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Things I Have Made In My Life So Far

Nick Soup for the Soul
Jul
15th
Thu
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@ song

@ song

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Last night, Evan surprised me with dinner at Blue Ribbon and part 1 of “Triumph of the Nerds.” It was a perfect evening.

Last night, Evan surprised me with dinner at Blue Ribbon and part 1 of “Triumph of the Nerds.” It was a perfect evening.

Jul
14th
Wed
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This might the best meal I’ve ever cooked: buttermilk pecan chicken, w/spinach and garlic mashed potatoes

This might the best meal I’ve ever cooked: buttermilk pecan chicken, w/spinach and garlic mashed potatoes

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Those Geese Were Stupefied

Really enjoying this blog for a look at New York’s musical summer from a visitor’s point of view. It may be hard to get excited about the parks and clubs and Dan Deacon shows that have just always been there, but they’re new to this guy, and that’s fun to read.
Jul
13th
Tue
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Spotted on Carmine last night: Beth, rocking a fabulous summer cardigan and our vinyl earrings

Spotted on Carmine last night: Beth, rocking a fabulous summer cardigan and our vinyl earrings

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OUT: English Breakfast w/milk and sugarIN: Iced green Moroccan mint w/a squeeze of lime (thanks, Nick!)

OUT: English Breakfast w/milk and sugar
IN: Iced green Moroccan mint w/a squeeze of lime (thanks, Nick!)

Jul
12th
Mon
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Totoro wins again.

Totoro wins again.

Jul
11th
Sun
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Outdoor shows are the best.

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BALLIN

BALLIN

Jul
10th
Sat
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Everyone’s always like lollll Comic Sans *FAIL*, etc, but no one ever talks about how awful Dakota is. This font is everywhere, and it looks like a quick livetrace. (It was made by a company that digitizes handwriting, so that’s probably not far from the truth.) At least Comic Sans is a well-drawn font w/bad cultural associations. Dakota’s just bad. It shipped w/some kind of Apple app (Apple bought it in 2001, but it’s not a system font), making it easy to add that special, personal touch to homepages everywhere. ABC used it on the LOST finale bumpers to convey that real people had written in comments about the show, on napkins, w/a fountain pen. It may never reach Comic Sansian saturation, but I think Dakota’s poised to overtake Sand as the “off-hand, casual” font for people who have never experienced human handwriting.

Everyone’s always like lollll Comic Sans *FAIL*, etc, but no one ever talks about how awful Dakota is. This font is everywhere, and it looks like a quick livetrace. (It was made by a company that digitizes handwriting, so that’s probably not far from the truth.) At least Comic Sans is a well-drawn font w/bad cultural associations. Dakota’s just bad.

It shipped w/some kind of Apple app (Apple bought it in 2001, but it’s not a system font), making it easy to add that special, personal touch to homepages everywhere. ABC used it on the LOST finale bumpers to convey that real people had written in comments about the show, on napkins, w/a fountain pen. It may never reach Comic Sansian saturation, but I think Dakota’s poised to overtake Sand as the “off-hand, casual” font for people who have never experienced human handwriting.