http://www.selfishcrab.com where potential goes to die Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:32:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have made the executive decision that I need to use the word "fuck" and other swear words more often in my writing.  Here is an example: Fuck law school and its infinite store of disappointments, regrets, and melancholy. Yes, I know three of those words are synonyms. However, (1) fuck you, ... http://www.selfishcrab.com/2008/11/20/hows-law-school-22/ Video: Trailer for Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, which is slaking both the sudden thirst for vampire stories and the longstanding appetite for prequels. See also, Trailer for Star Trek (prequel + director of Lost). http://www.selfishcrab.com/2008/11/19/1381/ Photo:  now-Dodge Gymnasium at Columbia University circa 1908 (via kottke). The semi-circle room, second-level running track, the distinct cross-hatch rail design, the stone columns (now covered with cushions), it's all there, and is now over 100 years old apparently.  The students pictured are playing a brand new game called "basketball" ... http://www.selfishcrab.com/2008/11/16/basket-ball-flag-rush/ Halloween shop employees by selfish crab. http://www.selfishcrab.com/2008/11/14/happy-halloween/ Alcohol.   Driving automobiles. Sleeping pills.  Operating heavy machinery. Chatting with parents.  Partitioning your hard drive for dual-boot. Because sometimes you misread the small white-on-blue text labels and select the wrong partition to reformat as NTFS and you wind up blowing away your entire laptop. http://www.selfishcrab.com/2008/11/10/a-simple-list-of-do-not-mix/ spiderman in the wild by selfish crab. http://www.selfishcrab.com/2008/11/08/spiderman-in-the-wild/ Until the 1960s, Brooklyn, NY produced 20% of the nation's beer.  [source] The city of Shabim, Yemen is an ancient city laden with towering buildings made of mud (mud!!), up to 5 to 11 stories high.  Thankfully, rain comes infrequently.  [source] In designing its interrogation program after 9/11 (criticized by many as ... http://www.selfishcrab.com/2008/11/06/things-i-learned-this-week-2008-10-29/ Film Forum by selfish crab. http://www.selfishcrab.com/2008/11/04/1362/ Brooklyn Bridge by selfish crab. http://www.selfishcrab.com/2008/11/04/brooklyn-bridge/ bouquet by selfish crab. http://www.selfishcrab.com/2008/10/31/bouquet/