Alessi: Xtraordinary Xmas 2011!

Just a subtle hint, Mom & Dad ;)

Really love this Christmas video from Alessi Design! I have a couple pieces already from this collection, but praying for the Presepe nativity scene this year! :D



What's on your Christmas list this year? I would actually love to know! :)

MUSE: Amazingly Amused!

"Brilliant" is the first word that comes to mind after watching this Italian show with guest artists Muse play. It seems that they got a little bothered after learning the producers wanted them to lip-sync and pretend to play all the instruments for their television performance.

So, lead singer Matthew Bellamy took his skillz to the drums and drummer Dominic Howard decided to be the poster boy and rock lead vocals and lead guitar while Christopher Wolstenholme traded his bass in for a guitar and a sweet synth and it was all pure entertainment!



The graphics between camera changes are so awful and "cutting edge" it almost reminds me of those "Be A Star" videos, where you can make yourself a star in a music video booth with your best friends at the amusement park, deciding on your favourite song - which is, unfortunately, not sung by the actual artists (already hilarious).

Then you jam out in front of a green screen where I am sure there is only about 3 different backgrounds to choose from - as I've seen Endoplamic, Sockboy and djthrusst do a version of Metallica rocking the SAME body surf crowd! I promise it was pretty awesome though ;)

Here is a perfect example of what I am talking about, below! The guy in the white hat obviously dreamed of this video moment and worked out some sweet moves. I hope to dance as good as him one day, until then, I will study his foot (and arm) work.

Elle♥

Alessi! You impress me!

Last Christmas was a year for Alessi EVERYTHING! We bought my brother's wife the "Tigrito" Cat dish in grey (the exact one - right). She was in love with it as much as her cats enjoyed eating from it. She is also does wonderful pet photography which I will paw on another day
= ^..^= !

As you can see to the left, that I am in Love with Mr. Chin in many forms. He spices up my life a bit with the S&P shakers and holds my hard boiled eggs in his head as if I'm Hannibal Lecter eating a delish brain for breakfast! Mmmm! Of course Mrs. Chin uses her timer powers to jot my time with him :)

Tomorrow I am pretty excited to finally purchase the famous Alessi 9093 Kettle that Michael Graves designed. Very sexy! I thought it was nice after the wedding to get the Ivory version with the bird/dove as that was a pretty big theme that day :) I am also the biggest tea lover/connoisseur in the world.
Seriously. Check it out to the right!

This next Christmas, I would love this play on the nativity scene (see below). I know it would make my mom happy to have something like this up. If Mr. Bean (click for pure video gold!) was over, he would have a run for his money with this set!

Elle♥