I wish they had more than t-shirts.
This is my fave:
fishpie.com :: Keep America Beautiful
See the whole collection.
Friday, December 30, 2005
Sami, this one's for you...
The only eggcup for Ms. Deluxe, methinks.
thorsten van elten :: Hotel Mama Eggcup
The only eggcup for Ms. Deluxe, methinks.
thorsten van elten :: Hotel Mama Eggcup
East coast ingenuity.
If you have an apartment and want to renovate it without losing your security deposit, you can lease walls! Build out rooms with temporary, pressurized walls. Simple genius.
The LivingSpace Company
(via Apartment Therapy - New York)
If you have an apartment and want to renovate it without losing your security deposit, you can lease walls! Build out rooms with temporary, pressurized walls. Simple genius.
The LivingSpace Company
(via Apartment Therapy - New York)
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Helpful cell phone coverage site
Hardcore urbanites may not have a problem with this, but, whenever I visit my mother, I lose my cell phone service. Apparently there's only one Cingular tower between here and there. Now that my contract is almost up, I'm researching new phones/coverage. This site is definitely helpful.
Cell Phone Coverage
Hardcore urbanites may not have a problem with this, but, whenever I visit my mother, I lose my cell phone service. Apparently there's only one Cingular tower between here and there. Now that my contract is almost up, I'm researching new phones/coverage. This site is definitely helpful.
Cell Phone Coverage
Oh, my. My dining room table.
If this wasn't over $4000, my current ballroom would finally have some furniture in it.
Welcome to BOSCO FURNITURE © 2005
If this wasn't over $4000, my current ballroom would finally have some furniture in it.
Welcome to BOSCO FURNITURE © 2005
The weirdest "whoops" story I've seen in awhile...
I'm sure it will turn out to be a hoax, but I like to think it's true just for the weirdness factor.
Gizmodo :: iMeat - Heartburn for iPod Fans
I'm sure it will turn out to be a hoax, but I like to think it's true just for the weirdness factor.
Gizmodo :: iMeat - Heartburn for iPod Fans
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Sunday, December 25, 2005
Barnes & Noble Prints & Posters
While browsing their site, I discovered that B&N has an amazing collection of posters, including book covers. Two of my faves:
B&N Prints & Posters :: William Carlos Williams
B&N Prints & Posters :: Edith Hamilton - Mythology
View all categories here.
While browsing their site, I discovered that B&N has an amazing collection of posters, including book covers. Two of my faves:
B&N Prints & Posters :: William Carlos Williams
B&N Prints & Posters :: Edith Hamilton - Mythology
View all categories here.
Friday, December 23, 2005
Welcome to 1984.
And not in a Eurythmics/John Hurt kinda way. Could be a web hoax, but I doubt it. (Too new to verify...)
Independent Online :: Britain will be first country to monitor every car journey
Britain is to become the first country in the world where the movements of all vehicles on the roads are recorded. A new national surveillance system will hold the records for at least two years.
Using a network of cameras that can automatically read every passing number plate, the plan is to build a huge database of vehicle movements so that the police and security services can analyse any journey a driver has made over several years.
And not in a Eurythmics/John Hurt kinda way. Could be a web hoax, but I doubt it. (Too new to verify...)
Independent Online :: Britain will be first country to monitor every car journey
Britain is to become the first country in the world where the movements of all vehicles on the roads are recorded. A new national surveillance system will hold the records for at least two years.
Using a network of cameras that can automatically read every passing number plate, the plan is to build a huge database of vehicle movements so that the police and security services can analyse any journey a driver has made over several years.
Thursday, December 22, 2005
The ten worst paintings in Britain
As chosen by various British art experts. My favorite review is #10:
'I love this image but Blake really could not paint. This watercolour depicts the fallen state of the human race and is a scratchy, scrawled image of a man on all fours like some lost, wounded hound. The painting doesn't even want to be a painting.'
Guardian Unlimited :: Ten of the worst
As chosen by various British art experts. My favorite review is #10:
'I love this image but Blake really could not paint. This watercolour depicts the fallen state of the human race and is a scratchy, scrawled image of a man on all fours like some lost, wounded hound. The painting doesn't even want to be a painting.'
Guardian Unlimited :: Ten of the worst
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Qrio just gets better and better.
The new Qrio also showed off its ability to identify blocks by size and color, lift them using its lower body and stack one on top of the other with its dexterous fingers.
"I wonder if I can handle this," Qrio muttered to itself as it carried out the task.
Standing in front of the successfully stacked boxes, Qrio ended the demo with a little victory dance.
CNET News.com :: Sony's robot finds focus with third eye
The new Qrio also showed off its ability to identify blocks by size and color, lift them using its lower body and stack one on top of the other with its dexterous fingers.
"I wonder if I can handle this," Qrio muttered to itself as it carried out the task.
Standing in front of the successfully stacked boxes, Qrio ended the demo with a little victory dance.
CNET News.com :: Sony's robot finds focus with third eye
Happy Winter Solstice!
...We daylight-cravers have reason to be of good cheer as the winter solstice approaches: at our darkest hour, time will soon again be on our side.
about.com :: Christmas Holly Trees | Winter Solstice
...We daylight-cravers have reason to be of good cheer as the winter solstice approaches: at our darkest hour, time will soon again be on our side.
about.com :: Christmas Holly Trees | Winter Solstice
My lighting fixation continues apace.
I'm in awe. Stunning lighting made of old speakers, maps, reel to reels, bakelite radios, coffee tables, etc. If you have a minute, it's worth a click-through.
custom works by stereoluz
I'm in awe. Stunning lighting made of old speakers, maps, reel to reels, bakelite radios, coffee tables, etc. If you have a minute, it's worth a click-through.
custom works by stereoluz
Poultry internet?
Researchers at NTU Interaction an Entertainment Research Centre, which opened in July, have found a way to transmit the sense of touch over the Internet.
Researcher James Teh, 24, [...] is starting with "poultry Internet," as he calls it, because he feels chickens are "badly treated but make highly intelligent pets."
Nanyang Technological University :: A hug for a lonely pet across the Net [pdf]
(via FutureFeeder.com)
Researchers at NTU Interaction an Entertainment Research Centre, which opened in July, have found a way to transmit the sense of touch over the Internet.
Researcher James Teh, 24, [...] is starting with "poultry Internet," as he calls it, because he feels chickens are "badly treated but make highly intelligent pets."
Nanyang Technological University :: A hug for a lonely pet across the Net [pdf]
(via FutureFeeder.com)
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
An adopted sibling for my Moleskines...
Introducing PicoPad Wallet Notes: a tiny pen and a pad of tacky notes contained in a stylish case, all of which conveniently fits in your wallet.
PicoPad.com :: About PicoPad
Introducing PicoPad Wallet Notes: a tiny pen and a pad of tacky notes contained in a stylish case, all of which conveniently fits in your wallet.
PicoPad.com :: About PicoPad
The goodness of beer.
...Coors Brewing Co. and Aurora-based Merrick & Company are using beer waste to process 1.5 million gallons of the gasoline substitute called ethanol. The ethanol - made in much the same way as moonshine - is sold under a contract with Valero Energy Corp., which distributes the fuel to Diamond Shamrock stations across the Front Range.
Treehugger :: Coors To Turn Brewery Waste into Vehicle Fuel
...Coors Brewing Co. and Aurora-based Merrick & Company are using beer waste to process 1.5 million gallons of the gasoline substitute called ethanol. The ethanol - made in much the same way as moonshine - is sold under a contract with Valero Energy Corp., which distributes the fuel to Diamond Shamrock stations across the Front Range.
Treehugger :: Coors To Turn Brewery Waste into Vehicle Fuel
Monday, December 19, 2005
Friday, December 16, 2005
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Lunchboxes.com :: The Last Supper
This 11.25" long, 5" tall, and 2.25" deep metal longbox gives you the power and glory of Jesus' last meal mixed with the blurry kitsch of homemade art.
This 11.25" long, 5" tall, and 2.25" deep metal longbox gives you the power and glory of Jesus' last meal mixed with the blurry kitsch of homemade art.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Well, that didn't take long...
Followup to my post from yesterday - I just ran across this. Cool.
PaperBackSwap.com | Your source for swapping paperback books for FREE!
Followup to my post from yesterday - I just ran across this. Cool.
PaperBackSwap.com | Your source for swapping paperback books for FREE!
Four Seasons Tented Camp.
Honestly, I was going to make fun of this. But, after looking at the photo gallery, I just...well, I just can't. It's sick, I know (I know!), but I think I would actually (& shamefully) enjoy it.
Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle :: Luxury Tented Camp Thailand
Honestly, I was going to make fun of this. But, after looking at the photo gallery, I just...well, I just can't. It's sick, I know (I know!), but I think I would actually (& shamefully) enjoy it.
Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle :: Luxury Tented Camp Thailand
A celebration of a little known act of resistance in Milwaukee against the Vietnam war.
Clamor infoSHOP:: The Milwaukee 14 Poster
Clamor infoSHOP:: The Milwaukee 14 Poster
Happy Birthday, Lorraine!
Yaaaay!
In your honor, I am posting this. It's the most Lorraine Christmas card I've ever seen...
Bella Muse Cards :: Bo Bistmas
Yaaaay!
In your honor, I am posting this. It's the most Lorraine Christmas card I've ever seen...
Bella Muse Cards :: Bo Bistmas
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
I wish there was a US equivalent of this.
[ReadItSwapIt] is a free book exchange website that allows you to swap the books you don’t want for the second-hand books that you do.
Read It Swap It :: The UK's Free Book Swap Shop!
[ReadItSwapIt] is a free book exchange website that allows you to swap the books you don’t want for the second-hand books that you do.
Read It Swap It :: The UK's Free Book Swap Shop!
Mealbox table.
Japanese-style dining-table with chairs that can all be packed in a box.
igland design :: Mealbox
(via Sensory Impact
Japanese-style dining-table with chairs that can all be packed in a box.
igland design :: Mealbox
(via Sensory Impact
Ducks in S&M gear?
In Belgium, an outdoor campaign is hoping to educate people about Fois Gras, that fancy sounding fatty liver dish. Apparently Fois Gras is made from the enlarged livers of ducks who are force fed in captivity so that their livers dramatically expand. The campaign was supposed to run in 40 major Belgian railway stations, but the railway company refused the posters because they are "too shocking," according to one news report.
adrants :: Anti Foie Gras ad
In Belgium, an outdoor campaign is hoping to educate people about Fois Gras, that fancy sounding fatty liver dish. Apparently Fois Gras is made from the enlarged livers of ducks who are force fed in captivity so that their livers dramatically expand. The campaign was supposed to run in 40 major Belgian railway stations, but the railway company refused the posters because they are "too shocking," according to one news report.
adrants :: Anti Foie Gras ad
Okay, this IS funny
...but these people have waaaay too much time on their hands if they can set up such an elaborate site to tell Britney to divorce K-Fed.
DivorceKevin.com
...but these people have waaaay too much time on their hands if they can set up such an elaborate site to tell Britney to divorce K-Fed.
DivorceKevin.com
For the least favorite child or adult on your Christmas list.
I can't even bring myself to read the reviews of these toys. Maybe later.
KB Toys :: Elite Force Aviator: George W. Bush 12" Action Figure
KB Toys ::Military Forward Command Post w/Two 12" Military Action Figures
(excellent tip from excellent co-worker, Damian)
I can't even bring myself to read the reviews of these toys. Maybe later.
KB Toys :: Elite Force Aviator: George W. Bush 12" Action Figure
KB Toys ::Military Forward Command Post w/Two 12" Military Action Figures
(excellent tip from excellent co-worker, Damian)
The only time I will EVER give any credit to Howard Stern.
Howard Stern hands Bill O'Reilly's swag-pushing ass to him on a platter.
Media Matters :: O'Reilly on Factor jacket he offered to Stern: "I'm not having this on some lesbian somewhere"
Howard Stern hands Bill O'Reilly's swag-pushing ass to him on a platter.
Media Matters :: O'Reilly on Factor jacket he offered to Stern: "I'm not having this on some lesbian somewhere"
Lovely children's book.
This one's for you, Swissmiss. A book for the peanut about one of your favorite subjects - chickens!
buyolympia.com :: The Great Chicken Escape by Nikki McClure
This one's for you, Swissmiss. A book for the peanut about one of your favorite subjects - chickens!
buyolympia.com :: The Great Chicken Escape by Nikki McClure
A surprisingly mesmerizing candle.
I know. It sounds strange, but watch this little demo. A simple design idea, nicely executed. The candles will be available in 2006.
van bommel studio :: motion
(via [DESIGNSPOTTER.COM])
I know. It sounds strange, but watch this little demo. A simple design idea, nicely executed. The candles will be available in 2006.
van bommel studio :: motion
(via [DESIGNSPOTTER.COM])
Monday, December 12, 2005
A little timewaster.
A personality test based on how you draw a house. Quite fun.
drawahouse.com :: drawn personality test
FYI - The analysis of mine is a bit contradictory. Kindly they didn't mention that I draw like a 3-year old.
You are sensitive and indecisive at times. You are a freedom lover and a strong person. You are shy and reserved. If you've drawn a cross on each of windows [note: I drew crosses on some], you always want to live alone. You are very tidy person. There's nothing wrong with that because you're pretty popular among friends.
You will avoid being alone and seek the company of others whenever possible. You love excitement and create it wherever you go. You have a strong personality and you like to command, influence and control people.
You added a flower into your drawing. The flower signifies that you long for love. It also safe to say that others don't see you as a flirt. You don't think much about yourself.
A personality test based on how you draw a house. Quite fun.
drawahouse.com :: drawn personality test
FYI - The analysis of mine is a bit contradictory. Kindly they didn't mention that I draw like a 3-year old.
You are sensitive and indecisive at times. You are a freedom lover and a strong person. You are shy and reserved. If you've drawn a cross on each of windows [note: I drew crosses on some], you always want to live alone. You are very tidy person. There's nothing wrong with that because you're pretty popular among friends.
You will avoid being alone and seek the company of others whenever possible. You love excitement and create it wherever you go. You have a strong personality and you like to command, influence and control people.
You added a flower into your drawing. The flower signifies that you long for love. It also safe to say that others don't see you as a flirt. You don't think much about yourself.
Beautiful Polish movie posters for American movies.
It's fascinating to see how different cultures interpret the same films.
The attitudes caused by American films raised the concern of the communist establishment to such an extent that for almost ten years – 1949-1957 – American movies disappeared from Polish screens. In the late fifties – the era of political metamorphosis set off by Stalin's death – American films were back, this time to stay [...] We have a great pleasure in presenting these posters to you. They were made in the period 1947-1992 and they are a part of "The Art of Posters" collection consisting of over five hundred American films' titles from the period 1947-1999.
The Art of Poster :: American Movies in Polish
Equally fabulous:
The Art of Poster :: Political posters
It's fascinating to see how different cultures interpret the same films.
The attitudes caused by American films raised the concern of the communist establishment to such an extent that for almost ten years – 1949-1957 – American movies disappeared from Polish screens. In the late fifties – the era of political metamorphosis set off by Stalin's death – American films were back, this time to stay [...] We have a great pleasure in presenting these posters to you. They were made in the period 1947-1992 and they are a part of "The Art of Posters" collection consisting of over five hundred American films' titles from the period 1947-1999.
The Art of Poster :: American Movies in Polish
Equally fabulous:
The Art of Poster :: Political posters
As long as you plug the meter, it doesn't matter what's parked there.
Fab idea -- Instead of parking a car in a parking spot, this group sodded over the parking space, then put in a potted tree and a park bench, creating a "temporary urban park" for two hours. Shame it didn't last longer.
Rebar group :: PARK(ing)
(via Stay Free! Daily)
Fab idea -- Instead of parking a car in a parking spot, this group sodded over the parking space, then put in a potted tree and a park bench, creating a "temporary urban park" for two hours. Shame it didn't last longer.
Rebar group :: PARK(ing)
(via Stay Free! Daily)
One for Joel... Canadian greeting cards.
Thought you might enjoy these.
Uppercase :: Canadian Greetings
(thanks for the tip, swissmiss!)
Thought you might enjoy these.
Uppercase :: Canadian Greetings
(thanks for the tip, swissmiss!)
Our newest web site – Alterra Coffee.
This one just went live today. I had nothing to do with it, but I understand that it was a short timeframe and loads of work to nail down content and graphics. I just wanna give the Hanson Dodge team some love. Good job, kids.
Alterra Coffee
This one just went live today. I had nothing to do with it, but I understand that it was a short timeframe and loads of work to nail down content and graphics. I just wanna give the Hanson Dodge team some love. Good job, kids.
Alterra Coffee
Mano cornuta.
Here you go, Monk.
Wikipedia :: Corna (aka "the horns" or "rock on") hand gesture
Related:
The Onion :: Metal Council Convenes To Discuss 'Metal Hand Sign' Abuse
"I remember a time not long ago when the Devil Horns were reserved for only the most righteous of person, deed, or riff," Grand Elder Lemmy Kilmister said. "To see someone throwing the horns to his mate at the launderette because the clothes dryer came to a full stop just as he finished reading his copy of Circus... It breaks my heart.
Here you go, Monk.
Wikipedia :: Corna (aka "the horns" or "rock on") hand gesture
Related:
The Onion :: Metal Council Convenes To Discuss 'Metal Hand Sign' Abuse
"I remember a time not long ago when the Devil Horns were reserved for only the most righteous of person, deed, or riff," Grand Elder Lemmy Kilmister said. "To see someone throwing the horns to his mate at the launderette because the clothes dryer came to a full stop just as he finished reading his copy of Circus... It breaks my heart.
Midwestern pride.
Great shirt from The Quiet Life Store.
THE QUIET LIFE :: The Mid-West. "It's In the middle."
Great shirt from The Quiet Life Store.
THE QUIET LIFE :: The Mid-West. "It's In the middle."
Saturday, December 10, 2005
The perfect combination -- books and home accessories.
Penguin Books has an entire line of mugs, deck chairs and whatnots that feature their book cover designs.
[sigh] I'm in love.
Art Meets Matter :: Penguin Classics
Penguin Books has an entire line of mugs, deck chairs and whatnots that feature their book cover designs.
[sigh] I'm in love.
Art Meets Matter :: Penguin Classics
16 baby pandas!
Bradley, if you and M. thought the panda cam was cool, this will kill you guys.
NBC4.TV FeedRoom
Bradley, if you and M. thought the panda cam was cool, this will kill you guys.
NBC4.TV FeedRoom
Friday, December 9, 2005
This year's Turner Prize winner.
Starling, who was born in 1967, found [the shed] on the banks of the Rhine, took it apart, made parts of it into a boat and used the vessel to carry the remaining parts of it downriver to Basle. It was then reassembled as a shed in a Swiss museum.
Guardian Unlimited :: It's a shed, it's collapsible, it floats and (with help from a bike) it's the winner
Starling, who was born in 1967, found [the shed] on the banks of the Rhine, took it apart, made parts of it into a boat and used the vessel to carry the remaining parts of it downriver to Basle. It was then reassembled as a shed in a Swiss museum.
Guardian Unlimited :: It's a shed, it's collapsible, it floats and (with help from a bike) it's the winner
R.I.P., Limbo
THE Pope is set to abolish the concept of Limbo, overturning a belief held by Roman Catholics since the Middle Ages.
Times Online :: Limbo consigned to history
THE Pope is set to abolish the concept of Limbo, overturning a belief held by Roman Catholics since the Middle Ages.
Times Online :: Limbo consigned to history
Where in the world is Sam? : The blog
One of my favorite-ist pals, Sam, has (after relentless nudging from Swissmiss) joined the blogosphere. Which is great because she's lovely and smart and wickedly funny. And the woman travels like she's on the lam, so this is her way of letting her friends keep up with her adventures.
Yesterday, she was in Milwaukee, meeting with some people at my company. Both of us were so swamped that we only had time to lunch. (With no alcohol. SO sad.) But I'm thankful for any time that I get to see my girl, Sami. Here's her Milwaukee post.
Where in the world is Sam? :: Milwaukee, WI
One of my favorite-ist pals, Sam, has (after relentless nudging from Swissmiss) joined the blogosphere. Which is great because she's lovely and smart and wickedly funny. And the woman travels like she's on the lam, so this is her way of letting her friends keep up with her adventures.
Yesterday, she was in Milwaukee, meeting with some people at my company. Both of us were so swamped that we only had time to lunch. (With no alcohol. SO sad.) But I'm thankful for any time that I get to see my girl, Sami. Here's her Milwaukee post.
Where in the world is Sam? :: Milwaukee, WI
Thursday, December 8, 2005
Be Time Magazine's "Person of the Year" in Times Square.
Submit your photo. Be on the big screen. Maybe.
TIME Magazine Person of the Year 2005 :: Billboard in Times Square NYC
Submit your photo. Be on the big screen. Maybe.
TIME Magazine Person of the Year 2005 :: Billboard in Times Square NYC
PSFK's excellent clothing interface.
Kudos to PSFK for designing their new clothing line interface in such an incredibly easy-to-scan, easy-to-use way.
PSFK :: Shirt configurator
Kudos to PSFK for designing their new clothing line interface in such an incredibly easy-to-scan, easy-to-use way.
PSFK :: Shirt configurator
This is hilarious.
not long ago my whole school was turned into a non-smoking area. people tend to stand at the student entrance, where there is no seating nor astrays. this could be a combination and a solution for other places too.
mareike gast :: ASHTRAY-BENCH
not long ago my whole school was turned into a non-smoking area. people tend to stand at the student entrance, where there is no seating nor astrays. this could be a combination and a solution for other places too.
mareike gast :: ASHTRAY-BENCH
Interesting design studio in the Netherlands.
Being in design, you tend to see far too many design web sites. They all start to look alike. This one? I don't think I even particularly like the designs, but I love the fact that the site and the products took me by surprise. I particularly like the Wanders Wonders section.
Marcel Wanders Studio
Being in design, you tend to see far too many design web sites. They all start to look alike. This one? I don't think I even particularly like the designs, but I love the fact that the site and the products took me by surprise. I particularly like the Wanders Wonders section.
Marcel Wanders Studio
Wednesday, December 7, 2005
Designer lighting at a fraction of the price.
The first one is Ingo Mauer's Lucellino, one of my faves. Fun.
Emulate :: Designer Emulation Kit - Dek 1
The first one is Ingo Mauer's Lucellino, one of my faves. Fun.
Emulate :: Designer Emulation Kit - Dek 1
Go, Harold!
George W Bush and Tony Blair must be held to account for feeding the public "a vast tapestry of lies" about the Iraq war, writer Harold Pinter said.
The playwright launched a scathing attack on US and UK politicians in his lecture as winner of this year's Nobel Prize for Literature.
BBC :: Bush and Blair slated by Pinter
George W Bush and Tony Blair must be held to account for feeding the public "a vast tapestry of lies" about the Iraq war, writer Harold Pinter said.
The playwright launched a scathing attack on US and UK politicians in his lecture as winner of this year's Nobel Prize for Literature.
BBC :: Bush and Blair slated by Pinter
Congrats, Timmy, Herwig, et al...(A day late - sorry!)
Our Trek team picked up Adobe "Site of the Day" honors yesterday for the new(ish) Trek Bikes site.
Adobe Showcase :: Site of the Day - Trek Bikes
Our Trek team picked up Adobe "Site of the Day" honors yesterday for the new(ish) Trek Bikes site.
Adobe Showcase :: Site of the Day - Trek Bikes
Wow. Shame I'm not the outdoorsy type...
Whitepod offers a new highly exclusive Alpine experience. A hi-tech eco camp for just ten guests situated over 1500m high in the Swiss Alps, it offers the ultimate in comfort and adventure. Access is limited. There are no busy streets. No hotels. Nothing at all in fact, apart from the majesty of the Alps, the breathtaking beauty of the scenery.
WHITEPOD
Whitepod offers a new highly exclusive Alpine experience. A hi-tech eco camp for just ten guests situated over 1500m high in the Swiss Alps, it offers the ultimate in comfort and adventure. Access is limited. There are no busy streets. No hotels. Nothing at all in fact, apart from the majesty of the Alps, the breathtaking beauty of the scenery.
WHITEPOD
Monday, December 5, 2005
New HD site.
Just posting this because it's one of the newest sites my company, Hanson Dodge Creative, designed. I like.
180s
Just posting this because it's one of the newest sites my company, Hanson Dodge Creative, designed. I like.
180s
Swissmiss!
Thank you for the fabulous bloggety birthday greetings, sweetie! Let's raise our glasses to another 40, hmm?
x!
swissmiss :: it's BB's birthday today!
Thank you for the fabulous bloggety birthday greetings, sweetie! Let's raise our glasses to another 40, hmm?
x!
swissmiss :: it's BB's birthday today!
Friday, December 2, 2005
Politically corrected version of Richard Scarry's "Best Word Book Ever"
Flickr - kokogiak :: Best Word Book Ever
Flickr - kokogiak :: Best Word Book Ever
Thursday, December 1, 2005
Hot Top 10 Touchdown Dances
"Setting up book signing in end zone" is my fave.
Molly Blogs :: Touchdown Dances
"Setting up book signing in end zone" is my fave.
Molly Blogs :: Touchdown Dances
Stopping junk mail.
Credit offers: The major credit agencies all sell aggregate credit information any bidder. Direct mail and credit companies generate mail based on demographics including zip code, income band and credit payment patterns. Stopping this is easy, you just need your address, former address within two years, and social security number. One call does it all for agencies Equifax, Trans Union, Experian and Innovis. Dial 1-888-5 OPT OUT (or 1-888-567-8688) 24 hours a day.
ADVO (Mail comes with pictures of missing children): Call 1-860-285-6100 to get off the list. You may have to send a postcard to "ADVO Consumer Assistance, POB 249, Windsor CT 06095-4176".
Val-Pak Coupons: click the link and fill out the form - easy, but don't give them your email address.
Links & more here:
Do-it-yourself: Stop junk mail, email and phone calls
Credit offers: The major credit agencies all sell aggregate credit information any bidder. Direct mail and credit companies generate mail based on demographics including zip code, income band and credit payment patterns. Stopping this is easy, you just need your address, former address within two years, and social security number. One call does it all for agencies Equifax, Trans Union, Experian and Innovis. Dial 1-888-5 OPT OUT (or 1-888-567-8688) 24 hours a day.
ADVO (Mail comes with pictures of missing children): Call 1-860-285-6100 to get off the list. You may have to send a postcard to "ADVO Consumer Assistance, POB 249, Windsor CT 06095-4176".
Val-Pak Coupons: click the link and fill out the form - easy, but don't give them your email address.
Links & more here:
Do-it-yourself: Stop junk mail, email and phone calls
"Homeless for the holidays Katrina display draws ire"
METAIRIE, Louisiana (AP) -- It's no ordinary holiday season in the Gulf Coast this year, so Frank Evans built an unconventional holiday display at a suburban New Orleans shopping mall to match.
He thought the tiny blue-tarped roofs, little toppled fences and miniature piles of hurricane debris in the display he builds annually for the mall struck just the right humorous tone.
The mall disagreed and told Evans, a landscape architect from nearby Gretna, to dismantle it.
CNN.com :: Homeless for the holidays Katrina display draws ire
METAIRIE, Louisiana (AP) -- It's no ordinary holiday season in the Gulf Coast this year, so Frank Evans built an unconventional holiday display at a suburban New Orleans shopping mall to match.
He thought the tiny blue-tarped roofs, little toppled fences and miniature piles of hurricane debris in the display he builds annually for the mall struck just the right humorous tone.
The mall disagreed and told Evans, a landscape architect from nearby Gretna, to dismantle it.
CNN.com :: Homeless for the holidays Katrina display draws ire
Their products are fab, but the company name is even better.
people will always need plates :: products
(via things magazine)
people will always need plates :: products
(via things magazine)
News to me.
Kerouac typed the manuscript for On The Road on a continuous roll of paper. Twelve-foot- long sheets of tracing paper were taped together to make one continuous roll. The scroll is about 120 feet long.
NPR :: Kerouac's 'On the Road' Manuscript Unfurled
Kerouac typed the manuscript for On The Road on a continuous roll of paper. Twelve-foot- long sheets of tracing paper were taped together to make one continuous roll. The scroll is about 120 feet long.
NPR :: Kerouac's 'On the Road' Manuscript Unfurled
New Scientist Breaking News :: First-ever face transplant surgery is completed
Surgeons in France claim to have performed the world’s first face transplant, although not of a whole face. A 38-year-old woman severely disfigured in May by a dog attack received a "partial" triangular graft, consisting of the chin, lips and nose from a dead woman donor.
Surgeons in France claim to have performed the world’s first face transplant, although not of a whole face. A 38-year-old woman severely disfigured in May by a dog attack received a "partial" triangular graft, consisting of the chin, lips and nose from a dead woman donor.
An amazing little tool for making restaurant reservations.
I just discovered this as I was searching for a restaurant in Chicago.
- It only lists nice restaurants (no Denny's mixed in there...)
- It allows you to put in the time that you'd like to dine, checks availability for you and offers the restaurants that are available.
- If you have a particular restaurant in mind, it will tell you when it's available or offer available alternatives.
OpenTable :: Restaurants and Reservations
I just discovered this as I was searching for a restaurant in Chicago.
- It only lists nice restaurants (no Denny's mixed in there...)
- It allows you to put in the time that you'd like to dine, checks availability for you and offers the restaurants that are available.
- If you have a particular restaurant in mind, it will tell you when it's available or offer available alternatives.
OpenTable :: Restaurants and Reservations
Kotaku :: Game Review - Airport Insecurity
In Airport Insecurity you must work your way through the TSA checkpoints of the country’s 138 major airports. [...] The game is mostly about line-standing, making sure you don’t needlessly touch the person in front or behind you and dumping the pointy things from your pockets before you get to the screeners.
In Airport Insecurity you must work your way through the TSA checkpoints of the country’s 138 major airports. [...] The game is mostly about line-standing, making sure you don’t needlessly touch the person in front or behind you and dumping the pointy things from your pockets before you get to the screeners.
Funnies.
SatireWire :: Interview with the Search Engine
Thanks to its sophisticated program, which answers questions with phrases or sentences, Jeeves of AskJeeves.com granted SatireWire Editor Treat Warland the opportunity to actually interview a search engine. There were many important questions to ask. Unfortunately, he never got to most of them [...] NOTE: These are real screen captures of actual responses.
Spamradio
Mass-marketing junk email is the bane of the Internet. But it thinks very highly of itself. It invades your inbox every day with a sense of confidence. There is always a new sales pitch -- a new way that you can improve your life, if only you will take a few minutes to read. Anything this important shouldn't be ignored. Anything this important deserves its own radio show.
(via the ever-delightful linkbunnies.org)
SatireWire :: Interview with the Search Engine
Thanks to its sophisticated program, which answers questions with phrases or sentences, Jeeves of AskJeeves.com granted SatireWire Editor Treat Warland the opportunity to actually interview a search engine. There were many important questions to ask. Unfortunately, he never got to most of them [...] NOTE: These are real screen captures of actual responses.
Spamradio
Mass-marketing junk email is the bane of the Internet. But it thinks very highly of itself. It invades your inbox every day with a sense of confidence. There is always a new sales pitch -- a new way that you can improve your life, if only you will take a few minutes to read. Anything this important shouldn't be ignored. Anything this important deserves its own radio show.
(via the ever-delightful linkbunnies.org)
Just in time for the holidays!
You gotta love SkyMall.
SkyMall :: Animatronic Chimp Bust
(thanks for the tip, L-Dawg!)
You gotta love SkyMall.
SkyMall :: Animatronic Chimp Bust
(thanks for the tip, L-Dawg!)
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
15 million candlepower rechargeable flashlight for 30 bucks.
I have absolutely no idea why you would need 15 million candlepower, but maybe someone who sees this will.
Cool Tool: Cyclops Spot Light
I have absolutely no idea why you would need 15 million candlepower, but maybe someone who sees this will.
Cool Tool: Cyclops Spot Light
Mr. Jone's Watch Project.
It makes other watches seem so boring.
For instance, the Tilt watch:
[...] enables the wearer to check the time without looking at their watch or displaying it to others. It is a watch equivalent of Braille – a watch which can be read unsighted. It consists of two opposing faces on the front and back of the wrist. The wearer rotates their arm and as the watch passes through the corresponding angle of the hours and minutes, a pulse is transmitted onto the wrist allowing the wearer to ‘feel’ the time. This discreet action allows one to check the time without appearing either bored or impatient.
Mr Jones Watches :: Tilt
It makes other watches seem so boring.
For instance, the Tilt watch:
[...] enables the wearer to check the time without looking at their watch or displaying it to others. It is a watch equivalent of Braille – a watch which can be read unsighted. It consists of two opposing faces on the front and back of the wrist. The wearer rotates their arm and as the watch passes through the corresponding angle of the hours and minutes, a pulse is transmitted onto the wrist allowing the wearer to ‘feel’ the time. This discreet action allows one to check the time without appearing either bored or impatient.
Mr Jones Watches :: Tilt
Truly bizarre.
I felt much better when I found out it was part of an Australian Museum exhibit called, "Death - The Last Taboo."
Interactive Autopsy
I felt much better when I found out it was part of an Australian Museum exhibit called, "Death - The Last Taboo."
Interactive Autopsy
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
#2 and #5 are my faves.
BBC NEWS :: Signs of Life, by Dave Askwith and Alex Normanton
(via Look At This...)
BBC NEWS :: Signs of Life, by Dave Askwith and Alex Normanton
(via Look At This...)
Monday, November 28, 2005
Update - 11/29:This track seems to have been pulled from the interweb. Since Beck has a (broken) link to it on his site, one can only assume The Gloved One or Sony is not pleased.
A surprisingly good mashup - Beck's "E-pro" & Michael Jackson's "Scream."
Almost reminds you why people liked Michael Jackson. Shame he didn't hang around with people like Beck more...
Michael Jackson vs Beck
(via Our Mediated World)
A surprisingly good mashup - Beck's "E-pro" & Michael Jackson's "Scream."
Almost reminds you why people liked Michael Jackson. Shame he didn't hang around with people like Beck more...
Michael Jackson vs Beck
(via Our Mediated World)
Why everyone should tip like a civilized human being.
Having a mom who's a waitress, I know the importance of tipping well. So I love this site. The gossip section is great, as is the STD (Shitty Tipper Database).
bitterwaitress :: kiss my bitter ass
Having a mom who's a waitress, I know the importance of tipping well. So I love this site. The gossip section is great, as is the STD (Shitty Tipper Database).
bitterwaitress :: kiss my bitter ass
Not available in the US. Boo.
Now Kit-Kat has gone the extra mile by inviting top Japanese patissier Yasumato Takagi to create special flavors of Kit-Kat for more adult tastes. And what wonderful tastes they are, created by the man who is considered the king of desserts in Japan, taking the kit-kat to another level. This flavor is wine flavor, made with a cream blending real French wine and chocolate, with a pink color and a distinct wine aftertaste.
Wine Kit Kat Le Patissier Takagi :: Wine Kit Kat
Now Kit-Kat has gone the extra mile by inviting top Japanese patissier Yasumato Takagi to create special flavors of Kit-Kat for more adult tastes. And what wonderful tastes they are, created by the man who is considered the king of desserts in Japan, taking the kit-kat to another level. This flavor is wine flavor, made with a cream blending real French wine and chocolate, with a pink color and a distinct wine aftertaste.
Wine Kit Kat Le Patissier Takagi :: Wine Kit Kat
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Black Friday.
As explained by Drew from toothpastefordinner.com:
"black friday". that is the term for this friday. if you're reading this from outside the united states, thursday (tomorrow, nov. 24) is a holiday called thanksgiving. i'm sure you've heard about it, but it's a thing we celebrate every year. its roots are in the traditional autumnal harvest festival, coupled with a tale about how when europeans came to america, the indians welcomed them and taught them how to grow corn.
then, shortly after the indians taught the europeans how to grow corn, the europeans promptly gave them disease, set up camp from one side of the continent to the other, and started churning out bumper stickers. the bumper stickers come in two varieties: "extreme viewpoint" and "infuriating cliche".
"black friday" is the day after thanksgiving, because i guess, uh,
well. i don't know why everyone goes out shopping that day. but they do. so. black friday.
As explained by Drew from toothpastefordinner.com:
"black friday". that is the term for this friday. if you're reading this from outside the united states, thursday (tomorrow, nov. 24) is a holiday called thanksgiving. i'm sure you've heard about it, but it's a thing we celebrate every year. its roots are in the traditional autumnal harvest festival, coupled with a tale about how when europeans came to america, the indians welcomed them and taught them how to grow corn.
then, shortly after the indians taught the europeans how to grow corn, the europeans promptly gave them disease, set up camp from one side of the continent to the other, and started churning out bumper stickers. the bumper stickers come in two varieties: "extreme viewpoint" and "infuriating cliche".
"black friday" is the day after thanksgiving, because i guess, uh,
well. i don't know why everyone goes out shopping that day. but they do. so. black friday.
Watch your web "traffic."
It's kinda sick, but, if I regularly worked on a PC, I'd try this. (No Mac version. Bummer.)
- See your website visitors as animated characters in a virtual city
- Watch visitors move from page to page and interact with your site
- See buses (search engines) deliver new visitors to buildings
- Pull up detailed 'Passports' on any visitor
VisitorVille :: Web Site Intelligence for Creative Thinkers.
It's kinda sick, but, if I regularly worked on a PC, I'd try this. (No Mac version. Bummer.)
- See your website visitors as animated characters in a virtual city
- Watch visitors move from page to page and interact with your site
- See buses (search engines) deliver new visitors to buildings
- Pull up detailed 'Passports' on any visitor
VisitorVille :: Web Site Intelligence for Creative Thinkers.
Two frogs ripping on Ticketmaster web site's usability.
Cool.
Frog Review :: Talking frogs review websites
Cool.
Frog Review :: Talking frogs review websites
The man who wouldn't die.
[Marino] gave Malloy unlimited credit, thinking it would soon put an end to him. It didn't; Malloy was in danger of drinking the bar into bankruptcy. Antifreeze, a deadly poison, was substituted for liquor, but still Malloy would drink until he passed out, wake up, and come back for more. Antifreeze was substituted with turpentine, followed by horse liniment, and finally mixed in rat poison. Still Malloy flourished. The gang began to get creative, thinking raw oysters soaked in wood alcohol would do the trick (this idea apparently came from Pasqua, who saw a man die after eating oysters with whiskey, which was probably an anomaly). Then came a sandwich of soiled sardines, carpet tacks, and metal shavings (none of which would likely lead to death in any case).
Wikipedia :: Michael Malloy
(via the always-educational SteelBuddha)
[Marino] gave Malloy unlimited credit, thinking it would soon put an end to him. It didn't; Malloy was in danger of drinking the bar into bankruptcy. Antifreeze, a deadly poison, was substituted for liquor, but still Malloy would drink until he passed out, wake up, and come back for more. Antifreeze was substituted with turpentine, followed by horse liniment, and finally mixed in rat poison. Still Malloy flourished. The gang began to get creative, thinking raw oysters soaked in wood alcohol would do the trick (this idea apparently came from Pasqua, who saw a man die after eating oysters with whiskey, which was probably an anomaly). Then came a sandwich of soiled sardines, carpet tacks, and metal shavings (none of which would likely lead to death in any case).
Wikipedia :: Michael Malloy
(via the always-educational SteelBuddha)
If I was an FBI agent
...I'd want to be a member of the year-old, eight-strong FBI Art Crimes Team. There's a TV show in this somewhere.
BBC NEWS :: FBI names top 10 world art crimes
...I'd want to be a member of the year-old, eight-strong FBI Art Crimes Team. There's a TV show in this somewhere.
BBC NEWS :: FBI names top 10 world art crimes
This one's for Umbrellaman, my fellow luggage junkie.
Thought this might come in handy next time you go skiing.
Skiing Luggage :: Away.com
Thought this might come in handy next time you go skiing.
Skiing Luggage :: Away.com
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Why I love Defamer.com.
[Angelina Jolie] could barely suppress a delighted cackle as she greedily thumbed through the pristine pages of her new passport, for she knew that her 20,000 square foot gingerbread palace on the edge of a village just outside Phnom Penh was nearing completion, and soon (so soon), the children would come. All of them. Within a year, her pint-sized rebel army, simultaneously adorable and terrifying in their matching mohawks, would be properly trained, and after a short march to the capital, all of Cambodia would be hers.
Defamer :: Angelina Jolie's Nefarious Plan Coming Together
[Angelina Jolie] could barely suppress a delighted cackle as she greedily thumbed through the pristine pages of her new passport, for she knew that her 20,000 square foot gingerbread palace on the edge of a village just outside Phnom Penh was nearing completion, and soon (so soon), the children would come. All of them. Within a year, her pint-sized rebel army, simultaneously adorable and terrifying in their matching mohawks, would be properly trained, and after a short march to the capital, all of Cambodia would be hers.
Defamer :: Angelina Jolie's Nefarious Plan Coming Together
Please give if you can.
The Hunger Task Force is hitting crisis lows in donations right now. They do amazing work to help people who are in need -- both by distributing food and being a powerful voice for programs to help people get on their feet. And they need help.
FACT:
Each month, we serve nearly 45,000 people at our food pantries and 60,000 meals at our homeless shelters and meal programs. Half of those receiving food from our food pantries are children.
If you can, please do something now to help them out. If you work at HD and want to give through work, please see Jennifer or Jonathan (by noon Wed.). If you want to give online, please click on the link below. Thanks!
Hunger Task Force :: Donate
The Hunger Task Force is hitting crisis lows in donations right now. They do amazing work to help people who are in need -- both by distributing food and being a powerful voice for programs to help people get on their feet. And they need help.
FACT:
Each month, we serve nearly 45,000 people at our food pantries and 60,000 meals at our homeless shelters and meal programs. Half of those receiving food from our food pantries are children.
If you can, please do something now to help them out. If you work at HD and want to give through work, please see Jennifer or Jonathan (by noon Wed.). If you want to give online, please click on the link below. Thanks!
Hunger Task Force :: Donate
Man, I wish we had one of these...
An eco-friendly laundry service that picks up and drops off. Dang.
Welcome to SlateNYC.com
An eco-friendly laundry service that picks up and drops off. Dang.
Welcome to SlateNYC.com
Monday, November 21, 2005
Proving yet again that QRIOs may just be the coolest human invention ever.
Beck's got 'em in his newest video, Hell Yes, thereby increasing his own coolness factor exponentially. Sorry. Can't find a direct link, so you'll have to click on a player.
beck :: media :: hell yes (video)
Beck's got 'em in his newest video, Hell Yes, thereby increasing his own coolness factor exponentially. Sorry. Can't find a direct link, so you'll have to click on a player.
beck :: media :: hell yes (video)
Friday, November 18, 2005
"How to get rid of an Inferiority Complex in a single day!"
hanasiana.com :: Brand Names Foundation ad
(via Stay Free! Daily)
hanasiana.com :: Brand Names Foundation ad
(via Stay Free! Daily)
Though I don't consider myself an atheist, this is interesting.
You are one of life’s enjoyers, determined to get the most you can out of your brief spell on Earth. Probably what first attracted you to atheism was the prospect of liberation from the Ten Commandments, few of which are compatible with a life of pleasure. You play hard and work quite hard, have a strong sense of loyalty and a relaxed but consistent approach to your philosophy.
You can’t see the point of abstract principles and probably wouldn’t lay down your life for a concept though you might for a friend. Something of a champagne humanist, you admire George Bernard Shaw for his cheerful agnosticism and pursuit of sensual rewards and your Hollywood hero is Marlon Brando, who was beautiful, irascible and aimed for goodness in his own tortured way.
Sometimes you might be tempted to allow your own pleasures to take precedence over your ethics. But everyone is striving for that elusive balance between the good and the happy life. You’d probably open another bottle and say there’s no contest.
What kind of humanist are you? Click here to find out.
p.s. I'm waiting on client feedback, offering me ample surfing time. Yay!
Haymaker
You are one of life’s enjoyers, determined to get the most you can out of your brief spell on Earth. Probably what first attracted you to atheism was the prospect of liberation from the Ten Commandments, few of which are compatible with a life of pleasure. You play hard and work quite hard, have a strong sense of loyalty and a relaxed but consistent approach to your philosophy.
You can’t see the point of abstract principles and probably wouldn’t lay down your life for a concept though you might for a friend. Something of a champagne humanist, you admire George Bernard Shaw for his cheerful agnosticism and pursuit of sensual rewards and your Hollywood hero is Marlon Brando, who was beautiful, irascible and aimed for goodness in his own tortured way.
Sometimes you might be tempted to allow your own pleasures to take precedence over your ethics. But everyone is striving for that elusive balance between the good and the happy life. You’d probably open another bottle and say there’s no contest.
What kind of humanist are you? Click here to find out.
p.s. I'm waiting on client feedback, offering me ample surfing time. Yay!
Six Degrees of Smoking
This lighter was distributed for artistic purposes. Please photograph yourself smoking a cigarette lit by this lighter and pass the lighter on to a fellow smoker (either a friend or a stranger.)
James Robert Ford
This lighter was distributed for artistic purposes. Please photograph yourself smoking a cigarette lit by this lighter and pass the lighter on to a fellow smoker (either a friend or a stranger.)
James Robert Ford
Not a fan of pet dress-up
...but my cat, Macy, would dig this toy. Plus, it's a good looking site.
Holydog LONDON :: Street Fashion for Cats and Dogs
...but my cat, Macy, would dig this toy. Plus, it's a good looking site.
Holydog LONDON :: Street Fashion for Cats and Dogs
For Mac geeks
This is a great article about the 1984 commercial, and there's a behind the scenes video at the end of it.
Curt's Media: The 1984 Apple Commercial
This is a great article about the 1984 commercial, and there's a behind the scenes video at the end of it.
Curt's Media: The 1984 Apple Commercial
Single-minded insanity.
Tim Kehoe has stained the whites of his eyes deep blue. He's also stained his face, his car, several bathtubs and a few dozen children. He's had to evacuate his family because he filled the house with noxious fumes. He's ruined every kitchen he's ever had. Kehoe, a 35-year-old toy inventor from St. Paul, Minnesota, has done all this in an effort to make real an idea he had more than 10 years ago, one he's been told repeatedly cannot be realized: a colored bubble.
Popular Science :: The 11-Year Quest to Create Disappearing Colored Bubbles
(Excellent tip, Travis. Yer ace.)
Tim Kehoe has stained the whites of his eyes deep blue. He's also stained his face, his car, several bathtubs and a few dozen children. He's had to evacuate his family because he filled the house with noxious fumes. He's ruined every kitchen he's ever had. Kehoe, a 35-year-old toy inventor from St. Paul, Minnesota, has done all this in an effort to make real an idea he had more than 10 years ago, one he's been told repeatedly cannot be realized: a colored bubble.
Popular Science :: The 11-Year Quest to Create Disappearing Colored Bubbles
(Excellent tip, Travis. Yer ace.)
Lovely website.
Making a serious subject more palatable. (Check out the downloads. Fab.)
EQUALITY ZONE
Making a serious subject more palatable. (Check out the downloads. Fab.)
EQUALITY ZONE
Possibly the best tribute EVER to a cheeseball actor.
Top Thirty Facts about Chuck Norris.
(via YBNBY.)
Top Thirty Facts about Chuck Norris.
(via YBNBY.)
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Sometimes the lines between real and virtual can get TOO blurry.
Earlier this month, ABC announced plans to introduce a subplot to [Lost] about a character named Gary Troup, a fictitious author who died in the crash of Oceanic Flight 815, but not before he dropped off a manuscript with his publisher.
ABC teamed with Hyperion Books to publish the supposed manuscript, titled Bad Twin, which will be written by a name-brand author with guidance from show writers
Yahoo! Top Stories - "Lost" Finds Its Calling
Earlier this month, ABC announced plans to introduce a subplot to [Lost] about a character named Gary Troup, a fictitious author who died in the crash of Oceanic Flight 815, but not before he dropped off a manuscript with his publisher.
ABC teamed with Hyperion Books to publish the supposed manuscript, titled Bad Twin, which will be written by a name-brand author with guidance from show writers
Yahoo! Top Stories - "Lost" Finds Its Calling
The step between IKEA and real grown-up furniture.
Limited selection, but their prices amaze me.
Eurway :: Innovative Affordable Furniture
Limited selection, but their prices amaze me.
Eurway :: Innovative Affordable Furniture
Whoo-hoo!
Simply because I have no idea what difference this makes and because they're cute little critters, I think it's a cause for celebration. New lemurs! Yay!
BBC NEWS :: New lemurs found in Madagascar
Simply because I have no idea what difference this makes and because they're cute little critters, I think it's a cause for celebration. New lemurs! Yay!
BBC NEWS :: New lemurs found in Madagascar
I find the blogosphere unsettling sometimes.
The fact that Pete Townsend and I both have a Blogger blog... it's just weird.
Blogger: User Profile - Pete Townshend
The fact that Pete Townsend and I both have a Blogger blog... it's just weird.
Blogger: User Profile - Pete Townshend
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Reuters.com :: Electronic paper moves from sci-fi to marketplace
But, much like when LCD displays came to the market, consumers are first likely to see the technology in clocks and watches. The popular example of an electronic newspaper that automatically updates itself wirelessly is still years away.
(Bummer.)
But, much like when LCD displays came to the market, consumers are first likely to see the technology in clocks and watches. The popular example of an electronic newspaper that automatically updates itself wirelessly is still years away.
(Bummer.)
Today in history:
It was on this day in 1940 that 75,000 men were called to Armed Forces duty under the first peacetime conscription in American history.
[...] Franklin Roosevelt's decision to impose a draft in the summer of 1940 was especially controversial because the country wasn't even at war. But Americans had all seen newspaper and newsreel coverage of the German Army rolling over Poland in a few weeks, and doing the same in France in a few months. By June of that year, Germans controlled most of the European continent, and the United States had a poorly trained standing army of only about 200,000 soldiers.
So even though he worried it might hurt his chances of reelection that November, Franklin Roosevelt signed into law the first peacetime draft in American history. That October, 16 million young men appeared at precinct election boards across the country to register with the Selective Service. The first lottery was held in Washington, D.C., and it was designed to be as patriotic a ceremony as possible. Secretary of War Henry Stimson was blindfolded with cloth taken from a chair that had been used at the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and the ladle he used to scoop out numbers had been made from the wood of one of the rafters of Independence Hall.
The Writer's Almanac from American Public Media
It was on this day in 1940 that 75,000 men were called to Armed Forces duty under the first peacetime conscription in American history.
[...] Franklin Roosevelt's decision to impose a draft in the summer of 1940 was especially controversial because the country wasn't even at war. But Americans had all seen newspaper and newsreel coverage of the German Army rolling over Poland in a few weeks, and doing the same in France in a few months. By June of that year, Germans controlled most of the European continent, and the United States had a poorly trained standing army of only about 200,000 soldiers.
So even though he worried it might hurt his chances of reelection that November, Franklin Roosevelt signed into law the first peacetime draft in American history. That October, 16 million young men appeared at precinct election boards across the country to register with the Selective Service. The first lottery was held in Washington, D.C., and it was designed to be as patriotic a ceremony as possible. Secretary of War Henry Stimson was blindfolded with cloth taken from a chair that had been used at the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and the ladle he used to scoop out numbers had been made from the wood of one of the rafters of Independence Hall.
The Writer's Almanac from American Public Media
Monday, November 14, 2005
Uneven, but fun.
A mashup of the Beasties' "Right Now" with Sweet's "Ballroom Blitz."
MusicBuilder.net (Stab) :: right now ballroom blitz
(via Ektopia)
A mashup of the Beasties' "Right Now" with Sweet's "Ballroom Blitz."
MusicBuilder.net (Stab) :: right now ballroom blitz
(via Ektopia)
If I decorated for Christmas, this would be my tree.
UrbanOutfitters.com :: Charlie Brown Pathetic Tree
UrbanOutfitters.com :: Charlie Brown Pathetic Tree
I'm sure it's helpful
...but I just find it incredibly weird.
My Style Wedding :: Dream it. Plan it. Live it.
...but I just find it incredibly weird.
My Style Wedding :: Dream it. Plan it. Live it.
Absolutely astounding news.
The mind reels to think how very, very different the world could/might be if this is true.
Times Online :: Man 'cured' of HIV agrees to undergo further clinical tests
The mind reels to think how very, very different the world could/might be if this is true.
Times Online :: Man 'cured' of HIV agrees to undergo further clinical tests
In the new world order, everyone will have bangin' hair.
[Video - Blow Out.]
goldenfiddle :: Bangin hair
(kudos to The Monk for clueing me in.)
[Video - Blow Out.]
goldenfiddle :: Bangin hair
(kudos to The Monk for clueing me in.)
Bad Jesus art
I can't stop looking. The name alone made it impossible to ignore.
Jesus of the Week 2005
I can't stop looking. The name alone made it impossible to ignore.
Jesus of the Week 2005
JS Online :: Plane crashes in Riverwest
Lorraine & Doreen - I know you'll appreciate this. It was on the 2500 block of Weil...
This photo is the best.
Lorraine & Doreen - I know you'll appreciate this. It was on the 2500 block of Weil...
This photo is the best.
Friday, November 11, 2005
Travel tip.
Excellent tip from Bradley* -- a travel search engine that checks prices on 100 online travel sites, then sends you off to book directly with an airline to avoid booking fees.
Kayak :: Cheap Airfare, Hotel Reservations, Car Rentals
*via Eric (hello, Eric!)
Excellent tip from Bradley* -- a travel search engine that checks prices on 100 online travel sites, then sends you off to book directly with an airline to avoid booking fees.
Kayak :: Cheap Airfare, Hotel Reservations, Car Rentals
*via Eric (hello, Eric!)
Seriously cool shopping.
I love these Day of the Dead figurines.
SilverCrow Creations - Sundries & Specialties
(This may be my best blogging find all year. You have to tool around this site. SO fun.)
I love these Day of the Dead figurines.
SilverCrow Creations - Sundries & Specialties
(This may be my best blogging find all year. You have to tool around this site. SO fun.)
BB's tour of Boston.
This is what it looks like. Really. I took the Gov't Ctr exit over and over again...
Wikipedia :: Boston
This is what it looks like. Really. I took the Gov't Ctr exit over and over again...
Wikipedia :: Boston
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Sorry for the dearth of link-ity goodness, kids. I've been locked in a conference room in Quincy, MA -- just outside Boston -- for two days. Or attempting not to get lost in The Big Dig tunnels. FYI - I love Boston. I love the people. I love the architecture. But driving around this city is insane. All angles, no grid. Crazy, crazy, crazy.
Anyway, I'll be back in Milwaukee tomorrow. Talk to you then... x!
Anyway, I'll be back in Milwaukee tomorrow. Talk to you then... x!
Tuesday, November 8, 2005
People are so f***ing predictable.
Here's an update on an earlier posting.
Houston Press :: Prada "store" vandalized
Here's an update on an earlier posting.
Houston Press :: Prada "store" vandalized
Truly tasteless.
The logo? Yeesh.
The Smoking Gun :: L.A. entrepreneurs seek to market wine with "Jesus Juice" label
The logo? Yeesh.
The Smoking Gun :: L.A. entrepreneurs seek to market wine with "Jesus Juice" label
Friday, November 4, 2005
Meatscapes.
By Milwaukee artist, Nicholas Lampert.
Meatscapes Menu
I like his agit-prop as well. Here's his full portfolio site.
Machine Animal Collage
By Milwaukee artist, Nicholas Lampert.
Meatscapes Menu
I like his agit-prop as well. Here's his full portfolio site.
Machine Animal Collage
Thursday, November 3, 2005
Gorgeous vignettes/images of Chinese manufacturing plants.
I'd like to slap the artist upside the head for his ungodly site navigation. But these photos are stunning. But sure to click all the way through to the full-size image for the full effect.
Edward Burtynsky :: China - Manufacturing
The rest of his photos are here.
I'd like to slap the artist upside the head for his ungodly site navigation. But these photos are stunning. But sure to click all the way through to the full-size image for the full effect.
Edward Burtynsky :: China - Manufacturing
The rest of his photos are here.
If Fox News Had Been Around Throughout History
The coverage of the crucifixion is my favorite.
(via YBNBY)
The coverage of the crucifixion is my favorite.
(via YBNBY)
Wednesday, November 2, 2005
Supercheap MP3s.
I just ran across this Russian MP3 download site. 10 cents a song. I can download one of my favorite albums for $1.08. Hmm. Think it's legal?
MP3Search.Ru :: Soul Coughing - Irresistible Bliss
I just ran across this Russian MP3 download site. 10 cents a song. I can download one of my favorite albums for $1.08. Hmm. Think it's legal?
MP3Search.Ru :: Soul Coughing - Irresistible Bliss
Own A Piece Of America :: A Unique Gift Idea
It's free AND funny.
You'll immediately be a registered owner of your own one-square inch 'parcel' of land in any state in the USA.
(thanks, Czeltic Girl! Ace tip.)
It's free AND funny.
You'll immediately be a registered owner of your own one-square inch 'parcel' of land in any state in the USA.
(thanks, Czeltic Girl! Ace tip.)
Tuesday, November 1, 2005
This looks amazing.
I love beautifully written and illustrated children's books. Alice in Wonderland. Grimm's Faerie Tales. So this one looks like it may work its way into my book collection some day. (But at $120 per book, I may settle for the under-$25 calendar.)
Little Nemo in Slumberland
NYT Book Review :: Restoring Slumberland
I love beautifully written and illustrated children's books. Alice in Wonderland. Grimm's Faerie Tales. So this one looks like it may work its way into my book collection some day. (But at $120 per book, I may settle for the under-$25 calendar.)
Little Nemo in Slumberland
NYT Book Review :: Restoring Slumberland
This makes me happy.
Showtime has licensed some of swissmiss's photos for their "Sho Next" brand identity. I'm so proud of my long distance roommate. :)
(Can't wait to see you Friday, T!)
swissmiss :: ShoNext pix
Showtime has licensed some of swissmiss's photos for their "Sho Next" brand identity. I'm so proud of my long distance roommate. :)
(Can't wait to see you Friday, T!)
swissmiss :: ShoNext pix
Interesting tidbit: Book means cool.
...It comes from text messaging culture. When you type with predictive text on your mobile phone the word ‘cool’ the word ‘book’ first appears. Users should then flick through the list of possible words to get to ‘cool’. British youth appears to be avoiding the additional keystrokes and using the word ‘book’ instead.
(via PSFK)
...It comes from text messaging culture. When you type with predictive text on your mobile phone the word ‘cool’ the word ‘book’ first appears. Users should then flick through the list of possible words to get to ‘cool’. British youth appears to be avoiding the additional keystrokes and using the word ‘book’ instead.
(via PSFK)
Holy cow.
The Register :: Docs sew skull fragment in patient's belly
Surgeons obliged to remove a fragment of skull from a man with head injuries inserted it into his belly for safekeeping and three months later successfully reattached the missing piece of cranium, the Telegraph and others report.
The Register :: Docs sew skull fragment in patient's belly
Surgeons obliged to remove a fragment of skull from a man with head injuries inserted it into his belly for safekeeping and three months later successfully reattached the missing piece of cranium, the Telegraph and others report.
Monday, October 31, 2005
Pictures of ever-so-tiny things.
I think this picture of velcro should have done better than a simple honorable mention.
Nikon Small World :: Gallery
I think this picture of velcro should have done better than a simple honorable mention.
Nikon Small World :: Gallery
Why you should continue to date me; a series of charts and graphs. By Joel A. Friesen
(via the neverever-fails-to-amuse-me grow-a-brain)
(via the neverever-fails-to-amuse-me grow-a-brain)
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Jonesin' for Six Feet Under?
[HBO has] struck an exclusive two-year overall pact that calls for [Alan] Ball to develop series for the paybox. First up is a drama based on Charlaine Harris' "Southern Vampire" series of bestselling novels.
Project is set in a world where vampires and humans co-exist after the development of synthetic blood. First book, "Dead Until Dark," revolves around a waitress in rural Louisiana who meets the man of her dreams only to find out he's a vampire with a bad reputation.
Variety.com :: Ball back in HBO's court
[HBO has] struck an exclusive two-year overall pact that calls for [Alan] Ball to develop series for the paybox. First up is a drama based on Charlaine Harris' "Southern Vampire" series of bestselling novels.
Project is set in a world where vampires and humans co-exist after the development of synthetic blood. First book, "Dead Until Dark," revolves around a waitress in rural Louisiana who meets the man of her dreams only to find out he's a vampire with a bad reputation.
Variety.com :: Ball back in HBO's court
Friday, October 28, 2005
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Oh, wow. They're on sale.
Following up on my post yesterday about those adorable little racist twin singers, Lynx & Lamb, I somehow ran across this delightful site.
I saw the twins wearing these Happy Hitler girly t's in one story about them.
(Yech.)
Aryan Wear
Following up on my post yesterday about those adorable little racist twin singers, Lynx & Lamb, I somehow ran across this delightful site.
I saw the twins wearing these Happy Hitler girly t's in one story about them.
(Yech.)
Aryan Wear
My buddy, Timmy, sent this around to a bunch of us at work.
Yahoo! News :: Remote Control Device 'Controls' Humans
Bradley's response to Timmy:
I will control you like this timmy, some day.
you will bend to my whims, or at least, walk in a pretzel shape.
Yahoo! News :: Remote Control Device 'Controls' Humans
Bradley's response to Timmy:
I will control you like this timmy, some day.
you will bend to my whims, or at least, walk in a pretzel shape.
This is kind of cute
...but anyone who'd pay $40 for an iPod halloween costume is out of his or her tree.
iAttire :: Vampire for iPod
...but anyone who'd pay $40 for an iPod halloween costume is out of his or her tree.
iAttire :: Vampire for iPod
I find this disturbing.
Why the hell does a 3-year old need a cell phone?
Mobile Phone News :: Buddy Bear Phone
Why the hell does a 3-year old need a cell phone?
Mobile Phone News :: Buddy Bear Phone
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Fake houses in London.
The route of the [underground railway] between Paddington and Bayswater necessitated the demolition of 23 and 24 Leinster Gardens, situated on a long, upmarket terrace of five story houses, and it was decided to build a 5ft-thick facade which matched the houses either side of the break.
Facade and dummy houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens, Paddington, London W2 above the Metropolitan and District Line
(Thank you, Bradley!)
The route of the [underground railway] between Paddington and Bayswater necessitated the demolition of 23 and 24 Leinster Gardens, situated on a long, upmarket terrace of five story houses, and it was decided to build a 5ft-thick facade which matched the houses either side of the break.
Facade and dummy houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens, Paddington, London W2 above the Metropolitan and District Line
(Thank you, Bradley!)
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
And people wonder why I'm phobic about grown people in costumes.
...Upon returning to his spot a day after his arrest, [Mr. Harper] conceded that things are tense these days among the characters, who form cliques and alliances to defend their turf and make money. Mr. Harper, for example, says his Elmo is a foe of Batman and Superman, but in cahoots with Mr. Incredible, SpongeBob SquarePants and at least one of the half-dozen Spider-Men who prowl the street.
Members of Elmo's clique often pose in pictures together and split tips when the dollars are flowing. Because many of the costumes have no pockets, wads of cash are often visibly clenched in characters' hands. But as a Saturday stroll down the boulevard showed, other characters are alone and adrift, often wearing ragged costumes and seeming to horn in on others' turf.
WSJ.com :: Hollywood Boulevard Just Isn't Big Enough For Elmo and Friends
...Upon returning to his spot a day after his arrest, [Mr. Harper] conceded that things are tense these days among the characters, who form cliques and alliances to defend their turf and make money. Mr. Harper, for example, says his Elmo is a foe of Batman and Superman, but in cahoots with Mr. Incredible, SpongeBob SquarePants and at least one of the half-dozen Spider-Men who prowl the street.
Members of Elmo's clique often pose in pictures together and split tips when the dollars are flowing. Because many of the costumes have no pockets, wads of cash are often visibly clenched in characters' hands. But as a Saturday stroll down the boulevard showed, other characters are alone and adrift, often wearing ragged costumes and seeming to horn in on others' turf.
WSJ.com :: Hollywood Boulevard Just Isn't Big Enough For Elmo and Friends
Robots r kewl.
Watch this video. SO fun.
(FYI - if this is a true vision of the future, I'm going to trip over robots a lot. I can barely avoid my cat when she gets underfoot.)
1st Avenue Machine :: Propaganda
(Thank you, Timmy. You made my day, luv.)
Watch this video. SO fun.
(FYI - if this is a true vision of the future, I'm going to trip over robots a lot. I can barely avoid my cat when she gets underfoot.)
1st Avenue Machine :: Propaganda
(Thank you, Timmy. You made my day, luv.)
From the mouths of (13 year-old racist) babes.
"We're proud of being white, we want to keep being white," said Lynx. "We want our people to stay white … we don't want to just be, you know, a big muddle. We just want to preserve our race."
ABC News :: Young Singers Spread Racist Hate
"We're proud of being white, we want to keep being white," said Lynx. "We want our people to stay white … we don't want to just be, you know, a big muddle. We just want to preserve our race."
ABC News :: Young Singers Spread Racist Hate
The Turkish remake of ET.
In the Turkish version, the alien is attacked by a strike force made up of an angry mob of peasants, soldiers dressed as storm troopers, police and firefighters. The children assault the mob right back with gas grenades and marbles. A few of them put on party hats to enhance their combat abilities. Then they steal a cart from an old man by, and I’m not making this up, patiently waiting for him to die on his feet from old age. I repeat: not making this up.
The Wave Magazine :: Video Review - Turkish E.T.
(via an excellent SFGate blurb on Turkish remakes.)
p.s. No offense, Alper. I'd laugh no matter what culture was doing this...
In the Turkish version, the alien is attacked by a strike force made up of an angry mob of peasants, soldiers dressed as storm troopers, police and firefighters. The children assault the mob right back with gas grenades and marbles. A few of them put on party hats to enhance their combat abilities. Then they steal a cart from an old man by, and I’m not making this up, patiently waiting for him to die on his feet from old age. I repeat: not making this up.
The Wave Magazine :: Video Review - Turkish E.T.
(via an excellent SFGate blurb on Turkish remakes.)
p.s. No offense, Alper. I'd laugh no matter what culture was doing this...
Learn something new every day.
Today's topic: Giant checks. You can actually cash them. And if you write your routing number, account, etc. on a watermelon, you can cash that as well.
TrixiePixGraphics :: Giant checks
Today's topic: Giant checks. You can actually cash them. And if you write your routing number, account, etc. on a watermelon, you can cash that as well.
TrixiePixGraphics :: Giant checks
Oooooh.
Except for the fitness equipment and fitness library -- which I would have removed -- this sounds absolutely lovely...
Westin Hotels & Resorts :: Westin Renewal Suite at Times Square
Except for the fitness equipment and fitness library -- which I would have removed -- this sounds absolutely lovely...
Westin Hotels & Resorts :: Westin Renewal Suite at Times Square
Monday, October 24, 2005
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Ah, Banksy. At it again.
Banksy's exhibition of modified oil paintings will open tonight despite the threat of legal action. Environmental health services yesterday cleared the project after being called by neighbouring businesses who reacted badly to the arrival of 200 live black rats. They will live in the glass fronted shop for the duration of the two week show.
Wooster Collective :: Banksy show opens
Banksy's exhibition of modified oil paintings will open tonight despite the threat of legal action. Environmental health services yesterday cleared the project after being called by neighbouring businesses who reacted badly to the arrival of 200 live black rats. They will live in the glass fronted shop for the duration of the two week show.
Wooster Collective :: Banksy show opens
I want a Triple Inchophone.
Engadget :: Triple Inchophone plays 3-inch records and doles out street cred
Engadget :: Triple Inchophone plays 3-inch records and doles out street cred
Not for the queasy.
Static objects that appear to move. Sounds dull, but it's kind of mesmerizing...
Rotational illusion
Static objects that appear to move. Sounds dull, but it's kind of mesmerizing...
Rotational illusion
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Google's Quote of the day
... is by one of my favorite British authors, P.G. Wodehouse:
Boyhood, like measles, is one of those complaints which a man should catch young and have done with, for when it comes in middle life it is apt to be serious.
- PG Wodehouse
More Wodehouse quotes here:
The Quotations Page :: P. G. Wodehouse Quotes
... is by one of my favorite British authors, P.G. Wodehouse:
Boyhood, like measles, is one of those complaints which a man should catch young and have done with, for when it comes in middle life it is apt to be serious.
- PG Wodehouse
More Wodehouse quotes here:
The Quotations Page :: P. G. Wodehouse Quotes
Concurring Opinions :: When Your Cell Phone Can Recognize You
Ailisto says, using the simple motion sensing gait method, the prototype phone correctly identified when it was being carried by someone other than its owner 98% of the time.
(fyi - the first comment is brilliant.)
Ailisto says, using the simple motion sensing gait method, the prototype phone correctly identified when it was being carried by someone other than its owner 98% of the time.
(fyi - the first comment is brilliant.)
Monday, October 17, 2005
If you've never been to San Francisco...
This book will make you want to go there.
SF Gate Mystical San Francisco
This book will make you want to go there.
SF Gate Mystical San Francisco
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Possibly the saddest CV/filmography ever.
After his stint with [Steve Allen], Nye became a regular on The Ann Sothern Show. On the big screen, he scored roles in such films as Sex Kittens Go to College (1960), The Facts of Life (1960), A Guide for the Married Man (1967) and Cannonball Run II (1984).
Yahoo! News :: Comedian Louis Nye Dies
After his stint with [Steve Allen], Nye became a regular on The Ann Sothern Show. On the big screen, he scored roles in such films as Sex Kittens Go to College (1960), The Facts of Life (1960), A Guide for the Married Man (1967) and Cannonball Run II (1984).
Yahoo! News :: Comedian Louis Nye Dies
TSA for Tots.
This is just so weird, I love it.
PLAYMOBIL :: Security Check-in
(via Concurring Opinions)
This is just so weird, I love it.
PLAYMOBIL :: Security Check-in
(via Concurring Opinions)
Friday, October 14, 2005
Excellent, easy-to-understand tutorials on house-y repairs.
Easy2.com :: Home Improvement Tutorials
(via Good Experience)
Easy2.com :: Home Improvement Tutorials
(via Good Experience)
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Boondoggled by sushi houses.
Learn something new every day... Today: most wasabi isn't wasabi.
The truth is, what passes for wasabi in the U.S., in all but the most rarified temples of Japanese cuisine, is a mixture of ordinary western horseradish (Armoracia rusticana), Chinese mustard, cornstarch and green food coloring. The mixture reasonably approximates its cousin, Wasabia japonica, a difficult-to-grow and therefore very pricey gourmet condiment. Even when you buy imported Japanese "wasabi" in a tin of powder or a tube of paste, provenance does not guarantee authenticity. In fact, a good rule of thumb is: most wasabi isn't, and many products claiming to contain wasabi don't.
The Nibble :: Real Wasabi - Authentic Japanese Wasabi Powder (Wasabia Japonica)
Learn something new every day... Today: most wasabi isn't wasabi.
The truth is, what passes for wasabi in the U.S., in all but the most rarified temples of Japanese cuisine, is a mixture of ordinary western horseradish (Armoracia rusticana), Chinese mustard, cornstarch and green food coloring. The mixture reasonably approximates its cousin, Wasabia japonica, a difficult-to-grow and therefore very pricey gourmet condiment. Even when you buy imported Japanese "wasabi" in a tin of powder or a tube of paste, provenance does not guarantee authenticity. In fact, a good rule of thumb is: most wasabi isn't, and many products claiming to contain wasabi don't.
The Nibble :: Real Wasabi - Authentic Japanese Wasabi Powder (Wasabia Japonica)
Monday, October 10, 2005
Talk about a bitch of a day.
The satellite fell into the Arctic Ocean minutes after lift-off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.
BBC NEWS :: Europe ice mission lost in ocean
The satellite fell into the Arctic Ocean minutes after lift-off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.
BBC NEWS :: Europe ice mission lost in ocean
Truly lovely multi-media piece.
200 beautiful large scale photos, housed in a 45,000 sq. ft. portable museum made of mostly recycled materials. Based on the theme of one man's year-long journey* and the 365 letters he writes to his wife while he's away. I would LOVE to see this.
Ashes and Snow
*a wanderjahr, monk! (I knew that phrase would come in handy.)
200 beautiful large scale photos, housed in a 45,000 sq. ft. portable museum made of mostly recycled materials. Based on the theme of one man's year-long journey* and the 365 letters he writes to his wife while he's away. I would LOVE to see this.
Ashes and Snow
*a wanderjahr, monk! (I knew that phrase would come in handy.)
’The Footprint Of the Great American Chicken’
Learn something new every day... Today: the origins of *the* peace symbol (and a few others).
design boom :: peace symbols
(via grow-a-brain)
Learn something new every day... Today: the origins of *the* peace symbol (and a few others).
design boom :: peace symbols
(via grow-a-brain)
Friday, October 7, 2005
BILLBOARDOM: Gallery of Billboards, Signage and Outdoor Advertising
Very fun. I'm bookmarking this one.
Very fun. I'm bookmarking this one.
"How can you have your pudding if you won't eat your meat????"
These insane Aussies have recreated the entire Pink Floyd arena rock experience -- including the crazy light show and the gimungous, scary original Pink Floyd inflatable stage props. And they're coming to Milwaukee 11/5. It looks SO absolutely over-the-top, I'm actually tempted...
If you find this in the least bit interesting, check out the DVD Trailer under "Downloads."
The Australian Pink Floyd Show
These insane Aussies have recreated the entire Pink Floyd arena rock experience -- including the crazy light show and the gimungous, scary original Pink Floyd inflatable stage props. And they're coming to Milwaukee 11/5. It looks SO absolutely over-the-top, I'm actually tempted...
If you find this in the least bit interesting, check out the DVD Trailer under "Downloads."
The Australian Pink Floyd Show
Hands down – my favorite piece of artwork so far this year.
I LOVE this. Brilliant.
The work will be located on the outskirts of Valentine, Texas near Marfa on desolate ranching land with no other visible trace of civilization. As one drives toward the artwork it will appear to be a large minimalist sculpture, as one gets closer it will look like a luxury boutique where a display of Fall 2005 high-heel Prada shoes and bags will be seen through the store front windows. Yet, one cannot open the door, it is a sealed time capsule and will never function as a place of commerce.
kultureflash :: Prada Marfa
(thanks, swissmiss!)
I LOVE this. Brilliant.
The work will be located on the outskirts of Valentine, Texas near Marfa on desolate ranching land with no other visible trace of civilization. As one drives toward the artwork it will appear to be a large minimalist sculpture, as one gets closer it will look like a luxury boutique where a display of Fall 2005 high-heel Prada shoes and bags will be seen through the store front windows. Yet, one cannot open the door, it is a sealed time capsule and will never function as a place of commerce.
kultureflash :: Prada Marfa
(thanks, swissmiss!)
It's National Egg Day.
I'd no idea that the second Friday of October is National Egg Day. Since I haven't had lunch yet, this is a mesmerizing fact. All hail the egg.
Egg Cooking Contest Recipes
I'd no idea that the second Friday of October is National Egg Day. Since I haven't had lunch yet, this is a mesmerizing fact. All hail the egg.
Egg Cooking Contest Recipes
2005 Ig Nobel Award Winners, including...
• MEDICINE: Gregg A. Miller of Oak Grove, Missouri, for inventing Neuticles -- artificial replacement testicles for dogs, which are available in three sizes, and three degrees of firmness.
• PEACE: Two researchers at Newcastle University in England monitored the brain activity of locusts as they watched clips from the movie "Star Wars."
• CHEMISTRY: An experiment at the University of Minnesota was designed to prove whether people can swim faster or slower in syrup than in water.
Winners of the Ig Nobel Prize
(An excellent tip from my brother, Michael. Thanks, Pedder!)
• MEDICINE: Gregg A. Miller of Oak Grove, Missouri, for inventing Neuticles -- artificial replacement testicles for dogs, which are available in three sizes, and three degrees of firmness.
• PEACE: Two researchers at Newcastle University in England monitored the brain activity of locusts as they watched clips from the movie "Star Wars."
• CHEMISTRY: An experiment at the University of Minnesota was designed to prove whether people can swim faster or slower in syrup than in water.
Winners of the Ig Nobel Prize
(An excellent tip from my brother, Michael. Thanks, Pedder!)
Thursday, October 6, 2005
Know any ridiculously wealthy and childish men?
"A Week As James Bond." Prices starting from $75,000pp. Good lord.
Welcome to Bluefish Concierge - Experiences
(via grow-a-brain)
"A Week As James Bond." Prices starting from $75,000pp. Good lord.
Welcome to Bluefish Concierge - Experiences
(via grow-a-brain)
Wednesday, October 5, 2005
Too many fun designs to pick just one.
But, at this moment, I'm coveting a set of Window Lights.
thorsten van elten
But, at this moment, I'm coveting a set of Window Lights.
thorsten van elten
This is truly bizarre.
[New York artist Brock Enright] has had some 40 clients to date, and what they ask for can vary enormously. One woman he is currently working with in New York, in a game lasting several months, is trying to conquer her fear of deceit, and so, as if to inoculate her, Enright has inveigled around 25 new characters into her life, using actors.
Times Online :: Kidnapped in the name of art
[New York artist Brock Enright] has had some 40 clients to date, and what they ask for can vary enormously. One woman he is currently working with in New York, in a game lasting several months, is trying to conquer her fear of deceit, and so, as if to inoculate her, Enright has inveigled around 25 new characters into her life, using actors.
Times Online :: Kidnapped in the name of art
Robot news
You'll thank me someday for keeping you apprised.
engadget :: The Murata Seisaku-kun robot wants to ride his bicycle
engadget :: Self-assembling robots
You'll thank me someday for keeping you apprised.
engadget :: The Murata Seisaku-kun robot wants to ride his bicycle
engadget :: Self-assembling robots
Tuesday, October 4, 2005
Harriet Miers' blog.
Faux and quite funny.
First of all, I'm sorry my last post... typos and much worse... well, I'm sorry. I think you can probably tell who came out on top in Miers v Six Vodka Tonics! My first case and I lost it!! LOL
Harriet Miers's Blog!!!
(via yesbutnobutyes.)
Faux and quite funny.
First of all, I'm sorry my last post... typos and much worse... well, I'm sorry. I think you can probably tell who came out on top in Miers v Six Vodka Tonics! My first case and I lost it!! LOL
Harriet Miers's Blog!!!
(via yesbutnobutyes.)
Van Morrison's Contractual Obligation Album.
My buddy Richie made fun of me for being a VM-head in college. He couldn't understand how I could listen to Van Morrison's repetitiverepetitiverepetitiverepetitive lyrics. But, Richie, if you're reading this, I think even you'll like this one.
In order to fulfill his obligation to his early solo label Bang Records,Van Morrison sat down in 1967 or so and cranked out 31 songs on the spot, on topics ranging from ringworm to wanting a danish, to hating his record label and a guy named George. Make sure you get past the first few tunes - it takes him a few to get cooking.
WFMU's Beware of the Blog: Van Morrison's Contractual Obligation Album
My buddy Richie made fun of me for being a VM-head in college. He couldn't understand how I could listen to Van Morrison's repetitiverepetitiverepetitiverepetitive lyrics. But, Richie, if you're reading this, I think even you'll like this one.
In order to fulfill his obligation to his early solo label Bang Records,Van Morrison sat down in 1967 or so and cranked out 31 songs on the spot, on topics ranging from ringworm to wanting a danish, to hating his record label and a guy named George. Make sure you get past the first few tunes - it takes him a few to get cooking.
WFMU's Beware of the Blog: Van Morrison's Contractual Obligation Album
Books AND hotels. Together. At last.
I must travel to this enchanted land and perhaps stay for many, many days...
Welcome to the Library Hotel
(Thanks for the truly awesome tip, Paul.)
I must travel to this enchanted land and perhaps stay for many, many days...
Welcome to the Library Hotel
(Thanks for the truly awesome tip, Paul.)
Taking the piss out of copyright laws.
If you have seen someone singing Happy Birthday in a restaurant, a park, or at a school, you should tell ASCAP so that they can arrange for a license. If you are an offender, you should apologize and offer to pay whatever is due — a nickel, a quarter, a dollar — whatever ASCAP demands.
Unhappy Birthday
If you have seen someone singing Happy Birthday in a restaurant, a park, or at a school, you should tell ASCAP so that they can arrange for a license. If you are an offender, you should apologize and offer to pay whatever is due — a nickel, a quarter, a dollar — whatever ASCAP demands.
Unhappy Birthday
Monday, October 3, 2005
And on the low-brow side of my consciousness
I don't know why, but I'm fascinated by this site.
vendingondemand.com :: Capsule toys
I don't know why, but I'm fascinated by this site.
vendingondemand.com :: Capsule toys
One of my favorite poems – Crusoe in England.
I've had this on the brain today for some reason. Some word must've snagged in my brain earlier and summoned it.
Robinson Crusoe at the end of his life. In first person. Poignant and lovely. Long, but worth it. Trust me.
Elizabeth Bishop :: Crusoe in England
I've had this on the brain today for some reason. Some word must've snagged in my brain earlier and summoned it.
Robinson Crusoe at the end of his life. In first person. Poignant and lovely. Long, but worth it. Trust me.
Elizabeth Bishop :: Crusoe in England
Interesting. With a cool URL.
justcurio.us is an anonymous question and answer system, open to anyone, with one simple rule: to ask a question, you must first answer someone else's question. Question yields answer yields question. Strangers helping strangers.
justcurio.us // strangers helping strangers
justcurio.us is an anonymous question and answer system, open to anyone, with one simple rule: to ask a question, you must first answer someone else's question. Question yields answer yields question. Strangers helping strangers.
justcurio.us // strangers helping strangers
Friday, September 30, 2005
Bizarre miniature landscapes.
Be sure to click through all of them. Very cool.
photoeye.com :: Lori Nix
Be sure to click through all of them. Very cool.
photoeye.com :: Lori Nix
When you're looking for something new to read
... stop by Boldtype for reading recommendations. Good stuff.
Boldtype :: October 2005 - Issue Twenty-Four
... stop by Boldtype for reading recommendations. Good stuff.
Boldtype :: October 2005 - Issue Twenty-Four
Indie music ringtones for your phone.
If I had a better cell phone, I'd probably download one of these. As it is, I'll just have to stick with my pseudo-midi default files.
Bliptones.com
If I had a better cell phone, I'd probably download one of these. As it is, I'll just have to stick with my pseudo-midi default files.
Bliptones.com
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Free tunes are ace.
Harvey Danger's got a new cd out, and they're offering the entire thing as a free download on their site. A bit Ben Folds-y. Quite a bit Jellyfish-y. All in all, pretty good. And free! Bless.
Harvey Danger Downloads
(via coudal.com)
Harvey Danger's got a new cd out, and they're offering the entire thing as a free download on their site. A bit Ben Folds-y. Quite a bit Jellyfish-y. All in all, pretty good. And free! Bless.
Harvey Danger Downloads
(via coudal.com)
Nicely designed rock memorabilia.
I didn't think such a thing existed. I'm impressed.
Mosley meets Wilcox meets Rock
I didn't think such a thing existed. I'm impressed.
Mosley meets Wilcox meets Rock
"The Shining" re-edited as a feel-good family film.
A new trailer for an old classic. Brilliant.
Waxy.org :: Shining Redux
(via yesbutnobutyes.com)
A new trailer for an old classic. Brilliant.
Waxy.org :: Shining Redux
(via yesbutnobutyes.com)
Yep, it's for real.
Bradley sent me this clip of an octopus camouflaging itself, and I naturally assumed it was fake. Until I found the site of the person who shot the video.
Daaamn.
Bradley sent me this clip of an octopus camouflaging itself, and I naturally assumed it was fake. Until I found the site of the person who shot the video.
Daaamn.
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Czeltic Girl and I had a good laugh at this one yesterday. I nearly forgot about it.
Uncyclopedia :: RTFM
Uncyclopedia :: RTFM
One of the most confusing headlines I've seen in awhile.
Guardian Unlimited :: Five arrests in hunt for grave robbers linked to guinea pig protest
Guardian Unlimited :: Five arrests in hunt for grave robbers linked to guinea pig protest
Keep your day job, Father.
*fremps*
The poster, which is modeled after an advertisement for the movie 'The Matrix,' is the brainchild of Father Meyer. It features a priest in full cassock -- and the requisite Roman collar -- holding a cross in one hand and a rosary in the other. And he is wearing sunglasses.
Catholic Online :: A la 'Matrix,' vocations recruitment poster shows priest as hero
(via SFGate)
*fremps*
The poster, which is modeled after an advertisement for the movie 'The Matrix,' is the brainchild of Father Meyer. It features a priest in full cassock -- and the requisite Roman collar -- holding a cross in one hand and a rosary in the other. And he is wearing sunglasses.
Catholic Online :: A la 'Matrix,' vocations recruitment poster shows priest as hero
(via SFGate)
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Interesting wine trend – screw tops.
Hoping to separate their wine from the stereotypically stodgy, sommelier-approved wine culture, Virgin is marketing the wine with the tagline “Unscrew it, let’s do it”. With just two varieties (red Shiraz and white Chardonnay), the screw-top wine brand is hoping to make the wine purchasing process less intimidating to those lacking Sideways-level wine knowledge, while also offering something a few steps up from Boone’s Farm or even Charles Shaw (aka “Two Buck Chuck”). Jakes Fault is another new wine label targeting young wine drinkers with the screw tops and a Shiraz-exclusive selection. Both Virgin Vines and Jakes Fault reportedly have a price tag around 10 bucks. As the trend for domesticity continues, we expect these new labels to do well on the dinner party circuit.
- Trendcentral, 9.27.05
Hoping to separate their wine from the stereotypically stodgy, sommelier-approved wine culture, Virgin is marketing the wine with the tagline “Unscrew it, let’s do it”. With just two varieties (red Shiraz and white Chardonnay), the screw-top wine brand is hoping to make the wine purchasing process less intimidating to those lacking Sideways-level wine knowledge, while also offering something a few steps up from Boone’s Farm or even Charles Shaw (aka “Two Buck Chuck”). Jakes Fault is another new wine label targeting young wine drinkers with the screw tops and a Shiraz-exclusive selection. Both Virgin Vines and Jakes Fault reportedly have a price tag around 10 bucks. As the trend for domesticity continues, we expect these new labels to do well on the dinner party circuit.
- Trendcentral, 9.27.05
Monday, September 26, 2005
Beautiful.
Programmed in Applesoft II on a 1979 Apple ][+ with 48K of RAM. Seriously. [...] An unsolicited music video for the band Grandaddy and their song of the same name off of the album The Sophtware Slump.
Bravo.
Jed's Other Poem (Beautiful Ground)
Programmed in Applesoft II on a 1979 Apple ][+ with 48K of RAM. Seriously. [...] An unsolicited music video for the band Grandaddy and their song of the same name off of the album The Sophtware Slump.
Bravo.
Jed's Other Poem (Beautiful Ground)
Friday, September 23, 2005
I admit it. I'm intrigued by this.
Check out their flavors and kits. How bizarre.
Breath Palette
(via grow-a-brain)
Check out their flavors and kits. How bizarre.
Breath Palette
(via grow-a-brain)
Covering Katrina's aftermath.
An excellent first person account and incredible photography. The intro alone is worth the click.
[Dworzak's] work was published and entitled "Ghost Town" (TIME, September 19). We recorded Dworzak a day after his return to New York. Used to covering conflict zones in places such as Kosovo, Kabul and Baghdad, his first person account of the tragedies of Hurricane Katrina are keenly observed, honest and insightful.
Thomas Dworzak :: Ghost Town
(Posted to our intranet this morning by Jason Reimer. Thanks, J.)
An excellent first person account and incredible photography. The intro alone is worth the click.
[Dworzak's] work was published and entitled "Ghost Town" (TIME, September 19). We recorded Dworzak a day after his return to New York. Used to covering conflict zones in places such as Kosovo, Kabul and Baghdad, his first person account of the tragedies of Hurricane Katrina are keenly observed, honest and insightful.
Thomas Dworzak :: Ghost Town
(Posted to our intranet this morning by Jason Reimer. Thanks, J.)
Check it out - a moonwalkin' jungle bird.
"Manakins have weird, pretty extreme behavior," says Bostwick, an evolutionary ornithologist who makes a memorable appearance in the first episode of NATURE's DEEP JUNGLE. "They are very, very interesting birds."
(Be sure to turn on your sound.)
PBS :: NATURE - Watch a manakin moonwalk.
(Big props to PBS-watchin' Ol' Man Malcolm for the excellent tip.)
"Manakins have weird, pretty extreme behavior," says Bostwick, an evolutionary ornithologist who makes a memorable appearance in the first episode of NATURE's DEEP JUNGLE. "They are very, very interesting birds."
(Be sure to turn on your sound.)
PBS :: NATURE - Watch a manakin moonwalk.
(Big props to PBS-watchin' Ol' Man Malcolm for the excellent tip.)
Thursday, September 22, 2005
This home page rocks.
When you look at web sites all day, anything creative that catches your attention is pretty awesome.
VanBeater
When you look at web sites all day, anything creative that catches your attention is pretty awesome.
VanBeater
I do not like blue rice and ham...
When you spread the Diet Furikake, the rice is dyed in blue, and your brain will form a negative image of it. It is important that you continue sprinkling it on rice for 7 evenings (they say that for a diet to be effective, reducing the intake of carbohydrates in dinner is the key). If it doesn't work, you should continue for 3 weeks (!).
Odd things from Japan :: Blue diet
(via popgadget.net)
When you spread the Diet Furikake, the rice is dyed in blue, and your brain will form a negative image of it. It is important that you continue sprinkling it on rice for 7 evenings (they say that for a diet to be effective, reducing the intake of carbohydrates in dinner is the key). If it doesn't work, you should continue for 3 weeks (!).
Odd things from Japan :: Blue diet
(via popgadget.net)
"You lured me in just like Lisa Rinna seduced that guy in Another Woman's Husband."
McSweeney's Internet Tendency :: An Open Letter to Lifetime Television for Women.
I swear I was only going to watch you for half an hour. But that half-hour became an entire movie, and then another, and another, until I was as addicted to you as Meredith Baxter was to the drugs she was stealing from the methadone clinic in Darkness Before Dawn. Nothing mattered anymore—not working out, not clean socks and underwear, not even my friends. All I cared about was my next Lifetime Original fix. Each commercial for upcoming programming was like a miniature hit, a little taste, set to the tunes of Sarah McLachlan or to Peter Hyatt's "Have a Little Faith in Me."
McSweeney's Internet Tendency :: An Open Letter to Lifetime Television for Women.
I swear I was only going to watch you for half an hour. But that half-hour became an entire movie, and then another, and another, until I was as addicted to you as Meredith Baxter was to the drugs she was stealing from the methadone clinic in Darkness Before Dawn. Nothing mattered anymore—not working out, not clean socks and underwear, not even my friends. All I cared about was my next Lifetime Original fix. Each commercial for upcoming programming was like a miniature hit, a little taste, set to the tunes of Sarah McLachlan or to Peter Hyatt's "Have a Little Faith in Me."
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Contemporary art @ Galerie Loevenbruck
I particularly love this piece.
galerie loevenbruck online :: bruno peinado
(If you have a few minutes, browse through the full gallery. Well worth it.)
I particularly love this piece.
galerie loevenbruck online :: bruno peinado
(If you have a few minutes, browse through the full gallery. Well worth it.)
Imagine designing an entire city. Wow.
Arup, the London-based consultancy, was last week chosen as master planner of the first phase of the multi-billion pound Dongtan “eco-city”, which is being developed by the Shanghai Industrial Investment Corporation, the Hong Kong-quoted investment arm of the Shanghai city government. The new city will be built on the eastern end of Chongming, a large island that sits in the mouth of the Yangtze river delta a few miles northeast of the city centre, and close to Shanghai’s new airport.
Sunday Times Online :: British firm designs Chinese Manhattan
Arup, the London-based consultancy, was last week chosen as master planner of the first phase of the multi-billion pound Dongtan “eco-city”, which is being developed by the Shanghai Industrial Investment Corporation, the Hong Kong-quoted investment arm of the Shanghai city government. The new city will be built on the eastern end of Chongming, a large island that sits in the mouth of the Yangtze river delta a few miles northeast of the city centre, and close to Shanghai’s new airport.
Sunday Times Online :: British firm designs Chinese Manhattan
This makes me love the interweb. And the New Yorker. All over again.
Day No. 3:
“Just to make everyone happy,” said the Lord God, “today I’m thinking oceans, for contrast.”
“It’s wet, it’s deep, yet it’s frothy; it’s design without dogma,” said Buddha, approvingly.
“Now, there’s movement,” agreed Allah. “It’s not just ‘Hi, I’m a planet—no splashing.’ ”
“But are those ice caps?” inquired Thor. “Is this a coherent vision, or a highball?”
“I can do ice caps if I want to,” sniffed the Lord God.
“It’s about a mood,” said the Angel Moroni, supportively.
“Thank you,” said the Lord God.
The New Yorker :: Intellligent Design
(thank you again, Czeltic Girl, for having such fabulous clickety-clack web-surfy fingers and uncovering this gem.)
Day No. 3:
“Just to make everyone happy,” said the Lord God, “today I’m thinking oceans, for contrast.”
“It’s wet, it’s deep, yet it’s frothy; it’s design without dogma,” said Buddha, approvingly.
“Now, there’s movement,” agreed Allah. “It’s not just ‘Hi, I’m a planet—no splashing.’ ”
“But are those ice caps?” inquired Thor. “Is this a coherent vision, or a highball?”
“I can do ice caps if I want to,” sniffed the Lord God.
“It’s about a mood,” said the Angel Moroni, supportively.
“Thank you,” said the Lord God.
The New Yorker :: Intellligent Design
(thank you again, Czeltic Girl, for having such fabulous clickety-clack web-surfy fingers and uncovering this gem.)
I'm blown away by Pandora.
It takes something that's been done for years -- i.e., selecting the types of music you like and creating a radio station for yourself -- but does it BRILLIANTLY.
A fantastic interface. A great selection of music. Excellent logic to extrapolate what you like. If you listen to music at work, check this out.
Pandora :: Discover Music
(via coudal.com)
It takes something that's been done for years -- i.e., selecting the types of music you like and creating a radio station for yourself -- but does it BRILLIANTLY.
A fantastic interface. A great selection of music. Excellent logic to extrapolate what you like. If you listen to music at work, check this out.
Pandora :: Discover Music
(via coudal.com)
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Tips on how to nod off, or, how to stay awake and lower your self-esteem.
The Morning News :: The Non-Expert - How to Fall Asleep
The Morning News :: The Non-Expert - How to Fall Asleep
There truly is a web site for everything.
FeralChildren.com :: Feral Children - isolated, confined wild and wolf children
FeralChildren.com :: Feral Children - isolated, confined wild and wolf children
Ananova :: Artists erect giant pink bunny on mountain
(Won't it get kind of disgusting after a few months outdoors?)
(Won't it get kind of disgusting after a few months outdoors?)
Monday, September 19, 2005
Anna Wintour hates fat people.
Talley's remarks [on the Oprah Winfrey Show] immediately drew heavy fire from Sandy Schaffer of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance.
What's shocking here is that there's an association to advance fat acceptance. Oy.
New York Daily News :: Vogue editor rouses the fat & the furious
Talley's remarks [on the Oprah Winfrey Show] immediately drew heavy fire from Sandy Schaffer of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance.
What's shocking here is that there's an association to advance fat acceptance. Oy.
New York Daily News :: Vogue editor rouses the fat & the furious
Two things that are bugging me in fluffy celebrity news.
1) Has anyone noticed that Jennifer Garner's been pregnant for about 3 years now?
2) When did "X" suddenly become the substitute for "criss" instead of "cross?" In the past few months substituting "X" for the name Chris (e.g., Xtina) has become all the rage...
1) Has anyone noticed that Jennifer Garner's been pregnant for about 3 years now?
2) When did "X" suddenly become the substitute for "criss" instead of "cross?" In the past few months substituting "X" for the name Chris (e.g., Xtina) has become all the rage...
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