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| Friday, April 14, 2006 |
This week, Folderol turned six years old. Yes. Six years. Amazing. Many, many thanks to everyone out there who has read, commented, sent in links, pointed out when things are askew, spread the word, and supported the weblog over the years!
To celebrate, I'm going to see She Wants Revenge tonight. (Well, it was a fortunate coincidence that they're in town this week.) Stop by and say hi!
News from Zazoo: Kings Island, now known as Paramount's Kings Island, is going to be known as something else soon because it's up for sale. I can't tell you how many days I spent at Kings Island, both visiting and working. Hopefully it'll survive the transition.
Found on ookee.com: a diagram showing who really runs the show in America (Cthulhu is at the top), and an actual gadget to discourage cats from walking across your keyboard. Hee!
Speaking of cats, if you're at a loss what to do this Easter weekend, you could go see the Moscow Cats Theatre, featuring real live acrobatic cats. I have no idea how they convince the cats to perform.
Have a spiffy weekend, everyone! See you Monday.
Jinnet @
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| Thursday, April 13, 2006 |
Man, life has been hectic lately.
First, and most important, is the collusion between the National Archives and the government to "reclassify" declassified documents without telling anyone. So much for impartiality.
Secondly, and also importantly, but in a much more positive way: Reading Rainbow may be resurrected!
Chuck Klosterman wrote an excellent article on the whole Barry Bonds/steroids/home run record issue. It's worth a read, even if you're not all that into baseball.
In an effort to break with English tradition, Irish judges are no longer going to be called "your lordship" or "your honor," but just plain "judge." I'm not sure if they still wear wigs. Even the English are reconsidering that aspect, apparently. (Incidentally, while trying to figure out if Irish judges wear wigs, I found a great 'judges of the world' website, with photos!)
Tomorrow: links from others!
Jinnet @
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| Wednesday, April 12, 2006 |
Breaking news from the Graveworm: actual Templar graves have been discovered!
Was H.P. Lovecraft influenced by Aleister Crowley in referencing the Necronomicon? Could it be a real book? Probably not, but it's fun to speculate.
When you die, where does your online presence go? MyDeathSpace is like the obits for the younger set, in a weird sort of way.
In less morbid happenings, the age-old problem of disorientation when coming out of a subway station has a solution: compass graffiti! Someone's already taken the idea and run with it, it seems.
On a larger scale, Desktop Earth acts both as wallpaper and general here-and-now locator, in real time, no less.
Random exciting discovery of the day (not including Templars): Thomas Dolby has a weblog! This is awesome! And he looks awesome these days, too!
Jinnet @
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| Tuesday, April 11, 2006 |
You know, I had such high hopes for Coca-Cola Blak. But I got some over the weekend, and we tried it last night, and dear god, it's terrible. It tastes a little like strong cold tea mixed with flat ginger ale, only worse. Consider this a public service announcement.
Now toaster helmets, on the other hand, seem like a nice, rational concept...
If you liked the periodic table table from the other week, you will probably also like this assortment of periodic table displays and installations, which use all sorts of materials. Who knew science could be so artistic?
If you're into a less pricey sort of science, you could make your own Peeps. Happy Easter!
First there were yuppies; now, evidently, there are Grups. I think I may be a Grup, actually. What really scares me is that I don't think this is an entirely bad thing to be. Eeeep! I'm being labeled, and I don't mind!
Using technology for your book-buying needs: Pricenoia analyzes which Amazon site gives you the best deal. Put in a book (or CD, DVD, etc.) and see how you can save a few bucks!
Jinnet @
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| Monday, April 10, 2006 |
Puppets are good. Huge puppets, like these from Andrew Kim, are awesome!
The 2006 edition of "who reads what" is out, and like every other year, it's really interesting. (Ruth Bader Ginsburg is reading Sandra Day O'Connor's book. Hee.)
Also, it turns out that British men nominate very different books than women when listing their most inspiring and/or life-changing reads. Once again, my picks are more like the men's. I'm not really sure what this says about me. Maybe I need to read some Jane Austen and see how I feel.
For the kids: Ramona Quimby says that this Wednesday is Drop Everything And Read (DEAR) Day, in honor of Beverly Cleary's birthday. So get ready.
And finally, to end on a surreal note, Stuckey and Murray's "Unicorn in C Minor" is hilarious, although not work-safe. You've been warned.
Jinnet @
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