Jenny's Noodle

Jenny’s Noodle Shop

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 18:52:00 +0000

Jenny’s Noodle is now on Etsy! Please visit JennysNoodleShop.etsy.com for original custom illustrations and watercolor paintings.

Airportag Pillows

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 20:35:00 +0000

For anyone who loves to travel, these colorful throw pillows by Airportag would make an excellent gift (hint). Each displays a three-letter International Air Transport Association (IATA) code designating many airports around the world. Airport check-in desks print these codes onto luggage tags, which some of us may or may not compulsively check to ensure our bags are heading to the correct destination.

(via Swiss Miss)

Take the Regional Dialect Quiz

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 19:34:00 +0000

How do you pronounce aunt: with the vowel in ah, to sound like ant or with the vowel in caught? How about the second syllable of pajamas: with the vowel in jam or with the vowel in palm?

What do you call a long sandwich containing cold cuts, lettuce and so on: sub, grinder, hoagie, hero or poor boy? What about a sweetened carbonated beverage: soda, pop or soft drink?

Take the NYTimes.com quiz to see your personal dialect map →

p.s. Mine is definitely correct!

'Cut Food': Beautiful Cross Sections of Everyday Foods (Video)

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 16:09:00 +0000

Photographer Beth Galton and food stylist Charlotte Omnes give us a peek inside everyday foods.

Their photo series,"Cut Food," halves various edibles—donuts and coffee, popcorn, stuffed turkey, ice cream and noodles—to reveal gorgeous geometric patterns within.

Check out the video to see how they do it.

(via NPR)

Michelangelo's Illustrated Grocery List

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 29 Dec 2013 14:22:00 +0000

Bread, Milk, Eggs... the everyday grocery list is carelessly scribbled onto scrap paper and expeditiously thrown away.

Far from mundane, this 1518 grocery list illustrated by Michelangelo is much more apropos of a Renaissance master.

Because the servant he was sending to market was illiterate, Michelangelo illustrated the shopping lists — a herring, tortelli, two fennel soups, four anchovies and ‘a small quarter of a rough wine’ — with rushed (and all the more exquisite for it) caricatures in pen and ink.

—Steve Duin, The Oregonian

It's no Sistine Chapel ceiling, but a work of art worth preserving nonetheless.

(via Open Culture)

The Crossword Puzzle Turns 100 Years Old

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 22 Dec 2013 01:08:00 +0000

Happy 100th Birthday Crossword Puzzles!

If you've been to Google over the last 24 hours, you know why today's date is so puzzling.

(Note: At the time of this writing, Google hasn't yet published the answers online, so here's a link to my unverified solution. With regard to difficulty, I'd give it a Tuesday rating.)

The world's first crossword puzzle was printed on December 21, 1913.

The diamond-shaped puzzle, known as a "Word-Cross" (pictured at right), was published in the "Fun" section of the Sunday paper, the New York World. It was written by Arthur Wynne, a British journalist.

Crossword constructor Merle Reagle explains:

On a snowy evening in the early 1900s, a newspaper editor at the New York World was hunched over his desk trying to think of something special for the Christmas issue.

Remembering the small word squares he’d solved as a young Brit in Liverpool, he drew a diamond-shaped grid with numbered squares and numbered clues. It contained 32 words, and his simple instruction read:

“Fill in the small squares with words which agree with the following definitions.”

The puzzle appeared Dec. 21, 1913, and what 42-year-old Arthur Wynne had created was the first crossword puzzle.

Here's New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz with more:

The Beauty of Mathematics: A Visualization of Everyday Things (Video)

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 23:39:00 +0000

"Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth,
but supreme beauty — a beauty cold and austere,
without the gorgeous trappings of painting or music."
—Bertrand Russell

The Beauty of Mathematics uses a triptych format to reveal how complex equations are constantly in play all around us. On the left is a mathematical equation, in the middle is an illustrated mathematical model and on the right is its application via an everyday object or occurrence (a spinning top, a lamp, a compass, etc.).

(via Laughing Squid)

How to: Carve an Apple Swan (Video)

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 16:45:00 +0000

I never realized that carving a beautiful apple swan could be so simple. All you need is an apple, a sharp knife and two butter knives. I'm definitely going to try this!

(via Neatorama)

The Locker Rocker: An Illustrated Menswear Tumblr

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 03:08:00 +0000

Designer Tousue Vang illustrates "the beautiful colors and vibrance of modern menswear." Take a look at a few fashionable examples:

Visit the Locker Rocker for more →

(via Quipsologies)

Hypnotic Round Hand Lettering Demo (Video)

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 02:37:00 +0000

Slash look-alike/master pinstriper Glen Weisgerber demonstrates the old English Round Hand lettering technique in an unexpectedly hypnotic video.

I especially enjoyed when this happens toward the end:

(via Colossal)

Edible Chocolate Paint Tubes

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 20:02:00 +0000

This box of "oil paints" isn't what it seems. Each "tube" is an edible piece of sculpted chocolate, each covered by a paper wrapper indicating the flavor of the filling inside—a variety that includes green tea, coffee, strawberry, vanilla and caramel. I've got dibs on the caramel tube.

(via Foodiggity)

The Pantone Color of 2014 is...

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 17:40:00 +0000

The Pantone Color of the Year is: RADIANT ORCHID! Pantone, the global authority on color, explained their selection as follows:

While the 2013 color of the year, Pantone 17-5641 Emerald, served as a symbol of growth, renewal and prosperity, Radiant Orchid reaches across the color wheel to intrigue the eye and spark the imagination.

An invitation to innovation, Radiant Orchid encourages expanded creativity and originality, which is increasingly valued in today’s society. An enchanting harmony of fuchsia, purple and pink undertones, Radiant Orchid inspires confidence and emanates great joy, love and health.

It is a captivating purple, one that draws you in with its beguiling charm.

While I'm not such a purple-lover, there's enough of my favorite color—pink—infused that I can get behind this choice. Besides, the more Radiant Orchid mood boards I discover online, the more it's growing on me.

What do you think about Radiant Orchid? Will you incorporate the color into your lifestyle this year?

Contest: How Many Jelly Beans Are In the Giant Jar?

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 04:18:00 +0000

Remember that old school contest of guessing how many jelly beans were in a big glass jar? It's being held online right this very minute, and the jar is gigantic.

Guess how many jelly beans are in the jar →

You've got until December 20 to enter. Good luck!

(via Mental Floss)

Which State Matches Your Personality?

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 03:51:00 +0000

Using personality test data from over one million people, researchers have identified three distinct personality regions in the United States: friendly & conventional, relaxed & creative, and temperamental & uninhibited.

So long, friendly and conventional Michigan. I'm off to relaxed and creative New Mexico.

Which state matches your personality? Take the quiz →

Hyper-realistic Potato Chip Bag Drawing (Video)

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 01 Dec 2013 21:37:00 +0000

Illustrator Marcello Barenghi draws in a hyper-realistic style, such that the objects he depicts appear three-dimensional. From the potato chip bag (below) to a crumpled up dollar bill, his YouTube channel has tons of videos demonstrating his process. Barenghi also published his list of art tools, should you feel inspired.

(via Boing Boing)

Viva la Pizza!: The Art of the Pizza Box

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 01 Dec 2013 19:46:00 +0000

Photo credit: Graphics.com

A new book, Viva la Pizza!: The Art of the Pizza Box, celebrates a medium that most of us have overlooked as an art form.

On the contrary, the pizza box is largely considered an item to be immediately discarded once it's contents have been savored.

The book's author, Scott Wiener of Serious Eats, has been collecting unique pizza boxes for nearly seven years. His current collection totals over 600, making him the Guinness World Record holder.

Since the origins of to-go pizza, pizzerias and pizza chains have taken great pride in covering take-out boxes with captivating designs. They’ve also wrestled with the best way to manufacture a box that can keep a pizza looking and tasting great.

Here, the world’s expert on pizza boxes presents more than one hundred weird and wild box designs and explores the curious history of the pizza box. Included are international designs, corporate designs, and dozens of quirky images from mom-and-pop pizzerias.

Here's a look at Wiener's pizza box collection:

Viva La Pizza! The Art of the Pizza Box is available on Amazon →

(via Flavorwire)

Scream Cheese Brownies

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 13:51:00 +0000

Edvard Munch's iconic painting The Scream has been reinterpreted in so many ways, but this cream cheese brownie is one of the sweetest.

Get the recipe for Scream Cheese Brownies →

(via Neatorama)

Inifinite Tea (Gif)

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 06 Oct 2013 13:33:00 +0000

Good morning. Spot of tea?

(via Like Cool)

Online Color IQ Challenge

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 22:55:00 +0000

FACT: 1 out of 255 women and 1 out of 12 men have some form of color vision deficiency. How well do you see color?

Take the online color challenge →

(via thecreatorsproject)

Catleidoscope!

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 23:22:00 +0000

Catleidoscope — it's a kaleidoscope made of internet-famous cats. When your mouse moves so do they. Just try it →

(via Neatorama)

DIY Word Search Pumpkins

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 00:02:00 +0000

Scary jack-o-lantern faces, spooky cats and haunted houses are so tired. Forget the mini serrated knives and avoid the gooey, stringy mess — this Halloween, turn your pumpkins into word search puzzles! All you need is a pumpkin, chalkboard paint, letter stickers and some chalk.

Find out how it's made at Thistlewood Farms →

To be really evil, I might leave the words uncircled, then require trick-or-treaters to earn their candy by correctly solving the puzzles. MWAHAHAHA

(via Neatorama)

Which Fictional Character Shares Your Birthday?

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 02:38:00 +0000

I was born on the same day (different year) as the brattiest of the Rugrats children. I'm not reading into this.

Which fictional character shares your birthday? Find out at Buzzfeed →

Great Inventions: The Nibble Cake Pan

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 00:14:00 +0000

Ding! The timer goes off and you remove your deliciously-smelling cake from the oven. Wouldn't it be nice if you could steal an early little taste just for yourself, just to make sure it's worthy of serving to others? Of course, the only way to accomplish this is by slyly removing a portion from the bottom and strategically covering the newly-deficient section with excess frosting.

But not anymore! The Nibble cake pan allows you to bake a "bite to know it's right." Sweet genius!

(via Holy Cool)

A Vanishing Area Puzzle Made of Chocolate

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 01:56:00 +0000

Here's a neat trick that might come in handy this Halloween. It's possible to remove a bit of chocolate from a chocolate bar and, if done correctly, nobody will be any the wiser.

This type of optical illusion is called a vanishing area puzzle (or paradox).

The following video illustrates the principle, courtesy of self-proclaimed "Wonder Injector" Mariano Tomatis.

(via Boing Boing)

Jimmy Fallon's Late Night Lip-Sync Battle

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 22:35:00 +0000

Earlier this week on Late Night, Jimmy Fallon challenged Stephen Merchant and Joseph Gordon-Levitt to "a lip-sync battle for the ages." JGL takes it with his version of Nicki Minaj's "Super Bass," but Merchant definitely comes close with Beyonce's "Single Ladies."

Also worth watching is this previous battle between Fallon and John Krasinski, who wins it with the Boyz II Men classic "I'll Make Love to You."

(via Late Night)