I happened by a rubber ducky regatta going down at the fountains in Cal Anderson park yesterday, and snapped some shots. The sun was at a great angle, and the ducks provide a great contrast against the relatively cold concrete.
More pics here.
Have some money burning a hole in your pocket, and a giant empty wall? Why not buy a billboard from the past? Most are around 8-9′ tall, and 20-22′ wide, and range from a couple hundred, to a couple thousand dollars.
Now that website is pretty ghetto, and they probably don’t accept Amazon Payments. But I recently found out about the TextPayMe service that Amazon Payments offers, and it seems to be pretty amazing. Now, when you go dutch on a meal, and you pick up the tab with your credit card, your friends can pay you instantly with their cellphone. This also goes hand in hand with the TextBuyIt service that Amazon offers.
Saturday was the Solstice Parade in Fremont. Coincidentally, it was also my birthday. A parade, just for my birthday, to bring in the summer (although it still doesn’t feel like it).
Recent letter from my lender regarding automatic payments setup:
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Complete the information on the second page and return it along with a voided check from your bank in the enclosed postage paid envelope…
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Only problem is, there’s no postage paid envelope enclosed (or any envelope at all). And this is not the first time that this has happened with this particular account. Are things really that rough at the banks these days that they can’t even send an envelope (postage paid or not) with their letters?
As with many guys, I have a strange fascination with all things bacon. Well, now someone has stepped it up another notch, with yes, canned bacon.
I finally found some chairs that I liked at a vintage store in Ballard called Space Oddities. I got four chairs total in two different colours - orange-red and navy blue. They’re also stackable to save space.
I also made a $25 DIY lighting project, as seen below. Parts are adaptors from Ace Hardware (bought online), and some 25W light bulbs from Home Depot. I actually got the inspiration for this because the previous owners had something like this, and it’s very easy to do.
I’m looking for ideas for a kitchen island/table. Requirements are:
thoughts?
This is probably the coolest closet I’ve seen. The industrial look, the unfinished plywood, and the effect of using what are essentially steel flooring as doors, all blend together perfectly.
In other news, I’m still looking for a good couch. I’m thinking about getting the Townsend from Room and Board, but apparently someone has already laid claim on it for all of Seattle. Requirements for a good couch are: simple lines, boxy arm rests, arm rest lower than back rest, arm rest must be wide enough to sit on, comfy, and wide enough that I can comfortably lie on it.
