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22 Dec 20:55
Elephants never forget - and neither does Tufts
by adamg
KateFINALLY the upgrade poor Jumbo deserves.
BTW who's going to see kesha at spring fling STEVE?
Flying Jumbo pic.twitter.com/pKlsAjBZ2y
— Tufts University (@TuftsUniversity) April 9, 2015
Tufts installed a new Jumbo the Elephant today. The original, actual Jumbo, a gift of P.T. Barnum himself, went up in flames in 1975.
08 Jul 20:30
SPONTANEANATION EP 15: A Snorkeling Excursion Ticket KioskWith...
Kateanyone listening to Spontaneanation? Even though the name gives me Rural Juror-hives it is hilarious. There was a couple episode run for a while that were so good they'd merit re-listens.
SPONTANEANATION EP 15: A Snorkeling Excursion Ticket Kiosk
With Matt Gourley, Jean Villepique and Victor Yerrid
Featuring special guest Jen Kirkman
A Pod F. Tompkast reunion?!?! Oh yes! Southie herself, Jen Kirkman, makes her inevitable appearance on Spontaneanation.
EPISODE TRIVIA
- The bowtie I’m wearing was a gift from Engineer Sam upon the launching of the podcast! Still, Engineer Sam has never worked on Spontaneanation because he thinks it’s “haunted!”
- The ads aren’t funny in this one because I didn’t have time to make them funny!
THE NEXT LIVE SPONTANEANATION HAPPENS AT LARGO SATURDAY JULY 11 WITH MATT GOURLEY, AMANDA LUND, CHRIS TALLMAN, AND VERY SPECIAL GUEST SCOTT AUKERMAN! BE THERE!
Portraits by Rachael Porter
06 Jul 21:18
versesversus: This is, very possibly, the best essay I have ever read.
This is, very possibly, the best essay I have ever read.
06 Jul 18:19
Hawk catches Rozzie rat for dinner
by adamg
Katei hope everyone had really nice bbqs this weekend.
Ed Grzyb went out into his Roslindale backyard this evening to see this scene:
Apparently this hawk wanted to grill the rat he caught tonight.
02 Jul 16:04
dykevibes: a drake-themed party where we listen to drake and watch old episodes of degrassi and...
Kate(musical chairs)
a drake-themed party where we listen to drake and watch old episodes of degrassi and play musical chairs to “anaconda” but most importantly we just act very kind to each other in a way that is sometimes almost weird
01 Jul 17:51
This i less for the photo and more for the comments below....
by chozzles
Katerelevant
Sam likes this
30 Jun 12:01
Mineral Wash Chambray Joggers
by WTForever21
Katesam thank you for introducing me to this blog. i love it. also, check that they blurred out the logo on those chucks.
Awwwwwwwwwwww, SHIT!
Mineral Wash Chambray Joggers: $17.90
…
These dope ass joggers that are definitely NOT acid washed sweat pants are in FULL EFFECT, ya’ll.
These bad boys have been expertly crafted to attract HELLA fly honeys.
CHECK IT.
Mmm-mmm-MMMM!
I don’t even have to SAY it. It’s the PERFECT silhouette. Lady on top, off-duty Vanilla Ice impersonator on the bottom. SO GLAD this is in style right now. DAMN, we are living the DREAM.
Word to Your Mother, Forever21.
30 Jun 00:16
But how do you stay mad at DAT FACE?
Quick & Easy DIY Cat Onesie (For Over-Grooming Kitties)
by Jen
Kateyou guys just needed this
While I don't believe putting your cat in a onesie is a long-term solution for over-grooming, I've definitely found there are times when it can help, and save you BOTH a little sanity.
Since I first posted pics of Lily in a hastily-modified baby onesie almost two years ago, I've had a bunch of requests for a tutorial.
This was Lily less than 10 minutes after being put in her first onesie.
This is a ridiculously easy DIY (all you need are scissors!), so here's a quick rundown, plus instructions for putting it on your cat when you're done.
First, find the smallest zipper onesie you can:
The zipper is very important; I've tried one with snaps before, and they just don't work. (You cat can get a leg through the gaps.)
Lily is quite small and only weighs about 9 pounds, but the 0-3 month size is still pretty big on her:
So if you have a tiny cat, look for a preemie size. Otherwise, this one should be fine for up to a 15 pound kitty, easy.
Once you have your onesie, check to see if it has a stitched zipper catch on the leg:
This prevents the zipper from going too far down. If your onesie *doesn't* have one, you'll need to stitch one on yourself. Nothing fancy; just run the thread around 6 or 8 times.
Now cut off the onesie feet BELOW that stitch line.
I cut mine pretty short, so feel free to leave more on if you want more coverage on the back legs. (And you can always trim off more later.)
Now, with the zipper side up, cut a small slit on the left side of the zipper, just above the crotch. (You don't need to cut it quite as far up as mine.) Make sure you only cut through the top layer of fabric.
Flip the onesie over, and continue that cut through the crotch and up the back side, like this:
Now cut out a square or triangular shape, like this:
Since the onesie goes on your cat backwards, this is actually the belly side, so that flap is how much of your cat's belly you want exposed. I advise starting with a much smaller amount, since you can always trim off more later. (I did this in a hurry, so it's far from perfect.)
Flip the onesie back over, and it should look something like this:
And here's the back again - which will be the front on your cat:
You can cut the sleeves shorter, if you like, but I prefer to just roll them up. That way you can extend them if your cat tends to over-groom her arms, like Lily.
And that's it!
So you've got a cat onesie.
Now how do you get the cat in it?
If you have a relatively mellow cat, this is quite easy. I've put onesies on Lily by myself many times, but for the sake of the photos, I'll have John assisting.
First, lay your cat on her back on the back of a recliner or couch (or anything padded) - or have someone hold her on her back, like this:
Start by sticking her back legs through the leg holes,
... then carefully pull her tail through the crotch slit.
Next stick her front paws through the arms:
Now, with a firm grip on either side of the onesie edges, flip your kitty over and set her on a table:
Don't drop those edges!
Don't worry; she'll forgive you.
...eventually.
Now button the neck snap, and zip up the back. Stick your hand in there, though, to prevent the zip from catching any fur:
When you're done, the back should look like this:
This one makes Lily's legs look ridiculously short:
Hee!
I had a hard time getting a picture of the back while she was standing, so John decided to help:
Thanks, John.
As you can see, though, her belly is exposed through to the top of the tail, which means she can visit the litter box without any fabric getting in the way.
Which reminds me: because the onesie goes around the back legs, expect your kitty to walk a little funny for a while. ("Have those cameras ready, sports fans!") And if you have a high-walled litter box, odds are she'll be reluctant to step over it, so watch out for "accidents"!
(Ask me how I know. >.<)
(Ask me how I know. >.<)
So, yeah, just to be safe I recommend taking the onesie off your cat for a few hours, at least once a day. We've been alternating with an inflatable collar or a Thunder Shirt, which works since Lily's hot spot is on her back this time:
(In the past her bad spot was always on a leg, so the Shirt didn't help.)
If your cat's problem area can be covered by a Thundershirt , then I highly recommend it. They run very small, though, so if your cat has a big belly, it may not fit.
I don't think the Thunder Shirt has helped with Lily's over-grooming (she just licks it, too), but at least she seems a little happier/more active in it versus the collar or the onesie.
And finally, I realize there are many, MANY treatments for over-grooming, so rest assured that John and I have tried almost all of them. We believe Lily's is mostly caused by a poultry allergy, but a stressful clinic stay seems to be the culprit for this latest flare-up.
All that to say: please don't mistake this DIY as a health recommendation for your own pets. It's just a tool I've found useful on occasion, like when we're waiting for new allergy meds to kick in, or trying to get an especially bad spot to heal. I hope it helps some of you, too.
All that to say: please don't mistake this DIY as a health recommendation for your own pets. It's just a tool I've found useful on occasion, like when we're waiting for new allergy meds to kick in, or trying to get an especially bad spot to heal. I hope it helps some of you, too.
Here's to healthy kitties!
29 Jun 16:09
Congratulations, Massholes:You're officially a thing
by adamg
Katenate, to add right next to "stinkaroo"
The Oxford English Dictionary has added "Masshole" to its lexicon, WCVB reports:
The term was added to the dictionary as a noun and is considered vulgar slang that is "a contemptuous term for a native or inhabitant of the state of Massachusetts."
29 Jun 14:35
Mastering Hamersley's Roast Chicken Recipe
by Penny
Katei never got a chance to visit hamersleys... but can try my hand at a recreation at home
I’m sure Ed and I are not the only Hamersley’s fans missing that restaurant’s fantastic roast chicken. I plan to master that recipe over the next few months. I’ve made it once or twice. But, as long as I could just take a walk to Tremont Street to enjoy the...
17 Jun 18:25
16 Horrendously Awful Disney Cake Disasters
Katei started crying when i got to the shark.
11 Jun 18:28
Hyde Park gets their goats again
by adamg
Kate!!
Associated Press reports the goats that munched poison ivy along the Neponset River last year worked so well the city is spending $11,000 to bring them back to finish the job - and then hoof it over to the George Wright Golf Course for some similar goatscaping.
09 Jun 18:23
With claws bared, a kitten attacks its own mirrored reflection,...
With claws bared, a kitten attacks its own mirrored reflection, 1964. Photograph by Walter Chandoha, National Geographic Creative
08 Jun 14:03
Pizza-eating Allston squirrel commemorated on Brighton traffic-control box
by adamg
Captain Nemo has been following an artist's work in Brighton Center the past couple of days - specifically, at the corner of Washington and Foster. Fans of images of squirrels eating pizza would be correct in assuming they've seen this basic image before.
The Boston Art Commission pays $400 to local artists for each traffic control box they decorate.
08 Jun 13:59
Sparrows at Franklin Park Zoo really feathered their nest
by adamg
Katethis is like when i furnish my brighton apartment with curb-freebies from my brookline neighbors.
Jef Taylor, who works at the Franklin Park Zoo, shows us the nest a pair of house sparrows built in a weed trimmer stored in a zoo tool cage:
Nest components: grasses, trash, flamingo feathers.
05 Jun 21:03
saltine crack ice cream sandwiches
by deb
Katei love this woman
... Read the rest of saltine crack ice cream sandwiches on smittenkitchen.com
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28 May 13:19
Tech of the Day: Google Might Be Working on a Creepy Interactive Teddy Bear
by TDW
Katei used to shove my hand-me-down teddy ruxpin in the back of the closet and cover it in heavy books, but despite these evasive actions (or perhaps because of them?) it would still occasionally move or emit noises in the dead of night.
Thanks to Google, a real life Freddy Fazbear might soon be lurking around in your child’s bedroom.
The tech company filed a patent for a new “anthropomorphic device” back in 2012, the details of which were just published online last week.
The rough sketches show both a rabbit and a bear with cameras in their eyes, microphones in their ears and speakers in their mouths so they can interact with humans and control various media devices in your home.
Basically it’s a cute, cuddly way for the NSA and others to monitor you and your child’s every move.
It’s also only a matter of time before these little critters control your brain.
From the “Abstract”:
Upon reception or a detection of a social cue, such as movement and/or spoken word or phrase, the anthropomorphic device may aim its gaze at the source of the social cue. In response to receiving a voice command, the anthropomorphic device may interpret the voice command and map it to a media device command. Then, the anthropomorphic device may transmit the media device command to a media device, instructing the media device to change state.
It could also be used to manipulate lights, the thermostat or other “Internet of Things” type gadgets in your home, presumably in conjunction with Google Now.
“If this was sold it would be something to cause a certain sense of concern about the creepiness of the product for families,” a rep for Big Brother Watch told CNBC. “Children’s toys should enable children to play in private and not be watched. It’s important that privacy and security by design is taken into consideration and is not an afterthought particularly when dealing with children.”
Of course just because they filed a patent doesn’t mean this will actually become a real thing.
“We hold patents on a variety of ideas — some of those ideas later mature into real products or services, some don’t,” Google told CNN.
There are a number of other devices already out there which you can can talk to including Amazon’s Echo, which was mocked quite a bit at the time of its release.
Google also owns Boston Dynamics, which has been creating some pretty terrifying robotic beasts, so don’t be surprised if their high tech Teddy Ruxpin stars crawling around your home in the middle of the night.
The post Tech of the Day: Google Might Be Working on a Creepy Interactive Teddy Bear appeared first on The Daily What.
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27 May 19:54
Newton BOLO: Giant Party Bagel
by adamg
Katerosenfeld's is a treat if you haven't yet checked it out
Photo by Greta Gaffin.
This photo, taped by the cash registers at Rosenfeld's in Newton Centre, never fails to crack us up.
Is Giant Party Bagel missing, the victim of some horrible bagelnapping? Or is it just boasting: Look at this, look at it! Giant Party Bagel doesn't mess around, it takes no prisoners and it's large and in charge. But imagine the tub of lox spread that goes with it.
21 May 20:18
Dorchester has the giant inflatable lock and now Fenway has the giant inflatable tie-dyed thing
by adamg
Katei love Art as much as the next LA grad but this looks like something I bought from Claire's in 1998.
Jess Idres shows us what's sprouted on one side of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. As the museum explains:
Fenway Deity is part of the Garden Deities series created by Ken Smith. The large inflatable installation, with a psychedelic spiral pattern and gold chain, will hang from the historic façade of the Museum facing the Boston Fens. Deity riffs on the Gardner’s large wheel window on the building’s rear façade, forming a transect line through the Museum, between the window and the installation. Spiritually speaking, Fenway Deity responds to the Museum’s 2012 relocation of its entrance to Evans Way - it will serve as a new conduit for the Museum’s creative energy to protect the Fens from bad spirits and promote environmental renewal, health, and happiness along the Fenway and beyond.
14 May 19:58
birdlord:phetdreams: Today was boring so I did it again. I need...
KateBurlinda Piggotsworth
Eustace CrumpleToday was boring so I did it again. I need help.
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14 May 18:22
I was looking through some old family photos recently and I noticed how much I liked the background...
Katethis makes me feel a little bit better about my clutter.
I was looking through some old family photos recently and I noticed how much I liked the background details, the glasses on the dinner table and the soda cans and magazines and just the general ephemera that dated the picture. It made me think of all these photos you see online, on Instagram and blogs, that are curated to show only clean bright surfaces without any clutter or actual life in them: how boring will those be to look at 25 years from now? (Not counting how boring it is now.)
14 May 15:13
Women of Color's Voices Diminished on TV with Cancellations of 'Mindy Project' and 'Cristela'
by Inkoo Kang
Katei hope somebody else picks mindy up :(
Yesterday dealt a one-two punch with the cancellations of Mindy Kaling's "The Mindy Project" (Fox) and Cristela Alonzo's "Cristela" (ABC). That both shows were named after their...
14 May 15:13
Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer of 'Broad City' to Write and Produce Movie with Paul Feig
by Laura Berger
Kate!!!
We couldn't possibly imagine better news to start your weekend than this: The stars and creators of Comedy Central's "Broad City," Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson, are reportedly developing...
13 May 22:37
Zoogoers could soon hear roaring in stereo
by adamg
Katewhoa whoa whoa. animal swapping among zoos is fascinating to me (the buffalo zoo recently sent off its polar bear cubs by FEDEX). and now the franklin park zoo is getting a murderous lion.
The Franklin Park Zoo announced yesterday it's obtained two lions to replace Christopher, who died of old age last month.
Zoo officials say brothers Dinari and Kamaia, both 6, could make their first public appearance in a week or two - the pair are still getting acclimated to their new surroundings.
The lions come here from the Dallas Zoo, which agreed to transfer them because the two weren't very good with the lady lions and that zoo wants to try to breed more lions. In fact, one of the brothers killed a prospective mate in 2013, although the Dallas Zoo emphasized the transfer to Boston "certainly isn’t a punitive thing in any way."