July 2008
Amazing new scientific discovery [MUST CREDIT HONAN]: Human beings can subsist entirely on beer, coffee, water, Clif bars and candy.
June 2008
WatchLEAVE JAY-Z ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Following a long, boring phone call with the nuclear regulatory commission, I’m pretty sure I’m now on some sort of watchlist
“On the television in his living room, Peterman has watched enough news and...”
– In Flag City USA, False Obama Rumors Are Flying
I’ve heard people like David Brooks, speaking on NPR, saying that this wingnut stuff isn’t troubling because it’s so unbelievable (I’m paraphrasing, obviously). And while it might be unbelieveable to people like Brooks, to a...
At the coffee roasterie in Fairfax, after Alpine Dam. Great day for a ride; no traffic.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-29) →
Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek
Spiritualized
Talib Kweli
Mos Def
Girl Talk
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
Been listening to Talib Kweli on repeat for the last seven hours and I think I just reached enlightenment
Accenture Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon Results →
I keep having to look this up, so I’m bookmarking it.
Self-Loathing Nighttime Conversations →
I totally, totally suspect this is Rex.
UPDATE: Compare & Contrast
WatchBarack Obama doesn’t want you to fileshare my book.
But he would very much like you to buy the print version on Amazon or B&N
Bike Geek: Specialized 2009 Road Event | Gadget... →
Bike Geek: Specialized 2009 Road Event
“Bill Gates has pulled off one of the greatest hacks in technology and business...”
– Anil Dash: Bill Gates and the Greatest Tech Hack Ever
I just bought 37 new handguns, four AK-47 assault rifles, and a shoulder-fired rocket propelled grenade launcher today. God bless America.
I am unduly excited by the return of Jim Lehrer. I’m looking forward to this evening’s NewsHour like it’s the Lost season premiere.
The Brutally Honest Pint →
If you’re a beer drinker, you’ve probably heard about the brouhaha (oh snap) over the 14 ounce “pint” glass. If not, the twenty-five cent summary is that in order to compensate for inflation without raising prices, some pubs have begun serving beer in 14-ounce falsies—glasses that look like a pint but aren’t. It led Jeff Alworth to start the Honest Pint...
People who quit blogging by blogging that they’ve quit blogging haven’t quit blogging.
“I’m typing so fucking hard I might break my fucking Mac book Air!!!!!!!!”
– kanYe West : Blog
Can’t get used to this smokey air. It felt like I woke up in Beijing this morning, and I’m sort of afraid to go running.
WatchTwittering and Qik (liv video streaming) using Congressman John Culberson (R-TX) reverse-ambushes a TMZ.com pap. The action starts at 2:10. I may disagree with Culberson’s views, but dude has got it going on.
WatchBrilliant (presumably) use of blue screen. But the most mind-blowing thing to me was that I recognized the beach that shows up at 2:36 into the video. It’s on a beach called Haat Napharaat Thara, just outside of Krabi. Here are a few stills from different angles from photos I took in 2002:
startmeup:
ericlodwick:
Mind Blown
brooklynvegan: Crystal Castles, the Youpi Party, LA Riots...
I always wondered what the Web would become when the generation that grew up using it began making it professionally. The answer is Tumblr.
Five Nutritional and Strength and Conditioning... →
Real-Time San Francisco Bay Wind Patterns →
San Francisco is so cold and smokey and foggy today. Makes me want to hide indoors all day.
“Rove is trying to spin his myths, as he used to do with such devastating effect,...”
– Maureen Dowd - More Phony Myths
Swimming at San Francisco's Aquatic Park - Things... →
I’m not an expert Bay swimmer. I’m no centurion, I like wetsuits, and I’ve swum from Alcatraz a mere two times (I have plans for a third swim in August) and Treasure Island once. But…
More than 100,000 visitors to http://yahoorezinr.com since Friday, and me without a working AdSense account. Brilliant, Mat, just brilliant.
This morning’s workout was a 1.4 mile swim; tonight’s is a hard 1 hour bike interval session. When did I become this compulsive person?
Glad the media doesn’t holler “IT WASN’T TERRORISM!” anymore whenevs some shitty city infrastructure fails. Duh. Like Osama targets manholes
“‘I’ve lived my life for sugar,’ she said.” Me too, lady. Just ask my dentist. (http://moourl.com/utpwp)
Wow, I thought Fake Steve had grown a little thin, but Fake Jerry is a *riot* http://tinyurl.com/6psova
