Monthly Archives: May 2008

number eighteen

today’s post:
tell me alllll about him….

 
yesterday’s results:

my assumptions:  the kid is from new york…and is very much so focused on his work.  he is a quick talker…and knows how to hustle his way in and out of situations.  he loves music and is a hip hop head.   he’s a pretty intense dude that demands […]

If you can’t stand the smoke

The city of Columbia, SC is following in the footsteps of dirty hippies across from out West and attempting to ban smoking in all public places. A ban is already in place for many venues around my town. Now the veggie-burger eating freaks want to force their will into the bars and dance clubs. I’m […]

number seventeen

wow…it has been close to three weeks since my last post.  when the site crashed, i followed suit.  my life kicked up a notch, and i failed to make this my priority (blogging takes discipline man).  anywho…things are stable…i’m on top of my time management….and i’m ready to talk about people. again.
 
what are your first thoughts […]

Oxfam goes all designer

I’ve always been a big fan of charity shops. When I was younger and dressed in tiny skirts, two-tone cherry red docs and various shades of opaque tights, I loved routing around in chartiy shops of a Saturday afternoon or after school or work. I got a buzz out of looking for the […]

History Bites into May 8th

In 1984, Soviet Union officials announce their boycott of the Los Angeles Olympic Games. The refusal was maintained even after President Ronald Reagan himself assured them that it was Spock who died in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, not Checkov.

This just in

From the Empty Gesture Department…
Major League Baseball has announced a special draft of surviving Negro League veterans. Teams will draft survivors, pay their expenses to Disney World (honestly), and give them a stipend. The idea is to symbolically make amends for that bit of unpleasantness which denied African-Americans the right to play in the big […]

History Bites into May 7th

A roaring laughter erupts all throughout the financial world when in 1998 Mercedes-Benz’s parent company Daimler announced its purchase of Chrysler. Hilarity is soon followed by a moment of silence observed in sympathy, as Daimler discloses the amount paid for the transaction: 37 Billion.

Awesome Adventures on the Interweb: Fat-pie.com

The strange and brilliant world of David Firth’s videos on ‘Fat-pie.com’ is strange and brilliant. Read a strange description and recommendation here, it’s brilliant!

History Bites into May 6th

In the U.S. in 1816, the American Bible Society is founded and kicks it off right away by launching their door-to-door marketing strategy. Historians still debate to this day if coincidence really explains that soon after was also the inauguration of the National Rifle Association.

Through The Eyes of a Web Designer

As a stereotypical high volume internet user it is 3 o’clock in the morning that I decide to write this. I am most commonly referred to as Ashleigh, the Web Designer. It’s quite comical how my profession has tacked itself on to the end of my name, but what’s a girl to do - that is how I am usually introduced to people. It’s either Ashleigh, the Web Designer or Ashleigh, the Australian girl.

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