Title: N/A

I was about to complain that my holidays are almost over and I didn't do anything. Well, it seems that I did do something after all. The pictures I took yesterday and my today's sunburn say so. I will post the full series as soon as I finish them.

Inception: Genius!

I finally got around to watching Inception last night. I wanted to see it long before the Inception hype began, around the time I read that a film directed by Christopher Nolan, and starring Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard and DiCaprio was going to come out; and especially after the word "dreams" was thrown in (I, kinda, have a soft spot for films about dreams and the concept of dreams in general).

I'm a big fan of Nolan's work, especially since he did Batman Begins in 2005, (another soft spot here, Batman) and then The Dark Knight and now this.

Again, I'm not going to analyze or critique Inception, but I will express my absolute awe by saying that it was an impeccably put together movie, flawless in every possible way and with an amazing array of actors. (oh, that did come across as a critique...) I am still shocked by how amazing all the imagery was. The scene where Ariadne, (even the choice of the name and the connection with the mythical Ariadne are awesome) realizes she's in a dream, with all the explosions in the street, and the scene where she "bends" the city rendered me plainly speechless!

Also the video below, which gave me the chills, comes to prove how meticulously they put everything together. Here's to hoping that we'll see a featurette about the research they did on dreams for this film.

Note: The above video was not created by me, I found it via an article on the Guardian.

Pod A Porter, Yes Please

My most recent Apple acquisition is an iPod Shuffle for the gym. I used to use my iPhone on the treadmill/elliptical but given that I tend to sweat a lot, (no matter what season/temperature we have) having it anywhere on me was, plainly, uncomfortable and probably harmful (for the iPhone). 

So the shuffle seemed like the best available solution, and I have to say that it proved to be really really convenient. Two things though, I still have no place to clip it on, since I am dripping by the time I get to the cardio part of my workout, and despite the shorter earphone cable (compared to the iPhone) it still flails around acting as an annoying whip. 

I think this awesome gadget would be able to help with both of the above issues. The price is pretty good too, considering that it includes free shipping. 

(via)

Heart Chamber Orchestra

The Heart Chamber Orchestra is essentially a collaboration between PURE, a music collective, and Erich Berger, an interactive artist. 

12 musicians wear a heat rate monitors and are connected to a system which generates both the visuals behind them and the score which they see on laptops placed in front of each one of them.

Naturally, their heart beats change as the performance progresses, thus, the performance becomes more intense.

(via)

Mila's Daydreams

Copyright © Adele EnersenAdele Enersen, a copywriter from Finland, found an absolutely brilliant way of spending the spare time she has while she is on maternity leave. What a great blog and cool idea!

959 - Unfasten Your Seatbelts

959 (Paolo Ferrari), got their name from the year Volvo introduced the seat belt as a safety standard in vehicles.

Since 1998 Paolo Ferrari has been producing these brilliantly crafted bags from recycled seatbelts, a concept which started off as a university project. Given that they're made of seatbelt material, they should be immortally sturdy and light (and they're gorgeous!).

Now, I need to get me one of these so badly.... 

Why, Hello There!

Okay, first of all, I don't own a desktop, (I wouldn't even thing of owning anything else but a Mac by the way), but this little little block of... magic made the idea tickle a bit, for a second... I really love the mobility of my MacBook Pro, but that is another story I'm not getting into in this post...

So, I was looking around the internet only to find out from another blog that Apple (very secretly) unveiled the Magic Trackpad which does everything the trackpads on the new generation Apple notebooks do. I have to say, the functionality and user friendliness of the new Apple trackpads make the use of a mouse virtually unnecessary. Well, that's if you limit yourself to just browsing the internet and working on stuff which don't require much precision; so, graphic designers, photographers, movie editors and musicians you can pretty much forget relying on this for making a living. 

I'm still getting one if/when I get a desktop Mac!

Anna Koumoushi Fall 2010

I finally managed to upload the Anna Koumoushi - Fall 2010 project on my website.

AK is launching her website soon. For now, all the annakoumoushi available lines can be viewed on her official facebook page.

The full project is here.

Sundayman - Now That I Found You

Originally featured in a series of TV advertisements for Cutty Sark, though I am not sure in which countries these ads aired. (Some of the ads: here, here and here)

I personally went through hell to get the track, find who wrote it and all the info I always feel the need to have when I like somethign, and I was surprised to find that it's by a Greek musician who goes by the name of Sundayman, (Kyriakos Moustakas). 

The video, concept-wise, is not anything we haven't seen before, however, it is very appealing from an aesthetic aspect while, thank God, it is consistent with the song (as opposed to many other Greek video productions). Directed by Vasilis Bourandas.

I love Now That I Found You, and Sundayman has some other amazing electro tracks that could make for an awesome soundtrack for those long researching/brainstorming summer sessions...

Agnosia

Imagine not being able to trust your senses.

I think I enjoy this new wave of Spanish-speaking horror/thriller/fantasy films. Pan's Labyrinth from Spain in 2006, then 2007's The Orphanage from Mexico, now The Silent House from Uruguay and Agnosia from Spain. 

I'm yet to see "La Casa Muda" (if we ever get to see that here) and I think this will be very interesting too...