Entries from March 2007 ↓

Descartes turns the 411

>> René Descartes, the “Founder of Modern Philosophy” and the “Father of Modern Mathematics”.

Novels and Hot Fudge

“Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous. He or she is like a person who has put on full armor and attacked a hot fudge sundae.”
– Kurt Vonnegut

Cutest YouTube moment of all time

>> Little girl vs. monsters

“He w… he will?”

B-Load not taking his video games seriously enough

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Old Man, Horse Rider

old man horse rider illusion

The Hour

“We say that the hour of death is uncertain, but when we say this we think of that hour as situated in an obscure and distant future. It does not occur to us that it can have any connection with the day already begun or that death could arrive this same afternoon which is so certain and which has every hour filled in advance.”
– Marcel Proust

Alexander, the New York nephew

alexander

Disappearing Spots Illusion

disappearing spots

Stare at the black dot in the middle and watch the colors disappear.

Old Disneyland

A pretty jamming Flickr gallery of old Disneyland, including some construction photos, concept art, and attractions they probably never should’ve gotten rid of. (Rockets, anyone?)

Ed Shaughnessy vs. Buddy Rich Drum Battle

>> On the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson

Homophone of the Week

dis·so·lu·tion [dis-uh-loo-shuhn]
–noun

  1. the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.
  2. the resulting state.
  3. the undoing or breaking of a bond, tie, union, partnership, etc.
  4. the breaking up of an assembly or organization; dismissal; dispersal.
  5. death; decease.
  6. a bringing or coming to an end; disintegration; decay; termination.
  7. legal termination, esp. of business activity, with the final distribution of assets, the fixing of liabilities, etc.

Example: The dissolution of marriage marked a new beginning in his life.

dis·il·lu·sion [dis-i-loo-zhuhn]
–noun

  1. a freeing or a being freed from illusion or conviction; disenchantment.

Example: The disillusion of marriage marked a new beginning in his life.

‘Come in, Go away’ ambigram

come in go away ambigram welcome mat

come in go away ambigram

The most expensive things at amazon.com

A 25-pound bag of Altoids. Finally.

Bodyweight Conditioning Haiku

Gold’s Power Tower.
Split pull-ups. Raised push-ups. Dips.
I feel like King Kong.