I really enjoyed this short film about a guy who agrees to wear a mood monitor on his chest and be followed by a camera crew all day. He is happy to do this in order to get on TV, but he ends up revealing more about himself than he’d planned. I particularly loved the moment when he comes across something that he’d meant to hide, and his monitor instantly turns red. The end was quite beautiful too.

While I was watching I wondered how it would be if we all wore one of those devices, if our moods and feelings were open for everyone else to see. Would it make life simpler, or more difficult?

Film by Eric Lerner. Music by Sigur Ros. (via Fubiz)

I never knew that octopuses could be so cute, or so ingenious. I love the music too.

Oktapodi Site (via Computerlove)

Just how I like my monsters. Pick a card, any card. (via)

I’d probably never use them for the sake of civility, but just knowing that I can whip out a card when faced with obnoxiousness would make me feel wonderfully omnipotent.

If a kind person from the USA is reading this and planning to purchase a set, please get an extra one for me, and I’ll reimburse you for it, as the company’s international shipping prices are way too expensive for a single pack. You’d make a naughty Brit blogger very happy.

You Are Helvetica

Your life is ultra modern and ultra streamlined. You don’t get bogged down in details or decoration. You like to think that you’re the epitome of style and taste. People either totally get you - or they think you’re boring and generic.

I should probably watch the Helvetica movie at some point, but this one about a font conference is a lot of fun:

The Nike Air Max 90 by Olle Hemmendorff (via)

Earlier today I was looking for a pic from the movie Casablanca for my previous post, and saw the following dress in the image search.

Intrigued, I clicked on it and explored the site, which was a showcase of wedding dresses by Stephanie Allin. Some of the dresses are so alluring that they almost make me want to get married (or at least have a wedding night).

I also like that several of the dresses have women’s names, so for £1500+ I could become Celeste or Louisa, Jacqueline or Gina, Nina or Siena, or even Havana.

The Hamburger Dress

(via bookofjoe)

Or if your tastes are more refined and you can travel to the Temple Restaurant & Bar in Minneapolis, why not try eating sushi off a naked person?

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Levit is a robot who values style as much as functionality. As a switchboard operator working the metro patch panel, Levit sees first hand the boom in text messaging. He wonders whether the art of the hand-written letter will be lost forever.

$900