peak condition

soooo – i had a really good time watching this today:

“many of your people are content living directionless lives – shelling pistachios and watching your obscenity screens. is this what you were born to do? is this your highest aspiration as a species? NO! NO! NO!”

the video is an awesome creation by laura jane favela .   plus, i’ve always loved the look of stop motion.  i can hardly contemplate how much work must go into something like this – i’m sure it’s a huge labor of love.  as soon as david got home, i made him squat down beside me and watch it again.  ooh.  i love it.

origins

origins from Robert Showalter on Vimeo.

how beautiful! found it here today.

mural please

ooh, have you seen tangled yet?  claire keane can come paint murals on my wall any time.

what teachers make…

we are in a constant state of flux it seems and david is in the middle of deciding that he would eventually like to teach.  and i don’t disagree – he stays late in his classes to help the folks around him, piddles with what he’s in school to learn (for fun on his own time), and genuinely wants to instill the enthusiasm and curiosity he has for his subject in others.  i think he would be a great teacher.

in honor of david’s decision, here is something we find pretty inspiring from a teacher about being a teacher.  have you ever heard a spoken word artist?

talk about passion!

oh lord

such happy music…

this video makes me smile every time.  and i promise that one day i will just be able to dance this whole thing.  fake freckles anyone?

moon vs. juice box

my first video!

mooney takes on my box of apple juice. look at him bounce!

lovin’ some fitz

my favorite song today:

i think we’ll go see this band for david’s birthday…they’re supposed to give an awesome live performance!

home

not only do i already love the song anyway, but how great is this cover?

my favorite part?

“hot and heavy, pumpkin pie – chocolate candy, jesus christ – ain’t nothing please me more than you”

robo-rainbow

david sent me this:

robo-rainbow from mudlevel

how to be alone

i found this video poem (called how to be alone) featured on a site called it is monday and it’s something that i enjoyed watching today.  at first i thought it was going to be sad, but it is really just quiet, simple, and comforting.  i like the animated hand drawn bits.