Check out my new beardhead from beardhead.com. I got "The Pirate", obviously.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Flickr stats
One of the neat things about Flickr is that you can view all kinds of statistics on your photos. It'll show you which specific photos are getting the most views and what search terms people are using to find your photos.
Well, the one photo I have that is consistently getting the most hits is this one, a shot of some basic origami animals I made along with T and some other friends. It was a neat little origami pack we found at McGuckin's, with several copies of these three designs and instructions on how to fold them. It was a fun diversion for an afternoon, and a decent introduction to Origami.
Strangely enough, the search term people are using to find my photo is "origami animals".
Well, the one photo I have that is consistently getting the most hits is this one, a shot of some basic origami animals I made along with T and some other friends. It was a neat little origami pack we found at McGuckin's, with several copies of these three designs and instructions on how to fold them. It was a fun diversion for an afternoon, and a decent introduction to Origami.
Strangely enough, the search term people are using to find my photo is "origami animals".
Friday, January 23, 2009
Kinder Surprise - Disturbing 80s advert
I love these little chocolate eggs with surprisingly clever toys inside. My family was addicted to them for a while, too, when they were available at a local import shop near my parent's house. I'm not sure, but I think I first encountered them while living in Budapest, where we all started calling them Kinder Eggs and the name stuck, instead of their actual name "Kinder Surprise".
But now I'll never look at them the same way again after seeing this creepy commercial.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
ennui
I only recently learned the correct pronunciation of this word. It's one of those words that you run across in writing enough that you can figure out what it means from context, and you kind of come up with your own way to say it in your head, and maybe you heard it spoken before, too, but the spoken pronunciation was so different than the one you made up in your head that you didn't file it under the same word in that vocabulary file in your head. Other words in this category for me would be things like "hegemony" and "basalt". Is it buh-SALT? BAY-salt? Hmm, Merriam Webster says either is valid, but they both sound wrong. And dammit, I still think "incongruous" should be pronounced with the accent on the third syllable, not the second.
What words do you have in your vocabulary but not necessarily with the correct pronunciation?
What words do you have in your vocabulary but not necessarily with the correct pronunciation?
Obama Yo-yos
I want one. If anyone can get me one they'd have my eternal gratitude. I bet they're already showing up on ebay...
UPDATE: Nope. No returns on ebay searching for "Obama yo-yo". And searching The Google for those terms is not very helpful, as Yo-Yo Ma is playing at one of Obama's inauguration events. Getting slightly more clever yields this yo-yo,but is sadly out of stock. I want a commemorative yo-yo from the district, anyway. I want a piece of kitsch with a story, not some stupid barely usable yo-yo ordered from the interwebs.
Good news, though. My agent in DC is keeping a sharp lookout for one for me. Said agent once borrowed one of my yo-yos and showed me a trick where the yo-yo ends up in the mint julep I'm holding. It's a good trick for whenever I happen to be holding a mint julep, which is not nearly often enough.
UPDATE: Nope. No returns on ebay searching for "Obama yo-yo". And searching The Google for those terms is not very helpful, as Yo-Yo Ma is playing at one of Obama's inauguration events. Getting slightly more clever yields this yo-yo,but is sadly out of stock. I want a commemorative yo-yo from the district, anyway. I want a piece of kitsch with a story, not some stupid barely usable yo-yo ordered from the interwebs.
Good news, though. My agent in DC is keeping a sharp lookout for one for me. Said agent once borrowed one of my yo-yos and showed me a trick where the yo-yo ends up in the mint julep I'm holding. It's a good trick for whenever I happen to be holding a mint julep, which is not nearly often enough.
Thursday, January 08, 2009
Monday, January 05, 2009
The Perfect Thew Device
Such was the subject line on a missive that arrived in my inbox today from my long-time friend and illustrious creator of Big Trendy. Contained therein was a link: http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/10/06/iyo-induction-iphone-charger/, with accompanying text "this is my submission for the perfect piece of Thew technology."
Ok. You win. This is almost enough to make me want to buy an apple product. I'm not a big fan of apple. Their closed DRM is worse than all the evils of Sony and Microsoft combined. But being able to charge my iphone with a yo-yo!? That would be the ultimate in geek awesomeness. Now if only someone would invent a yo-yo powered bicycle...
Ok. You win. This is almost enough to make me want to buy an apple product. I'm not a big fan of apple. Their closed DRM is worse than all the evils of Sony and Microsoft combined. But being able to charge my iphone with a yo-yo!? That would be the ultimate in geek awesomeness. Now if only someone would invent a yo-yo powered bicycle...
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