December 2009
54 posts
Hard to Handle →
5 Cheap Ways to Spend New Year's Eve →
via jordanreid:
From LifestylerMag.com, here are five inexpensive NYC New Year’s Eve options, including the last place in the world you will find me tonight: at the Brooklyn New Year’s Eve 3.3M “Fun Run.”
Some more inexpensive or free options can be found at freenyc.net, including masquerades, parties held on multiple floors of converted factories, and other fun stuff.
Museum? Check. Microscope? Check. Ring? Check. →
Nerd proposal heaven.
Artichokes are a gimme, more metaphor than food... →
Vintage embroidered maps →
Tenants Rights Flashcards (Which I want, but which... →
Parking for your Dog →
Flashsticks →
Pops and Metadata
Geeking out about metadata as we plan to rebuild our current database using Omeka. Remembering the fun times at GMU and in DC with my favorite pink-coated, hippo-lovin’ gal.
Also, New York City is really great, but there’s at least one thing that is really hard to come by: really big fountain pops. And yeah, I said pops, not “sodas.”
The lost art of letter writing →
from Rachael B’s twitter :)
SWOO-OO-OOON: color-coded installation of 4000...
via outofhabit:mintdesignblog:anouk kruithof
Re: Stereotyping People by their Favorite Authors
I gotta say, this list annoys the helllll out of me. It’s so trite. But it did enable me to learn something new about you (Mark Twain!), so for that reason alone: thanks for posting!
-A
Stereotyping People by their Favorite Authors →
Thanks, Dan!
Also, no love for Mark Twain, apparently. To this day, Tom Sawyer is one of my favorite books ever. Did you know that?
time online : 50 of the world's best design blogs →
(via texturism)
Brochet--Crochet with your bros →
Why I Adore The Night →
(via youngna:Brian)
I giggled at the part about Afternoon Delight. hee hee! Just giggled again.
-A
“At this point, (1937) Ford is old and the UAW is on the march. Rabidly...”
– Ta-Nehisi Coates, whose quote suggests the need for a US history textbook in which historical actors and historical events be re-written with characters from The Wire.
HAHAHA
Was wondering when you’d notice the plaid. I’ll change it to something more serene. ;)
-A
More reasons not to own a Kindle (brought to you... →
History Pub Crawls →
I’ve been keen on this idea since I first heard about a pub crawl in Philadelphia that combined knowledge of colonial-era taverns and drinking habits with actual present-day taverns and drinking shenanigans. And now the Chicago Historical Society is in on it, proving that they are still the coolest big-city historical society. I effing love it.
When TV Became Art →
The Wire. Indeed.
“i used to have a friend who taught archaeology at hunter college in nyc....”
– The Gathering of My Name comments thread
Tiger, lion and bear form unusual friendship →
(via caitlintime)
“It is wonderful and magical to see a giant American Black Bear put his arm around a Bengal tiger and then to see the tiger nuzzle up to the bear like a domestic cat.”
Yes, it is.
Your Photo Stories →
Sprouted Kitchen →
“Heat the beer in a saucepan; in a separate small pot beat a couple of eggs. Add...”
– Recipe for “beer soup,” an eighteenth century German way of starting the day, as described in Malcolm Gladwell’s excellent article about coffee, which turns out to be a better way to start the day
Delightful article about ketchup--really! →
Can't handle the plaid!!!
It may be good for boots but my eyes can’t handle the giant purple plaid on my desktop! Could you return us to a simpler theme? I can’t figure out how to do it!
Top 10 Dot-Com Flops →
Tiny Versions of Bigger Things →
Pretty self-explanatory.
I LOVE THOSE BOOTS!!!
-A
Study Finds Dogs Are Better Than Cats →
via muppetpants:upsider:
The realest shit I ever blogged…
My roommate’s cat is cute, but he as a cat, and she as a cat-owner, are beginning to piss me off. Exhibit A: CATS DON’T THEIR NAMES. THEY DON’T COME WHEN YOU CALL THEM SO STOP TRYING.
Seriously diggin' these boots →
Women Pay More for the Same Stuff →
Now that you know, don’t be a fool!
“History is the monster. And there is no escape. You can’t talk your way...”
– Ta-Nehisi Coates on reparations
Jewspotting (Yes, the Times article annoyed me... →
As a nice Jewish girl who grew up in a small Indiana town, it really irks me when Jews—especially New York Jews—are so damn surprised that they are not, in fact, the center of the universe.
-LKN
Bacon-Chocolate Gift Box →
Dear -A-
If I were buying you a $62 gift, this might be something I’d consider.
-LKN
Dinner Plates that make you feel guilty and try to... →
“Look again at that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you...”
– Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot
(via rroobbiinn)
If only Phoebe had thought of this on the episode where she and Rachel get tattoos.
Norway, you're totally doing it →
There’s an elaborate story for this link. I have my Uncle Johnny for the gift exchange for family Christmas this year. He and his wife are, for unexplained reasons, obsessed with Norway. (We are not in any way Scandinavian.) So I decided that I might check out my local resources for flag or Norway-related gifts: United Nations, possibility of Norwegian embassy. Performed Google search...
Let me know if you find something in this video I... →
“Clooney is one of our great natural resources, but his power must be carefully...”
– Slate’s review of Up in the Air
Sitcom Tropes Wiki →
AMAZING. →
(via alexbalk)
Dance Magazine →
Sitters, Artists, and Photographers Talking →
More portrait talk!
Portraits of Power was an exhibition at the Corcoran this past year. I guess I could look up whether the exhibition is still on view, but I’m too lazy to leave Tumblrland right now.
Good article.
“Make me look good” has never had such a loaded context!
-A