Archive for March, 2006

E-Hobo.com

Saturday, March 25th, 2006

Of course you remember the 700 Hoboes Project, in which a band of illustrators are attempting to draw all 700 of John Hodgman’s hobo names. There’s now an official website. 208 and counting…

Thing a Week 26 - Re Your Brains

Friday, March 24th, 2006

If Hollywood has taught us anything, it’s that being trapped in a mall surrounded by a million zombies would be really troublesome. But how much more annoying would it be if the head zombie used to be your co-worker, and he was kind of a prick even before he got infected? And now he’s right [...]

I Spell It M-A-N

Thursday, March 23rd, 2006

According to the New York Times, the beard may be making a comeback. Maybe it’s a reaction to the boyish, hairless, metrosexual look that’s been in vogue for so long, or maybe it’s just that beards are AWESOME. But I got news for you, so called New York Times: some of us have been “rough [...]

Mandelbrot Video

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

Now this is awesome - I just got a very sweet letter from a 10th grade class in Minnesota who made a video for Mandelbrot Set. They’re from Sobriety High, a sober school for kids who have gone through chemical dependency treatment and want to finish up high school in a place without the standard [...]

Too Much Coulton

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

Another interview on the Slice of Sci-Fi podcast if you’re into that sort of thing - thanks guys! And if you’re really looking for an overdose of Coulton, you can listen to Mark Forman’s latest Getting a Legup Podcast which sounds like the inside of my head when I’m having a dream about dreaming about [...]