Things I Think Are Kinda Cool http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com Wed, 09 May 2012 22:02:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Alert! Monsters On The Loose In Your Cheapo Paintings! http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/05/09/alert-monsters-on-the-loose-in-your-cheapo-paintings/ http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/05/09/alert-monsters-on-the-loose-in-your-cheapo-paintings/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 22:02:46 +0000 John Jude http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/?p=7028 Artists Chris McMahon and Thryza Segal add crazy monsters into boring paintings they find at thrift stores and garage sales. These are some of my faves…watch out!


- via Twisted Sifter

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-via Buzzfeed

]]> http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/05/09/kinda-cool-music-video-delta-heavy-get-by/feed/ 0 Don’t Forget Your (Pocket) Protection http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/04/15/dont-forget-your-pocket-protection/ http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/04/15/dont-forget-your-pocket-protection/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:36:14 +0000 John Jude http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/?p=6982 Before pop-culture turned pocket protectors into geeky Scarlet Letters, I thought they were the coolest things on the planet.  I’ll never forget my Grandpa taking out a slim black pen from his pocket protector to do the Word Jumble in the Sunday paper.  The amazing website ‘It’s Okay To Be Smart’ has unearthed a collection of images of countless vintage pocket protectors – these are some of my faves:


- Link via It’s Okay To Be Smart and @BrainPicker

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-via Neatorama

]]> http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/02/29/goat-massage-yes-please/feed/ 0 It’s OK To Play With Your Food http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/02/08/its-ok-to-play-with-your-food/ http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2012/02/08/its-ok-to-play-with-your-food/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:21:30 +0000 John Jude http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/?p=6964 I’m loving these quirky little art pieces that Brock Davis creates with food.  Yum:

Twinkie Circuitry

Rice Krispyhenge

Dark Side of the Doritos

Exhibitionist Coffee Cup

Gummy Bearskin Rug

Broccoli House

Cauliflower Space Shuttle Challenger

via Kottke

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-via Brain Picker

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-Buy is HERE for $18.  (via Jaz Jaz)

]]> http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/12/27/who-says-floppy-disks-cant-be-cuddly/feed/ 0 Lush Literary Landscapes http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/12/27/lush-literary-landscapes/ http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/12/27/lush-literary-landscapes/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:23:15 +0000 John Jude http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/?p=6938 Artist Guy Laramee creates stunning landscapes out of ordinary books. Wow:

]]> http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/12/27/lush-literary-landscapes/feed/ 0 Monkey See, Monkey Wash http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/12/27/monkey-see-monkey-wash/ http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/2011/12/27/monkey-see-monkey-wash/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:51:08 +0000 John Jude http://thingsithinkarekindacool.com/?p=6935 This little guy wasn’t trained to an amazing dish washer – he learned it by closely studying a human every day.  I don’t want to talk trash about such a hard worker, but he might be a little OCD.

You might ask, why is a studly monkey like Pete spending his days babysitting and doing chores? Read the full story of Pete the Monkey here and find out.

-via Boing Boing

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