Tuesday, March 26, 2002
Current astrological ephemeris! OHMYTOTALGOD, zen calm ink's natal sun is totally conjunct Uranus right now. I'm not kidding.
Thursday, March 21, 2002
Perfect editorial from the NY Times about the priest scandal.
In other news, the Pope is totally worried about this whole thing making other priests look bad. Oh yeah, and sorry about all those kids.
Wednesday, March 20, 2002
Enron voice mail, courtesy of zen calm ink's significant other.
Tuesday, March 19, 2002
Konzentrationslager, also known as the infamous Nazi concentration camps recreated in Legos. They're on display in the Jewish Museum in New York right now and attracting a lot of protest.
There's more stuff from the exhibit here, too.
Monday, March 18, 2002
It completely freaks me out that this lie is being circulated again. WTF???
Thanks to the Rev. for this terrifying link.
Saturday, March 16, 2002
101 Dumbest Moments In Business, thanks to e.
Friday, March 15, 2002
Twin towers of light
Friday, March 15, 2002
RuPaul has his very own blog.
Thursday, March 14, 2002
If you were a Japanese teenager, you would love this site and probably also Bathing Ape.
Monday, March 11, 2002
Here's more about Father Judge, the "first and most famous victim" of the World Trade Center attack six months ago.
Friday, March 8, 2002
Two new films about Matthew Shephard are coming up -- The Laramie Project on HBO, Saturday, March 9, and The Matthew Shephard Story on NBC, Saturday, March 16.
Thursday, March 7, 2002
MadKats -- Where Drag is King! -- is the home of the unbelievably cool drag king timeline. People are constantly updating the timeline, so keep checking back for more luscious ephemera from the history of cross-dressing females.
Wednesday, March 6, 2002
Rosie O'Donnell is finally, finally, finally out.
I know it's old news, but official proclamations are worth noting.
Tuesday, March 5, 2002
Damn, these are some nice little chunks of writing. And the essay about Nixon's anti-semitic comments on tape has all the links about the incident a person might want.
Friday, March 1, 2002
Here's the story of someone who got fired for writing about battling his demons.
Thursday, February 28, 2002
What it's like to be on that "Trading Spaces" show -- especially if you've never seen the show and/or think you are entitled to a better experience for some weird reason.
Friday, February 22, 2002
YAY! Hackensack finally brought it in Salt Lake.
Also, anybody familiar with the area would know that Willow-lookalike Sarah Hughes' commute -- from her home in Great Neck, New York to the Ice House rink in New Jersey -- is freaking brutal.
Thursday, February 21, 2002
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Thursday, February 21, 2002
You may be pleased to learn that zen calm ink has been gainfully employed since last updating. That is, if by "gainfully employed" you mean "working in fits and starts on various freelance assignments which may or may not pay the rent."
Oh. That's right, you're here for links. Cats, insanity, and amateur art: the three mainstays of the Internet.
Friday, December 21, 2001
zen calm ink is taking some time off for the holidays. We'll see you next year with absolutely the same look and the same attitude and new links. Here's an incredibly cheesy-yet-festive holiday site to keep you busy in the meantime.
Thursday, December 20, 2001
The annual round-up of Least Essential and Best music of 2001 at the Onion is worth checking out.
In other, completely unrelated news, there's a new release of LimeWire. COMPLETELY UNRELATED NEWS!!!!!
Friday, December 14, 2001
Are you thinking of moving to find a better job? Do a cost of living comparison between two cities or areas first.
Thursday, December 13, 2001
Take the Who Said It? quiz and see if you can tell the difference between former Senator Joe McCarthy and current Attorney General John Ashcroft.
Wednesday, December 12, 2001
Twenty-two artists are represented at Refresh -- The Art of the Screen Saver. Download one or more for free, and have a real work of art on your monitor.
Friday, December 7, 2001
Don't mess around with Santa.
Monday, December 3, 2001
Twenty-five years ago today, the Sex Pistols made television history and shot to fame in England. Here's a great collection of links about them, courtesy of the Guardian Unlimited and my pal Dave D.
Monday, December 3, 2001
I usually don't like toilet humor, but this flash cartoon, told from the turd's eye view is actually lovely, haunting and gross all at once.
Monday, November 19, 2001
Shoutout to Lauri H. for this heartwarming Thanksgiving story.
Wednesday, November 14, 2001
People are celebrating today in Little Kabuls from San Francisco to Virginia.
Tuesday, November 13, 2001
Mmmmm! It's not Thanksgiving without a savory roasted Turducken!
Monday, November 12, 2001
An absolutely hilarious and eerie -- EERIE, I tell you! -- rendition of the unemployed life, in Flash.
Friday, November 9, 2001
Let the Dismal Scientist help you calculate when you'll be laid off. And then you can stop snickering at poor, unemployed zen calm ink, you paycheck-receiving bastard!
Thursday, November 8, 2001
Whoa! There's a movie-related site with fun quizzes that zen calm ink didn't know about?
Wednesday, November 7, 2001
Some of you are gainfully employed. So here are 26 "Handy tips to help you stomach that soul-crushing job of yours".
zen calm ink is still sending out resumes in hopes of finding a soul-crushing job of its own.
Wednesday, November 7, 2001
Even the New Yorker magazine has its own blog!
Monday, November 5, 2001
"No, we're not playing The Sims! We're fighting terrorism!!!"
Saturday, November 3, 2001
Winston Smith's montage art just looks better and better as the world gets weirder. And this is a great site. Love the splash page.
Friday, November 2, 2001
Even if a mere five-figure salary is all you're hoping for, surf over to 6FigureJobs.com and check out their resources for job hunters.
Friday, November 2, 2001
This homemade Indi-pop video starts slow, but hang in there. It's I Kiss You set to music.
Wednesday, October 31, 2001
Did you see Challenger, the gorgeous bald eagle, flying at the World Series? Well, it turns out you can adopt him or one of his feathered associates.
Wednesday, October 24, 2001
Get your war on with these scathingly funny comics.
Wednesday, October 24, 2001
zen calm ink is looking for work. So here's the first site in a new series of cool sites for job seekers: Net-Temps.
In addition to agents that will email you job leads, Net Temps also has a helpful guide to re-doing your resume and a bunch of other little neat gizmos. Check out these relocation tools, for instance.