Constantly Seeking Inspiration

Saturday Morning HAHA

I am risking my rep. and sharing these videos. Seriously, how freaking ADORABLE is Keyboard Cat Fatso? I am almost tempted inspired to direct my cat Goldie in an upcoming video. Almost.

Links:
Keyboard Cat Fatso
True Internet Story: Keyboard Cat

Billoo & Goldie

My kitties are a source of fuzzies for me. Animals are so innocent and devoid of judgment. They just like babies, are really just receptors of love. Very simple beings. Here is a snapshot of their simple existence.
Enjoy!
Farida :)

Yes We Carve: Barack O'Lantern

I must say when I came across the YES WE CARVE website I sprang forward in my ergonomic office chair.

<<Yes, a reason to CARVE. I am so there! I know you crafty people feel me on this. All of you tackle box divas.

Of course, I was soon reminded how amateur my carving skills were. Totally went off the stencil, injured one Pumpkin in the process (I was trying to carve this ONE), and decided, I can still make a statement this Presidential Season Halloween.

HERE are my Presidential Pumpkins:

SO you have some time before Halloween to make your choice known. Please do go out and carve an authentic Barack-o-Lantern and watch me be totally impressed ;)

Most importantly, GO out and EARLY VOTE!!
Happy Halloween!
I hope the kiddos in my neighborhood love Raisinettes.

Here is the FLICKR group
Yes We Carve: Carve Change, Glow Hope

Say What?

Happy Halloween

Be safe! Be Happy! Trick nicely, and share good treats :)
photos by moi. via flickr

Good Morning Sunshine

Good Morning Friends,
I figured I needed some happy visuals on my website. So I decided to take a picture of my flowers and import them into Comic Life application. I have been meaning to dive into that application for a while now. So here's my practice run. Enjoy!

Here's to a wonderful day!

Click the image to enlarge and read the comic.

His blood smells like cologne

I don't know exactly what this says about me. I find the Dos Equis Man quite intriguing. He's like the latin Charles Heston. He's got a great tan and I love the way he says, "Stay Thirsty my friend." It's a great ad. Something very alluring about his persona. I don't drink, but love the concept behind the ad. I think he goes into that sexy over 60 category . Sure, I go for that. In 20 years or so Brad Pitt, Benecio del Toro and Johnny Depp will be there. Christopher Walken, not sexy, but swanky and Uber Cool. Sean Connery, easy on the eyes. Clint Eastwood, I said it, I love Clint, like 10 years ago. Who else is sexy over 60? Please say no to Priceline Blabber mouth Shatner. Cannot stand Shatner. ugh.

Movie: North by Northwest

One of my favorite Alfred Hitchcock Films. Love Cary Grant. Check out the trailer with a special introduction from Hitchcock himself.

I am definitely not a triangle.

Found this article, "The End of the Hourglass Figure". It mentions a study that reveals some starting facts about the female form. Also worth checking out  is the evolution of the female form in pop culture, "Female Body Shape in the 20th century".

What's your BMI? Are you obsessed with your weight? Are you in need of losing some ell bees? Are you satisfied and comfortable in your skin?
Are you all about your looks? Are you hung up on minor "flaws" only you can see? What's your body image? How much do you embrace yourself?

Remember weight can fluctuate. If you lose, you can gain, vice versa. What is something else you can add to or lose? Your self worth? Your passions? Your intellect? Your karma? You spirituality?
Is it measured on a scale?

A beautiful mind brings forth a beautiful person. A smart person is a healthy person. Do it right.

Gifttitude: gifts with attitude. We are allowed to make up words right?

Looking for that unique gift for the certain someone in your life? Think you have a sense of humor, a dislocated funny bone? How about a gift for the Pop Culture adult still in need of nourishing their inner child? Or maybe you have a bitchy, er.. I meant sensitive friend that could use some comparative sympathy.

Enjoy!
Farida :)

Check out these precious presents:

Remember the '90s? Who could forget?? The glory of grunge! The beauty of Baywatch! The awesomeness of Arsenio! It's all here in Let's Paint the '90s!, a coloring/activity book with paint set and brush. Now you can create stunning color portraits of all your favorite moments:

• April 8, 1991: Vice President Dan Quayle misspells "potato" in a classroom spelling bee.
• February 25, 1994: Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan battle it out on the ice.
• November 10, 1994: Jennifer Aniston debuts the Rachel Haircut on Friends.

And solve exciting '90s puzzles and activities:

• O. J. Simpson High-Speed Pursuit Freeway Maze: Paint a path and steer O. J. to safety!
• Macarena Dance Challenge: Identify the dancers with all the right moves.
• Y2K Computer Codebreaker Challenge: Can you prevent a Y2K disaster?

Plus Milli Vanilli, Titanic, Ace of Base, Beverly Hills 90210, Sinead O'Connor, Kris Kross, Mike Tyson, Dolly the Sheep, and much, much more!

product caption copied from www.wishingfish.com
to purchase, click HERE.

Whether they're loud, cheap, embarrassing, rude, or just plain weird, these 50 relatives are all good for one thing: reminding you that maybe your family isn't quite so bad!

Featuring excruciating luminaries like The Cheek Pincher; Slutty First Cousin; Holiday Drunk; Conversation Hijacker; and, or course, everyone's biggest nightmare, Grandpa Speedo (everybody out of the pool!), 50 Relatives Worse Than Yours will make you laugh out loud, and then exhale with relief.

Filled with priceless photographs and details such as benefits, drawbacks, and what kind of birthday gift you can expect, this is the book for anyone who's been dreading the next family visit -- which, let's face it, is just about everyone. And who knows, you might even recognize a relative or two!

entire product caption copied from www.wishingfish.com
to purchase, click HERE.

"Bag Envy" by Farida Rafique

I hope you enjoy this little cartoon I came up with while drinking my morning Kona. If brewed perfectly, you cam stay awake for 24 hours.

Enjoy!

PS: CLICK the image to ENLARGE and read..

Only in Pakistan. Hold the Kabob for me!

I was flipping through some pakistani magazines recently and was very amused by a few Food Advertisements. I scanned them to share. What do you think? A little Pak-talian food?
oh one more thing; click the image to view original size.

a little line art

scribble scrabble doodle...
self-explanatory.
an abstract moment.

xoxo
farida aka fareeda

dig it. right on.

absolutely divine. do you dig it? right on. no worries. it's all good. when time will come, we will see. it is what it is.

catch phrases i use. 

Because i am desperately trying to get my writing on track and because i seem to have more time than usual these days, i have made it a point to post something. Hopefully that something will serve some form of entertainment value, insight, or some chuckles. I don't do chuckles.
Never been a chuckler.

I think you have to be a super intelligent person to be witty and belt out punch lines. Comedians are smart  people. I think i am more of a sarcastic person. Almost mean. on my spectrum, i am either goofy or then i am sarcastic. I wrote a dark comedy with my friend. dark comedies i get. "royal tennanbaums", "Rushmore", "Pulp Fiction" [well, that was HEE larious] and "fargo". I think people's humour is reflective of their background or childhood. There isn't a PhD behind my name, but i think, from my years experience of talkshow therapy, that Comedy is a mechanism for some.

Would you agree?

All the funny people [funny ppl, not Goofy/cheesy ppl] are intelligent sharp ppl with obscure beginnings.  Not all have depressed and lonely backgrounds, but majority of them have "interesting" backgrounds. This is my opinion, no formal study/survey has been conducted in making of this blog post. They generally read and observe social behaviour moreso than the average drive through latte sipper.  Now we all know writers, and now bloggers, thrive on social settings and take on people watching skills to be inspired, create a story, infuse that with their own stories, and project that onto your display, plasma screen, or your IPOD. Comedians, go a step further in my opinion. They have somehow managed to use their craft to take rather controversial topics and bring them to a place where it can be examined with a laugh. I think that is an art. Now, offensive Comedians, and i will refrain from naming names, are offensive, if they cross the lines. Cross the line to prejudice, racism, and bigotry, and im downright disgusted.

what are your thoughts? i dont know why i ask questions these days. Since i hardly get comments. Oh wait, i know why i do, its because whether or not you share your answer with me, you have given some thought.
which is why i ask those questions.

all i know is, with so much drama in our lives, in our country, certainly around the world, its good to laugh once in a while. just laugh, you know. even find humour in ourselves. i think i  have spent too much of my life worrying about the world, family and friends, and not nearly enough laughing. i just didnt allow myself to laugh, because  i ithought it took  away the seriousness  of my priorities. geez, i dont know if thats makes sense.

now, im starting to laugh again. i mean really laugh. not smirking, or ha-ha-ing, but finding humour, amdist the contant dark current all of humanity swims through. i find it easier that way.

So please share a laugh today.
pop in your favourite DVD of Office, Seinfeld, Bernie Mac, Golden Girls, or whatever..
Rehash a funny childhood story with a friend, colleague or loved one...
Call up your significant other in a funny voice, act silly to make them laugh...

laughter is contagious.

HA HA HA HA/ [thats what a laugh sounds like, i think. unless your LOL-ing, ugh, i hate LOL]