Archive for September, 2007

Who’s a Bird?

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I’ll have you know that I didn’t once talk like a pirate today, but I did have Pickles the Parakeet on my shoulder. This is my first successful mobile upload to YouTube. Immediately after the phone stopped recording, Pickles pecked me right in the eye.

links for 2007-09-19

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Coupon codes for thousands of online stores – RetailMeNot.com (tags: free shopping coupons) Rosslyn 1962 – DC Metrocentric. (tags: dc photos rosslyn history) Train in a Bangkok Market. Watch what happens after the train has passed. (tags: rail train asia market bangkok thailand video wtf fun) YouTube – Charles Bronson – Japanese Mandom Commercial. Old [...]

FrillTop.jpg

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Not sure who left this frilly brown girl’s top (or is it a really short dress?) on a wheelchair lock in a Red Line train car. Hope she had a spare. It’s cold out. (FrillTop.jpg uploaded by brownpau.)

links for 2007-09-18

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Official Google Blog: Our feature presentation. Google Docs adds Powerpoint-style presentations app. My first presentation. (tags: google free powerpoint presentation tools office) Architecture Portal News: Tremendous Symbiosis of Progress and Nature [Pics] Lovely photos of Stockholms tunnelbana (Metro) — exposed cave rock in underground stations. (tags: architecture stockholm sweden metro transportation photos) Camcorders: Aiptek A-HD [...]

“Brick’s”

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This is a pair of sandals I bought in the Philippines a long time ago. As you can see, they are branded “Brick’s,” which I think is supposed to look like “Birks.” Anyway, a strap just broke on this pair, in an un-shoe-goo-able spot, so I took a photo for posterity before throwing the sandals [...]

links for 2007-09-17

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Nokia Pulls A Funny. Google ad on searches for “iPhone” saying “Sorry, early adopters!” (tags: nokia fun advertising google apple iphone) RumorsDaily – DC Anti-War Protest Pictures. Lots of the usual fringe attenders. (tags: dc photos politics war protest ronpaul) The Pentagon Channel. Upcoming military news and information cable channel. (tags: government military tv media) [...]

Primary Color Cabs

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Sitting outside Rosslyn station waiting for the 38B bus because of Metro screwiness, I spied these three cabs lined up across the street: Blue Top Cab, Yellow Cab, Red Top Cab. The three primary pigments. (By the way, the bus took longer to get there than the wait for the Orange Line, though we weren’t [...]

Caturday!

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Ever since a recent bladder mishap led to the disposal of her regular hangout mat behind the video rocker, Pandora has taken to sleeping in and around the bedroom closet.

links for 2007-09-15

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Chime.TV Nice web-based video aggregator. (tags: net tv video) Star Trek Timeline Home Page. Via SomethingAwful. (tags: startrek timeline wtf) Mena Trott on Chris Alden, SixApart’s new CEO. (tags: sixapart business weblogs) How do we help a 17 year old kicked out of the house? | Ask MetaFilter (tags: children rights law askmetafilter interesting drama) [...]