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A blueprint for the writing process: “Sniff.
A blueprint for the writing process: “Sniff. Explore. Collect. Focus. Select. Order. Draft. Revise.”.
A list of weeds you might see on the subway
A list of weeds you might see on the subway. Including iPodpea, Prickly Metscap, Mumblecane, Dozing Slabface, and Edgy Sweatnettle.
Rebecca is compiling a list of summer reading lists for 2005
Rebecca is compiling a list of summer reading lists for 2005.
How to avoid the exhausting planning and
How to avoid the exhausting planning and preparation that goes into making a second date. “This means small talk like, ‘after 6 hits while locked in my room meditating, I basically blew a fuse,’ is not exactly the combination to the master vault at U.S. Pussy Savings & Loan.”
20 things gamers want from the next generation of game consoles
20 things gamers want from the next generation of game consoles. “Seriously, get rid of the crates” and “don’t bullshit me about your graphics”.
Pickup Lines Used by Mario [of Mario Bros. fame]
Pickup Lines Used by Mario [of Mario Bros. fame]. “Are you a magic flower? Because you are burning me up.”
Some great tips on grilling
Some great tips on grilling. “And if you think this takes a lot of time and concentration, you’re right. There’s time enough for socializing later. Do you want to grill an excellent steak or not? Okay, then. Concentrate.”
Twelve ways to think differently
Twelve ways to think differently. “Twelve methods that will exercise parts of your brain that rarely get it, and make you more creative and better able to understand the world.”
The top 100 movie voices
The top 100 movie voices. Peter Sellers should really be higher on the list.
Merriam-Webster has compiled a list of words
Merriam-Webster has compiled a list of words that aren’t yet in the dictionary, but are in widespread use anyway. “cognitive displaysia (n): the feeling you have before you even leave the house that you are going to forget something and not remember it until you’re on the highway”.
50 Things to Do with Your iPod
50 Things to Do with Your iPod. Besides listen to music with those white earbuds.
50 things every foodie should do at some
50 things every foodie should do at some point in their life.
McSweeney’s list: “Tools or Actions in Photoshop
McSweeney’s list: “Tools or Actions in Photoshop That, Were They Applicable to Real Life, Would Prove Useful at Various Stages of a Relationship”. Difference Clouds, heh.
100 people who are qualified to carry the “
100 people who are qualified to carry the “Bad Mothafucka” wallet besides Pulp Fiction’s Jules Winfield. The list includes Cartman, Hemingway, Bruce Lee, Lt. Uhura, Mercutio, and Emma Peel.
Titles of Sermons to Which Congregants Might Actually Pay Attention
Titles of Sermons to Which Congregants Might Actually Pay Attention. A sample: “The Ten Commandments—Loopholes And Safe Harbors: The Technicalities You’ve Never Thought Of”
13 things that science doesn’t have the answers for
13 things that science doesn’t have the answers for. Dark matter, the Pioneer anomaly, cold fusion, the placebo effect, etc. Some great opportunities for discovery.
Update: New Scientist recently published a list of 13 more things that don’t make sense.
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