snowflakes!

seriously amazingly beautiful

http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/photos/photos.htm

presidential approval ratings and the most awesome commercials ever

these two links have nothing to do w each other

1st- presidential approval ratings through the years, matched to the events that accompanied dips and peaks:
http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-presapp0605-31.html


2nd- really great, extremely violent coffee commercials from the 50s, made by pre-muppet jim henson.
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ky7g1lgTwc&eurl

how do you feel?

this website may already know:

http://www.wefeelfine.org/api.html

mexican walking fish

looks like a creature from labyrinth:

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/11/ubercool_mexica.php

randoms

baby animals in zoos:
http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/

kids faces while they watch videogames. there's one expression that only shows up when they play Call of Duty.
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/20592

story of a war journalist who follows the conflict (kinda reminds me of Graham Greene):
http://www.mensjournal.com/cnns-prisoner-of-war

cute animals as they fall asleep

perhaps the most brilliant display of cuteness on the internet. i like the sleepy bear.

http://www.cutethingsfallingasleep.org/

michael palin for prez

my bro and i used to joke about mccain having picked the wrong palin (bc michael palin, frankly, is probably the best palin to have graced this planet), but it looks like someone else thought of it and found a funnier way to propose it.

just go to this link and watch the video:

www.michaelpalinforpresident.com

mick jagger and david bowie, together in music and fashion hell

i don't know what to say. this video. omg

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=7y-x2fWKbmo

thanks to ebb for the link-

crazy awesome art

this artist paints things invisible; it's rad:
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/incredible-camouflage-art/4793

these artists grow trees into useful living furniture:
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/trees-grow-furniture/3224

environmental graffiti is a good blog, eh?

blogging the elite

this is a good blog by a guy who works at a fancy hotel in the loop and sees funny things:
http://graveyardchicago.blogspot.com/

lots of links

i've been neglectful. many reasons for this. so here are a bunch of links:

4 % of the wall street bailout could end world hunger:
http://www.ecosalon.com/title/Could_Just_4_of_the_Wall_Street_Bailout_End_World_Hunger

i can't believe this picture exists. i can't believe the look on this mouse's face:
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/er-buddy-could-we-not-talk-about-this/4324

dogs are amazing. they have amazing personalities:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/08/dogs.jealousy/index.html

dogs are also unbelievably adorable:
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=4Eeezw0D_8E&feature=related

sea slugs are unbelievably beautiful little alien weirdos:
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/20-most-incredible-nudis/4956

photography water sculpture things- v. pretty:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoopa_hs/sets/72157604178274003/

both funny and sad- logos about the financial crisis:
http://www.businesspundit.com/after-the-crisis-a-parody-of-15-corporate-logos/

weird and mesmerizing uk video on how condoms are made:
http://www.yesbutnobutyes.com/archives/2008/12/how_condoms_are.html

an awesome place to find good, quirky art prints:
http://www.thumbtackpress.com/

and, just another reason i love austin:
http://www.terrapass.com/blog/posts/austin-gets-smart?utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Read%26nbsp%3Bmore&utm_content=nicole.berland%40gmail.com&utm_campaign=Newsletter+12%2F10%2F08

funny europeans

repost from julie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoRD1wmvwUc

400 lb child

http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=33548

chadwick made this website and it's awesome

www.personalcode.net


go there! sign up! get your life in order!

bill ayers speaks up

and i like it:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/06/opinion/06ayers.html?_r=1&em

studs terkel

re-posted from friend frank. good find.

http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=30445