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Blogspot. Buzzfeed. CTPT. The Oatmeal. Weird. Io9. Cracked. DIY. Canabis vs Alcohol. "yeah thats not what I was looking for at all.". From: Shannon WalkleyDate: Monday 21 June 2010 9.15amTo: David ThorneSubject: Poster Hi I opened the screen door yesterday and my cat got out and has been missing since then so I was wondering if you are not to busy you could make a poster for me.

"yeah thats not what I was looking for at all."

It has to be A4 and I will photocopy it and put it around my suburb this afternoon. This is the only photo of her I have she answers to the name Missy and is black and white and about 8 months old. missing on Harper street and my phone number. Thanks Shan. From: David ThorneDate: Monday 21 June 2010 9.26amTo: Shannon WalkleySubject: Re: Poster Dear Shannon, That is shocking news. Yeah ok thanks. From: David ThorneDate: Monday 21 June 2010 10.17amTo: Shannon WalkleySubject: Re: Re: Re: Poster I never said I don't like cats.

From: Shannon WalkleyDate: Monday 21 June 2010 10.24amTo: David ThorneSubject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poster yeah thats not what I was looking for at all. it looks like a movie and how come the photo of Missy is so small? Life Calendar: How was your day? on the Behance Network. First year law student. A Day Without Distraction: Lessons Learned from 12 Hrs of Forced Focus. Here are the rules: All work must be done in blocks of at least 30 minutes.

A Day Without Distraction: Lessons Learned from 12 Hrs of Forced Focus

If I start editing a paper, for example, I have to spend at least 30 minutes editing. If I need to complete a small task, like handing in a form, I have to spend at least 30 minutes doing small tasks. Crucially, checking email and looking up information online count as small tasks. If I need to check my inbox or grab a quick stat from the web, I have to spend at least 30 minutes dedicated to similarly small diversions. I followed these rules for one full work day. Continuous Partial Attention The motivation for my experiment should sound familiar. For some jobs, where responsiveness is crucial, this work style might be necessary. The solution to this quandary is well-known by now: batching. Check email only a small number of times per day! This is why I launched my experiment. Ignoring the small stuff isn’t an option, but living in a state of continuous partial attention won’t cut it either.

Conclusions. Figure & Gesture Drawing Tool. 20 Awesomely Untranslatable Words from Around the World. Breed your own virtual pets. Random funny pictures. 34130_700.jpg (JPEG Image, 580x400 pixels) The System 472: Road Sage. UPDATE: The Quirky Nomads Podcast has made this comic into a radio production!

The System 472: Road Sage

More info here » ALSO: Now avaiable as an 11×17 print! Check it out here. This is a followup to one of the more popular comics in the archive, famously featuring “figure out purple”. Hitting conflict in the face with more conflict never seems to help, as both sides immediately identify the other as the enemy and shut off any ability to listen to reason. I’d like to point out where this comic starts, “when someone yells at you from their car”. UPDATE: Thanks for all the love on the comic! Take a Seat with Sway.

Jasonamendolara.wordpress. Chinese Sex Ed Book. Intended for first graders, this sex education book features funny cartoons, witty dialogue, testicles that talk to each other, and a condom wearing sunshades.

Chinese Sex Ed Book

It's too bad things in America aren't this open and accessible to younger people. 109 Random Facts You Should Know. (fairly long post) Know the Difference. My Immortal. Mental_floss Blog » The Quick 10: 10 Things You Didn’t Know Had Names. 1. You know how it smells after it rains? That clean, greenish smell when rain lands on dry ground? That’s petrichor , from the Greek petra (stone) and ichor (the blood of Greek gods and goddesses). The term was coined by two Australian researchers in 1964. 2.