Archive for June, 2008
Friday, June 6th, 2008
How a Garage Door Opener Stole My Heart
Bryan and Brian have the coolest old garage door opener that I’ve ever seen so I photo documented it. The combination of the name “Telectron” and the atomic looking logo totally turned on my retro gadget love.
Brian mentioned the opener is so old that the type of battery it uses is no longer manufactured so [...]
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Thursday, June 5th, 2008
Thoughts are Weird
For reasons unbeknownst to me, the section of this scene from “The Big Lebowski” that runs from seconds 36-40 (or -4:55 to -4:50 if it’s counting down) has been popping up in my head. I don’t even really see John Turturro at first, just a figure doing the side to side move that he’s doing. [...]
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Bestest Hosts of Ever
Big shout out to Bryan and Brian for hosting me on my recent trip to Chicago! They were fabulous hosts, cooks, drink-makers, tour guides, gardeners, and the list goes on. Thanks so much guys! You’re the best!
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
You Sold Me (or Best Review Ever!)
I love popcorn and always have. Normally I’ll pop myself up a bag of Pop Secret Homestyle and eat the whole thing. Lately though, I began considering all the chemicals and whatnot that’s in microwave popcorn, not too mention the wasteful packaging, so I decided to look for an old school popper that would put [...]
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Just Checking In
So I’m in Chicago visiting my favorite cousin, having a blast so far. Highlights include deep dish pizza, Leaning Tower of Pisa replica, Millennium Park, and Target. Taking lots of pics that I hope to post when I get back. That is all.
