I just read this great piece by David Lipsky. It’s a good read if you like either of these shows. (And if you somehow don’t have some kind of small space in your heart for either of those shows? May God help you.)
This subway library has posters of books and scannable barcodes—zap ‘em with your phone to get a 10-page preview while you ride!
Really neat.
Wishpot
Let me be clear, this post is not being written because my birthday is about a week away.
There’s a site called Wishpot that I love. It’s an online (free) service that allows you to keep many types of lists with items that you find on other sites that you either need to purchase or would like to have as gifts. I know. That sounds kind of… gauche. And it is, a bit. But once you accept that general gaucheness, it’s really quite great. Once you have an account, you have an “Add to Wishpot” button installed in your bookmarks and whenever you come across something you want, you just add it to your pot.
I have two lists. One consists of “Things That I Eventually Need To Buy” and of course a “Wishlist” for when it’s gift giving times and someone asks me what I’d like.
And honestly, if someone’s sweet enough to ask me what I’d want, my answer is usually, “Oh, I have everything. Don’t be silly. You’re so nice to even want to give me anything. You’re the best!” But the real answer would be, “Umm, of course there are frivolous things that would be great to get.” And that’s where this list comes in. In all honesty, the only people who have taken this list seriously and actually use it are my brothers and, like, two friends. So… is it really useful? I can’t really say. What I’m really hoping for is enough notoriety one day so that fans seek out this list and lavish me with these treats. That’s not gonna happen, maybe - but one can dream.
Oh! I also forgot the best feature. If you do take a look at someone’s list and want to buy something for them, there’s a button to press to make sure no one else buys it since it’s then reserved. And at the same time, the person who the gift is for knows nothing because they don’t receive any notification that someone’s buying them something. Such secretism!
In conclusion, if this post were being written solely because my birthday is about a week away - then I would’ve blogged about it sooner since there’s no way, with shipping, that’d I’d get any of those gifts on time. See? Not a horrible person. Not a great one either, but I’m comfortable with that.
If People Talked About Seinfeld Like They Talk About Girls
Just read - so great. (Even though this was already queued up to be posted, thanks to Adele for sending it to me and knowing me so well.)
Biblio-Mat in Toronto
In Toronto, a vending machine that sells random books for $2 apiece.
In Toronto, a vending machine that sells random books for $2 apiece.
At The Monkey’s Paw on Dundas West. Seems neat.
Sandwich Bag Artist Dad
David Laferriere is a graphic designer and illustrator. He’s also an awesome dad who has been drawing stuff on his kids’ sandwich bags since May 2008, using Sharpie markers.
Reblogged from here.
Jon Stewart - Women In Combat (link) →
I know I’m a little late in liking this song, but I can’t be on top of everything always, now can I. It’s so goddam catchy and great. It was on this week’s Girls episode (‘Bad Friend’) and was definitely one of the highlights. (Girls review coming in the future… will it be a bad or a good review? My opinion changes daily, so we shall soon see.)
You’ve probably seen this already (but if not, then skip to 1 minute, 5 seconds and watch from there), but I saw this years ago and still think about it maybe once a month. Some of it’s dumb, but some of it is so great. I love drinks so much, so if I ever came across someone like this in real life? Man. That’d be something.
Tim Burton's First Rejection Letter →
Not really sure why, but I enjoyed this a lot and especially think it’s great when people save rejection letters. Feels like an important thing to do.
