transparent concrete
last year i pointed hyperbolation readers to an article about light transmitting concrete. today i was looking at luxist and saw a little blurb about the new litracon lamp. pretty cool! now where is that $600 i had laying around......
November 1, 2005 @ 1:28 PM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
music: legit
i set my conscience at ease and finally buckled down and ordered a bunch of albums that i've been listening to and loving for months, if not years. better late than never, yeah? also, i changed my desktop image to...
November 1, 2005 @ 2:35 PM | 7 comments | 0 trackbacks
boobies for woo!*
upon sending me this link: eric: can i rent that place out for parties? * geez, if you don't know the backstory behind that...uh...well it all started with dan and this theory about john woo and his long-suffering assistant...see woo...
November 3, 2005 @ 11:16 AM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
photos...slowly but surely
i'm only about halfway through the california photos, but you can see LA through the arrival in SF in my flickr set. still to come: the musée mechanique, monterey bay aquarium and alcatraz....
November 7, 2005 @ 10:26 PM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
worst record covers, tuesday night tv, harry potter viktor krum
first of all, i would like to direct everyone's attention to the worst album covers over on pitchfork. jon sent me the link today and it's been entertaining aaron, antonio and i all afternoon. the captions are the best part,...
November 15, 2005 @ 3:08 PM | 2 comments | 0 trackbacks
prevenge
eric: mike thinks that "revenge is a dish best served cold" was coined by the writers of star trek kara: uh...i think that's been around for awhile eric: yeah that's what i told him. eric: i came up with...
November 15, 2005 @ 3:53 PM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
the cold has come
i got half-way to the el station before i decided FUCK IT and went back and got my winter coat. halfway from the bus stop to work i gave in and actually PUT ON MY HAT. A HAT PEOPLE. i...
November 16, 2005 @ 9:47 AM | 7 comments | 0 trackbacks
o...k...
from recent spam: The Ass and the Horse your hands will only make me more watchful, lest under these (...) and live with us as brothers should? We differ from you in one A GROOM used to spend whole days...
November 19, 2005 @ 9:31 PM | 1 comments | 0 trackbacks
musée mécanique
new san francisco photos up from the musée mécanique, a museum of vintage mechanical amusements like kinetoscopes, mechanical dioramas and orchestrions. it's a really cool place and it was fun to see what sort of entertainments were available at...
November 20, 2005 @ 6:09 PM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
version 4.0!
welcome to Hyperbolation v4.0! some basic housekeeping changes and of course, new graphics. if things look really messed up, then try emptying your browser cache and hitting 'reload' a few times. note that all AV Club content has been moved...
November 22, 2005 @ 4:10 PM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
the gun seller
so far hugh laurie's the gun seller is fantastic. he has a really witty, clever writing style and a sense of humor that is distinctly british, whatever that means, but works well for him, since he is, in fact, british...
November 23, 2005 @ 11:52 AM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
"I am thankful for the conditions that make life possible."
inspired by ray, everyone's favorite cartoon cat, here is my list of 5 things i am thankful for: my family is healthy and supportive. there aren't any big troublemakers and everyone pretty much likes each other and gets along. there...
November 24, 2005 @ 9:00 AM | 1 comments | 0 trackbacks
thanksgiving weekend
the trip home was good, as usual. thanksgiving lunch/dinner was awesome and i played euchre and double-deck euchre with my aunts, grandma and cousin allllll afternoon which was FANTASTIC. food, glorious food my aunt pat, who much like myself does...
November 29, 2005 @ 10:17 AM | 4 comments | 0 trackbacks
mystery pie
um, so there are some pies and desserts here at work. FREE dessert y'all! so i decided to be adventurous and have some of the pie that no one knew what it was. except that i'm eating it and i...
November 29, 2005 @ 1:14 PM | 0 comments | 0 trackbacks
by this time next year...
this morning i found out that i've been accepted to camberwell's post-graduate art conservation program! i'll receive my official admissions packet in the next few weeks. woo! yes, you can all come visit me in london. yes, my official...