In other photographical news, Twisty talks about lenses. I swoon. Once I conquer the acquisition of a Rebel XTi, I’ll begin a lifetime of collecting dozens of lenses, of which a Lensbaby will be one, I hope. I share Twisty’s generally amicable attitude toward the Photoshopification of amateur photography. Who wants to live in a world where you can’t manipulate the curves or the color saturation of a photo of the random crap lying around…
This video of a Collierville man’s unique laugh is burning up the interwebs and inspiring front-page newspaper stories (that I’d love to link to but must not be posted yet): Stick with it. Queen is eventually involved.
Found today: 1. My missing earbud cover for the iPod. Last Christmas, Phil’s mom got me these great little rubbery attachments that clamp onto the earphone and stick into your ear. They were perfect for me because I have freakishly small ears and iPod earbuds will not fit into them comfortably. And then last week I had to go and lose one of them. I ripped up the apartment looking for the other two sets…
A prickly 34 at around noon. Brrr. My dad gave me this neat little thermometer that has a companion piece you keep inside that reads both the temperature outside and room temperature. It’s a chilly 66 in my living room right now. I came by this particular piece of weather gadgetry because my dad stopped by Wal-Mart and upgraded his own basic thermometer into a full-on home weather-predictin’ station, complete with barometric pressure sensors and…
Slate’s Seth Stevenson talks tampon ads: But Playtex Sport appears to be the only brand looking to seize the active, athletic niche. It’s like the Gatorade of feminine care. (And frankly, the first time I saw this ad on TV, only half paying attention, I assumed it was for a sports drink. Wait, I thought, is that plastic contraption some kind of sport straw? Ohhhhhhhhh …) Good show. I thought the exact same thing the…
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