Yesterday I saw Despicable Me and have to say it’s one of the best animated films I’ve seen that hasn’t come from Pixar. It follows super villain, Gru, through his dreaming of and eventual success in stealing the moon. Along the way, he interacts with his lovable minions and adopts three adorable and rambunctious children to help him in his quest.

The characters in the film are inviting and endearing; the laughter is infectious. The creators of this film certainly understand “cute” and hurled it at us at every turn. By far the cutest character is Agnes, the youngest of the orphans. Her love of unicorns, fearless curiosity, and huge, puppy dog eyes will make even the biggest cynic smile. During the entire film and especially after she screams, “It’s so FLUFFY!!” at the carnival, she reminded me of everyone’s favorite weirdo, Katie, from Horton Hears a Who.

The film is truly a masterpiece, combining beautiful animation with heartwarming characters and coyote and roadrunner, over-the-top violence. I’d recommend everyone see it... at least once.

Last night meltmedia took part in Agency Throwdown, a little bowling competition between creative agencies here in Phoenix. There was plenty of smack talk to go around, but melt came out on top. Over half of the company showed up, including two cheerleaders: one tall, one short and wearing a pink meltmedia cape. Terralever was terrified after we sent them a pre-game video (can be seen here) and only 3 members of their team showed up. Luckily 3 guys from Arkayne stepped in to help. It was a blast and I can’t wait until the next one.

I saw this illustration by Mac Doninri on deviantART and instantly felt nostalgic. Who didn’t play this game in any building that had different colored tiles?

MacDoninri on DeviantART

So I finally saw all the Twilight movies. I know I’m a couple years late to the party, but I have to say I’m definitely on Team Jacob. And no, it’s not because I used to have a pretty healthy collection of wolf t-shirts. Or that everyone thinks I’m Native American. Ok, maybe it is.