2009
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Sorry I’ve Been Away
This would explain it all: http://www.miscellaneousdebris.com/firsthouse/ Packing and moving this weekend.
You Never Know Where That Dollar Has Been
Back in 2000, I discovered Where’sGeorge.com. It’s a neat little site that lets you track where YOUR money travels. Basically you mark a bill with something like “Hey, find out where I came from and where I go at www.wheresgeorge.com,” enter the bills serial number in the database, and send it on it’s way. Should [...]
Serial Experiments: LAIN
I don’t even remember how I discovered Lain. Maybe B. Smith or Mike Shwarz. Needless to say, over the years I’ve amassed a rather nice collection of cells from the anime.
Weekly Ten Ending April 11, 2009
Big Black – Seth Willie Nelson – Always On My Mind Descendents – Good Good Things Cap’n Jazz – Easy Driver Me First and the Gimme Gimmes – Wild World Jawbreaker – Condition Oakland Shellac – The Rambler Song Crass – Do They Owe Us a Living? Deals Gone Bad – I’m Sorry Naked Raygun [...]
CoolIris – PicLens
I don’t know if they make a plug in for anything more than Firefox, but it might be worth looking into if you don’t use Firefox. Simply put CoolIris allows you to take a gallery that looks like this and make it look like this…
Chicago at Night
She is the biggest and the best in my little world… and she’s even better during this time of year. There are no harsh, piercing winds preventing my enjoyment of all she has to offer: the music, the food, the art, the architecture, and the views… she is one of the more beautiful cities I [...]
Selection from “A Book of Quarters”
This past Christmas found me a bit short on cash. I did however have a massive stack of inkjet ink and photo paper, as well as a plethora of photos that I have taken over the years. One thing lead to another and the result was A Book of Quarters.
Real Pirates
Real Pirates. WIN?!?! Experience the classical age of piracy come to life at The Field Museum in the exhibition Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship. You’ll discover the perils and privileges of pirate life as you explore more than 200 artifacts recovered from the wreck of the [...]
Weekly Ten Ending March 7, 2009
Broken Siren – No You Cannot Go Christ On A Crutch – Off Target Fugazi – Styrofoam One Last Wish – One Last Wish The Make-Up – Grey Motorcycle The Make-Up – Hey Joe Rites of Spring – Spring Dinosaur Jr. – Just Like Heaven Ervin Stellar – Just Like Heaven Laura Cortese – Just [...]
My Beautiful Little Story About The Cry – Enough
Ok so the song itself might have some people who know me scratching their head thinking “WTF?” Why? Well most recently, someone sent me an e-mail saying just that, “The Cry? WTF?” Originally, well when I tried explaining to Danielle the importance of this song, she looked at me confused and just said, “ok.” Maybe [...]