PANCAKES!

Dear Jennifer,

For some reason, I can only stomach waffles. But this collection of pancake photos is almost enough to make me a believer.

PANCAKES!
(found through Jezebel)

Watch Neo go!

Dear Meredith:

I mean, sometimes some people have just too much time on their hands - but then again, without them, who would recreate the bullet time dodge scene from The Matrix?

Does fine dining exist at Costco?

Dear Meredith:

I have a mad mad crush on Eric Ripert, the chef and co-owner of Le Bernardin in New York. Yes, I've featured him on this site before. But now he's on the small screen, with a cooking show, featuring Eric Ripert being inspired by nature and then cooking a dish based on this inspiration. In the link below, however, Alan Richman of GQ takes Eric Ripert to Costco (ie, NOT nature) to see his reaction.

Some choice quotations:

I am freaked out. Costco depresses me. I know everybody doesn’t have the same opportunities I do to visit farm stands and little markets, but I will fight to the end for inspirational shopping. Costco doesn’t even look like it belongs on our planet. It could be on the moon.

Alan asks me to push the cart, and I will not. Yes, I know I am being a spoiled brat, but for me it is an acceptance of the system. I do not want to be seen as somebody who supports this kind of store and this kind of system.

I just don't push shopping carts because I am lazy.

Avec Alan

Bart-crastination

Dear Jennifer,

I don't recall if you are a SIMPSONS fan or not, but every episode always had a very entertaining bit with Bart writing a reference to something terrible he did on a chalkboard at school for punishment. Someone compiled the list!

(from Jezebel's post)

BART'S CHALKBOARD

It's quickly approaching...

Dear Meredith:

As this year starts to wind down, this means that... dum dum dum... next year is the year we turn (GASP!!!) 30. Here's what you can expect as you enter your 3rd decade - thankfully, I finished school. Just in time! But I'm not too sure about this installing storm windows bit..

What to expect: The third decade

Practice makes pretty.

Dear Meredith:

Is all this time typing on computers affecting your handwriting? Here are some handy pointers on how to make the hand-printed word more legible - just in time for all your holiday cards!

The Write Stuff

For your health!

Dear Jennifer,

I know how much you like morbid online tests. This one is fantastic. You answer behavioral (and a few medical) questions and the "Life Calculator" will tell you how long you'll live.

TAKE THE CALCULATOR

Enjoy.

It's time to get away.

Dear Meredith:

Sometimes, I just want a weekend trip, but I don't know where to go or what to do - that's nearby, that is. Voila this handy website - choose where you live, how far you're willing to travel, and what kind of trip you want, and you'll get some recommendations. Unfortunately, it's currently only useful for those who live in big cities (aka, NOT ME), but here's hope that they add more cities soon.

Weekend Getaways

See the world from a different perspective

Dear Meredith:

This handy website converts pictures you've taken so that they look like photographs of miniature scale models. It's sort of awesome. The picture on top is one I took when in Porto, Portugal over the summer - and the one on the bottom is the tilt-shifted version.

Tilt Shift Maker

I really like the solution of only allowing orphans to enroll.

Dear Meredith:

Oh, this made me laugh so hard. So far, I'm not finding it true, as my students seem to prefer to just not show up whenever assignments are due. Seriously.

The Dead Grandmother/Exam Syndrome and the Potential Downfall Of American Society