Miscellany

If you had the opportunity to live one year of your life over again, which year would you choose?

I don’t think I would. As I’ve gotten older I’ve gotten progressively happier and more comfortable in my own skin, and I don’t have major regrets over my decisions. If I could give Younger Me a message, that would be a different story. Ask me anything about who I am, what I do, or where [...]

Curtains

botanist curtain - Anthropologie.com. I still need some curtains for my living room, and these curtains from Anthropologie are pretty close to what I’m looking for.  They’re busy enough that I’d only want one panel per window, and light enough to keep the room bright.  Too bad there’s no orange in the print, though. brightbranch curtain – [...]

Premium Flokati Orange Rug 6′ Round | Overstock.com

Premium Flokati Orange Rug 6′ Round | Overstock.com

Premium Flokati Orange Rug 6′ Round | Overstock.com. A quick survey of my friends shows indicates that most people think that this orange Flotaki rug looks like a mutant fuzzy toilet seat cover from the ’70s.  I think I love it anyway.

Animated short: Alma

Alma is a fantastically beautiful and creepy animated short.  I wish there were a better commercial distribution method for animated shorts.

I am rendered defenseless

I simply can not deal with the cuteness.

Paul Bunyan Pinball Machine

Paul Bunyan Pinball Machine

How awesome is this Paul Bunyan pinball machine? The correct answer is “so awesome.”

How to open a bottle of wine

If I tried to do this, I would end up cutting my lip on the foil and filling my shoe with Malbec. (via everybody)

United States Bookcase.

United States Bookcase.

I love this bookcase shaped like the United States.  I can also imagine this in a smaller scale used for travel knickknacks or craft supplies or spices.  I just have one question: why-oh-why doesn’t Minnesota have any books in it? (via Design Milk)

Alive and kicking

Due to a convergence of vacation in the wilds of Minnesota and switching computers, this blog has been a little neglected. (You know it’s bad when that means no automated digest posts.) I’m back in Chicago now, and will be configuring my new machine over the next few days. Until then, keep your fingers crossed [...]

F) None of the Above

I’ve got an evening without plans, which is something that seems to be a rare event these days, and I’m at a loss as for what to do. Not that I don’t have options, mind you, but I can’t decide. I could… A) pick up a new SD card so I can run Ubuntu on [...]