Nudibranch Tuesday: "Best Flatworm Ever"

Okay, not a nudibranch, just some other sort of "sea slug," but still enchanting.  And arty!  Plus I think it's sporting "caviar nail art."

Metal Monday: Internet Convergence!

I'm assuming you've been to the "Cold Steel" part of the internet.



And perhaps you're familiar with Jörg Sprave, internet slingshot guy?



OMG!!! They converge!!!

Maine man to be buried in casket made from tree he revered

From the Boston Herald:

The man who spent the last years of his life fighting in vain to save Herbie, the oldest known American elm tree in New England, made his living in the forestry business, clearing and selling trees across southern Maine.

Yet Knight, who died Monday at the age of 103, valued trees for their natural beauty and spent more than 50 years protecting the town’s street trees as Yarmouth’s volunteer tree warden.

"He used to joke that he probably took down more trees than he saved," said Deb Hopkins, Knight’s friend and the tree warden who took his place 10 years ago.

"But he did save a lot of trees," Hopkins said. "Herbie was the apple of his eye. He was passionate about that one tree because it was so beautiful."

Knight died Monday morning in hospice care in Scarborough. A celebration of his life will be scheduled in the next few days, and Knight will be buried in a hand-crafted casket made from Herbie’s wood.

photo by Tori Milan via Flickr via GreenFudge.org

Full story.

Starfishes of the Mind

This video clip makes me shriek.  I can not tell whether I am shrieking with delight or terror. Via Everything is Terrible:



Weirdly enough, while reading Echinoblog yesterday, I also came upon a similar clip (embedded below); credits end around 1:30:



If you really want to watch Warning from Space in its entirety, it's here.

Are giant, English-speaking, bipedal starfishes "trending?" Gosh, I hope so!

Metal Monday: Hail Seitan

The power of puns is so mighty that the internet supports two entirely different metal chefs praising Seitan.



 

The Busy Modern Woman Does It All

Via RocketNews--
Terrifying people is a full time job, but the Ring's Samara / Sadako still finds time to inspire Hello Kitty, then throw out the first pitch at Tokyo Dome Stadium the TokyoDome:

Inexplicable Jaw Harpery

Don't miss the tiger.  I have no idea what is going on here.   Many thanks to the creators for sharing this work.

Nudibranch Tuesday: Philately Edition

Via:  http://www.examiner.com/article/nudibranchs-featured-on-new-australian-stamps-1

New issues from Australia join a surprisingly large catalog of nudibranch postage stamps.

Look out!  There's a shark in the surf!  No, wait... it's just a nudibranch.

Metal Monday: Avian Edition

Fish Egg Fingertips

New for 2012:  "caviar" nail art.

Follow the tutorial here.