Link roundup

1. At Photoshop Phriday: Porn Versions of Classic Films, Part II.

2. Perfect advice from Penelope Trunk for dealing with an unsatisfactory job situation (when quitting is not an option):

1. Make the person I’m dealing with feel special and important so they like being with me.

2. Stop letting myself use the language of a victim. If I choose to stay, then I am picking my situation so I need to talk like I mean to be where I am.

3. Find side projects to make life feel better. I tell people to add things to their job description so that the job gets better—different people, different learning goals. These are all things I can do now. To make things better.

(This blog is my side project.)

3. Download for free Reddit's college cookbook.

Link roundup

1. Kevin Tong's advice for artists, including whether you need contracts and representation.

2. Lolcats meet Mel Gibson's rants.

3. "Police in the Irish capital said a penguin stolen from a city zoo was tracked using a microchip and recovered from a city street." Via.

*Buy "I Can Has Cheezburger?: A LOLcat Colleckshun" at Amazon.

Giant Mario Bros. Coin Box (link roundup)

Any room instantly becomes more fun with a giant Mario Bros. item box.

And a few more links:

1. Monkey God illustration.

2. Simon Page discusses his experience participating in the logo contests at Crowdspring.

3. Teaser images of new book cut illustrations by Thomas Allen.

*Previously: Design contest for Chuck Palahniuk's next novel at Crowdspring.

*Buy Nintendo toys at eBay.

Found item sheep (link roundup)

(New to me, but not to the web) Sheep made out of telephones by Jean-Luc Cornec at the Museum of Telecommunication in Frankfurt. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. The Gorilla Tough Cuff is the first blood pressure cuff tough enough for a 300-pound gorilla.

2. Todd McFarlane received over 350 rejection letters before his first professional job.

3. Clearly I've made it as a blogger - - just got offered a media pass to Trump's Miss California pageant. I'm assured that "anything can happen" at the event.

*Previously: Found item robots.

*Buy McFarlane toys at eBay.

Star Wars Uncut trailer (link roundup)

Star Wars: Uncut Trailer from Casey Pugh on Vimeo.

Here's the trailer for the Star Wars Uncut project. The first half in particular splices together very funny fan recreations.

And a few more links:

1. Seth Godin describes the three types of valuable worker. Does one of the descriptions match you?

2. Baba Yaga illustration (and more fun stuff).

3. Plush toasted marshmallows.

*Previously: Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man bank.

*Buy Star Wars sketch cards at eBay.

Horror Manga Makeup (link roundup)

Go here to see how to apply horror manga makeup. Via.

And a few more links:

1. David Kopel: English courts used "law French," which was all but indecipherable to the common man. One smart move by American colonists was to use plain English instead.

2. Two articles shed more light on the goings on at Letterman's show. Via.

3. Lots of interesting comments about what it's like to run a startup. One of my alltime favorite books is Microserfs, Douglas Coupland's story about a startup. Via.

*Previously: Incoming WNBA players taught how to apply makeup.

*Buy The Late Shift at Amazon.

Greedo Lego CubeDude (link roundup)

Greedo Lego CubeDude by Andrew Lee.

And a few more links:

1. Very little content, but I still like the teaser site for the Motorola/Google/Verizon Droid. (I guess the thought of my smartphone being a droid is pretty appealing.)

2. Valuable advice from Malcolm Gladwell to would be journalists - - learn a skill in addition to writing such as by getting a degree in accounting. That way you'll be more than an easily replaceable and glorified summarizer. He also gives his secret to writing a good story, and advice for improving public schools. Via.

3. Undead Ted Williams (with frozen head) costume.

*Previously: Ghastly allegations about what the cryogenics lab employees did with Ted Williams' head.

*Buy Greedo toys at eBay.

How to carve a mouse (link roundup)

A pretty clever video shows how Steve Tomashek carves a mouse out of wood. He has woodcarvings on sale here. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Pig cars.

2. Gallery of concept art for Terminator Salvation. Via.

3. Little yellow box.

4. How to get a job in toy design, and what a job doing toy design is like. (Let me second the sentiments from the article. I interview a lot of applicants and am very impressed when the person knows about and is enthusiastic about the job.) Via.

*Previously: Homemade Ashley Wood toys.

*Buy woodcarvings at eBay.

How to coast to a writing career

Valleywag has a long list of tips including:

Pitch editors by sending them one-paragraph emails describing short, say 300-word articles you'd like to write. Aim for the lowest person on the masthead whose title includes the word "editor," except for "contributing editor" which means "freelancer in jammies."

AVOID: Hardware product reviews. Do you want a house full of boxes and a divorce? Even Walt Mossberg's wife flips out about the boxes. Plus eventually, someone will steal a review loaner camera or laptop on its way back to the manufacturer, who'll then invoice you for it. Great: A $2,500 bill for a $500 article.

Do software reviews. Most companies will give you a reviewer's guide you can just rewrite. Find one bad, reproducible bug. Google's good for that. File.