"I wanted to kiss you hello."

This is truly inspiring. Here is the kind of love we should all be building:

My Knitted Boyfriend

Noortje de Keijzer's My Knitted Boyfriend is so lovely, and now I want to learn how to knit. 

I have a wonderful boy, but then maybe I could knit a dog for us.

Starry Night, Re-imagined in Dominoes

Solipsist: An Experimental Short by Andrew Huang

Watching this experimental short blew my mind today. Just watch.

SOLIPSIST from Andrew Huang on Vimeo.

The Brooklyn Beekeeper

This documentary short is positively mesmerizing. Is it too late to divert my art history career and get into beekeeping? Yes? Oh darn.

Made by Hand / No 3 The Beekeeper from Made by Hand on Vimeo.

A Brief History of Santa Claus

Simon's Cat: Holiday Edition

Next to Maru, Simon's cat really is the best feline out there. Watch him, love him.

My New Favorite Artist/Why Elephants are Awesome

Your mind will be blown approximately every three seconds while you watch this.

She's certainly better at painting than I am!

The Girl and the Ghost(s)

A little ghostly claymation for you. So lovely.

"Mound" by Allison Schulnik

Loïe Fuller in "Danse Serptentine"

We watched this dance in one of my graduate classes to get an idea of how Futurists conceived of movement without figuration. I thought it was so gorgeous, so I'm sharing:

Simon's Cat = Best Cat

Moody and I have a new obsession: Simon's cat. Simon Tofield, British animator and (presumably) very excellent pet owner, has achieved something of a cult following around animation shorts of the adventures and misadventures of his charming feline. New to this following? Moody and Kelly.

Moody, who isn't the fondest of cats, has found in them proof that we should never have one. I, on the other hand, think they prove why we absolutely must. Enjoy.

(Annnnnnd, for a little balance, the last video is Simon's Sister's Dog. Of course)

For more of Simon's Cat, visit www.simonscat.com

The Water Clock

Too cool not to share:

Say Something Nice

I'm sharing this for three reasons. 1.) It made me smile. 2.) I miss New York City. 3.) The little dude at 2:12.

To infinity...and beyond!

HARRY POTTER DAY. Part IV

Classic. Laugh or you're a Death Eater.

Doggelganger!

This was too good not to share. The Pedigree Adoption Drive initiative and Auckland's SPCA have the (very entertaining) "Doggelganger" match system up in the hopes that your physical doggie doppelganger might also be the perfect pet for you. You can upload a picture, or use your webcam. As you can see, Moody and I hopped right to it. More reasons to visit New Zealand.

Moody's a small Staffy mix named Tammy, and I'm a Heeler named Toodles. Somebody adopt us.

Make your own pup-to-self-comparison here.