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Thursday, July 31, 2003 (comments?)
I've decided to take a hiatus from eclectica for a while. I'm not sure of the exact time, but probably for a couple weeks. I'll be back, though!

Good places to find interesting/amusing/cool sites to tide you over:
The Presurfer
Metafilter
Quiddity
Fark
Pop Culture Junk Mail
Plus all the links over there --->

Feel free to email me: joannaATSIGNeclecticat.net.

Tuesday, July 29, 2003 (comments?)
A quick update...

After checking out BuyMusic.com, I did a bit of research and found this. That information makes me wary to try the site out. Anyone out there have good (or bad) things to say about BuyMusic? If you do, please let me know!

Fifteen ways to leave your lover: "Following an Islamic court decision last week that allowed a Malaysian man to serve a divorce on his wife by text message, we review some of the strangest - and cruellest - ways to get shot of that special someone." How cruel some of those ways are!

Friday, July 25, 2003 (comments?)
Sorry for the lack of updates lately. I just haven't felt like blogging this week. I did do a bit of surfing last night, though, so here are some links:

At BuyMusic.com, you can buy whole albums for $10.00 or download individual songs for $0.79-$0.99. I haven't used the site, but I'm seriously considering it.

I'm so glad this is a hoax.

Looks like they used gentian violet on this polar bear suffering from a skin infection.

Sunday, July 20, 2003 (comments?)
Beans Around The World: "The amazing (but true!) journey of a can of S & W® brand black beans as they make their way across this great land of ours, and to other nations!" [via the scratching post]

What time is it? Yes, it's that time! ;)

"Amy found her third grade diary, and ten entries have been painstakingly colored with crayon and narrated by experts to preserve the essence of the third grade gestalt."

Remember the ACME catalog that Wile E. Coyote was always ordering from? Well, now you can view a reproduction of it at The Illustrated Catalog of ACME Products.

Bad Human Factors Designs: "A scrapbook of illustrated examples of things that are hard to use because they do not follow human factors principles."

"AddALL is a free service that searches for the best deal in books anywhere on-line. It was built by book buyers for book buyers."

While he's living aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 7 NASA ISS Science Officer Ed Lu is writing about his experiences. Read his letters at Greetings, Earthlings: Ed's Musings From Space

Teen survives plunge down two waterfalls: "'I really should have died...I think it was my gymnastics training that saved me because I'm really limber. That's what saved me, knowing how to roll.'"

The Map Room, a weblog about maps.

Playing God: Archives detail California group's eugenics plan. We're often lead to believe that unjust things don't happen in the United States, but some very disturbing and strange things have gone on in our country.

Wednesday, July 16, 2003 (comments?)
Just archived the June entries here.

I've noticed that people are coming to eclectica looking for Pirates of the Caribbean wallpapers and AIM icons. You can get the wallpapers here and here and the icons here. For good measure, here's a screensaver, too. Enjoy!

More pirate stuff: Pirate Wars, an online game. [via quiddity]

I had no idea there was such a thing as synchronized diving. Apparently, it's going to be part of the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Here's the 2003 Authors' Summer Reading Lists and last year's lists, as well.

I am not into baseball, at all, but think someone out there will like this: Baseball Blogs.

Need Wi-Fi access? Check out HotSpotList.com, "The Definitive Source For Wi-Fi Access Points."

Tuesday, July 15, 2003 (comments?)
Corpus Christi has been spared the worst of Hurricane Claudette, as it made landfall north of us. We'll be getting tons of rain, though, and gusts of (category one) hurricane-force winds this afternoon. [Local weather, for those of you interested.]

I'll get back to my regular updates as soon as possible.

Monday, July 14, 2003 (comments?)
Update on Tropical Storm Claudette, which is supposed to turn into a hurricane before it makes landfall: It's now predicted to hit the Corpus Christi area on Tuesday night. Looks like an evacuation may be in order. If I don't update for a while, that'll probably be why.

I just discovered snapGallery. I tested it out and it's quite spiffy.

Are you about to travel and absolutely need to stay in a hotel with net access? Well, then, check out GeekTels.

Ah, so these are the people who scooped up eclecticat.com just as I was about to buy it. At least they do have very nice jewellery.

Sunday, July 13, 2003 (comments?)
A bit of change: I switched out the logo and changed the colors. The orange was just too summery.

I'm starting to keep track of the books I've read on this page: books.eclecticat.net. It's kind of like a truncated booklog.

I'm keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Claudette. They're predicting it's going to hit Brownsville, TX, which is about 160 miles south of Corpus Christi. The way the storm is acting makes me think that it's going to head more north, though. But, of course, I'm not a meteorologist.

If the storm does hit Brownsville, we'll get pounded with rain here. I just hope Claudette doesn't turn into a hurricane, both for Brownsville's and Corpus Christi's sakes.

Saturday, July 12, 2003 (comments?)
If you want to see a fun summer movie, check out Pirates of the Caribbean. Johnny Depp as Cpt. Jack Sparrow = Priceless.

Oh, the irony. Jewel's close shave.

I think I'll vote Potus for President next year! ;) [via the presurfer]

Test your senses: Senses Challenge.

Tuesday, July 8, 2003 (comments?)
I'm participating in 26 Things | The Internation Scavenger Hunt. Here are my photos for Color and Scape.

More photography: Photos by Martin. Don't miss his travel stories. [via mefi]

And another photography project: 800x600. I like this one a lot: Banjo Lessons.[via the presurfer]

I love sites/zines like things. Ah, independent publishing, it's lovely.

I recently rediscovered Digs Magazine and Get Crafty, two awesome DIY zines.

The Works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft in both HTML & PDF formats.

Can't think of a color scheme for your site? Try the Color Schemer, then.

19th Century anime?

Monday, July 7, 2003 (comments?)
I submitted another photo to the Mirror Project: Salt Lake City 2003.

I've linked this site before, but new stuff is always being added. It's worth another look: Royal Journal of Found Art.

I don't have any more time this morning to update, so check out these sites instead: The Presurfer and Metafilter.

Friday, July 4, 2003 (comments?)
Happy Independence Day to all Americans! Just in time for tonight: How to Photograph Fireworks.

Photography Idol? Seems like an interesting idea. The name is a copycat, of course, though.

Word Chowder: A Collection of Light Verse.

Wednesday, July 2, 2003 (comments?)
Par-taaay in Vancouver tonight: Vancouver erupts in celebration over hosting 2010 Olympics. That's just what I was hoping to hear!

Songs about libraries and reading. Rock on.

The Google backlash: "The king of search rules the Web -- but now some of the natives are growing restless." I use Google all the time, but I am a bit wary of how the company seems to be growing faster and faster. A bit of competition is good, I think.

The Buttonarium is an online button museum. It features hundreds of antique and collectible clothing buttons.

"Slow Wave is a collective dream diary authored by different people from around the world, and drawn as a comic strip by Jesse Reklaw."

"WatchBlog is a multiple-editor weblog broken up into three major political affiliations, each with its own blog: the Democrats, the Republicans and the Third Party (covering everything outside the two major parties." The campaigning hasn't even really started and I'm already tired of the hype.

I'm fascinated by this show: Everybody has a Story.

Check out the July issue of 28mm.

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