science vs. romance

andrew bird played at the zoo, seated outdoor concerts are weird

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:53:35 -0700

andrew bird played at the zoo, seated outdoor concerts are weird:

Andrew Bird played at the zoo. Aside from a sock monkey onstage, no non-human animals were featured in the performance. However, there were plenty of songs that referenced animals, including…

joshc: um, Harry and the Potters just ended their show with a cover/rewrite of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and it was kind of awesome.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:17:25 -0700

joshc: um, Harry and the Potters just ended their show with a cover/rewrite of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and it was kind of awesome.

“Hats off to Greenland” [very small array] shows...

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:36:00 -0700

“Hats off to Greenland” [very small array] shows each country’s the per-capita density of NY Times references. Commenters point out that Greenland isn’t a country, but a self-governing Danish province.

(via kottke)

joshc: 8:36 pm : home from the gym, waiting a minute to shower so as not to deprive my neighbor of hot water. http://snipurl.com/33fff

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:03:31 -0700

joshc: 8:36 pm : home from the gym, waiting a minute to shower so as not to deprive my neighbor of hot water. http://snipurl.com/33fff

jstn: Font Conference Oh, why not? Everyone else is reblogging...

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:51:14 -0700

jstn: Font Conference

Oh, why not? Everyone else is reblogging it. Where, though, is beloved Gill Sans? And who ever heard of “French Script”?

“flaming home” Phil Elverum & Julie...

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:11:00 -0700

“flaming home”
Phil Elverum & Julie Dorion
from Lost Wisdom, which is coming out this October.

This is another “Let’s get out of the romance” song; so of course I am obligated to love it.

joshc: 8:36 pm : wondering if the failwhale will eat this tweet.

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:24:31 -0700

joshc: 8:36 pm : wondering if the failwhale will eat this tweet.

joshc: Did I accidentally ask for vanilla syrup in this iced latte? Let's not repeat that mistake anytime soon.

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:24:00 -0700

joshc: Did I accidentally ask for vanilla syrup in this iced latte? Let's not repeat that mistake anytime soon.

Slate: How to take a Web head shot.

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:30:04 -0700

Slate: How to take a Web head shot. : This is not really about making a good userpic or even that great of an article, but it is filled with some fascinating links that could consume your entire day. Crowdsourced headshot market research [facestat], for instance.

Oh gosh oh golly oh wow. BlueRoom videos of Animal Collective at...

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:05:00 -0700

Oh gosh oh golly oh wow. BlueRoom videos of Animal Collective at Coachella have been on YouTube for months, but I didn’t notice until now. This is the only one that sounds as good as I remember it (“Comfy In Nautica” is pretty rough and they cut away during the “Fireworks” finale for Portishead), and I remember it sounding like the happiest thing I heard that day.

Oh, and the Hove stuff is great and easier listening.

(thx earlboykins [#])

Can someone please send me to Beijing for the Olympics next...

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:18:44 -0700

Can someone please send me to Beijing for the Olympics next month? Thx.

The Big Picture has 24 big pictures of preparations and crazy buildings. Click click click.

joshc: On the road to a raft and possible death on the mighty Wenatchee.

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:43:02 -0700

joshc: On the road to a raft and possible death on the mighty Wenatchee.

joshc: 8:36 pm : riding back to the city after an afternoon in a raft and dinner in faux Bavaria.

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:12:56 -0700

joshc: 8:36 pm : riding back to the city after an afternoon in a raft and dinner in faux Bavaria.

Australian "Store"

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:08:05 -0700

Australian "Store":

I want a “koala”.

Little Bavaria

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:08:00 -0700

Little Bavaria:

In Leavenworth after a day in the Wenatchee.

joshc: 8:36 pm : pizza party birthday party upstairs [!] at Piecora.

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:07:45 -0700

joshc: 8:36 pm : pizza party birthday party upstairs [!] at Piecora.

joshc: Annoyed after an afternoon spent discovering that the cause of a minor discrepancy was an old, probably irrelevant, error.

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:07:45 -0700

joshc: Annoyed after an afternoon spent discovering that the cause of a minor discrepancy was an old, probably irrelevant, error.

Iron & Wine “Flightless Bird, American...

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:58:00 -0700

Iron & Wine
“Flightless Bird, American Mouth”
At the moment, more addictive than “the Trapeze Swinger”. When I got home to find that I only have a copy on my office computer, I began to worry until remembering the internet.

It wasn’t until seeing Iron & Wine a SP20 that I realized that Sam Beam whistles through his broken tooth.

joshc: Twitching unhappily: It is Blue Angels time again, isn't it? We all know how poorly I deal with unexpected sounds, let alone war machines.

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:40:19 -0700

joshc: Twitching unhappily: It is Blue Angels time again, isn't it? We all know how poorly I deal with unexpected sounds, let alone war machines.

joshc: 8:36 pm : my Thursday night laundry agenda is being interrupted by a shortage of quarters. http://snipurl.com/30h8o

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:40:19 -0700

joshc: 8:36 pm : my Thursday night laundry agenda is being interrupted by a shortage of quarters. http://snipurl.com/30h8o