Cool Art: Dawn Okoro

I adore the vivid colors used by artist Dawn Okoro.
Check her out.

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Cool Design: E. Spalding

I absolutely adore Esperanza Spalding's website design.

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This article really warmed my heart:

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Ode to Nutella

Being the chocolate fiend that I am, you would think that I would have tried Nutella a looooong time ago right? Wrong
Though I've been meaning to (especially since I love the chocolate/hazelnut combo in general) I never got around to trying Nutella until yesterday. I was in the store picking up a few things to make Father's Day french toast (which was yummy - more on that in a minute) and finally grabbed a jar. Too bad, I didn't taste its creamy deliciousness before I served the french toast. Oh, Nutella, where have you been all my life? It was so good just by the spoonful alone that I wanted to hug myself (and thank God I don't have a hazelnut allergy). In retrospect, I'm sure I've had Nutella before (in crepes and Ferrero Rocher candy); I just didn't know it at the time. Now, I'm on the hunt for Nutella recipes. First up, crêpes.

"Stuffed" French Toast

In other greedy news, I made french toast yesterday for my dad. I'm working on perfecting my batter, but what I've really wanted to try is stuffed french toast. Unfortunately I had to work with what I had (read: NOT challah bread or anything nearly as thick) so I improvised. Instead, I just mixed strawberry cream cheese with organic strawberry preserves and placed a dollop on top of the toast (or between two slices). The results were delicious. Sorry, I don't have a photo. It disappeared too soon.

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Stop motion is so cool.

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Harem Pants Flashmob

I need a laugh today and this video certainly helped out in that regard.
This is exactly what I envision every time I see someone wearing Hammer Harem pants. Why would such ugliness come back in style? Why?! LOL



*I'm loving the enthusiasm of dude in the white dress shirt and tie.

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Dog Days: Some Humans Just Can't Take a Hint

My sister tries to get my dog to roll over...ONTO his feet
*sigh*
(This is long so, if you must, fast forward to about 3:10 into the thing and watch him try to shake her by playing dead.)

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Blast From the Past: Bernard Wright

Oh the 80s were so special. This Bernard Wright video is yet another reason I need more music channels in my life. I heart BET*J. Sadly, it won't wind up on my television any time soon in this economy.

Anyway, this is the same song LL Cool J and Total sampled. I love this song and how Wright sung with such intensity. What I really adore, however, is the tumbling effect. It's sickeningly sweet...in more ways than one. Awwww



PS - This group also sampled this song. I don't remember them at all...well barely. They should have called this one, "The Gold-diggers Anthem".

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