Design from Brooklyn with Love

These may be the best Halloween costumes I’ve seen. Bag full o’ cute. I vouch for the photo below first, but “Princess Leia and Jedi” comes in a close second.

Grassroots political participation has never been more fun. My friend Jason Powers is part of YesWeCarve.com, where you can show your support for Obama by way of carving a pumpkin. Pick a stencil, carve, and upload a photo of your masterpiece.

Update: Below is my own stencil design for the site.

Just in time for halloween, comes this creepy little flick. Please note that “Beautiful arms showing through your summer dress is not a dream!”

In the heat of an election year there is always more than enough tension to go around. Between staying on top of the issues and news, making a decision, then standing up for that decision to both family and friends, I usually need the whole holiday season to lay low. This year the tension seems higher than usual. I could use a long weekend every weekend until November 4.

That is why I appreciated the following video when I saw it. In a speech given by Barack Obama at an Alfred E. Smith fundraiser dinner last night, we see a different side to the democratic nominee. No matter the white bow tie, no matter that Mr. McCain sat nearby, Barack was himself—relaxed, loose and funny. Funnier, in fact, than I have seen him to date. It’s nice to laugh along with the one person who we are all taking so seriously at this moment. In his humor is a breath of fresh air, an exhibition of the true breadth of the human spirit, and just a little more hope.

So as not to be too light-hearted (heaven forbid), Obama’s closing comments are also inspiring.

Updated with correct video:

I about lost my spleen:

Discovered from Digg Labs’ BigSpy screensaver.

This is worth a chuckle or two. Maybe three. But no more than eight, okay?

Palins VP Debate Flowchart, from the Daily Kos blog

God and money. It’s funny.

Hugh Atkins, you are a genius. Matthew, thanks for the link. This is so good it hurts.

For those who have worked in an agency environment, hold your sides, then click.

Thanks, Jason.