What the Cool Kids Are Reading
And by cool I mean me. Ok, me and millions of other blog readers around the world. Here’s what’s spiffy and worthy of some love this weekend.
CAKE!
First off my pal Marye at Baking Delights has absolutely nothing related to architecture but she does have something way offbeat; A Car Cake! Not a cake with a little toy car on it, not a car cake the size of a shoe box but an entire life size car cake! It does not even look like cake — I kid you not and it’s a must see.
DUTCH
It’s Dutch week at MoCo Loco and in one amazing post they have something for every offbeat guy and gal around. I’m talking crazy squirrels, a pitcher that pours from midair, blue sand castles, and more. In ONE post. Go see.
BEAUTY
Inhabitat has the most beautiful post; TEHAMA GRASSHOPPER Rehab by Fougeron Architecture. It’s a warehouse turned home that is stunning.
WOOD
Alternative Building Services has a nice read about how building with wood can be eco-friendly.
CO2
Blog like you give a damn, as always is, blogging like they give a damn with great information about the newest Alliance for Climate Protection advert: Black Balloons - Making CO2 Real. Nice ad.
HUH?
And in ‘links that really don’t belong here, but I’m posting it anyhow’ I think you should visit one of my favorite non-architect blogs Cranky Fitness. Why? Well, because it was maybe one of two blogs that made me actually laugh out loud this week. I don’t read blogs just to laugh mind you but it’s nice when it happens. The post you need to read is called, Really, Really, Random Friday. It follows a nice cynical science slant the whole way through and is very funny.
Short and sweet links this weekend. Enjoy.
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2 opinions for What the Cool Kids Are Reading
Crabby McSlacker
Nov 5, 2007 at 5:09 pm
Hey thanks, Jennifer!
Sorry I missed this post until now–especially since you’ve got some great links here to check out.
Though I don’t know if I should thank you for introducing me to a CAR CAKE, for heaven’s sake.
Because now I’m going to feel deprived until I can eat one!
Jennifer Chait
Nov 5, 2007 at 5:55 pm
You’re welcome Crabby; it was a good post. I don’t think it took you that long to find this post though — I only posted yesterday. I’m much worse finding links to me than that.
Also, even a very large super-sized crab could not eat an entire car cake. That would just be plum crazy.
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