Archive for October, 2009
The Blog: October 1st, 2009http://www.planet-mag.com/blog/2009/architecture/ryan-grim/evolver/#http://www.planet-mag.com/blog/2009/architecture/ryan-grim/evolver/
The Blog: October 9th, 2009“Roar roar! I’m mad about something and you’re gonna hear about it” is what everybody seems to be saying in regards to this peace prize situation. The White House, meanwhile, is just a bucket a yuks about it:
“Mr. Obama suffered a rejection on the world stage only last Friday when he traveled to Copenhagen to [...]
The Blog: October 13th, 2009I was very sick last week, perhaps with that famous flu, so I wasn’t smoking cigarettes. I decided it would be a good time to quit. So I quit. My last (sweet, beautiful, delicious) cigarette: Saturday, Oct. 3.
The flu went away but congestion stayed. My chest felt shitty. Bowels: irregular. I was (and am!) cranky. [...]
The Blog: October 13th, 2009Quitting smoking is like having the hiccups. All sorts of people will share their tips/remedies, even if you don’t ask for them. Chew on straws, they’ll say. Get the patch, get that gum, chug and gargle water, hold your breath. Everyone thinks their solution is the best. Well, I’ve got news for them: The only [...]
The Blog: October 15th, 2009312 p.m. - He’s been floating since 11 a.m. Mountain Time.
Go, Falcon, go. But please survive!
He’s about 8,000 feet in the air.
His father, a tinkerer, built the helium-filled balloon and somehow let it go with Falcon in it. More updates to come!
ABC’s balloon expert, Von, says the balloon could stay afloat “for hours.” Cancel your [...]