The Obsidian Cat

Iconography.

2009-11-21T15:19:00.001-05:00

PeeWee Herman's not looking so good here... LOLz.

Harrumph...

2009-09-24T18:12:00.002-05:00

I see Photobucket has killed my account, and therefore my icon, for inactivity. I suppose I should do something about that...

Inigo Eyes

2009-07-27T17:29:00.001-05:00

Inigo Eyes
Originally uploaded by daftkitty

Nope, I haven't disappeared completely.

2009-07-27T17:27:00.000-05:00

Only mostly.

Obsdian Cat - The Shopping Bag

2009-05-07T21:33:00.002-05:00

Obsdian Cat - The Shopping Bag
Originally uploaded by daftkitty

Last comping project of the semester... now for the final!

Olive oil bottle design comp

2009-05-07T21:32:00.001-05:00

Olive oil bottle design comp
Originally uploaded by daftkitty

It may be vanity, but I love my design on this bottle comp... Good work, me!

Just a lark...

2009-04-05T10:16:00.002-05:00

MyHeritage: Celebrity Collage - Family roots - Trace family tree

I'm a baaaaad blogger...

2009-03-24T12:52:00.005-05:00

Petroglyphs
Originally uploaded by daftkitty

Too busy with class, work, etc. to spend much time blogging. And of course now there's Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/obsidian_cat), which is much more immediate and takes much less brain power. So if you want to hear what I had for breakfast, drop in on my tweets.

Otherwise, I'll blog when I have time!

Oh, and I squeezed in a trip to New Mexico, pics going up on Flickr as I have time.

I Scream, You Scream!

2009-02-04T16:48:00.001-05:00

Ben & Jerry created "Yes Pecan!" ice cream flavor for Obama.

For George W. they they asked for suggestions from the public. Here are some of their favorite responses:
- Grape Depression
- The Housing Crunch
- Abu Grape
- Cluster Fudge
- Nut'n Accomplished
- Good Riddance You Lousy Motherf*&ker... Swirl
- Iraqi Road
- Chock 'n Awe
- WireTapioca
- Impeach Cobbler
- Guantanmallow
- imPeachmint
- Heck of a Job, Brownie!
- Neocon Politan
- RockyRoad to Fascism
- The Reese's-cession
- Cookie D'oh!
- Nougalar Proliferation
- Death by Chocolate... and Torture
- Freedom Vanilla Ice Cream
- Chocolate Chip On My Shoulder
- Credit Crunch
- Mission Pecanplished
- Country Pumpkin
- Chunky Monkey in Chief
- WMDelicious
- Chocolate Chimp
- Bloody Sundae
- Caramel Preemptive Stripe
- I broke the law and am responsible for the deaths of thousands . . .with nuts

Andrew Bird - TLA Jan 25, 2009

2009-01-26T21:15:00.001-05:00

Andrew Bird 07
Originally uploaded by michael alan goldberg

Oh No!

I think we can kiss intimate gigs like the Hiro Ballroom goodbye, Mr. Bird's building a bigger fan base! And rightly so. But I'm still going to pout about having to share him with throngs of college students in hoodies... "Sold Out" is the order of the day, and seems to be a trend along the tour calendar.

I dragged my sorry butt to Philly, even after four days of nothing but Pepto-Bismol, saltines and ginger ale, because he's always worth it. And even while he had a fever & cough, he still hit every note, joked with the crowd, and wailed on that violin to the point of breaking half the strings on his bow...

I am in awe.

How to wake a sleeping owner...

2009-01-18T19:12:00.002-05:00

I'm pretty sure Inigo is using this as a "how to" video.

Typealyzer - your blogs personality!

2009-01-07T16:21:00.003-05:00

http://typealyzer.com/

ESFP - The Performers

The entertaining and friendly type. They are especially attuned to pleasure and beauty and like to fill their surroundings with soft fabrics, bright colors and sweet smells. They live in the present moment and don´t like to plan ahead - they are always in risk of exhausting themselves.

The enjoy work that makes them able to help other people in a concrete and visible way. They tend to avoid conflicts and rarely initiate confrontation - qualities that can make it hard for them in management positions.

_________________________

I'm actually an INFJ, but I can see where they're coming from.

Resolved...

2009-01-04T12:17:00.002-05:00

After considerable thought about the whole "New Years Resolution" thing, I decided I could probably only manage to keep the most rudimentary of promises to myself... like "vacuum more often," or "play with the cats."

Then I decided I should really set my sights a little higher, but still make it something that's not completely out of line with my abilities. So what's something I love to do that would benefit my health, but I haven't been keeping up with?

Walking. I love to walk, and in nice weather my iPod and a pair of sneakers are my best friends. So it's just a little stretch to keep that up in cold weather. So here it is, Resolution 2009.... (drumroll, please)

I'm going back to the 10,000 step a day program. I have my easy to use pedometer. I have places to walk near my home. I can still walk to the office on nicer days, say 40 degrees and up.

So, it's noon on Day 1. I've hit 3600 steps so far...

(Ok, total for today was 6,000. They suggest increasing by 500 steps per week, so that's a goal of 6,500 by next week. Not bad!)

Storage solutions for the impoverished...

2008-12-24T15:13:00.001-05:00

Storage solutions for the impoverished...
Originally uploaded by daftkitty

Tired of staring at the long, blank wall where there should be cabinets but some cheapskate idiot couldn't be bothered to install them on that side of the kitchen... I finally found an affordable storage solution!

Cheap Ikea shelving. Yay.

Rebellyon

2008-12-03T10:10:00.001-05:00

This video started it, when RoadRunner Records execs decided Amanda Palmer looked too "fat" and wanted some bits cut out:

Whaaaat?!! She's HOT!!!

Anyway, then somebody did this:

http://www.therebellyon.com/

Now it's being covered by bloggers everywhere... even The Guardian did a story!

Awww... gotta love a grassroots belly movement.

Get that camera out of my face and FEED ME!!!

2008-12-02T19:54:00.001-05:00

It's just that he's sooo photogenic...

Happy Thanksgiving, 'n stuff. Music stuff mostly.

2008-11-27T12:15:00.001-05:00

So I've been really crap about posting for the last week, but it's been kinda busy. Must mention going to see Amanda (fucking) Palmer at the TLA in Philadelphia. I feel a bit of a slacker, never having gone to any of the Dresden Dolls shows... can I site budgetary restrictions and get away with that excuse?

We got there a bit late, because Rob insisted they'd never open the doors before 9PM. They did, and therefore we only managed to see the last two songs from Vermillion Lies. Two sisters, cabaret style - think slide whistles and accordions. They seemed cute and fun - wish we'd seen more!

Next up was The Builders and the Butchers, who Rob described as a "scaled back Arcade Fire." I thought the did a really great live show, enjoyed every last bit of it. Definitely adding to the playlist.

It was nice to see that the crowd really appreciated both of these bands, there's nothing worse than a surly audience waiting for the main act. (Have I been to too many punk shows?)

Amanda didn't make us wait long (yay!). Appearing with her was an Australian theatrical troupe, The Danger Ensemble. The intro was a recorded message from the always lovely Neil Gaiman, who did a bit of a eulogy. So there's a photo book they're doing together to go along with the album... but it won't be out 'til early next year (giving my wallet time to recover from the holidays).

The set consisted of mostly songs from "Who killed Amanda Palmer." There were a few Dresden Dolls songs thrown in for good measure (yay for "Coin Operated Boy"). Not to mention a very funny lip sync by all to Rihanna's "Under My Umbrella," and an audience sing along to a BonJovi tune... don't ask me which one, I'm not from Jersey!

I think it was 1AM by the time things wrapped up, so the $20 ticket price was well invested. Some day I'll remember to take my camera along to these gigs so I can get photo documentation...

Oh well!

shit + fan

2008-11-18T10:14:00.001-05:00

The Good - Accreditation is done.
The Bad - Accreditation is done.

The Good - I'll be out of the office a good part of this week.
The Bad - It's Diana McW's last week, and I won't get to see her much.

The Good - I've got tickets to see Amanda Palmer on Saturday at the TLA.
The Bad - South Street on a Saturday night... can you say "trendy, annoying bastards."

The Good - I'm on vacation all next week.
The Bad - I'll be spending it working on stuff around the house.

Ok, that's still kinda good... :)

Russell Brand, Comedy Central and Rainy NY Nights.

2008-11-14T18:17:00.001-05:00

So Rob & I trekked to NYC last night to see Russell Brand perform at the Museo del Barrio... (can you say "Nursery rhyme murals on the walls! Cool beans!" and "No decent restaurants within walking distance!").

Seriously funny man. And pure sex in chelsea boots. Yum.

And they filmed for Comedy Central (now say "Nobody's allowed to pee for the next three hours! Stay in your seats!") There's nothing that makes me want to urinate more than telling me I have no access to a bathroom.

Kind of fun to see how they do the audience shots - as in before Russell even took the stage. "Ok, clap now - wild applause!" "Laugh, huge guffaws please!" "Now laughter into applause!" "Very good, you all get a cookie." (No actual cookies were promised, or received.)

Come to think of it I didn't even get a fortune cookie with my Chinese take-out. I feel somewhat deprived now. But seeing Ol' Russ made up for it.

It was a really fun, and I wanted to stay and meet him afterwards, but the 3 hour drive in the rain with the promise of accreditation wrap up scheduled for today spurred me home. (Shouldn't have bothered - crap meeting. Would have had more fun sleeping in central park and catching pneumonia. But that's another post that will never happen.)

I'd describe the show in more detail, but you might as well watch it when it airs on Comedy Central! Seriously, watch it. You might see me in the sixth row.

Hopelessly addicted to Mr. Bird's music...

2008-11-12T19:38:00.002-05:00

Just a taste from Andrew Bird's upcoming album, Noble Beast. Hope this means a tour in the new year that will bring him back around to the East coast!

Tap tap... tap tap... tap tap...

2008-11-04T15:00:00.002-05:00

I voted early this morning (GO OBAMA!!!), and waited an hour in line (happily) for the privilege. Anxiously awaiting the results...

In the meanwhile trying to concentrate on work, but trolling the blogs and twitter for news... this just about made me cry... (in a good way).

The devil, you say!

2008-11-03T16:26:00.001-05:00

The devil, you say!
Originally uploaded by daftkitty

Awww, poor Phoebe. She's gone to the dark side. Funny, it doesn't really fit her.

(Get it - FIT?!! the horns are too big!! Yeah, I'm a real card.)

Neil Gaiman, Jonahtan Coulton and creepiness...

2008-11-03T09:11:00.002-05:00

now with more menacing tambourine!

Damned, Damned, Damned!

2008-10-31T11:29:00.001-05:00

Yup. January 3 @ the TLA.

Awwww... look at little Dave Vanian in his younger years. Ya just wanted to put him in your pocket and take him home. (And he's just about that size, so it coulda worked!)

The Scottish Wall O' Sound...

2008-10-30T18:38:00.001-05:00

That'd be Glasvegas: