All Things Chill

LOL. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS? I’ve haven’t been so excited to write about a product like this in a long time. I’m going to tear this thing to shreds on OT. But I have to be careful… as someone told me a long time ago… “Herschell, HATE IS NOT JOURNALISM.” [...]

I pull the sheets back and pick my favorite pillow. She jumps in bed, looking completely comfortable in her pajamas. I slide in as well, making sure that our hips are almost close enough to touch. I mutter my apologies to Alton Brown as I turn the television off halfway through his [...]

Update: Eventhough I wrote a couple articles, did a doodle and spun an unannounced set on Dogglounge, I feel utterly useless. OMG I could totally be a hermit. An INTERNET hermit.
Hmmm…
~Spec

Lots of Skratch Saturday articles this time around. And… if you’re new to the site (HI!) and didn’t already know, I write about gadgets for Opposable Thumbs, a electronics/games journal on Arstechnica.com. I can honestly say that I love writing on a daily basis, whether its here on my personal blog or on [...]

Submit your face to Myheritage.com, and get matched up with 2,000+ celebrities. I think I’ve seen this before, but I actually tried it when Joy (from Chicago) got some pretty interesting results. Anyone that looks like Reika Hashimoto or Zhang Ziyi has to look cool, right? Hee hee.
What was my #1 result? [...]

Del.icio.us has been down for quite a while and it’s messin’ with my surfing mojo.
Flickr doesn’t allow me to make “Hay guys, I don’t know this person, but I like their pictues” contact group. I need separation people!
In the last month, 99% of Slashfood’s posts have been lists. Boring, boring lists. Where [...]

Fauxhawk. I can’t stop linking to these two, but Clint just started sporting “The Herschell”. People have been telling me for years that I’ve been styling my hair in the Pineapple fashion. I’ve been denying it for so long ’cause it has such negative connotations. The title begs questions like: [...]

Another chat-app?!!? Sure! Why the hell not! Hee hee. Jacqui posted about Meetro on iLoop:
For those of you not familiar with Meetro, it’s not just Yet Another Annoying Instant Messaging Client That No One Uses (YAAIMCTNOU). No, really, it’s not! Meetro is a unique instant messaging client that is currently only [...]

View from Borders. What Ars Love looks like (also pimp’d on Jacqui and Clint’s site). The(1) Roc(2). Jacqui’s genuine smile. Stone Table! Clint’s chopstick techniques. And finally, some elevator(1) mirror tricks(2). All Flickr’d. Slideshow here.
I had a great time this week meeting Palindrome, Stone Table, Hannibal and [...]

J.Crew is having their factory sale today and there are quite a few things that are worth checking out (for the guys @ least). Especially the blazer above.
A distinctively refined fall blazer. Wool/alpaca. 3-button front. 2 front flap pockets, chest pocket. Interior pockets. Back vent. Import. Dry clean.
It’s $139 (with the 30% [...]

I’m in the middle of re-watching this Anime series under the covers with thousands of pillows, balled up in pj pants and a worn out hoodie. It’s one of the cutest shows I’ve ever seen and chronicles “first love” in a realistic way without tearing your hair out. High school love. Le [...]

…Jacqui! She’s so cute. Chicago. @ the Borders, 2nd level, across the street from Water Tower Place.
YAY!
~Spec

I believe I’m a chat-a-holic. I attempted to write articles for a couple of hours @ Starbucks after work today and all I did was chat on DL and Arstechnica IRC. No o-ne-der wonder I don’t have time for TV! One reason why ARS IRC can’t stop, won’t stop?
hanser|work: you like teh [...]