Hi Rebecca,
How have you been, I enjoy reading your postings...
Wondering how you're doing at the Wall Street journal...
What's the best way to get in touch with you directly?

Happy new Year (oh gee its the first of Feb already)
my very best, Gerald

Chimptastic

So you think you're smart huh? Perspective baby... it's all a matter of perspective.

Len Lye

A pioneer of animation and kinetic sculpture (among many other things), Len Lye is a true icon. This little clip of one of his early works can be described as playful and subtle - G-Force be damned! I kinda love it.

A Moment of Pause

I came across this today and am still trying to figure out how big of a deal it is. I think it's pretty big. Check out what I'm talking about.

Ze Frank Interview

If you know Ze Frank, you'll love this interview about creativity. If not, you should first learn more about him, and then check out the show. If you're too lazy to read through the Wikipedia entry, then just check out the invitation that made him famous. The guy's 34 and has done a whole lot more than most of us. Makes me question how I use my time.

Passive Aggression

You gotta love a collection of passive aggressive notes. I mean where else would you find something like "Peter - I'm not too happy with your inability to provide me with some cookies. If we could fix this situation, that'd be great. Thanks, Jon."

Classic.

NILF Hunter

Classic Samantha Bee segment from the Daily Show.

Mm matter

A cool spot for a surprising client. Not sure how they managed all of the footage, but it's beautiful.

The Civil War... in 4 minutes

A painless history brush-up.

Illustrator Madness

This guy basically creates photo-realistic vector art in Illustrator - to an INSANE level of detail and accuracy. I don't think I've ever seen better photorealism.

Then again, there's always this guy:

The New Millenials

An interesting read about a "new" generation of professionals. In essence, the article qualifies these people like this:

"They grew up with an 'everyone gets a trophy' sense of entitlement. They are members of a generation that thinks it should get a trophy just for waking up in the morning."

For more tasty quotes, check it out.

[from ABCNews.com - thanks Slylec]

gymkata

I totally stole this from Brian, who sent this to me while I rode in a cab on the way to the airport. Oh yeah - that's where I'm posting from, too - the fact that I can do this stuff anytime, anywhere never gets old for me.

77 Million Paintings

Gotta love Brian Eno.

Earth Guide

A beautifully designed visual experience of our amazing planet and its environs. I recommend the solar system sequence - it really gives some perspective...but begs the question...how can we know these things?

Before & After

This is a cool site demonstrating compositing and effects/3D work with before and after video. For each piece, you can either use the cursor to reveal the before video, or click on the video and see the two sources split. Make sure you also look for color correction - lots of great stuff.