Smiley's Tropical Escape

Bragging Rights: Schmap

2008-05-30T23:55:25Z

A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by a representative from Schmap dot com, asking if I would consider submitting this photo to their Spain, Barcelona guide. (Scroll to Avinguda Diaganol and my photo is the fourth or fifth to load.) I did, a...

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Props: Mattias Inks

2008-05-29T23:43:46Z

'Skine Art, a blog that posts random drawing, sketches, and doodles from artists' Moleskine notebooks, is one of my favorite daily reads. Recently, there have been several fun posts featuring the work of Mattias Adolfsson. On his blog, Mattias ...

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Bookmark Cleaning 1

2008-05-26T00:01:07Z

A while back I installed a Firefox extension called "Read It Later". The idea behind the extension is a quick trigger bookmark applet, putting longer articles and pages into a folder titled, appropriately enough "Read It Later." The trouble is, ...

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QotD: Say Cheese

2008-05-24T05:45:34Z

What's your favorite type of cheese? Or, if you don't like cheese, why not? Submitted by Draegon Scribe. How could I have just one favorite kind of cheese? You might as well ask about my favorite kind of chocolate. Or my favorite kind of beer....

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Design Festa Vol. 27

2008-05-21T00:39:03Z

Last weekend, I made it down to Tokyo Big Site for Design Vesta Vol. 27. The Festa (festival) is a twice annual art and design event where artists can set up booths to display, promote, or sell their art. Painters, sculptors, musicians, and ever...

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1,001 Books

2008-05-13T14:09:41Z

Ok, I'm completely lifting this from 1 More Chapter dot com, who has made a list based on 1,001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, and then highlighted the ones they've read. Here's my list of the ones I've read: 28. Kafka on the Shore – Haruki...

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News & Politics QotW: The Unfriendly Skies

2008-05-12T02:04:17Z

This past year has been called "the worst year ever for U.S. airlines." What has your experience with the airlines been like when you've traveled in recent months? How do you answer this question? Where do I start? My experiences have been eve...

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Technology QotW: Video Killed the Photography Star

2008-05-11T02:18:52Z

Flickr pro users can now upload 90 second videos which has members complaining about everything from slowing Flickr down, lack of community consultation, and diminishing Flickr's inital purpose: photography. What do you think -- Do you support vi...

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Sad Liberals Unite!

2008-05-10T12:05:46Z

As someone who is both a liberal and appalled at the cosmic unfairness of life, I found this article quite interesting: Regardless of marital status, income or church attendance, right-wing individuals reported greater life satisfaction and well-...

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Dumb

2008-05-09T07:12:57Z

In November of 1993, while Nirvana were in New York recording their Unplugged performance, Groove Neuter and I were working for a college radio station in our hometown. A few months later, when the performance aired, Groove came over to my house ...

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