Archive for December, 2008

I hit four out of five resolutions for 2008. That’s pretty good, right?

Cook's Thesaurus: Mushrooms A big page full of tasty mushrooms! I'm happy. (tags: cooking)

Agnes Scott College Opens Its Doors to Road Trip II: Beer Pong Yay for feminism. (tags: movies women)

Panda helping panda Your dose of cute for the holidays. (tags: photo) WHO'S THAT POKEMON?! Note: Video contains yelling. I laughed so hard at this. It was totally either a Koffing or a Weezing. Stupid kids. (tags: video funny tv) Fan-made Thundercats Movie Trailer (fanmade) This is such a stupid idea but done so well,…

Do we have some new Obama mamas?

Helloooo Mr. President! Obama. Topless. All we need now is a slow motion walk from the ocean up to the beach a la Casino Royale. (tags: photo obama) Repackaging of Monopoly Damn this looks so classy. Makes me almost want to play except that it is such an evil, competitive game. (tags: art games) Shovelling…

The honeymoon is over and I am no longer so much in love with snow.

Eddie Murphy is set to play The Riddler Shrek! Shrek! I'm a donkey, Shrek! (tags: Movies) Seattle paralyzed by chance of snow All the newspapers are getting more Onion-like. Seattle Times describes, "the city's deep phobia of the white stuff and near-complete inability to deal." (tags: seattle) Islamabad, Pakistan – Google Map Maker timelapse video…

All I ever wanted to do was make something pretty on my iPhone.

Louis CK on Conan When a guy complains about the airplane wifi going down: "How quickly the world owes him something, he knew existed only 10 seconds ago!" (tags: video humor) "The Wrestler" – Rotten Tomatoes At the time of writing: 49 reviews and a Tomatometer rating of 100%. Looks like they've hit on Oscar…

It’s cold in Seattle and this Australian boy doesn’t know how to cope.

Should You Forward That Email? I just reply to lame emails with "UNSUBSCRIBE". I still find it hilarious. (tags: humor comic) Get a vasectomy but keep it a secret Guess what? If you date someone that's crazy and manipulative, you're in for one hell of a shitstorm. (tags: dating sex)

Check the Status of Your Tax Refund Useless now but I'll be looking for this come next April. (tags: money) Softbank commercial with Brad Pitt in HD Evidence that Brad Pitt will help you push your car but also take photos of you while you pose topless for a painting. (tags: fun video tv) New…

Look at my faux vintage photographs and celebrate how indie I am.

Profitable Until Deemed Illegal Swoopo, a real life version of the dollar auction. (tags: business money) If 'Twilight' Was 10 Time Shorter And 100 Times More Honest I love all the hate on Twilight. (tags: humor movies)

Why does my subconscious always get in the way of my being better?

Comfort with meaninglessness In order to be a understand programming, you should understand that the computer is a mindless machine that acts on its rules and arrives at no particularly meaningful conclusion. (tags: programming) mytop50 For the last.fm users out there – give it your user name and it will play music videos associated with…

Please be careful as contents may have shifted during the flight.

Michelle Obama: What Should She Wear? This is extremely fascinating to me. It makes my brain light up in delicious ways and I get to imagine Michelle Obama as being the most kickass First Lady ever. (tags: politics clothes obama)

Diana asked nicely, so I’m going to write some more stuff about the TV shows that I watch. Spoilers ahead.

Shanghai Lady Drives Off With Tow Truck One advantage of having a big engine and powered front wheels. (tags: cars video funny) Mike Huckabee and Jon Stewart on Gay Marriage Brilliant interview. Jon Stewart's interviews elevate the conversation in this country. (tags: tv politics gay) Catch the Frak Up! 13 minute recap on Battlestar Galactica….

BBC NEWS – Rebellion deeply embedded in Greece "If Greece had already appeared difficult to govern, it will now be out of control." (tags: culture politics) 38 oz Prime Rib on Flickr That's 1 kilogram of steak. While I can appreciate the celebration of a singular entity, this is what they call "overkill". (tags: food…

Weekly Address from the President-Elect: December 6, 2008 Obama's still cranking it out. Now in HD. I'm exhausted by politics now but I still can't wait for his inauguration. (tags: politics video) RoboDump 1.0 Install a fake pair of legs and some speakers into a bathroom stall and you have some great hilarity. (tags: humor…

YouTube – What Goes Around Comes Around (Cover) Very nice cover, I like it. (tags: music video) IAN MACKINNON – Adjustment Arresting visuals that takes the flipbook concept and pushes it as a form of unreliable memory. Beautiful. (tags: video art) YouTube – Jizz In My Pants Funny music video from Andy Samberg and friends….

His stand-up routine did not impress me. Out-dated and lazy.

Tips For Clueless People Who Get Mugged Good advice from a police officer should something as horrible as armed robbery happen to you. (tags: crime advice) Alex Payne | How I Use TextMate (tags: programming) Start where it starts… Losing a husband in the most tragic of ways. (tags: medical) Brian & Eileen's Wedding Music…

Commentary and spoilers about Top Chef Thanksgiving, Heroes, Grey’s and Private Practice.

"The Doghouse" Diamond Promotion Flash site. While cute, the irony seems to be lost. A thoughtless gift is still thoughtless even if it is a shiny rock harvested and paid for with blood and treasure. (tags: video humor women) 17-year-old John Mulhausen's stand-up routine I haven't laughed this hard in a long time. Such an…

Kitten is killed A cat is shot at point blank range and dies. You should watch this video. (tags: video funny cats) Prop 8 – The Musical Star-studded cast, cute little songs and quite a biting (if silly) point at the end. (tags: politics video music) V-Touch 8GB MP3/MP4 2.8'' Touch Screen – 2MP Camera…

Twilight has raped the minds of teenage girls everywhere… « In One Ear… Out the Other I haven't read the books nor do I feel any inclination to. But this review affirms my biases so I shall link it. (tags: books)

What Tina Fey Wants: About Us: vanityfair.com Pick up the new issue of Vanity Fair to see Tina Fey all dolled up. (tags: tv photo) YouTube – Tina Fey and The Bookaneers (tags: video fun) A design and usability blog: Signal vs. Noise (by 37signals) Breaking news: old man counts pennies. To be honest, I…