Seven 9s and 10s

In Jayden’s defense… this is what that little girl...

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:22:57 -0400

In Jayden’s defense… this is what that little girl actually looks like.

(Apologies to this poor little girl’s photo that I stole from a random google image search for “eight year old girl.” My punishment is that I’ve probably set off multiple alarms and tagged myself as a child predator.)

Why are you so grumpy when we have science?Science got us here,...

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:00:24 -0400

Why are you so grumpy when we have science?
Science got us here, science can get us home

My Explodingdog print arrived last week! I float-framed it and hung it in my (freshly painted) kitchen and I absolutely LOVE IT! The colors match wonderfully and I particularly enjoy the message. Sam even included a bonus custom “thanks!” drawing!

If you’re a fan of Explodingdog, you should definitely check out his store.

Radiolab Podcast - The (Multi) Universe(s)

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:41:09 -0400

Radiolab Podcast - The (Multi) Universe(s):

Robert and Brian Greene discuss what’s beyond the horizon of our universe, what you might wear in infinite universes with finite pairs of designer shoes, and why the Universe and swiss cheese have more in common than you think.

So… this was a good way to wake up my brain on the drive to work this morning.

I kind of hate Brian Greene a little bit - but not always… just sometimes. I think it’s because I find the tone of his voice to be constantly condescending. It doesn’t help that Robert Krulwich is pretending to be dumber than he actually is (perhaps for the audience’s sake?).

(Yes. This is 5 years old. I’m a bit behind on my podcasts. So sue me.)

GPOYW Tis the season for yard work followed by afternoon...

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:18:56 -0400

GPOYW

Tis the season for yard work followed by afternoon showers.

headlikeanorange: Yosemite Falls, California (Visual...

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:02:13 -0400

headlikeanorange:

Yosemite Falls, California (Visual Relaxation)

ilovecharts: This map shows unregistered user edits to...

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:28:07 -0400

ilovecharts:

This map shows unregistered user edits to Wikipedia articles in real time. Unregistered users account for only about 15% of English language Wikipedia edits, so this only represents a small portion of the total edits being made to Wikipedia. That being said, it is still wicked cool.

Technology, man. Awesome.

dddealz: My Mucha lady told me she was lonely, and I’ve been...

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:52:00 -0400

dddealz:

My Mucha lady told me she was lonely, and I’ve been wanting to add Audrey Kawasaki inspired pieces to my body for years…

so last night Phoebe stabbed me a bunch of times with many needles and this is the result!

I go back in a few weeks to finish up the shading, and my arm is a little puffy and pink and temporarily stained from the ink we used to touch-up her hair but hey, pretty peonies!

I was a little worried when I heard that some crazy lady named Fee Bee attacked my girlfriend with needles and ink… but it all worked out in the end.

There’s just too much pretty in these pictures for me to handle. It makes me want to quit my job and get in my car and drive to Ithaca right now.

I’m very happy with my lilacs this year!

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:23:40 -0400

I’m very happy with my lilacs this year!

MINE IS PINK, STEVE. THAT IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT!!!!

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:37:00 -0400

In today’s episode of No Context Theatre…

She kinda takes my breath away. :-)

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:35:00 -0400

She kinda takes my breath away.

:-)

rartastic: imageoscillite: Mercury gets funky when hit with a...

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400

rartastic:

imageoscillite:

Mercury gets funky when hit with a little bass.

SCIENCE!

This is totally cool.

It also made me remember breaking thermometers on the bathroom floor when I was a little kid and playing with the mercury… with my bare fingers.

BRB …I have to go research the effects of mercury exposure in children.

GPOYW We stopped at the National Zoo specifically to address...

Wed, 08 May 2013 23:46:13 -0400

GPOYW

We stopped at the National Zoo specifically to address our Dippin’ Dots needs. Worth it.

Cap’n Crunch French Toast. Guy Fieri is a huge tool, but...

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:11:07 -0400

Cap’n Crunch French Toast. Guy Fieri is a huge tool, but he wasn’t wrong about this plate. So very tasty.

The only Rush song for which I know all the lyrics is YYZ.

Tue, 07 May 2013 23:03:30 -0400

Geddy, you’re not fooling anyone with that Orioles shirt....

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:51:13 -0400

Geddy, you’re not fooling anyone with that Orioles shirt. This crowd knows you’re from Toronto. (at 1st Mariner Arena)

We tried to slyly take a picture of the row of Rush t-shirts...

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:01:45 -0400

We tried to slyly take a picture of the row of Rush t-shirts behind us… but then this happened.

We drove to Baltimore to see Rush. Literally 7 out of 10 people...

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:55:39 -0400

We drove to Baltimore to see Rush.

Literally 7 out of 10 people are wearing Rush t-shirts. We didn’t get the memo.

Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town(Isolated Guitar...

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:48:58 -0400

Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town
(Isolated Guitar Tracks)

In the world of “dueling guitar leads,” this song (and band) is pretty much untouchable, imo.

This isolation of the guitar tracks is a thing of beauty. There’s just so much subtlety in this performance by Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson.

Superpower

Mon, 06 May 2013 14:40:33 -0400

Heather: I was outside laying in the grass.
Heather: Anyway, I'm not feeling this place today whatsoever. I'm trying not to be cranky about it but.
Heather: I couldn't just lay there without overhearing a terribly idiotic conversation happening behind me.
Heather: Once they said this gem I got up and came inside: "College is so much harder than the real world because you're going out and getting drunk with so many people and that just complicates everything"
Me: It's times like that when I wish I had a superpower with which I could summon a giant butt that would descend from the sky, fart loudly, and deposit a fantastically enormous and stinky turd right on top of them.

Goddamn. I love this album so much. When time travel becomes...

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:05:00 -0400

Goddamn. I love this album so much.

When time travel becomes affordable, my first stop is 1/11/1997 to catch Nerf Herder opening for weezer on the pinkerton tour in Pittsburgh.