January 2009
47 posts
portland art gallery: nationale →
Rick Reilly: Meet the luckiest fan in America -... →
When the Phils played in the soggy World Series Game 5—up three games to one—Lionel sat along the leftfield foul pole in a seat he’d gotten for free. With the game tied 2-2 in the sixth, rain checks were issued for the rest of Game 5, to be played two nights later. That is when Lionel somehow sneaked into the swanky Diamond Club section behind the plate, where Tush has season tickets.
(via...
“You always have this Platonic beautiful ideal of a book in your head, and then...”
– Neil Gaiman’s ‘Graveyard Book’ Wins Newbery Medal - NYTimes.com
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-25) →
Fleet Foxes (32)
Jeff Tweedy (22)
The Shins (9)
Soul Coughing (5)
The Flaming Lips (5)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“Unlike most other professions, this one drains you completely, refilling you...”
– Pencils Down, Bottoms Up - Proof Blog - NYTimes.com
What a great story.
lemonadediary:
My dad worked for 19 years and change as a security guard in a nuclear power plant in central Illinois. When Barack Obama was running for senator, he came by the plant and met with some of the workers, and on his tour, spent time in the control room with my dad.
It might not be that big of a deal, but I’m a small-town girl, raised on a farm, who just...
Joyce Walks →
Joyce Walks is a psychogeographical tool which generates walking maps based on routes from James Joyce’s Ulysses in any city in the world using Google Maps. The system prints maps to be used as the basis of walks exploring the city of your choice and generates mashups using your pictures and videos documenting these walks to share with other users.
Inspired by the Situationist Dérive...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-18) →
The Weepies (26)
Andrew Bird (26)
The Tallest Man on Earth (15)
Fleet Foxes (12)
Robert Pollard (10)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
topherchris:
The Beastie Boys § High Planes...
Animal Collective is a Band Created By/For/On the... →
“When you design user interfaces, it’s a good idea to keep two principles...”
– Designing for People Who Have Better Things To Do With Their Lives - Joel on Software
“Having goals is a pain in the neck. If you don’t have a goal (a corporate...”
– Seth’s Blog: The thing about goals
“That which transforms your life is what you practice. And what you practice...”
– Micheal Beckwith (via lorenrochelle)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-11) →
I Was a Cub Scout (33)
Andrew Bird (16)
The Gaslight Anthem (13)
Joan of Arc (10)
Glasvegas (10)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“Burger King recently introduced a Facebook app called Whopper Sacrifice that...”
– kottke.org :: home of fine hypertext products
“Maybe some of y’all are of the type to hate on Sarah McLachlan and crack...”
– John Darnielle: one of the funniest writers alive.
The Mountain Goats | News Archive | tMG ‘09: Still Pouting That No-One’s Translated Die Kinder der Toten Yet
WatchTake On Me: The Literal Version - CollegeHumor video
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-4) →
Beastie Boys (28)
Avail (15)
Propagandhi (12)
Plants and Animals (12)
Dr. Dog (12)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
“Several years ago, my friend Kathy and I decided that, instead of making...”
– Resolution Revolution: A Better Way to Start Your Year | Christine Kane
“Song one, side one for 2009. We start things off feeling rather tentative, but...”
– Hank, “Threw Me”
from Fluxblog » Blog Archive » An Inevitable Path
