Month: August 2010

  • Shared today on Google Reader: The Food Lab: Real Ice Cream Without an Ice Cream Machine | Serious Eats The Newest Apple: Red to the Core Vandalism Gets Local, Seasonal in Fort Wayne Statistical Analysis of the Attractiveness of User Profile Pictures – iPhone owners get BIZZAY the most. HA! You can follow me on…

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  • Fairisle Vest

    A Fair Isle vest, patterned after one made for the Prince of Wales in the 1930s. *sigh* If the Snook would wear things like this, I would knit them for him.

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  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the Weather. I agree. This is how all movies should be marketed. I am also amused that Schwartzman seems really comfortable and off-the-cuff and funny, while Cera looks even more awkward than he does in movie roles.

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  • Shared today on Google Reader: The Most Fun a Grocery Store Ever Had: Super Mario Soda Display Human-flesh search engines – Wow. Interesting article. The Math On Refinancing – Snook: some good points here. You can follow me on Reader here.

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  • RIP Patricia Neal

    Patricia Neal has passed away from lung cancer at 84. She was Roald Dahl‘s first wife and the mother of his children. She had an amazing life. (Thanks to Christopher for the tip.)

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  • What I Read on my Summer VacationThe funny thing is, I bet I haven’t finished a physical book in over a year. Yet on this trip, I ploughed through more than half a dozen of them. Solar by Ian McEwan. I’d put this on my “To Read” pile months ago when I noticed several bloggers…

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  • Shared today on Google Reader: A Song Stopped the Aa – A Short Story Using All the Valid Two-Letter Words in Words With Friends Korean-Style Tacos Move From West to East – NYTimes.com – Man. Anyone know if I can get Korean tacos in Sydney?? Woman in technology Claim This Bed In The Name Of…

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  • Home!

    We’re home! Showered. Fed. Unpacking… started. The cats missed us. More when we’re back to normal.

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  • Leaving Indiana

    The second (main) part of our trip is coming to an end. Today we leave Indiana on a short road trip to Wisconsin. We’ll be at the House on the Rock tomorrow! Then Wednesday it’s back to Chicago to meet up with friends before flying out on Thursday. I miss my bed… 🙂

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