Things I Like: Fat Grip

Reading Time: 2 minutes This “Things I Like” post is on a band I like: Fat Grip. Fat Grip is a Connecticut-based band that were nominees of the Hartford Advocates “Best New Group” of 2009. They wrote/recorded the theme song for the WCCC 106.9  “Picozzi, Klonk & Holden Show.” Within the past year, they Continue Reading →

The Stink Bug Invasion 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS DRAMATIZATIONS OF REAL LIFE EVENTS! Before moving to Pennsylvania I had never encountered a stink bug before. The brown marmorated stink bug is an invader and was not previously a resident of North America. It was apparently accidentally introduced into eastern Pennsylvania, probably from a shipment Continue Reading →

Things I Like: Bones (The Fox drama)

Reading Time: < 1 minute This “Things I Like” has been posted early for the simple fact that I have a small obsession with the topic: Bones, the crime drama on Fox Network. (The new season is starting up. You can’t imagine how ridiculously excited I am about this.) Bones is an American crime drama Continue Reading →

Happy First Day of Autumn

Reading Time: < 1 minute Enjoy the autumnal equinox! Here’s to an exciting Autumn 2010. I hope I can make it through without suffering massive burnout at the end of the season. Here’s to increased tea drinking, mailing of applications, researching, apples and hot cider. Here’s to asters, brilliant colored foliage, and the smell of Continue Reading →

Jane Austen’s Fight Club (via TwoTurntablesNMic)

Reading Time: < 1 minute After transcribing  1850’s correspondence letters as part of my job as a transcriber for grad school,  I came across this brilliant video gem that has apparently been floating around for the past two months (while I’ve been buried in work.) In this video produced by RELATIVELY BADARSE PRODUCTIONS and brought Continue Reading →

Generation Y Giving Cars a Pass- Kiplinger

Reading Time: < 1 minute While I love my car, I am always looking for ways to cut back on driving it if I can. (I only get paid once a month so I really have to budget everything out.) I am always lamenting the lack of decent public transportation like that in  New York Continue Reading →

Friday Feature: Visualingual

Reading Time: < 1 minute This “Friday Feature” is on blog whose post I highlighted just recently: VisuaLingual. According to their about page, VisuaLingual is a small design and print studio located in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati. The studio visualizes aspects of places through self-authored and commission-based work. This allows them to explore the idiosyncrasies of hyper-localized Continue Reading →

Things I Like: Anamanaguchi

Reading Time: < 1 minute Following up with the early 90’s theme from this month’s “Sunday Sense” series, this “Thing’s I Like” post brings back memories of 8-bit video games and music. While popular culture brings us a world of realistic 3-D graphics and a digital musical experience, the 8-bit genre is music written with Continue Reading →

Life: Clear yet hazy is on Twitter

Reading Time: < 1 minute That’s right! I have finally created a twitter account for the blog! https://twitter.com/Lifeclearhazy You can catch updates from the blog by following it on Twitter as well now. I made it easy by adding a new area on the right sidebar so you can follow my tweets. Thanks to all Continue Reading →

This Was So NOT MY FAULT!!! (via Ordinary But Interesting)

Reading Time: < 1 minute Today, I came across this on my way into my apartment for lunch. Then, when I logged into WordPress I saw the post below on Freshly Pressed. Is there some sort of mantis ninja takeover? You have to check out the amazing pictures. Honest Injun I did not do anything Continue Reading →