Go monoclop yourself...

click the eyeball for your link

talkdemonic

drums. viola. what else do you need to rock? Talkdemonic rocks!

I was lucky to have them play at the Premiere of The Cyclocross Meeting in Bend at CX Nationals. I was lucky to see some LINCOLN folks there, too!

Got an email from watt today

"before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water.

    after enlightenment, chop wood and carry water."

                        -- wu li (maybe)

Weekly Link Round-Up

X-Ray Photography of Nick Veasey. See his TED Talk too.

Ten Principles of Good Design poster. Via: Bud Caddell.

Hilarious Pilot with David Cross and Will Arnett. Via: Coudal.

Don Pendelton's Elephont has some new stuff.

Amazing paper motion graphics by Julien Vallée. Via: Monster Children.

Design heros on video. Also Via: Monster Children.

This American Life infographs.

and this version too

probably the origianl, right?

love it

so yeah, you might have heard this before and i have too, just not that long ago, and probably on the amazing suckapants site.

Recent Acquisitions

God bless relatives who have the class to give liquor store gift cards for Christmas.

Lincoln Continental / Rapha Ride Report

Rapha has published an extensive Daniel Wakefield Paisley slide show, his essay, the Matt Wills plotted cue sheet and map, and the film from last spring's Lincoln Continental ride — more informally known 'round these parts as the Ponca Ride.

squirrel power

Squirrel from SPONTAZY on Vimeo.

American Food

I have a friend visiting from Italy for a few days and I have been telling him for weeks that we would eat almost exclusively American food while he is here. He love's to eat as much as i do and will try anything. My visits with him in his home country have always proven to be eye opening to me when it comes to trying new foods so I hope I can return the favor to him. So I have put together a little list of foods I feel are uniquely American. Here it goes.

Spaghetti... just kidding
Fried Chicken, Prime Rib, Honey Glazed Ham
Halibut, Alaskan Salmon, Dungeness Crab
Chicken Strips, Peanut butter & Jelly, Corn Dogs
Nacho Cheese, Tater Tots, Onion Rings
BBQ Ribs, Philly Sandwich, Wings
Caeser Salad,Fingerling potatoes, Broccolini
Chocolate Chip Cookies, Apple Pie

I know there is sooo much more American food I am missing, but just looking at this list kind of makes me want to have a heart attack as it is. So if you think i'm missing something he just HAS to try, please let me know. I will do my best to include it.

Take Five

Had that xc ski day that everyone told me was going to happen soon. Great snow, proper kick stick, just-right layers, a good group of good guys, and three dogs.

Got in the Caravan when we finished and heard this song — this exact recording, actually. It'll probably turn out to be one of those times I associate forever with a piece of music, so I'm happy it's this good.


Thanks, Kris, Matt, Matt, and Butch. That was one of the times I've had.

seen this?

if you haven't - you should.

more info: cripsandbloodsmovie.com

I was like, "Dude, Bra..."

click the pic... get a link

Ritte Van Vlaanderen

"It is time we turn the pussy dial down to at least 6 and start acting like self-respecting bike racers. Let's stop taking things so seriously and enjoy the pain."



More at Ritte Van Vlaanderen

Turned on by Mr. Steve.

Weekly Link Round-Up

Tonight is the premiere of the three part PBS series This Emotional Life.

Seth Godin and Matthew B Crawford where on Spark this week.

Godin's free e-book, What Matters Now.

Cold and Flu remedies exposed.

Slate Slideshow of Tim Burton's MoMA exhibit.

Watch the 2010 World Cup soccer ball get made. Via: Kottke

2009 in Viral Images part one, two, three.

101 uses for everyday things via: Coudal.

Sick hi-res, downloadable WWII posters. Via: Northcoast Zeitgeist

Freewheelin'

Okay. My mind's officially blown by this guy's stuff. I clicked through to see more of Wolf Ruck's work (The man behind This Is Cross-Country! below this post) and found this two parter on off-road cycling: Freewheelin' (Circa '85) Holy crap.

Keep your eyes peeled for some pioneer-era set-ups, some drop bars, some possible Cunninghams, some Type IIs, some WTB, some bull moose bars, OG Specialized Ned footy, bearded dudes on OG Ross stuff, some possible early Slickrock trials, some Vaurnet's, some mustachios, a dude getting trials radical on an old GT cruiser with a bash guard, an early purveyor of bibs over jersey, beachy bench trials, what might be the first use ever of the messenger-in-traffic fliming angle, and more five-pound helmets than you can shake a stick at.



Enjoy both parts.
Part 2.

This Is Cross-Country!

While struggling with technique these last few days, I started looking around for some visual examples and tips for cross country skiing and found this sweet-ish three parter: This Is Cross-Country! has all kinds of inspired film work, foley work, music, unapologetic 70s everything, and Sesame Street amazingness. The FobFather suggested I post for the enjoyment of all, and his wish is my command:



Enjoy all three parts.
Part 2.
Part 3.

Peanut butter!

What's in store for 2010?

Beats me. Old Taos Hwy, New Mexico. Photo: Brittain

pure joy

Yearly Link Round-Up

Here are my favorite links from 2009's Weekly Link Round-Up.
Aaron Rose's DIY America Series is killing it.

Where Did The Web Touch You? video is too funny. Via: What Consumes Me.
Amazing continuous fight scene via: Don Q's Lady Data
Andrew Zuckerman's Bird Book photos are AMAZING. Via: Kottke.
Savage Illustrations Via: Drawn.
The Botany Of Desire documentary is online in full for free.

Portion Size Then and Now. Via: Coudal
NY Times article on Pandora's song recommending methods.
Michael Pollen's Food Dos and Don'ts.

Outside Magazine's most difficult shots. Via: Kottke
Dallas Clayton just started up a the Awesome World Foundation. Check the video too.

Diagrams of sleeping problems. Via: Slate's Twitter
Hookworm cures Asthma! Read about it here and hear about it on Radiolab.
Photos and video from Photographer/Installation artist Georges Rousse.
Just discovered Black Panther artist Emory Douglas on Studio 360.
Huxley V. Orwell comic Via: Kottke.
Color Tips for design, decorating, and life.
The Harper's Index is now searchable.
Inside the CBC Radio sound effects kitchen.
Opt out of getting phone books.

The Known Universe

Science, you gotta love it. This video has been getting a lot of hits on the web in the past week. I suggest watching it in hi def.

A Very Terry Christmas

A Very Terry Christmas - watch more funny videos

cali on xmas eve

Look Here... this gal gave'rself some ding-dang...

ELF EARS!

the current state of my 'fridge:

Have a slurry Christmas and a sloppy New Year

WWASH Photos

Over at the WWASH Picasa page you can find lots of photos from WWASH #1 that are good both for looking at and seeing.

WWASH #1 Is Tonight

See you there.

WWASH #1 at Yia Yia's
1423 O Street
Lincoln, Nebraska
Monday, December 21, 7:00 pm.

Come by for five minutes or five hours. Kids, adults, and all the rest are welcome.

This Crazy New Mountain Bike Thing

This DK x Cornbread colabo is about as sweet-ish as it gets.

Channel 10/11 Off the Beaten Path - Off Road Bicycling from Cornbread on Vimeo.

Weekly Link Round-Up

I got that fox up there from Gif Party. which is on the best new blogs of 2009 list
Huge collection of George Nelson desk clocks.

One hellova camera review for the Panasonic Lumix GF1.

Life's year in pictures.

New Zealand Book Council's new ad is incredible.

Slow motion holiday destruction.

The Jazz Loft Project is well worth a look for those who like jazz or W. Eugene Smith.

HELL YES!!!

sleding and finishing part of a project.

Lookin' for a Really Cool Bontrager?

Details are over at The Dirtblog...

Happy Friday!
MG

Tandem unicycle

The build here

stuff

bike ski bike is good.

i'll let you know how the 'upgrade' goes.

random pic.

bought a small soldering torch. it's rad.

Fight Club Fans ...

... we have friends working at Avery Label Company

best of 2009

2009 was a fun year! Here's some highlights.

Best of 2009 from SPONTAZY on Vimeo.

WWASH = While We're All Still Here

The first-ever WWASH get-together is next Monday — the winter solstice — December 21, and it's nothing more (and nothing less) than a chance to say hi to friends, eat some eats, and drink some drinks.


But why?

Because it's much easier to say hi to people when they're here as opposed to when they're not.


Yia Yia's
1423 O Street
Lincoln, Nebraska
Monday, December 21, 7:00 pm.

Come by for five minutes or five hours. Kids, adults, and all the rest are welcome.

Weekly Link Round-Up

Aaron Rose's DIY America Series is killing it.

Chris Glass tips on how to speed up your Mac.

I caught Between The Folds on PBS' Independent Lens and was super impressed.

Where Did The Web Touch You? video is too funny. Via: What Consumes Me.

10 Minute Doc on the History Of The Boom Box. Via: Coudal

The Encyclopedia of Counterintuitive Thoughts.

Blood Into Wine

Good Idea

Johnny Wikkerink has a good idea. And good execution of said idea. Recycled inner tube wallets...

Hunger Strikes

Red Kite Prayer's Da Robot has posted another worthy winter musing — this one, about killing yourself to stay alive.

Or something.

The Minutemen — Cut

pigs on ice

Just for kicks here is an experimental film I did about 15 years ago.

I all dizzy now

cheap fun

except for you could lose a finger due to frost bite.

it could be too cold to even spectate

CHONTO

Snow Day

hi

this dude is good on one of those little kick scooter things



picked up a new toy.



Count so far is 2.5 pinball machines and 1.5 arcades. Swing by sometime and play. The keg fridge is down there too :)

What the?

Photo courtesy of Craig Schmidt

Weekly Link Round-Up

Radiolab benefit posters! Via: Drawn.
Seven principles of human behavior that con artists exploit. Via: What Consumes Me.
The making of the new OK Go video is more interesting than the actual video.
Chain restaurant flow chart.
The Rise and Fall of Design Within Reach. Long but interesting.
Andy Warhol, The bellwether of the art market video.

Mr. Newton

My Father-in-law is a "collector" of shit he finds in the desert. His yard is filled with shit he brings back, some of it good, some bad.

A Letter To The New York Washington Post

But the twin towers are Hakeem and Ralph, right people?



Taken—not stirred—from delete yourself via gawker

morning ride

camera lens was fogged over.
i'm posting the pic anyways.
pre-sunrise at the north bridge, local trails.

Beer Duhlivery

nebraskan son

Doug Olson. This was a good excuse for me to plug my friend McGoo's blog Crown Lounge.

Daddy? where does polysorbate 60 come from?

I just finished this book and I have to tell you I am a little bit freaked out. But not necessarily by the things I thought I would be freaked out by. Well,,, I mean I already knew that the processes used for Bleached Flour were not good and that Natural and Artificial Flavors are really neither. But Steve Ettlinger was able to scare the bejeezes out of me regarding so many other f'ed up things about food and its current processes. Via his quest to identify the sources for the Twinkie's long list of ingredients. How would I have known that the waste incurred to make Vitamins in the pill form is so environmentally unfriendly no one does it outside of China anymore. Or that much of what we eat starts out either as corn or a petrochemical. Well, I think we all knew about corn. All that said, I am still going to make good on my personal reward for completing this book by actually having one of the 500 million Twinkies sold this year. Now that I'm fully aware of all the shit that's in it, I might even enjoy it.
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Redundant Comments

Carrie Browstein's NPR Blog is consistantly ripping, but her post today about Fugazi and Chunklet and James Burns' mp3 compilation of their stage banter is one of those things that makes you want to hug the internet and give it a big kiss on the lips of its mouth.

So, Bill Murray ... You Hidin' Out Or Something?

Mister Mark, please keep posting these so I can keep taking them from you.

Decay

Bob's Loop

Well, Are You A Bug, Bill Murray?

taked and destroyed from Waxin' and Milkin'