June 2011
1 post
May 2011
1 post
Sadness fom the Class of 1935
This from the class correspondent of the Middlebury class of 1935—the oldest class represented in our alumni magazine:
“I am in a retirement home. There are about 50 residents here. We have a lot of activities to choose from that keep us busy and entertained. I spend a good deal of time on a sunny porch and enjoy the company of a number of friendly squirrels that come for the...
April 2011
1 post
Oh United
I really love United Airlines (because obviously the Star Alliance is the best one) but I get a lot of emails from airlines so I just went to unsubscribe from my United Airlines emails because they are annoying and I never read them.
Here is the fine print on my email:
You are subscribed to receive information and updates from United at kathryn.clagett@gmail.com. Please do not reply to this...
March 2011
4 posts
Oh dear
I’m currently planning a trip to Texas for the first week of May and I’m researching places to camp and/or hike in close proximity to Austin. Currently high on my list is Enchanted Rock State Park. This gem comes from a Trip Advisor review of the park:
2 Stars:
“Not a quick place to stop off to see the “Enchanted rocks” You have to pay to go hiking or camping and...
Animal Photobomb! →
Numbers 3, 4, 7, and 21 are my favorite.
Yellow Fever
Last week I had the pleasure of going to see an awesome band from Austin, TX: Yellow Fever. The male half of this duo is married to my grad school friend and she is awesome and got us comp tickets. I really like their minimalist sound (although the number of instruments they are each playing during the show would beg to differ with that descriptor) and Jennifer has an awesome jazzy voice that...
February 2011
2 posts
Year in cities, 2010
I like to keep a record of these things. A little belated, here are the places I spent a night in 2010
Cambridge, MA
Somerville, MA
Somerset, VT
Cornwall, VT
NYC, NY
Rome, Italy
Sorrento, Italy
Somewhere between Bridisi, Italy and Patra, Greece
Delphi, Greece
Athens, Greece
3 nights in the Aegean Sea between Greek Islands
San Jose, Costa Rica
La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Santa Elena, Costa...
January 2011
1 post
http://damnyouautocorrect.com/ →
Things will only get Nefertiti
August 2010
4 posts
Fed-Up Flight Attendant Makes Sliding Exit →
Way to stick it to those annoying passengers.
Arcade Fire at MSG round-up →
I was there! And I was at the Boston show Sunday. Both were great. Boston was a little more intimate—more interacting with the crowd, more anecdotes. Also a lot more of their newer album and a much longer set. NYC had Spoon though (who rock) and the sound was better because it was contained by a building and not outside. Also they focused just on the hits which can be a positive or...
Red Eye-Abstract City →
Lovely pictorial of a flight from New York to Berlin via Heathrow.
July 2010
5 posts
Is it weird to drink water or other cold beverages out of mugs? I think it’s totall normal and sometimes prefer something with a handle but I have been made fun of by several people in the past week for doing so. It’s a vessel! That holds liquids! What difference does it make?
Blarg. That’s all.
http://chickstwistingchicks.tumblr.com/ →
Spread the gospel!
June 2010
1 post
Automatically napkin-ify your maps →
From Jia, thanks!
May 2010
11 posts
Real time map of what people are buying from... →
This is pretty neat to watch.
Lost Auction Preview →
Grab your piece of history at the Lost auction!
Beautiful maps!
http://thesearethings.bigcartel.com/
My birthday is July 31. Just saying.
Strange signs from abroad →
One of my favorite things are funny and/or ironic signs (personal favorite: a no-smoking sign in front of a giant steaming (and therefore appears to be smoking) geyser in Rotorua in New Zealand); here’s a whole slide show of them from the NYT.
Kanelloa, the Greek Riot Dog →
I’m not convinced that this isn’t photoshopped but I want it to be real very badly.
April 2010
11 posts
http://wtfcnn.com/ →
A website comparing what is currently headlining at cnn.com versus other news websites. Basically showcases how ridiculous everything they choose to highlight is.
http://www.geogreeting.com/ →
Can you tell that work is quiet today? Thank god this volcanic ash cloud is only causing problems for high school groups and not college groups.
Just discovered this while voting for the Weebys. Neat.
Click here for an example
Taste
It’s been a weird week for me and food; I’ve had this odd metallic/bitter/sour taste in my mouth all week and haven’t been able to kick it no matter how many sweet things I eat (a lot). Then last night when I was mentioning this to Ryan, he said he had just read about this thing called ‘Pine Mouth’ that is caused when you eat pine nuts from China. Light bulb: I had...
Census data on census data returns →
How meta. Fewer people in cities return their census forms than in the country. The Midwest/Great Plains regions have returned far more censuses (censi?) than other regions so far. But this is just the preliminary results not counting all the people who mailed them in on the last possible day, which was yesterday.
http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/birthdayno1 →
Find out what the number 1 song was in the UK, USA, and Oz on the day you were born. Mine is “When Doves Cry” by Prince.
Thanks to KJC for sharing this on Twitter.
http://www.bigassmessage.com/ →
March 2010
6 posts
The Big(gest and littlest and largest) Picture →
From the March 19th “The Big Picture” courtesy of the Boston Globe, comes an array of amazing images showcasing world records. Just looking at the largest free-standing house of cards makes me nervous. What if he breathed the wrong way?
2010 Census
As I have mentioned on this blog before (see here), I am pretty excited about the 2010 Census. I’m writing this post as a plea to fill out whatever forms are mailed to you. Most of Americans get the short form that I just filled out; it takes about 10 seconds to do. This needs to be mailed in for April 1st so if you have it lying around somewhere, make sure to not let it sit much longer.
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The HBO Auteur →
A peek into the mind of David Simon, creator/writer/all around ‘owner’ of The Wire. And also a look at his new show set in New Orleans, Treme.
Needless to say, if you haven’t seen The Wire, drop whatever you are doing and start.
Awareness test →
Abstract City →
Why the Internet will Fail: an article from 1995 →
Thanks to VW for this one. I particularly enjoy this gem:
Then there’s cyberbusiness. We’re promised instant catalog shopping–just point and click for great deals. We’ll order airline tickets over the network, make restaurant reservations and negotiate sales contracts. Stores will become obselete. So how come my local mall does more business in an afternoon than the entire Internet handles in a...
February 2010
3 posts
The xx
OK, so this band was everywhere on end of the year best lists, but in case you haven’t heard of them, check them out. They remind me of Broken Social Scene crossed with Stars in that the songs are just really pretty, almost anthems, but there are also really great male/female vocals. One of the members was also in Four Tet and Hot Chip and you can hear a little of that in here too. The...
Visual representation of the depth of the Mariana... →
Thanks Emma for sharing this.