There’s currently a sale over at Scooterworks, and today after work Liz and I went over to check things out. Liz is especially fond of the Vintage Vespas, and was just curious to see what they had. Of course, rather than drive, we took the Red and Black scooters. On arriving, the doors seemed to…
Apparently, I missed this when it first made the rounds. I just came across Charlie the Unicorn, and spent part of my morning laughing to tears. It gets a bit weird and overly surreal at times, but that’s part of the charm I think. I saw them out of order. I watched Charlie the Unicorn…
As someone who blogs, there are precious few blogs I actually take the trouble to read on a daily basis. For the most part, it’s an updating thing – a lot of blogs out there update infrequently, and without a lot of new content for me to peruse… I’m given little incentive to return. Rachelle…
The Blue Line had some serious, serious issues today. Apparently, a train near Clark/Lake had some problems and wasn’t moving. And I guess some folks on that train pulled the emergency lever, opened the doors, and started walking down the track to the platform. As a result, they had to shut down the power (to…
I’m seeing double here – FOUR Suze Ormans! Actually, I’m a bit embarrassed to be posting this up here. First off, the title of this book makes me cringe. It’s mostly due to the Fabulous descriptor, as that’s not really a word I ever use to describe myself or… well, anything at all, really. Next,…
A few weeks after she began refinishing the table… it’s all done! Liz put on the final coat of varnish over the weekend, and the table looks abslutely stunning. It’s so much darker and richer than what it was originally… it’s difficult to believe it’s the same table! We found the table last year, on…
Liz and I went to Borders today, and started to talk a bit more about the big day. We looked into a lot of travel books, trying to get a sense of where we might want to go for the honeymoon. So much to talk about, and to plan for. As you can see, a…
I got a late email from Dipti, letting me know that she and Jeff would be in town this weekend for a conference. We kept in touch mostly via phone today, and ended up deciding on dinner at Rustik, which is close to the apartment. I declined to let Dipti know about the recent news,…
Yesterday, I happened to walk by the small meeting room and saw that James had set up shop inside. On closer examination (he called me in), I got a closer look at the setup: a sweet Blue Snowball USB mic, and two laptops in front of him. The Snowball was from home, and was something…
Liz and I have (secretly) been ring-shopping and browsing for some time now. It’s something I never really posted or updated on here because… that process wasn’t really something I wanted for public consumption. Needless to say, we decided on a ring. Or more accurately, we built our own from scratch. We worked with Jim…
Slow news day over here, so I’m going to offer this up: anyone who posts anything in the comments will receive an automatic pass-through. Short of outright spam or pr0n, have at it! Self-link, tell me about your portfolio sites, your side projects, etc. Tell an entertaining story for us all to hear (bonus points…
The CTA Bus Tracker just went live today. While there are a set number of routes at the moment (more in May), you can do some pretty neat things like view the estimated arrival times for a particular stop. Additionally, you can also check out a “street view,” showing the exact locations of buses in…
Warning: audio slightly NSFW. This video by Merlin Mann had me laughing a great deal. It’s helpful if you’re already familiar with the growing Steampunk trend (BB readers know/love/hate this already). For a few excellent examples of why people tend to love Steampunk so much, check out The Steampunk Workshop. For me, the posting of…
Liz and I were looking around in Quimby’s on Friday, and I spotted this pamphlet near the front of the store: It totally caught me off guard, and reminded me of my sensory deprivation experience at SpaceTime Tanks. I had this “wait, I’ve been there before” moment… and I was just surprised (and puzzled) to…
Aspiring filmmaker Ross Ching created a nice time-lapse movie entitled Eclectic 2.0, shot across multiple locations including Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California, Argentina and Chile. View the movie (18 MB), or check out his page for even larger/higher res versions. [via] A few other time-lapse related posts:The Daily MonsterLapseSnow Day in Yorkville