Thursday, November 3, 2011

Devils Rancher - Art-wear

Devil's Rancher (User #19026) has created a site that is nominally "A T-shirt and Screen Printing Blog" but really it's about the whole biz of scree-printing and the things that go along with it. I really enjoyed his latest post on how to make an optimal screenprinting set-up which he was recently able to do with the space he works out of in Austin TX.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

SharkParty — ha ha yeah no.

SharkParty (User #135749) contributes to ha ha yeah no, a tumblr blog that examines sci-fi ideas that we may wish for, but shows us that, really, we wouldn't want them. For example, cloning yourself may sound like fun, but it's not all it's cracked up to be, especially when you find out that your clone is "the kind of mirror reflection of you that you needed to realize you are an intolerable asshole, creating a social divide between you and your clone that makes this whole process a total bummer." Same with telepathy, flying cars, first contact, food pills, and more. Each entry comes with a funny illustration. The site hasn't been updated in almost a year (much like the site you are currently viewing), but the pool of potential ideas to build up and knock down is endless. More, please!

Friday, December 17, 2010

moochoo - Adapting to Going Blind

moochoo (User #15955) has been writing a blog since 2005 called Adapting to Going Blind. The latest posts mostly concern jogging and parenting.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

James Scott-Brown - student of science

James Scott-Brown (User #95254) has created an entire XKCD index which is terrific.

Monday, April 12, 2010

I'm Doing the Dishes - Swaygo Gear

I'm Doing the Dishes (User #88491) makes backpacks for caving. Simple gear for extraordinary needs.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

The Devil Tesla - MeFi Tours

The Devil Tesla (User #87892) has created MeFi Tours which decontextualizes particularly great MetaFilter comments and what makes them so great.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

jammy - jammy

I've really been enjoying the page about rounds on jammy's (user #59115) website, {homemadejam}.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

ovvl - OVVLvverk

ovvl (User #94077) has a great blog about owls called OVVLvverk

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Thorzdad - Jim Draws

Thorzdad (User #20558) does illustration and design and he's quite good at it. Also his daughter is a high school grad and was a straight A student. Way to go Dad!

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

ibwologist -- FishCrow

ibwologist (User #94288) has been in Arkansas for years looking for the ivory-billed woodpecker and documenting his findings at his website fishcrow.com

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

The Whelk

The Whelk (User #80649) is a cartoonist and has a personal site as well as a blog with more regular updates. Recent fun bloggy additions include 26 scarlet letters and the all-too-identifiable 11 outfits of the urban freelancer. In real life, besides being a real working cartoonist/illustrator, he is the co-host for Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School

Monday, June 1, 2009

glider -- zentastic

glider (User #20964) has a small set of websites including his personal site zentastic. However, he has many other sites that are fun for a quick or a long look. For example, he is building a submarine. He's created a webzine for people who are living with and through chronic pain. He maintains a site for things that looks like ducks. And there is the tantalizing BodModSex claimed to be "coming soon."

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

63968 - pageslap

User #63968 has a fun well-curated blog pointing to fun stuff on the web. Not totally different from other blogs but it seemed to point directly to my sensibilities and I enjoyed every post I read on the main page, except maybe the one about leotards.

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Knappster - The Genealogue

Knappster (User #77551) maintains a blog called The Genealogue which makes the usually staid topic of genealogy fun in a bloggy sort of way. Subtitled "Genealogy news you can't possibly use!" it's a fun read. The first page includes posts on topics like "the first possible use of the emoticon?" and someone cleaning out their mom's basement and finding a civil war discharge signed by Abraham Lincoln. You might also enjoy the collection of Top Ten Lists including Top Ten Banned Family History Books. Chris's Blogger profile lists his profession as "Unprofessional Genealogist" so you may want to take his Exclusives with a grain of salt.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

emjaybee -- grabapple and smalltruethings

emjaybee (User #18778) has a hopscotch of websites past and present. Her profile links to Grabapple with six years of posts and another few years of blogging before that. Then it takes a turn and becomes, briefly Grabapple on Wordpress with a few more posts and another redirect. Finally we touchdown at SmallTrueThings, longer posts same strong reflective voice and hey a Flickr sidebar. A nice meander through the personal blog of a longtime MeFite.