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.”
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