October 2009 Archives
112 yr. old man weds girl (all of 17). Yeah, wow. Just look at that happy couple. #
Bloody brain shooter. Of all the halloween recipies I've seen this week this one wins a prize. #
Halloween in the time of cholera. Creepsville. #
Note to all future SdL generations: yes yes yes! please. #
Arnold Schwarzenegger's coded F-bomb in veto. Naughty 'Pub! #
The Uptown Bar closes this week after 25 years of rockin' and rollin'. Chris Riemenschneider rounds up war stories and memories. I wish I could claim that Nirvana story as my own. #
Banned condom ads in the US. Uhhhh, prolly nsfw ;). #
Lilith Fair lives! Annnnnnnd it's coming to Minneapolis. #
What does a rainbow taste like? Oh. Now you know. #
Callahan auto parts. Today I got this awesome t-shirt. If you are worthy of my friendship you will know this reference (alternatively you're my friend cuz you gave me this eventho you didn't know what it means). #
It's decorative gourd season mf*ers. BLAMO! #
I pity the fool.... (I bet you can't finish that sentence). #
Wild thing. Ok now this is cute. I'm not a total barbarian you know. #
Zagat survey lists its top 5 picks for Minneapolis restaurants. And the winners are ... #
Jay-Z and his humility performing at the World Series. #
Headed to Seattle, Portland, NY, or Palm Springs any time soon? Bookmark the Ace Hotel for that trip stat. I know they were attempting to get one of these built in Whittier ... I wonder what's happened with that? #
About that Facebook redesign. #
Top 10 internet blunders of all time. The http:// guy regrets the slashes makes the #1 item. #
CNN and Salon share an awkward redesign moment. Um, erm... #
The perfect lasagna pan. My new year's resolution this year might be to cook more. I'm obsessed with reading about food. #
Knockdown knits. Knitting projects for girls who rule. #
These posters for the Sasquatch Music Festival are wonderful. One in every color, please? #
Broke ass photographer takes official White House family portrait. #
The menstrual cycle. Get it? Cycle? Haha. #
Al Franken throws it down over medical bankruptcies. Awsnap, you got served yo. #
This is maybe my most favorite vita.mn cover from the whole year. *swoon* Wait, did I say favorite? I actually meant second favorite. #
Sh*t happens. Haha, these would look great on my bathroom shelves. #
Operation November. Man, this is soooooo how my fall is shaping up. Rough. #
The importance of saving money. "Annnnnd it's gone!" #
50 years of Mini. As much drama as my Mini has been this year, I love her sooooooo much!! *tear* #
That Pixar lamp finally gets what's been coming to him. Hahaha, poor Steve. My condolences. #
Tank Goodness cookies. If you live in Minneapolis you need to have these RIGHT NOW. I am dying a little from the yum. #
Spiral staircases that will rock your world. #
Greetings from the inside of a wave curl. Ummmm, yeah. You probably won't be seeing any of these showing up on the SdL. #
Iconic photos. Taken as part of a daily health routine. #
Recipe for the infamous Shake Shack burger. I need one of these I need one of these right now. #
Hello Kthulhu. Everyone I know with babies YOU ARE ALL GETTING ONE OF THESE. Pink for girls, blue for boys, line 'em up. #
The land of 10,000 dates. Huh. I didn't realize Minnesota got a new slogan. (See? I didn't even make a Texas joke, not even ONE!) #
The Wedinator. This pretty much makes me never want to get married. Ever. #
The Propmaster for Mad Men dishes. #
It's official: balloon boy was a hoax. #
The fucking word of the day. Cuz it's easier to learn with sex, drugs, and fucking swearing. #
Cooking with beer. Trying to remember where I had that bread, but, it's super delish. #
Rob a bank as your favorite comic book character. #
Tropico 3 out on Tuesday. Vote El Presidente!! #
Balloon boy: "We did this for the show"? Ruh-roh. I really, really, really, really, really hope this doesn't mean what it seems to indicate it might mean. /audiblesigh #
Ross Raihala reviews the Bob Dylan Christmas album. "With all the subtlety of a neighbor's snowblower at 5 a.m., Minnesota's famed rock 'n' roll poet barrels through 15 yuletide favorites in a manner that's both terrifying and hilarious." #
Mental note to self: make this soup. Wow that looks yummy! #
Gwar launched an attack on First Ave last night. And I'm kinda sad I missed it, RAWK. #
The geography of jobs. Scary, like Missile Command scary. #
The power of storytelling. Hawesome. #
This shouldn't be funny, but it totally is. Clearly I grew up on Super Mario Bros. #
I'm just so excited! Yeah, sometimes I feel like this too. #
Your moment of fancypants lifeguard towers. #
Danger. Zombies. Run. So sad I'm missing the Zombie Pub Crawl tonight. #
30 dumb inventions. I'd prefer not to spoil this for you... #
Hear snippets from the upcoming 'New Moon' OST. Wow, this sounds, uh, good. Bon Iver + St. Vincent gives me the chills.... #
I could do mouse rollovers and listen to this site allllll day. Plus there's beautiful work too. #
Project Runway coming to the Wii. Am I excited? Or terrified? I can't decide. #
Robes of earth. This series makes me wish my camera weren't packed. #
Marge Simpson strips down for Playboy's November issue. Bow chicka wow. #
Obama awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. Queue twitter freaking. #
Volkswagen turns a Stockholm subway staircase into a piano. 66% more than normal chose the stairs over the elevator. #
The most famous unkindness. "The most famous unkindness of six ravens at the Tower of London are employees, kept on staff at the expense of the British government." #
T-shirts to rock your Thursday world. If you need me, I'll be spending the rest of my day looking at these. #
The sandwich price calculator. Wow. Yeah, wow. #
Just your typical day in the office. Haha, it's just like this where I work too. #
Unbelievable high school mascots. CORNJERKERS! #
What's the most watched show in cable history? Last night's Packers vs. Vikings game. #
'Paranormal Activity.' I'm suddenly reminded it's October and that I loooove scary movies. So who's gonna go see this with me? Qualifications: must be big, strong, and muscular with a fierce instinct to protect kthx. #
My parents were awesome. There is so much awesome here that I feel, well, awesome. #
I thought nothing could top Robot Chicken's Star Wars jokes ... but this one comes awfully close. #
Surveying the view. Leslie came over to my new place this morning to give it her inspection. She gives it 2 very enthusiastic thumbs up. I haven't heard her squeal like that in, like, a week. #
Um, excited for the Monday night Packers / Vikes game much? #
Giant vines take over the IDS. Mary Tyler Moore is not amused. #
Rio celebrates a 2016 Olympic win. You know me, I'm all about the pix. #
Pitchfork lists its picks for the top 20 albums of the decade. Annnnnnnd at #1: Radiohead's ___________. #
Prepare to be slain by The Cute. My kitties would love one of these to push around! #
The trailer for 'Good Hair.' Hahaha, this looks like teh funny. #
I Shoot Shows -dot- com. Mmmm, sweet delicious nectar of the gods concert photography. #
Amazing avalanche video. A skier with a video camera on his helmet gets caught in an avalanche and then, four and a half minutes later, gets rescued. HOLY SHIT. #
Rocktober is finally here. And damn there's a lotta music coming out this fall. #
What becomes of Olympic Stadiums? I have to say ... the last time I was in Berlin I went to that stadium and it looks much cooler in these pictures. A little depressing and vacant in person. #
I know I'm an adult n' all, but ... part of me totally wants one of these to camp out in. #
Sound Unseen 2009. Music + film? Vita.mn's got your back. #