... with a curl in the middle of his forehead.
This afternoon I tuned into curling, knowing absolutely nothing about the sport but vaguely interested due to all the raves I've seen. And the U.S./Sweden match was utterly riveting. I loved it! All that strategy and precision remind me of a live-action version of Tetris or Snood. My complete ignorance of the sport was probably a good thing, as I had no idea that the American team has really sucked during the Games. ;) Eh, they were really interesting to me! When they won in the 11th end, I actually cheered aloud. So much fun! I'll have to track down more of the matches over the next week.
That's the most interesting thing in my life right now, so I'll do a linkspam.
-- The big excitement in Atlanta on Thursday was when a circus zebra escaped and ran down the highway.
-- Time has an interesting piece on McDonald's research-and-development chef.
-- Mental Floss has video of a J.K. Rowling speech on failure and imagination.
-- Heh. EW asks if we're finally ready to like Marc Blucas.
-- Slate gives me a sigh of relief by explaining that food expiration dates really aren't that big a deal.
-- Poniewozik is horrified by that '80s child robot gem, Small Wonder
-- Jez sings the praises of that gorgeous guy in the Old Spice commercials. He's on a horse! If you haven't seen it yet, watch now.
-- Cool quiz: What typeface are you? I am dot matrix. Huh.
-- Although the worst of it appears to be over (knock on wood), I got a kick out of these hilarious instructions for how to shovel snow.
-- And yes, I totally aced Mental Floss's quiz about This American Life.
That's the most interesting thing in my life right now, so I'll do a linkspam.
-- The big excitement in Atlanta on Thursday was when a circus zebra escaped and ran down the highway.
-- Time has an interesting piece on McDonald's research-and-development chef.
-- Mental Floss has video of a J.K. Rowling speech on failure and imagination.
-- Heh. EW asks if we're finally ready to like Marc Blucas.
-- Slate gives me a sigh of relief by explaining that food expiration dates really aren't that big a deal.
-- Poniewozik is horrified by that '80s child robot gem, Small Wonder
-- Jez sings the praises of that gorgeous guy in the Old Spice commercials. He's on a horse! If you haven't seen it yet, watch now.
-- Cool quiz: What typeface are you? I am dot matrix. Huh.
-- Although the worst of it appears to be over (knock on wood), I got a kick out of these hilarious instructions for how to shovel snow.
-- And yes, I totally aced Mental Floss's quiz about This American Life.