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A SHORT LOVE STORY IN STOP MOTION from Carlos Lascano on Vimeo.

How do you feel about your elephant foot umbrella stand now?

Take 18 minutes out of your life to watch this. You’ll be glad you did.

This was the highlight of SxSW for me. After this session, I cornered Merlin and chatted for about 5 minutes. I told him that I don’t generally get excited about meeting “famous” people. But that I was very stoked to meet him. There aren’t many people who can make me laugh quite as consistently as Merlin. His tweets are hilarious and frequent.

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Report: Many U.S. Parents Outsourcing Child Care Overseas