Golden Showers

I cannot tell a lie: I am so damn busy that I forgot to write a post until 5 minutes before bedtime (which is 10 pm, in case you were DYING to know... don't be jealous of my fabulous life). Thank bejeebus the fabulous Stephanie of Even Cleveland fame sent me a most wondrous link nary a week ago. Woo hoo! Ass saved.

Yes, that is a fountain. Made from a tire. Painted gold.

Proof that gold spraypaint can elevate even my lamest posts into a work of art?

I think so.

Have a great weekend!

[Via Today and Tomorrow]

Good Things: Rainbow Slum

To celebrate Ike and Connie's shared birthday, I'm setting aside my usual irreverence and posting something... nice. It's such a magical day that I can almost feel the corners of my mouth turning up as I type that. Almost. Sure I'm delirious from planning a first birthday party for a kid that won't even remember it, but I could swear that there are unicorns with sparklers dancing across a rainbow right outside my window...

But seriously, check out the work of Jeroen Koolhas and Dre Urhahn, two dudes who turned a frown upside down by painting a slum in Rio de Janeiro with the brightest palette imaginable. By painting favelas (Brazilian/Portuguese for slum), Koolhas and Urhahn transform communities through color as well as education. Locals are provided with training and pay while reworking the favelas.

To learn more about the Favela painting project or to donate, click here.

Back in black on Friday so enjoy the rainbow while it lasts...

[Link via Arch Daily]