March 9th


March 3rd

It could be crocodiles. That would be real scary.

Town’s battered by raining fish

An Australian outback citizen whose town was raining perch.

Weather experts say they could have been sucked up by a thunderstorm before being dumped hundreds of miles away.


March 1st

Saturday night Alexis and I made our annual trip to the Michigan Theater to watch the Oscar nominated short films, both live action and animated. I’ll be posting a review of them all soon but for the time being, here’s Logorama, one of the animated shorts. It’s made from over 2,500 logos and stars Big Boy, Mr. Pringles and the Michelinman. It’s NSFW due to language but I’m guessing you’ll be thoroughly enjoying the film you won’t even notice.


February 21st

Weekend Reviews

  1. Shutter Island
    Best DiCaprio film in a while. Predictable but still entertaining.
  2. Precious
    Hard to watch at times. Mo’Nique is a lock for the Oscar.
  3. The Hurt Locker
    Incredibly well made. Storyline is completely unique. One of my top films of the year.
  4. August: Osage County
    Best play we’ve seen in a while. Act I started slowly. Act II was one of the best pieces of writing in American playwrighting history. Hilarious, touching, uncomfortable, and shocking all in a span of one scene. Dysfunctionality at its finest.

All in all, a great weekend for watching. But, seriously, go see August: Osage County when/if you get the chance. I can’t praise it enough.


February 10th

You guys… my dog is so smart, he iChats with my wife and her friends when she’s at work.

You guys… my dog is so smart, he iChats with my wife and her friends when she’s at work.


February 6th

That was a Grammy performance made me think of u! After u did that rhyme 4 me in Dec u said u felt best bout the Buckeyes. The Bucks hbe not changed!! We want u to be down here ovr spr break to learn more bout Columbus. Doc

LOL at Some of This Recruiting Stuff

That is an actual email (as in, he actually sent this as a representative of the university) by Doc Tressel, older brother of the Ohio State’s head coach Jim Tressel, to a 18 year senior in high school’s father. Now, I know I graduated a little over a decade ago, but I’m pretty sure the English language hasn’t changed enough in those 10 years for this email to pass as even remotely understandable. Also, when talking to parents of a recruit, there’s nothing like severely broken English to ensure them that their son will be in good hands for the next 4 years of his life.

(I would also guess this would pass as a B+ research paper at OSU. Zing!)

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February 5th

If you’ve been with me for a while, you’ll know about my obsession with Dubai. So, that said, there’s really no surprise that these photogravures taken by Martin Becka cataloging the fantasyland would end up on this blog. The creepy stillness of each shot make them seems as though they were scenes from The Day the Earth Stood Still. (via)

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February 4th

jacque:

Vancouver 2010 Olympic medals made from scrap electronic waste.  In my opinion, this video focuses too much on the designers and not enough on the actual production of the medals.  Too much touchy-feely, not enough science!

This is really interesting. I love being able to “look behind the curtain” and see how and why things are created. And, yes, agreed. They should’ve focused more on the recycling aspect. But you can’t deny the coolness of the metal’s design.

reblogged from jacque


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Hot Chip - Thieves In The Night

The first song on the upcoming One Life Stand album.

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February 2nd

Well, he saw his shadow… again. Enjoy your six more weeks of winter

Well, he saw his shadow… again. Enjoy your six more weeks of winter

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