Treat Me Like a Yam, Baby

NY Times made this slideshow of indecipherable signs. The above is my favorite.

New Zealand- Better Than Old Zealand

Those of you who watch Flight of the Conchords know that a running theme is the terrible New Zealand tourism posters in Murray's office. For example:

For this poster, Murray wisely suggests perhaps another exclamation point.

Imagine my delight when, while playing Facebook Scrabble this afternoon, I came across this actual New Zealand tourism ad on the side bar.

That's the best you've got, New Zealand?! As seen on America's Next Top Model?! Cycle 14, no less! That means that the ANTM producers found 13 more photogenic/interesting/relevant countries to take their waifs before they finally gave up and chose you. Honestly, you'd be better off with this:

It's less sad.

Happy Mother's Day, Mom!

Wishing a glorious day to the most giving, thoughtful lady I know.

How Does One Become a Member of the Legion of Honor?

A couple of weekends ago, Tom and I watched/re-watched Vertigo and then decided it would be fun to go to the Legion of Honor, where the painting of Carlotta Valdes hangs in the film. Hoai also hadn't been so we all went together and then slipped into to the de Young briefly after. F.Y.I. Bay Area friends, admission to one covers admission to both.

Rodin's "The Thinker."

Tom and Picasso.

Hoai and Hoai in 50 years.

Rodin's less famous sculpture "Single Ladies." Imma let you finish, but Rodin had one of the best bronze casts of all time!

I mean, seriously.

Enormous glass fruit at the de Young.

No More Burned Toast

It's about time someone invented this.

Groovy

Do you know what you're looking at?

A researcher at the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester took these microscopic images of grooves in vinyl records. The black spots in the image directly above are dust!

Via Reckon