BBC News - Watch the royal wedding live online
It's pretty cool that I can sit here, partially tipsy on my couch in Seattle, watching a live feed of what's happening in Westminster Abbey right now.
Also, between the wedding and the Kentucky Derby next week, it's a good time for millinery. Also also, I like that there are different words for hat-making and they're both fun. Haberdashery is a tad more enjoyable to say, though.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Make A Cheap & Easy Solar USB Charger With An Altoids Tin
Make A Cheap & Easy Solar USB Charger With An Altoids Tin : TreeHugger
Altoids aren't vegan, but Trader Joe's sells a knockoff type that has a similar sort of tin. It may work?
Buying in bulk and selling them for cheap might be nice, or they'd make good gifts for eco-minded friends.
I picked up a bunch of dried bamboo today and I'll be going back to get more. I hope I manage to complete projects with these a little faster than those pallets I picked up 9 months ago that are still sitting in my driveway. Le sigh.
Altoids aren't vegan, but Trader Joe's sells a knockoff type that has a similar sort of tin. It may work?
Buying in bulk and selling them for cheap might be nice, or they'd make good gifts for eco-minded friends.
I picked up a bunch of dried bamboo today and I'll be going back to get more. I hope I manage to complete projects with these a little faster than those pallets I picked up 9 months ago that are still sitting in my driveway. Le sigh.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Working Best at Coffee Shops - Conor Friedersdorf - Business - The Atlantic
Working Best at Coffee Shops - Conor Friedersdorf - Business - The Atlantic
I've noted this before. Coffeeshops have just enough distraction and noise that I'm forced to blare music over headphones and really focus. I can crank out so much in a short amount of time.
Plus I can't procrastinate as easily. I'm never sure if my internet browsing or Google reader feed will serve up something embarrassing, risque or NSFW that others might glimpse and judge me by. I'm also not about to watch a TV show instead of working.
Matt swears he can only work in libraries sometimes. I think it may also have something to do with always working with music in the background. I can't work in silence. It drives me crazy. I'm hyperaware of every sound I make, every click of my keyboard. Each minor change in the environment pulls me out of my focus. At a noisy coffeeshop full of banging portafilters and music and people laughing, I'm in my focus until someone specifically grabs my attention. Either that or until I'm out of coffee and go to drink an empty cup several times. That's how deep in I am.
On an unrelated note, it's a beautiful sunny day. I know I shouldn't garden because I'll be doing some of that the next couple of days, but damn, I want to go play in the dirt.
I've noted this before. Coffeeshops have just enough distraction and noise that I'm forced to blare music over headphones and really focus. I can crank out so much in a short amount of time.
Plus I can't procrastinate as easily. I'm never sure if my internet browsing or Google reader feed will serve up something embarrassing, risque or NSFW that others might glimpse and judge me by. I'm also not about to watch a TV show instead of working.
Matt swears he can only work in libraries sometimes. I think it may also have something to do with always working with music in the background. I can't work in silence. It drives me crazy. I'm hyperaware of every sound I make, every click of my keyboard. Each minor change in the environment pulls me out of my focus. At a noisy coffeeshop full of banging portafilters and music and people laughing, I'm in my focus until someone specifically grabs my attention. Either that or until I'm out of coffee and go to drink an empty cup several times. That's how deep in I am.
On an unrelated note, it's a beautiful sunny day. I know I shouldn't garden because I'll be doing some of that the next couple of days, but damn, I want to go play in the dirt.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Why I hate Mountaintop Removal
NASA Satellite Photos Show Coal Mining Destroy a Mountain Range Over 25 Years : TreeHugger
Really, people? Really? You suck.
Really, people? Really? You suck.
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Monday, April 04, 2011
Mental disaster kit
The earthquake kit: How to unpack for a disaster and survive the unexpected | Grist
Also an interesting take on disasters. Some of this is new to me and needed to be said. Nice.
Also an interesting take on disasters. Some of this is new to me and needed to be said. Nice.
Gardening!
40 Gardening Tips to Maximize Your Harvest - Organic Gardening - MOTHER EARTH NEWS
Once my check arrives and I can get some compost and stuff, I'm on this shizz. Got some free seeds from a buddy and a friend to help me do prep. I just need to finish job applications and y'know, actual job work things.
Once my check arrives and I can get some compost and stuff, I'm on this shizz. Got some free seeds from a buddy and a friend to help me do prep. I just need to finish job applications and y'know, actual job work things.
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