When I was younger, I was a lot craftier than I am now. Or better said, I was more proactive with my creativity. I remember going to clay molding classes, and building a village from scratch along with it’s residents, their clothing, etc. I remember knitting and making a scarf, and painting. Now– not so much. But, I’m hopeful that all is not lost– and that’s why I have a whole list of craft blogs waiting to try some of their tutorials. Amigurumi in particular are a keen interest of mine– and if I could make a video like the one above it might make my life complete. ^__^ I exaggerate, but you have to agree that its great. Thanks to BoingBoing and Craftzine for getting me obsessed with this YouTube channel.

Also, ukeleles rule and amigurumis that speak Japanese too.

That’s right people– if you watched the v-blog, you’ll recall I claimed to SUCK! Well, I do because I’ve lost all sense of time and didn’t realize Valentine’s Day is already next week! So, how about we get the ball rolling with our Valentine’s Day giveaway?!!

Thanks to Benny from Tenacious Toys– we’re giving away, not one, not two– but THREE Hello Kitty plushies. Woohoo!! Hit the jump to see what you could win!!

Good something! Due to life sucking a bit the past week (the full past 7 days, not the “restart on Sundays” kind of week), I’ve been pretty dead on the interwebs. But, one must get out of their funk if their mean is to survive right? So here we are, a new v-blog with the announcement of a new giveaway sponsored by Tenacious Toys!!!

There will be a seperate post about the giveaway– but basically its a belated gift from me to you– an early Valentine’s Day opportunity and really an I’m sorry for being gone for a while. Hope you guys enjoy it! Notice how I’m not giving you details on what it is– it’s because you’re supposed to watch the video. =D

Post should be up by tomorrow.

Reading Rainbow by denniscortez

At 9am Est. time, Hello, Brute will be releasing the first two Sookie LaLa color variants. I mentioned wanting this figure to be my first Hello, Brute figure– but sadly the 29th has arrived too quickly. Being broke is no fun, but these two figure are. If you’ve got the dough ($88 to be exact) consider purchasing one of these. Just click here to purchase. Good Luck, these are super limited and really possess the spirit and hard-work that Jon Knox puts into his pieces.

Later tonight I’ll be at MyPlasticHeart to celebrate the release of the Femme Fatale dunny release. They’ll be having a trading party too– so, if you’re in the neighborhood, stop by. =D

Oh art, you come in many forms– and Brock Davis understands this fact. Above, you’ll find one of Threadless’ newest t-shirt releases, Arcade Expressionism. I will add that even the basic gamer should recognize what scene is being depicted on the shirt– then again, one would argue that art is open for interpretation. =D

p.s. I recommend watching The King of Kong– a documentary about setting the Donkey Kong world record.

Yay!! By the time people see this, it will be my official birthtime! Shockingly enough I was born at 7am, strange since I’m a total night-owl. Never been an early bird, other than for classes. =D Anyway, of all coincidences, Jon Burgerman and Jim Avignon– better known as Anxieteam– will be performing at the Cake Factory. So, I’ll be spending my birthday with them –>

And! If you’d like to see why– you can hit the jump to see their first music video. =D

The benefits of being a night owl (or early bird as ChelC has suggested since I’m still awake at 6, 7 and sometimes 10am) is that you don’t miss important tweets that contain news of an upcoming release like Mitch from Neon Monster. <– That was a long sentence. Neon Moster, located in San Francisco is a really trendy shop that amalgamates designer toys, comics and records (the musical kind). During our visit the staff were very friendly and they had some great merchandise– they even had The Walking Dead available (favorite zombie comic), so they scored brownie points with me for that.

Threadless has just released the Many Hands Make the Load Lighter t-shirt. 100% of the profits from these tees will be donated to the Haiti Relief. I’m sad to report that I’ve heard people complain about the requests to help and I’m not going to give them a lecture because really, donations and help should come from the heart– but if you’re a threadless shopper, why not? You can click on the image to purchase. It goes for $10, for real.