In-n-Out Burger is finally arriving in NYC?!?
via ny.curbed.com Don’t get your hopes up. And Happy April 1, folks.
I think my Kindle is telling me to buy an iPad (critical battery error)
But seriously, folks. This "critical battery" error has occurred to me before on my Kindle 2. It happened when I ran out of juice on a sailboat in the middle of the Whitsundays thereby leaving me stranded with no reading material for several days. At the time I did some searching from my phone […]
The Creepiest Children’s Books Ever
via huffingtonpost.com Wow. I wonder if you can buy some of these books because they look pretty amazing.
Why I can’t justify buying an iPad (for now)…
via amazon.com I recently purchased a Samsung 46″ LCD TV for $750. I really can’t, in my mind, justify purchasing an iPad for $829. I’m sorry, fanboys, but this is absolutely a gadget that I am going to have to go without for awhile. I also can’t figure out my own use case for the […]
Pet shop owner caught in an undercover sting – selling a goldfish.
via guardian.co.uk Shop owners suspected of selling alcohol and cigarettes to underage customers have long been the target of “stings” by trading standards officials. But now a pet shop business has fallen foul of animal welfare laws by selling a goldfish to a 14-year-old boy. He was sent in to make a test purchase by […]
Waiting patiently for my sofa from Room & Board
via roomandboard.com Thankfully, it seems that it will arrive next week after a few month wait. Horray, something to sit on! Stay tuned for the before and after photoshoot of the new apartment.
Yum, binder clips as cable catchers. Great idea!
via lifehacker.com If you are anal retentive like I tend to be about organizing things then this is right up your alley.
‘The Things They Carried,’ 20 Years On
This is one of the best books I have ever read and I always recommend it. Heartbreaking tales of war, friendship, fear. I remember reading the story of when he got the draft notice and ran. I cried sitting somewhere in public. If you haven't read it before, please do. The Things They Carried,' 20 […]
Would you like to sail this boat across the Pacific?
via news.bbc.co.uk A boat made of 12,000 plastic bottles has set sail on a voyage from San Francisco to Sydney to spread awareness about pollution in the world’s oceans. Environmentalist and banking heir David De Rothschild and a crew set out on the appropriately named Plastiki catamaran. Their 11,000-nautical mile journey will go past the […]
I love globes. This is my new one.
via midcenturymodernfinds.com Well, new / old. I really love looking at globes and thinking of all the places I’ve been and imagining all the places I’ll go. This globe is awesome because it is from the 50s and many of the old names are on it – like Bombay. Picked this up for a mere […]