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Softbox

Now this, this is a softbox.

Movies: Cloverfield

Here’s the holding page for forthcoming reviews of the scary movie Cloverfield. Quick summary:

Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives.

Hopefully this will be good; it’s like a professional version of the Blair Witch Project. Looks to have fewer scary walk-around-house and more large scale horror thrills. I’ve found that, the more confined house spaces that are involved in a movie, the more scared I am.

Carpet Depth of Field

Carpet Depth of Field

Magnetic Poetry

Magnetic Poetry

Found this in an abandoned office.

Presentations

If you keep saying “bear with me for a moment”, people take a while to figure out that you’re just showing them random slides.

Jet Plane

Jet Plane

This one is a stellar flier.

Red Paperclip

Red Paperclip

Lens Cap

Lens Cap

Twin Cities “Cheap Eats”

Kathie Jenkins wrote an article entitled “10 cheap eats under $10” in the Thursday, September 27, 2007 edition of the Saint Paul Pioneer Press. Naturally, the Pioneer Press doesn’t have a version of the article online, and Jenkin’s Pioneer Press-hosted blog only has a teaser for the article, probably due to editorial restrictions. That said, some of the comments at her blog about cheap eats are rather helpful. So, I’ve decided to reproduce her list here, since I’ve been to exactly one of these places and would like to keep them in mind for the future. So, to be clear, what follows is Jenkin’s work, abbreviated here because the Pioneer Press apparently doesn’t want the advertising revenue that could result from carrying old articles. Finally, I’ve eliminated IKEA from the list of places to eat, because my experience there was atrocious. A list of 9, then!

  1. Black Sea - Authentic Turkish food.
    737 North Snelling, St. Paul
    651-917-8832
  2. Jasmine Deli - Vietnamese deli.
    2532 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis
    612-870-4700
  3. Rotisseria - Peruvian-style rotisserie chicken.
    1530 East Lake Street, Mineapolis
    612-722-7300
  4. Obento-Ya - Japanese bistro.
    1510 Como Ave SE, Minneapolis
    612-623-4222
  5. Café BonXai - Asian fusion.
    1613 W. University Avenue, St. Paul
    651-644-1444
  6. Cossetta Italian Market and Pizzeria
    211 W. Seventh St., St. Paul
    651-222-3476
  7. Blondies Cafe
    454 S. Snelling Ave., St. Paul
    651-204-0152
  8. Coffee News Cafe
    1662 Grand Avenue, St. Paul
    651-698-3324
  9. Swede Hollow Café American
    725 E. Seventh St., St. Paul
    651-776-8810

And that’s the list — I look forward to trying out some of their inexpensive yet (apparently) tasty offerings in the future.

Dental Bear

Dental Bear

A gift from Katy.

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