OMG! Black Shatter Nail Polish!

Damn you, Katy Perry. I try so hard not to like you and then you create a nail polish line with OPI that includes a color called "Black Shatter" that LITERALLY SHATTERS ON YOUR NAIL AND ALMOST LOOKS LIKE TIE-DYE.

I mean that is GENIUS. And made for ME. I can't wait to get "Teenage Dream" and put Black Shatter over it. OMG OR MAYBE I WILL PAINT EVERY NAIL A DIFFERENT COLOR AND THEN PUT BLACK SHATTER ON THEM ALL! The possibilities are endless, you guys!

My favorite part of the video is when the host lady talks about "working in a conservative office environment." HAHAHAHAHA MAN. What's that like?

Every NBA Slam Dunk Contest Video Visualization

Basketball fans - head over to Hoopism for this insane video visualization of every slam dunk from every slam dunk contest.

AHH! NEW SYMPHONY OF SCIENCE JAM!

All your favorite scientists and astrophysicists and chemists and other -ists that I don't even know how to pronounce or what they do are back in this new Symphony of Science jam. Nothing will ever quite live up to their first two auto-tuned gems, but yay for more Carl Sagan!

Cosmic.

(Yes - cosmic is the new epic. Learn it, live it, love it).

For all your fake business card needs...

It's a toss up between Vandelay Industries and the Dharma Initiative for me...

From Fro Design Co.

It's Mario's World, We're Just Living In It

This puts such a smile on my face:

(Thanks to my friend Rebecca for the tip).

I created the word "gypster." That word is in a new MTV pilot. I am feeling all sorts of cool.

Monday mornings suck. Or so I thought as I stepped up to the elliptical machine at my gym a good half hour later than normal this fine Monday morning. I was especially sluggish today - not at all surprising considering the excessively active weekend I had - I mean, I've got paintball welts covering parts of my body and muscles I never knew I had are in severe pain thanks to a hip-hop yoga class (also known as YogaHop. No seriously).

So there I am, just chugging along, listening to some LCD Soundsystem and reading my requisite Gym Pilot of the Day - in this case, the new MTV pilot I Just Want My Pants Back by David J. Rosen.

The pilot was great - well-written, smart, clever, laugh out loud - but much more important is the discovery I made on page 21:

Do you see that line there? That one in the center sorta... take a closer look. Actually, let me just type it up for you:

INT. LENCH'S PARTY - THAT NIGHT

Lench's loft is filled with drunk hipsters and gypsters.

THERE! THERE! THAT WORD! GYPSTERS! I INVENTED THAT WORD. ME. ANN PALMER STAMELL aka ANNIE aka STAMOS - I CREATED THE WORD "GYPSTER" AND NOW A REALLY SMART WRITER HAS USED IT FOR SCENE DIRECTION IN A TV PILOT FOR MTV!!!

Don't believe me? Take a look at this "New Slang" article in trendcentral, that I contributed to. Pay special close attention to the third slang item.

See that? GYPSTER.  That folks, was my legacy at Trend Central (- that and the word "epicosity"which a friend of mine actually created and I then submitted for a different "New Slang" piece. Oh and that time I wrote that "aprons were a hot new trend.") Still don't believe me? Well I can put you in touch with at least 10 former colleagues who will attest to the veracity of this statement.

But seriously - it's true. I COINED THAT WORD! It's like hipsters who dress really boho or something. You know, like the hipsters who are kinda more hippie than hip and maybe almost look like gypsies but with money and are less likely to throw a fake baby at you so they can steal your bag (it happened to someone I know, okay?) - those are GYPSTERS!

I READ A SCRIPT AND A WORD I CREATED WAS IN THAT SCRIPT.

Dude. I bet this is what Shakespeare felt like. Or something.

One of maybe 5 upcoming movies I am looking forward to...

I know very little about the actual plot, but based on this trailer, I am TOTALLY in.

gimme!

Do you know what that is? That is a glow-in-the-dark Tron hoodie. Obviously I plan on seeing Tron Legacy and obviously I need this rad sweatshirt. Mostly because it's glow-in-the-dark and I mean, who doesn't love clothing that glows? IN THE DARK? (Besides the unfortunate people forced to sit with you when wearing said glow-in-the-dark clothing?)

I have even have a glow-in-the-dark Lilly Pulitzer skirt. That's like the 80s meets Palm Beach Prep meets awesome. I need to dig through my closet for that radness ASAP...

All in the golden afternoon

I just purchased the most beautiful edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. I'm so excited because this is one of my favorite stories and I've been looking for a version I especially like for sometime.



Beautiful, right? Also - I kinda think that image of the flamingo playing croquet would make for a very cool tattoo...

I Knew I Always Liked Jimmy Fallon

Dude is killing at Late Night these days.



How adorable is little pregnant Amy Poehler too?

Cool Beans

Can this exist now please?

My favorite movie, meet my favorite TV show:


Source: The Live Feed

Art + Music

This made me smile.



I have to give credit to my dad for sending me this music video.

I'm totally hiring this dude for my next party

If Pee Wee Herman and Caractacus Potts had a Moustrap obsessed lovechild...

... then it might be the genius that is OK Go and their new music video:



P.S. If you don't know who Caractacus Potts is you are dead to me.

Surf's Up... In Munich?

My aunt just sent me this totally rad photo of someone surfing this winter. In downtown Munich. On a river.


Sweet, right? I mean, that's INSANE.

Update: my uncle would like me to clarify that he was in fact the photographer.

Drawing Words

I love this latest trend of talented art designers or graphics people whipping up cool artwork in fresh new ways, then making it accessible to all via the lovely interwebs. First I was all about the badass Lost posters from Mattson Creative or the concept art for TV shows (I'm currently using the MacGyver paperclip poster as my Twitter avatar).

Today I discovered the Museum of Modern Tweets, a tumblr devoted to displaying conceptualized artwork to the tweets of various celebrities. My favorite is the one set to Nick Jonas. I dislike the Jonas Brothers but I LOVE unicorns, natch.

Two Tickets to That Thing You Love

This is arguably the best ad ever:



We actually paused our DVR fast-forwarding the other night to watch this ad. Twice.

Pink Gloves

Those who know me know that of any social causes, besides anything environment-related, breast cancer awareness is really important to me.

For every clickthrough view this video receives, a donation will be made toward the cause (and I don't watch the show anymore but I guess it was referenced on last night's Brothers & Sisters on ABC). It's sweet, so check it out.

Science is AWESOME

I think I'm a little late to catch onto this one, but it's fucking rad.



I can't decide who I like better in autotone, Sagan or Bill Nye the Science Guy.



Anyone else have a serious fascination with Carl Sagan as a kid?