Bears in a glass dome!

Also, it turns out there's more of the Jeff Canham birdhouses that I linked to the other day. Check them out here.
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I'm pretty sure I put this all together on Friday, then forgot about it, so here you go now.

Big week! Julia and Gord are in town and were over with Eileen last night. Already looking forward to getting together again. This weekend is Conan in Toronto, and hopefully a round of discgolf as I'm pretty sure Chicopee officially opens on Saturday. Awesome.
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The 2010 Vader Project. Damn. Neat stuff. Love the flocked one with the brain. This gas mask one popped up elsewhere in my travels. All gas masks should look like that...
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So it looks like a lot of people whose blogs I read have gone to the Brimfield Antique Show, and now I'm itching to go. An excuse to go back to Massachusetts? Maybe!!

Seriously though, check out ACL's day 1 and day 2, with more to come it would seem. The line "I probably saw more waxed canvas yesterday than in the last five years combined" pretty much makes me salivate. Some amazing looking stuff in there. 

And here's design*sponge's look at Brimfield. For the ladies...

So, September 7-12, eh?
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A couple days ago there was a nedroid comic that had me terrified that there were no more coming, and then he posted this adorable comic. And the mouse-over listed a url that takes you to this site, which is even more adorable! "This is my best friend Reginald. He is the best friend I have ever had!"
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Hammarhead is putting out some pretty sweet motorcycles. I'll take a Woodsman or a Jack Pine please! Also on the motorcycle front, check out Deus custom motorcycles too. I may have linked to them before. So nice.

Also, why is the Yamaha SR 400 still made, but only available in Japan? That's bike I could go for. It's no vintage Honda, but for a new bike, it's pretty on point to that end.

Someday I really need to get my motorcycle license...

How cute is a clothesline that comes out of a birdhouse, that goes with clothespins that look like birds that get stored inside the birdhouse? Super cute. How do I get one? (from Canadian Design Resource)
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 I always love it when blogs I read feature things that I am kind of obsessed with, but don't really think that (very many) other people are. Case in point: the tent display at Canadian Tire.

Those mini tents pretty much make my day. Sometimes I go out of my way when in there just to go by and see them. That post sums it up nicely when it says "I was instantly drawn to this display. First by its cuteness, but then by its usability." I always want to own one of them. What I would do with it, I do not know, but you know me and wanting...
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Here's a handy little chart that helps you to compare the differences between Akzidenz-Grotesk and the typefaces that came out of it.

Perhaps more importantly, here are some pages that talk about the differences between Helvetica, and its bastardization, Arial.
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Lego disc golf.
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What a weekend! Picked up Conan tickets, went to Ikea, played glow in the dark mini-golf, ate at Chili's, and that was just Saturday.
Tonight I start week 4 of Couch to 5k. A little nervous about it, but also looking forward to it. I think this week is when I move from walking most of the time, to jogging most of the time....

How much do I want to try Bacon Bourbon Caramel Corn? A LOT. That's how much.

"The intersection of smoky bacon, popcorn and rich, bourbon caramel...This is where sweet meets savory!" Sounds so good!
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Favourite quote recently? "You can do anything you want in life, unless Jay Leno wants to do it, too." Good one Conan!

And a nice show of solidarity from Letterman in this one: "In the television industry, there are two types of talk-show hosts: Jay Leno, and those who have been victimized by Jay Leno."

Some good info about the Leno ratings drop here.
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This tab has been open in my Firefox for pretty much ever, and I keep forgetting to post it: What's He Building in There on MTV. Nice work guys.
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Have I mentioned before that I love Glee? It's going to be way too long to wait until April for more. In the interim, here's another video that I keep forgetting to post that might help getting through that wait: Behind the Scenes of the Kiss. So cute.

Conan O'Brien Says He Won't Host The Tonight Show Following Leno.

I've been dying to know what Conan would decide on this, and I am so happy with what he has come out and said. I thought the whole giving Leno the 10pm show was pretty much the worst idea in TV ever when it happened, and think that this whole 11:35, 12:05, 1:05 lineup is ridiculous, and offensive to Conan. If Leno's show is a failure, then it's a failure, and Leno and his show should pay the price, not everyone else on NBC's late night lineup. TV without Leno would be a much better place.