Thingits: Dunny 2010 - Huck Gee

The countdown to the next dunny release has begun. Fourteen days and counting. Kidrobot will highlight a dunny and its artist each day til the release date. Info below is straight from the site.

5. Huck Gee

Artist:

Huck Gee is a contemporary artist, illustrator, toy maker, and designer best known by toy enthusiasts for his iconic "Skullhead" character. He has pieces in the NY MOMA and when not busy planning world domination, Huck spends his free time pretending to be a racecar driver.

Dunny Inspiration:

Running from rooftop to rooftop, sashes blowing in the wind, these hoodlums run this side of the city... The Red Hand Gang: nothing but trouble.

Trippin': Austin - Casey's Snowballs

808 E 51st Street
Austin, TX 78751

Snow cones are such a great treat to have. However, I don't believe it's something suitable for the summer heat. Sure, it's cold. But it's deceivingly refreshing because of all that syrupy goodness that leaves a coat of stickiness in your mouth. Blah. Casey's New Orleans Snowballs was a short walk from Tamale House so we decided to go treat ourselves to some snowy shaved ice. The type of shaved ice in a snow cone makes a world of a difference. When it's shaved to a snowy and powdery texture, it absorbs the flavor syrup much better and doesn't all sink to the bottom. I got half mango and half cherry. The cherry was good. The mango was gross. Barely any mango flavor. I know it's technically all sugar but the mango one really tasted like liquid sugar. Big poppa didn't want to share with me cos he didn't like any of the flavors I wanted so he got his own. We both only ate maybe half and chunked the rest. Too sweet and it made us incredibly thirsty. We have a snow cone stand in Houston that I've been wanting to try but I'm never really in the mood for it. I think this place has satisfied any snow cone craving I may have had for a good while.

Thingits: Dunny 2010 - Esther Kim

The countdown to the next dunny release has begun. Fifteen days and counting. Kidrobot will highlight a dunny and its artist each day til the release date. Info below is straight from the site.

4. Esther Kim

Artist:

Esther Kim is an illustrator. She was born in Los Angeles and spent her teenage years in Tokyo. Both cities have been very influential to the development of her aesthetic. Her illustrations have an exuberantly girly style with a keen eye for trends, creating work for Anna Sui, Nylon (Japan and US), Ellegirl Korea, Isetan, Kidrobot, Nissen and Urban Outfitters, among others.

Dunny Inspiration:

I was inspired by the idea that too much of something sweet and seemingly good can rot your body. Its an idea that I've been interested in: candy rots your teeth, fat clogs your veins and in this land of plenty sometimes we don't even realize that we are being destroyed by our wants being too easily met.

Trippin': Austin - Tamale House

5003 Airport Blvd
Austin, TX 78751

For the fourth this year, big poppa and I decided to spend some time in Austin with his good friend Deebo, et al. After canoeing around Lady Bird Lake one morning, I'm an excellent canoer btw, we went off to meet up with other people for some good eats. Deebo told us that EmDee and friends were at some place called Molly's. We were given the address and put it into our GPS. Once in the area, we could not find a place called Molly's. We drove back and forth a couple of times before I saw a place called TAMALE HOUSE and shouted to Deebo who obviously has a hearing problem of some sort if EmDee had meant they were at TAMALE House and not MOLLY'S House. Haha. TaMOLLY. Haha. I think people in Austin find this place really good and authentic otherwise who in the world would make their way to a place with only outside seating. The inside of the restaurant didn't even have a/c or a bathroom where I could wash my grubby hands from canoeing that morning. Gross. I had to rinse my hand in water and rub in a lot of hand sanitizer. Since I'm not a fan of Mexican food, I can only say that my flour soft tacos with chicken were just okay. I realize that through this post alone, I come off as a dainty prissy princess. I think I'm becoming more so with age. I wrinkle my nose at you.