flat(iron)

Any serious travel is looking like it’s some time away at the moment – I’m thinking of New York (and looking through old photos) and wishing I was over…

new family member

Max!

on finding one’s car has been broken into and one’s car stereo taken

A stream of consciousness meditation on crime from the perspective of a semi-libertarian bleeding heart cynic whose 1990 Mistubishi Galant was found violated and stripped of its CD player this morning:

1. Fuck.  I am not really angry so much

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crappy taxidermy

This site is just… wow.  Like a clown dying, both creepy and hilarious.

(thanks to Erin)

swine flu in adelaide

One of the “highlights” of Adelaide’s CBD are the bronze pigs on Rundle Mall (often the subject of late night, beer fuelled photos of people riding them). Some inspired person has seen fit to protect us (or them)…

i want one

The diametric opposite of a non-tactile iphone: the SparkFun Electronics “portable rotary phone“:

It’s actually a mobile phone – you just stick a sim card into it and you’re set.  It even supports international roaming and has 5…

Яolcats, a fusion of felines, 20th century russian history and hilarity

“Commissar Markov has long been a loyal party member, but I fear his growing influence in state policy. Perhaps it is time to cash in a favor from my friends at the Kremlin.”

More Яolcats here.…

urban camouflage

At last, a way to infiltrate OfficeWorks and Ikea undetected – urban camouflage!

Follow the link above for a demonstation of this awesome technology in action.

(thanks to Sam).

cat-tempted interference with contractual relations

You may have come across software “End User Licence Agreements” before in the course of installing Adobe Acrobat, Windows or other software.  These are documents which typically require a person wishing to use software to click “I Agree” (or similar)…

questionable footwear of my roommate’s escort

I don’t know what this is, but I like it: one man documents the extraordinarily bad shoes worn by his crazy Russian housemate’s prostitute(s).

Somewhat NSFW, but not completely (depending on where you work).

project mayhem

Fight Club is starting to look somewhat prophetic this week – a number of recent events are reminiscent of ‘Project Mayhem’, Tyler Durden’s plan to bring down the structures and sensibilities of conservative/capitalist America (apparently loosely based on the

100 megacalorie warhead

Continuing with the emerging theme of “totally repulsive things you should never actually eat”, Erin points to this masterpiece of high-energy, low nutrient food: various McDonalds products on a pizza.

The gun in the final picture…

if you like it so much, why don’t you go live there?

Random website of the week: spEak You’re bRanes.  An hilarious collection of mockery and analysis of the UK equivalent of the Australian “we grew here, you flew here”/”Australia: love it or leave” brigade.  Oh, and it’s probably NSFW.…

truly visionary

This reminds me of my own battered batter project (the secret is to roll the first round of batter in flour to reduce oil before re-battering): french fry coated hotdog.  Truly, they are years ahead of me.…

squid-human reconciliation society