other problems mean I have to do it again. I guess that’s why they say the third time is a charm… They say that right? Please, God, tell me that’s what they say. This shit hurts!
The weekend of Jan. 8-10 was the annual AnimeLA convention at the LAX Marriott hotel. It’s a relatively new convention and mainly known for being small, hospitable, and relaxing. I was there with some friends, cosplaying of course.
This is me as Rimi (pink hair) with Colleen as Ayase (short silver hair) and Yoshiko as Sena (long dark hair) from the anime series, “Chaos;Head”. We made our own costumes but the weapons were made by a friend. Photo taken from American Cosplay Paradise.
Me as Haku from Spirited Away. Photo by sklathill.
Two of my friends cosplaying as Chane and Rail Tracer from the anime, “Baccano!”. Photo by me.
It’s pretty common at anime conventions to see people cosplaying from everything but anime… here we have the Progressive commercial girl and a frightening clown. Photo by sklathill.
As I mentioned earlier, AnimeLA is known for being hospitable and that’s through features such as the Con Suite. Attendees can pop in for a quick snack or even a small meal completely free of charge. It was a bit strictly regulated this year and only 20 people or so were allowed in at a time, but I remember last year being pretty hectic with everyone rushing in all at once. Photo by sklathill.
Something I had not seen at AnimeLA (or any anime convention) before was the Parent’s Lounge, which was run by LASFS. I noticed that this year, AnimeLA seemed to be especially parent-friendly with this lounge and even with panels for parents to attend about “dealing” with their anime-crazed children or for parents who were fans themselves. It was pretty interesting to see the convention making an effort in this aspect. Photo by sklathill.
Overall, lots of good fun and I was sad that Sydney and Senna couldn’t make it… maybe next year!
So friend of Fantasy IRL Alex Paxton from AXPX showed me an interesting spoof video the other day. As part of the Fantasy IRL project exhibition, I am making a video that will take on the format and model of an old-school turn based RPG. Although mine will not be as goofy, it’s worth watching for the epic, nearly ten-minute long boss battle. Ha. Enjoy.
I wouldn’t have believed this was real had my friend not taken the picture herself.
In Bali, apparently there are rare pink chickens, supposedly they are not dyed, although some people say they are dyed as babies, either way they are really cute. I like to believe that they are real.
Here are some other pink chickens that I found via the internet.
