"For years it has stood unvisited and was considered an unfashionable 1960s monolith with an uncertain future. But with the flick of a switch, launching fireworks and a new 500ft-high Olympics countdown screen, central London’s BT Tower has been given a new burst of life. And now it seems the rotating restaurant – its crowning glory until it was closed 30 years ago – will reopen to the public."
- Emma
from Bookmarklet
WOW!! WE MUST GO, Emma! :) hmmmmmmm...... *wonders if one can get there from Baker Street Station?* :p <333
- Live4Emma (L4S)
HAHAHA...actually, it's just up the road, so...you're in luck, baby! ;p <333
- Emma
YAY!!!! CAN'T WAIT!!! ....cuz as we ALL KNOW, London begins and ends at Baker Street Station! ;p <333
- Live4Emma (L4S)
good for them.....................I do miss London soooooooooo much
- VAL D.
My father treated me to a meal there in 1975 to celebrate my BA in Architecture. Apart from the view I love that weirdness of revolving restaurants where the moving part of the floor meets the fixed part. It feels like standing across an accelerated version of the San Andreas fault
- Tim Ostler
from BuddyFeed
Very jealous, Tim. It's always been my favourite building in London. I've just had the loft renovated in my house in West London, and one of the wonderful things is that I can see it from the new windows in my roof!
- Iain Baker
I live right there! When them fireworks kicked off on Saturday night, they scared the bejesus out of me. So pretty! But lasted for less than a minute :( The spotlights and sparkles treatment on Friday was lovely, too. I could happily fall asleep watching it every night, provided none of the lasers shoot into my eyes.
- Steven Bailey
Ian, when you said you had your loft renovated, i thought you were going to say it now rotates. :)
- Simon Wicks
Simon, I tried, but couldn't get it past the local planners :(
- Iain Baker
Though the style of Sol's work is greatly influenced by a combination of manga, folk-art, vintage illustration and modern design, she remains a self taught artist. She has dedicated many years of her life mixing pigments and mediums to achieve a unique color palette of subtly muted tones. The artist works intuitively from the beginning to end of each piece, with the intent that each painting's theme or message can be interpreted subjectively. Within these delicate works, you may often find whimsical landscapes populated with exotic plants, animals and females... Amongst the expressions of each character are notions of peaceful reflection and a sense of companionship. Amy Sol spent her childhood years in Korea, and then moved to Las Vegas, NV where she currently lives and works.
- Emma
... Soooo I take it this one is your's...? ;)
- Brandon
Oh yes, *smiles* you don't get your hands on this one, EVER!! ;p lol ~ but, I wouldn't be so cruel as to not let you visit, just don't drop any cookies, hot cocoa, tiramisu or red wine on that sofa! ;)))
- Emma
How about Flaming Hot Cheetos... on the couch? ;p
- Brandon
*makes note ~ always have stain remover on hand when B, comes to visit* ;p
- Emma
Jeez honey! There's only so much time in a day for working out!!! ;p awww...who cares? Let's just add it to the THE LIST, have fun making it, and enjoy the hell out of them! :D yeah? :* <333
- Live4Emma (L4S)
from iPhone
A self-portrait of Andy Warhol that sat in a closet for more than 40 years will be auctioned in New York next month. The late artist gave the piece to Cathy Naso, a receptionist at his Factory studio, in 1967. She displayed the work briefly, then stored it in a cupboard. Inscribed by Warhol, it is expected to fetch at least $1m (£604,576) when it is sold at Sotheby's on 11 November. "I would love to keep it forever, but it really belongs to the art world," Naso told the New York Times. "I've treasured it, and I want whoever ends up owning it to treasure it too."
- Emma
from Bookmarklet
"This astonishing 18ft drawing of the world’s most famous skyline was created by autistic artist Stephen Wiltshire after he spent just 20 minutes in a helicopter gazing at the panorama. The unbelievably intricate picture was drawn at Brooklyn’s prestigious Pratt Institute from Stephen’s memory, with details of every building sketched in to scale. Landmarks including the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building can be seen towering above smaller buildings after just three days in his spellbinding creation."
- Emma
from Bookmarklet
With the ability to pilot a motorized paraglider, photographer George Steinmetz captures breathtaking shots of the Earth below. This experimental aircraft enables him to capture unique images of the world, inaccessible by traditional aircraft and most other modes of transportation.
- Emma
In the red picture (#7 from the top) I see something that looks like the shadow of a plane.
- Eivind
"Welcome to the soft and surreal world of Nicoletta Ceccoli. We just received an email from the CoproGallery letting us know about the web preview to Nicoletta's show. Starting November 7th, 2009, the CoproGallery will present Nicoletta Ceccoli's, "Babes in Toyland." The show will take you to "a land where classic fairy tales meet 16th Century Flemish paintings, a place where Snow White and Alice in Wonderland-like doll-girls and their toys live amongst a magical forest of lollipops and candy." Ceccoli's lifetime love and passion for children's picture books came full circle when her first works were published in 1997. Since then, Ciccoli has earned numerous awards including the Andersen prize Baia Delle Favole. and in 2006, a Silver Medal from the Society of Illustrators in New York. Ceccoli currently lives and works as a full-time book illustrator in the republic of San Marino, Italy."
- Emma
from Bookmarklet
Wow! Very nice!!! I would love to view her paintings and work up close! :) <333
- Live4Emma (L4S)
from iPhone
*makes note*....."add 10 situps to routine" ;p ....these look fabulous, baby....can't wait to have them! :-* <333
- Live4Emma (L4S)
from iPhone
lol ~ Those situps can be added to YOUR routine and I'll just watch & eat these... ;p <333
- Emma
HAHAHAA! ummmmm....okayyyy.....sounds like a plan! of course with you there watching me, I might have to take breaks here and there to nibble a bit..............on the Macarons, that is.... ;p <333
- Live4Emma (L4S)
Creeping closer inch by inch – 900ft above the mighty Colorado River – the two sides of a £160million bridge at the Hoover Dam in America slowly take shape. The bridge will carry a new section of US Route 93 past the bottleneck of the old road which can be seen twisting and winding around and across the dam itself. When complete, it will provide a new link between the states of Nevada and Arizona. In an incredible feat of engineering, the road will be supported on the two massive concrete arches which jut out of the rock face. The arches are made up of 53 individual sections – each 24ft long – which have been cast on-site and are being lifted into place using an improvised high-wire crane strung between temporary steel pylons.
- Emma
from Bookmarklet
Oh my......ok, at some point you're going to have to join me working out so we can keep up with THE LIST! Don't worry, I'll make them enjoyable enough so you'll want to do them with me over and over again... ;) heh heh.... :-* <333
- Live4Emma (L4S)
from iPhone
Who's cruel now!? ;p Save me some, Em... pls? ;))
- Brandon
Brandon: lol ~ are you accusing me of something? Moi? Cruel? Never!! I'm just posting torturous things that I love!! ;p ....But of course I'll save you some cookies and you can indulge in them by the fireside with a nice hot cocoa! ;)
- Emma
Honey, enjoyable exercise huh...can't wait! ;) ....but I'm already thinking of hitting the gym just looking at these pics!! ;p <333
- Emma
My mother used to make these when I was a kid (and ate peanut butter). She'd make fresh PB for the sandwiches!
- Anika
Anika ~ mine did too, every weekend and I always used to help her press each cookie down with the fork to get those ridges on top.
- Emma
Oh wow...wonder if they sell some of these as prints...they might look nice framed and displayed on the wall of a flat, yeah? ;) <333
- Live4Emma (L4S)
from iPhone
I would LOVE some of these as framed prints...that is a perfect idea!! ;) <333
- Emma
nice!!! :) *added to the list of things to do...* ;p <333
- Live4Emma (L4S)