As we approach the most Hallowed of Eeens.
As we get ready for MikeDiDonato.com’s special Halloween MSPaint contest, check out this handy coolness chart for Halloween costumes.
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Author: spatry
Jul 3rd
This a cool video of a woman singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow backwards
Then played forwards: Here
To most this will be merely neat, but to Mike and Jesse I think it will be awe inspiring.
1 Comment - Voyager 1 Speed
Author: mike d.
Jul 3rd
Voyager 1, the space probe that we launched in 1977 is currently going about 62,500 km/hr (38,800 mph).
Whoa.
6 Comments - Hulu.
Author: mike d.
Jul 3rd
Hulu is good. Too good.
1 Comment - Aww factor through the roof.
Author: mike d.
Jul 3rd
From Boingboing.
No comments - Darth Vader.
Author: mike d.
Jul 2nd
oh Darth. you’re so crazy.
from Sander
No comments - Alice in Wonderland Chess
Author: mike d.
Jul 2nd
I don’t know how this chess set works, but it’s totally awesome.
2 Comments - Band name?
Author: mike d.
Jul 2nd
What do you think of Crocea Mors it was the name of Julius Ceaser’s sword and is latin for Yellow Death.
6 Comments - Level Up!
Author: mike d.
Jul 1st
I leveled up in Coffee drinking this morning.
I now have a +1 resistance to cream requirements.
10 Comments - I feel betrayed…
Author: mike d.
Jul 1st
2 Comments - Neat Weather Fact.
Author: Irene
Jun 27th
The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth is -89.4°C (-129°F), at Vostok on Antarctica on July 21, 1983.
No comments - Sweet Clouds.
Author: mike d.
Jun 27th
Check out this fantastic guide to some beautiful and rare cloud formations.
2 Comments - Do you have a minute…
Author: bdp
Jun 25th
Where I work, every time I leave my building I’m harassed by people looking for money… today it was MassPIRG, Greenpeace, DARE, and the Obama campaign. Today the greenpeace girl tried to be clever:
Greenpeace Girl: “Hey! What’s your favorite animal?” (as she blocks my path)
3 Comments
Me: “Pork”
GG: (looks dazed) - Guest Post
Author: Patrick
Jun 25th
Mike D! Come here! I want you!
8 Comments - Meat Art.
Author: mike d.
Jun 25th
Art and Meat, together at last.
From Ted.
No comments - Double Rainbow
Author: Ryan Schenk
Jun 24th
Tonight in Woods Hole, there was a Double Rainbow!
6 Comments - Harry Potter Puppet Pals
Author: Irene
Jun 24th
Ever wonder what Harry Potter Puppet Theater would be like?
Check it out here.
No comments - DIY Guitar Picks!
Author: mike d.
Jun 24th
Kurt found this sweet link suggesting methods to make your own guitar picks.
Anyone have any good ideas as to what I could make a guitar pick out of?
9 Comments - Lady Spinning on Escalator
Author: mike d.
Jun 23rd
Shaun L. found this totally sweet video.
1 Comment - Whoa
Author: mike d.
Jun 23rd
A ball girl at a minor league baseball game makes an absurdly insane catch.
Video here.
UPDATE: Debunked by Ben. See the comments.
3 Comments - Blindness
Author: mike d.
Jun 23rd
I’m excited; the book was intense.
1 Comment - Excellent idea for a belated birthday gift.
Author: mike d.
Jun 22nd
A life sized dinosaur model for my garden.
From Sander.
No comments - Switch… pitcher?
Author: mike d.
Jun 21st
If you enjoy baseball, you may enjoy this video of switch pitcher Pat Venditte and switch hitter Ralph Henriquez trying to figure out what the heck is going on.
No comments - Ice on Mars!
Author: mike d.
Jun 20th
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Secret History
The Secret History is a book that I picked up last Saturday at the Meriden Library. This was the last book in a ‘reading list’ provided to me by a librarian friend. And I’m glad that I ended with this one. To be honest, my excitement for reading waned slightly upon completing the last book: The lake of dead languages. Just enough so that I hesitated when I picked up this one… would it be any good?
I’m very glad I grabbed it. In my recent reading surge I’ve found that outside of the basic ‘good writing’/'bad writing’ separation there seem to be books with good plots, books with good characters, and books with both. The books with good characters, I think, are far better than books with good plots. Though you are free to disagree with me on that one.
‘The Secret History’ by Donna Tartt is one that, I think, has excellent characters and a pretty good plot. What makes the characters unique is that they are outcasts with deep flaws that are really tough to get your head around.
Our main character is Richard. He comes to a school and joins a group of students studying Greek: Henry, Charles, Bunny, and Camilla. The students are exceptionally bright, but fall into trouble when they find themselves in the midst of a murder.
Now, typically I think murder mysteries get a bad wrap. I think they can be seen as cheap entertainment. Despite the fact that this book deals with a murder… it’s hardly a mystery. I read it as more of a journey of a group of students and the interactions between them. The characters are just so wonderful.
I highly recommend this book. If you happen to read it, throw your thoughts in the comments.
Authored by: mike d.
