Archive for April, 2008
Monday, April 28th, 2008
Charles Yerkes; searching for the stars
Apparently he wasn’t a total douche bag rail baron; he also gave a chunk of money to the University of Chicago to build an observatory in his name. More after the jump…
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
In Soviet Russia, outer space buildings [something] you [something].
Sorry for the uninspired title. I’m not channeling the Yakov Smirnoff today. Dig this though. I love me some brutal space age architechture. Update! Just saw these neat looking brutal abandoned hotel constructions in the Sianai peninsula. Quite nifty looking. Dig this.
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
Movie snippet: Stardust
I was pleasantly surprised. The reviews were all a bit down on the movie that was marketed as the next Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe or Lord of the Rings trilogy. Adapted from a Neil Gaiman book (admittedly, I’ve attempted reading it several times, and never got past page 20), it was a [...]
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Friday, April 18th, 2008
What’s my MySpace Status:
Pat is fermenting the elixir of a thousand fantasias.
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Friday, April 18th, 2008
Haiku spam
I almost never look at spam in my inbox, but for whatever reason, this subject line for “enhancement” caught my eye. It’s almost a Haiku. I suppose the “to” starting out the third line could be removed, and it would totally work. tiny dimension is your hidden shame, no need to worry, we’ll help you!