Month: December 2004
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John thinks you’ve probably already seen them, but I for one think these freaky Cartoon Character Skeletons are worth a double-take. Hello Kitty looks scary, yo.
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Okay, so I managed to lose all the ratings and playcounts in my iTunes music library. I still had that data on the iPod, but it wouldn’t update iTunes (since I had the iPod set to manually update because out library is bigger than the iPod). I did some desperate Googling tonight and discovered iPod-iTunes…
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Look at me, puttin’ pr0n up on DeskCam. 🙂 Catchphrase of the Month: “We’re married now. It’s allowed.”
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60% of The Human Body is Made Up of Body FluidsI just stopped by our local Chinese grocery to grab a Diet Coke when I noticed something new in the cooler in amongst the Red Bulls and Gatorades: Pocari Sweat. Yes, Japan’s most famous soft drink named after a smelly bodily fluid is availabe right…
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Here’s an idea for the hardcore librarian in your life: Have a word from a new short story tattooed on your body. Kinda interesting, but there’s no way I’d have a giant “Remember?” plastered across my forearm.
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Woohoo! I actually own one of Forbes Magazine’s Best Designed Products of 2004. I feel so tomorrow.
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Wedding Gift Shout-OutsWe will, of course, be sending out actual thank you cards to folks, but I just wanted to throw some thank-you linkage towards Rob and Amy (who sent us two great
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Nominations are open for the Best of Blog Awards 2004… which includes a category for Best Knitting/Craft Blog. I’m just sayin’.
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Both Moire and Kevin pointed me towards the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory trailer, and I admit I’m a little torn in my first impression. My actual inner monologue was like, “Hey, they made Johnny Depp look slightly older and less handsome; that’s good. And heh, the kids and Grandpa Joe look fine. What’s with…
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Just found a great link on MetaFilter: Chicago Then & Now. A photographer attempts to reproduce some photos taken of the city from over fifty years ago. It’s interesting to see how some shots look almost the same (some buildings even have the same signage!), while others are depressingly different. As I read recently, architecture…