Scooby, spotted on 8th Avenue and 15th Street in Manhattan this morning.

“kittens inspired by kittens”

A 6 year old girl provides commentary on a kitten book. She should write every LOLcat. (Thanks Emily!)

It’s a custom truck, with smokestacks that spew black smoke. Why anyone would do this is a mystery. I first noticed that Paul Rand-designed Cummins logo, then “riding dirty country boy style”.

I have recently helped a number of people set their Facebook accounts up so that they accept friend requests from people they may not know very well (or coworkers who they prefer to not divulge all their personal secrets to). Facebook doesn’t make it very easy, but once you know how to do this, you will be sad/angry no one told you about it before. (I’m looking at you, Mark Zuckerberg.)

[Read more →]

Renda, Andrew and I watched administrations change on the 6th floor at a special brunch hosted by Swiss Miss.

Andy Pressman captured this historic moment in DC this morning. Received just now, but sent via iPhone around 9:31am.

Meanwhile Andrew Sloat dropped another video yesterday.

Article 2 (for BHO) from Andrew Sloat on Vimeo.

Boardwalk, Myrtle beach.

Wilber’s Barbecue, Goldsboro NC.

One recent evening whilst googling myself, I came across an 801a post from days past simply entitled “Ask Teen Works: I’m a Flirt” written by a jovial, slightly younger Andy Pressman. Sometimes, much like the author of my favorite blog, I wistfully look to the past — the heyday of the 801a blog, perhaps — and wonder what happened. Three (?) blogs later, am I really grown up? No more R. Kelly references? No more overly personal angsty anonymous over-sharing sessions? Just an internet to one day finally print out and graphic design to think about?

[Read more →]

Seen on Fulton Street, near Flatbush Ave.