At the end of 2008 Wired gathered up their favorite videos from the year and posted “Top 10 Amazing Animal Videos” at Wired Science. The world was changed, or at least I was. In one place I watched animals that were funny, sweet, beautiful, and downright creepy. It was, indeed, amazing. I fell in love [...]
Entries from March 2009
March 26, 2009
A sweet, sweet day
Every week John and I gather with a few friends to watch Lost (shh, don’t tell anyone. They’ll think we’re ridiculous.) Everyone brings something to the event. People with full time jobs bring a six pack of beer or a bottle of wine. Sometimes hummus. Those of us who are lucky enough to have long [...]
March 19, 2009
Flight of the Conchords: the coolest dorks on television
There isn’t anything more Rocketship Underpantsy than two Kiwis who rap about their emotions and perform a capella songs about their friendships.
Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, who make up the band, Flight of the Conchords, also have a musical comedy show of the same name on HBO. And though Flight of the Conchords had some [...]
March 13, 2009
On the cheap: 5 things to do
The recession blows. I know. I’m definitely feeling the pinch as I go from one temporary job to another. But I have also had a lot of fun going frugal lately. Scaling my spending back in intelligent ways is genuinely fun (for now.) Here’s a few of the cheap things we’re doing with our [...]
March 2, 2009
Pale green things, pale green things
Optimism is hard to come by these days. That’s obvious. But it’s poison to give in to the black clouds following us all around. Everyone has their own ways of reviving glimmers of hope. I tend to lean towards small things to bring my perspective back in balance (bike rides, painted toenails, uplifting movies, runs [...]
