Monthly Archives: August 2007

Edward Gorey: Gashlycrumb Tinies Comments Off

I started my career as a pen and ink illustrator, and I love dark humour, so Edward Gorey has always been a personal favorite.
Gashlycrumb Tinies is, in my honest opinion, his masterwork (although everything he did is brilliant).
I knew he was my kind of guy when I saw this photo of him
artwork: Edward Gorey […]

Cumbersome Glasses 1

Do these eyeglasses make me look silly?

Most Significant Song Number 10 Comments Off

I have a dear friend who has the most amazing ear for music, she can name, artist and title of practically any song recording in the last 30 years after just hearing the first few seconds - she’s scary accurate. She knows a LOT about music, who was in what band, who wrote what etc.. […]

Hip, Hop, Yumm… Comments Off

So Last night, ‘T’ and I went out for dinner celebrating her birthday, It was impromptu so we didn’t really have a destination in mind, we ended up at the Villa Barolo in Warrington, PA. Overall I’d say we where impressed - the menu featured customary Italian cuisine, a full raw bar, and over 20 […]

Cold Brewed Coffee Comments Off

I’m a fan of iced coffee, but this is the first I’ve heard of cold brewed coffee, I’ll let you know how it is in a few days.
[via eat]

The King of Kong Comments Off

Billy vs Steve, the winner is the king of kong - coming to a theater near you.

Billy Who? Comments Off

There are a very few Billy Joel songs I like, although I respect him as a songwriter, all that being said here’s Weezer covering ‘Uptown Girl’.
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]

New Ipod Comments Off

So if you’re a regular reader you know that my ipod died, I finally accepted it was dead, and decided to move on - since I’ve been trying to get more exercise, the Ipod Shuffle seemed the perfect choice, I ordered it yesterday from Apple, today it arrived - immediately I’m impressed, it’s tiny, metal […]

Raina Rose 1

Charming strong voice, nice acoustic guitar - honestly I don’t love the song, but the voice easily makes up for it. Check out her website, you can buy her album on cdbaby.
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]

8 Tips for Buying Big TV’s Comments Off

We recently bought a new TV for upstairs, here’s a few gems of wisdom, if your headed out to buy yourself a big LCD or Plasma.

Buy a TV that’s suitable for the room, bigger is not better if your too close to it.
Be aware of the differences and limitations of LCD, Plasma, DLP etc. they […]