January 2009
24 posts
WatchICYMI - 10 Chick Flick Cliches That Are Not In “He’s Just Not That Into You”
I don’t know if this would persuade me to watch the movie, but Kevin Connolly, Justin Long, and Bradley Cooper did make me smile.
Convo with my Dorm's Security Guard
Me: May I sign my friend out please?
Guard: Sure whew... I feel so faint.
Hotin: Oh noes, are you okay?
Guard: Yeah... I'm just craving for some smac. Have you had it before?
Me: Err.... cocaine?
Guard: No... the mac & cheese place.
Me: Oh yes! It's delicious. >.
“If you’re looking for a digital Pearl Harbor, we now have the Japanese ships...”
– Rick Wesson (NYT)
Kimiko Barber's Chopstick Diet →
I don’t know about how much slower people eat with chopsticks… maybe if you’re not used to using them it might slow you down. As for me, I’m pretty good at shovelling food into my mouth with chopsticks.
How to Hallucinate using Ping-Pong Balls and a... →
The picture of the “pinocchio illusion” seems a little more than wrong. I also wonder if it can translate to other parts of the body.
“One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree....”
– Lewis Carroll (via overflowing) (via philish) (via dlifson) (via nittanysam)
The only somewhat academic-y thing I did this vacation were my parents’ taxes. I need to be more proactive.
Up in Smokes →
Really cool interactive graph that shows the percentage of smokers by state along with the laws/bans and average price per pack of cigarettes. Makes you wonder if there are many more correlations or causations that should be explored.
The science of shopping →
givemesomethingtoread:
Retailers are making breakthroughs in understanding their customers’ minds. Here is what they know about you.
Best Careers 2009: Librarian →
karenh:
“Forget about that image of librarians as a mousy bookworms. More and more of today’s librarians must be clever interrogators, helping the patron to reframe their question more usefully. Librarians then become high-tech information sleuths, helping patrons plumb the oceans of information available in books and digital records, often starting with a clever Google search but frequently...
