The Snail Shell

I was going to jam this into the last post, but it deserves its own. Stop Making Sense by the Talking Heads is wonderful. To be fair, I...

So I listened to the Radiolab about words , which ties together a few things I've heard about or listened to: - Ildefonso, the guy who...

Okay, this is not news, right?  Ads are all about getting your attention.  Companies give away products to get inside your mind.  Bands, mov...

It's snowed about two inches.  I'm pretty excited. Most of the talk about the snow today has been: - "it's unusual to get ...

I had some leftover heavy whipping cream.  So I made heavy whipped cream.  Super magic!  For 10 minutes you're stirring a bowl of milk; ...

I got all of these today.  The weather was super ideal for biking.  Cold enough that you're glad to get back inside again, but not cold ...

I heard Stars were playing in Seattle on Nov. 6.  So I just went searching around, and their next tour dates are Nov 9, 10, etc.  But what a...

First of all, I can finally cook eggs in my wok!  I'm not sure if it's knowing the technique (let it sit for a bit and fry up and th...

Promise I won't do it often, but I'm really proud of these cartoons I made at work today .  They will make sense if you've ever ...

Here are some record albums that I have opinions about: Calvin Harris- Ready for the Weekend - Great bouncy easily digestible borderline s...

As it's getting past Sandals Weather, and getting into It's Dark Before You Leave Work Weather (frowns), I'll present two pick-m...

It's cold.  So although this won't solve anything, I'll spend even more time in front of this computer, toss out a few thoughts ...

So dreams are weird, right, you remember some of them and you don't remember others.  Sometimes you even remember them when you just wak...

Microsoft just launched an ad implying you should stop using their phones . DTAC (a Thai phone service provider) apparently launched one t...

To wish you a happy 10:10:10 10/10/10 boo yah hoo hah whoop zilla blatz shabazz!

Back in 2004 I started recording my dreams by typing them into the computer.  I left off in about 2007, and have sporadically entered a few ...

I came across this .  (disclaimer: I find her comics generally quite disagreeable, in the same way as Venture Bros., because I feel like I...

http://gizmodo.com/5653143/geeks-versus-hipsters "The term "hipster" can be dashed off without a second thought and is acce...

I just posted a thing about the question "are you having fun?" and it made me realize it was a perfect opportunity to post it, be...

A couple of thoughts about fun: 1. If you have to ask "are you having fun?" the answer is probably no.  Furthermore, you're ...