December 2007
Shameless confession of the day
I just realized. I’m not the same person I was 5, or even 2 years ago. Not even close. I seem to care about things now that I was completely apathetic about in the past. I like this person better. I think I’m a little bit more grown up now. But just a little.
Wrong-Way Balloon Behaves in Unexpected Ways Some old, friendly scientist dude explains why balloons move in a way you wouldn’t expect in a moving car. Kind of interesting in a Mr. Rogers kind of way.
2007 Lunching in One Gigantic Photo →
A gigantic picture of what one dude had for lunch every day in 2007.
Literati
****10 points awarded to clearrants. 'kay': 3 + 1 + 3x2.
clearrants: every kiss begins with...
wenderful: A K
wenderful: AY
jer: eggnog
wenderful: KAY
Merry Christmas from Davey’s Dance Blog!
Ten Best Music Videos of 2007 →
I really liked “Listening Man” by the Bees. Grizzly Bear’s “The Knife” was just disturbing.
AFI picks best of 2007 →
The American Film Institute just released their list of the Top 10 Films and TV Shows for 2007! Hooray for 30 Rock, Dexter, Pushing Daisies and Friday Night Lights making the big list. There are so many movies I want to see on the film list: Juno, Michael Clayton, No Country for Old Men, the Savages, and There Will Be Blood.
Burger King Whopper Freakout →
Great marketing job from Burger King. And it worked on me :( Now I want a Whopper. I hate fast food.
Reuters' Pictures of the Year 2007 →
Greetings from Amazon.com
Greetings from Amazon.com. We’re contacting you about your recent order for an item that appeared in your Gold Box, ‘The Complete Calvin and Hobbes.’ In reviewing the item details for this book, we realized that Super Saver Shipping was not available for this item when your order was submitted. We did intend for this shipping method to be available, and we’re very sorry if...
Merriam-Webster Picks 'w00t' As Word Of The Year →
w00t!
The 53 Places to Go in 2008 →
The NY Times makes a list of the top 53 vacation destinations for 2008. It’s not like I can really afford to go to any of these places, but it’s nice to know where I should… if I could.
Amazing Singer From The Philippines!!! Dare You To Compete! Video (via Metacafe) Holy crap 14 year old girl!
Map That Named America Is A Puzzle For Researchers
(click the picture for full size!) The 1507 Waldseemuller map remains a puzzle for researchers. Why did the mapmaker name the territory America and then change his mind later? How was he able to draw South America so accurately? Why did he put a huge ocean west of America years before European explorers discovered the Pacific? “The actual shape of South America is correct,” said Hebert. “The...
The Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha
The Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha from Starbucks is my new obsession. It’s like heaven in your mouth. Only better. Calories: 530 Fat Calories: 160 Total Fat (g): 18 Saturated Fat (g): 12 Trans Fat (g): 0 Cholesterol (mg): 50 Sodium (mg): 240 Total Carbohydrates (g): 80 Caffeine (mg):...
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to...
– Marie Curie