July 2008
31 posts
“The Royal Bacon is delicious.”
– I was checking out the new “Google Killer” search engine Cuil (Pronounced “Cool”), and of course the first thing I plugged in to search for is “Royal Bacon”. Didn’t find my site (at least on the first page) but it did find this food-site entry about the French quarter-pounder with cheese and bacon....
gluejeans →
Sure, it’s a bit gimmicky, but I want a pair. Or three. They’re glued, not stitched!
America is Fucked (graphically) →
Click on the guy’s face and watch the video. Can’t wait to see where this is going. via swiss miss
“Seventy-five-thousand people at an outdoor sports palace, well, that’s...”
– I knew he was a Republican, but to go so far as to compare Obama to Hitler? Whoa. Ben Stein on CNN’s Headline News
Amazing story. →
Great photographic story of a man and his father. via Big Contrarian
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I love Manny →
First he high-fives a fan in the middle of an awesome play, and then he does this in Anaheim. I wish I was so good at one part of what I do that I’d be allowed to get away with the shit he gets away with.
Photographing Beijing →
Some amazing photos of Beijing making the last push before the Olympics begin August 8. It’d be great to see the city during this giant transformation. via
“The fucking thing was begging to be held, passed around, shared, pinned up,...”
– Jason Santa Maria, in his article Shake it Like a Metaphorical Picture. The death of the Polaroid is definitely a sad, sad thing. via Daring Fireball
Peeta must have gone to see this before he left... →
No? That’s too bad. Looks way cool.
Interesting read about Os Gemeos. I didn’t realize it was actually a pair of twins who made all that cool graffiti.
“We in the U.S. have yet to shed our puritanical roots,” he said. “We are uptight...”
– You know you’re doing it wrong when the NY Times has a story about your city and your city’s toilets. Seattle’s Automated Toilets Go Way of the Box and Chain - NYTimes.com
Mmmm, bread. →
There’s a new bakery opening up just down the street from us. Guess I know where we’ll be walking to on Saturday.
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Cool t-shirt graphics →
I want all of these. Seriously. (via Big Contrarian)
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“A few hours after he posted his first complaint (always 140 characters or less...”
– Democrats restricting web 2.0 usage by politicians? Fortunately, no.
But that doesn’t stop the Republicans from trying to spin it that way. In House, Tweets Fly Over Web Plan - NYTimes.com
Bumbershoot 2008 | Lineup →
Really looking forward to this year’s lineup and taking Ike to his first (of hundreds if not thousands) of concerts.
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web 1.75
I’m feeling less than active in my use of the web and in the act of keeping a blog, specifically. I want my site to be more than a collection of interesting links. I want to have original content that’s more than a simple photo taken with my crappy phone. I want to give people a reason to visit my blog. I believe I have more to share.
But I’m not sure what that more is.
More is definitely...
“Grand exits are only appropriate if you’re never coming back.”
– Big Contrarian → Nomad. I’m sharing this for Pete. I really like this blog, and this post made me think of him.
The Big Blogger Survey →
I’m re-blogging this, because of my reply.
Another great animation →
It’s animation day here at royal bacon. Love the style of this one. Fantastic. (via Big Contrarian again, my new favorite blog to read — thanks to 43Folders for pointing him out to me).
“…it suggests that the story of [Jesus’s] death and resurrection was not unique...”
– Ancient Tablet Ignites Debate on Messiah and Resurrection
WatchAfter owning the Honda for 2.5 years, I figured it was time to give the ol’ girl a bath.
Buy n Large →
I forgot this site existed. Such great marketing for such a great film.
woohoo! →
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Making Sense of Marcel Duchamp. D will get a kick out of this.