Illustrious Illustration Pun

There are many things that I wish I could do that I will most likely never be able to achieve. Some of these things include Olympic figure skating, discovering a new element, and becoming the first female member of the Supreme Court (my sources say that this has already been done).

There are other things that seem maddeningly within my reach -- if only I applied myself a little bit more. One of these things is becoming a talented visual artist. I'm an actress, a musician, and (sometimes) a dancer. I feel like visual art is the last frontier of the artistic world that I must conquer. It doesn't help that my father is an incredible painter, which makes me jealous and also makes me wish that I had inherited his artistic prowess.

To assuage this lust for artistic talent, I will occasionally try my hand at panting or drawing. A few days ago I was seized by the urge and was able to combine two of my passions: art and puns. And so I present to you, for your viewing pleasure, my artistically visual pun:

I'm not expecting a BUNCH of feedback on this, but I hope you find it at least a little apPEELing!

Cat's Eye View

Remember all those times when, looking wistfully at a sunbathing feline, you thought to yourself "What do I have to do in this life to be reincarnated as a cat? Because that life would be AWESOME."?

Well, if your karmic future is still uncertain, here's the next best thing: a movie filmed entirely by cats. If there was ever any doubt in your mind that "Cat" is the best job ever, let this put those doubts to rest.

Litmus Test...

If you realize why this is the greatest thing in history, we can definitely be friends forever:

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If not, well...that's okay. I just have my work cut out for me.


Although I will point out its inaccuracy in that this is clearly the Death Star 2.0 in its half-completed state, as seen in Episode VI. However, the line which this painting references comes from Episode IV and is referring to the fully built Death Star 1.0. I hope you all imagined that in the voice of the Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons.

Capturing Childhood

I know, I know.

But the point is, I'm back! Hopefully for good. And what better way to get back into the swing of things than to share images that contain the wonder, imagination, and joy of childhood?

In these images, from wedding photographer Jason Lee, I can see and re-experience so many of the emotions and creativity that I felt when I was his daughters' age. It's a touching and fun walk through childhood that I'm sure anyone who was once a kid can relate to and enjoy.

See the rest of the photos (and read a short interview with the photographer) here.
Or check out even more amazing pictures of the girls at http://kristinandkayla.blogspot.com/, a blog Lee started to keep his sick mother up-to-date with pictures of her granddaughters.

Even Sith Like to Play Dress Up

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