May 2009
50 posts
What keeps me writing is that I can only know... →
Kay Ryan, via Jonathan Carroll’s twitter
18 Means for Living Below Your Means | Marc and... →
Useful tips - doesn’t hurt to have them reinforced once in a while (especially for me!) H/T Karen (delicious feed)
“i finally read this speech last week, while i was hiding away from all things...”
– amanda palmer » blog
I love this intro AFP wrote on her blog, but seriously, read the speech she has posted - it’s a gem. (and there’s a cool pic of Amanda, Neil and Cabal at the end)
Ponoko – Make, sell & buy almost anything →
mandolux« →
Apparently everyone, including Guan’s mum, knows about this. But for those who don’t, I am sharing some beautiful dual screen wallpapers. So there.
“But so many of them made the same eager point— how this or that book...”
– CarrollBlog
“Joe Henry to Release Blood From Stars August 18”
– Joe Henry : Blood From Stars
Translation: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
My Moleskine 2.0 Competition - Moleskine ® English →
Do you feel like winning a lifetime’s supply of Moleskines? (footnote says limited to 5 notebooks per year over a period of 50 years. Sweet!)
Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Three Wolf Moon... →
Brilliant. Read these reviews - you won’t be sorry. Well maybe you will be. But you might laugh too. (H/T Mike)
Craftzine.com blog : Needle Felting is Easy →
Excellent post on this craft that I love - might be helpful info for all those people who think I’m doing voodoo when they see me stabbing at a blob of wool.
Job 1 - LOLCat Bible Translation Project →
no no no no the horror (via BB)
“There are books which one should not attempt before having passed the age of...”
– John Crowley Little and Big
Visible Tweets – Twitter Visualisations. Now with... →
“It’s too easy to dismiss texting and the internet and iPhones as the death...”
– Marieke Hardy (from an edited extract of last night’s NSW Premier’s Literary Awards address.)
Websites for Writers →
“When you take a break from something and you don’t miss it, that doesn’t...”
– Don’t judge something’s value by whether or not you can live without it. « 22 Words
Wolfram|Alpha →
One word: awesome.
What?! I would never say ‘Odin’s Beard’.
iHanna’s Creative Space » Blog Archive » 100 Ideas... →
“Who can name the author of, say, ‘Sideways’? Or ‘The Graduate’? Or the book that...”
– Nick Hornby » Blog Archive » Household names
“Even though we’re the most connected generation ever, I can’t help...”
– Apartment Therapy Unplugged | The Downside of a Digital Life: Leaving Memories Behind
Fobots →
Today I Die - a game poem →
“With so much music at your disposal, how do you know where to start? Who can...”
– Culture Now : a social magazine about art, design and media
“Why seek fame when you already have it?
The Alpha and Omega knows who you...”
– 22 Words
Free Music Archive →
moderncat :: cat products, cat toys, cat... →
if this doesn’t make you at least smile, you have no soul (Maru is awesome!)
True Up » Archive » Silk Series: About Silkworms →
Fascinating look at silk harvesting and weaving…the process of getting the silk from the cocoons is kind of cool, though the complexity of the weaving gives me a headache. (read more here)
MakingOf - Home - Front Row. Behind the Scenes. →
Started by Natalie Portman, so you know it’s good.
Microwaving a cellphone is surprisingly cool -... →
who knew mobile phones had aliens inside them? That’s what it looks like to me…and to be honest, it freaks me out a little bit. I’d better watch it again.
Blu Dot - Good Design Is Good/Clock →
Taking the form of a one-inch square on your computer desktop, the Blu Dot Desktop Clock displays a different image for every minute of the day—720 in all.
The Mind-Blowing World of Human Chimeras - Boing... →
“I will say this without reservation: If you are a Marvel Comics fan, this film...”
– X-Men Origins Wolverine Review | Scathing Reviews for Bitchy People
