Ocean City Top Amusement Parks

One of the most famous attractions in Ocean City, Maryland is their amusement parks.  This exciting form of entertainment is fun for all ages and is reason alone to vacation in this city. Some of the most popular parks are Trampers rides on the Boardwalk Jolly Rogers on 30th street, and frontier town in west ocean city. The very old carousel is 50 feet in diameter, featuring 45 hand-carved wooded animals, 3 chariots, and a rocking chair.  Originally driven by a vapor engine and only costing a nickel, the ride is now electrified and costs four tickets, which is $2.00. Ocean City is the most popular for its sightseeing, attractions, destinations, nightlife, and accommodation listing like cheap hotels. This city attracts so many visitors for many things like clean beaches, boardwalk, convention centers, amusement parks, and cheap hotels in ocean city that can get from best travel sites.

What’s this?

Stormcastle’s favorite chocolate bar, that’s what!

Seriously… I’ll whore my blog out for some of these, LOL.

How’s that for journalistic integrity?

Christmas is coming up… so now you know what to put in my stocking, Santa!

Thanks you for taking care of me when I was young.
Thank you for teaching me compassion.
Thank you for showing me how to keep a house clean.
Thank you for taking me to thousands of doctor’s appointments.
Thank you for hemming my pants.
Thank you for braiding my hair.
Thank you for letting me stay with you when things got bad.
Thank you for taking care of me always.

I love you grandma. Happy birthday.

• Regia

  Shane Acker

• Cu

  Elijah Wood, Christopher Plummer

• Gen film

  Animatie, Aventuri, Fantastic, Razboi, SF

Elijah Wood da viata unei papusi mecanice “care se intampla sa aiba sufletul umanitatii incorporat in ea”, conform lui Wood. “Practic este vorba despre o lume post-apocaliptica, unde masinile create de om au distrus omenirea si aceste 9 masinarii incearca sa afle de fapt ce s-a intamplat cu omul de a disparut”, mai adauga Wood. Printr-o intamplare fericita, 9 intalneste o micuta comunitate de papusi asemenea lui care se refugiaza din calea masinilor ce cutreiera pe Pamant cu scopul de a extermina orice ramasita de viata, cunoscandu-i astfel pe 1 – un veteran de razboi dominator, 2 – un inventator batran, 5 – un mecanic viguros si robust, 6 – un artist vizionar si 7 – o razboinica curajoasa.

Desi este cel mai tanar din grup, 9 reuseste sa-i convinga pe camarazii lui de faptul ca dispune de reale calitati de lider si ii indeamna sa nu se mai ascunda, ci sa inceapa ofensiva impotriva masinilor cu scopul de a afla motivul pentru care acestea doresc sa-i ucida si cu obiectivul clar de a supravietui. Intrucat se pare ca viitorul civilizatiei depinde de ele, papusile din carpe trebuie sa isi invinga temerile si sa iasa victorioase din lupta impotriva masinilor.

Nota personala: 9

From Toy Story to Bolt, animation has brought us an array of wonderful characters to cherish and enjoy. This roundup highlights a selection of simply awe inspiring 3D characters.

Stunning 3D Characters

Captain Jack Sparrow

Created using 3DSmax, Zbrush and Photoshop, the attention to detail and expression are fantastic.

Bobby, The Little Octopus

Textured using ZBrush and decorated with Blender, taking 5 days of work. Bobby is a unique and fascinating piece of work.

Harlequin

Hauntingly realistic, Harlequin is truly a spectacular piece of art. At first glance, one might think this was a well lit photo.

Science Doc

Modeled in maya and rendered in Mental Ray, Science is an excellent character, with matching production values.

Goblin Mechanic

Inspired by Max Cant’s soldiers when modeling the furnace on his back he is full of expression and crammed with an array of wonderful details.

Will Smith Caricature

Hilarious and superbly created using Cinema 4D, ZBrush and Photoshop. It has a warmth and charm that make it stand out.

Jelly Spider Friend

Realistic and a little creepy, this is beautifully crafted with amazing colors and textures. The lighting adds to the freakish feel of the piece.

Cloud Tribute

A tribute to the popular Final Fantasy character Cloud, the emotion behind the eyes is extremely powerful.

Beautiful Vanadisa

Created in Daz Studio with a rendering time of over 22 hours, this is a simply breathtaking 3D portrait.

Isabelle

Modeled using a combination of Poser, Vue, Cinema 4D and Photoshop CS, she has a real sense of mystery and magic.

Art Ventura

A wonderful caricature, Art Ventura solves mysterious CG cases. The behind the scenes of its creation is worth viewing.

Ogryn Stare

The artists first project using ZBrush with the entire piece taking over two days. It makes great use of textures.

Rose

A beautiful pose and composition, great use of light and a thoroughly captivating expression make Rose a compelling piece.

Emocionado

A funny and charming piece with great attention to detail on the cloth patterns and the stubble on the chin.

Aztec Priest

Inspired by Mel Gibson’s movie “Apocalypto”, this Aztec Priest is detailed, imaginative and original.

Cyber Goth

Created using a combination of Poser and Photoshop, the design on her scalp and the eye markings really draw the eye.

Samurai Troll

The texture work in the armor plates and skin are amazing given that the artist views this as a work in progress.

Smoking Creature

I don’t what’s more frightening, the hideous character or the amazing amount of realism he possesses.

Kai

This is Kai, Nariko’s dedicated friend (from Heavenly Sword). Created using Poser, Vue and Photoshop.

Shadow Conscious

Absolutely incredible detail, the artist really captured the emptiness in her eyes and created a character deep in thought.

Female Vampire

Inspired by the vampire film 30 Days of Nights, this female vampire looks really realistic and deliciously evil.

Arwen

Created using Cinema 4D, Poser, Vue and Photoshop with an obscene render time, Arwen is a pearlescent beauty.

Fries With That

Fantastic modelling, texturing and shading make this utterly realistic, you will think it’s a photograph. An amazing achievement in 3D realism.

Suspicious Minds

An incredibly striking, beautiful, realistic and moving portrait with an interesting story behind it.

The Worlds Enemy

A superb model of Sephiroth from Final Fantasy with the rendering taking 3 hours and the post production taking 6 hours.

Chris In 3D

An absolutely stunning combination of Poser and Photoshop work. Do yourself a favor and check out this render’s immaculate details.

Cyborg Head 01

The level of detail is nothing short of amazing, enhanced by the textures and lightning that give this 3D render superb qualities.

Ethereal

Artwork based on the W40k universe, it’s an Ethereal from the TAU empire, taking 2 days to complete using Cinema 4D, ZBrush, VRay and Photoshop.

Knight of the Temple

A lone knight of the Temple, standing guard. The chainmail and stone are particularly brilliant in detail and texture.

Grandma

Just awesome detail, amazing textures, superb blending and the befuddling expression on the woman’s face make this a wonderful piece of work.

I think I’ve mentioned this before, but blogging is really a feast-or-famine kind of thing. You have a great weekend with time enough to think and read a book, and suddenly you have like 6 posts all thought out, including a societal indictment and discussion of good bras. This after the last month where you hoarded and scrimped anecdotes in a desperate attempt to make your life sound interesting, at least to yourself.

Well, I’ve discovered that hoarding good blogging material is a little like hoarding Thanksgiving leftovers — if you don’t use them right away, they go bad. So you might as well whip up a nice tall open-faced turkey sandwich and enjoy already.

Fantastic!

This weekend was marked on the calendar as “Brenda is Fantastic” weekend. I put it on the calendar so I would take it seriously. There are always things that need to be done, and making myself look and feel good is usually at the bottom of that list. That’s ok short term, but sometimes you need to invest in yourself in order to give as wholly to the other people who count on you. “Brenda is Fantastic” weekend started at 1:30 at Intimacy Copley Place in Boston. I’ve spent the last 5 years pregnant, nursing, trying to get pregnant, rinse and repeat. The body changes involved in that have made any investment in undergarments a losing proposition. That time is now over, and I was ready to invest.

I figured a really good bra would cost about $50. I added $25 on to my estimates to be safe. I had trouble imagining a bra could cost more than $75. The fitting was interesting. My fitter had a zip up dress so she could model the combination she was sporting that day. (In her defense, it looked great on her 10 months post-partum self!) She sat me down and gave me the lecture on proper care of my bradrobe. (I’m not making that word up.) Then she brought out the samples. I figured I’d start with two — one that would work under anything and one that would be very, uh, appealing.

None of the bras had price tags on them. This should have clued me in that I was in over my head.

I got two bras that were — are! Fantastic. They look awesome and make me feel awesome. One is extremely comfortable, and I suspect the other will be once I break it in.

But man, I totally and completely underestimated just how much a bra could cost. I’m pretty sure if I’d been shopping in a less, uh, intensive environment I wouldn’t have bought the more expensive one. I’m pretty sure if I’d seen a price tag, I wouldn’t have tried it on in CASE I liked it as much as I ended up doing. I find myself ashamed to have paid so much for something — this is a kind of indulgence I don’t really feel comfortable with. The more expensive bra cost $180.

I walked out of the store sort of shell-shocked into this mall that takes it for granted. The beautiful people all around me were likely all wearing $200 bras and $500 shoes. I looked around and I felt like I was all wrong: my shoes are a little scuffed, my pants are not designer. I was wearing makeup (unusual for me) but we’re talking Wet-and-Wild folks. My top, which seemed pretty in the morning, seemed dowdy and unsophisticated in the glare of the marble. My favorite courduroy jacket seemed threadbare in the soft lighting. My purse is hopeless — a $20 Target creation overflowing with children’s toys and touched by white wall paint in the corner. I hugged it close to my body hoping no one would notice me. As I hunted desperately for safe ground (aka Starbucks) I hoped no one would see me or call me out or notice how wrong I was. I wondered just what criteria the numerous lurking security officers used for escorting someone out. (One hopes more than a terrible purse.) I felt like there was exactly one part of my entire self that was ok for this place: the new bra.

These environments are set up to make you feel like you are not good enough. They also try to let you know that your failings are not permanent — if you spend enough money, pay enough attention and do the right things, you might perhaps hope to walk those halls between the Prada store and Monolo Blalik with confidence that you are all right. You are presented with the false hope that this is a winnable path to being acceptable.

I choose not to play that game. I vehemently reject the premise that “good enough” has to do with the right shoes and right clothes and perfection of physical attributes. It was a with a great sigh of relief that I crossed the busy street to Back Bay T stop, to a more normal world where I’m a perfectly ok person.

Did I mention I picked up “Twilight” to read during my sojourn? I enjoyed it as I switched from the Orange to the Red line. You see, I know Forks. My father lived there for a year when I was in my late teens. A boyfriend and I on a date had once wandered our way across the Olympic Peninsula, to many of the spots mentioned. I was that love-lorn teenager wishing to be called out as special in that tiny Northwest town. The bits about the sports — Volleyball etc. — ring very true. She must’ve grown up there too. So in addition to being a fun if flippant read, it made me rather nostalgic. Thank heavens I didn’t encounter it when I was 16 or I would’ve thought that FINALLY someone UNDERSTOOD me!

Anyway, on to my next stop. I got off at Harvard Square, with fading self-consciousness, and went to DHR to get my hair cut. Dale did an amazing job — I think this is the best cut he’s ever given me. I opted not to add some clarification to a rather vehement opinion Rob held about the middle ages (see also: completely monolithic society with total control over everyone — so not possible), and switched conversation safely over to “Red Dwarf” instead (they’re huge sci-fi fans).

And I emerged looking fantastic. I went home and had dinner prepared by my husband, got the kids in bed, and finished reading Twilight in the bath.

Truly, fantastic.

Not sure if you can really see the haircut -- I should've used a better backdrop

The brain is so amazing. I have been watching this lady dance and I get her to change directions.

I can’t help myself from laughing because it’s so fantastic. Please try it and see for yourself.

Picture taken for “i ♥ it”

I’ve had this theory about The Fantastic Mr. Fox ever since it popped on to IMDB.  If stop motion animation didn’t work for Wes Anderson nothing would.

Since the Royal Tenenbaums, or even before,  Anderson has surrounded himself with actors, crew, and writers that love him like the benevolent micro managing dictator of a South American island. And because no one is saying No to him anymore, Anderson’s quirks and flaws have magnified to the point of eclipsing the movie itself. Wes Anderson had become a style rather than a filmmaker. I told anyone who would listen 3 years ago, that I didn’t know why Wes hadn’t just made all of the Life Aquatic animated. It would have been his best movie to date.  So after waiting for The Dajeeling Limited to come in a lil red envelope, I thought Mr. Fox might be worth the $12.50.

Now right off, an aside in movie etiquette. The wife and I entered the freshly swept and now popcorn free theater, behind maybe eight people waiting at the door before us. We like the stadium seating first row  with the clear view and the railing to put our feet up and easy access to the exit for when my invitable bathroom break. So naturally when we turn to our right and start to go down the row we were not expecting to be met with a demure little peasent clothed gatekeeper who promptly told us.

Bitch: Um actually I was trying to save those seats.
Me: The whole row?
Bitch: Actually Im trying to save both these rows for my friends.

Both. Rows. 12 seats. 12.

I’m willing and prone myself to saving a seat or two, but it takes some nutsack hairier then her petulie stankin legs, to just claim up and claim the primest 2 rows in the theater like it was a Risk board and her armies were a scarf and her hippy communal sense of World Peace.  The only thing that kept me from lowering a dumptruck worth of attitude, plopping down, and setting the rest of the row on fire was the fact that the row across from us was still mostly available and I don’t like to hit girls unless they hit me first.

The rest of her water and vinegar compadres wouldn’t begin arriving for another 20 minutes in a stressfully packed room and I did take an elevated level of satisfaction watching her fend off every third movie goer from taking the seats she reserved for her ascot and designer baseball hat wearing amigos.

By the way, this also goes for all you cocksocks that love getting in line for big movies (the Harry Potters and Twilights of the world) and letting all your giggly sorority sisters trickle in ahead of me so that the line, that had 5 people when I got here 45 minutes early, suddenly bubbles up like a stepped on garden hose to about 17-18 tards. If I see this at Avatar, I will pee on you.

That being said, when I came out of the theater I couldn’t have been happier. I was right; the genre worked like a charm for him. His quirks and nostalgia, instead of seeming over done, read like attention to craft. The normally wooden deadpan performances became whimsical and charming behind the smiles and wide eyes of animals in clothes.

Adding a new first and third act onto the story seemed surprisingly natural to the Dahl story.  The heist film resetting felt especially comfortable in the voice of Danny Ocean himself, George Clooney. (BTW saw Men Who Stare At Goats last week.  Wow what a waste of time.  Nothing happens.  And not in a good existential way. It’s a waste of actors, waste of decent subject matter and worst of all: a waste of Jeff Bridges.)

What at surface seems like, and is heavily promoted as, children’s faire, Mr. Fox harkens back to the Bluth and Watership Down 70’s that weren’t scrubbed to bubbly Disney perfection.

I know Wes Anderson will probably go immediately back to making live action movies that I have no interest of watching until they stream on Netflix, but I hope that he’s at enjoyed the process enough to continue to push the Wes Anderson style into new paradigms.

Cause who doesn’t love paradigms.

2010 Pirelli Takvimine buradan ulaşabilirsiniz.

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Two albums by the obviously talented K.T. Tunstall.

Eye to the Telescope is the debut album by Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall, originally released 13 December 2004 (see 2004 in British music), and re-released 10 January 2005. On 19 July 2005 it was nominated for the 2005 Mercury Music Prize in the United Kingdom. Tunstall promoted the album in the United States and Canada in December 2005. The album was released 7 February 2006 in the U.S. Also a special CD/DVD edition of the album was released in September 2006 in America, along with a different cover and a bonus track.

1. “Other Side of the World”
2. “Another Place to Fall”
3. “Under the Weather”
4. “Black Horse & the Cherry Tree”
5. “Miniature Disasters”
6. “Silent Sea”
7. “Universe & U”
8. “False Alarm”
9. “Suddenly I See”
10. “Stoppin’ the Love”
11. “Heal Over”
12. “Through the Dark”

Drastic Fantastic is the second studio album by Scottish Singer KT Tunstall. It was released by Virgin Records on 10 September 2007 in the United Kingdom and 18 September 2007 in the United States and Canada. The album was leaked on P2P networks on 3 September 2007. “Hold On”, the lead single was released on 16 July 2007 in the United States.

On the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, Drastic Fantastic debuted at number nine, selling about 50,000 copies in its first week.

In Scotland, KT beat both Kanye West and 50 Cent to make it to number 1 in the Scottish Album Charts.

Drastic Fantastic charted at #72 in the UK end of year chart selling around 225,000 copies in 2007.

As of August 2008, Drastic Fantastic has sold 215,000 copies in the United States.

1. “Little Favours”
2. “If Only”
3. “White Bird”
4. “Funnyman”
5. “Hold On”
6. “Hopeless”
7. “I Don’t Want You Now”
8. “Saving My Face”
9. “Beauty of Uncertainty”
10. “Someday Soon”
11. “Paper Aeroplane”

Genre: Rock, Pop, Folk

More @ Wikipedia

Samantha loves to float her toys in the bathtub.  She runs a couple of inches of water and floats them on pool toys.  Every time she turns the water on without permission or supervision, she comes running back out of the bathroom, big-eyed, asking, “Yes, mom!?”

I, however, haven’t said a word.

Interestingly enough, Josh says the same thing happens to him when he turns on the water.  Are there voices in our water, or do I sound like a running tub faucet?

Samantha loves her church.  She tells time according to how close or far she is from going to church.  She would go to church every day of the week, if she had the option.

On a Sunday morning a couple of weeks ago, I was tired, dead tired.  Seth was colicky from something I shouldn’t have eaten.   Simon was miserable.  Dinner was horribly late, and thus Samantha was very late getting to bed.  I was up most of the night bouncing and soothing Seth’s tears and pain.  When the alarm went off a couple of hours later, I set it for an hour later.  I decided we needed sleep more than we needed Sunday school.  When the alarm went off again, I turned it off, and informed Josh I wasn’t budging from the bed.  And then Samantha woke up on her own.  She was so excited that it was Church Morning that I drug myself out of the bed after all.

An hour later, I did feel better, and we were able to leisurely leave the house.  I thought Josh had let her know how late we were, but right before we got out of the car, I turned around to remind her that we were here in time for church, but not Sunday school.

Her excitement abruptly ended.  She didn’t say anything, just looked up at me in misery.  I finally asked, “Are you okay, Samantha?”  In the softest voice, she answered, “I’m so disappointed.”

We haven’t been late since.

I would like to share with you this fantastic food blog.

Emma (our daughter) sent this link to me today. The pictures are amazing. Excellent. Enjoy.

The weather in St. Louis has been rainy and gloomy lately, and the only thing I want more then soup on these types of days is a nice big cup of hot tea.  So, I ventured out into the pouring rain and found myself at Mai Lee (8440 Delmar Blvd), the dodgiest Vietnamese restaurant around.  I was by myself, so I sat in the corner of the restaurant and listened to everyone’s conversations.  I ordered the spring rolls with no pork (shrimp only) and a #25 soup.  The soup had tofu, noodles, and lots of vegetables inside.  The spring rolls came out incredibly fast, and the dipping sauce on the side is a peanut sauce, with a thick consistency that is absolutely to die for.  The peanut sauce has small shavings of peanuts inside, and the spring rolls are loaded with rice noodles, shrimp, and lettuce.  The pairing of the rolls and the peanut sauce is a great appetizer to get your senses going…especially when you are in the mood for some Vietnamese. My #25 soup came out shortly after I had gobbled up my spring rolls, and it came in a large bowl with a side of lettuce, limes, jalapenos, and crunchy vegetables.  I loaded my soup with the crunch, the lettuce, a few squeezes of lime juice and I dove right in. The soup is fantastic! Lots of vegetables (carrots, mushrooms, baby corn and etc…), great flavor, and best of all- it was hot.  My rainy afternoon was made into a healthy and delicious one after my short trip to Mai Lee.  I love this place.

Genul filmului:animatie,familie,fantastic
Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) isi incepe vacanta de Craciun cu obisnuitul sau dispret marunt, rastindu-se la functionarul sau credincios (Gary Oldman) si la voiosul lui nepot (Colin Firth). Scrooge le arata clar ca nu are nici cea mai mica intentie de a se bucura de sarbatori si, ca intotdeauna, pleaca acasa – singur – unde se intalneste cu fantoma lui Joseph Marley, partenerul sau de afaceri, care a murit.

Marley, care plateste in viata de apoi pretul pentru propria zgarcenie, spera sa il poata ajuta pe Scrooge sa evite o soarta similara si ii spune ca va fi vizitat de trei spirite. Dar cand fantoma Craciunului Trecut, Prezent si Viitor il poarta pe batranul Scrooge intr-o incursiune menita sa ii deschida ochii, dezvaluindu-i adevaruri pe care el nu prea vrea sa le accepte, acesta se vede obligat sa isi deschida inima si sa repare anii plini de rautate, inainte de a fi prea tarziu.
In rolurile principale:
Jim Carrey, Colin Firth, Robin Wright Penn, Bob Hoskins, Gary Oldman

Anul: 2009
Durata: 96 min.
Tara: SUA
Regia: Robert Zemeckis
Produs de:
Walt Disney Pictures
ImageMovers Digital
Distribuitor international:

Walt Disney Pictures

Sursa:Filmoteca.ro

Impossible by Nancy Werlin

A good part of being a teenager is the uncovering of mysteries about one’s own self. Lucy has more of a task with this than most teenagers since she is the target of an ancient curse, one based on the song Scarborough Fair. In a contemporary teen setting, Lucy must first discover the nature of a curse that threatens to irrevocably determine an unacceptable fate. Then, with the help of foster parents and a loving boyfriend (as well as the modern advantage of technology) she must try to break the curse.

A little of the supernatural really makes this story of strength, courage, and love sparkle. The obstacles are powerful, the drive for resolution is intense, the strength of love is thrilling. Teenage girls in my eighth and ninth grade classes last year were thrilled with this book. While there is some violence and moderately inexplicit sex, including a slightly surreal rape scene, the overriding theme is the power of love and resolve in overcoming adversity.

Gaby Chapman

There has been more than enough chatter in our comments sections to know that we fans are not happy with the way most of our favorite Marvel characters are portrayed on screen. Marvel Studios has given us two of the best comic book movies we’ve seen, Iron Man & The Incredible Hulk.; movies that have given fans hope for their future projects. Here’s where the problem arises: the Marvel movie universe will NEVER be complete without the ability to intertwine Spider-Man, the X-Men, Daredevil and the Fantastic Four into the same continuity as the Avengers. It’s time they put their money to good use and buy back their character’s rights that are currently held by other studios.

Click Here to Sign the Petition!

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So, over the weekend I saw Gran Torino with my dad.  Amazing, really memorable.

Directed by Clint Eastwood, and he also played the leading part (Walt Kowalski).

IMDB gave it this summary:

“Disgruntled Korean War vet Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tried to steal Kowalski’s prized possession: his 1972 Gran Torino.”

Truthfully, it felt a lot more like that.  It felt more like: “Walt Kowalski sets out to accept himself and the things he has done in the Korean War in looking to reform his Hmong neighbor, after the death of his own wife”.

It was so amazing.  I will admit that I haven’t seen any other Clint Eastwood movies, but he made a fantastic grumpy, bitter old man.  This is a movie you need to see.

Though I’m sure that a lot of people don’t, if you do have a problem with cursing be warned that Clint Eastwood curses excessively.  Though, I think it adds to his grumpy old man charm.

Trailer please?  Your welcome.

We were having a difficult time shopping.  We being Josh and I.  Samantha and Simon were having difficulty escaping, hellbent on wreaking havoc.  Moreso than usual.  Shopping with small children is always a test of virtues, a choice between accepting humility or fighting against humiliation.

Our final stop was the restroom.  Josh attempted to go in by himself.  The monkeys broke free and raced after him, throwing themselves through the door ahead of him, nearly knocking him down.

Samantha announced, to the entire men’s restroom, attempting and thankfully failing to incite her brother, “Watch out!  We’re going to get killed!  We’re going to die!  It’s the bathroom of death!”  She howled, reveling in the sound of her own echo, in the depths of her drama, “It’s the Potty of Death!”  If the bathroom had been empty, I’m sure she wouldn’t have said a thing.  She was gleeful at her own daring, braving the Potty of Death.

I don’t think I want to go back to that store this month.  I think I’m going to hide in my hole, with a pint of chocolate ice cream, scooped with chocolate cookies.

There is something about Charley Harper’s work that sets me aflutter. And I am especially partial to his commercial work for some reason (as opposed to his fine art prints which are lovely). We have the Sierra Range poster framed in our bedroom and I find new shapes and lines, angles, and connections in it all the time. The poster, and several others, are available for practically nothing at the US Government Bookstore. Shipping isn’t swift, but the price is right. So, if you are looking for holiday gifts or you yourself want to collect some Harper, but can’t afford a print, this is the way to go.

One word though, the large posters really are huge and they aren’t standard frame sizes so you’ll end up shelling out bucks for the frame. Still, a huge, colorful fun way to fill your walls.

Last year I managed to snag this memory game and more at Old Navy, as seen here on the always enjoyable ohdeedoh.com:

And some more fantastic Harper work courtesy of the folks on Flickr: