I apologize for the lack of updates. Moving is a bitch, and moving while setting up a brand new place (and assembling furniture) is even worse. As of today, I’m happy to say that our place is finally starting to look like a home and less like a tornado-terrorized warehouse.
- Ten Days in the Life of a Tampon, Jezebel. The most disgusting story I’ve read in a really, really long time. Oh the joys of womanhood.
- University of California, Berkeley Marching Band Does Nintendo Themed Halftime Show, Geekologie. Duude. Duuuuuude. I totally would’ve joined a marching band (and play a…triangle?) for this honor.
- Hacking Canon Point-and-Shoot Cameras, Slashdot. Although I have a love-hate relationship with Canon, I have to admit that they make some of the best point-and-shoot cameras out there. I wish I still had one so I can try these cool hacks!
- Is IKEA the World’s Largest Charity? Mental Floss Blog. This article came just in time. I had been wrestling with IKEA furniture for the past week, and it hasn’t been pretty (I usually LOVE assembling furniture but when you have 30+ boxes of the damn stuff, it starts to get to you). From what I gather, it seems that the honchos at IKEA are just f*cking brilliant when it comes to jumping through loopholes.
- Geek Flowchart from The New York Times, Geekologie. I have a confession to make. I have never played Dungeons & Dragons. I don’t watch Battlestar Galactica either. Sob! I hide in shame…
- The Complete Guide to The Moleskine, Lifehacker. I’ve had several different PDAs in my geek life, but at the end, I decided to sever my relationship with the digital and go manual, with Moleskines. They are seriously the best things ever, don’t you agree? And, although I’m not a tourist, I like the New York city book the best, because you never know when you need a map or two. The tabbed sections are also great for keeping track of new restaurants, bars/lounges, wine, etc.
- Holy Crap: MacGyver Blockbuster Film Coming! Gizmodo. I used to watch MacGyver every day. I used to envy the way he can fashion nuclear devices out of rocks and paper clips. And, as every geeky girl should, I had the biggest crush on him. I can’t wait for the movie!
- How to Fit a Mansion’s Worth of Crap Into Your Tiny Apartment, Gizmodo. I’ve seen most of these on design sites before, but man oh man…don’t you just love creative solutions to real-life problems? Not to mention, they look hot too.
- Freakanomics in The Time Magazine: Hoop Data Dreams, Freakonomics. Data and statistical analysis for basketball. I love it. (And I’m rooting for the Celts to go all the way this year!)
- Taxes, Warren Buffet, and Paying My Fair Share, Freakonomics. To quote Rachel from Friends when she received her first paycheck, “Who is FICA and why is he taking all my money?” I have to admit I was pretty angry when, after doing my taxes last month, I calculated that the government took more than 31% of my paycheck…and I still owed them $400! In the same boat as me? This article will get you more depressed.