OH MY GOD I JUST SAW THIS

Also, I just discovered that the U of M animal science department sells meat and dairy stuff for really cheap. Gar and I had T-bones and homemade ice cream last night.

Best airfare site ever: Farecast

I can't believe I just discovered that, I could have saved a ton of money over the last few years

For anyone who doesn't know: It's Ben and Jerry's Free Cone Day today!

How to Learn Math and Physics

Call that humiliation?

1) Go to Google Maps
2) Type in "from boston to london"
3) Laugh.

I am now officially addicted to the game Einstein Puzzle.

"I would like to offer you to jump," said an elderly man with a thick Russian accent on a kid's mountain bike with plastic bags hanging off the sides. I had gotten off my own bike in Loring Park to tie my shoelaces when he approached me ( Read more... )

Best pancake recipe ever

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Think modern art is stupid? These people agree with you, and they're out to prove it. Take their quiz: Real Art or Fake?
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Article about the construction of the new US Embassy in Iraq. It's apparently going to have 8,000 offices, a movie theater, the largest swimming pool in the country, and an exclusive "American ( Read more... )

As-the-crow-flies distance from my apartment to my office: 2.38 mi
Freeway distance: 3.56 mi
Distance along designated bike lanes: 3.53 mi
Distance on bike-only trails: 8.67 mi
Trail distance if two proposed trails are actually built: 4.49 mi

Why not use the designated bike lanes? Because they're horrifically dangerous! The bike lanes downtown all ( Read more... )