Nanoramas

Albert Maysles on how his learning disability helped make him a filmmaker

Jennifer Proctor — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 12:51:04 -0400

Albert Maysles on how his learning disability helped make him a filmmaker:

Documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles died this week. The New Yorker said: “In three features that he made between 1968 and 1975—”Salesman,” “Gimme Shelter,” and “Grey Gardens”—Al, working with his brother David (who recorded sound), revolutionized documentary filmmaking.”

In a 1994…

sfmoma: SubmissionFriday: WeAreOne@ZeroSecond By Giuseppe...

Jennifer Proctor — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 19:09:22 -0500

sfmoma:

SubmissionFriday:

WeAreOne@ZeroSecond

By Giuseppe Munafo

http://munafo-mtw.tumblr.com/post/104294041714/weareone-zerosecond-by-giuseppe-munafo

mostlysignssomeportents: You Russian kids need to ease off with...

Jennifer Proctor — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 17:17:42 -0500

mostlysignssomeportents:

You Russian kids need to ease off with the social media by brucesflickr on Flickr.

imageoscillite: Simian Mobile Disco - Cerulean Give it a minute...

Jennifer Proctor — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 15:35:12 -0500

imageoscillite:

Simian Mobile Disco - Cerulean

Give it a minute and you’ll be hooked.

Yep.

twohundredfiftysixcolors: PRELOADER AS AN AESTHETIC NARRATIVE...

Jennifer Proctor — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 16:23:52 -0400

twohundredfiftysixcolors:

PRELOADER AS AN AESTHETIC NARRATIVE BY JASPER ELINGS (via DINCA)

imageoscillite: I probably shouldn’t be so charmed by an Ikea...

Jennifer Proctor — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 11:00:22 -0400

imageoscillite:

I probably shouldn’t be so charmed by an Ikea ad, but the wit in this promotion for a “bookbook” is irresistible.

caffeinated-sushi: weirdo goldfish dots

Jennifer Proctor — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 11:10:37 -0400

caffeinated-sushi:

weirdo goldfish dots

iheartmyart: Sam Rowe, self initiated Illustration for...

Jennifer Proctor — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 11:10:05 -0400

iheartmyart:

Sam Rowe, self initiated Illustration for Independent called, Hotels, 2014

______

See more on:
♥ iheartmyart | facebook | twitter | instagram | flickr | mailing list | pinterest

See more Sam Rowe on iheartmyart.
See more gifs on iheartmyart.

iheartmyart: Brooke Candy for Paper Magazine Gif by shear...

Jennifer Proctor — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 11:09:08 -0400

iheartmyart:

Brooke Candy for Paper Magazine

Gif by shear dimensional manners-2d

Styling by Nicola Formichetti

______

See more on:
♥ iheartmyart | facebook | twitter | instagram | flickr | mailing list | pinterest

See more Brooke Candy on iheartmyart.
See more Nicola Formichetti on iheartmyart.
See more gifs on iheartmyart.

Photo

Jennifer Proctor — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 11:38:45 -0400

wnycradiolab: thekidshouldseethis: Water Balloons Falling (and...

Jennifer Proctor — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 21:23:04 -0400

wnycradiolab:

thekidshouldseethis:

Water Balloons Falling (and Bouncing) in Slow Motion.

Rewatch the video.

Well. That’s awesome.

rillawafers: my fav game

Jennifer Proctor — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 11:24:29 -0400

rillawafers:

my fav game

buzzfeed: Groot would be the perfect boyfriend. Groot is the...

Jennifer Proctor — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 10:53:15 -0400

buzzfeed:

Groot would be the perfect boyfriend.

Groot is the perfect everything.

imageoscillite: This video is no doubt going to be everywhere,...

Jennifer Proctor — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 14:02:03 -0400

imageoscillite:

This video is no doubt going to be everywhere, but it’s one of my favorite movie clips in a long, long time.

GROOOOT

imageoscillite: On the physics of spinning tops. Jump to 1:55...

Jennifer Proctor — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 10:00:29 -0400

imageoscillite:

On the physics of spinning tops. Jump to 1:55 for the really cool stuff.

btxsqdr:

Yea! So cool. An optimization algorithm for the design of spinning tops and yo-yos (2014) by Disney

And suddenly spinning tops are my jam.

99percentinvisible: Contact sheet montages

Jennifer Proctor — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 17:37:40 -0400

99percentinvisible:

Contact sheet montages

oatmeal: Bonus panel here. Read more comics here. The last...

Jennifer Proctor — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 09:41:42 -0400

oatmeal:

Bonus panel here. Read more comics here.

The last frame forever.

No such thing as…

Jennifer Proctor — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 17:50:19 -0400

No such thing as…

thefinalimage: Number 2: Message from the Sun | 1941 | dir....

Jennifer Proctor — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 17:04:32 -0400

thefinalimage:

Number 2: Message from the Sun | 1941 | dir. Harry Smith

Star Wars Cat Party: The Recap

Jennifer Proctor — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 19:27:00 -0400

I had a Star Wars cat party for my 40th birthday. Here’s what made it happen.

The star of the party

This cake was so incredible it made my sister cry. This is the work of Claudia’s genius at Sweet Heather Anne bakery in Ann Arbor, MI. Layered with Citrus Almond and Lemon Damson Plum flavors, it was as delicious as it was charming and beautiful. I can’t recommend Sweet Heather Anne highly enough.

Appetizers

Many of these were borrowed or adapted from other Star Wars parties, but NONE OF THEM INCLUDED CATS!

Death Star Watermelon

Created using this pumpkin carving tutorial and this carving knife set from Michael’s. This took several hours, but not as long as the pumpkin tutorial suggested.

The watermelon was actually sliced in half and the melon was prepared as balls, which you could eat directly out of the bottom of the Death Star. Here’s a vine of it being carefully halved. (Kudos to my sister!)

Jabba the Hummus

Premade hummus shaped using spoons and toothpicks, with slivered almonds, paprika, and black peppercorns for the eyes. A piece of pickled ginger for the disgusting Leia-licking tongue. Surrounded by a bed a Hello Kitty-cut cucumber, jicama, and carrots (Hello Kitty veggie cutter).

We stamped some cheese slices with the veggie cutter too, but with mixed results, and we forgot to put them out on the table anyway.

Dip into the Sarlacc Pit

A hollowed sourdough round filled with roasted red pepper hummus. Slivered almonds provided the teeth, and some wiggly red pepper slices provided the tentacles. Surrounded by carrot sticks, jicama, and more red pepper.

Grape sabers

Easily made in advance - skewers of red and green grapes (which side are you on?) with tinfoil handles.

Main course

Tauntaun Guts

This dish was inspired by this idea and this design for a Challahsaurus. I made the Challah from a standard recipe found online (I like this one) and then shaped it into a tauntaun-shaped braid of my own devising, with a tinfoil ball holding up one of its little arms.

The result was a little wonky, with a piece of the braid coming detached at the back, the bottom arm spreading too much, and the shape falling apart a little. I might try to make it more upright and three-dimensional if I were to do it again. Still, it was delicious.

The “guts"were this delicious Asian vermicelli salad, which everyone loved.

Purritos

Since the meal was a bit more Asian-themed, we went with fresh summer rolls for our "purritos."They were sufficiently intestiny-looking to nicely complement the tauntaun guts.

Spinach and feta pie fighters

These disappeared faster than a Millennium Falcon in hyperdrive, so we didn’t even have a chance to get a great picture. These were a vegetarian riff on this recipe with a super buttery crust. The smaller ones were made with the Millennium Falcon cookie cutters from this set.

U Can Has Cheezburger

No pics of these either! These were cheeseburger sliders, prepared handily by Han Solo.

The Catwalk

Although plans included making something like these cat sushi rolls, we decided this was outside our skill level. So we ordered fresh sushi locally and presented it in on The Catwalk.

Drinks

We seemed to be too busy drinking for much in the way of pics!

The Mos Eisley Cantina provided samplings from both the Dark Side (Negra Modelo) and Light Side (Tecate), as well as Obi Wine Kenobi.

However, the force seemed to be with Greedo Mojitos served in green glasses which were quite delicious and popular, adopted from this recipe and quadrupled in a large drink dispenser (which required stirring from time to time).

A frozen Han Solo provided the ice in this tray, but no matter how many times I boiled distilled water, I never quite got the ice crystal clear. I’d recommend this tray for chocolate or other candy instead of ice. (Note: I also tried make Jello-style Flan Solo in this mold, and while the caramel turned out fantastic, the flan did not work at all. It might work in this larger mold).

Yoda Soda was also a hit with the younger Jedis, based on this standard recipe.

Decorations

Death Star Pinata

You’re not a Jedi if you don’t take out at least one Death Star, so I made a pinata from papier-mache based on tutorials like this and this. I added four layers of paper, then spray-painted it with gray paint and added the details with a Sharpie. The grid-like structure of the paper underneath offers a nice texture that didn’t demand much more detailing.

It ended up quite sturdy, with several whacks of a lightsaber-colored broom handle to take it out. We filled it with Tootsie Pops and dark chocolate.

It’s not easy to find Star Wars cat costumes, but this customizable Spreadshirt tee fit the bill.

I couldn’t resist how adorable the Star Wars cat pincushions from FatCatCrafts are, so I got Luke and Yoda.

Of course, eBay and thrift stores (and my own collection) provided a cheap set of Star Wars Pez, a Hoth micro machine set, and assorted kitty figurines, and Party City’s Kitty Cat Glasses were actually kind of fantastic. Lots of other decor - tablecloths, etc. - came from Party City, though luckily we were able to reuse stuff from previous Star Wars parties (as my sister points out, I have a lot in common with 13-year old boys).

Lastly, these inexpensive food labels from SimoneMadeIt on Etsy are customizable and easy to use - just print them out on glossy photo paper and cut ‘em out. The Etsy store has a larger set with more options for signage, too.

Oh, and here’s the Spotify playlist for the shindig.

Hope this roundup is helpful to future Star Wars cat party planning. May the 40th be with you!