August 2012
Yosemite nature notes. Tres lovely!
2012.08.29
BIC's ridiculous lady pens cost 70% more than identical "regular" pens. Amazon reviewers react appropriately. "I love BIC Cristal for Her! The delicate shape and pretty pastel colors make it perfect for writing recipe cards, checks to my psychologist, and tracking my monthly cycle. "
2012.08.28
Star Wars Detours. This looked stupid at first, but the more I watched it, the more I laughed. I need to see more!
2012.08.28
Artist takes every drug known to man, draws self-portrait after each use. Right? Clearly there is one take-away here: if you're going to do drugs, make it pot brownies.
2012.08.27
Photos of Neil Armstrong: 1930 - 2012. Aww. That there is a good life.
2012.08.27
Computer programmers learn a tough lesson in sharing. This nearly made me fall out of my chair laughing.
2012.08.27
Morning-after wedding photography? Ew ew ew! Does this mean "trash the dress" is officially so over?
2012.08.24
Going public with depression. So, so important.
2012.08.24
VSCO is hiring a web designer & programmer. If I didn't already just get my dream job, I would be fightin' all ya'lls for this one.
2012.08.24
Top 43 video game redheads. Just seeing the screenie for #43 makes reading this worth it.
2012.08.24
These clouds will make you feel like you're underwater. Let's face it: I could never be a mermaid. I'd always want to be on the other side of that!
2012.08.23
Bodum iced french press. *
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2012.08.23
Honey badger talking plush. Every child should have one of these.
2012.08.22
Unreal candy. Just in time for halloween, a candy with no corn syrup, no artificial ingreds, no preservatives.
2012.08.22
Custom handmade growlers. I guess it's beer-themed around here today.
2012.08.22
Gaming the system. When gamers pull off epic shenans.
2012.08.22
Plants vs. Zombies 2 coming this spring. Still in my top 3 mobile games list.
2012.08.20
10 unconventional ways to hang art. Confession: I secretly have art sitting on the floor and tables around my home, instead of all on the walls, BECAUSE I LOVE IT. Don't tell my framer friend!
2012.08.17
French artists c. 1900 imagine would the year 2000 will look like. You know, they actually got a lot of these right! The execution is a bit fuzzy, but I mean, right?
2012.08.16
The invisible bike helmet. I just...why hasn't this been invented sooner? Tres brilliant.
2012.08.16
Rihanna gets interviewed by Oprah. "Because as angry as I was, as angry and hurt and betrayed, I just felt like he made that mistake because he needed help and who's going to help him? Nobody's going to say he needs help. Everybody's going to say he's a monster without looking at the source, and I was more concerned about him." ... Yeah. I don't even.
2012.08.16
I make lots of delicious things and shall endeavor to share more of them here (and maybe even take photos of them once in a while).
This spicy peanut sauce with veggies was super tasty! My version consisted of toasted sesame brown rice and a more colorful mix of veg. So good.
2012.08.16This umbrella installation is magic! Someone take me there stat.
2012.08.16
BiteSquad. New food delivery service for the Twin Cities.
2012.08.15
The infusion-vessel you didn't know you needed. Of course it came from the Aviary people. Such a good idea.
2012.08.15
'Big Easy Express' official trailer. Yeah, I need to see this.
2012.08.15
"Bumper," by P.O.S. His new single, fucking finally!
2012.08.15
Anna Wintour's favorite images that have appeared in Vogue. There's no way I'm not clicking on a link like that.
2012.08.14
There has never been a better time to invade Great Britain. "There is, however, one blotch on America's record of unstoppable perfection. America was, at one time, a colony of Great Britain. But Great Britain has never been a colony of America. Now, at last, the hour has arrived for America to take what is rightfully hers." Can't talk, house shopping.
2012.08.14
The verdict is in: I am addicted to Sri Racha.
Are you? 2012.08.14Definitive proof that cats are assholes. Yup, my cats do this too. I should try that tactic next time someone puts work on my desk.
2012.08.14
Janelle Monae has a new album coming out, and she is still a powerhouse. Can't. Freagin. Wait.
2012.08.13
9 depressing facts about Paul Ryan. But what do I know? I'm just a walking uterus with no actual rights. Dick.
2012.08.13
The Olympic ticket scalper with all kinds of famous people. Can Simon Pegg just be in everything please?
2012.08.13
Olympic GIF party. Comments, yes. Very yes.
2012.08.10
The trailer for 'Red Dawn'. Roll call: who's getting drunk and seeing this with me?
2012.08.10
24 hours with Tom Ford. Here's what I learned: the dude likes to bathe.
2012.08.10
TrapWire: true or false? If this is true, I'm pissed they failed to warn me about dating all those losers.
2012.08.10
Wave commuter mug. That's weird, I totally NEED a new mug!
2012.08.10
On the subject of Google's self-driving cars. Number of miles logged: 300,000. Number of accidents: _________.
2012.08.09
London Olympics, 1908. Wow! With the... and all the... yeah.
2012.08.09
Peach's revenge. "I'm not here to hurt you...
I'm here to fucking destroy you!!!" lulz
2012.08.09
Oprah Winfrey's brain foods. Uh, my list is a little different: kale, arugula, spinach, romaine. What's almost as special as a list of what to eat? A list of what I
don't eat to feel good: refined sugar, wheat, red meat, dairy, corn, anything processed.
2012.08.09
Beck's new album is...sheet music. I gave my screen the stink-eye when it came up. I don't even.
2012.08.09
Current music obsession: Wiping Out Thousands. Yeah I'm still very much into this genre, plus they're local. Thanks for the rec,
Plessie!
2012.08.08
The Perfect B**ch. Just fyi: if any asshole starts referring to me as his 'bitch', he can continue being the asshole while I move on to the role of his
former-bitch. Classy.
2012.08.07
Grillhouse: Gastropub at Home. Does the cowboy come with my cookbook? Asking for a friend.
2012.08.07
7 LOTR locations you can actually visit. Oh, that was so nice of them to plan my next vacation for me. Thanks!
2012.08.07
Where is my milk from? Are you supporting your local farmers?
2012.08.06
Racing against history. I could look at infographics all day long.
2012.08.06
The cost of being Batman. But... he is Batman!
2012.08.06
Helena Almeida. That last image is boss.
2012.08.04
Amazing bodies of the Olympics. When they come out with the "Amazing bodies of Web Designers / Geeks / Gamers" in their mid-30s, I'll have a shot at contributing.
2012.08.03
My retirement home. It's okay to be jealous.
2012.08.03
10 great unintentionally hilarious lines from sci-fi and fantasy. I think it's safe to generalize
all Skywalkers as a bunch of whiny bitches.
2012.08.03
Where the Olympic athletes sleep. That would have been a fun project to work on!
2012.08.03
I couldn't decide all week if I was gonna post this, but now that deadline has passed I've decided it's definitely Friday linkworthy.
Gymnast's parents react to her bar routine. 2012.08.03A pink lake. Clearly I will need to investigate this phenomenon myself.
2012.08.03
Confirmed:
the sequel to 'Prometheus'. Hey I
liked 'Prometheus' so this is exciting news!
2012.08.02"Why don't all the events have lighting like fencing? Tell me gymnastics wouldn't be better with a laser floor."
2012.08.02
Emotional moments from the 2012 Olympics.
2012.08.01
Your must-have BBQ sauce. Fun for the kids!
2012.08.01
5 quotes from Ann Romney. Until she life-swaps with me or one of my friends for a month, she pretty much needs to shut the hell up.
2012.08.01