Some Random Things I Dig

• This political cartoon of optical illusions (thanks, Elizabeth)


• The work of Chicago-based silkscreen artists The Bird Machine (I recently purchased a cheap silkscreen kit to make a t-shirt for my girlfriend. I look forward to having time to play with it more.)


• This Onion article, with the sort of acerbic wit that's been missing from its pages lately:

  "So he tried pot—a lot of young kids these days do things they later regret," said Ellen, 51. "Everybody has regrets about decisions they made when they were young."

  When you read the article, you'll see why the part I boldfaced made me laugh outloud on the train this morning.


• Dashboard. I upgraded to Tiger last week, and already Dashboard has become an integral part of my routine thanks to iCal Events and DoBeDo. (And with Bluetooth syncing with my Motorola v551, I might actually get organized this year.)