On this day
October 8
17 items, across every year
2026 earlier today
1 artwork placed
- Origami Crane eating McDonald’s McDouble
October 8, 2026
1 post
- Hot tea, origami, and a bicycle ride
I went to McDonald’s for Monopoly. I ended up sitting outside, chair-dancing to INXS, folding a McDouble wrapper into an origami crane, watching the wind make…
2025 1 year ago
1 post
- Feeling less lonely on the web
Every so often, I come across a post that reminds me why I started blogging in the first place. Not because it’s flashy or viral, but…
2019 7 years ago
1 post
- Art on walls, or in hands
What is the utility of hanging a drawing on a wall? How often do people change their wall decorations? Do people today continue to buy images…
2015 11 years ago
1 post
- 16 cool instagram photos tagged with #constellation
Since I’ve been working with constellations in my art, I did some research to see what other people are doing. Here are 16 photos tagged with…
2014 12 years ago
1 post
- The cracked screen project
Someone on the train is using a phone with a cracked screen. I ask the person to pull up a photo on flickr or instagram. Then…
2010 16 years ago
1 post
- Proper bagel manners in the office
Let me ask you a question: If there are bagels offered in the office. You want half. Do you take the top of the bagel? Answer:…
2009 17 years ago
1 post
- The vast sum of God’s many thoughts
I’ve been sitting on writing blog post #1,999 for the past week. I wanted to write something introspective about my blog. The timing was pretty funny,…
2008 18 years ago
1 post
- NEW WORD: Whow!
photo by chi_cowboy Whow Definition: Interjection. Where “whoa” “wow” and “how?” meet together. Synonym: Whoat! Etymology: I was leaving a comment on Leigh’s incredible photo shot with redscale film,…
2007 19 years ago
1 post
- Abraham Lincoln photo battle
Which of these two Abraham Lincoln photos do you like more? (on the left) Abraham Lincoln: Face Forward (on the right) Abraham Lincoln: three-quarters view At…
2005 21 years ago
1 post
- changing clothes in the work bathroom
When you change clothes in your work bathroom, do you: A) Change right in the middle of the washroom B) Go inside a stall, but don’t…
2004 22 years ago
1 post
- Campaign for a Papa Johns in Chicago
Laura has started a campaign to get a Papa Johns into the city of Chicago. She sent the following to Papa Johns: when o when will…
2003 23 years ago
3 posts
- KRT Campus brochure
KRT Campus provides top-notch news, sports and entertainment content to college newspapers. The copywriter and I came up with a bunch of funny ideas for this…
- rock star nap
my new phrase, i want to take a “rock star nap”
- Winner of Last Place in California Recall
The person who got the least number of votes in the California Recall is: Todd Richard Lewis with 171 votes. I would think there would be…
2002 24 years ago
1 post
- Chicago’s traffic problems solved
I'll use masking tape to route all the cars to the suburbs, leaving the city car-free.
2001 25 years ago
1 post
- Home-made Submarines
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