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{ Monthly Archives } June 2009

Blooming Plant

A 28-year-old agave plant decided to suddenly flower and busted out a greenhouse pane to do it. Related posts No related posts.

2009 06 30 crushinator nature Comments (1)

Things that are great about June

Mangoes, 69 cents each. I put these on my cereal each morning. Related posts No related posts.

2009 06 30 crushinator art Comments (0)

Tasty beer recommendation: Vuuve

Had this at Spuyten Duyvil on Sunday. A nice wit, needed the sediment to push it from “yeah, good” to “mmm.” From Belgium. Related posts No related posts.

2009 06 30 crushinator Food Comments (0)

The Name is Deadlock, Max Deadlock

A reassuring message from the MTA. Or from the Matrix. Maybe this only happens in Astoria. Oh wait, there’s more. Related posts No related posts.

2009 06 28 crushinator NYC
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Leaving Me in the Lurch

I love this saying and have been using it more frequently in the last few months, or at least have more frequently noticed that I use it. And now I know where it comes from. lurch |lərtʃ| |ləːtʃ| noun (in phrase leave someone in the lurch) leave an associate or friend abruptly and without assistance [...]

2009 06 25 crushinator Brain
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The Celltographer

The NYTimes has a nice slide show and article about Shawn Rocco, a professional photographer who has made an out-of-date cell phone camera his only outlet for his creative work (he also does journalism, and uses a regular camera for it). He’s got a good blog, too. Related posts No related posts.

2009 06 24 squidocto art
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Hodgman Nerd-Roasts Obama

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2009 06 23 squidocto Film & TV
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You know you want to

Was really into this show as a kid. And like the rumors that one day you see Zoltar with no mask, turns out there was truth to schoolyard rumors: the Marshalls do escape (sort of). In this case we can thank the science fiction writers (Larry Niven, Theodore Sturgeon, Ben Bova, and Norman Spinrad, ….Dorothy [...]

2009 06 09 crushinator Film & TV
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Dan and naD: A Palindromic Film

There are a couple ways to approach the palindrome in film, I think this one is excellent. via Waxy Related posts No related posts.

2009 06 02 crushinator Film & TV Comments (1)

Asperatus Clouds

A new category of cloud is proposed by the Cloud Appreciation Society to a panel of meteorologists from the Royal Meteorological Society. Fine and well, but what we’re here for is the gallery. via the BBC (who have larger versions of some of the photos) Related posts No related posts.

2009 06 02 crushinator Food
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He spent time in a rack

(hilarity thanks to Ed) Related posts No related posts.

2009 06 02 crushinator oy
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