Archive for February, 2010

 

Like tea, only better

February 8th, 2010Posted by katiesol

Cosy knits for your tea – tea + knitting = The Best. Sure, you could pay $15 for this, but I reckon it’d be pretty easy to knit yourself.

Hanger tea – because teaspoons are for losers and those stupid strings always end up in the cup

Typewriter teapot – God, yes. I just love that this [...]

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Gutted

February 8th, 2010Posted by katiesol

Another reason why I hope never to purchase a new-build.
[via TooMuchNick]

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What if Wes Anderson ‘rebooted’ Spiderman?

February 4th, 2010Posted by katiesol

So somebody somewhere woke up to the fact that Tobey Maguire is awful and the entire Spiderman franchise has been ruined by his sloppy face and rubbish acting. In the absence of a time machine to go back and wipe the whole unfortunate incident out, they’re just giving it another go by ‘rebooting’ the franchise. [...]

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Maths is scary but pretty pictures are all right

February 4th, 2010Posted by katiesol

Serious maths is about as comprehensible to me as the appeal of golf and why it’s so difficult to run an underground train network that works. But I do enjoy looking at these peaceful photography-based graphs and ignoring the complex brain-straining equations alongside them.

Good one, Nikki Graziano via Wired.com

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Secret photos of famous people

February 4th, 2010Posted by katiesol

There are 125 rare, unlikely and occasionally brilliant photos of the crazy-famous here. Here are five that make me feel like it’s ok just to be a normal person.

Marilyn Monroe and JFK share a moment – I feel so sad for Marilyn Monroe every time I think about their doomed affair. Just goes to show [...]

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Pure unadulterated grade-A awesomeness

February 4th, 2010Posted by katiesol

Unborn children of mine take note: this is what your future holds.

I’d rather have the Lego version, to be honest.

Waterfall sink – like an infinity pool in your kitchen. Yes please.

As good a motto as any.

Finally, a use for all those old boring books I buy from library sales because they look nice but actually [...]

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