Dan Renzi is collecting Weirisms. That is, words of wisdom from Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir, who as Dan puts it, "is so gay, he sweats glitter." This WaPo piece on how he's been shopping up a storm in Italy is so hilarious you almost forget to be appalled at the money he's spending.
February 2006 Archives
Free Up HD Space on OS X. Not only is my poor old Powerbook not really portable anymore, but I also have to transfer files to my external LaCie a lot or risk running out of space. Oh for a MacBook Pro, despite the stupid name... [ via Lifehacker ]
B3TA's Phallic Logo Awards. The winner is truly incredible. [ via little. yellow. different. ]
MC Hammer has a blog! "The engine and power of the movement is the blog. The blog will allow us to link hand in hand, one to another. Even those who are not Hammer Fans but appreciate blogging's empowerment are welcomed supporters. The blog is our commonality." I love that Hammer moblogs (posting both photos and long text entries from his Sidekick) and does audio posts, that he has comments enabled, links to Google Video and YouTube, and instead of an about page he links to his Wikipedia entry. [ via A Whole Lotta Nothing ]
33 screenshots from the highly-anticipated upcoming Tetris DS. Never in my life did I think I would ever be excited to play Tetris again yet here I am drooling onto my keyboard. When I first read about this I thought wifi multiplayer would be the killer feature, but boy do the puzzle modes look fantastic. [ via 4 color rebellion ]
Genndy Tartakovsky directing Power of the Dark Crystal. Yes, the guy behind Dexter's Lab, Samurai Jack and Star Wars: Clone Wars. Yes, the sequel to 1982's awesome Dark Crystal. And no, there aren't enough exclamation points in the world to show you how excited I am about this.
Mr Eden's Unsatisfying and Personal Guide to Many of the Jack Vance Novels I've Read. One of my great personal shames when it comes to science fiction is not having read any Vance. I should really start using my library card.
Flickr: The Pugs in Hats Pool. If there was a photo beside "pathos" in the dictionary, it would come from here.
Gypsy jazz cover of Super Mario Bros 2 level one theme, by Adrian Holovaty. Best thing I've heard all week! It makes me so happy.
Pinpops - 1nch Badges by Artists and Designers. They're all super cute, but I wish this one wasn't sold out!
Pavel Curtis has so many t-shirts that he only does laundry once every nine months or so. He is the Imelda of t-shirts!
Ye Olde Diary of Indignities. Bad News Hughes went to a Medieval Faire and not only survived, but returned with this gripping tale (with photos, even) of life amongst nerds of a species unlike you and I: "If the first goddamn thing you see when you walk in isn't some robey Friar Tuck-ass motherfucker gnawing away on a turkey leg, run and get your money back, 'cause you at the wrong place." [ thanks, Andrew ]
Patrick Dempsey in Details, March 2006 . Great photos + gives good interview = swoon. (We here at Jarvis World Domination HQ are apparently total suckers for men of the black-haired blue-eyed Irish persuasion. Stubble? Yes, please!)
Camino 1.0 is finally out. Testing this out today, I'm blown away by how speedy it is! But can I live without my Firefox extensions?
While reading through the March/April 2006 issue of I.D. this afternoon, I was pleasantly surprised to find this poem by Louise Glück, a reprint from Poetry's July/August 2005 issue. The ending slays me every time.
Humidifier
—After Robert PinskyDefier of closed space, such as the head, opener
Of the sealed passageways, so that
Sunlight entering the nose can once againExit the ear, vaporizer, mist machine, whose
Soft hiss sounds like another human beingBut less erratic, more stable, or if not like a human being,
Carried by one, by my mother to the sick chamber
Of my childhood—as Freud said,Why are you always sick, Louise? his cigar
Confusing mist with smoke, interfering
With healing—EmbodiedSummoner of these ghosts, white plastic box with your elegant
Clear tub, the water sanitized by boiling,
Sterile, odorless,In my mother's absence
Run by me, the one machineI understand: what
Would life be if we could not buy
Objects to care for usAnd bear them home, away from the druggists' pity,
If we could not carry in our own arms
Alms, alchemy, to the safety of our bedrooms,
If there were no moreSounds in the night, continuous
Hush, hush of warm steam, not
Like human breath though regular, if there were nothing in the worldMore hopeful than the self,
Soothing it, wishing it well.
I posted Glück's Fable, one of my favorite poems, almost four years ago! Hard to believe sometimes I'm in my sixth year of blogging. Glück was US poet laureate from 2003-2004 and currently teaches at Yale. Her most recent book of poetry is 2001's The Seven Ages; she won the Pulitzer in 1992 for The Wild Iris.
Tiger poo, the new black gold. "Goats [in Australia] wouldn't have seen a tiger from an evolutionary point of view for at least 15 generations but they recognize the smell of the predator." Researchers are hoping tiger poo repellant will prevent feral animals from destroying crops.
Stereogum shares leaked tracks from the new Guns N' Roses album. Where by "new" we all mean the one Axl's been yammering on about since, oh, 1998.
Eleanor Roosevelt: "Do one thing every day that scares you." I thought my heart was going to stop, but today I did a thing that scared me. Tomorrow, another thing!
Web 2.0 Facts about Chuck Norris. My favorites: "Flickr gave Chuck Norris a funny look. Now you know why it needs a massage." and "Chuck Norris has an open API. His right leg, coming straight at your face."
Amazon.com: Most Edited Wikis. Number one is of course James Frey's A Million Little Pieces. [ via Amy Langfield ]
AskMeFi: Help me make a mix of anti-love songs. I thought I was going to get through yesterday unscathed and then bam! I get hit with drunk IM at 11 p.m. and cried in the bathroom for at least an hour. Love fucking sucks.
"Cheney must renew his "life force" periodically by eating the still beating heart of a virgin, or when a virgin heart is unavailable, a lawyer." [ via A Whole Lotta Nothing ]
Would you rather lose your command of language, or lose your command of bowels?
Star Wars Han Solo & Princess Leia Wedding Cake Topper. Super cute but WHY IS THERE A LUKE SKYWALKER OPTION? That's messed up.
"Jonathan Chase, master of the secrets that divide man from animal, animal from man, Manimal." Simon MacCorkindale was easy on the eyes but let's just admit the best thing about the show was the title. Manimal! Say it out loud with me. Manimal!
Mystery of fantastically racy fake Puma ad finally solved. Ad agency made it on spec trying to get attention of a Puma subsidiary; somehow didn't get it, so they sent it around to friends and it surfaced on the web. I loved this ad, and I love that Puma's online sales went up dramatically after it surfaced. [ via MetaFilter ]
History of Coffee. "1668: Coffee replaces beer as New York's City's favorite breakfast drink." Some of my friends were clearly born in the wrong century.
Photo essay: The Miss Prison Pageant. Every year a women's prison in Bogota holds a beauty pageant to honor the Virgin of Mercedes, patron saint of prisoners; these photos are from last year's event. [ via Paul Frankenstein ]
Ponytails are becoming glam, says the NYT. "There are two categories of ponytails: the sleep ponytail and the glassy ponytail. Glassy ponytails are the high-shine result of pulling back hair that has been flat-ironed. The sleep ponytail is the more natural choice, and more true to the ponytail's true roots as a carefree style." I thought the two kinds were high and low; at any rate, these days I've been rocking braided pigtails.
"Welcome to "Let's Talk About Hemorrhoids with Dr. OK" This is a homepage for all the people who suffer from hemorrhoids. Please enjoy these pages without sitting too much infront of the computer; we don't want you to develop hemorrhoids reading this!" I don't want to either!
Bush Yoga. "Here, you will find the leader of the free world demonstrating a variety of ancient yoga poses." I'm still no good at Virabhadrasana I.
Today's the tenth birthday of Jarvis, the best dog ever. Many happy returns of the day to Mr Boo! May you have many more stinky hydrants to lift your little leg up high on and bowls of tasty chicken on which to munch.
Translated Katamari Damacy Song Lyrics. "Everybody clump together and spurt it alllll out!" [ via B.A.'s Weblog ]
Busy Beaver Button Co. It's cheaper to make your own buttons in large quantities, this place is a good idea for small runs.
Threadless Submission: Year of the Dog. If you love or have ever loved me, you will score this shirt 5 and "I'd buy it" so that it gets printed.
The Slanket is the best blanket ever. Fleece with sleeves, so you can bundle up and read a book, or use your laptop or DS. I want one!
RoundCube Webmail Project. PHP/MySQL IMAP webmail with a lovely Mac-like UI. I hate hate hate Squirrelmail and will be replacing it with RoundCube when I have some free time.
Raphael Carter's Darmok Dictionary. If you know what I'm talking about, then we are as Darmok and Jilad at Tanagra.
