brrrrrrr.
we’re in Valparaiso this weekend with Stephanie’s family celebrating Christmas. It was 50 degrees yesterday; today it’s 18 with strong winds. Minus 3 wind chill. We had to put Spike’s hoodie on to take him out. Brrrrr. Yesterday we saw Stephanie’s mom and in the evening we had dinner with Veronica and Raven. Today we spend time with her friend Michelle and dinner with her dad before we head home.
links for 2007-12-22
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Newgrange is a Megalithic tomb that is positioned to be lit up by the sun on the winter solstice. in 2007, they’re broadcasting the event via webcast
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Cool photo pool where you guess where they picture was taken.
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Reality: The Nazi campaign against homosexuality targeted the more than one million German men who, the state asserted, carried a “degeneracy” that threatened the “disciplined masculinity” of Germany.
links for 2007-12-21
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Lots of great history of graphic design images.
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I’m several of these.
links for 2007-12-20
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The edge.org notes that there are few-to-no science titles on many year end “best of” lists, and gives a rundown of the best science reading from this year.
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Really amazing paper cut-out snowflakes.
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photo gallery of people’s eyes. Interesting…
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Yeah, I’m gonna run right out and use that in a design. Sure thing.
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Mayor-Elect flip-flops on the income tax increase, just two weeks after retreating on his campaign promise to erase property taxes altogether. If you voted Ballard because of taxes – you’re screwed.
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American film institute’s best films and television shows of 2007.
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Guiliani describes gay relationships as “sinful acts.”
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Also people photographing things – my favorite thing to do in Chicago. Damn, I’m in trouble.
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He’s forty, she’s eleven. And they are a couple – the Afghan man Mohammed F.* and the child Ghulam H.*. This is a common occurrence in Afghanistan.
Dreaming about me
In the past week, I’ve had three different friends tell me they’ve had dreams about me. That’s very odd, to say the least, but entertaining. Our friend David said in his dream, he took me to the prom, and I was crowned queen. That’s so likely! I can picture it now. Oh, wait, no, that’s a scene from Carrie. But now I have a new goal – instead of trying to control my own dreams, I’m going to try to star more in the dreams of other people. Step one of this project involves feeding people around me lots of cheese and beans. I haven’t worked out step two, but step three is definitely “Success!” I’ll let you know how it works out.
We attended three parties on Saturday; I feel so popular. Here are photos. See, I do have friends. And somewhere along the line I caught a nasty cold and spent all of yesterday sleeping and reading. Not at the same time, of course.
links for 2007-12-18
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A big list of Pixar’s inside jokes and self-references throughout their movies.
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While these underwater sculptures are a really cool thing, I still find them quite creepy.
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Jiggy is the easiest way to create applications for the iPhone (or iPod Touch).
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Woman from Iceland detained by New York airport security and treated horribly. WTF is wrong with our country? How do we get these bastards who do this out?
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Yep.
links for 2007-12-17
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The war on Christmas turns violent. Of course the violence comes from Christians, because that’s how they roll.
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How much Bush’s tax cuts helped the rich and screwed the poor.
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Because freedom is only for a select handful of people, of course.
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Great ideas for geek altruism.
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A first-person account of our goverment’s secret torture facilities by a man who was imprisoned for 19 months without trial or recourse.
One of many reasons
why Mike Huckabee shouldn’t be president of the U.S.