Linkblogging today

[telophase]

I managed to serendipitously come across a company which makes replica swords and blades from various movies and TV shows, and have some video game and anime ones, too. With what looks like good prices for cosplay - judging by the price, I'd think they'd be an appropriate quality for good cosplay, and may be where some of the better weapons I've seen at cons come from. XD ...no I really don't need a zanpakuto...

(rachelmanija, I think you'll especially like this) In the "way cool" category, because of this BBC news article I found out about the Flickr photoblog set up by and for children in a school in rural India. The BBC picked some of the best photos to display on their site, but I find I prefer the snapshot-quality photos from the Flickr site because you get more of a sense of the reality of the kids' life, I think. At least I can certainly identify with out-of-focus, underlit photos of random objects, because I spent much of my childhood taking exactly that sort of picture. XD They encourage you to leave comments on the pictures, because the kids are new to photography. :)

A Photo History of Neil Gaiman's Hair. (The site may take a while to get in - they're overloaded right now, I think.)

Comments

[herchuckness.livejournal.com]

At least I can certainly identify with out-of-focus, underlit photos of random objects, because I spent much of my childhood taking exactly that sort of picture.

Sounds like most of the pictures I still take. Ahahaha. Interesting project!

[rushthatspeaks.livejournal.com]

If they're really metal-- and it looks like they are-- you can't take 'em to cons. However, this site is awesome, and I now know what to get my Kenshin-obsessed housemate for her birthday.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Well, there's photo cosplay, at least. I noticed that there's some Naruto stuff made of wood, though.

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

That is very cool! I might send a donation to the school-- it sounds like they're doing good work (did you notice the girls practicing archery?) and could use some help.

Also, I need a zanpaku-to.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Yes, I saw the archery! There's also lots of shots of teachers and students working in the rice fields on one or two of the students' collections.

Also - http://youtube.com/watch?v=rpCCjsVIjME A 10-min video of a kalaripayattu performance in Bangalore. About 5.20 in, there's a decently extended urumi duel. And, yay, they leap at least twicce during it, although not quite like I have Manoj doing, so the one person in the entire world, whoever it may be, who likes both kalaripayattu and BL won't email me and complain. XD

[telophase.livejournal.com]

And there was a science fair, too, and they demonstrated Bernoulli's principle with ping-pong balls and jets of water. If you see a woman in a yellow sari talkign to students, she's the local mayor. XD