• Hot Off The Presses - London

    Sex In A Phonebooth

    August 17, 2009 - By 

    We naive Americans apparently think that’s what they’re for, according to London’s deputy mayor. BBC NEWS | UK | England | London | Sex card challenge to phone firms Kit Malthouse, London’s deputy mayor for policing, wants the numbers on sex calling cards found in telephone boxes blocked as soon as they are identified. He said mobile phone numbers were valuable to those behind the sex industry and should be cut off. The deputy mayor has invited Vodafone, Orange, O2, 3, Virgin and T-Mobile to meet him. Mr Malthouse said: “If you are an American tourist and if you walk…

  • Uncategorical Weirdness

    Proof

    August 16, 2009 - By 

    That third room is usable again for the first time in… four years? Five? Ginny I can has iPhone? Via: Flickr Title: Proof By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 16 Aug ’09, 7.12pm CDT PST

  • Music

    The Amazing DubFX

    August 16, 2009 - By 

    Ben Dowden lays down the beats in the streets of Bristol. Watch and be amazed. (testing how WP handles embed code straight from YouTube) Via dowdenboy’s YouTube channel and Google Reader, which is really opening up the social possibilities this week. Thanks, Zamil!

  • Uncategorical Weirdness

    Curried Turkey Sandwich

    August 16, 2009 - By 

    Just assembled from leftovers, with curry mayo, hot pepper mango preserves, green onions, parlsey, and a dab of cream cheese. YUM. Ginny I can has iPhone? Via: Flickr Title: Curried Turkey Sandwich By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 16 Aug ’09, 2.05pm CDT PST

  • Mini-Posts

    The Eternal Quest for Happiness

    August 16, 2009 - By 

    It comes when you stop looking for it. How to be happy in yourself | Emma Cook | Life and style | The Guardian The restless quest to alter aspects of our lives is intimately linked to self-esteem. “In evolutionary terms, we don’t have to worry about lions and tigers any more; instead we’re constantly vigilant about the modern-day predator, the person who will spot that we’re no good,” Williams says. “That generates a lot of preoccupation, and low self-esteem goes hand-in-hand.” This whole article is worth a serious read. I’m glad I ran across it.

  • The Life of Riley

    Re-Purpose The Baffling New Into The Tried-And-True Old

    August 16, 2009 - By 

    Oooowee, my first time uploading video to YouTube evar.  Of course it’s of the cat, duh. This is what Riley’s cat toy originally looked like, but he never played with it this way, he just watched it, occasionally batted at the bottom, and was baffled by the noise and clattering if he tried to grab the string. As he’s declawed, perhaps he just didn’t feel like he was getting anywhere since he could never grab the string at all. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/bMmxm-R_thw" width="425" height="344" wmode="transparent" /] Fling-ama-String cat toy mechanizes feline torture – Boing Boing Gadgets Fling-A-Ma-String Cat Toy The “Fling-ama-String”…