I had use for this online ruler, so maybe you will at some point too!
Hmm, “online ruler” has a Wikipedia entry. Is that really necessary?
Storefront: The Disappearing Face of New York City
May 30, 2008 @ 3:45 pm
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This September, Ginko Press is publishing a book by James and Karla Murray (of Urban Image Photography) called “Storefront: The Disappearing Face of New York City“.
The 244-page hardcover book documents the storefronts in New York City that have largely remained intact despite an increasing amount of changes on the block that they occupy. The storefronts are windows into the lives of generations-old businesses that are not in danger of being razed to make way for “newer and better” stores.
Storefront will be an impressive look at window displays, signage, and NYC culture that has somewhat faded over the years. I can’t wait to get my hands on this book.
Jacques Bailly: Official pronouncer @ Scripps National Spelling Bee
May 30, 2008 @ 3:28 pm
To prep myself for the upcoming wave of new and fresh Scripps National Spelling Bee videos, I am watching random videos about the competition.
Here is Jacques Bailly, the official pronouncer at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, giving some insight into what goes on behind the scenes at the spelling bee championships.
ESPO in The New York Times
May 30, 2008 @ 3:19 pm
The New York TImes has a great photo slideshow of some of the work of NYC graffiti artist, ESPO.
ESPO, or Steve Powers, was recently awarded a Fulbright scholarship after spending nearly 6 months in Ireland teaching kids from troubled neighborhoods in Dublin and Belfast how to make public art.
I’ve taken note of ESPO’s work throughout NYC for a while now. He used to have a huge aluminum roller gate painted somewhere on 7th Avenue and I used to admire it on my way to Clinton. Man, that seems like ages ago.
2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee Championships on ABC
May 30, 2008 @ 2:14 pm
If you’re a frequent reader of Doobybrain.com, you’ll know that for the past 2 years at around this time, I’ve been obsessed with the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
For those who have never seen a championship round broadcast live on TV, know this: IT IS THE BEST KIND OF REALITY TELEVISION THERE IS.
Seriously, there’s nothing funnier, more awkward, and more intelligent that you can watch.
This year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee Championships is being broadcast on ABC on May 30th from 8PM to 10PM EDT. If you’re curious, you can watch the sucky spellers flunk out of the competition NOW on ESPN (check local listings for times). ESPN has been showing the semi-finalist rounds for the past week.
The 2007 spelling bee winnier, Evan O’Dorney, spelling with Jimmy Kimmel
Doobybrain stickers
May 30, 2008 @ 1:31 pm
So I found a place that prints stickers for cheap. Of course, these are fresh sheets of stickers, so they haven’t been cut yet, but when I do cut them, they will be square boxes.
I put the iPod in there for size comparison.
These are pretty awesome! I made really large ones too.
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