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Year: 2008
Convenience is not a convenient word to spell
It’s ironic that the word conviencne, i mean convienence, i mean convenience, is not convient to spell. I mean convenient.
Librarything versus Goodreads: Book cataloging services comparison
There are two great websites to post your book library and reviews, librarything.com and goodreads.com. Which service is better? The following is a feature-by-feature comparison between librarything and goodreads. Exporting Librarything allows you to export your data. Goodreads does not. I’m always leery of spending a lot of time investing into a website without having …
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My ten most recently acquired books
I love librarything.com. You can see the 484 books I own. I just added 16 more books. I’m very thankful that we live in such an age where so many books are available on a wide variety of topics. It’s truly amazing. I’m also very thankful that I have been able to have so many …
List of special skills for the urban prankster
When you join the Urban Prankster Network on Ning, a profile is required. One of the fields is “special skills.” Just what sort of special skills does one need to be an urban prankster? I researched many of the urban prankster profiles and compiled a comprehensive list of urban pranksers special skills: –squirt guns –pillow …
Chicago Flash Mob / Urban Pranksters in Chicago / Improv Everywhere
Go out and act crazy with a group of people! Flash mobs! Weeeeee! Chicago has their own organized flash mob! (In case ya don’t know, a flash mob is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual action for a brief time, then quickly disperse.) Chicago’s group did …
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Plastic nativity sets in bulk?
I’m looking to do a photo series where I photograph nativities in alleys. I’d like to leave the nativity in the alley for someone to find. Does anyone know where I can get a bunch of nativity sets in bulk for cheap? Say… for 50 cents or less. I’ve searched at my local dollar store, …
Throwing the Muppets Scooter doll in the movie theater
Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center was showing the Great Muppet Caper this past Sunday. I went with my sister, brother and cousin. We love the Muppets! But who doesn’t? Seriously. Tell me one person who does not like the Muppets. As kids we had some 18-inch Muppet dolls. Rolf the dog (with puppet mouth), Kermit …
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IDEA: Maps on cakes
It would be really cool to have a cake that has the map of the world on it. When you cut up the cake, it’s like you took over the world, and now you are dividing the spoils amoung everyone. If the world was a cake, what slice would you want? I’d like Antarctica. I …
Chapter 3 (The Return of Fun): What Chicago residents do with empty lots
View the video of me talking about the Smiley Face Stonehenge. ————————————————————————————— Recap from chapter 2: In the sad empty lot a happy town of rock buildings are created by the residents. But the evil owner comes and kicks them all down. ————————————————————————————— Chapter 3: The Return of Fun The carnage of stones lay scattered …
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Chapter 2 (The Owner Strikes Back): What Chicago residents do with empty lots
————————————————————————————— Recap from Chapter 1: Happy laundromat torn down results in sad empty lot. Neighbors use left-behind rocks to build delightful towers to create happy lot. ————————————————————————————— Chapter 2: The Owner Strikes Back These towers entertain people walking by. Curiosity abounds. What is the meaning behind these towers? Is there is a microcosm community of …
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