Archive for September, 2008

Holy crap. You must nominate someone for this. Only 131 people have entered so far, which means the odds of winning $5,000 of Intel equipment are currently 1 in 43. Let me put that another way. Say you’re standing in a room with only 43 people? One of you gets $5,000. Can my math possibly […]

So I’ve been working on this Presidential Election ‘08 Schwag feature over at Mighty Goods, and I’m gleeful about all the weird stuff you can get. McCain Condoms, Obama nesting dolls, candidates carved in soap, and so on.
The Palin schwag, especially, is off the charts. There are a few that didn’t make the cut, but […]

Our friends Rahul and Meg are getting married in a couple of weeks, we’ll be attending two weddings that day (which also happens to be our own five-year wedding anniversary).
Jerry Yoon photography took some great engagement photos. I love getting to see engagement photos, because they always make me look forward to the wedding.

See what […]

Elizabeth’s new light fixture looks like a sea creature.

Before we met Jordan Ferney at the Mighty Haus launch party, Melissa and I were discussing our concern that we might be Ferney fan girls. I get regular inspiration from Oh Happy Day!, and Jordan is our first guest poster at Mighty Haus. You’ll find the rest of her picks at the Haus.

Guest Editor: Jordan […]

You, sir, are sporting oversized aviator sunglasses, and your shirt is unbuttoned to the middle of your chest. Your head is shaved. You are strutting backward up the street, your arm at a right angle to your body, as you point up the block, greeting someone you know.
That guy? The stranger in the distance? He […]

This morning I used the last of some deodorant, and I felt victorious, like I had bested corporate forces that were waiting for me to buy another pack before it was time. I should have left this fateful stick in my gym locker, or dumped it from my bag in a hotel room, or found […]

Photographs of Gamers by Phillip Toledano, the same artist who did the series of vignettes by phone sex workers I mentioned a while ago.

You know how Olympic commentators tell you when someone doesn’t have their toes pointed quite right, or why a particular maneuver is impressive? You start to develop this quasi-expert knowledge of the sports you follow, which you then promptly forget for the next four years.
Wouldn’t it better to have commentators for more quotidian things? Things […]

Click on any element of this periodic table, and it launches a short video about the element you’ve selected. I love that this exists. Phosphorus (P) is a good place to start.
Thanks, Kate Rutter!