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October, 2009

Hipster for the Holidays

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

‘Tis the season for space heaters and scarves. Wool coats and whinging about how cold it is and how this is only the beginning, it’s all downhill from here and you’ll never be truly warm again until May, and in California it’s 92 degrees and why was it again you ever moved to this god forsaken state with its four seasons and trees that change colors?

Gigposters.com, that repository of awesome design, has a just the stuff to get you in the mood for autumn…or at least fun stuff to look at while you’re huddled inside trying to convince yourself that mittens are perfectly acceptable for 50 degree weather.

...designed by Dan McCarthy

...designed by Dan McCarthy

...designed by Jon Johnson

...designed by Jon Johnson

...designed by Weapons Of Mass Design

...designed by Weapons Of Mass Design

...designed by Alan Hynes

...designed by Alan Hynes

The best jokes are literary…

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Best book title of the year. Hands down. If you’re not in on the joke, now you know why it was important to pay attention in English class all through high school. So there.

In other news, who knew David Alan Grier marched with MLK? Some people say Wikipedia is the new source for knowledge in today’s modern world, but clearly Amazon’s product description page is providing some healthy competition.

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Up up and away!

Monday, October 19th, 2009

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Oh balloon boy, I’m not sure what I enjoyed more: the moment when it seemed that every child’s dream had come true or when you experienced a “reversal of fortune” live on the Today show. The frenzied horror you must have sent those producers into, I can only imagine. Also, I had this song in my head for the remainder of the week and it saddens me that it hasn’t been picked up by the meme-o-sphere yet. Sigh.