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Thursday, June 30, 2005
This one's for you, Buddha.
J!NX :: Gamers, Geeks & Hackers
And a fantastic collection of bumper stickers for total geeks:
J!NX :: Gallery
J!NX :: Gamers, Geeks & Hackers
And a fantastic collection of bumper stickers for total geeks:
J!NX :: Gallery
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
I'm addicted to wood s lot.
I have no idea how I stumbled on this blog, but it's absolutely the thickest, richest one I've ever seen. More like an online library than a paltry little blog. Poetry, essays, critiques... absolutely amazing. Like this recent entry - a quote from Gaston Bachelard:
I am a dreamer of words, of written words. I think I am reading; a word stops me. I leave the page. The syllables of the word begin to move around. Stressed accents begin to invert. The word abandons its meaning like an overload which is too heavy and prevents dreaming. Then words take on other meanings as if they had the right to be young. And the words wander away, looking in the nooks and crannies of vocabulary for new company, bad company.
::: wood s lot ::: "the fitful tracing of a portal"
I have no idea how I stumbled on this blog, but it's absolutely the thickest, richest one I've ever seen. More like an online library than a paltry little blog. Poetry, essays, critiques... absolutely amazing. Like this recent entry - a quote from Gaston Bachelard:
I am a dreamer of words, of written words. I think I am reading; a word stops me. I leave the page. The syllables of the word begin to move around. Stressed accents begin to invert. The word abandons its meaning like an overload which is too heavy and prevents dreaming. Then words take on other meanings as if they had the right to be young. And the words wander away, looking in the nooks and crannies of vocabulary for new company, bad company.
::: wood s lot ::: "the fitful tracing of a portal"
Marlon Brando's bongos in your living room WOULD be pretty damned cool.
Amy's Robot: Dead Marlon's Stuff
Amy's Robot: Dead Marlon's Stuff
Prob'ly won't happen
...but if I'm ever murdered, please let Damien Hirst know he's welcome to my death scene photos.
Telegraph :: Family outrage as Hirst plans 'sick' picture of murder scene
...but if I'm ever murdered, please let Damien Hirst know he's welcome to my death scene photos.
Telegraph :: Family outrage as Hirst plans 'sick' picture of murder scene
I couldn't describe it better myself.
The linkbunnies review yourgoingtohell.com.
linkbunnies.org :: Ladles and jellyspoons, I give you - yourgoingtohell.com
The linkbunnies review yourgoingtohell.com.
linkbunnies.org :: Ladles and jellyspoons, I give you - yourgoingtohell.com
Fascinating.
Need free online graph paper? The Buddhist Heart Sutra? The 2003 AIGA salary survey? The Church of Satan Info Pack?
Step right up to this (unintentionally) surreal little fount of PDF docs.
Yummy! Personal PDF Library
Need free online graph paper? The Buddhist Heart Sutra? The 2003 AIGA salary survey? The Church of Satan Info Pack?
Step right up to this (unintentionally) surreal little fount of PDF docs.
Yummy! Personal PDF Library
Quote of the day.
"They're using their ass cracks as a lure for attention and love."
observer.com :: We're Nude York, Nude York!
(thanks for the tip, CG!)
"They're using their ass cracks as a lure for attention and love."
observer.com :: We're Nude York, Nude York!
(thanks for the tip, CG!)
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Fab (kinda) found objects.
Feeding my insatiable appetite for weird found thingies.
(I'll save you some trouble - click on the black dog to navigate forward.)
web wunderkammer :: wunder pages
Feeding my insatiable appetite for weird found thingies.
(I'll save you some trouble - click on the black dog to navigate forward.)
web wunderkammer :: wunder pages
"What is your favourite occupation?
I'd have to say Occupied France was probably the best. Don't you think? They hardly trashed the city at all."
Design Indaba :: Chip Kidd
I'd have to say Occupied France was probably the best. Don't you think? They hardly trashed the city at all."
Design Indaba :: Chip Kidd
2005 RCA student art show, Like Nowhere Else
Two lovely pieces from the product design section.
(They really need a web designer for their site, though. Yikes.)
Birdland by Roger Arquer
Bottle Hanger by Julien Buisson
Two lovely pieces from the product design section.
(They really need a web designer for their site, though. Yikes.)
Birdland by Roger Arquer
Bottle Hanger by Julien Buisson
I don't even want to work today.
I could sit here and watch vids all day. Nancy Sinatra, Royksopp, OK GO! (an adorable little pop band out of Chicago), The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, Procol Harum....and a squillion other things. Ugh! MUST. WORK.
videos.antville.org
I could sit here and watch vids all day. Nancy Sinatra, Royksopp, OK GO! (an adorable little pop band out of Chicago), The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, Procol Harum....and a squillion other things. Ugh! MUST. WORK.
videos.antville.org
未成年不完全总结（小学篇）
4．小学
这段时期的记忆比较清晰了，所以真的回想起来做的错事还真是不少。但是我很有毅力要把每一件记得起的都写下来。
上学第一天就到两个同学家去玩，很晚才回家，妈妈很担心。
上课很不乖，动不动玩凳子啥的，让老师很头痛。尤其是音乐老师，原来教过妈妈，说我简直和她差太远了，没见过我那么顽皮的女孩子。后来二三年纪的时候音乐课搬到一个比较奇特的教室，窗外就是天台，我常常爬出去玩。久而久之，音乐老师习惯对我的小失踪视而不见。
（这样写下去无止境，我还是挑关键词吧）
关键词一：叶老师
叶老师不仅仅是我小学恩师，更是我一生中最重要的人之一。叶老师很聪明，很能干，很专业，很漂亮，很善良，总之有一切最好的语文老师和班主任的品质，她是人的一生中能够遇到的最好的启蒙老师，如果说我今天有什么成绩的话，就源自于她。
一年级我的调皮不差任何一个男生，也没少给她惹麻烦。
当时我最小，班里还有个男生比我整整大两岁，我忘了什么很自私的原因就是很讨厌他。所以我把那圈圈的薄荷糖带到学校，跟所有的人分了，之后才说凡是吃了糖糖的人都要帮我欺负这个大男生，（恶毒啊，我都不堪回首），当时大家想想仿佛真觉得很有道理，而且糖已经在肚子里了，也吐不出来。不管他们怎么想的，反正后来一帮人一直把这个最大的男生追到天台的一角，我上去了，看见了，他蜷缩在一个角落，撑着把雨伞挡着。我当时真的已经觉得错了，已经很后悔了，但是我让他们停手也来不及了。这是我这一生做得最暴力最低下的事，是第一次，也是最后一次。真的。
这件事也让叶老师很生气，而且我知道她也很失望和伤心。打次之后，我乖很多了。我顶多不过整天爬到她的椅子上玩她的长发；或者和同学给她遍儿歌，走到哪里唱到哪里，让她很不好意思。上学不久，一次给同学庆生，我和他爸爸干了一杯又一杯（竹叶青），醉了，是叶老师送我回家，还帮我向妈妈求情（从此妈妈对于我喝酒的事都不怎么在意了）。
小时候我觉得班干部很威风，所以很想当，但是我年纪最小，又实在不听话。我和叶老师说这件事，她说“你不知道同学的名字啊，怎么当班干部呢？”但是她给我份点名册，当晚我回去不知道为什么把点名册全背下来了，包括很难写的名字和所有的学号 —— 那是一年级开学第二周。叶老师觉得孺子可教，所以她和美术老师悄悄说让我当美术课代表（当时我只有美术特别优秀）。这件事给我的鼓励很大，叶老师总是鼓励我说凡是我想做的事没有做不到的，从此对待任何挑战，我总是有信心去迎接。
后来叶老师教我书法，我总是在她穿新的白裙子的那天把墨汁弄到她身上，我发誓我不是故意的。似乎是二年级起，学校晚上有了书法课，叶老师总是让我放学后留在她办公室先做作业或者练点字，然后还给我买晚饭，吃完一起去书法课。那是我最幸福最充实的一段时间。此后我每次参加书法大赛，叶老师总是不辞辛劳地陪我练，有时在学校，有时在我家，还带我到状元馆吃面作为写得好的奖励。
一年级考进修学校的语文班，我没考上，很伤心。叶老师就帮我和那老师说，没想到那老师曾经来听过我们班的课，因为我的字写得好对我很有印象，所以一口就答应了。这，算是第一次走后门吧，靠得全是叶老师；）
在叶老师的教导下，我不是很调皮了，成绩也渐渐好起来，拿的各种各样的奖也越来越多。二年级开始在大队部旁听，三年级的时候就去竞选大队委员的席位（本来的规定是四年级以上有权竞选，但叶老师当了大队辅导员就不会那么墨守成规）。
这次颇具喜剧性的竞选给我印象之深刻，是我三年级的最大亮点之一。和我现在一样，当时我也从不把什么事挂心上，那天下午竞选，而前一分钟我还在吴山上和同学玩，直到班主任陈老师提醒我才急冲冲一路跑回学校。大礼堂已经坐满了人。我紧张地一塌糊涂。程序是每个按顺序上台演讲，然后一排坐在台上，面前放一个箱子，让投票人（每班5个还是3个？）把票放在箱子里。很紧张，真的，仍然是气喘嘘嘘。但是我演讲得很好，也始终保持微笑，可是问题是我刚说完“我的演讲结束了，谢谢大家”，微笑退回自己的位子，我就开始大哭。我不知道当时有没有影响到我后面那人的演讲，反正我自己就是控制不住得哭，很多老师同学来安慰我我就是停不下来——台下，是全校各年级80个学生代表。忘了是谁搀我从后台走了，投票开始，每个候选人紧张地看着自己的箱子，只有一个箱子后面没有人——就是我的。投票结果：张晶（当时六年级的一多才多艺的美女加超级强人）和周晟茹（哭哭啼啼的三年级女生）以72票并列第一。直到现在我怀疑是同情票占多。不管怎么说当时我很得意，何况最喜欢我的叶老师是大队辅导员，我想以我的票数肯定是副大队长了，多威风啊。但是叶老师了解我，这个女孩会很轻易地毁在骄傲自大手里。所以我是大队宣传委员，后来又兼学习委员，组织委员，什么文化委员，我一身兼四职，但始终没有做过大队长（副的也没有）。对此我真的十分感谢叶老师和后来的大队辅导员。我做大队长会把学校搞乱的。深信不疑！
五年级开始，叶老师被调进了上城区少年宫，算是升迁了吧，但当时我们全班都哭得很惨，叶老师也哭得很惨。此后我再也没有为了谁这样哭过了，当时真是单纯，那份感情真是深沉和真挚啊。
不当班主任，不当语文老师，并不代表叶老师对我的帮助就终止了。以后无论是我在学习、生活上碰到任何问题，叶老师总是尽最大的努力帮我。语文上的指导不用说了，她还教我怎么和不喜欢的老师同学沟通，她带我四处玩，帮我找“手拉手”的帮助对象，在我家出问题的时候帮我排忧解难。小学一年级，叶老师的关怀让我很自然的叫她“叶妈妈”，而此后和永远她都是我最尊敬的老师和最真挚的朋友，这话绝对不是什么写老师时用的陈词滥调，我可以坦诚地告诉叶老师所有事情，可以毫不置疑地接受她的任何建议。
关键词二：同学与朋友
可能是我从来不穿裙子的原因，在小学里和男生的关系远比和女生的关系好。这种状况直到小学三四年纪起才渐渐有所改观。
说起小学低年级和那帮哥们玩得那个叫做疯啊，简直是正常女生不能想象的。我家地方比较好，特别受大家青睐，基本上每天都有四五个同学到我家去玩。打弹子，爬树，爬墙，爬假山，或者到山上去探险（当时吴山还是很有惊喜的，常常有机会发现新的洞穴、佛像，或者挖到古钱币），季节好的话还摘柿子苹果桃子无花果什么的。经常晚上八点多（当时感觉似乎已经很晚了），一帮八九个男生在我家院子里大喊大叫，让我出来和他们捉蟋蟀。但是这在当时他们的家长是很反感的。甚至有向叶老师告状的。各种各样的原因，三四年纪以后就很少有人来我家玩了。
另外一件事很能体现我当时和同学的关系。似乎是三年级春游，带足球去的那个人居然是我。当然，我是不踢球的，就是在春游前那晚赶到解百硬是让妈妈买了个，当时感觉挺贵的，几百元吧。结果那帮人踢了没多久球就掉河里去了，一个人很英勇地一手抓着树杈，一手去捞足球，人都悬在河面和树枝间的那个半空，这幕场景我直到现在也无法忘记。当然，球救回来了，可是就在我们快要离开公园的时候，球又掉河里了，有了刚才的惊险场面，我说什么也不让他们去捡了。回家被父母骂了，不过一边听着责备，一边我还是笑着的。
三年级起有了几个特别好的女朋友，形影不离那种，以至于还被后来的老师说成是“拉帮结派”“搞小团体”，呵呵，都忘了是为什么了，不过似乎和另外一个“女生小团体”有关。她们的“领队”是燕，一个瘦瘦小小的女生（是三年级我们班另一个竞选大队干部的人，不幸落选）。现在回想起来，如果没有这个人，我的小学生活会单调苍白很多。我们似乎反对对方的一切，整天不是热战就是冷战，我不知道她为什么不喜欢我，不过我仔细回想我自己似乎也没有什么不喜欢她的原因。反正两个人就是对头，对了好几年，直到六年级末胡老师的一番话才让我突然清醒。当时我们好像犯了一个一模一样的错误（似乎是一起考试迟到），老师让她回教室继续考试，而把我留办公室反省，说这场考试我不用考了。以我的脾气当然是爆发了，而她说“你总觉得老师偏向她，你怎么不想想到底是在偏向谁？燕是只有7分的能力，但是她努力在挑8分的担子，你明明有10分的能力，却挑了个9分的担子还沾沾自喜比她多了一分。”这番话我直到现在还记得清清楚楚，当时我人整个傻了，我好像是个从来不洗脸的人突然站到一面镜子前面，一下子觉得自己很无知很渺小，也很幼稚，总是看着表面的现象，从来不追究内在原因。从此我对这个女生一直抱着尊敬和抱歉的心情，我以前显然是太刻薄了，即使她脸上没写出来，给她内心的伤害一定是不浅的。对不起啊。
然后要说我的朋友陆，她比我成熟很多，从她身上我得到了很多用言语无法描述的东西。她也是个很男孩子气的女生，我们几乎无话不谈（当然不是那种小女生的谈话）更多的是互相支持。还有汝，她是一个很漂亮的女生，很女人，很温柔，她拥有的是我一辈子都不可以拥有的特质。她们在高年级时是我最好的朋友之一。我相信以我这种说话不经过大脑一定有过伤害她们的地方，但是亲如姐妹就意味着我不记得，她们更记不得了。我对她们的感激也是一种无疑言表的内心联系，就只有让我用同样的友情回报了。
还有我在幼儿园起的保护神——超，对于他我总觉得做得不够多不够好。他很聪明很善良，然而被一个不怎么单纯善良的老师害得有很强的报复心甚至有点暴力。在这个世界上他是个激进的少数派，他几乎不听任何人的话——除了叶老师，还有，我。但是我总觉得我为他做得太少，关心他太少，总觉得他的现状之所以不尽如人意有一部分是我的错。我原本应该可以抚平他叛逆的怒气，帮他把成绩搞上去（这对他应该并不困难），但是我没有，我很自私。当他转学出去，是他仍然记得每年的圣诞节和我的生日，而我在的祝福卡常常遗漏他。他从来没有怪我。直到此时此刻，仍会和我坦诚相待，昨天，他发条消息“我们做一辈子的朋友吧”“当然”我说。
感谢励，没有你我就不会进入杭外的大门，而进入杭外是我这一生当中最成功最幸福最有自豪感最有所得的事。还有，很早以前，因为你那个不太好的同桌，我误会你很久，抱歉了。
还有一个让我内心愧疚的是闻，他是个不怎么聪明但成绩一流的人，考杭外失利进了二中。之所以愧疚是因为小学时常常看不起他，在心里笑话他，有时还恶作剧。其实他是个再老实不过的人了，而且对任何人都不会怀有恶意的。我错了。
顺便向其他众多（估计是我们班的全部）被我戏弄过，恶作剧过的同学道歉。尽管时至今日我已无法记起这些，但是对不起，原谅我以前幼稚的“恶意”吧。
这段时期的记忆比较清晰了，所以真的回想起来做的错事还真是不少。但是我很有毅力要把每一件记得起的都写下来。
上学第一天就到两个同学家去玩，很晚才回家，妈妈很担心。
上课很不乖，动不动玩凳子啥的，让老师很头痛。尤其是音乐老师，原来教过妈妈，说我简直和她差太远了，没见过我那么顽皮的女孩子。后来二三年纪的时候音乐课搬到一个比较奇特的教室，窗外就是天台，我常常爬出去玩。久而久之，音乐老师习惯对我的小失踪视而不见。
（这样写下去无止境，我还是挑关键词吧）
关键词一：叶老师
叶老师不仅仅是我小学恩师，更是我一生中最重要的人之一。叶老师很聪明，很能干，很专业，很漂亮，很善良，总之有一切最好的语文老师和班主任的品质，她是人的一生中能够遇到的最好的启蒙老师，如果说我今天有什么成绩的话，就源自于她。
一年级我的调皮不差任何一个男生，也没少给她惹麻烦。
当时我最小，班里还有个男生比我整整大两岁，我忘了什么很自私的原因就是很讨厌他。所以我把那圈圈的薄荷糖带到学校，跟所有的人分了，之后才说凡是吃了糖糖的人都要帮我欺负这个大男生，（恶毒啊，我都不堪回首），当时大家想想仿佛真觉得很有道理，而且糖已经在肚子里了，也吐不出来。不管他们怎么想的，反正后来一帮人一直把这个最大的男生追到天台的一角，我上去了，看见了，他蜷缩在一个角落，撑着把雨伞挡着。我当时真的已经觉得错了，已经很后悔了，但是我让他们停手也来不及了。这是我这一生做得最暴力最低下的事，是第一次，也是最后一次。真的。
这件事也让叶老师很生气，而且我知道她也很失望和伤心。打次之后，我乖很多了。我顶多不过整天爬到她的椅子上玩她的长发；或者和同学给她遍儿歌，走到哪里唱到哪里，让她很不好意思。上学不久，一次给同学庆生，我和他爸爸干了一杯又一杯（竹叶青），醉了，是叶老师送我回家，还帮我向妈妈求情（从此妈妈对于我喝酒的事都不怎么在意了）。
小时候我觉得班干部很威风，所以很想当，但是我年纪最小，又实在不听话。我和叶老师说这件事，她说“你不知道同学的名字啊，怎么当班干部呢？”但是她给我份点名册，当晚我回去不知道为什么把点名册全背下来了，包括很难写的名字和所有的学号 —— 那是一年级开学第二周。叶老师觉得孺子可教，所以她和美术老师悄悄说让我当美术课代表（当时我只有美术特别优秀）。这件事给我的鼓励很大，叶老师总是鼓励我说凡是我想做的事没有做不到的，从此对待任何挑战，我总是有信心去迎接。
后来叶老师教我书法，我总是在她穿新的白裙子的那天把墨汁弄到她身上，我发誓我不是故意的。似乎是二年级起，学校晚上有了书法课，叶老师总是让我放学后留在她办公室先做作业或者练点字，然后还给我买晚饭，吃完一起去书法课。那是我最幸福最充实的一段时间。此后我每次参加书法大赛，叶老师总是不辞辛劳地陪我练，有时在学校，有时在我家，还带我到状元馆吃面作为写得好的奖励。
一年级考进修学校的语文班，我没考上，很伤心。叶老师就帮我和那老师说，没想到那老师曾经来听过我们班的课，因为我的字写得好对我很有印象，所以一口就答应了。这，算是第一次走后门吧，靠得全是叶老师；）
在叶老师的教导下，我不是很调皮了，成绩也渐渐好起来，拿的各种各样的奖也越来越多。二年级开始在大队部旁听，三年级的时候就去竞选大队委员的席位（本来的规定是四年级以上有权竞选，但叶老师当了大队辅导员就不会那么墨守成规）。
这次颇具喜剧性的竞选给我印象之深刻，是我三年级的最大亮点之一。和我现在一样，当时我也从不把什么事挂心上，那天下午竞选，而前一分钟我还在吴山上和同学玩，直到班主任陈老师提醒我才急冲冲一路跑回学校。大礼堂已经坐满了人。我紧张地一塌糊涂。程序是每个按顺序上台演讲，然后一排坐在台上，面前放一个箱子，让投票人（每班5个还是3个？）把票放在箱子里。很紧张，真的，仍然是气喘嘘嘘。但是我演讲得很好，也始终保持微笑，可是问题是我刚说完“我的演讲结束了，谢谢大家”，微笑退回自己的位子，我就开始大哭。我不知道当时有没有影响到我后面那人的演讲，反正我自己就是控制不住得哭，很多老师同学来安慰我我就是停不下来——台下，是全校各年级80个学生代表。忘了是谁搀我从后台走了，投票开始，每个候选人紧张地看着自己的箱子，只有一个箱子后面没有人——就是我的。投票结果：张晶（当时六年级的一多才多艺的美女加超级强人）和周晟茹（哭哭啼啼的三年级女生）以72票并列第一。直到现在我怀疑是同情票占多。不管怎么说当时我很得意，何况最喜欢我的叶老师是大队辅导员，我想以我的票数肯定是副大队长了，多威风啊。但是叶老师了解我，这个女孩会很轻易地毁在骄傲自大手里。所以我是大队宣传委员，后来又兼学习委员，组织委员，什么文化委员，我一身兼四职，但始终没有做过大队长（副的也没有）。对此我真的十分感谢叶老师和后来的大队辅导员。我做大队长会把学校搞乱的。深信不疑！
五年级开始，叶老师被调进了上城区少年宫，算是升迁了吧，但当时我们全班都哭得很惨，叶老师也哭得很惨。此后我再也没有为了谁这样哭过了，当时真是单纯，那份感情真是深沉和真挚啊。
不当班主任，不当语文老师，并不代表叶老师对我的帮助就终止了。以后无论是我在学习、生活上碰到任何问题，叶老师总是尽最大的努力帮我。语文上的指导不用说了，她还教我怎么和不喜欢的老师同学沟通，她带我四处玩，帮我找“手拉手”的帮助对象，在我家出问题的时候帮我排忧解难。小学一年级，叶老师的关怀让我很自然的叫她“叶妈妈”，而此后和永远她都是我最尊敬的老师和最真挚的朋友，这话绝对不是什么写老师时用的陈词滥调，我可以坦诚地告诉叶老师所有事情，可以毫不置疑地接受她的任何建议。
关键词二：同学与朋友
可能是我从来不穿裙子的原因，在小学里和男生的关系远比和女生的关系好。这种状况直到小学三四年纪起才渐渐有所改观。
说起小学低年级和那帮哥们玩得那个叫做疯啊，简直是正常女生不能想象的。我家地方比较好，特别受大家青睐，基本上每天都有四五个同学到我家去玩。打弹子，爬树，爬墙，爬假山，或者到山上去探险（当时吴山还是很有惊喜的，常常有机会发现新的洞穴、佛像，或者挖到古钱币），季节好的话还摘柿子苹果桃子无花果什么的。经常晚上八点多（当时感觉似乎已经很晚了），一帮八九个男生在我家院子里大喊大叫，让我出来和他们捉蟋蟀。但是这在当时他们的家长是很反感的。甚至有向叶老师告状的。各种各样的原因，三四年纪以后就很少有人来我家玩了。
另外一件事很能体现我当时和同学的关系。似乎是三年级春游，带足球去的那个人居然是我。当然，我是不踢球的，就是在春游前那晚赶到解百硬是让妈妈买了个，当时感觉挺贵的，几百元吧。结果那帮人踢了没多久球就掉河里去了，一个人很英勇地一手抓着树杈，一手去捞足球，人都悬在河面和树枝间的那个半空，这幕场景我直到现在也无法忘记。当然，球救回来了，可是就在我们快要离开公园的时候，球又掉河里了，有了刚才的惊险场面，我说什么也不让他们去捡了。回家被父母骂了，不过一边听着责备，一边我还是笑着的。
三年级起有了几个特别好的女朋友，形影不离那种，以至于还被后来的老师说成是“拉帮结派”“搞小团体”，呵呵，都忘了是为什么了，不过似乎和另外一个“女生小团体”有关。她们的“领队”是燕，一个瘦瘦小小的女生（是三年级我们班另一个竞选大队干部的人，不幸落选）。现在回想起来，如果没有这个人，我的小学生活会单调苍白很多。我们似乎反对对方的一切，整天不是热战就是冷战，我不知道她为什么不喜欢我，不过我仔细回想我自己似乎也没有什么不喜欢她的原因。反正两个人就是对头，对了好几年，直到六年级末胡老师的一番话才让我突然清醒。当时我们好像犯了一个一模一样的错误（似乎是一起考试迟到），老师让她回教室继续考试，而把我留办公室反省，说这场考试我不用考了。以我的脾气当然是爆发了，而她说“你总觉得老师偏向她，你怎么不想想到底是在偏向谁？燕是只有7分的能力，但是她努力在挑8分的担子，你明明有10分的能力，却挑了个9分的担子还沾沾自喜比她多了一分。”这番话我直到现在还记得清清楚楚，当时我人整个傻了，我好像是个从来不洗脸的人突然站到一面镜子前面，一下子觉得自己很无知很渺小，也很幼稚，总是看着表面的现象，从来不追究内在原因。从此我对这个女生一直抱着尊敬和抱歉的心情，我以前显然是太刻薄了，即使她脸上没写出来，给她内心的伤害一定是不浅的。对不起啊。
然后要说我的朋友陆，她比我成熟很多，从她身上我得到了很多用言语无法描述的东西。她也是个很男孩子气的女生，我们几乎无话不谈（当然不是那种小女生的谈话）更多的是互相支持。还有汝，她是一个很漂亮的女生，很女人，很温柔，她拥有的是我一辈子都不可以拥有的特质。她们在高年级时是我最好的朋友之一。我相信以我这种说话不经过大脑一定有过伤害她们的地方，但是亲如姐妹就意味着我不记得，她们更记不得了。我对她们的感激也是一种无疑言表的内心联系，就只有让我用同样的友情回报了。
还有我在幼儿园起的保护神——超，对于他我总觉得做得不够多不够好。他很聪明很善良，然而被一个不怎么单纯善良的老师害得有很强的报复心甚至有点暴力。在这个世界上他是个激进的少数派，他几乎不听任何人的话——除了叶老师，还有，我。但是我总觉得我为他做得太少，关心他太少，总觉得他的现状之所以不尽如人意有一部分是我的错。我原本应该可以抚平他叛逆的怒气，帮他把成绩搞上去（这对他应该并不困难），但是我没有，我很自私。当他转学出去，是他仍然记得每年的圣诞节和我的生日，而我在的祝福卡常常遗漏他。他从来没有怪我。直到此时此刻，仍会和我坦诚相待，昨天，他发条消息“我们做一辈子的朋友吧”“当然”我说。
感谢励，没有你我就不会进入杭外的大门，而进入杭外是我这一生当中最成功最幸福最有自豪感最有所得的事。还有，很早以前，因为你那个不太好的同桌，我误会你很久，抱歉了。
还有一个让我内心愧疚的是闻，他是个不怎么聪明但成绩一流的人，考杭外失利进了二中。之所以愧疚是因为小学时常常看不起他，在心里笑话他，有时还恶作剧。其实他是个再老实不过的人了，而且对任何人都不会怀有恶意的。我错了。
顺便向其他众多（估计是我们班的全部）被我戏弄过，恶作剧过的同学道歉。尽管时至今日我已无法记起这些，但是对不起，原谅我以前幼稚的“恶意”吧。
Monday, June 27, 2005
Old bookmarks.
Just ran across this while cleaning out my bookmarks. It's one of my faves.
Men In Hats :: Online Comic
Just ran across this while cleaning out my bookmarks. It's one of my faves.
Men In Hats :: Online Comic
Proof that TV makes me smarter.
I was watching an episode of "House" yesterday -- they mentioned something called a "myoclonic jerk," the strange muscle jerk that sometimes happens when you're just falling asleep. I never knew it had a name. Turns out the ones that specifically relate to falling asleep are "hypnic jerks." But no matter. Thank you, House.
Opentopia Encyclopedia :: Hypnic jerk
I was watching an episode of "House" yesterday -- they mentioned something called a "myoclonic jerk," the strange muscle jerk that sometimes happens when you're just falling asleep. I never knew it had a name. Turns out the ones that specifically relate to falling asleep are "hypnic jerks." But no matter. Thank you, House.
Opentopia Encyclopedia :: Hypnic jerk
Sunday, June 26, 2005
未成年不完全总结（学前篇）
快要告别未成年时期了。觉得不写点什么东西日子过得稀里糊涂。
是个没习惯写日记的人。开了五六个 blog，而且还都常常更新，可不是 graphic design 就是摄影，小说，评论 —— 无聊得很。所以今天这么一想，恐怕我是个很逃避生活逃避现实的人吧。作为对此前这十几年的一个总结，要诚实诚恳地做个总结。像卢梭写“忏悔录”，只有对过去坦白，才能面对上帝的最终审判毫不畏惧地说我是一个清白的人。
问了妈妈很多关于我小时候的事，那么，从在妈妈肚子里开始，既是总结，也是留念：
1。出生前后。
很不乖，经常欺负妈妈。因为检查出来头特别大，所有的医生都怀疑我畸形，让妈妈把我打掉。妈妈没有同意。医院里的陈阿姨给我做了很多次 B 超，是少数支持我在这个世界合法位置的医生之一，认为我没有畸形。。。感谢妈妈，生下我。。。更感谢您，那么勇敢地相信我，在我那么小的时候就这样爱我。出生后特别会吃，据说是个好小孩。^^
2。托儿所。
妈妈工作很忙，14个月就进了托儿所。
第一天的麻烦是：坚决把水叫成GG。于是吵了一天的“我要吃GG”，老师没听懂，当然就渴了一天，爸爸来接我才喝到水，把老师吓得 —— 从此见到我就问要不要吃GG。
从一开始表现就很不好。经常被罚站。我从来都不承认错误，回家让妈妈“给老师送点东西，她们就不会罚我了”。于是害妈妈请半天假跑到留下去贿赂（生平第一次）贿赂这个刚进托儿所几天的我的老师。（題外話：后来老师果然较少罚我了）
从小就很自负，妈妈说我有天穿了裙子到她医院，很开心（我小时候穿裙子的概率也不高的）。医院的同事和我开玩笑说“你穿那么漂亮干吗？又不是公主！”我当时毫不思索地回顶一句“我当不成公主，当皇后总还是有机会的吧？！”于是给妈妈的同事留下的印象就成了“野心家”。
从小就很缠人讲故事（直到现在有时也这样）。哪怕是一模一样的故事也要听。于是烦透了妈妈和外婆（又要反省一下，从小到大一直把外婆叫奶奶）
从小就对金钱没有概念，拿一对新的金铃铛和邻居家哥哥换了一把弹子玩，然后又全输给了他。上万元的檀香扇一根根拆开来玩。。。
对家里的藏书不满，全部留下了我的破坏痕迹。。。无一幸免。
3。幼儿园。
养成了最最糟糕的习惯：咬指甲。妈妈是医生我居然还那么不讲卫生地咬指甲？而且记性差的毛病日益显现，总是忘了带小手帕，要妈妈一路从家里送过来。后来改用了餐巾纸，而幼儿园还要查手帕，又是我振振有辞地和值班老师顶嘴，最后似乎以罚站告终。
第二个坏习惯：吃饭慢，挑食。其实应该是早养成的吧。只是在幼儿园才完全表现出来。劳累老师后来餐餐都不得不喂我。真不好意思。
第三个：其实不是习惯，而且养成了很不好的个性了 —— 骄傲自大，目中无人。小时候学了点舞，一点琴，就很自以为是了。去参加了一个什么表演赛，其他的选手都比我大很多，我居然还拿了个什么奖，于是自信心到了极点。一次期末考（忘了当时怎么叫），只要讲个小故事就算通过。我得意洋洋地讲了整整半小时的故事（仿佛是什么鞠苹姐姐讲故事里面连载的一个）。现在想想真是肤浅幼稚的可笑！到了大班，有各种各样全市的讲故事，算术，甚至拍皮球，跳绳的比赛。一人只能参加一项，当时语文老师和数学老师都希望我参加他们那项，我颇为得意，选了数学。但是从来不好好做练习 —— 练习只有反复做得一套，不多久我就把所有答案全背下来，所以总是做得最快最好的一个。比赛那天，（我至今清楚得记得）有两部分：几何和算术。几何部分老师让做完的人举手，我是全市第二个。（第一个仿佛是男生，不会是戴磊吧？不记得了，当时好像在天长小学考的）接着做算术，我很自作聪明地把平时背的那套答案写了上去，不用说，又是最快的。考完出来，数学老师埋怨一个男孩做得慢，我很得意地嘲笑了他。结果是他三等奖，我？当然落榜。
第四个：恶毒倾向。那时就很小（下面会写到原因），常常被人欺负，但是也总有办法鼓动别人来帮我欺负别人（妈妈说的，具体我真不记得了。）尤其是超，他是保护我次数最多，帮我欺负别人次数也最多的人。根本就是被我的恶毒心毒害最深的一个人。其中不算严重的一次是叫两个男生把一个笑话我不穿裙子的女生堵在厕所里哭叫了整一上午。
在幼儿园外也没少惹麻烦。这里就要讲到我的身体状况。常常害爸爸妈妈半夜跑医院，每月至少发烧一次不算，我腿上的骨头似乎就是四岁的时候开始不好的。从这时一直到十二岁，我不能跑不能跳不能多走路。也是从这个时候开始，爸爸妈妈带我跑遍了中国最大最好的医院直到完全失去希望。最后要感谢一个南京的医生，他预言我到十二岁就会好，让父母放心许多。的确，十二岁后好了很多很多。可当时常常要做骨头固定，就是用木板把脚上下四周死死地固定住。常常几个月下来双脚长短不一，只好把另一只脚也固定一次。。。这期间，如果要晒晒太阳，也要爸爸妈妈把整个床板都抬出去，似乎是因为我连腰部都不能动一下。真是太大的麻烦，太大的拖累了。劳父母操了那么多心。哀。
在家里吃饭情况更遭，如果我说吃不下了，而妈妈还喂我一口的话，我马上全部吐出来。。。我现在怀疑是故意的。。。可是屡试不爽。。。
第一次撒谎：到妈妈医院的图书馆看书（画报吧？）没看完就拿了一本下去到妈妈的科室里，妈妈问我怎么拿来了，我撒谎说那图书管理员同意的。这么小，就骗人！
继续就对金钱没有概念，随随便便就把一串水晶项链送给一个小妹妹当见面礼。
是个没习惯写日记的人。开了五六个 blog，而且还都常常更新，可不是 graphic design 就是摄影，小说，评论 —— 无聊得很。所以今天这么一想，恐怕我是个很逃避生活逃避现实的人吧。作为对此前这十几年的一个总结，要诚实诚恳地做个总结。像卢梭写“忏悔录”，只有对过去坦白，才能面对上帝的最终审判毫不畏惧地说我是一个清白的人。
问了妈妈很多关于我小时候的事，那么，从在妈妈肚子里开始，既是总结，也是留念：
1。出生前后。
很不乖，经常欺负妈妈。因为检查出来头特别大，所有的医生都怀疑我畸形，让妈妈把我打掉。妈妈没有同意。医院里的陈阿姨给我做了很多次 B 超，是少数支持我在这个世界合法位置的医生之一，认为我没有畸形。。。感谢妈妈，生下我。。。更感谢您，那么勇敢地相信我，在我那么小的时候就这样爱我。出生后特别会吃，据说是个好小孩。^^
2。托儿所。
妈妈工作很忙，14个月就进了托儿所。
第一天的麻烦是：坚决把水叫成GG。于是吵了一天的“我要吃GG”，老师没听懂，当然就渴了一天，爸爸来接我才喝到水，把老师吓得 —— 从此见到我就问要不要吃GG。
从一开始表现就很不好。经常被罚站。我从来都不承认错误，回家让妈妈“给老师送点东西，她们就不会罚我了”。于是害妈妈请半天假跑到留下去贿赂（生平第一次）贿赂这个刚进托儿所几天的我的老师。（題外話：后来老师果然较少罚我了）
从小就很自负，妈妈说我有天穿了裙子到她医院，很开心（我小时候穿裙子的概率也不高的）。医院的同事和我开玩笑说“你穿那么漂亮干吗？又不是公主！”我当时毫不思索地回顶一句“我当不成公主，当皇后总还是有机会的吧？！”于是给妈妈的同事留下的印象就成了“野心家”。
从小就很缠人讲故事（直到现在有时也这样）。哪怕是一模一样的故事也要听。于是烦透了妈妈和外婆（又要反省一下，从小到大一直把外婆叫奶奶）
从小就对金钱没有概念，拿一对新的金铃铛和邻居家哥哥换了一把弹子玩，然后又全输给了他。上万元的檀香扇一根根拆开来玩。。。
对家里的藏书不满，全部留下了我的破坏痕迹。。。无一幸免。
3。幼儿园。
养成了最最糟糕的习惯：咬指甲。妈妈是医生我居然还那么不讲卫生地咬指甲？而且记性差的毛病日益显现，总是忘了带小手帕，要妈妈一路从家里送过来。后来改用了餐巾纸，而幼儿园还要查手帕，又是我振振有辞地和值班老师顶嘴，最后似乎以罚站告终。
第二个坏习惯：吃饭慢，挑食。其实应该是早养成的吧。只是在幼儿园才完全表现出来。劳累老师后来餐餐都不得不喂我。真不好意思。
第三个：其实不是习惯，而且养成了很不好的个性了 —— 骄傲自大，目中无人。小时候学了点舞，一点琴，就很自以为是了。去参加了一个什么表演赛，其他的选手都比我大很多，我居然还拿了个什么奖，于是自信心到了极点。一次期末考（忘了当时怎么叫），只要讲个小故事就算通过。我得意洋洋地讲了整整半小时的故事（仿佛是什么鞠苹姐姐讲故事里面连载的一个）。现在想想真是肤浅幼稚的可笑！到了大班，有各种各样全市的讲故事，算术，甚至拍皮球，跳绳的比赛。一人只能参加一项，当时语文老师和数学老师都希望我参加他们那项，我颇为得意，选了数学。但是从来不好好做练习 —— 练习只有反复做得一套，不多久我就把所有答案全背下来，所以总是做得最快最好的一个。比赛那天，（我至今清楚得记得）有两部分：几何和算术。几何部分老师让做完的人举手，我是全市第二个。（第一个仿佛是男生，不会是戴磊吧？不记得了，当时好像在天长小学考的）接着做算术，我很自作聪明地把平时背的那套答案写了上去，不用说，又是最快的。考完出来，数学老师埋怨一个男孩做得慢，我很得意地嘲笑了他。结果是他三等奖，我？当然落榜。
第四个：恶毒倾向。那时就很小（下面会写到原因），常常被人欺负，但是也总有办法鼓动别人来帮我欺负别人（妈妈说的，具体我真不记得了。）尤其是超，他是保护我次数最多，帮我欺负别人次数也最多的人。根本就是被我的恶毒心毒害最深的一个人。其中不算严重的一次是叫两个男生把一个笑话我不穿裙子的女生堵在厕所里哭叫了整一上午。
在幼儿园外也没少惹麻烦。这里就要讲到我的身体状况。常常害爸爸妈妈半夜跑医院，每月至少发烧一次不算，我腿上的骨头似乎就是四岁的时候开始不好的。从这时一直到十二岁，我不能跑不能跳不能多走路。也是从这个时候开始，爸爸妈妈带我跑遍了中国最大最好的医院直到完全失去希望。最后要感谢一个南京的医生，他预言我到十二岁就会好，让父母放心许多。的确，十二岁后好了很多很多。可当时常常要做骨头固定，就是用木板把脚上下四周死死地固定住。常常几个月下来双脚长短不一，只好把另一只脚也固定一次。。。这期间，如果要晒晒太阳，也要爸爸妈妈把整个床板都抬出去，似乎是因为我连腰部都不能动一下。真是太大的麻烦，太大的拖累了。劳父母操了那么多心。哀。
在家里吃饭情况更遭，如果我说吃不下了，而妈妈还喂我一口的话，我马上全部吐出来。。。我现在怀疑是故意的。。。可是屡试不爽。。。
第一次撒谎：到妈妈医院的图书馆看书（画报吧？）没看完就拿了一本下去到妈妈的科室里，妈妈问我怎么拿来了，我撒谎说那图书管理员同意的。这么小，就骗人！
继续就对金钱没有概念，随随便便就把一串水晶项链送给一个小妹妹当见面礼。
Friday, June 24, 2005
Thursday, June 23, 2005
I wouldn't know.
But apparently no one uses the Y-front properly.
(From Ricky Gervais of BBC's "The Office.")
rickygervais.com :: Bears - Episode 2
But apparently no one uses the Y-front properly.
(From Ricky Gervais of BBC's "The Office.")
rickygervais.com :: Bears - Episode 2
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Clear tape people.
Sounds dull, but they're kind of fascinating.
My faves:
Boy & girl
Baby
View more here:
Mark Jenkins :: Street Installations
Sounds dull, but they're kind of fascinating.
My faves:
Boy & girl
Baby
View more here:
Mark Jenkins :: Street Installations
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Yes, I know this is everywhere right now.
But it made me laugh, so I'm posting it. So there.
Stuff On My Cat
But it made me laugh, so I'm posting it. So there.
Stuff On My Cat
Health Watch: Four Silent Killers
Brought to you by McSweeney's:
1) Carbon Monoxide
2) The B-2 Stealth Bomber
3) Reification
4) Ninjas
Brought to you by McSweeney's:
1) Carbon Monoxide
2) The B-2 Stealth Bomber
3) Reification
4) Ninjas
Monday, June 20, 2005
Journalism at its finest.
Oy.
msnbc.com :: Saddam guards describe his Doritos habit - Ex-leader hates Froot Loops, loves Raisin Bran
Oy.
msnbc.com :: Saddam guards describe his Doritos habit - Ex-leader hates Froot Loops, loves Raisin Bran
Sunday, June 19, 2005
Today's winner of the Grossest & Weirdest Headline.
livescience.com :: Giant Balls of 'Snot' Explain Ocean Mystery
livescience.com :: Giant Balls of 'Snot' Explain Ocean Mystery
New art for the new pad.
I bought two pieces of art today at the Lakefront Festival. When I got them home I realized I must be in a very Brothers Quay sorta mood because they both have a surreal puppet thing going on. Hmm
Anyway, I love 'em.
Kenneth Payne :: Deux ex machina
(check out his other work, too - really beautiful)
My tiny new sculpture isn't online, but here's the artist's site:
L. Chamberlain :: Simple Works
I bought two pieces of art today at the Lakefront Festival. When I got them home I realized I must be in a very Brothers Quay sorta mood because they both have a surreal puppet thing going on. Hmm
Anyway, I love 'em.
Kenneth Payne :: Deux ex machina
(check out his other work, too - really beautiful)
My tiny new sculpture isn't online, but here's the artist's site:
L. Chamberlain :: Simple Works
Friday, June 17, 2005
File under "Yes, I'm a dork."
Surprisingly interesting for a little story about a hermaphroditic crab. (I hope you can view it without having to register.)
washingtonpost.com :: Part Male, Part Female, Fully Mysterious
Surprisingly interesting for a little story about a hermaphroditic crab. (I hope you can view it without having to register.)
washingtonpost.com :: Part Male, Part Female, Fully Mysterious
A belated Bloomsday present for the monk.
Ulysses for Dummies :: Animated gifs representing each chapter of Ulysses
Ulysses for Dummies :: Animated gifs representing each chapter of Ulysses
It's not just me that finds the Coldplay phenomenon tiresome.
SFGate.com :: Is Coldplay The New Jesus? Martin & Co. make moms smile and girls swoon and offend no one in their quest to love all puppies
SFGate.com :: Is Coldplay The New Jesus? Martin & Co. make moms smile and girls swoon and offend no one in their quest to love all puppies
Lovely packaging and web design.
(via cool hunting)
innocent drinks :: fresh fruit smoothies and other healthy drinks
(via cool hunting)
innocent drinks :: fresh fruit smoothies and other healthy drinks
There are no words
...to describe this cycling thread and its flaming downward spiral.
(via b3ta.com)
Lonely Planet Online | The Thorn Tree
...to describe this cycling thread and its flaming downward spiral.
(via b3ta.com)
Lonely Planet Online | The Thorn Tree
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Doing a nickel in a Sri Lanka prison. For fun.
Uh. No thanks.
The Daily News reported Thursday that Galle prison -- built in a centuries-old fort that is now a United Nations world heritage site -- would be developed into a tourist site.
Quoting Southern Province governor Kingsley T. Wickremaratne, the state-owned paper said guests would have to abandon their holiday finery on check-in and would be issued with prison uniforms for the duration of their stay.
Reuters.com | Oddly Enough :: I'm off on vacation for 3-5 years...
Uh. No thanks.
The Daily News reported Thursday that Galle prison -- built in a centuries-old fort that is now a United Nations world heritage site -- would be developed into a tourist site.
Quoting Southern Province governor Kingsley T. Wickremaratne, the state-owned paper said guests would have to abandon their holiday finery on check-in and would be issued with prison uniforms for the duration of their stay.
Reuters.com | Oddly Enough :: I'm off on vacation for 3-5 years...
One of my favorite Milwaukee things.
And I'm actually going to be able to make it this year. Yay!
Lakefront Festival of Arts
And I'm actually going to be able to make it this year. Yay!
Lakefront Festival of Arts
Cool.
Yahoo's Flickr, an online community site and photo service, is readying to launch a print-on-demand service, internetnews.com reports; it has also learned that Flickr will partner with Qoop, which has not yet itself launched, to offer the service that allows users to select photos and formats to be printed into bound books. Those who want to publish such books with Qoop technology will be able to sell them on their own websites or through online ads, including a link that takes the buyer to Qoop for payment processing, ordering and fulfillment.
MarketingVOX :: Yahoo's Flickr to Team with Qoop for Photo Printing
Yahoo's Flickr, an online community site and photo service, is readying to launch a print-on-demand service, internetnews.com reports; it has also learned that Flickr will partner with Qoop, which has not yet itself launched, to offer the service that allows users to select photos and formats to be printed into bound books. Those who want to publish such books with Qoop technology will be able to sell them on their own websites or through online ads, including a link that takes the buyer to Qoop for payment processing, ordering and fulfillment.
MarketingVOX :: Yahoo's Flickr to Team with Qoop for Photo Printing
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Strange children.
I keep running across Loretta Lux's work. Very eerie and mesmerizing.
Artkrush :: Girl with Marbles
Loretta Lux web site
I keep running across Loretta Lux's work. Very eerie and mesmerizing.
Artkrush :: Girl with Marbles
Loretta Lux web site
Boobapalooza?
My bud, Lorraine, just emailed me to tell me she heard a commercial for this down in Tampa. Ick. And ish.
933 FLZ | the #1 hit music channel | .this is 933flz.com
My bud, Lorraine, just emailed me to tell me she heard a commercial for this down in Tampa. Ick. And ish.
933 FLZ | the #1 hit music channel | .this is 933flz.com
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
This time it's not a hoax.
Public Broadcasting Targeted By House
Panel Seeks to End CPB's Funding Within 2 Years
By Paul Farhi, Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, June 10, 2005
A House subcommittee voted yesterday to sharply reduce the federal government's financial support for public broadcasting, including eliminating taxpayer funds that help underwrite such popular children's educational programs as 'Sesame Street,' 'Reading Rainbow,' 'Arthur' and 'Postcards From Buster."
In addition, the subcommittee acted to eliminate within two years all federal money for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting -- which passes federal funds to public broadcasters -- starting with a 25 percent reduction in CPB's budget for next year, from $400 million to $300 million.
Read the story:
Washington Post :: Public Broadcasting Targeted By House
Sign the MoveOn.org petition:
MoveOn.org :: Save NPR & PBS
Public Broadcasting Targeted By House
Panel Seeks to End CPB's Funding Within 2 Years
By Paul Farhi, Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, June 10, 2005
A House subcommittee voted yesterday to sharply reduce the federal government's financial support for public broadcasting, including eliminating taxpayer funds that help underwrite such popular children's educational programs as 'Sesame Street,' 'Reading Rainbow,' 'Arthur' and 'Postcards From Buster."
In addition, the subcommittee acted to eliminate within two years all federal money for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting -- which passes federal funds to public broadcasters -- starting with a 25 percent reduction in CPB's budget for next year, from $400 million to $300 million.
Read the story:
Washington Post :: Public Broadcasting Targeted By House
Sign the MoveOn.org petition:
MoveOn.org :: Save NPR & PBS
Fainting goats. Watch the video.
Fainting goats are a slightly smaller version of the standard goat, who, believe it or not, thanks to a genetic condition called myotonia congenita, actually seem to faint when they are startled.
shey.net reblog :: Fainting Goats
Fainting goats are a slightly smaller version of the standard goat, who, believe it or not, thanks to a genetic condition called myotonia congenita, actually seem to faint when they are startled.
shey.net reblog :: Fainting Goats
Monday, June 13, 2005
Best sentence?
...the poll finds many women would be OK with that. An even greater percentage of them say they would be up for the switch.
azcentral :: 38% of French men wish they could get pregnant
...the poll finds many women would be OK with that. An even greater percentage of them say they would be up for the switch.
azcentral :: 38% of French men wish they could get pregnant
I'm sure I'd get writer's block, too. But I want to be a fortune cookie copywriter now.
At first, the writing came easily. Finding inspiration in sources ranging from the I Ching to the Post, Lau cranked out three or four maxims a day, between scrutinizing spreadsheets and monitoring the company's inventory of chow mein. I'd be on the subway and look up at the signs and think, "Hey, that would make a great fortune," he said. (One such adage: "Beware of odors from unfamiliar sources.") I'd keep a small notebook and jot down whatever came to me. I don't think I ever sat in front of the computer and said, "I am going to write ten fortunes right now." It has to come naturally.
The New Yorker :: Odd Jobs Department - Cookie Master
At first, the writing came easily. Finding inspiration in sources ranging from the I Ching to the Post, Lau cranked out three or four maxims a day, between scrutinizing spreadsheets and monitoring the company's inventory of chow mein. I'd be on the subway and look up at the signs and think, "Hey, that would make a great fortune," he said. (One such adage: "Beware of odors from unfamiliar sources.") I'd keep a small notebook and jot down whatever came to me. I don't think I ever sat in front of the computer and said, "I am going to write ten fortunes right now." It has to come naturally.
The New Yorker :: Odd Jobs Department - Cookie Master
Sunday, June 12, 2005
Museum street banners for your house.
Damn. If I had the bucks, I'd be all over this:
BetterWall is your exclusive source for authentic, limited-edition street banners from museums around the world. When you buy a banner from BetterWall, you get a unique, dramatic work of art to display in your home. But, your purchase means much more! A percentage of the proceeds of every banner sold through betterwall.com goes back to the museum. Be a part of BetterWall’s community of discriminating buyers who care about good design and supporting the arts.
BetterWall :: Your Exclusive Source for Limited-Edition Museum Banners
(via Land+Living)
Damn. If I had the bucks, I'd be all over this:
BetterWall is your exclusive source for authentic, limited-edition street banners from museums around the world. When you buy a banner from BetterWall, you get a unique, dramatic work of art to display in your home. But, your purchase means much more! A percentage of the proceeds of every banner sold through betterwall.com goes back to the museum. Be a part of BetterWall’s community of discriminating buyers who care about good design and supporting the arts.
BetterWall :: Your Exclusive Source for Limited-Edition Museum Banners
(via Land+Living)
Buy & donate.
I splurged and bought a quilt from Garnet Hill this morning. Before checking out, I went searching for a free shipping coupon. Didn't find free shipping, but I did find this -- Benevolink. Buy something from one of their vendors, and the vendor donates to your favorite local or national charity. It takes a minute to register, then it's no different than shopping online anyway. 6% of my purchase went to the Milwaukee Rescue Mission. (There are dozens upon dozens of Milwaukee charities in their database.) So cool.
Benevolink :: You Buy The Things You Want. Your Favorite Charity Gets The Things It Needs.
(p.s. It's a BBB Certified program.)
I splurged and bought a quilt from Garnet Hill this morning. Before checking out, I went searching for a free shipping coupon. Didn't find free shipping, but I did find this -- Benevolink. Buy something from one of their vendors, and the vendor donates to your favorite local or national charity. It takes a minute to register, then it's no different than shopping online anyway. 6% of my purchase went to the Milwaukee Rescue Mission. (There are dozens upon dozens of Milwaukee charities in their database.) So cool.
Benevolink :: You Buy The Things You Want. Your Favorite Charity Gets The Things It Needs.
(p.s. It's a BBB Certified program.)
Saturday, June 11, 2005
My poor brother.
He moved to Pensacola last summer for nicer weather. Not so much. (Hope you and Katy still have electricity, Pedder...)
Yahoo! News :: Panhandle Pounded As Arlene Nears Coast
He moved to Pensacola last summer for nicer weather. Not so much. (Hope you and Katy still have electricity, Pedder...)
Yahoo! News :: Panhandle Pounded As Arlene Nears Coast
Nervous much?
CHICAGO - An airline passenger's MP3 player and three vials harmless herbal remedies led to an emergency landing at O'Hare International Airport, the evacuation of 74 passengers and crew and a search of the plane Tuesday by the Chicago Police bomb squad.
AP Wire :: MP3 player, herbal remedies lead to emergency landing at O'Hare
CHICAGO - An airline passenger's MP3 player and three vials harmless herbal remedies led to an emergency landing at O'Hare International Airport, the evacuation of 74 passengers and crew and a search of the plane Tuesday by the Chicago Police bomb squad.
AP Wire :: MP3 player, herbal remedies lead to emergency landing at O'Hare
Doggy backpack.
If it actually looked like a backpack, I'd get one, write the names of bands on it and send it to my favorite little hound, Bogey, to impress the chicks down in Florida...
Carol Wright Gifts :: Dog Backpack
If it actually looked like a backpack, I'd get one, write the names of bands on it and send it to my favorite little hound, Bogey, to impress the chicks down in Florida...
Carol Wright Gifts :: Dog Backpack
Fantastic.
Why don't you love me?
Originally uploaded by samideluxe.
My fabulous buddy (and hookup for imported English makeup!), Samideluxe, snapped this one. I *love* it. Check out the rest of her flickr photos, too. So worth it.
Sometimes CL is like hearing a pal tell a really good story.
craigslist.org :: to my ex and his impending lack of sex
craigslist.org :: to my ex and his impending lack of sex
Friday, June 10, 2005
Candy concepts by design students.
(A mid-term project during winter term 2004/2005 at the KISD Köln International School of Design.)
A minor alteration of this product achieves an immense effect. The “noobs” are produced through placing two brown chocolate eyes on small white chocolate marshmallows. The intention is to achieve a maximum result through the smallest possible expenditure from a creative and technical point of view. The second time one looks at the product, one realises the effects of the alteration. A simple chocolate marshmallow has become a product that creates emotions.
Look into their innocent eyes and try to see the world from the “noob's” perspective for a moment , and then eat one.
noobs
View all the candy here:
sweet dreams
(A mid-term project during winter term 2004/2005 at the KISD Köln International School of Design.)
A minor alteration of this product achieves an immense effect. The “noobs” are produced through placing two brown chocolate eyes on small white chocolate marshmallows. The intention is to achieve a maximum result through the smallest possible expenditure from a creative and technical point of view. The second time one looks at the product, one realises the effects of the alteration. A simple chocolate marshmallow has become a product that creates emotions.
Look into their innocent eyes and try to see the world from the “noob's” perspective for a moment , and then eat one.
noobs
View all the candy here:
sweet dreams
I dunno. I kinda like it.
Adrants:: 'Let's Hug It Out, Bitch' Street Postings Promote HBO's 'Entourage'
Adrants:: 'Let's Hug It Out, Bitch' Street Postings Promote HBO's 'Entourage'
Gorgeous old ads.
I love this one, even if I have no idea what an anthropomorphic pickle, industrial lubricants and Heinz 57 have to do with each other.
EphemeraNow.com :: Mister Pickle takes a dip
View all:
EphemeraNow.com :: Gallery
(via coudal.com, possibly the best design-y blog in the world)
I love this one, even if I have no idea what an anthropomorphic pickle, industrial lubricants and Heinz 57 have to do with each other.
EphemeraNow.com :: Mister Pickle takes a dip
View all:
EphemeraNow.com :: Gallery
(via coudal.com, possibly the best design-y blog in the world)
This makes me happy.
The benches love to be sat on - it makes them particularly happy in fact, and they often take up position in new spaces to make themselves more attractive to potential human sitters. Sometimes, when it rains, they move themselves to drier, shadier areas of the square. To attract potential human sitting folk, they like to form patterns - the benches moving in to shapes in the centre of the piazza.
The bins are also free to roam the piazza, but they are a little more solitary, preferring their own company, and a little quiet space to occupy. It's a tough life being a bin, and they like to contemplate their humble lot on their own.
There's one other thing to note about this free spirited furniture. When the mood takes them, perhaps when the weather is fine, or most of the bench clan are being sat on, they like to burst in to song. Sometimes, small clusters gather together and sing a tight six-part harmony, and occasionally, though much more rarely due to their shyness, the bins join in with their sweet soprano voices.
Each bench drifts slowly around the square, no faster than a strolling human, and is equipped with sensors that detect the presence of objects in its immediate vicinity, coming to a complete halt when any object is closer than two metres.
Urban Junction :: Greyworld:
Bins & Benches
BBC News Story:
BBC NEWS :: Singing benches let loose in city
The benches love to be sat on - it makes them particularly happy in fact, and they often take up position in new spaces to make themselves more attractive to potential human sitters. Sometimes, when it rains, they move themselves to drier, shadier areas of the square. To attract potential human sitting folk, they like to form patterns - the benches moving in to shapes in the centre of the piazza.
The bins are also free to roam the piazza, but they are a little more solitary, preferring their own company, and a little quiet space to occupy. It's a tough life being a bin, and they like to contemplate their humble lot on their own.
There's one other thing to note about this free spirited furniture. When the mood takes them, perhaps when the weather is fine, or most of the bench clan are being sat on, they like to burst in to song. Sometimes, small clusters gather together and sing a tight six-part harmony, and occasionally, though much more rarely due to their shyness, the bins join in with their sweet soprano voices.
Each bench drifts slowly around the square, no faster than a strolling human, and is equipped with sensors that detect the presence of objects in its immediate vicinity, coming to a complete halt when any object is closer than two metres.
Urban Junction :: Greyworld:
Bins & Benches
BBC News Story:
BBC NEWS :: Singing benches let loose in city
Thursday, June 9, 2005
Interesting.
"Hermit crabs routinely take over shells that have been vacated by their fellows. Periodically, multiple crabs will locate a single new shell by smell simultaneously. When this occurs, a choreographed activity may take place. The crabs line up next to each other, according to size, with the largest situated next to the new, recently fondled dwelling. The largest crab will then vacate its shell in favor of the new one. The shell that has just been emptied will be passed to the crab next in size down the line. This crab will look it over and possibly adopt it, in turn handing its own shell down to the crab next in size, and so on. The practice is precise and fast, resulting in the greatest number of crabs achieving properly fitting homes while affording all the least amount of time spent outside their shells, unsheltered from predators."
Cabinet Magazine Online :: The Hand Up Project: Attempting to Meet the New Needs of Natural Life-Forms
"Hermit crabs routinely take over shells that have been vacated by their fellows. Periodically, multiple crabs will locate a single new shell by smell simultaneously. When this occurs, a choreographed activity may take place. The crabs line up next to each other, according to size, with the largest situated next to the new, recently fondled dwelling. The largest crab will then vacate its shell in favor of the new one. The shell that has just been emptied will be passed to the crab next in size down the line. This crab will look it over and possibly adopt it, in turn handing its own shell down to the crab next in size, and so on. The practice is precise and fast, resulting in the greatest number of crabs achieving properly fitting homes while affording all the least amount of time spent outside their shells, unsheltered from predators."
Cabinet Magazine Online :: The Hand Up Project: Attempting to Meet the New Needs of Natural Life-Forms
Wednesday, June 8, 2005
Yay!
Our "Series 13" work (4th thumbnail under "Commerce") is up for a Flashforward2005 award. Very, very cool.
[Flashforward >> Festival Finalists]
Our "Series 13" work (4th thumbnail under "Commerce") is up for a Flashforward2005 award. Very, very cool.
[Flashforward >> Festival Finalists]
Hard learned lessons in marketing.
The bigger the effort to woo the client, the more embarrassing the consequences if your bid fails.
It's not looking good, but good luck anyway, NY. You can always remove the sign and stomp on it.
Big-ass Olympic Bid sign
The bigger the effort to woo the client, the more embarrassing the consequences if your bid fails.
It's not looking good, but good luck anyway, NY. You can always remove the sign and stomp on it.
Big-ass Olympic Bid sign
Awww.
Our beloved Timmy's beloved Megan has a lovely "Stripes" tie for sale on nakedandangry.com. Lucky boy, that Timmy.
Naked & Angry - You'll love it so much, you'll forget to put on the rest of your clothes.
Our beloved Timmy's beloved Megan has a lovely "Stripes" tie for sale on nakedandangry.com. Lucky boy, that Timmy.
Naked & Angry - You'll love it so much, you'll forget to put on the rest of your clothes.
Tuesday, June 7, 2005
Brand research.
I was doing brand research on the Dyson Vacuum when I ran across this. It's an old story, but it made me laugh, so I'm bloggin' it.
IT WAS an unprovoked attack on a man in his own home by an assailant whose identity was never in doubt. [...] But Norman Grant knew that he had little chance of securing a conviction when he was set upon by his new vacuum cleaner and thrown down the stairs.
The Times Online :: Victim wins £10,000 over sucker blow from a Dyson:
I was doing brand research on the Dyson Vacuum when I ran across this. It's an old story, but it made me laugh, so I'm bloggin' it.
IT WAS an unprovoked attack on a man in his own home by an assailant whose identity was never in doubt. [...] But Norman Grant knew that he had little chance of securing a conviction when he was set upon by his new vacuum cleaner and thrown down the stairs.
The Times Online :: Victim wins £10,000 over sucker blow from a Dyson:
Good to know
...that in our "secure" digital world, we need only worry about them losing the backup tapes in transit. Sheesh.
DMNews.com :: CitiFinancial Warns 3.9 Million Customers of Computer Tape Loss
...that in our "secure" digital world, we need only worry about them losing the backup tapes in transit. Sheesh.
DMNews.com :: CitiFinancial Warns 3.9 Million Customers of Computer Tape Loss
Wow.
Last month's celebration of the 100th anniversary of Jules Verne's death:
Residents of Nantes, France woke to a space capsule crashed into a smoking pile of rubble in the central square of the city. Later that day, a giant animatronic elephant and entourage of the Sultan paraded into town to visit the mayor. [...] On Saturday, the capsule opened to reveal a giant animatronic girl who walked through the streets, mischievously sewed a row of parked cars to the street with a shipping Hauser rope, rode a scooter, and even asked that the crowd give her some privacy while she used the toilet.
Royal de Luxe
Last month's celebration of the 100th anniversary of Jules Verne's death:
Residents of Nantes, France woke to a space capsule crashed into a smoking pile of rubble in the central square of the city. Later that day, a giant animatronic elephant and entourage of the Sultan paraded into town to visit the mayor. [...] On Saturday, the capsule opened to reveal a giant animatronic girl who walked through the streets, mischievously sewed a row of parked cars to the street with a shipping Hauser rope, rode a scooter, and even asked that the crowd give her some privacy while she used the toilet.
Royal de Luxe
Fantastically weird furniture.
Some ugly, some fantastic. Check out the cabinets and projects.
Straight Line Designs :: Unique Furniture - Vancouver, Canada
Some ugly, some fantastic. Check out the cabinets and projects.
Straight Line Designs :: Unique Furniture - Vancouver, Canada
Monday, June 6, 2005
Great name. Great stuff.
The Products and Graphics sections are fab.
SUPERHAPPYBUNNY :: graphic product design studio, Los Angeles
The Products and Graphics sections are fab.
SUPERHAPPYBUNNY :: graphic product design studio, Los Angeles
Designer sick bags.
You have to love Virgin Airlines. (The contest was awhile ago, but this is the first time I've seen the gallery of finalists.)
virgin atlantic :: design for chunks
You have to love Virgin Airlines. (The contest was awhile ago, but this is the first time I've seen the gallery of finalists.)
virgin atlantic :: design for chunks
Friday, June 3, 2005
New to me, too.
All the cool kids are trying it...
Ektopia :: Sonic Finger's Dead Quietenator Audio Plugin
All the cool kids are trying it...
Ektopia :: Sonic Finger's Dead Quietenator Audio Plugin
Here's one for you, Mark.
Your girl's got a new series. With any luck, it'll only take a year or two to get to the States...
Families Online :: Nigella Lawson's New Television Series
Your girl's got a new series. With any luck, it'll only take a year or two to get to the States...
Families Online :: Nigella Lawson's New Television Series
It's Tour de France season.
Always a crazy time for us here at the studio, working for Trek. But this year it's particularly fun to watch the Lance machine set in motion.
adage.com :: LANCE ARMSTRONG'S LAST RACE SPAWNS AD EXTRAVAGANZA
Always a crazy time for us here at the studio, working for Trek. But this year it's particularly fun to watch the Lance machine set in motion.
adage.com :: LANCE ARMSTRONG'S LAST RACE SPAWNS AD EXTRAVAGANZA
Thursday, June 2, 2005
I'd no idea. Eww.
Yes, the reef story is bogus, but this tidbit was interesting/gross, from a Milwaukeean's point of view.
In 2003, for example, the Associated Press reported on efforts by the city of Milwaukee to prevent used condoms from floating into Lake Michigan [...]:
"Workers for the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Commission said they found only 50 or 60 condoms in the harbor after the fisherman's complaints, but the district has been paying an average of $460 per day for an employee to scoop spent condoms with long-handled nets from tanks at a wastewater treatment plant.
Crews also scoop any prophylactics from the lake."
Snopes.com :: Condom Reef
Yes, the reef story is bogus, but this tidbit was interesting/gross, from a Milwaukeean's point of view.
In 2003, for example, the Associated Press reported on efforts by the city of Milwaukee to prevent used condoms from floating into Lake Michigan [...]:
"Workers for the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Commission said they found only 50 or 60 condoms in the harbor after the fisherman's complaints, but the district has been paying an average of $460 per day for an employee to scoop spent condoms with long-handled nets from tanks at a wastewater treatment plant.
Crews also scoop any prophylactics from the lake."
Snopes.com :: Condom Reef
"We've got to stop issuing vague warnings...''
Welcome to the world of information design, fellas. My name's BB, and I live here. Have a nice day.
Bloomberg.com :: U.S. House Votes to Replace Color-Coded Terror Threat Warnings
Welcome to the world of information design, fellas. My name's BB, and I live here. Have a nice day.
Bloomberg.com :: U.S. House Votes to Replace Color-Coded Terror Threat Warnings
A great pairing of images and concepts.
Click on "Preview the book" then "Reacting." Click through the photos from there.
thoughtlessacts | jane fulton suri | IDEO | design thinking
Click on "Preview the book" then "Reacting." Click through the photos from there.
thoughtlessacts | jane fulton suri | IDEO | design thinking
Wednesday, June 1, 2005
Shamelessly skanked from Czeltic Girl.
I can't help it, CG. Must share. (Note for the squeamish: Skip the Anal-Eze review. Trust me.)
You have to admire his OCD. 11 pages of bogus reviews? Brilliant.
Amazon.com :: Smith T. Aames - Reviews
I can't help it, CG. Must share. (Note for the squeamish: Skip the Anal-Eze review. Trust me.)
You have to admire his OCD. 11 pages of bogus reviews? Brilliant.
Amazon.com :: Smith T. Aames - Reviews
The joke here is just too obvious.
I think the person that wrote the story had a bet going about how many times s/he could use the phrase "cross the road."
BBC NEWS :: US chicken ducks jaywalking fine
I think the person that wrote the story had a bet going about how many times s/he could use the phrase "cross the road."
BBC NEWS :: US chicken ducks jaywalking fine
Awwww.
LONDON - Percy and Florence Arrowsmith, who celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary Wednesday, say the secrets of the world's longest marriage are don't sleep on an argument, always share a kiss and hold hands before going to bed.
Couple celebrates 80th wedding anniversary
LONDON - Percy and Florence Arrowsmith, who celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary Wednesday, say the secrets of the world's longest marriage are don't sleep on an argument, always share a kiss and hold hands before going to bed.
Couple celebrates 80th wedding anniversary
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