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Sidenotes & Curiosities

A Friday Menagerie

by Marissa on 12 March 2010

This Menagerie is a collection of links, tweets & events that catch my fancy… and I hope might catch yours too. Please to enjoy!
I link, therefore, I am

Jonathan delivers a manifesto for those opting out of the Common Template: “Ridiculous people aren’t ridiculous at all, they just seem that way to people that are always [...]

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Starbucks satisfies.

by Marissa on 23 May 2008

in Sidenotes & Curiosities

Starbucks received the high score among restaurant chains for customer satisfaction (77%, just ahead of Pizza Hut’s 76%). But if you figure that many of Starbucks’ customers are, let’s face it, jonesin’ for the java, aren’t the satisfaction stats likely to be a bit skewed in its favor?
(Thanks to Starbucks Gossip for keeping me in [...]

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Happiness wears dance shoes.

by Marissa on 22 May 2008

in Sidenotes & Curiosities

I am so absurdly excited. I’m just unabashedly tickled that it’s back as of TONIGHT!!

Labels: just for fun, television

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Now & Then

by Marissa on 18 May 2008

in Sidenotes & Curiosities, try this at home

What a cool idea. There’s so darn much creativity a-bubblin’ out the ’sphere!
The idea is pretty simple: take a childhood photo, and recreate it, as adults. Post side-by-side. Peruse: Color Wars 2008 » Youngme / Nowme

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Where is the U, anyway?

by Marissa on 18 May 2008

in Sidenotes & Curiosities

Who decided that "curious" has two of the letter u, but "curiosity" should be stripped of the second u?
That bugs me every time I write the word. It should be curiousity. The -ity of being curious. Who goes around being "curios?" Aren’t "curios" figurines that get put in cabinets named for [...]

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Victim

by Marissa on 2 April 2008

in Sidenotes & Curiosities

Came across this poem, and thought it was a pretty cool declaration of strength in the face of adversity. Found it inspiring, and thought I’d share. –M.
My knees don’t even scab no more
Been pushed down so many times
Just calluses now, rough and scarred
I can get up and get up and get up again
But [...]

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Minimalist/Zen Workstations

by Marissa on 27 February 2008

in Sidenotes & Curiosities

Here are some neat ideas for workstations… courtesy of Ikea, of course ("Ikea, the sponsor of starving artists, college students, young newlyweds, and post-med/law school broke folks everywhere!").

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