Natala's Web Links

del.icio.us

2004-12-07T19:56:00.001-08:00

i've moved over to del.icio.us .... so this blog is semi-retired. evenutally, i'd like to consolidate all my blogging to one space...

http://del.icio.us/natala

2004-12-07T19:56:00.000-08:00

i've moved over to del.icio.us .... so this blog is semi-retired. evenutally, i'd like to consolidate all my blogging to one space...

biscuit tuppence skips

2004-10-12T18:39:00.000-07:00

roll-up bridge via Gizmodo.

this or that

2004-10-12T18:25:00.000-07:00

short video from loop tv and film that pits clips of kerry against bush from the first debate.

it's hard work

2004-10-12T18:14:00.000-07:00

a one minute synopsis of GW's debate rhetoric from SimSadler.

885 greatest songs

2004-10-05T23:18:00.000-07:00

XPN live 88.5 lists their top 885 all-time greatest songs. it's a good list...now to itunes...

pop vs. soda

2004-09-21T21:52:00.000-07:00

great visual map of who says pop or soda in the US. make sure to check out the excellent map (with statistics by county).

newsmap

2004-09-20T15:05:00.000-07:00

graphical representation of google news. pretty colors.

iowa markets

2004-09-18T07:50:00.000-07:00

real-money futures market for things like elections.

electoral votes

2004-09-17T22:41:00.000-07:00

proportionally correct map of the current breakdown of electoral votes.

and it washes clothes too

2004-09-17T20:24:00.000-07:00

smart-tag reading, washing machine catalogs how often an item is washed and can notify you by email or sms.

kerry rambles

2004-09-17T18:53:00.000-07:00

Phillip James writes for the guardian.

the origin of izzle

2004-09-17T15:42:00.000-07:00

on language article by william saffire disects the "izzle." Snoop Dogg says,""The message is L.I.G.: let it go. O.K., America? Let it go. You can't say 'izzle' no more. Tizzle, fizzle, dizzle - none of that. It's over with. … Let's find something new. Maybe pig Latin, anything."

alphabetilately

2004-09-17T13:41:00.000-07:00

from a to z a stamp lover's delight.

art car fest

2004-09-17T13:25:00.000-07:00

sept. 16-19 SF bay area.

ye scurvy dogs!

2004-09-17T13:20:00.000-07:00

my birthday (sept 19th) is talk like a pirate day. (via BoingBoing)

color palette generator

2004-09-17T02:50:00.000-07:00

upload an image and it delivers the related color palette.

optimo

2004-09-17T02:45:00.000-07:00

cool fonts available to preview and download.

cancel that space mission...

2004-09-17T01:53:00.000-07:00

another reason to visit antartica (not that i needed another one): it's the best place on earth to see the stars. so good, in fact, that we may not need to launch as many space missions. (details via link to scientific american)

zipcodes

2004-09-17T01:22:00.000-07:00

type in the digits of a zipcode and the map lights up with the zipcodes containing that sequence. tons and tons of fun!

death tree

2004-09-16T19:58:00.000-07:00

when you die, they plant a tree (above your biodegradeable coffin) that uses your body as food. semi-creepy, yet appealing.

worldometers

2004-09-15T10:17:00.000-07:00

data on the earth today (how many births, deaths, bicycles etc.).

go balloons!

2004-09-15T09:53:00.000-07:00

margaret mason shares her experience as a "visual" whip at the 2004 DNC.

republicans for voldemort

2004-09-14T15:24:00.000-07:00

original comic is here.

tuvalu is sinking

2004-09-14T11:56:00.000-07:00

my cat is named tuvalu (tuvi). he seems to be still be dry...

get fuzzy

2004-09-14T11:07:00.000-07:00

garfield meets bloom county. we should all get fuzzy.

early easter

2004-09-14T08:04:00.000-07:00

what? you don't like the easter bunny?
(via Davezilla)

ollie and bette

2004-09-13T15:25:00.000-07:00

really, really cool luggage.

french word-a-day

2004-09-13T11:55:00.000-07:00

lâcher: Combien de gens meurent dans les accidents, pour ne pas lâcher leur parapluie.

one of these things first

2004-09-13T10:21:00.000-07:00

can't get enough of nick drake.

wfuv

2004-09-13T09:49:00.000-07:00

listen to 90.7

springfield

2004-09-13T08:52:00.000-07:00

obsessively detailed map.

four stories

2004-09-12T08:41:00.000-07:00

a new, breathtakingly beautiful book by andy farkas.

joanne & rob

2004-09-11T19:43:00.000-07:00

congratulations!

vineyard vines

2004-09-11T19:08:00.000-07:00

fun, preppy clothes for boys.
fun fact: john kerry spent $26K on 400+ custom ties from VV.

holymackerel

2004-09-11T09:42:00.000-07:00

my friend seth's awesome weblog. cluck, cluck.

aquadom

2004-09-10T11:37:00.000-07:00

via boing boing.

word count

2004-09-08T20:21:00.000-07:00

WordCount™ is an artistic experiment in the way we use language. It presents the 86,800 most frequently used English words, ranked in order of commonality.

why i wore lipstick

2004-09-08T19:36:00.000-07:00

courage. coming to you October 21, 2004.

register to vote

2004-09-08T13:13:00.000-07:00

di rosa preserve

2004-09-08T10:49:00.000-07:00

art + nature

pablo picasso

2004-09-08T10:19:00.000-07:00

"There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun."

genesis

2004-09-08T09:47:00.000-07:00

via MetaFilter

l'amour

2004-09-08T07:33:00.000-07:00

L'amour fait songer, vivre et croire Il a pour réchauffer le coeur
Un rayon de plus que la gloire, Et ce rayon, c'est le bonheur.
-- Victor Hugo

nyc fashion week

2004-09-07T15:44:00.000-07:00

"Day dresses are very important — a bit more whimsical and fun...Sleeveless sheaths that are belted at the waist — very retro 50's. Eyelet dresses in dusty pastels. Printed floral in chiffon."
from the NYT article (subscription required).

fauchon

2004-09-07T09:07:00.000-07:00

yummy french sweets!

taking the ghetto out of ghetto fabulous

2004-09-06T14:24:00.000-07:00

miami herald article on fonzworth bentley.

more mondo

2004-08-30T22:20:00.000-07:00

what type of track do you run on?

the problem with m. night shyamalan

2004-08-29T02:55:00.000-07:00

*spoilers abound*

creating and sustaining fear

2004-08-28T08:41:00.001-07:00

Bruce Schneier for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune

earth-like planet discovered

2004-08-28T08:41:00.000-07:00

via CNN.

better relationship quiz

2004-08-28T08:16:00.000-07:00

jenny turpish slapped me has a new quiz!

mcsweeney's lists

2004-08-28T08:03:00.000-07:00

the latest one, e-mail addresses it would be hard to give out over the phone, is hillarious.

w live

2004-08-26T14:41:00.000-07:00

Will Ferrel - George Bush ACT Video

ligers? cabbits? oh my...

2004-08-26T08:54:00.000-07:00

Ligers. That's pretty much my favorite animal.
via metafilter

focus on your world

2004-08-26T08:44:00.000-07:00

via metafilter

monkey portrait photography

2004-08-26T08:12:00.000-07:00

jill greenberg's fascinating portraits.
via BoingBoing

the little guy

2004-08-25T22:40:00.000-07:00

parmar fights for cheap gas!

the map room

2004-08-23T01:09:00.000-07:00

a weblog about maps. wonderful resource.

espn countdown

2004-08-23T00:56:00.000-07:00

espn is counting down the top 100 sports moments of all time! right now they are at #18 -- that fateful game when the stanford band rushed the field during the annual cal/stanford game - causing stanford to lose.

moment #94 literally brought tears to my eyes.

the meatrix

2004-08-22T12:40:00.000-07:00

i'm a carnivore. this site has good info on how to be one responsibly: buy meat from organic, family farms.

pantone colorstrology

2004-08-22T09:01:00.000-07:00

famous curves

2004-08-22T08:55:00.000-07:00

via Metafilter.

stolen again

2004-08-22T08:16:00.000-07:00

Edward Munch's The Scream has been taken by two armed robbers from the Munch museum in Norway.