January 6, 2010

thedailywhat:

Pretty Great Proposal of the Day:Derick Childress wanted his proposal to girlfriend Emily Kern to be extra special. And what’s more special than using 800 individual 10 second exposures to light-write the big question all over downtown Raleigh, NC? Absolutely nothing.

I used Google Earth to check out the views from several large buildings in downtown Raleigh, N.C. Since none of the letters could fall on areas that were inaccessible by foot, the requirements for the vantage point were very specific. I finally found the perfect spot – the top of the Clarion hotel. Luckily, the Clarion has a restaurant that is open to the public on the top floor. I went up one afternoon and snapped some pics for reference.

Oh, and as for the big answer: “A resounding yes.”

More here.

[neatorama.]

Holy fucking shit.

It’s amazing how much more into the idea of marriage I am now that I’m single. Can someone one day please propose to me in some magnificent manner?

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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-3)
  1. mclusky (18)
  2. Elliott Smith (12)
  3. Phoenix (11)
  4. Stapleton (9)
  5. Magoo (8)

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

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Songs I’ve loved long time:

Number 4:

Utsukushii Shibuya by Ozma

  1. It was the first Ozma song I ever heard.
  2. I still remember the night it was sent to me.
  3. There’s no beating around the bush with the lyrics.
  4. It’s romantic, okay?

There’s this awesome video of them learning Japanese for the translated version:

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On this day in 1994: Nancy Kerrigan was clubbed in the knee at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit. Tonya Harding, her rival, has since turned to boxing after receiving a lifelong ban from figure skating for her role in the attack. No word of a lie, boxing.

On this day in 1994: Nancy Kerrigan was clubbed in the knee at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit.

Tonya Harding, her rival, has since turned to boxing after receiving a lifelong ban from figure skating for her role in the attack. No word of a lie, boxing.

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January 5, 2010

I always wanted to be a Tenenbaum,

except in this instance.

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I'm attempting to curb my blues by planning my next trip.

See you in April NYC!

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Maybe it’s because it’s dark and cold outside, maybe it’s because I’m ill, I don’t know. But I’m not half right. I was doing the washing up last night and I just started crying. I’m sick of this.

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This fucking country man.

I just received a panicked email from the estates division at the university I attend to inform it’s students that there is a national rock-salt shortage. To be honest, I’d be keen to know where all this rock salt is going anyway, they sure as hell haven’t gritted my road.

Are we the only country in the entire world that goes to pot as soon as there’s a little bit of snow?

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I’d like to go back to this holiday in Sweden right now please.

I’d like to go back to this holiday in Sweden right now please.

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January 4, 2010

Yay progress!

freestylecraft:

I’ve made significant progress with the Flash knitting application I’ve been working on. The print option works, there are loads of colors to choose from, and you can scale and change the proportions of the stitches.

Please play with it: http://www.abievans.com/test/knit.html

My friend Abi is an actual genius. I just had lots of fun playing with this application she’s developed, I imagine most of you will too. My knitting skills have yet to surpass scarves, but one day Abi, one day!

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