This Weburbanist list of geek pumpkins includes a Death Star jack-o-lantern, Mario, and ends with Stick and my classics pumpkins from 2004!!!  The photos of really artistic carvings make my Minoan octopus and Stick’s Greek helmet look not-so-good, but we were still excited and surprised to see ourselves on the list!
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Today’s found-while-unpacking picture is a Narragansett shirt from when I worked as a beer promoter in college. This job mostly consists to assigned places, giving out samples of beer, and avoiding the creepy guys… While wearing the t-shirt, of couse. Kind of like being a B-list Bacardi girl.
I did promos for a couple products, but […]

I’ve noticed that Beijing is really low on graffiti. There are exceptions — names and dates scratched into the Great Wall or dust-signatures on cars — but there are almost no spray-painted tags or the type of graffiti I’d expect in a large city. TikiChris has noticed the same thing about Shanghai graffiti:
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When I saw this on the first sign a few days ago, it was pretty funny, but now I think it’s a trend.

I think it’s the two colors and the lovely font that really do it.
Edit: Stick thinks I may not have been clear enough that this mojito is down the other place.

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Edit: No, I didn’t add that in photoshop! This is real sign at a bar by Houhai. It was midafternoon when we passed, though, so we didn’t stop to see if it was true.

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This picture has nothing to do with anything. I’m posting it to appease certain family members who’ve requested more nice photographs, and fewer pictures of starfish kebabs.

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