Smoosh.

This post will have nothing to do with art, or with my current state of mind, or with the fact that I am still deathly sick and miserable. This post is simply a mish-mash of several fun links and things I have been stumbling upon throughout my internet travels. The internet is such an amazing place!

My Modern Met raises the question, "What did childhood feel like?" They compiled 25 beautiful photographs which I think capture the many different feelings of being a kid.

 Photo credit: comik book guy


Postsecret is featuring some compelling Mother's Day secrets for this week's post. Here is one I like:

Buzzfeed shares a sweater that makes me wish that I was a 9 year old boy. (P.S. Buzzfeed is a dangerous website. Dangerous as in, it is so easy to waste time on that site.)

Last, watch this fantastic video, of the University of Oregon's male a capella ensemble performing "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga. It really is worth it.

Tee time

Lately I've become a fan of Threadless.

I don't own any of their shirts, but have heard about them for a long time, and I like their way of going about things.

First of all, Threadless primarily makes Tee Shirts, with the designs on the shirts being made by independent artists. They are not promoting a "brand" through their design, just the design itself! This leads to a lot of creativity in each shirt. For example, some shirts have UV activated ink, meaning that when one steps out into the sun while wearing the shirt, colors and designs will appear on the shirt that were hidden in the shade. Cool!

Here are some of my favorites:

Lions Are Smarter Than I Am, Infinity MPG, Friendly Beasts, The Cheshire (with and without UV activated ink), and Egyptronic!

Second, their shirts usually are printed on quality American Apparel tees, which I love. (Yeah, sorry if you hate American Apparel because of their business practices, but the fact of the matter is, their shirts are great quality.)

Also, some of their designs come printed as posters (such as Infinity MPG), and you can usually get the design printed on a onesie for any junior Threadless fans.

Also, you get free stickers with every order, and if you send in a photo of you wearing one of their shirts, you get something like $1 off your next purchase.