destination

something for everyone

a little math, a little law, a little PPE shoutout to ronald dworkin....

the wisdom of hercules

we hold toes

we pose

new york

a sweaty blur of lights and people. how i miss it.

the amazing amanda

half doll, half robot - just like me. but they got the coloring a bit wrong...

soon

group hug

beautiful and addictive

the secret to making people like you

listen to them. listen and make small noises of affirmation.
most people just want to hear themselves talk, anyway.

this only works if you don't actually care about enjoying their company.

a ribbon to the stars

google announced last week that it plans to raise 4 billion dollars by selling stock, touching off quite a bit of speculation about what they're planning to do with all that money. something fabulous, to be sure. well, it turns out that one project both google founders have shown interest in is a space elevator. yes, you heard me, a space elevator.

the idea is to suspend a very, very long ribbon from the earth's equator into outer space, held taut by the competing forces of gravity and centripetal acceleration. cargo, and eventually people, could then be transported along this ribbon - greatly increasing the safety and reducing the cost of space travel. and apparently this can all be done with existing technology and for a reasonable price.

no one knows if this is what google actually plans to invest in -- there are a number of other more practical (and more likely) possibilities.

until i hear otherwise, however, i'm going to continue to believe that they're planning to build an elevator to the moon. because if anyone can do it, it's google.

oh my word

grilled carrots and eggplant and asparagus and onions and veggie burgers and corn on the cob and ice cream and cookies and wine and a hot tub.

i'm sorry, was someone calling my name? yeah, i thought that was it.

making plans for nigel

is nigel like, the best british name ever or what?

why does Out Hud have the best damn song titles?

case in point:

*Dear Mr. Bush, There are over 100 words for shit and only 1 for Music. Fuck You, Out Hud

and also (sadly not available for download):

*Dad, There's a Little Phrase Called Too Much Information
*Hair Dude, You're Stepping On My Mystique
*My Two Nads (Dad Reprise)

cunning stunt inc

last night i mistakenly received a piece of mail meant for the house next door.
it was a bank statement for Cunning Stunt Inc.

what are my neighbors up to?

but do we trust USA today?

usa today reports that 31% of the US housing market is overvalued, according to a national city corporation study. to absolutely no one's surprise, 7 out of the top 10 most overvalued cities are in california. los angeles comes in at #20 - overvalued by 48%.

you can check out the full list here.

do you hear that? that slow hissing sound? whatever could it be?

flash can suck it

i don't have a flash player at work. i can't get a flash player at work. and it seems that every other site i try to visit requires a flash plug-in.

perhaps it's a sign from god that, i don't know, i should do some work or something.

perhaps.

splash

yesterday i was walking down the street on my way to lunch when i heard a loud splash. a splash on a city street in the summer? that's unusual. my head snapped up. there in front of me was a very large, very angry, very wet bear-of-a-man. someone had thrown a bucket of water on him from a third story window.

i pressed my lips together, suppressed a giggle, and just kept on walking.