Miscellany

Promote literacy and go to Pit…

Promote literacy and go to Pitchfork; volunteers who help Open Books earn money for literacy programs get in for free. http://bit.ly/lLw5f

Everyone in Chicago is on thei…

Everyone in Chicago is on their bike but me, but I’m about to remedy that!

Homemade Granola Bars – Bitten Blog – NYTimes.com

Homemade Granola Bars – Bitten Blog – NYTimes.comA no-bake recipe for granola bars. This will be nice for when I’m running late in the morning.

Yarn at Lornas Laces! http://twitpic.com/5ax8j

My apartment smells like fresh baked bread and I’m about to go on a yarn tour. Today is shaping up to be a good day.

Chicago, Illinois/Chicago Mapping Party May 2009 – OpenStreetMap

Chicago, Illinois/Chicago Mapping Party May 2009 – OpenStreetMap“Mapping parties are events where anyone can come and participate in the OpenStreetMap project. OpenStreetMap is a free, open source map that can be contributed, edited and used by anyone anywhere.”

Coolhaus – Architectural Ice Cream

Coolhaus – Architectural Ice CreamCoolhaas has architecture-themed flavors like Frank Behry and Mies Vanilla Rohe.

Custom Map Quilts

Custom Map Quilts“Soft-Maps are handmade quilted maps of Brooklyn neighborhoods and parks that represent your unique place in the city. Each map is embellished with hand-embroidered street names, compass rose, and…

Annie Modesitt’s Knit-oku

Annie Modesitt’s Knit-oku Look at this clever knit-oku puzzle that Annie Modesitt created. She says that she wouldn’t recommend trying to knit it up, but I’m curious! It would take a bit of fudging, perhaps even…

WOTD: horripilation: “The bristling of the body hair, as from fear or cold; goose bumps.”