March 2012
The best headphones on the planet. Mine are probably 10+ years old and still the cream of the crop. Better sound than Beats and anything else I've had on my ears.
2012.03.30
RimSkin. Oh man, my new white bike would look SO COOL with colored rims!
2012.03.27
Meet the guy behind the latest internet phenomenon: Draw Something. Click if you dare, but don't say I didn't warn you. Prolly better just to play your game and be in your happy place. (You know how to find me!)
2012.03.27
Stuff I'm listening to:
'MDNA' and
'The Hunger Games OST'. Not gonna lie, the lyrics on MDNA are something speshul.
2012.03.27'Harry Potter' books now available electronically. If I can get sorted into Gryffindor yet, what's the point?
2012.03.27
'Shades of Grey' movie rights sold to Universal/Focus. Yeah fine, I read this mommy porn too. Sue me. The world does *not* need another Twilight is all I'm sayin.
2012.03.26
Alright, immersion blender, you win. You are the shit and I take back all those things I said about you. Let's be besties!
2012.03.26
Nigel Slater's follow-up to 'Tender' is imminent. Uuuuugh, fucker. I have too many cookbooks already but damn I loved 'Tender' so much! What do I do?!
2012.03.26
Smack Shack settin' up shop in Minneapolis' North Loop. If you live in Minneapolis and you've never had this tasty, tasty food you deserve a proper spanking.
2012.03.26
Sideshow Sign Co. Stupid internet keeps showing me things I want.
2012.03.26
Slo-mo ballet set to a remix of 'Everything In Its Right Place'. A) as a former ballerina this makes me melt. B) that is one of my top-10 favorite songs of all time. It's like these fuckers made this video just for me. Beautiful!
2012.03.26
A very nice bike rack. That would look sweet in my place.
2012.03.26
Frank Bruni, who used to be a food critic at the NYT, was recently diagnosed with gout. Just because your body doesn't love red meat and booze doesn't make you "diseased." Getting off that much booze & red meat sounds like a gynormo positive, not a negative, imho.
2012.03.26
Lines from 'The Princess Bride' that double as comments on freshman composition papers. "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
2012.03.23
Hippies --> Punks --> Grunge --> Hipster --> ?? what's next ?? Jason DeRusha should answer this on his 'Good Question.'
2012.03.23
LaBullipedia. "Though no launch date is mentioned, LaBullipedia is intended to be a 'Wikipedia of high cooking with free access to all of its content'." From Ferran Adria!
2012.03.21
Kimbra live @ SXSW. I am totally digging this magic she weaves.
2012.03.20
BEHOLD: My own list of 5 cookbooks every guy should own ... 1)
How to Cook Everything, by Mark Bittman. 2)
The Cook's Illustrated Cookbook, by America's Test Kitchen. 3)
Cooking for Geeks, by a Geek (I hope!). 4)
The Omnivore's Dilemma, by Michael Pollan (Ok I know it's not a cookbook, but every Man's Man should know where his food comes from, preach!). 5)
The Oxford Companion to Beer, cuz why not?
2012.03.2010 cookbooks every guy should own. I disagree with every single book on this list. Who wrote this, seriously?!
2012.03.20
Santorum and Romney's Secret Service codenames revealed. And they're everything you'd want them to be.
2012.03.20
A Kickstarter project to buy Kickstarter. Oops, someone didn't anticipate that!
2012.03.20
How tweeting Deadmau5 led to one artist's big break. Oh man, I'm getting all emotional just reading this. Fuckin' A!
2012.03.20
10 reasons the rest of the world thinks the U.S. is nuts. I wouldn't say it earlier but I'll say it now:
Eat shit and die. I've always paid 100%, out-of-pocket for (the majority of my) healthcare of my choosing and will continue to do so. Anyone who thinks they have a right to my body besides me can get bent. ..... Ok, I'm done. But despite my mini-rant you should read this article because it affects
you too.
2012.03.20
Rick Perry's FB page gets some social lovin'. First I wrote something along the lines of "
Eat shit and die" but I'm trying to be more positive, ya'know?
2012.03.20
What happens with a 35 year old man takes the SAT. "Stupid SAT. Hip hop is the genre. Rapping is the vocal style performed WITHIN that genre. This is the whitest question ever."
2012.03.20
The real meaning of MPH. Probably not up for Husband of the Year Award, just guessin.
2012.03.19
Artisan salt love. I can't believe it took only 10 years for it to come out that I have a huge weakness for this beautiful stuff. Epicmajor salt porn.
2012.03.19
Girl Walk // All Day. Entire 71-minute dance film set to Girl Talk's All Day, filmed in NYC and funded on Kickstarter. Fun!
2012.03.19
The 1940s census will be made public on April 2. Just your friendly reminder, this is very cool!
2012.03.19
'Frozen Planet.' This is getting amazing reviews. Gonna need to check it out.
2012.03.19
Another trailer for 'Snow White & the Huntsman.' I'll give them my dollars to see this.
2012.03.19
The trailer for 'Dark Shadows.' I haven't loved any Tim Burton movies recently (sorry!) but this looks like it has potential.
2012.03.18
Ellie Kemper dancebombs people. I'm totally gonna start doing this to mess with my friends.
2012.03.18
RECIPE OF THE DAY: Rainbow Asian slaw. Mmm, this is a good one. Crunchy and crisp and perfect for spring!
2012.03.18
New trailer for 'Prometheus.' Hot diggity damn!!
2012.03.17
Surly bikes! I bought one of these kickass bikes today, super excited! Haven't had one in years and so happy to support a hometown brand.
2012.03.17
The most common cooking mistakes. Yeah, I've probably done each of these.
2012.03.16
March Madness: sex vs. chocolate. A bracket I can support.
2012.03.14
NYT: "I was a cookbook ghostwriter." Color me shocked *rollseyes*.
2012.03.14
'Fast Food Nation'...10 years later. "Every day about 65 million people eat at a McDonald's restaurant somewhere in the world, more than ever before."
2012.03.13
'21 Jump Street' has a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. Just FYI. Then again last week I saw 'This Means War' which I looooooved, but that only scored 26%.
2012.03.13
RECIPE: creamy broccoli white-bean soup. I need to hurry up and make this before winter is
officially officially over and it becomes gauche.
2012.03.13
Speed painting: an amazing piece in Photoshop in under 30 mins. I mean, I know I have made skills but this is
gahdamn!
2012.03.13
World's most over-the-top announcer. "Teardrrrrops tha si-eeze of pine-ahpells!" Hahaha, what must he be like in bed?!
2012.03.13
2012 Iditarod photos. I audibly "awwwwwwwe'd" when this came up.
2012.03.13
Levi's Curve ID. Just bought m'self a pair, and if my ass looks half as good as everyone else's does in these jeans I'll be mighty pleased.
2012.03.12
Twitter bought Posterous. I'm dying to know what sorts of meetings are going on behind-closed-doors at Facebook, Tumblr and Pinterest.
2012.03.12
It's SCIENCE! Cats will help you live longer. So no more making fun of the cat lady.
2012.03.12
Le Creuset's newest color: Marseille Blue. Alternatively titled: Thomas the Train Blue.
2012.03.12
Quick & easy homemade lattes without all the fuss. If I were still on milk I would be so doing this EVERY SINGLE DAY.
2012.03.09
It's dangerous to go Solo. Always sound advice.
2012.03.09
France creates a 'Darth Vader burger' American nerds protest that it wasn't us first. Ewww!
2012.03.09
Solar storm raining down blessings upon us earthlings. That's how I read that story, much better that way.
2012.03.09
Dollar Shave Club. I love sending stuff around the office and then hearing my co-workers spontaneously erupt in a fit of laughter.
2012.03.09
I spy. Oh, this song + video makes me so happy.
2012.03.09
Inventor of Spanx is the world's youngest, female, self-made billionaire. Someone had to invent them, I guess. But my personal opinion is that you should love your body as is. Own it, sisters!
2012.03.08
Best restaurant review *I've ever read*. "My first visit to Olive Garden was during midafternoon, so I could be sure to get in. After a late breakfast, I figured a late lunch would be fashionable."
2012.03.08
My future home. I know it's a long way to visit me in Australia, but you guys will be glad for the trip.
2012.03.07
The tantrum. This is just so precious. And perfect.
2012.03.06
A tour of Pinterest's office. Whoa. I guess they won't be pinning any photos of their own space. Pwn.
2012.03.06
Howler's Jordan Gatesmith has some choice remarks for the Minneapolis music scene. Ouch! As one commenter said, "I'll mark this date on my 2014 calendar to remember to look up where Howler is on that day."
2012.03.06
How to make perfect risotto. Smear test, got it.
2012.03.05
The Real Housewives of Disney. Kristen Wiig makes every sketch perfection.
2012.03.04
How to Train Your Dragon. Forgot how much I love this movie. You guys have seen this right?!
2012.03.04
47 Park Avenue. This home restoration blog is killing me. I want to live there!
2012.03.04
Stuff I'm making this weekend #3) coconut-lime bars. The truth is I never make dessert, ever, so this is kind of a big deal. Pray for me.
2012.03.03
Stuff I'm making this weekend #2) red coconut curry. And I'm making enough to last me a
week because it's so frackin' good!
2012.03.03
Stuff I'm making this weekend #1) juicing. My only regret is I waited this long to finally start juicing. Amazing!
2012.03.03
Why don't we know more about the woman who exposed the Penn State scandal? As one commentor said, "Seriously? Glamour gets her profile? Not Harpers? Not Vanity Fair? Fucking Glamour?!"
2012.03.02
24-hour cupcake access? Only if it's from a pink ATM deliverer! D'oh!
2012.03.01