June 23 2008
The dump truck from that awful accident earlier this morning has been towed and parked in front of our office. Compared to the bus it struck, the damage it received is relatively minor.
June 20 2008
June 19 2008
A moment of zen.
Once again — it’s been happening a lot lately — I really wish I was a dog.
June 17 2008
So good they may cause insanity!
One carnitas and one chicken taco from La Taqueria in San Francisco. With everything, and crispy. Perfect.
June 12 2008
“The study found that these shower curtains contained high concentrations of phthalates, which have been linked to reproductive effects, and varying concentrations of organotins, which are compounds based on tin and hydrocarbons. One of the curtains tested released measurable quantities of as many as 108 volatile organic compounds into the air, some of which persisted for nearly a month. Seven of these chemicals, which include toluene, ethylbenzene, phenol, methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK), xylene, acetophenone and cumene, have been identified by the Environmental Protection Agency as hazardous air pollutants, said Stephen Lester, the CHEJ’sscience director and a co-author of the report.” via LA Times
This makes me almost as mad as the dolphin suicides the other day. Agh.
June 9 2008
Strange timing
Sudden recurring iPhone problem: After unlocking, I am greeted with a blank, black screen. Nothing seems to fix this save restarting the phone.
rach:
Coming June 26…ahh! I find Olafur Eliasson (and this new piece, closely related to this older piece) more exciting than the iPhone. That’s just how I roll today.
I see the scaffolding for one of the waterfalls from the Manhattan bridge on those (rare) days when I bike to work. So excited.
Good god, this really is almost as bad as being locked in an elevator for 41 hours. Reading it, I mean.The only thing that surprises me about this not-even-Livejournal-worthy Tale Of Hipsterdom is that it wasn’t sourced from Facebook friendship.
Totally. Also, I can’t believe that his whole thing about admittedly being in the bathroom for an abnormally long period of time but being unable to admit that he was either a) taking a shit or b) doing drugs or c) both went completely unchallenged. Also? He “fell asleep” in the backyard after calling his friend to come help him and then convinced his friend to come back? This guy sounds like a class-A douche.
For some reason, I find this to be the saddest detail in a very sad piece:
Next he did a Google search for “what to do if you get locked in a bar.” “But Google did not have any good answers,” he said.
June 8 2008