Month: April 2009
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Drawing demo by Lynne Margulies
While browsing through some of Viddler’s archives today I ran across this drawing demo by Lynne Margulies (lynnemargulies on Viddler). It is in three parts (maybe Lynne isn’t aware of Viddler’s 500Mb per-video limit). What I enjoyed most about these videos was the angle, the not-overly-produced presentation, and my ability to watch it over, pause
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How to create a new habit
Somewhat related to this week’s weigh in, where I mentioned habits, I found two good resources for striving to rid yourself of old habits and creating new ones. Installing a new habit and breaking an old one – an essay by Dr. Stephanie A. Burns 18 tricks to make new habits stick – A simple
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Juice that tastes and feels like fruit
Naoto Fukasawa, a name I dare not pronounce around little children, is an industrial designer from Japan who decided to redesign some juice boxes to make them look and feel like their contents. I think they look delicious. Via Ainsley Drew filling in for Jason Kottke.
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Minas Tirith made of matchsticks
As I’m finishing my re-reading of The Two Towers, and will be revisiting this grand city made in the side of a mountain in a few pages, I can’t help but link to a complete replica of Minas Tirith made of matchsticks. Via Boing Boing. Update: Turns out they’ve finished it.
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Random 60: Calendars
[viddler id-d136482e h-357 w-420] Random 60: Calendars Favorite on Viddler. I don’t know about you but I love calendars. If I didn’t self-impose a limit of two my wall would be filled with calendars of all types. Right now I have a stunning Hawai’i calendar hanging up (thanks to Eliza). It has photos from different
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Weigh in: April 6, 2009
I’m happy to report that I did much better during this second week of the diet than I did during the second week of the diet back in June 2006 (Wow, has it been that long already?) when I gained 3 pounds. This week I’m down another four pounds and I currently weigh 199 pounds.
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Random 60: Dear American Idol, ditch the lip syncing, please.
[viddler id-1915991c h-280 w-420] Random 60: Dear American Idol, ditch the lip syncing, please. Favorite on Viddler. I’m really sick of the group performances on American Idol. Maybe they wouldn’t be so bad if they were live performances done by the contestants – but in fact they are being lip synced. Yesterday I said on
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Random 60: Nice weather
[viddler id-207549f3 h-280 w-420] Random 60: Nice weather Favorite on Viddler. Today was a beautiful day in northeastern Pennsylvania. It hit 70 degrees! Although I didn’t have the chance to go for a jog, we did get to spend some time on the porch enjoying the cool breeze. What do you like to do on
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Learning to play Bridge
I’m not very much into playing "mindless" board or card games that rely on the right card falling at the right time. Which is probably why I enjoy playing Poker so much. It isn’t about the cards at all, really. Once the game of Poker is learned, and you’ve played a few times to get
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Random 60: What is your idea of a vacation?
[viddler id-5af73cd9 h-280 w-420] Random 60: What is your idea of a vacation? Favorite on Viddler. Vacations mean different things to everyone. For some it means a trip to the beach. A weekend getaway. Time off from work on the couch with a bowl of popcorn and your favorite Paul Newman movies. A camping trip