Posts from October 2007.

A few internet gems…

I found these gems on the internet recently:

Yes, I know, I should be doing homework. I’m getting to it!

Life in Augusta GA

Life in Augusta GA

No, I haven’t moved to Augusta, but I might be. I wanted to read up on what life was like in Augusta, GA, so naturally I googled it (oh how Google-dependent I have become!). So what does Google do? To quote: “Local business results for life near Augusta, GA

Very funny Google. Are you implying that there is no life near or in Augusta?

MUJI’s Blackboard Globe to educate masses in geography

Blackboard Globe

Finally, a globe where I can fix things and make Lebanon the world’s largest country. And I can make it shaped like a cedar tree dragon or something. Thanks MUJI!

Via core77.

I love Target

So I went to Target today to buy some dishes for my apartment because my roommate who does have dishes never bothers to clean them and they stink everything up all the time. Well, I ended up buying a whole lot of stuff, from plastic drawers with filing cabinet to a toaster. So all this stuff didn’t fit in the cart, and I had to put the box with the dish set in it on the bottom shelf of the cart. Seeing as how I hadn’t had much sleep the night before, I think it’s understandable that in unpacking everything in the car, trying to fold the seats down to fit my stuff, I forgot to get the dishes from the bottom of the cart. More… »

Updates

I’ve just upgraded to Wordpress 2.3, and changed the theme (obviously). I’ve also been working on a new look for my site, which you can check out at nourmalaeb.com/portfolio. None of the links work, but I’m getting there. When I’m not doing schoolwork.

I want me some Happy Pills

Happy Pills

No, not that kind.

I found IconEye on dezeen, and their article on Happy Pills made me smile.

“Happy Pills is a sweet shop on a narrow plot in central Barcelona, designed by Spanish practice M. The shop, a tongue-in-cheek homage to traditional pharmacies, was designed to appeal specifically to adults in a busy shopping and tourist area with few school children.”

Designed by M.

AWESOME!

Yamaha Tesseract Concept 2

Totally awesome Yamaha Tesseract Concept 2. Via Autoblog

Third “1 Hour Design Challenge” from core77

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p>Third 1 Hour Design Challenge from core77.com about getting rid of plastic bags. Will definitely be interesting.