Cool Stuff

Friday’s patronus is Alan Rickman.

• Photos from the 2016 Harbin Ice and Snow Festival.
• Why being a nature photographer is the best job in the world.
• Manny, the selfie-taking cat.
• Star Wars characters edited to sing Stayin’ Alive.

Friday ships Kylo Ren and BB8.

• Disney Princesses in Boba Fett-Style Armor.
• Animal Bath Time!
• Best Drone Photography of 2015.
• What Happens When You Give Wasps Colored Paper to Build Nests With. (Warning: contains wasps)

Friday wishes you all a happy and healthy 2016!

• Canadians at Hot Springs with Frozen Hair.
• Taco restaurant turns burglary footage into a most excellent commercial. “Maybe there are tacos floating in the air.”
• Happy New Year from the LEGO Holiday Dalek. (All right, it’s a Christmas Dalek, and I’m a week late, but whatever.)
• Buzzfeed’s Best Space Pics of 2015.
• CBC’s Best Animal Pics of 2015.

Friday hopes you’re having a wonderful day, and wishes you all the best for 2016.

• LEGO snowman vs. climate change.
• Pics from National Take Your Dog to Work Day.
• Best 2015 Tweets from @AwfulFantasy.
• Cats with Christmas Cheer.

Friday means there’s one day left until we go to see Star Wars. And yes, I know it’s marketing and hype and a way for Disney to earn a gazillion dollars. But it’s also a huge number of people–fans–coming together to geek out and be passionate about something together. It reminds me a bit of the lead-up to the release of the later Harry Potter books, and the feeling of connection they created when so many people were looking forward to the same thing. So, yeah. One day left for me.

• The Night Before Catmas. Video of two cats “helping” with Christmas preparations.
• Star Wars merchandise from outside the U.S. Including Darth Vader Foie Gras.
• Puppies playing with BB8.
• Cat gifs + Star Wars quotes.

Friday is looking forward to Saturday, when Jim will be out at Kazoo Books (Parkway) from noon – 1:30. Anyone else going to be there?

• Fluffiest Cats Ever.
• Lava + Water = Stone Bubbles. (link from Steven Schend)
• Stormtroopers putting up a Christmas tree. I love the troopers in the background! (link from Meredith Warshaw)
• Flying Dogs.

Friday grabbed an extra cat link, just for Tim Powers.

• Maine Coon Cats Make Your Cat Look Tiny.
• LEGO Pikachu dressed as Superman.
• Alternate Names for Animals.
• If Earth had Saturn’s Rings. (Art by Ron Miller)
• Rare/Unusual Wild Cat Species.

Friday is a good day for turning in final page proof corrections.

• Cats with their kittens.
• Pets who have no intention of letting you read your book.
• Teachers/Professors with a sense of humor.
• Cats who aren’t so sure about this little sister thing.

Friday is so glad it’s Friday…

• Life. Size. LEGO. TARDIS. Built by Ryan McNaught.
• Dogs who don’t get the concept of Personal Space.
• Serious Pugs are Serious.
• And Cats are Weird.

Friday has more than 11,000 words of new book!

• The Force Awakens sand sculpture in Japan.
• Elephants pulverize giant pumpkins at the Oregon Zoo. I love the little one!
• Cats regretting their life choices.
• Cats photographed in mid-shake. I kind of want to adopt all of these cats now.