thx g.
08 September 2009
nErD aLeRt!
A wooden house in Utrecht, Netherlands, by Amsterdam architects Rocha Tombal.
Called House Bierings, the timber-clad building has different shaped windows protruding from it’s surfaces at various angles on all sides. Each window is positioned to obscure views of neighbouring buildings and frame views of the countryside beyond. (via)
the 50 states project
"Each photographer lives in one of the 50 States and during the year long project each photographer will represent the State where they currently live. Every two months each photographer will be sent an assignment by e-mail, they then have two months to produce one image in response. The images must represent both their style and their State. " (via)
NYT on ikea font change / mistake
They should have first taken everything out of the carton and made sure nothing was missing and that they weren’t mixing up, say, a Bjursta with a Leksvik or a Muddus. Then they should have taken a look to see how it all would fit together (serifs, strokes and counters), and only then should they have taken the many parts (stems, extenders, legs, spurs and chins) and started to jostle them into place, making sure they had enough help for heavy lifting when anything resembling pressed board was involved.
Instead they violated their aesthetic and their method: they went cheap (O.K., that’s part of Ikea’s appeal) but they also went pre-fab, ready-made. They even jettisoned their own distinctive, Swedish-owned design for something generic, multinational and bland. What good is designing furniture with coy names few outside your country can properly pronounce if you print a catalog describing those items using a font designed by Microsoft? (via)the river that flows both ways
sure, everyone loves the hudson river. and yeah, new york is currently celebrating the 400th anniversary of henry hudson's first voyage up the mighty estuary. but did you ever think about how native americans feel about her?well, there's an exhibition at wave hill in the bronx examining the relationships of various indiginous peoples' relationships with the hudson.
nytimes review
kim clijsters is ridiculous.
she just won her quarterfinal match against 18-seed li na (6-2, 6-4).in case y'all don't know, clijsters retired 2 years ago to pop out a baby. she was invited to play an exhibition match at wimbledon a few weeks ago, so she got back in shape. she entered the US open as an unranked wild card, and has proceeded to kill everyone she's played so far.
roger federer said playing tennis is just like riding a bike, so i guess what she's doing isn't that hard...
she's got defending champ serena williams next.
what is princess doing?
modeling her new dress.i won't apologize for the blog being animal-heavy today. i just won't.
2zie 2sday tearjerker
Animal trainer Neil Egland uses a fire hose to cool off Kachina, left, and Cinnamon, American black bears that were evacuated from the Wildlife Waystation on Little Tujunga Road in the Angeles National Forest. (via)
a new 2Pz friend
this is erin's new puppy, hank! he is a goldendoodle. 2Pz asked hank to fill out a brief questionaire give us all a little insight into his life, and help us get to know each other better.
name: henry mooney - "hank"
birthday: 07.08.09
favorite food: green beans and hot dogs
favorite toy: sticks
favorite pastime: peeing in jeffs office
favorite place: bathroom floor
favorite time of day: 30 minutes before i puppy-passout
least favorite activity: walking with a leash
guilty pleasure: pooping in jeffs office
things i wish i knew 3 days ago: lysol is poisonous
people i would like to meet: lance armstrong
things i would like to accomplish in my life: eat every grasshopper
thanks for sharing, hank! you're in for one hell of a great life living with erin. i speak from experience.
thanks for sharing, hank! you're in for one hell of a great life living with erin. i speak from experience.
06 September 2009
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