the realty never stops

barionial splendor, 70s style...

and may I just stress that this is for a house that is on the market TODAY

The jelly of delight

I just love these jelly creations by Bompas & Parr - go there to see jelly airports, saucy jelly toting wenches, and more.

mythical creatures chart

I love this handy mythical creatures chart by Unwin and Carline. As seen on Flickr

magical frieze will transport you to the 80s

ahh, the magic of wallpaper borders. Will the freaky real estate photos never cease to stream forth? I'm not even consciously seeking them...

more freaky real estate photos

You may recall the earlier post (home staging for total freakbags), which showed some unfortunate real estate photos from a Canadian real estate website. Here are two more sets, with new themes.

In the first set, we see some tremendous carpeting, which really gives the feeling of rich, luxuriant lawn.

Exterior, with actual lawn


interior, with deep pile lawnalogue



In the second set, from a different listing, perfectly normal photos of the abovestairs area are supplemented by these gems:

Every home needs a child rapture and rendering cell...


If this were lurking in my home, I don't think I'd disclose it on a real estate website.

toddler vs billygoat

so horribly mean and pointless...
but that's billygoats for you.

Iron man Pohl is now blogging

This is absolutely astounding - Frederik Pohl is blogging. You absolutely must go there - on my first visit I discovered this gem, which Pohl wrote from memory (that is one long memory):

Gym Class

One, two, three. four,
Clap your hands and prance
In stinky shirt and stinky shoes
And stinky little pants.
—C.M. Kornbluth

schoolwork on a sunday - what music could possibly describe it?

sunday music

xbox gets psychedelic

never, never thought I'd be posting an xbox trailer! (note gets better last half)