Picture Kaleidoscope 2/5/14

Happy Wednesday!

Hope everyone is warm and dry. Cause the weather seems determined to make it different. :(
Went digging through my photos as I've been bad with tracking what I've shared and what I haven't. I'll add a few others just in case as well. heh heh

The sky can really be so impressive at times.

A cloudnami? Heh heh

Could be a cloud beach too.

Totally fits that old "the sun was like molasses" line, don't you think?

Sky prism!

Texas always gets such fluffy clouds!

Enter the Communist Party Buzludzha by Djordje Boskovik at Earthshots.org The image speaks volumes on a number of levels. Pretty cool! And he's got a lot of other cool work at his flicker account too. Nice!

Dancing With the Wind #1 by Matt Anderson at Earthshots.org Love the composition! He has a lot of creative angle/focus shots at his site. Eye candy!

Till next time!

Picture Kaleidoscope 1/1/14

Akemashite omedettou! Happy New Year!

Looks like 2014 is the Year of the Horse! May we all trot along at a nice pace. :P

Iron World by Joshua Zhang at Earthshots.org. Quite majestic!

Joshua Zhang has even more awesome work at his site. Oooo! He calls this one - Another World. You can also find him on FB.

Moon Over Nubble by Michael A Blanchette at Eathshots,org. It almost doesn't look real, does it? Like it's a photo pf miniatures. :P

Here's more of Michael A Blanchette's wonderful work. Love how the flowers match the sky! 

These Vintage New Year's Celebration Photos Probably Trump Yours - article by Chris Gampat at PetaPixel. Several of the pics are absolutely fascinating! 

Hope you and yours have an awesome New Year! 

Mind Sieve 4/29/13

Howdy!
Time for some fun~!

Squee! Another Studio Ghibli film has made it over here! Just stumbled over it. Playing currently in several US cities! From Up On Poppy Hill. Squee!

Io9.com has a short article on this Live Action short film from Studio Ghibli. Oh my goodness! All the awesome miniature knowhow of the Godzilla films, with cool CGI, and more. It's in Japanese, so skip to about 2:30 into it and prepare to be freaked. :P Giant God Warrior Appears In Tokyo. (May have been pulled from Youtube.) :(

THOR: The Dark World Trailer 1 - Oooo! 

Kick-Ass 2 - You won't recognize Jim Carrey! NFSW. Not for younger viewers. Have never seen a RED preview before. Huh.

Dead Man's Burden Trailer.

From the History Blog - Hear My Voice. Alexander Graham Bell. Would be fun to see what he'd think of sound recording technology now. :)

Thallium - The Poisoner's Poison from James J Murray. Cool info! Err for writers...

Did Facebook Change Something? 5 Tips For Page Owners To "It's All Good" guest post by Lisa Hall-Wilson at Gene Lempp's blog.

Blog Tours: Waste of Time or Valuable Sales Tool? from The Writer's Guide to E-Publishing - post by Talli Rolland.

The Reasons Behind The Writing - Why Do You Do It? from August Wainwright.


5 Tips For Finding A Competent And Compatible Critique Partner by Jody Hedlund.

See ya Wednesday!

Mind Sieve 7/2/12

Looks like service will remain uninterrupted despite surgery. Yay! :P (Or at least I hope so!)

Simon's Cat in "Window Pain" Hee hee!

Write Like The Wind (George RR Martin) from Geek Sundry. Too fun!

3 Second Rule from Lisa Gail Allred. Done as a bit of fun that went viral. :P

Medieval Mondays: Chinese Repeating Crossbow from A J Walker. Back in the 4th Century BC! Amazing!

Collaborator Trailer. Looks bizarre!

Iron Man 3 Official photo from EW.com

House At The End Of The Street Trailer 2. This one makes more sense than the last one. :P

Ancient Olympic Athleticism At The British Museum from the History Blog.

Designing From Bones - Real Fictional Cannibals from Gene Lempp.

No One Can Sell Your Book Like You Can, or How to Earn Real Money on Your Books from SkyWarrior Press. She makes it sound so easy but it's not. Waaaaahhhh!

How To Launch A Book Without Loosing Your Mind from Elizabeth Spann Craig.

Hustling: How To Spread The Word About Your Work from Jane Friedman.

25 Things You Should Know About Writing Fantasy from Chuck (NSFW) Wendig.

Also from Chuck (NSFW) Wendig - 25 Ways To Fight Your Story's Mushy Middle.

Okay, I'm done in. Have fun!

Mind Sieve 6/11/12

Happy Monday! (Or is that an oxymoron?) :P

This Week In from Charlie. He's just too cute. Though I have to disagree about Cars 2. He might be too young to appreciate all the jokes. Heh heh. (I feel old now.) :P

Call Me Maybe Parody from The Key of Awesome. (Possible brain damage - but cute. You've been warned.) :P

Rockelbel's Canon (Pachebel's Canon in D) - 4 Cellos - from the Piano Guys. Awesome upbeat version of the old classic. 

Simon's Cat in Tongue Tied. So cute!!!

Prince of Balls Game Video Preview - looks like they currently have it for web with apps coming soon. Looks really cute. 

The Good Doctor Movie Trailer - looks very trippy. 

1st Skyfall Poster for the next 007 Film from Total Film

From the Huffington Post - Europe History Time Lapse. Pretty darn cool. When the Mongol Hordes hit, there is no doubt! 

New Skull Made of Typewriter Parts by Jeremy Mayer. Check out the second skull pic at the site. The back of the head is too cool as well.

Designing From Bones - Enigma and the Iron Thunderbolt from Gene Lempp. 

Won't Back Down Official Trailer. Loads of talent on this one.

Social Media Is An Imperfect Sales Tool. Use It Anyway from Nathan Bransford. I totally agree with him, though at times it drives me crazy that I can't keep up with everything everyone shares, I have definitely stumbled on new friends and cool stuff to share because of it. :)

From Mashable What Twitter's Do Not Track Feature Will Mean For You.

How To Instantly Boost Your Twitter Appeal from Cassera Communications.

From Chuck (NSFW) Wendig - 25 Reasons You Should Quit Writing.

7 Reasons To Be Grateful You're A Writer from Victoria Mixon.

From The Write Practice - Three Times You Should Use A Comma. One can never have these rules pounded enough into ones brain. :P

See you next time!

Mind Sieve 6/4/12

Recovering from the con but prepping this before hand. Heh heh heh.

Michael Shanks!!!! Saving Hope - new series from NBC. Woot!

Cool new Prometheus poster from Total Film.

More Prometheus extra content. It's almost here!

Arrow Teaser Trailer - new TV series for the CW. Not starring Justin Hartley :( Though Stephen Amell looks like he can pull it off. Also has Paul Blackthrone (Dresden!). 

Medieval Mondays: Cursing Stones from A J Walker. 

An Imperial Walker walker from 22 Words.

Beauty and the Beast trailer another CW Fall additions.

Designing From Bones - Royal Mountains Majesty from Gene Lempp.

From Jami Gold - What Are You Looking For In An Agent? Good food for thought here!

Author Platform? But I'm Just Starting To Submit from Darcy Pattison.

From Chuck (NSFW) Wendig - Revisiting The Fevered Egos Of Self-Publishing.

Literary Devices: Foreshadowing from Amy Rose Davis.

From Marcy Kennedy - How To Use Taste To Make Your Readers Hungry For More.

The Four Types Of Dramatic Tension from The Writers Alley.

Wheeee!

Picture Kaleidoscope 5/9/12

Lots of stuff to share!

'Supermoon' Lights Up The Sky from Yahoo News. Some really nifty photos from around the world.

33 Magnificiet Photographs Of Horses from Light Stalking. Magnificent might be taking it too far, but there's some nice ones in there.

Salah Seddik Gif.

Skywalking: A Dangerous New Photo Fad Among Russian Teens from Peta Pixel.

Ghostly Self-Portrait Captured In Macro Photograph Of Eye from Peta Pixel. 

Vintage Photos Turned Into Superhero Ancestor Portraits from Peta Pixel.

15 Outstanding Waterway Views From Space from Arkarthick.com

Glimpses Of World War 2 Seen Through Photos Of Modern Day Europe from Peta Pixel. 

Some Building from Jim Beaver.

Till next time!

Mind Sieve 4/30/12

It's Monday!!!! (Yeah, I know. Sad news. Let us mourn for a moment.) :P

Saw this trailer at the theater. Looks Awesome!!! Loopers a time travel tale. Hee!

Just when you thought they couldn't cram more testosterone - Expendables 2. Chck Norris! Van Damme! Schwarzenegger! Dang!

Cosmopolis - looks funky! Lots of great actors in it. Wonder if it will be a modern interpretation of Metropolis?

From the History Blog - Lost Portrait of Cross-dressing Chevalier d'Eon Found. The Chevalier's story is fascinating!

Weyland Industries has posted a video of David 8. Disturbing. Heh heh heh. The whole site is fascinating. Ties to the movie Prometheus.

Designing From Bones - Troglodyte Housing from Gene Lempp. So that's where Tatooine got their home styles from. Heh~!

Picture Perfect - The Importance of Images in Social Media Marketing. This is for companies, but the facts still work for us author types.

What Publishers Do That Authors Can't from Books & Such Literary Agency. Gives one hope! :)

Jeff Goins - One Sure Sign You're A Professional.

Chuck (NSFW) Wendig discusses his writing journey in 25 Things I Learned While Writing Blackbirds.

10 Ways To Boost Your Odds Of An Acceptance from Write It Sideways.

Prepping For The Publishing Doomsday more wise words from Chuck (NSFW) Wendig.

The Key Ingredient For Dramatic Tension - Understanding the Antagonist from Kristen Lamb.

Till next time! Have a great week!

Mind Sieve 4/23/12

Howdy!

Mammoth Attacked By Lions, Butchered by Humans from the History Blog. What's quite cool about the post is the info on the mammoth itself and its strawberry blond light hair! 

Came across this article from Giant Robot on Otomo Katsuhiro (an awesome manga artist and story teller.) But better yet was the giant composite picture about the exposition here. Just keep scrolling down. 

Stranger Danger - A Cautionary Tale  - since this was written and directed by Misha Collins (aka Castiel from SPN) and he's a total HAM. This is not your typical story. lol.

The Future: Snap and Share Photos Using Augmented Reality Glasses from PetaPixel. Cool concept! But since the video made me a little dizzy, I'm hoping it won't be quite that jerky when worn. Several of the features seemed quite cool. The Future is NOW?

The Secret Service And It's Not-So-Secret Booty Call by Holmes. Nice insight into the Secret Service.

First 'Django Unchained' Poster Unveiled from The Hollywood Reporter. A new Quentin Tarantino film set in the 1800s! Could be fun!

American Animal Trailer - this sucker looks bizarre! Has several actors in it that I know though. 

The Host Gets A First Poster from Total Film. 

Designing From Bones - Fairy Chimneys by Gene Lempp. (Love that pic!) 

Found more info on Goreme, Turkey and the underground cities here. Hee!

Pinterest and Blogging: 7 Keys To Success from August McLaughlin.

7 Traffic Stars You Should Know About Your Website Or Blog from Tony Eldridge.

From Tony Eldridge - Authors Den - Free Marketing With A Punch.

From Chuck (NSFW) Wendig - 25 Reasons I Hate Your Main Character. Ouch!

How To Dish Out Backstory In Digestible Bites from Roni Loren.

A Long Look At Show Don't Tell from Chuck (NSFW) Wendig.

Until next time!