I wish bookstores were open all night.
I would definitely go to a bookstore/bar…someone needs to get on that…maybe I will…that’s what she said…(via palahniukandchocolate)
What I Learned Today: What's all that noise?
That buzzing, that drone, the sound of an ”elephant in distress” during the World Cup matches. It’s the vuvuzela, of course.
The vuvuzela is a plastic blowing horn, developed in the 1990s by soccer fan Neil van Schalkwyk. In South Africa, sports fans used to bring homemade tin blowing horns…
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Dr. Seuss themed room. I totally would have begged my parents for this.
Things I never said in the year 2000
OK guys I tried a new recipe, let me know what you think.
Can I have a Jack on the rocks?
My DVR is full again.
How is that not on YouTube?
Hey, check out my blog.
Google Voice
Finally set up a Google Voice number tonight, eager to try the recording feature. Maiden call had to go to The Information, as he lived up to his name by answering yet another question of mine with “Google has that,” when I asked him if it was possible to record calls. Overall a great success, the playback was crystal clear, with Cliffe sounding as if he was in the room. Fun side note of the evening: Tooth coined a phrase. When we first called his brother there was no answer, and Tooth bet on CoCo being at dance class. “I’ll bet my bottomest of dollars,” says Tooth. I once again looked to the great Google and searched “bottomest of dollars.” Since nothing came up, obviously he was the first person ever to say it, Google would have told me otherwise. And Google doesn’t lie. The fun part now is to start incorporating the word bottomest into everyday conversation. I think if enough of us start to do it, we can probably convince the dictionary people to make it a real word in a few years.
finally started this
The Liberating World of No-Show Socks
We got an email the other day from a reader who wanted to know what kind of socks he should wear with shorts. The simple answer to this question is: no socks. Unless you’re in the British colonial military, a businessman in Bermuda, or a student at Princeton in the 60s, there’s really no excuse to wear socks with shorts. It also happens to be notably hip at the moment to wear even dress shoes sans-socks in casual summer situations.
So when you want bare ankles, what do you do to protect your shoes from your feet? Wear no-show socks, sometimes called loafer socks.
No-show socks wrap around your toes and heel, riding low enough that they’re invisible once you put on your shoes. This helps absorb the sweat from your feet and avoid uncomfortable abrasions without the heinous appearance of socks-and-shorts.
Where to get no-show socks?
Banana Republic sells them in black at $14.50 for two pair. I’ve worn loafer socks by Comfilon, whose socks are a blend of spandex and nylon - they’re thinner, like say double-thick pantyhose. You can buy the Gold Toe version 3 for $18 from Amazon. I haven’t used them, but the socks from Mocc Sock & Co. look nice (they’re pictured above), and are available at eight bucks a pair, three for twenty or five for thirty. I also like the look of the socks from SocksFox in the UK. The cheapest I’ve found is at Journeys, where they’re five for ten bucks. I’ve also heard you can buy them cheap from Payless, though I haven’t confirmed it - my guess is that they would likely be unisex, and perhaps less suitable for those of us with big feet.
I just bought five pairs each of black and white here
“The man who never reads will never be read; he who never quotes will never be quoted. He who will not use the thoughts of other men’s brains, proves that he has no brains of his own. You need to read.”Charles Spurgeon (via 500daysofkissingmypillow) (via leavemethismess) (via bugseatbooks) (via booklover) (via dananewman) (via debbiestier)
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING.
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