This morning I arrived at the office will all SORTS of good intentions. I was going to get a weeks worth of designing polished off, respond to client emails, write a few letters and, if I could squeeze it in, try my hand at a new Shogunflathomepage. Everything was possible, and the clock hadn't even reached 10am. Four hours later, not a single thing had been checked off. I hadn't eaten breakfast, hadn't considered lunch, and all I could show for the morning was a list of the most delightful distractions a March morning on the internet could offer. Sometimes this just happens. However, I have never been attacked by so many at once, so I thought it would be polite to share. Here they are: Bernstein at Harvard A rather wonderful (if not a little dated) discussion of metaphore in music with Leonard Bernstein. NOVA: Jazz Animation Beautiful stop-motion clip using newspapers to describe Katrina. Cecilia Carlstedt Fashion illustration at its best. GAP : The Sound of Color Music video for "Black and White" by the Ravonettes. Great mashup of analog/digital techniques. MAT-0 The revolution might begin here...don't remember how I found it, but there are hours of left-wing fun to be had. Beringer - Vineyard Animation Wine commercial directed by Michael Gondrey's brother...something about stop motion and paper today... Russ Mills Expressive (and a tad aggressive) ink drawings. Hellzapoppin Swing Dance This one is sponsored by my father, and he was right; it IS the most amazing dance scene I've ever watched.