In Defense of Miscellany, Pt. 1

This will be the first post of an ongoing series of "special feature" posts, in which I will introduce and discuss a variety of items that have made the little hipster man inside of me raise an eyebrow in interest or unintentionally slacken his mouth in amazement.

 

Number One: The Trophy Pot
I thought this was pretty good. Using a trophy as a pot. It satisfies so many things inside of me, I don't even know where to begin...

Well, first of all, it shows a sense of irreverence to sports or competition (I guess trophies can come from things other than sports, although let's face it - I would be using a sports trophy). I would happily buy an old track & field trophy from the thrift store and fill it full of dirt, just to show a lack of appreciation for physical competition. But it's more than that.

By planting something in it, you are replacing the intended function of a trophy - to reward a person for their dominance or superiority over another person, or to brag about that superiority - with an alternative one: to house and support another living thing.

Number Two: Vinyl Record Wedding Invitations
Found this one by accident when trying to learn how to cut my own vinyl records... This company takes 7" 45rpm records ("45s" or "singles") with generic square dance music on them, and just prints custom sleeves and labels to turn them into wedding invitations. If my prospective wife doesn't agree to this, I am boycotting my own wedding.

http://www.customrecords.com/wedding_save-the-date_invitation_records.html


Number Three: Every Single Thing About This Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkcGuZHPbKk

It's the music, the colour, the fashion, the segregation, the inversion, the editing... I could go on, but the drool on my keyboard is beginning to pool.