Category Archives: Frivolity

Procrastination is important to a well-balanced mind.

Because you’re curious and smart and bored

Posted on May 24, 2007 by cicada

Good advice. Sometimes I think I should give up trying to plan my life, and just do whatever xkcd says. See the full comic here.

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Queen and House

Posted on May 23, 2007 by cicada

Wonderful Hugh Laurie (of House, M.D.) was honored by the Queen today. Between this and the season finale of Lost, it’s a good night for the only two television shows I bother following anymore.

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Cannibalism, Then and Now

Posted on May 16, 2007 by cicada

Where else but in the blogosphere could one learn that the medieval practice of consuming powdered human corpses has experienced a questionably legal (and questionably real) renaissance? A testimonial from the Modern Man-Eater website: “My bones were just plain getting … Continue reading →

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An old classic

Posted on May 13, 2007 by cicada

We were just discussing Myers-Briggs tests, and it occurred to me I hadn’t taken one in a while. I am always INF, usually INFJ, and this time around was no different. Apparently Myers-Briggs is more reproducible than most of the … Continue reading →

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There’s a dinner on my spider

Posted on May 9, 2007 by cicada

dinner, salad, and dessert plates Laura Zindel Laura Zindel Ceramics My friend Lorraine alerted me to this amazing ceramic tableware by Laura Zindel. Zindel says: I believe that some objects can carry a personal history through a family from year … Continue reading →

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The Self-Referential Quiz

Posted on May 8, 2007 by cicada

This kinda reminded me of the LSAT. But in a good way. This is the category … for the logic-masters! Congrats, you did it: you totally rock! Since you got all the answers right, I hope you had a good … Continue reading →

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“tee” is for theobromine

Posted on May 5, 2007 by cicada

ThinkGeek sells a women’s t-shirt depicting theobromine. Mmmm, chocolate. It’s even chocolate-colored. Something tells me this shirt would wreak havoc on my diet.

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Kalamazeitgeist

Posted on May 5, 2007 by cicada

If the word “Kalamazoo” prompts you to imagine a child’s musical toy, skip this post. But if it makes you hyperventilate and run to double-check obscure citations, the cruel wit of Herr Professor Doktor Boethius P. von Korncrake may divert … Continue reading →

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Antikamnia: memento mori in advertising

Posted on May 3, 2007 by cicada

Illustrations for Antikamnia Chemical Company Calendars, 1900 & 1897 Louis Crucius, ~1890 BibliOdyssey turned up this wicked advertising campaign by turn-of-the-century pharmaglomerate Antikamnia Chemical Company. The calenders were targeted at medical professionals, not the average consumer, for whom I presume … Continue reading →

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A word’s worth at least one picture

Posted on May 2, 2007 by cicada

eternal Berkeley, CA, 2003 The Visual Dictionary is a photographic compendium of found words (from signage, advertising, etc). The goal is to eventually represent every English word as at least one image; users can search the database for a word, … Continue reading →

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