#penguinsfavalbums Vampire Weekend

This weeks album is the self titled debut album by Vampire Weekend, a band I first saw at Glastonbury back in 2010 (or was it 2011) Never heard of them before, but such catchy songs I just had to buy the album when I got back to reality. I think by the time I saw them they had already released two albums, so ended up getting both, but it is the first albums catchy songs which is special for me. Always been a big Paul Simon fan, so the echoes of that does help a lot 

Pillow Fight Round IV at Ohdeer

See Brief from Ohdeer about their Annual Pillow Fight competition, where designers can submit their cushion designs http://ohhdeer.com/pillow-fight

Brief:

Our cushions are stocked by lots of leading brands in the UK and we sell a lot direct to lovely customers through our website, they're one of the products people think of when they think Ohh Deer. 

We test how popular your products are by putting them in the public domain. You can increase your ranking by getting your posts liked, tweeted and pinned (+ some other activity which you will see within your account) your entries will go on sale as soon as they're approved - you will get 20% of the profit (not the sale price) from each cushion, sales are heavily weighted and will dramatically boost your ranking. 

See below for some of the cool designers on there. To see more click HERE So to help support these designers, like / tweet / share and buy to help them

In particular check out artist Leigh Harris
http://ohhdeer.com/pillow-fight-competition/view-artist/leigh-harris

T-Shirts, T-Shirts, T-Shirts

The Illustrated Mind

Dark Bunny

Chunk Clothing

Out of Print (US)

Qwertee

SP:UK

HelloDODO

Gin Art @ Brush Brighton

Thursday night was the PV of the new exhibition at Brush Brighton, an art gallery / hairdressers. 

My first visit there, and was impressed with their The Brighton Gin Art Prize exhibition, where Brush have joined up with Brighton Gin

People were invited to take a empty Brighton Gin bottle and customise it in any way they want. It was really interesting to see so all the different styles and takes on this. Wish I know about this beforehand, as it would have been cool to have a go.... but I do recommend checking out the exhibition. 

See photos below, also they have a cool selection of cards & prints, so perfect way of support the #justacard campaign.

And I don't if this dog belongs to the owners or one of the visitors, but so cute!!!

Double VIP Lego Points Now Until 31st Oct - Great opportunity to get those big sets you been after

From now until end of October Lego are offering double VIP points when buying from either Lego stores or the Lego store online in the UK. See link for details

http://shop.lego.com/en-GB/VIP/vipPromotions.jsp

So what to buy? It is the best time to get those big sets you wanted. Here are a few ideas, some of the sets I have got and some I am tempted to get

http://shop.lego.com/en-GB/

#penguinsfavalbums The Truth About Love - Pink

As it is my first wedding anniversary today, this week's pick is dedicated to Mrs Penguin. It is The Truth About Love by Pink

To be honest I didn't know much about Pink before meeting my other half, just knew the song Lets Get The Party Started, but Claire was a big fan of hers, and for her birthday treat a few years ago I took her to see Pink live. It was her The Truth of Love tour, so I borrowed the album beforehand to listen to, it was okay. But once I saw the live show, and if you ever get a chance I really do recommend seeing Pink live, pure stage show, great performer. 

So afterwards started to listen to the album again, and slowly started to realise what a great album it is. 

So happy anniversary Mrs Penguin from Mr Penguin

Random Images #1

Some of my favourite images of the week, random collection from shop windows to farmers markets to Garbage Pail cards to Street Art   

Shoreham Farmers Market

Visited the Shoreham Farmers Market today.  Lots of great food people there, and a few on the crafts side, well worth checking out. See photos below

#fridayheroes Little Beach Boutique @littlebeachbout 9th Oct 2015

Last week my #fridayheroes blog was about Good Gym, this time is about an amazing little shop in the North Laine area of Brighton

They are based at 74 North Road, Brighton

Website www.littlebeachboutique.com

Twitter @littlebeachbout   

Discovered it when I moved into the area, and it is a real treasure trove of goodies

The stand out items have to be the glass work, like below 

But there is so much other cool stuff from jewellery to glass coasters to baby stuff to cool felt slippers (pity they don't make my size!!!) See photos below 

One of my previous blogs was about the importance of the #justacard campaign, so even if the only you buy from here is a card, you helping to support a really great small businesses (you will end up wanting to get more than a card though!)

​And they have a cool dog ​

Last Few Days Left for @BrushBrighton #TheBrightonGinArtPrize

Deadline for enteries for the Brighton Gin Art Prize is 10th October, so a few days left. So if you already got an entry time to finish off your masterpiece, otherwise collect one from Brush Gallery

For details just check out Brush Brighton Facebook page 

Favourite Images of the Week

Collection of cool images I have seen this week either online or in real life!  

#penguinsfavalbums Stero Typical - Rizzle Kicks

This weeks album is the Rizzle Kicks debut album. Just filled with catchy tunes, I first discovered them via iTunes free single of the week, it was Prophet. Liked it so much, got the album and even later on the second album. 

The Martian - Film Thoughts

Here is my my first Film Thoughts blog, and it is on The Martian, which we saw tonight. It is a my thoughts about the film rather than a review, as it may go off in different directions. May feature lots of visual imagery, but mainly giving you my impression on the film

So what do I think about the film? I loved it, when I first heard about the idea of the film, which was a long time ago I was curious into the idea. Was tempted to read the book, but wanted to see the visuals of Mars to appear on screen, and not know what the story was about.

The plot is strait forward, it is Robinson Crusoe on Mars, but that isn't the point. What is great about the film is the visuals, the designer of the film, the costumes, the whole look

But it was also the acting, Matt Damon is one of those actors who can be both tough and sensitive, and for an actor to carry a lot of the film on his own he does amazing job. It is also the supporting cast which are help make it more than a one trick pony. Great actors all over the place (and Jessica Chastain back with another good Sci-Film after Interstellar)

Lastly I have to give special mentions to both the soundtrack & the humour, it was so much funnier than I imagined it would be.

15 Things You Didn't Know About The Martian youtube video

  Some cool The Martian t-shirts on Redbubble

Lastly will need to let you know so you not disappointed after seeing the film. Marvin the Martin doesn't make an appearance 

Brighton Life Drawing - Exeter Street Hall

Life-drawing sessions for everyone. Held at Exeter Street Hall, Monday evenings and Wednesday afternoons, Seven Dials area, Brighton. thelifedrawinn.com Also on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thelifedrawinn 

#BatmanDay

It was #BatmanDay, and for me Batman is one of the most interesting characters out there for two reasons. One, the length of time he has been around, over 75years which brings me to the second reason, the fact he has survived for so long means he has changed and has been so many different things. From the 1960s TV Star to the more darker movies of recent years. He has been played for laughs, for drama, out of this world fantasy adventures. He represent the era we live in

So I am going to pick a few images of the many different elements I love about Batman, and how he has been represented over the years

Comic Covers

Toys

Alternative Merchandising

Funny

Batman looks a bit different? 

And to end with some photos of the classic 1960s TV show

#Justacard

There is a great campaign on Twitter to encourage people to support local shops, galleries, designers & makers. 

So when you next need a greetings card, check out local shops & designers rather than getting something from a chain store