The Confectionery - 19

These are the things that I think are great.

BODY PAINT ARTIST CAROLYN ROPER

To promote the UK premeire of Covert Affairs, make-up artist Carolyn Roper camouflaged models around London, using body paint.  Incredible.

Go here to see more of Carolyn's work.

HONEST TRAILERS

Will Twilight ever not be made fun of?  Hopefully not.  A few weeks ago, I shared the hilarious Bad Lip-Reading of Twilight, where we learned never to eat Edward's cake.  I've just discovered Honest Trailers, so here is the Honest Trailer of Twilight, starring Vanilla & Shovel Face.

I love The Avengers Honest Trailer, as well.  "Witness the excitement of Iron Man repairing a spaceship for 20 minutes."

STINGRAY PHOTOBOMB

Yes, you can see the handler behind this adorable Stingray.  Does that make this photo any less awesome?  No.  Here's an excerpt from a letter one of the girls wrote to the Huffington Post after this photo went viral:
This photo was taken five years ago in Cayman Island at Stingray Island. We were on a cruise for spring break. The photographer originally asked us to take a photo with the stingray in front of us, which we did, but then afterward as a joke he put it on our backs without us knowing! Our reactions are genuine, and the photographer snapped the photo at the perfect time! We had no idea that the photo was so brilliant until later when he showed us the proof. We immediately bought it. From left to right are Sarah Bourland, Natalie Zaysoff, Kendall Harlan.

And just because, here's one more animal photobomb, this time a sloth.  *squeal*

21 YEARS

Cory McLeod's parents took a photo of his face every day, for 21 years.  Watch a person grow in this fascinating time-lapse video.

WALL TENTACLES

My Sister-in-Law brought this to my attention last week, which I think was kind of cruel because why didn't she just order it for me?  You can't just say "Hey Lisa, this would look cool next to your dragon head!", & leave it at that.   It's only $3500!  Take in its beauty:

Check out more of this artist's work at ArtAkimbo's Etsy shop (where there are also smaller versions for around $250 - I'm not suggesting everybody should pitch in, but that's kind of a great idea & I would like it in purple.).

HISTORY OF TV THEME SONGS

Jimmy Fallon recently had the cast of his new show (Guys with Kids) on, & they presented this ambitious medley of TV theme songs.  Sadly missing is the Growing Pains theme song, but it is well done, & you can't help but smile. 

So, show me that smile again (oooh, show me that smile).



Those were my favourite sweets of the past week.  Come back next week for more goodies!

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The Confectionery - 6

These are the things that I think are great.  So great that I want to sing about them.

STARRY NIGHT - VINCENT VAN DOMINOGH

Some people have patience.  Some people have a vision.  YouTube user FlippyCat has both, & also a ton of dominoes.  With over 7000 dominoes & 11 hours, he faithfully recreated Van Gogh's famous work of art, Starry Night.  It looks beautiful enough pre-fall, but when all the dominoes have fallen...man, that's impressive.

He also made a Mona Lisa, back in 2007. 

I thought my brother & I were pretty amazing with our Domino Rally set, but I guess this guy beats us.

CANDY BAR/CHOCOLATE TEST

How many of these candy bars can you identify in this photo/print by Rachel Been?  I was only stumped by some of the American candy bars that aren't available here in Canada (at least on a widespread basis).  Despite this, I should probably be embarrassed by how many I guessed correctly, yet upon reflection, I seem to feel quite proud. 

You can get the answer/cheat sheet here.

ANAKIN, THE TWO-LEGGED MIRACLE CAT

The internet is powered by cute kitten videos, but this one warms my heart like no other.  Don't worry - this Anakin didn't lose his legs in an epic battle on a volcano planet.  This less-mopey Anakin was born without a pelvis or back legs.  He doesn't seem to know this.

Anakin has a facebook page where you can get Anakin updates, & a FAQ page, where you can see his incredible X-Ray.  Go, Ani!

OCTOPUS MUG

My love for the octopus knows no bounds.  Here are a few reasons why:
They are turbocharged: Cephalopods use jet propulsion to get around.  That's cool.
They are real-life Mystiques: They can change not only the colour & pattern of their skin, but even the texture.  Suck it, chameleons.
They have 3 Hearts: THREE hearts!  So they must be capable of loving me as much as I love them.

They are awesome, & so is one of my Birthday gifts, given to me from my brother & his wife:

Now that I know this exists, I know I'm not the only person who would delight in pretending my black coffee is octopus ink.  And of course I'd be pretending, because they release ink when trying to escape & why would one ever try to escape from me?  I would only want to love it forever & ever & have its likeness tattooed on my shoulder, with tentacles extending down my arm & around my collarbone, but also he is purple.  Not that I've given it much thought.  Buy this awesome mug here for the cephalopod lover in your life.

CANADA

Yesterday we celebrated Canada Day, & I would be remiss not to mention it.  I wrote a more personal blog yesterday, but today I bring you videos to entertain the masses.  To celebrate our 145th Birthday, Molson has created a version of our National Anthem using their products & packaging.  While not my Canadian beer of choice, you have to love their patriotism.  I don't know what I want more - a beer can hi-hat or didgeridoo.

Also, Canadians are very familiar with this Molson ad from the 1990s, but it just doesn't seem like Canada Day without it:

My favourite piece about our fair nation would be this segment from the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.  Tom Brokaw delivered a beautiful tribute to the country I love so much.

Not mentioned in this piece was our health care system, which may explain the misinformed Americans who declared this week after the Supreme Court ruling that they were moving to Canada.

THE STAR WARS THAT I USED TO KNOW

In my first Confectionery blog, I posted an a capella arrangement of Gotye's hit Somebody That I Used To Know.  I noted that it was overdone, & we were all sick of the song & every cover it had spawned.  Pentatonix's version was just too good to not share, & the same could be said of this parody, which targets George Lucas' seemingly never-ending quest to change everything we love about the Star Wars films.  As an added bonus for this blog, where I recap Survivor, the parody features Tyson Apostal, from the Tocantins and Heroes vs Villains seasons.
Enjoy this, you will.

FEEL CLASSY IN 3 STEPS

This really worked.  Within seconds, a scotch appeared in my hand.  Follow the 3 steps here, & prepare to suddenly be more distinguished than you once were.

Those were my favourite internet sweets of the past week.  Come back next week for more goodies!

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