October 2009
33 posts
Abandoned Subway Stations From Around the World →
I think this is so interesting…
“Nationwide Shortage of Canned Pumpkin Threatens Thanksgiving Pies
If you see...”
– Um, I love pumpkin pie…and after making some from scratch last year (like from an actual whole pumpkin) I’ve learned that canned pumpkin is better and easier to bake with! Guess I better stock up!
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September 2009
191 posts
“Ask Your Doctor if Satiation™ is Right For You
Scientists have invented a pill...”
– I would never take that pill…I love food way too much!
via Defective Yeti
WatchThis is in the sidewalk a few blocks from my apartment…
and the video is a timelapse of the construction required to install it… for some reason I got complely sucked in and watched the whole thing.
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“Abstinence Plus!!!
Texas—home of the third-highest teen pregnancy rates in the...”
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““Froot is not Fruit”
According to Toucan Sam, avian mascot of...”
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Wasn’t Froot Loops going to be part of that “Healthy Choices” campaign? While I think the lawsuit is ridiculous, it is pretty funny!
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“Waiting Tables Isn’t For Everyone
If you have ever thought about waiting...”
– So very true…
Found Via Waiting in Vegas…one of my favorite restaurant blogs. (Click here for the original post)
This falls into the category of things I thought... →
Man Goes into Business Delivering Costco to Overpriced Manhattan Neighborhoods
Groceries on the Upper East Side and Upper West Side of Manhattan are expensive. How expensive? One guy with a truck has started a business delivering cheaper groceries. One catch, he doesn’t own a grocery store. He will go to Costco, where items cost a fraction of their Manhattan prices — and split the savings...
the 100 most frequently challenged books
I’m pretty proud of how many I’ve read (the ones in bold)…but I’m reblogging so I can remember to read the rest someday!
inthefade:
How many have you read?
Pick one and read it this week. Pick one and buy it for someone. Pick a children’s book off the list and read it to a kid (I’m going to buy How to Eat Fried Worms and Scary Stories for my nephew). Free people read...
“The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most...”
– Isaac Asimov (via jasonpermenter)
I love this…
We should all be more like orangutans. This just... →
(via emzbulletproof)
This really is so amazing. Watch it. Really!
Do You "Do" Anything Else?
justfantastic:
That question is one that pisses me off to no end. My response (as of late) is to say, “Actually I’ve starred in several pornos and give blow jobs for crank.”
It’s just fucking rude but really, who the fuck are you to think you get to ask it?
Just because you sat down at my bar does not mean I’m going to tell you about my last gyno exam nor my “status” in life.
The thing is I...
So apparently the FDA just banned clove... →
But your menthols are safe. (I don’t smoke, but I kind of like the smell of clove cigarettes, oh well!)
Yesterday the FDA flexed its new muscles by banning fruit, herb, spice, and candy flavorings from cigarettes. That’s right: clove cigarettes were just banned by the FDA, which is bad news for gothy teens and great news for everyone else.
…a cigarette or any of its component...
I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this, but...
So apparently the folks at The Sustainable Food Blog weren’t happy with the New York Times article about the “Smart Choices” campaign… and that resulted in this post on Consumerist:
Last week we pointed you toward the New York Times’ report on the dubious Smart Choices campaign, an industry-backed, pseudo-science marketing effort to convince you Froot Loops and...
Watchtheduty:
Protect Insurance Companies PSA.
So awesome.
WatchThis is so fascinating. I know it’s long. It’s worth it though. Really.
Personal Technology Sherpas →
vmarinelli:
As many of you are aware, we’re getting quite desperate for paying work. The job market being what it is, we’re ready to go commando (um, I mean “figure out how people become consultants”) on the fly.
So, here is the utterly basic website I built in an insane frenzy tonight. (Because, you know, the power is about to get cut off. Seriously, I’m staring at the shut off notice right...
free people read freely
inthefade:
Next week is Banned Books Week.
Back in 2001, I started something called the Banned Books Project. It started out as a little addition to my blog and before I knew it, the thing grew to major proportions. Tons of people wrote essays on their favorite banned books or on book banning in general. I ran it for two years (here’s the archive of the 2002 site) and in 2002 we dis something...
I am a mean, lean cleaning machine!
brienis:
I spent the evening helping a close friend get her 1 bedroom apartment ready for her baby. They have so much stuff and so little space that it’s hard to make room for little baby girl.
So. I was a bitch and made her throw things away. Is it sentimental? Who cares! It’s not useful? THROW IT AWAY! I did this with like…everything she owns.
Anyway. Who wants me to come over and throw out...
Watchtheduty:
Wayne Coyne on Colbert Report.
Stephen asks The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne how bad things must be in Oklahoma that “Do You Realize??” is its official rock song.
in case you missed it, teh Lips and Wayne were on Colbert last week… fun interview and one of my favorite tracks of the new record Embryonic.
i talked to Wayne last night, he told me all about the colbert behind the scenes…
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“The number of rent-a-friend agencies in Japan has doubled to about 10 in the...”
– Lonely Japanese find solace in ‘rent a friend’ agencies | World news | The Guardian (via indefensible)
This is both fascinating in an ‘I want to be a rent-a-friend because it sounds like fun’ kind of way, and sad in a ‘wow, these people have to rent their...
Watchinthefade:
Whenever I need a laugh, this clip never fails to provide it. All these years later, I still think it’s one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen in my life.
She’s chop - UH!
I love this so very much.
Quickie Enneagram test →
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36 questions
For those curious about what Lucky was talking about.
I’m a 2 (Helper) and 7 (Adventurer). Both seem to describe me pretty closely, 7 more than 2 though. I don’t know what the “wings” were Lucky spoke of, but I’ll check into it more.
Me too - 2 and 7.
Huh. I’m a Reformer (1)
World View: The...