the weblog of robin camille davis

(scarves on face; scarves ’round neck)

One of the most beautiful things I’ve watched. The Tsar Bomb is the largest nuclear weapon ever. It was tested in 1961 by the Soviet Union. The resulting fireball is 5 miles in diameter.
I seem to have a thing for world-ending bombs. Good thing I’m not a physics major or we’d really be in trouble.

Clapping Music, a French indie label, is offering a little EP on their website featuring 2 songs each by Karaocake, Marie Marie Cells, and my personal fave, François Virot (pictured). He’s so cute!!! Highly recommended.
Two more François Virot mp3s are on La Blogotheque (”Cascade Kisses” & “Hard Knock Life”).
Picture from Franços Virot’s virb page.

Massively awesome. From space-invaders.com, where you can see more Rubik Cubism works.
Via things magazine, one of my top 5 weblogs. They always link to massively awesome things sur l’internet.

I really like this song. The book-as-music-video idea is neat, but I think it could have been executed in a way cooler way. Like one line per page instead of five. Still, she’s got a nice manicure.

You guys, I really want one of these. Headhoods.com has a whole bunch of screenprinted heads to choose from (Elvis, Lego, Obama) and I so want one!!
I guess I’m really into tongue-in-cheek* clothes.
* TANGENT TIME: According to the OED, the earliest usage of “tongue-in-cheek” or “tongue-in-the-cheek” was 1933. The earliest usage of “tongue-tie” was 1530. [...]

I went to Michael’s today & bought yarn & embroidery floss for my future hat. I was really hoping for a skein of yarn the same color as my forehead, so it would look as though I were bald, but it’s shockingly hard to find a good skin tone in yarn.
Speaking of skin tones, I [...]

cool idea: hat w/ eyebrows embroidered on

“Two of Us” — the Beatles, 1970