a place for lighthearted entertainment.some serious items when events warrant… Tumblr (3.0; @patrixio)http://patrixio.tumblr.com/<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="225" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7355368&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7355368&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7355368&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>In a hauntingly beautiful short film, <a href="http://cargocollective.com/jjpous" target="_blank">Jean-Julien Pous</a> submits this number to the <a href="http://viacomit.net/2009/11/04/2009/09/04/louis-vuitton-journeys-awards-x-wong-kar-wai/" target="_blank">Louis Vuitton’s Journeys Awards</a>. Produced in just 2 weeks, the film entitled “Aurore” tells the story of a man who travels through his senses, and through the other’s body, discovers his own …</p>http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/237615570http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/237615570Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:46:06 -0500<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kssvmcDsnf1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/237133484/moon-river-skull-flower" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://mooonriver.blogspot.com/2009/11/skull-flower.html" target="_blank">MOON RIVER: Skull Flower</a></p></blockquote>http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/237493228http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/237493228Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:27:45 -0500Every once in a while you get to see a mainstream outlet cover a story right alongside a blog, so...http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/237283305http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/237283305Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:18:35 -0500<img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kss6mhC6bh1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/236804276/pigpen" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://accidentalmysteries.blogspot.com/2009/11/messing-with-darwin.html" target="_blank">Pigpen</a></p> </blockquote>http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/237146102http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/237146102Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:24:18 -0500<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kssw8uevEv1qz4a0so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>via <a href="http://www.bored-todeath.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/art-with-smoke-4.jpg" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.bored-todeath.com" target="_blank">www.bored-todeath.com</a></a></p>http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/237144411http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/237144411Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:22:06 -0500<img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kssw3bUABa1qz4a0so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://cyanatrendland.com/2009/11/07/advertising-photographers-of-america-photo-competition-winners-round-up/" target="_blank">Advertising Photographers of America Photo Competition Winners Round-Up | Trend.Land -> Fashion Blog & Trend Magazine</a></p>http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/237141546http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/237141546Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:18:47 -0500<img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kss1zxUvvM1qz4a0so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Stormwalking</p> <p><a href="http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/the-everyday-life-of-a" target="_blank">The Everyday Life of a Stormtrooper</a> (25 pics)</p>http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/236730612http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/236730612Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:28:45 -0500by Paul Carr I’d probably feel slightly smug, if I didn’t feel so sick. Smug that after...http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/236599438http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/236599438Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:58:48 -0500 We came, we saw, we kicked it’s ass. Indeed. Lyrics: 1,2,1,2,3,4We accept her, one of...http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/236379729http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/236379729Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:26:00 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7283341&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7283341&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7283341&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>The Happiness Hat is a wearable device that detects if you’re smiling and provides pain feedback if you’re not. An enclosed bend sensor attaches to the cheek and measures smile size, a servo motor moves a metal spike into the head inversely proportional to the degree of smile. Through repeated use of this conditioning device you can train your brain to smile all the time. This is the first in a series of Tools for Improved Social-Interacting.</p>http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/235704903http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/235704903Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:08:05 -0500<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kspr041Qlb1qz4a0so1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.contemporist.com/2009/11/06/torres-de-hercules-by-rafael-de-la-hoz/" target="_blank">Torres de Hercules by Rafael de La-Hoz » CONTEMPORIST</a></p> <p>The Spanish architectural firm of <a href="http://www.rafaeldelahoz.com/" target="_blank">Rafael de La-Hoz</a>, have completed the Torres de Hercules.<br/>The two cylindrical white towers are located in the Bay of Algeciras in Southern Spain.</p> <p>Click for more photos.</p>http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/235428683http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/235428683Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:36:00 -0500<embed style="display:block" src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:254892" width="500" height="440" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="window" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="autoPlay=false" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" bgcolor="#000000"></embed><br/><br/><p>On last night’s Daily Show, Jon Stewart performed a bravura 8-and-a-half minute monologue in the style of Glenn Beck on the subject of Glenn Beck’s appendicitis.</p> <p>[via <a href="http://gawker.com/5398739/the-coming-war-for-glenn-becks-internal-organs" target="_blank">Gawker</a> | Alex Pareene]</p>http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/235363790http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/235363790Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:17:04 -0500This is how an American soldier is made.For 27 months, Ian Fisher, his parents and friends, and the...http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/235324948http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/235324948Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:28:09 -0500<img src="http://17.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kspkpoO8zp1qz4a0so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nice Branding for <a href="http://brooklynfare.com/index.php" target="_blank">Brooklyn Fare</a>, a new bakery store in Center Brooklyn.</p>http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/235318865http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/235318865Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:20:12 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qHD8Xf5Rnvo&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qHD8Xf5Rnvo&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Ford SHELBY vs CAMARO vs JEEP vs VAZ 2107 vs HELICOPTER (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/PANTURAL" target="_blank">PANTURAL</a>)</p>http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/235050885http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/235050885Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:08:17 -0500<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" width="400" height="264"><param name="flashvars" value="webhost=fora.tv&clipid=8781&cliptype=full" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="movie" value="http://fora.tv/embedded_player" /><embed flashvars="webhost=fora.tv&clipid=8781&cliptype=full" src="http://fora.tv/embedded_player" width="400" height="264" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://fora.tv/2008/12/19/Rick_Prelinger_Lost_Landscapes_of_San_Francisco#fullprogram" target="_blank">Rick Prelinger: Lost Landscapes of San Francisco</a><br/>The Long Now Foundation</p> <p>Archivist and filmmaker Rick Prelinger examines the value in archiving home movies and outtakes of found footage while presenting <i>Lost Landscapes of San Francisco 3</i>.</p>http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/235025280http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/235025280Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:31:59 -0500<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksnb9gh1Ol1qzooxpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/234070092/le-samourai-the-impossible-cool" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Le Samouraï, <a href="http://theimpossiblecool.tumblr.com/post/234046162/delon" target="_blank">The Impossible Cool</a></p> </blockquote>http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/234740925http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/234740925Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:19:19 -0500<img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksoekb3JVS1qz4a0so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/234734944http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/234734944Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:09:47 -0500The blogosphere is talking about the fact that we’ve just signed a $680 billion defense bill...http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/234063815http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/234063815Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:24:54 -0500<a href="http://www.shotgunrules.com/index.shtml">The Official Shotgun Rules</a>http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/234021794http://patrixio.tumblr.com/post/234021794Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:27:51 -0500