January 2010
1 post
November 2009
1 post
“I feel like that Fisher-Price record player was the defining thing of my life.”
– Pitchfork: Guest Lists: Memory Tapes
So jealous he had that and all I had was the lously Fisher-Price cassette player. On the other hand, I could make my own a cappella songs. I was really into MC Hammer and r&b.
(via desnoise)
My Fisher-Price cassette player was royal blue with orange...
October 2009
2 posts
Best TFLN ever →
I always liked the Warner Brothers stores better... →
August 2009
7 posts
International Rollergirl Roster
Love it.
Escher in the real world →
Papercraft Tintin pattern →
WatchMarriage is gay!
How Different Groups Spend Their Day - Interactive... →
Fascinating.
Kiss Cam at WNBA games? →
Hilariously, the only time I’ve been gay-bashed was at an OSU women’s basketball game.
July 2009
18 posts
Drei Klavierstücke op. 11 →
Keyboard Cat, eat your heart out.
This is the best newspaper article of all time. →
The animal uprising has begun!
Inside a Netflix shipping center →
Interesting!
Domino’s Three Cheese Mac-N-Cheese Pasta Bread →
This made me throw up a little in my mouth.
One of the many reasons Rachel Maddow is awesome:...
Frenemy, locavore among new words in Webster's →
Why "Brüno" is bad for the gays - Salon →
This is good. David Rakoff does a nice job of saying what I haven’t been able to put into words about Brüno and why I don’t want to see it.
The Rosy Lipped Batfish →
VonErickson on Etsy →
Goths! I have some jewelry for you!
Renaissance celebrities →
Some of these are pretty good.
Designer Chip Kidd Picks His Favorite Book Covers →
Very interesting. I love Chip Kidd, and totally expected the Jimmy Corrigan pick, but there are a couple on here I did not see coming.
Killing Elevators →
This is a good band name, too.
Top 10 Reasons Why The BMI Is Bogus : NPR →
2009 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest winners... →
Hooray for bad writing!
MTV's refreshing their branding →
The ident videos are interesting. A few are strange, but all are fascinating.
June 2009
49 posts
For Some, Coming Out At School Easier Than Home :... →
Adorable! Same-sex couple voted “best couple” for the yearbook. One of the girls, Victoria, tells their story on NPR.
“When I was in 5th grade, our teacher gave us all one sheet of paper. She told us to carry it with us over the following 24 hours, and each time something hurt us: we were called a name by a bully, or we were made fun of for any reason, or we were disappointed by someone, jealous, angry, etc—we were to tear a piece of the paper off. And the tear should be the size of the pain....
Optical illusion billboard →
Seriously, pull up this image of the scary lady then stand about three yards back from your computer and look at the image with your peripheral vision. You’ll see the normal-looking lady. COOL.
NASA photo of volcano erupting from space →
Star Wars, Star Trek, The Matrix, and Harry Potter... →
A-ha! Hollywood, I see through your games.
Why the Critics of a Public Option for Health Care... →
He makes some good points, even though he says “lightening rod” instead of “lightning rod”.
Kevin Van Aelst →
Awesome art!
Top Hot Butches - The 2009 List →
Were you ever curious about what sort of women I am most attracted to? Wonder no more.
There's No Business Like 'Going Out of Business' →
And they always get those poor homeless guys to stand out on the corner with neon-colored posterboard on a stick advertising for them.
“A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.”
– -Francis Bacon
(I know it’s a bit cheesy, but I needed to hear this today.)
Pimpin' ain't easy (to sell on eBay in NES form) →
“This listing has ended without a bid”
Zombie politics →
No, seriously, the politics brain-eaters will probably embrace after the zombie apocalypse.
Oh, prairie dogs. →
The enclosure was touted as “unescapable”. It cost $500K, and the prairie dogs escaped in 10 minutes.
Social Souvenir →
Talk about getting involved with art.
FML Moments in Greek Mythology →
Perfect.
She works hard for the money
My first job was a cashier at the local IGA. I remember getting a raise from $6.25 an hour to $6.50 my second summer working there. I was thrilled.