This is why I will get big as a house if I continue living with my mother. This is an actual transcript of her eating a cookie: Mom: Ricky, have you tried these white cookies I made? Me: No, mom. I just ate some fruit. Not hungry. Mom: Wow, this cookie is soooo good. Me:…
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Weird European Packaging: Atamon Danish Preservative
When I saw this product at a supermarket in Sweden, I had to buy it. Even though I had no idea what it was. The clerk in the store was equally puzzled, mumbling something about "preservative." Now I have found out that "Atamon" is a Danish product that is used in jellies and pickles to…
Does This Sound Phishy to You?
I can't tell if this email response to a Craigslist housing advert is a phishing scheme or not. What do you think? (Identifying details removed): Thanks for the email. My name is [ name ] the owner of the 1 Bedroom Condo you are making enquiry of, I've had so many responses so far, however…
Lindy Hoppers Flashmob Central Park (video)
Check out this fun video of a bunch of New York lindy hoppers doing a flashmob performance near the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park, NYC last week. I've danced on those tiles around the fountain and know how difficult they are to swing on. Nice work, everyone! And gotta love that song "The Walk"…
Digitizing Performance: Increasing Reach, Decreasing Power
Today at Quaker Meeting I was thinking about how the experience of any kind of performance is affected by the format that is received. A symphony listened to from the lawn in Central Park with thousands of other picnickers has little relationship to the same symphony heard from a video recording uploaded to YouTube. And…
My New Nerdy Tee from Threadless: Star Power
Threadless is always a reliable source of awesome tees that I just have to have. I mean, you have to love an apparel company that has a whole section for "robots." This is my latest tee from them that just arrived, called "Star Power." I think it is sold out (for now.) But there are…
Dancing with My Gigantic Self
Question: So say you had access to a ginormous banner depicting yourself dancing with one of your favorite dance partners. What would you do with it? Answer: put it on the ground on dance on it! As you may recall, Lincoln Center a couple of months ago contacted my friend Nina and I about being…
Super Mario Meets the Lindy Hop (video)
Dancers Morgan Day and Emily Wigger danced an incredible homage to Super Mario Brothers at the Camp Hollywood lindy hop event last weekend. You can see lots of fun references to the game play, from the hilarious costumes, sound effects, music and action. And all done with top notch lindy hopping! So creative and…
The LXD Season 3 Trailer: Rise of the Drifts (video)
At this point I know not to get my hopes up about the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers new season. But damn is that a sick trailer or what? Gotta love scary clowns, ballerinas in the supermarket, and bolero dancers in the desert. Beautiful cinematography and wonderful dance moments captured. It's just the parts where…
Silent Running
I’ve been fairly consistently running for the past six months, which has been a significant change to my exercise routine. I’m in the ‘burbs, without access to a gym or studio, which makes biking, exercise machines and classes not so convenient. So I’ve been running. I have always hated running. I think I’ve mentioned this….