http://423smith.com All the craziness from 423 Smith Tue, 06 May 2008 14:11:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Probably not news to everybody else, but my good friend LJ has introduced me to the site Photo Basement. A few recent samples: And the cream of the crop “41 Hilarious Science Fair Experiments“: http://423smith.com/index.php/2008/05/06/photo-basement/ Our good pal Ava just sent us this postcard from her trip to Japan. I am so J… http://423smith.com/index.php/2008/05/01/japanese-gatos/ http://423smith.com/index.php/2008/04/30/googly-eyes-from-flickr/ http://423smith.com/index.php/2008/04/29/lolcats-love-this-one/ My favorite new cat is the eat-anything apprentice chef and namesake of the Cartoon Network’s new show CHOWDER. The illustration/animation is really beautiful (and unique) and matched with clever writing that registers for adults without being overly ironic or cynical. It’s just plain funny. I’m especially fond of Mung Daal’s ... http://423smith.com/index.php/2008/04/18/chowder-radda-radda/ Over the weekend I stopped by the inaugural Brooklyn Flea. My visit was two-fold. First, I love flea markets and the prospect of strolling (as cold as it was) and browsing all morning was too good to miss. Secondly, I have been working with my friends at Three ... http://423smith.com/index.php/2008/04/09/three-birds-bakery-granola/ As mentioned in a previous post, I’ve had a bit of a bacon backlog. I had received the Bacon of the Month packages for February and March but hadn’t had any opportunities to cook them in someone else’s kitchen. This weekend I was able to cook up the March package ... http://423smith.com/index.php/2008/04/07/better-late-than-never/ Once again Full Tilt Poker and AlCantHang (along with Hoyazo, Mookie, Miami Don, CrackNAces, and the Riverchasers) are offering up some great prizes for the BBT3. Through the generousity of Full Tilt, I was able to go to Australia to root for Jeciimd in the Aussie Millions in January. Maybe ... http://423smith.com/index.php/2008/03/23/full-tilt-poker-and-al-rule/ http://423smith.com/index.php/2008/03/21/sleepy/ One of my bounty prizes from the WPBT Winter Classic 2007 was the book Texas Poker Wisdom by Johnny Hughes. I won it from him when my AQ of hearts flopped the nut flush to his A9 to knock him out of the tourney. A while back I had read ... http://423smith.com/index.php/2008/03/19/texas-poker-wisdom/ Figure with Meat by Francis Bacon I just received March’s Bacon of the Month package so I now have two packages of bacon in search of a kitchen. Any volunteers? http://423smith.com/index.php/2008/03/06/bacon-backlog/ We were watching John Water’s Female Trouble last night and noticed a striking resemblance between Divine and Amy Winehouse. Right? http://423smith.com/index.php/2008/02/25/divine-and-amy/ I recently got this bit o’news from Goes Cube. I was planning on going to the show anyway (gotta go get me a copy of the new EP!) But maybe you all will want to join in the fun. GOES CUBE KICKS OFF WINTER TOUR WITH BAM NEXT FEST ... http://423smith.com/index.php/2008/02/21/goes-cube-kicks-off-winter-tour-with-show-at-magnetic-field-bklyn-tomorrow-and-new-ep/ Remember these drawings from oh so long ago? They’ve been “lol”-isized. Good for a couple of laughs. Reload the site to see more. Hat tip to plime.com http://423smith.com/index.php/2008/02/19/lol-jesus/ Deanna’s new dog, Miso, is rather wiggley and beyond cute! http://423smith.com/index.php/2008/02/15/5lb-ewok-dust-mop/