>this is for my mom, and other costco-loving suburbanites. there is much truth in pinku‘s writeup about her trip to the costco in tamasakai. cute, precise japanese vs. inexpensive, bloated american. to me, it’s just so culturally dissonant. i mean, really. that bundle of ham could probably feed sixteen–nay, twenty-nine–amigurumi. easily. ;)

>yes, i do say, it’s about time for another mbta rant. seems like i cant go for a month or so without feeling so incredibly compelled to externalise the upset in a written posting. i have beef. the new and ‘improved’ turnstile machines are an example of one of the worst designs, both in form … Continue reading

>in case anyone out there has the jones for some sultry glitch and snails on a theremin, last night’s sans serif is now online. new awesome artist i want to investigate more: flying lotus on plug research. [what can i scramble up?] looks like the song i played last night (remix of my room is … Continue reading

>biggie thank you to my one skein pal! i just saw a gift certificate to kpixie plop into my inbox. they rock my stash to a ridiculous extent, and thanks to my pal for noticing this. (maybe it’s not that hard to notice.) but still. :) merci beaucoup!

>wow. is tuesday the designated day for updates, releases, and big news? first, flickr beta has officially become flickr gamma. adorable. [read more on the flickr blog here and here] then, apple announced its new sleek macbook, dubbed as the ‘superfast, blogging, podcasting, do-everything-out-of-the-box’ machine. ever think that the super- prefix will become as ubiquitous … Continue reading