Window to the world

Admittedly this new balcony/window from Dutch architecture firm Hofman Dujardin seems kind of dodgy to me, but then again so does legalized prostitution, and they seem to have made that work. It really is brilliant. Now if I can just rid my brain of those images of the Chicago porches collapsing, I should be fine.

Shitty bum

Though I still haven’t found a reasonable way to buy a copy of C-Mon & Kypski’s “Shitty Bum” since hearing their 2005 SXSW performance, I can at least console myself with the video’s availability on YouTube.

Wikipedia’s limitations

While attempting to bone up on my new home state via Wikipedia, I gleaned a fun factoid about the state’s motto.

Bandwagon

Never one to pass up an opportunity to plug for someone else, I’m jumping on the bandwagon.

Mayor Cold Turkey

With Gavin Newsom’s decision to go into rehab for his drinking, it occurs to me that maybe moving to San Francisco would have offered a smoother transition from Vegas than Oakland does.