May 2008 Archives
Some very, very delicious rock posters I could drool over all day long. #
Ponystars! An online multiplayer game that lets you breed and customize your very own magical pony! #
Uber nerdtastic web designer t-shirts. Oops, looks like they forgot one. #
Sharon Stone created a flaming shitstorm when she called the earthquake in China and the death of 80,000+ people "karma." Oh yeah, and did you know the Dali Lama was a close personal friend of hers? Jesus ... that's really, reeeeeeeeeeeally bad. #
Video of Mariah Carey throwing out the first pitch at a baseball game. I know, groan, why am I even linking to this but LOOK AT ALL THE INAPPROPRIATE THINGS GOING ON with the shoes and the hop and the Pink Ladies jacket and the girlie throw ... GAH! #
I'm currently car shopping, so in the spirit of my one-track mind here is your list 'o the day: If I could have any car... #
Tegaki: hand-drawn blogging ... and comments and tags. #
Uh oh ... Timbuk2 and Threadless are making beautiful love-children together. While there's nothing I want to buy on that list yet, Timbuk2 + Threadless gettin' it on can only mean TROUBLE. #
Melissa Gilbert joins Guthrie's cast of 'Little House On The Prairie.' You know what, I have no idea why I'm linking to this. *yawn* #
Sheep in the Netherlands have a cooler house than you do. Lucky bastards. #
The first(?) prison photograph, mugshot, of Lewis Paine (who attempted unsuccessfully to murder Secretary of State William Seward as part of the conspiracy in which John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Lincoln). Haunting. #
The new Beijing airport, the biggest in the world, is ready just in time for the 2008 Olympics. And it's a photogenic bugger at that. Very cool. #
Fontbots. A series of illustrations featuring your favorite fonts. I always knew Helvetica was a badass mofo. #
The MagBas offers some solicited advice to a very troubled man. Men who know their Jimmy Choo make me so hot. #
Bankrupt offices. Life interrupted. #
An engineer's guide to cats. I'm all about the "corporal cuddling." #
Alotta geeks. Oy. MMO geeks look nothing like that for the record. #
Adobe CS4 coming soonish. Great. Just in time for me to have gotten CS3. #
Serena and Dan IRL? I think I just groaned a little under my breath. #
Just another day at the office. Even spidey has to commute. #
MN makes it official: no texting while driving. #
Weezer has a video for their new song 'Pork and Beans.' How many internet e-listers can you name in 3 minutes? #
Couldn't get tix to Rock The Garden (with Andrew Bird, Bon Iver, Cloud Cult, and The New Pornographers)? No worries, vita.mn can totally hook you up. I. Am. So. Excited!!!!1oneone. #
JAVAscript Super Mario Kart!!! Sorry, don't mean to be so excited but without my manager breathing down my neck all the time at work anymore ... well ... :-D #
He took a photo every day, for 18 years, until he died of cancer. #
Apparently Last.FM is redesigning soon. Yikes, I haven't been able to check out any new functionality cuz I can't get by the design I'm not a fan of. #
Obama wins Oregon; Hillary loses 3 oxen fording the river, and 2 members of her party have dysentery. Best. Fark. Headline. Ever. #
I am crushing on this guy and his, ummm, gear in more ways than you can imagine. OMG, I think I'm blushing. Hard. To. Form. Sentences. #
Ever wonder what a brooding and deep Storm Trooper looks like? Yeah, me too. #
Photos by James Mollison of music fans who tend to dress like their idols. How many can you name? Answers on the last page of the gallery. Also, there's a book due out later this year. #
Print Magazine with a roundup of posters, book covers, ads, etc. using the 'cutoff-torso-spread-leg framing device.' Classic. #
Age of Conan opens its doors to the bloodthirsty hordes. An R-Rated MMO with slutty, snake-wielding barbarian chicas? I was so there a month ago in the beta. The game needs some polish but still infinitely more fun that the WoW tinkertoy. #
Listen to 'Chemtrails' from Beck's new album. While sopheava dot com stands behind its decision to not support crazy mf'ing scientologists, this album was produced by DJ Danger Mouse. So I guess I can toss it a link. But THAT'S IT. #
Beethoven got laid a lot. A little coffee talk for you this fine Tuesday afternoon. #
'Sex and the City' movie clips you haven't seen. And will be pulled from YouTube in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... HURRY! #
Threadless prints. Limited edition 18x24 Threadless tee prints on sale now. #
Food sculptures so good you'll want to eat 'em. Or no. Whatever. #
Obama does Portland. Check out the scale on these. Incredible. #
Beautiful prints by Lily Moon. #
Crush3r. Will you ever use Evite again? #
MUTO: A wall-painted animation that kicks some ass. #
8 former MTV Sweet 16'ers get it right in the teeth in the new show 'Exiled.' [censored sarcastic remark] #
Firefox plugin that replaces ads with art. I can't download this fast enough. Faster, FASTER!! #
This week in Vita.mn: Your complete guide to Art-A-Whirl 2008. #
Very very very very very pretty wallpapers. And while I'm at it these will totally knock your socks off too. Cuz that's just the kind of gal I am. #
Ex-boyfriend jewelry. In case you're in the market for rings I guess? #
Children's drawings recreated as photographs. So. Cool. #
The day there was no news. ALERT! ALERT! Nothing is happening right now! #
(Local) Celebrities you'd like to toss into a pool. LET CJ HAVE IT RIGHT IN THE KISSER!! #
The WSJ profiles Cloud Cult. Still bitter about being outbid on a painting last November. Grrrrr... #
An updated Sopheava de Muxtape for your listening pleasure. Love, Sopheava. #
Matt's finally discovered the secret identity of Bon Iver: it's our very own Taylor Carik [of mediation] moonlightin' as the emo songster. WHO KNEW?!! #
Bon Iver playing live on Pitchfork.tv #
What the f*k are you doing?! Someone has a case of the Mondays. #
How to find images on the internetz. Useful links for, oh I don't know, those people whose employers have cut your stock budget because they're cheapass mf'ers who figure you'll just, er, whip stuff up out of thin air. Cuz, like you're a designer and you know, that's, like, part of your job or whatever. Not that I know anyone that's happened to or anything. #
There is a very, very, very fine line between looking hipster cool and looking like a child molester. I can think of at least a half-dozen offenders right off the top of my head. #
Walkway, a nice 'n free Helvetica-ish font. #
Ansel Adam's Yosemite. Lovely collection of photos narrated by his former assistant, Andrea G. Stillman. #
Things younger than McCain dot com. AARP is younger than McCain, funny. #
In the bag: LaCie's 250 gig "rugged" "pocket" external hard drive. It's like a bunch of suits sat in a room playing technology mad libs. "We need an adj.: RUGGED! Now a noun: POCKET!" #
Skills for men. Things every man should be able to do according to Esquire. I'd like to see the Magnificent Bastard's take on this. #
Transparent post-its. Jesus lord that's brilliant. Where were these when I was in college and we still read books? ! #
Facebook IRL. I'd like to see the Shaun of the Dead guys do this. #
Would love to post more links today but I'm too busy licking my new camera: the Nikon D300. As an aside, I'm also working on the triceps with all kinds of new glass as well. #
This week in Vita.mn: Cycling in the city. #
Countering Rex's list of signs you're a hipster, here's your better hipster list-o-the-day. Top 10 signs you're a hipster. #
Urban decay in St. Petersburg, Russia. Amazing. #
Someone said Gwyneth Paltrow in 'Iron Man' is a dead ringer for, well, me. Has anyone seen the movie to verify? Just for the record I totally went red first. #
p0rn for women. ""Ooh, look, the NFL playoffs are today. I bet we'll have no trouble parking at the crafts fair!" #
Texting your way to love. Or 'flirxting' your way to making love like a wild animal. #
List of the day: Would you please stop saying _______. "I'm a foodie" is right at the top of my list. Over-it-dot-com. #
Baby car logos. Who doesn't love baby animals? #
NIN releases another free album. *tap tap* still waiting for my download link to arrive. #
Tecmo Bowl lands on the DS this fall. Yay!! I was such a Tecmo Bowl whore when I was a kid. And cuz Steve is a nice guy he found this great video of Bo Jackson schooling god and everyone in the original game. pwn #
Mothers angry at video games for letting people do things that aren't wise in real life. 'Mothers Against Banging Hookers in the Park' have yet to comment. In other news, it's rated MATURE. If you don't want your kid playing it don't buy it for them, jackass. #
Re-shirt.net. Buy a t-shirt and get the story behind it, FREE! #
Girly old man hat. I want a hat with a bow on it too! #
A beautiful illustration of the story of my overall health. Looks like I blossomed early. #
The Goblin in the Tuxedo. a.k.a. why World of Warcraft blows and AoC/WAR may actually get it right. Haha, yeah, short term maybe. I'll hold my breath for long-term prospects on the games. #
25 rejected ideas from Grand Theft Auto IV. Remorse system in GTA, ha! #
The Daily Show is taping in St. Paul. Git your tickets now! Jon Stewart + RNC == teh funny. #