Time for a great, big, lovely videos dump! I haven’t gushed over recent favourites in a long, long time and for some reason, there seems to be quite the plethora building up in my bookmarks folder. So sit back, put your feet up, nibble on some popcorn if you will, and enjoy the mini-movies!
I don’t think I need to say how much I’m looking forward to Volume II. It’s basically a given, and I’m so so excited for its release. I also don’t think it needs saying that Zooey Deschanel is about the most adorable person on the face of the planet. And She & Him are just plain awesome, another given. This video? Continuing on with the awesome and adorable and bringing it to new heights. You don’t have to like their music (but you should!) to appreciate how endearing this video is. It puts a huge smile on my face every time I see it.
This is my all-time favourite video. I love it to pieces. Imagine how much you love your dog, or your favourite stuffed animal. No, not quite that much. That would be unhealthy. But almost. The love is up there. ;) The animation style is so full of whimsy, and the characters are so adorable I just want to scoop them all up in a big bear hug. I love the story, too. It’s a super-duper mini-documentary about people’s first crushes. So endearing.
This may be a bit of a shameless pimp, but I was going to post about this eventually anyway, so does that make me less biased? In any case, I’ll take it because I simply must share with you the wonders of Lily and the Muse, a video archive dedicated to beauty on film. I’ve recently joined as a contributor which is exciting in itself, and I’m super thrilled to be a part of such a lovely project. My delight aside, the site is plum full of beautiful little gems from commercials, to music videos, to film clips and much more.
So I wanted to share some of my personal favourite videos with you all, and, of course, encourage you to check out Lily and the Muse. :)
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This has got to be one of my all-time favourite commercials. It’s so sweet and whimsical. For one, it’s downright awesome for featuring the lovely Annie Little and her song ‘Fly Me Away’. Two, I love stop motion films. And three, it makes me want to play dress-up! A very charming advertisement.
I should preface this with a warning that I’m powerless in the face of baby animals, bunnies, generally cute things, etc. When combined… I lose all ability to function like a rational human being. You’ve been cautioned. :P
I was sitting in the living room this evening watching Jeopardy (I know, I’m a huge nerd. But I’m not ashamed of it – I love Jeopardy! And trivia games in general) and what came on the television but the following commercial:
Can I get a big “AWWWWWW!!!! ♥ ♥ ♥”, please? Seriously. How adorable is that? Until now, I never thought anything could top my all-time favourite television commerciali. Apparently I was wrong because this is beyond adorable! Little bunnies at the carnival! *melts into a puddle of goo*
Bunnies!!! ♥
I can’t find a video of it, but it’s the one where the puppy comes running around the corner into the kitchen at the sound of the can opener, slips and slides across the kitchen floor into the wall. He does this for a few days. On the last day, the puppy’s owner sets up a wall of toilet paper and when the puppy slides across the floor, he crashes into the wall of toilet paper. Super cute! (»)
I'm a 22-yr old Interior Architecture and Design student from Canada. I love party dresses, excessive amounts of snow, eating watermelon and singing at the top of my lunges.
I also love a crap load of other really random things which I will oh-so-conveniently list for you starting… now: ♥ architecture, braids, bunnies, Chanel, classical music, clouds, collages, the colour white, crossword puzzles, doodling, electronica, fairy tales, fashion, ferris wheels, generally cute things, Goldfrapp, illustration, interior design, impressionist art, Kirsten Dunst, LivingEtc magazine, music music and more music, organization, playing piano, pink lemonade, polka dots, reading, shoes, sparkly things, tea cups, watching movies, writing lists, Zooey Deschanel, etc., etc.
In a nut shell, Shimmer Like Gold serves as my inspiration blog. It’s a place where I can share the things that I love and that inspire me on a daily basis with others. I hope that is found here will spark a thought, an idea, a story, a drawing, etc. and help guide others along their own creative process in some way or another.
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