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Cat Furniture

Post author:HFM
Post published:August 21, 2003
Post category:Recently Read

Never mind this, I’m just saving a link for future reference, since I’ll be building something like this soon.

Office Space: The Webgame

Post author:HFM
Post published:August 20, 2003
Post category:Art Recently Read

Using your arrow keys, collect the folders and grab money while avoiding the boss at all costs.

The Must Confusing, Hideous Site I’ve Seen In a Long Time

Post author:HFM
Post published:August 5, 2003
Post category:Recently Read

You don’t see so many really crappy sites anymore… most people have pretty decent skills and know better than to do really hideous stuff these days. But this is really bad. I can’t even tell what the hell it’s supposed to be.

Makin’ Your Own Outhouse

Post author:HFM
Post published:August 1, 2003
Post category:Recently Read

In case you ever have an emergency situation, plans for building your own outhouse.

Creativity

Post author:HFM
Post published:July 25, 2003
Post category:Brain Food Recently Read

Corante is a interesting weblog on creativity and ways to stimulate ideas.

Pet the Kitty

Post author:HFM
Post published:July 23, 2003
Post category:Recently Read

And she’ll purr at you. Kind of a cute Flash movie.

Victorian Taxidermy.

Post author:HFM
Post published:July 22, 2003
Post category:Recently Read

This is very bizarre. And interesting. And bizarre.

Dialect Survey Results

Post author:HFM
Post published:July 3, 2003
Post category:Recently Read

Or, how to pronounce shit. Check out the maps where the wrong answer is concentrated in the south. And my favorite sample question: “What do you call the big clumps of dust that gather under furniture and in corners?”

Also: “What do you say when you want to lay claim to the front seat of a car?”

Plus, soda, pop, coke or soft drink: where people live, what term they use.

Fun and Games

Post author:HFM
Post published:June 30, 2003
Post category:Brain Food Recently Read

Looks like Cockeyed.com has an east-coast counterpart: All Too Flat. I’m thinking there should be a midwest contingent.

Attractive Friends

Post author:HFM
Post published:June 18, 2003
Post category:Recently Read

One thing you can say about Rob Cockerman (actually there are a lot of things you could say about him, all of them nice) is that he has some really attractive friends and family members.