Monthly Archives: April 2006

NYC And You

Have you been to NYC? I’m spending a week in Manhatten in ealy May. I’ve never been before and was hoping you could suggest “must see” sites, restaurants, shops, etc. What can’t I miss? What should I skip?
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Artifacts

Bike Furniture Neat, but pricey, furniture made of old (and new) bike parts. (tags: products) Asking Random Companies For Free Stuff “The way I looked at it, if I took $39 and went to buy groceries, I wouldn’t be able to get all that much. On the flipside, if I took $39 to a casino [...]
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Modernization

It’s been an eventful week. I’ve been up to a lot but don’t really feel like writing about any of it so I’ll just type out some quick highlights. Thursday evening was spent having cocktails in the old neighborhood – it was great for that reminiscing part of my brain. Later we headed over to [...]
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Artifacts

Animation Festival 2005 These are the nominations and winners of the third annual Suzanne awards, last year was entirely devoted to animations created in Blender and there is some great work in these. (tags: movies art animation video) A Place To Buy And Sell All Things Handmade A refreshing way to buy and sell handmade [...]
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Some People Are Luckier Than Others

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No Bumps & Brunch

On Friday I went up to Brekenridge. My brother introduced me to a group of friends who were “displaced” by hurricane Katrina last summer. Suddenly, finding themselves homeless, a group of them decided to move out to Colorado, rent a house in Breckenridge, find some jobs in town, and become ski bums for the winter [...]
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Erev Pesach

Last Wednesday contained quite a few firsts for me. I attended my first Passover Seder. I’m not much of a religious man but I enjoy the pageantry and ritual of most religions, regardless of their beliefs. Judaism is no exception. We had the homemade Haggadah and Seder Plate. There were about 25 friends and acquaintances [...]
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Artifacts

Aerial Photographs of Mexico City These photos are just unreal! The most populated city in the world. I really need to visit here. (tags: photos architecture travel culture geography) Valetine Index Worksheet Just in time for tax season. (PDF) (tags: humor holidays relationships) Jenga Tower Projects Real buildings made out of Jenga blocks. (tags: architecture [...]
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Casa Bonita

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure/displeasure of eating at one of Denver’s – scratch that – the Nation’s landmark restaurants: Casa Bonita. Casa Bonita opened in 1974. It is over 52,000 square feet with seating for 1,100 guests and took one year to build. Since the Casa Bonita in Tulsa closed in [...]
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Artifacts

SupersizedMeals.com Your home for supersized food from around the world. Some incredible pictures and some gigantic food. I’m hungry. (tags: food) Double Guitar Shred dude! This guy is for real. This is not a joke. He is actually pretty well known in the shredder world. The second half is funnier than the first so keep [...]
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Semi-Satifactory

I am swamped with work. I’m treading water feverishly. However, I’m able to kkep my head above water. It’s hard to do while typeing on a keyboard though so I’ll leave you with a quick list of things I have done recently that have been worthehile. Not including working: Skiing at Winter Park last weekend [...]
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Artifacts

Giant Robot Store The best source on the internet for your wierd and cool Japanese art, stationary, toys, clothing, and knick knacks. (tags: cute gifts shopping fashion) The Other Family A hilarious take on “The Family Circus” cartoons. Beware, It’s very vulgar and minorly offensive, but definately worth a laugh. (NSFW) (tags: humor nsfw parody) [...]
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Artifacts

Boulder/Denver Beer Map If you like beer and you like maps, then you may have found the right place. Beermapping.com is a project for someone who likes knowing exactly where he is and how far he needs to go for good beer. The map shows location of brewerys, brewpubs, beer stores (tags: maps bars denver) [...]
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