Art Dinouveau

I work in a used bookstore, so I come across a lot of really weird stuff.  Most of the time the stuff is gross, covered with bugs, cat urine, or various other things that don't merit being mentioned here, but every once in a while I come across something really cool, like this crazy bible dinosaur book (I actually see those quite often, unfortunately).  But this book is way, way cooler.  It is the neatest dinosaur book I've ever seen.

I mean, right?  The whole book is a dinosaur Art Nouveau extravaganza.  The title page actually says that the style is called Art Dino (dee-no).  And yes, that pronunciation is included.  Check out some of the pictures.

I really like this little squiddy decoration at the bottom.  (or is it a nautilus?)

A black and white picture to show the crazy border, even if the picture is kind of gross.

You just kind of have to wonder how something like this would get made.  I mean, I'm eternally grateful that it did, I just am very curious.  I really want to display this somehow, but I don't want to cut up the book.  Maybe I replicate one of the pictures in embroidery?  Or force boyfriend to paint one of them?  I don't know.  But it is available at Amazon, and the used price starts at only $0.25!  I guess at that price I could afford to buy a couple and tear out the pictures to my heart's content.


Stay tuned!

I've been published!

I don't know if you guys have had a chance to check out the Star Wars Craft Book written by Bonnie Burton, who probably has the best job on the whole planet, by the way.

It's a really awesome book, by the way. I am going to make an army of those AT-AT planter boxes and recreate the battle of Hoth in my front yard. Minus the snow, though, since it hardly ever snows here. And the little Bantha plushie, which is seriously too adorable. Anyway, check out the best part though:



Oh yeah, that's totally me! And my little dudes! When Bonnie contacted me a while ago and asked for permission to use my pictures I nearly died. I am so excited and honored to be a part of the OFFICIAL Star Wars craft book. Too cool. Go check it out today!

Stay tuned!

The Most Awesome Book

Alright everyone, are you ready for some awesomeness? Because I found the most awesome book today. No, it's not about Dinosaurs and the Bible, but it might be even better. It's about lasers and robots and stuff. Take a look.
Okay now, I know this looks like a ridiculous book. But it is absolutely, positively the real deal. The book seriously has electrical diagrams and instructions on how to make your very own laser pistols and ray guns and stuff. Here's the actual names of some of the chapters:

Ch 2: Visible Red Continuous Laser Gun

Ch 4: High-Power Pulsed Red Ruby Laser Gun

Ch 7: Pocket Pain Field Generator

Ch 14: Ion Ray Gun/High-Voltage Generator

Ch 16: Magnetic Field Distortion Detecto

Ch 27: Electronic Paralyzing Device


Isn't that crazy? Just when you thought you were safe from evil crazy scientists making space laser guns BAM! Here are some plans, right here in the open. Everything an evil scientist needs to begin taking over the world, bwa haha hahah! Okay, just kidding. I have no idea what this book is saying, it's all gibberish to me.

Anyway, I though you guys would appreciate some of this craziness. I wouldn't believe it was possible unless I saw it myself. Stay tuned!

Book Alert--it will eat your brains!

Hey guys, guess what just came out at the bookstore? That's right, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies! Aren't you excited? I have been waiting for this book to come out for so long. For those of you who aren't aware of this book (and couldn't guess what the book was about by the title) this is Pride and Prejudice with zombies included in it. I read the first couple of chapters on Amazon's preview thingy and I thought it was pretty good. Mrs. Bennet is worried about her daughters getting married, and Mr. Bennet is worried about polishing and cleaning his shotguns to defend his family from zombies. It's pretty great, actually.

I'm just waiting for more of these kinds of books to come out--I already have some ideas. How about Crime and Punishment and Robots? Or maybe War and Peace and Ninjas? I think that would really jazz up those books. Now the big question is, do I wait for this to come into the used bookstore, or do I go buy it new? If I wait for it to come in used, I would have to fight the other employees for it. Also, judging by how often we get the original Pride and Prejudice in, it would probably take quite a while. Ah! I don't know what to do. Well, I'm off to write Crime and Punishment and Robots before someone takes my idea. I'm watching you! Stay tuned for less paranoid ramblings, coming soon.

Best Dinosaur Book EVAR!!

Okay, I had to share this book I found today. Check out the cover.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the dinosaur at the bottom of the page. He totally cracks me up every time I look at him. I can't decide if he is like "AHHHHH F$#^ GUYS THERE'S A F#$^@#$( HUGE METEOR COMING GET IN THE ARK" or if he's more of the party type, and like "HEY TASTY ZEBRAS, PARTY ON THE ARK! CALL ME BITCHES!" And the dino in the back is totally skipping towards him (very flamboyantly, I might add) because either way you know there's some serious stuff going down on the ark later on. I didn't scan the back of the book but there are a bunch of people running around in a corn field and also a water buffalo for some reason.

And here's a dinosaur eating melons (no those are not giant beachballs, they are melons. Huge melons. Because dinos are just giant lizards, so there can be giant melons too, okay?). Because apparently the T-Rex really preferred melons to meat. He's really ripping into it very viciously, for some reason. Jeez, it's just a melon, T-Rex, calm down. I guess it makes Jurassic Park less scary if the T-Rex was just chasing everyone down to invite them to his tea and crumpet party. It looks like the dino in the back is bringing the crumpets.

Anyway, I just wanted to share with everyone these pictures because I think you all know I like crazy pictures that crack me up. Anyway, stay tuned for real news coming soon. Probably.

PS-Sorry about the swearing up there. It just felt like something that crazy dino would yell. And yes, he has to yell everything.