Yes we can!

Tweeted and retweeted again for it's genius, here is the epitome of the future of music. Mash it up, scramble it in two and what you get will appeal to all. Fear not my children, The Remix Project is here to stay! Ring in the New Year's with a little throwback party :) The Remix Project brought to you by illroots and okayplayer.

Tracklisting:
1. Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation

2. Snoop Dogg - Drop It Like It’s Hot
3. Scarface - On My Block

4. Nore - Nothin
5. Jay Z - I Just Wanna Luv U

6. Punjabi MC - Beware of the Boys

7. Soho - Hot Music

8. Ol’ Dirty Bastard - Got your Money

9. Talib Kweli - Get By
10. Outkast - Spottieottiedopalicious

11. Big Boi - The Way You Move

12. Ol Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya
13. Black Sheep - Choice is Yours

14. Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick

15. The Foreign Exchange - Sincere
16. Destiny’s Child - Girl

17. Elton John - Benny and the Jets

18. Outkast - Prototype

19. Missy Elliot - Get your Freak On

20. Missy Elliot - Work it

21. Amerie- One Thing

22. Beyonce - Crazy in Love

Incredible job, guys. Hope to see more soon!

Download the full album for free here.

The Tools of Tag

Just came across a post on Drawn!, which is my go to for the latest and greatest innovative illustrators and creative projects. Although there are tons of videos of live animation and light projected artwork in the past, the Tagtool Project makes life easier for those that would like to partake in the Godzilla-sized fun. See clips from various countries, learn about the art and get tips on how to create your own Tagtooling hardware here!

Wall of Light - Luca Barcellona, Session 1 from makimono on Vimeo.

*Calibration

Hello my pickles and friends.

It has been a while and many bloggable events have come and

gone. Sometimes I miss out on them and sometimes it's just better to let them rest in our memories. Whatever the case, sorry for the absence and delay.

At the moment, the house is clean, the kitten is clean and the island looks like it may cleanse itself after a few muggy days of vog. Spring cleaning is over and summer may begin.

Interestingly, as much as I have mocked the idea of master photographers and the like, I was recently given the opportunity to switch from one career to the other while staying diligently in the arts. I, Yumi Virginia Vong, am now an apprentice master wedding photographer. A few months ago, I claimed the email address of masterphotographer@me.com through Apple's MobileMe accounts and sure enough, it predicted my future.

Step 1 complete. Time to initiate Step 2: complete training in a different field, learn more about people and how they respond to life and apply to Step 3.

I've got the bike. Now, ride!

-Intermission-

Sorry for the hiatus. Be back shortly.

In the meantime, please enjoy this ad:

The Ultimate Rise and Shine

Miss Yumi's Wishlist as of Spring 2009

In this economy, one should be grateful enough if they still have a job. But in times like these, when there are less people working and more work to be done, it is always nice to have little goals in mind. Here are some of the things that I would reward myself with–some are a slight necessity for work and transportation, but all are overpriced :)

1. G-Drive Mini: Because every designer, digital musician or videographer needs more storage space. These are great because they have both Firewire ports, so they will be compatible with new and old MacBook Pro's. It matches, too!

2. American Apparel's Le Sac dress: Yes. In navy, sea foam green, red and slate please. I doubt that I will be able to tie it on right, but I'm willing to give it a shot. I guess I would also need the assortment of strings, too.

3. Porcelain Jewelry from Chinny Chin Chin: Because every girl needs a piece of antique jewelry, even if it's a replica of the past. I can't decide between the plain white or the painted porcelain.

4. Oliver Peoples "Zooey" Glasses: Glamourous, luxury items aren't usually on my lists of potential suspects, but I do love Zooey Deschanel, these vintage glasses and the fact that a portion of the proceeds go to The Jenesse Center for domestic violence prevention. Comes with super cute cocktail napkin style cleaning cloth and case!

5. Specialized's Langster Seattle Bike: But I recently came across SE's 700c Draft Lite, which may be my ideal combination of price, single speed and look. The Langster has a coffee cup holder and is green, and we all know how much I like green. Now that I've opened up the bucket of wanted bikes, I might as well throw out Kona's Sutra so that I can bike around the world one day.

That just about wraps up my wants and needs in one post for now. Check back for more random delights!

The Zooey Glasses come in 5 color combos!

This is why Yumi does Graphic Design.

Can you see straight?