Entries from July 2008
So here’s the next edition of songs that are stuck in my head when I wake up.
Date
Song
Artist
2-Jul-08
Short A Try
O.A.R.
4-Jul-08
Let It Die
Foo Fighters
8-Jul-08
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
9-Jul-08
11:11
All-American Rejects
14-Jul-08
Viva La Vida
Coldplay
15-Jul-08
One Way Ticket to Hell and Back
The Darkness
16-Jul-08
The Number of the Beast
Iron Maiden
20-Jul-08
Waterloo
ABBA
21-Jul-08
Build Me Up Buttercup
The Foundations
22-Jul-08
The Ocean
Led Zeppelin
23-Jul-08
Do You Want To
Franz [...]
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Tags: business socks · songs stuck in my head
Business is sending me back to London for a week. I leave tonight.
I’ve got eight days and an entire weekend there. Where should I go? What should I do?
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Tags: london
What are your odds for winning $1,000,000 by playing Plinko during The Price is Right Primetime Special?
I thought about this the other day as I was watching The Price Is Right at night, where they have two chances on every show to win $1,000,000. On this particular show, one of those opportunities came during [...]
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Tags: money
My roommate posted this gem on his blog the other day: Grid Game. Well, after having three days of life consumed by finding the optimal strategy, I went to the root site and discovered this game: Click Drag Type. There are ten mini-games, and no instructions whatsoever. There goes another three days of my life…
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Tags: play of the day
So, a few months ago I joined Twitter. I haven’t used it yet, but today I decided to spruce up the website by adding a “Twitter” section, where it imports the latest post from my Twitter RSS feed. Currently, only two of my friends that I know are on Twitter, so if you’re on Twitter [...]
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Tags: social networking
Via Ryan, here’s today’s Play of the Day.
From the minds that brought you Minesweeper: The Movie, comes Font Conference. Enjoy.
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Tags: play of the day
I’m taking an open call on books that I should read.
I’ll be taking some trips soon that will involve lots of travel time and lots of free time, and since I can’t sit still for more than three minutes at a time, I’d like some books to read.
E-mail me or leave a comment.
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Tags: books
It’s a robot that can solve Rubik’s Cubes. Pretty sweet if you ask me.
http://www.tiltedtwister.com
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Tags: play of the day
Last night was the MLB All-Star Game, which the AL won 3-4 after 15 innings of battle.
However, I only lasted until the 12th. Well, more accurately, I lasted until the 9th, fell asleep, and woke up in the 12th and turned the TV off. I proceeded to have at least two dreams about the “final [...]
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Tags: mets · sports
So I went to track some packages today, and I was greeted on www.ups.com with a language-selection splash page. And lo and behold, what do I see? Is that Philadelphia City Hall in the background? For all the world to see? I’m guessing yes. I think that the street sign is also a giveaway since [...]
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Tags: philadelphia