My brother let me know today that I was getting pretty old...

If you exit your house humming to this song, I promise you'll have a chipper start to your day.


Show: Inspector Gadget Animated Series (1983–1986)

I am a big fan of Bill Plympton So I'm Very Excited For CHEATIN'.



There's a lot of reasons I'm a fan of Mr. Plympton's. To name a few...

• I'm a fan of his kooky, surreal, signature animated style.
• I love his everlasting appreciation for the art of silent films. He's a superb visual story-teller.  
• He is a big fan of fellow animators and constantly encourages more people to pursue the career. 
• I always enjoy his racy story lines that tend to be a mix of Romance, Sex, Drama, Naughty Behavior, and Death.
• He's almost like a real life cartoon in a great way.
• He actually drew all 40,000 frames of Cheatin' (Who Does That? AMAZING.)
• He kicked ass with his Kick-Starter for CHEATIN' which was inspiring to see. 
• He makes animated films for adults to enjoy with real adult problems and situations! (Wake up and smell the coffee Hollywood! When will you get this?!)
• He has a great sense of humor. You should check out his book "Make Toons That Sell Without Selling Out" He also laughs when I've asked him questions in the past like "Why do you always wear Hawaiian shirts?" ha. 
• He's great to talk to in person. I've had a few conversations with him and he's very approachable, encouraging and detailed. 

CHEATIN - Short Trailer from Bill Plympton on Vimeo.


About CHEATIN' 

Director: Academy Award Nominee Bill Plympton
Executive Producers: James Hancock, Adam Rackoff
Producer: Desirée Stavracos
WINNER!
Prix du Jury – ANNECY 2014Audience Award- Best Animated Feature -FANTASIA FESTIVAL 2014
Best Animated Feature – GIJON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2014
ANNIE AWARDS 2015- Nominated for Best Animated Feature, Best Director, and Best Music.
OFFICIAL SELECTION: SLAMDANCE 2014, SITGES FILM FESTIVAL 2014 and many more.

Below please enjoy this overly awesome post by Daniel Mejia. 


Last summer while browsing the Threadless site, I purchased this tee (well the tank top version)



... at no point did I bother to check out who the artist/designer was, because who cares, it's just a nice looking shirt.

Fast-Forward to January, I'm browsing the ArtFido instagram account and I run into this:

A photo posted by ## artFido.com ## (@artfido) on Jan 12, 2015 at 1:08am PST

and it's a beautiful thing. Naturally after seeing that, my next step is to follow the artist, Alex Solis (aka alexmdc). Go ahead, take that moment to browse this dudes work (you're welcome), here is just a small sample:

A photo posted by Alex Solis (@alexmdc) on Jan 16, 2015 at 4:00pm PST

These 2 guys below are part of his Famous Oldies and Famous Chunkies set (not hard to guess which is which), I only post 1 of each so you can go ahead for yourself and check out the rest of them, amongst his other stuff. Today, with the help of Threadless, he has further expanded his brand by putting his 'Famous Chunkies' designs on shirts which you can purchase over at http://www.famouschunkies.com (12 tees to start, hopefully more to be added soon.

A photo posted by Alex Solis (@alexmdc) on Jan 29, 2015 at 10:18am PST

A photo posted by Alex Solis (@alexmdc) on Nov 15, 2014 at 2:52pm PST

When I was younger, This is all I wanted to do. I carried this image in my head for a very long time...





I mean seriously, Don't act like you didn't want to! It looks like the funnest thing in the world.

Take me back to Duckburg!

I used to love watching Huey, Dewey and Louie, and Donald Duck in the afternoons on Disney. They were so funny and adorable! It was truly a great animated series, after all let's not forget the fact it is a Emmy winner.
Imagine my excitement when I learned Disney XD was revisiting this series. It's slated to launch in 2017 so get excited!




The series will pretty much have the same story line as before. It will follow around Scrooge McDuck, and his super curious, trouble making grandnephews Huey, Dewey and Louie. Other familiar characters are expected to re-visit the series as well such as Launchpad McQuack, Flintheart Glomgold, and the Beagle Boys.

Are you ready for this crew again?





Xx Nubia

I don't know if it's because the Minion movie is dropping this Summer...


But my friend Dane (BKDane) AKA Animator extraordinaire, has been Minion-izing a bunch of his friends and last night he Minion-ized me!




Pretty freaken sweet right? 

I think it's awesome how he takes the smallest details from his friends photos, whether it be what they're wearing, an activity they're doing, their hair, their posture... he just takes the smallest little detail and translates them over to these Minions with successful results. Basically, he has a really good artistic eye for this sort of stuff and I must say the end results are very enjoyable to look at. Also, lets be real, who doesn't love a minion? They captivated our hearts in 'Despicable Me', I wish they were real! I would have at least 2 of them rolling with me at all times! Minion art is genius!

Here are a few of Dane's other friends he's Minion-ized for your viewing pleasure:








Make sure to check out Dane's Instagram and Facebook to see more daily sketches and get inspired. He doesn't only do Minions, he sketches all sorts of cool stuff.


Xx Nubia 

Adventure time, C'mon, grab your friends, We'll go to very distant Lands...


I have always loved Dr. Martens boots. They're like a go-to item in my closet. Every girl should own a pair of their bulky black boots with the yellow lining... they literally go with everything I swear! Imagine my excitement when I learned about Dr. Martens X Adventure Time! It's like a wish come true I didn't even know I was hoping for yet. 

It's no secret that Adventure Time is one of the coolest main stream cartoons that Cartoon Network has graced us with in the last few years. All the characters are so lovable and special in their own way... you sympathize with them as strange and funny as that sounds. 

Anyway, All of these items below are available for pre-order for both men and women at SOLESTRUCK. The items are available and expected to ship March 31st 2015.

You all know how much I love good theme song to kick off my week...


This weeks uplifting number comes from one of the cutest, coolest, most loving cartoons of all time, Care Bears.



Lyrics

Care Bear Countdown, 4, 3, 2, 1
Who's that comin' from somewhere up in the sky?
Moving fast and bright as a firefly
Just when you think the trouble's gonna pounce
Who's gonna be there when it really counts?
Do the Care Bear Countdown
And send a wish out through the air
Just do the Care Bear Countdown
When you need them they'll be there
Don't be afraid when clouds are brewin' in your heart
If you can dream just send a wish out in the dark
And do the Care Bear's Countdown
5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0


I don't think it's humanly possible to hear this and not crack 
some sort of small smile... 


Talk about serving you a nice plate of nostalgia. Hope you enjoyed.

Xx Nubia

If I could think of 2 words to describe the animated short 'Your Face' (1987) off the top of my head it would be WARPED and absolutely BEAUTIFUL. Then again, that probably applies to a lot of Bill Plymtons work (Which I'm a huge fan of).

'Your Face' was nominated for an Academy Award in 1988 for 'Best Animation'. It's about a man singing about the admiration he has for his lovers face and while doing so, his own is morphing into a bunch of strange shapes and even devouring itself over and over.

Fun Fact: Many people would assume that a man was singing the song in the film but, it was actually written and sung by Maureen McElheron. The song was then slowed down to sound like a man's voice because Plympton didn't want to hire a male singer. I guess he figured why spend the extra cash when he could just figure out a way to get it done in-house. If you've ever read any of his books or seen his other short films such as "How To Kiss" or "25 Ways To Quit Smoking" you'd know he's quite the innovative problem solver.

Anyways, below I bring you 'Your Face'. A awesome short film that Bill Plympton graced the world with. Enjoy!




Xx Nubia

Every Monday I like to start my week with a positive up-beat tune. Sometimes it's a regular 'ol song but most times, I like to dig into my childhood and pick a theme song from a show I enjoyed. It takes me back and lets me relive a specific moment in life... when there wasn't so much stress and issues. 

I like to carry to picture in my head for the rest of the week...

This week's theme is from Steven Spielberg Presents: Freakazoid.


I'm surprised non of us have been zapped to cyberspace yet... (or have we?)



Freakazoid Theme Song Lyrics
Super-teen extraordinaire 
Freakazoid! Freakazoid! 
Runs around in underwear 
Freakazoid! Freakazoid! 

Rescues Washington D.C. 
Freakazoid! Freakazoid! 
Unless something better's on TV 
Freakazoid! Freakazoid! 

His brain's overloading 
It has a chocolate coating 
Textbook case for Sigmund Freud 
Freakazoid! Freakazoid! 

Check out Dexter Douglas 
Nerd computer ace 
Went surfing on the internet 
And was zapped to cyberspace 
He turned into the Freakazoid 
He's strong and super-quick 
He drives the villains crazy 
'Cause he's a lunatic 

His home base is the Freakalair 
Freakazoid! Fricassee! 
Floyd the Barber cuts his hair 
Freakazoid! Chimpanzee! 
Rides around in the Freakmobile 
Freakazoid! Freakazoo! 
Hopes to make a movie deal 
Freaka me! Freaka you! 

He's here to save the nation 
So stay tuned to this station 
If not, we'll be unemployed 
Freakazoid! Freakazoid! 
Freakazoid!!!

Xx Nubia

Another man I very much like that has crushed me is Archie Andrews.

I bumped into this video of HBO's Powerpuff GIRLS a few weeks back and found too hilarious and absolutely enthralling. I wanted to share it for those of you who haven't seen it yet.

The video was made by FOX’s Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD) and is a crossover of the hit HBO television series Girls and The Powerpuff Girls cartoon series. See Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup are a bit more grown up and A LOT more bitchy.




A super rad parody, enjoy!

Xx Nubia

I love a strong, smart and educated women. Want to know what's the cherry on top of that? When she's outspoken and stands up for herself! I admire a lady that knows how to speak her mind and isn't afraid of being criticized based on the worlds views of Man vs Woman. The kind of woman I've described pretty much sums up to be the late, great Bette Davis.

Lately I've been very much into the PBS animation series Blank on Blank. The videos are quite amazing and you should all take a few minutes to check them out. One of their latest installments is a rare interview of Bette Davis on The Sexes by entertainment columnist Shirley Eder. The interview was conducted in 1963.

The video below was made by executive producer and Blank on Blank creator David Gerlach with animator-director Patrick Smith and audio producer Amy Drozdowska.

I'm a big fan of Patrick Smith's animation and love the stuff he's been doing for Blank on Blank. The word "sublime" is often used to describe his work. I love the way he interprets people and captures their essence...their expressions and movements. Patrick Smith definitely lets something special shine through in his work.





Here are a few of my favorite Bette Davis quotes from the interview

*Never said anything just for the sake of being, you know, startling.

*One can be respected with the truth in Hollywood just as much as anywhere else you know or else I wouldn’t have had a career.

*We all work for men. You know they’re the people in charge and I think they find women easier who haven’t the ability to think for themselves or stand up for themselves.

*I think men have got to change an awful lot. I think somehow they still prefer the little woman.

*The real female should be partly male and the real male should be partly female anyway. So if you ever run into that in either sex you’ve run into something very, very fine, I think.

Hope you all enjoy the video and make sure to check out a few of the other Blank on Blank episodes.


Xx Nubia