September 2008
74 posts
Scientific Attempt To Create Most Annoying Song... →
New Shirts at Oddica →
I was always jealous of the dude at work with some of these tees. Plus everyone and their mum has a Threadless tee now.
911 Writers Block - A Writer's Emergency Service →
Is there a difference between "discover your... →
Is there a difference between “discover your passion” and “discover what you want to do”?
How to Stay Awake at Work - wikiHow →
Identity: Find Out Where a Username is Already... →
Wii and Google Maps: Run on the Street From the... →
Watch‘Sylvia’ - Marissa Nadler (from Takeaway Shows)
“No one is the saviour they would like to be
The lovesong of the buzzard in the...”
– ‘Lovesong of the Buzzard’, Iron & Wine
“She speaks the way that she sings – with conviction and emphasis. She plays her...”
– Ani DiFranco | Daytrotter | A Woman Without A Country, Still Living Love
Nick Hornby and Ben Folds...together at last! →
Book Publishing Companies - Publishing Books -... →
“First, I’m hoping to make some students more comfortable with unstructured...”
– Do It First, Then We’ll Talk | Addison Road
Good thoughts from a lecturer about restructuring his lectures to put the students, and their habits and inquisitiveness, first.
How to draw anything (in 1 step) →
“I have several criteria when choosing sick movies; they can’t be too loud...”
– Movies to Puke By : Pajiba’s sick day movie marathon
Comics to Go: cartooning exercises for kids →
Not Just Burning The Bridge, But Whacking The... →
This Exists: Deep-dish pizza vending machine -... →
“She was simply a blank slate,” he wrote. “Having no mouth...”
– I am Kitty hear me purr
butterfly book shelf →
this is awesomely whimsical, but I wonder if it can take more than one book at a time…though it would be so cool to have a library made up entirely of butterflies.
In Soviet Latvia, Design Makes You! →
love the console bookshelves.
“If the work that really matters to you involves understanding a relationship...”
– 43 Folders: Time, Attention, and Creative Work | 43 Folders
Our usual plan →
“Edward, who is a vampire, sparkles. He SPARKLES … Are you kidding me? And...”
– ranty review of Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
[language warning]
Dear Lulu →
‘… a fantastic and imaginative resource that puts digital printing to the test through a Do-It-Yourself presentation …’
“Because you’re always on borrowed time. None of your favorite writers, let alone...”
– Anne Lamott
“See, I have this friend, who really wants to “be” a writer. I put be in quotes,...”
– Tough love
Evolution of the fight scene →
Superstruct FAQ | The Institute For The Future →
‘Superstruct is the world’s first massively multiplayer forecasting game. By playing the game, you’ll help us chronicle the world of 2019—and imagine how we might solve the problems we’ll face. Because this is about more than just envisioning the future. It’s about making the future …’
See also Michael Chabon’s article about The Long Now Foundation.
blogging on 90210? →
“But it’s a double-edged sword, because if you’re attempting to speak the language of a new medium, then you actually need to know HOW TO SPEAK IT. Otherwise, it’s like writing a show in French but just making up words as you go. And rarely have I seen someone making up their own French to quite the extent that 90210’s Silver the Blogger does.”
March of the Penguins in 30 seconds with bunnies. →
Hee…this one’s better.
Napoleon Dynamite in 30 seconds with bunnies. →
