July 2008
26 posts
Economist: Girth of a Nation →
“Colorado is the only state with less than a fifth of adults reckoned to be obese, perhaps because of the hiking trails, high altitude and outdoors lifestyle.”
“Growing up is never easy. You hold on to things that were. You wonder what’s to...”
– The Wonder Years
(http://thinkexist.com)
(via danawood)
WatchLove as Laughter - All Parts of Me (from their new LP out this week, Holy)
Katie: “They’re on drugs… but they are good.”
I might check these guys out on Friday at Maxwell’s.
EDIT: Youtube embed didn’t work?
Reasons why Wikipedia is better than Google's Knol
Wikipedia is clean and without ads. Articles are created by people who value knowledge over money.
Google can’t be subjective in ranking it’s Knol articles in search queries. With Knol, Google is moving away from being an index of the world’s content to being a content provider itself.
Wikipedia is millions of pages ahead of Knol in content.
It seems like Google had a...
Blikk Fang (MGMT/Of Montreal, sort of) - Nupital...
“You may laugh at the corporate man, but for millions and millions, he is the...”
– via (mills/marco)
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks - Gardenia
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Karen: this guy at work reminds me of you
Ryan: haha oh? how so
Ryan: goofy & tall
Ryan: or handsome & charming?
Ryan: same thing
Karen: he calls himself a "music elitist" as a joke haha and he likes dorky websites
Josh Hamilton's first person ESPN piece...a solid... →
(via peterwknox)
This story is truly inspiring.
“Before these guys go, I want them to know that I had heard a rumor that they had...”
– Senator Barack Obama to Jeff Tweedy and two other members of Wilco, after their performance at a campaign stop. What a cool guy. (via streamrunningover)
I think it's like a rule that when you quit your...
Can’t Find a Parking Spot? Check Smartphone →
“It will have a cascade of positive effects on transportation and the economy and environment,” he said. About a dozen major cities are in discussions with technology companies to deploy so-called smart parking systems, though San Francisco is ahead in its efforts.
New York City is not among them. The Bloomberg administration’s plan for easing traffic through a congestion pricing plan died in the...
“Everything passes, everything changes. Just do what you think you should do.”
– Bob Dylan (via scout)
I'm free!!!
My last day at work went well. Everyone was surprisingly very supportive. I made a number of good friends there that I’m sure I’ll be in touch with.
I’m really excited to be doing my own thing for a bit.
I have two days left in the corporate world*
* If all goes according to plan.
EDIT: I realize this sounds creepier than intended. I’m not going postal or anything. Promise. Just leaving my job, and my two weeks notice is up.
Beck - Youthless (from Modern Guilt)
Just as I...
I turned 23 today.
I remember thinking not too long ago that 23 was really old. I enjoyed this e-mail from Uncle Ned:
Happy Birthday!
23 years old.
It’s all downhill from here, you can coast the rest of the way.
NYC Installs Gigantic 120+ft Waterfalls Under the...
This is really cool.
I’m so looking forward to relaxing this weekend.
“I think the ultimate test for your current job is: Would you do it for free?”
– If your answer is no, you should consider what you are doing. (via tightgrip)