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⇐GIDGET

L'Oiseau du Nuit...

About Me

I love to make things... connect, click, kick rock, happy, quirky, quickly, pretty, wearable, sellable, unimaginable, tangible, automated, decorated, creative ... happen.
I love anything that no one else has seen or heard of. I love getting access to the inaccessible. I am passionate about what I do, what I wear, where I live, and, most importantly, the people I love.
On a side note: I love to use too many adjectives and the word "love" in general. Not a bad thing if you ask me. XOXO!
Oh yeah... I la... la... laaooovvve kick rock paper. Beau-ti-ful! Magnifique!
To reality, Jeeves, and step on it!
Gidgisms (i.e. Stuff that I said, stuff the I read, stuff that has influenced me somehow, someway...) : "Anything not worth doing is worth not doing well" "Low pitch; high glitch" "The best relationships enhance rather than define" "Who are you and what have you done with my sanity?" "That kicks rock!" "Our strengths are our weaknesses." "The key to resilience is a clear conscience." "Defining the ordinary is what allows us to be extraordinary."

My Interests


Works of art, film, animation, illustration, fashion design, interior design, music, photography, technology, pretty things on wheels, random creative genius, and laughter... always interested in laughter.
Works of art, film, animation, illustration, fashion design, interior design, music, photography, technology, pretty things on wheels, random creative genius, and laughter... always interested in laughter.

I'd like to meet:

Those who are consistent, positive, and inspiring!
That would currently be the handful of people who understand and respect my faulty wiring... and who know the difference between perception and reality.
That would also be the people who have seen me in a sweatshirt and flip-flops... you know who you are!

Music:

G? Level headed...? It's surreal to be a Londonite in Texas. Album cover design is under way for artists in the UK, France, and Germany. You gotta love it.
WAKE ME UP with INXS, Depeche, Midnight Oil, The Cars, Keane, Hot Chip(s), Gotan Project, The Bravery, Semisonic, From Bubblegum To Sky, Robots in Disguise, Techno Squirrels, and Pat Lepirate

KEEP ME UP with BRMC, Faith No More, ATB, Danny Howells, Goldfrapp, A Guy Called Gerald, Dave Gahan, DFA, Ladytron, Severin24, Fischerspooner, Local H, Cake, Strokes, Hot Hot Heat, Uffie, Hawksley Workman, Ratatat, Sneaky Soundsystem, The Knife, Soulwax, Santogold, Peaches, Booba, and La Musique de Bumpy Bump
CALM ME DOWN with Cibo Matto, Air, Moby, Keane, Olive, Tracy Chapman, The Cure, Radiohead, The Smiths, David Gray, Opus III, Panda Transport

...plus a gazillion others here, there, and everywhere.

This is my track player. No likey? Cover her mouth...

Cecilia Noel
Unicornio

Movies:

To Kill a Mockingbird, It's a Wonderful Life, Roman Holiday, Sabrina, Great Expectations, Stand By Me, Heathers, Singles, Splash, Real Genius,Big, Beetle Juice, Zoolander, Edward Scissorhands, Office Space, Blood: The Last Vampire, Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, The Triplets of Belleville, Four Rooms, Kill Bill, Sin City, The Others, 21 Grams, Fight Club, The Italian Job, Entrapment, Love Actually, Amelie, The Thomas Crown Affair, The Royal Tenenbaums, Sliding Doors, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, The Usual Suspects... blah blah blah

Television:

To watch tv or not to watch tv? I very, very rarely watch tv. Try it! The first month is a killer, but then you remember that there are other things in life. Like...

Books:

Grisham, Lisa Scottoline, Dan Brown, Ken Blanchard, Spenser Johnson... and the greatest biz book ever, "A Message to Garcia" by Elbert Hubbard

Heroes:

Albert Einstein, Abe Lincoln, Steve Jobs, Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, Danny Panoz, Fatboy Slim, Stefano Giovannoni, Marc Newson, Philippe Starck, Alessandro Mendini, Pegah Anvarian, Nicole Miller, Rene Caovilla, MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS... and Oprah, of course Oprah!

This is sooo not what I do for a living...

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My Blog

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow...

.style1 {color: #999999}...I recently ran across a set of photos depicting several abandoned amusement parks in Japan. Literally abandoned - closed without notice around 1999. From what I've read, the...
Posted by ⇐GIDGET on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:46:00 PST

Holy Shed!

How I missed this is beyond me... I thought I knew it all! ;-) Nvrthles, Richard Shed kicks rock and kudos are past due... ? richardshed.com ? ...
Posted by ⇐GIDGET on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 11:13:00 PST

GravityTrap

Did I not post this?? Shiznit!It's a must see. I don't think I impress easily when it comes to modern creative... I get inspired easily, but not inpressed. That said, I'm impressed:WILDLIFE PROJECT...
Posted by ⇐GIDGET on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:18:00 PST

Innocense Lost...

I cannot get the 'Hoppipolla' (Sigur Ros) vid out of my head... it haunts me. There will always be elements of entertainment that make me laugh every time I see them, but there are very, very, very ...
Posted by ⇐GIDGET on Tue, 08 May 2007 02:10:00 PST

Simplistic Complexity: My Cradle of Love &hearts

What the hell do I categorize this as? Shopping? (This gets the $$$$$$ rating... as it should.) Art? (Uh. Yeah.) Design? Style? LOVE?Well, if I could have a relationship with a piece of furnitu...
Posted by ⇐GIDGET on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:59:00 PST

'Sweet' Toys!

God knows what you were thinking when you opened this... Damn, I should change the title... ;-POK so I love weird dolls... and not Madame Alexander-store-me-away-until-my-clothes-disintegrate dolls. ...
Posted by ⇐GIDGET on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 06:42:00 PST

[DETOUR]

Why do we try so hard to regain what's been lost when it's far less painful... and far more rewarding... to secure what we have? I've never known anyone to prefer salvation over security, and yet tha...
Posted by ⇐GIDGET on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 04:05:00 PST

Remote Control Pigeons

I can't help but wonder how much and what kind of work still has to be done before remote control pigeons lead us to a practical use. Seriously... what ever happened to Legos?PS_ Take note of my MOOD...
Posted by ⇐GIDGET on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 09:01:00 PST

PLEASE DON'T FROWN...

It's been a while since my last Do-Gooder Campaign. Well... not entirely. The real question is, "What have I done for you lately...?!" So here's my Do-Gooder Duty Detail for... errr... Da Spring.XO...
Posted by ⇐GIDGET on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 04:15:00 PST

Little Big Girl

Yola! Maaaaybe this little video will help clear up some of the confusion. You see, I too find puppets a bit terrifying. But I find The Sultan's Elephant downright breathtaking. This has to be the...
Posted by ⇐GIDGET on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:05:00 PST