Amanda Palmer has released a video for “On an Unknown Beach,” a lovely lonely song she covered by a New Zealand artist called Peter Jefferies. You should go watch it, then go buy her album Amanda Palmer Down Under if you haven’t already.

• A Chronicle of Misspelled Slurs – Except ‘Fat,’ ‘Ugly’ or ‘Slutty’
• Hello, I Am Fat – A-frickin’-men.
• Secret Messages – Awwwwwwww.
• Giant Settlers of Cataan – Ahhh, Burning Man. What won’t they think of next?
• Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz’s guide to getting a sitcom cancelled | Culture | The Guardian

• PM expresses objection to beards – Julia just lost the hipster vote.
• Converse And Marimekko – WANT.

• The Definitive Doctor Who Infographic
• brussel sprouts salad – Am I hungry today or what?
• Beer Marshmallows? Oh, yes! – These sound awesome.
• One of These Things is Not Like the Other
• James Bond as Bond girl

• thesilentist:Levi’s latest fit for men: The Ex-Girlfriend Jean…
• Sorry, Winos: Obama is The Beer President – Hmm. Maybe we should get a hive of those native bees. Sugarbag Ale!

• The Importance of Gray Pants
• Where DID you get that?
• Homemade Samoas
• How-To: Giant Valentine Heart Box (Filled With Yarn!)
• sous vide suggestions

• The Big Blog Theory – S04E14: The Thesbian Catalyst – Snookums: This sounds cool, but I’m going to need you to break it down for me.
• Motto – This one’s for my cousin Jenny.
• Just How Many Days Does Bill Murray REALLY Spend Stuck Reliving GROUNDHOG DAY?
• How to Fall in Love With Sichuan Food: Mapo Doufu

• Arrested Development Clue Board Game – I love this and want it to be real SO MUCH. (I actually snorted out loud when I saw Tobias’s character.)

• “Nothing So Fatiguing as the Eternal Hanging On of an Uncompleted Task.” – This is totally me with my podcasting. sigh
• Secrets of the black and tan?

• making space for the mess…PLUS: NEW geraldton gig & sydney NINJA GIG!
• Yobot: Make a Precision Yogurt Maker – Snook – this could be adapted to sous vide, yes?