List o sites

2011-10-22T10:51:00.000-07:00

Check out the great sketching from Kaffe 1668 coffee house in Greenwich Village, NYC

2011-07-10T15:41:00.000-07:00

Crime Map

Are you curious about the neighborhood you're moving into? or even just about the neighborhood you live in? check our Truilias crime heat map. It's in Beta, so it's only avail for some areas, but soon it will be avail in more locations. It is pretty slick though.

http://www.trulia.com/crime/#!san-francisco-ca/13/37.77096,-122.42529/San_Francisco,CA/

2011-06-09T23:23:00.000-07:00

Funny Rings

These rings from the Smiling Silver Smith's Etsy shop make me laugh!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/SmilingSilverSmith?ref=top_trail

2011-04-30T22:25:00.000-07:00

UI Stencils

User Interface stencils? Yes. this are handy tools for sketching out all of your UI needs, browsers, iPhones, iPad or Android, oh and yes, even windows.

Get them here:
http://www.uistencils.com/products/browser-sketch-pad

2011-04-09T22:33:00.000-07:00

Urbio Magnetic Garden Pots

These guys are asking for funding from micro-lending site kickstarter to create and sell their modern planters that make keeping plants in small spaces easier.

Donate to their start-up here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1627079510/urbio-vertical-garden

2011-04-01T22:17:00.000-07:00

Modernist Chicken Coop

If I ever raise chickens (which I hope some day to do), I'd like to raise them in these...

http://www.nogg.co/

2011-01-12T22:14:00.000-08:00

Two Leaves and A Bud Tea Sampler

http://www.twoleavesandabud.com/p_Canister-Sachet-Sampler-117.html

2010-12-21T15:27:00.000-08:00

iPhone app for the color blind...

Dan Kamisky has fixed color for the color blind with this app he built for the iphone...I love the story on how he came up with the idea (from his site):

'So, we’re in Taiwan, building something…amusing…when we go out to see the Star Trek movie. Afterwords, one of the engineers mentions he’s color blind. I say to him, these fateful words:

“What did you think about the green girl?”

He responds, with shock: “There was a green girl??? I thought she was just tan!“'

http://dankaminsky.com/2010/12/15/dankam/

2010-12-16T15:44:00.000-08:00

SpoonFlower Fabrics

There are some super-cute fabrics to be found on this site, but the best part of Spoonflower, is that you can order them on pretty much any kind of fabric you want!

http://www.spoonflower.com/

2010-12-08T12:11:00.000-08:00

Cool Basket for Your Bike

http://mioculture.com/accessories/pop-up-bike-basket.html

2010-12-07T10:54:00.000-08:00

Action Method

I'm always on the lookout for good project management tools, and I have just discovered a new one. Action Method, it would be most closely compared to BaseCamp, but seems to have a better User Interface (UI) and looks like it works well for keeping a personal to-do list as well.

It's free version allows you to create projects and delegate tasks to others, but limits you to 50 tasks total with unlimited projects (plenty for your day-to-day projects on a personal level) but if you plan to use it for an actual event planning tool or project management tool for your small company, you might want to fork out the $99 for a years worth of access. With this upgraded plan, you get file storage, and a whole slew of other features to make your life easier, like collaboration space, and online discussions.

It also has a free iphone app that ties in beutifully, and some paper accesories that you can order for your team to ensure that eeverything stays beautifully tracked even when you're jotting notes down at meetings.

http://www.actionmethod.com/Tour

2010-12-06T11:58:00.000-08:00

A blog that record the daily routines of interesting people. You can sort by type of jobs such as artists, stesmen, or writers; or habits such as procratinators, drinkers, early risers.

http://dailyroutines.typepad.com/daily_routines/procrastinators/

2010-11-30T16:28:00.001-08:00

Ego Book

ever wish you had a physical book out of your facebook page? well, here it is...

get your own here...facebook account obviously required...

http://apps.facebook.com/my-egobook/

2010-11-29T22:16:00.000-08:00

Recipe Look

Cool site where folks send in graphic instructions for cooking.

2010-11-21T19:13:00.000-08:00

Jackets out of upholstery

http://www.thrillist.com/video/179801

2010-11-14T00:10:00.001-08:00

A Life on Facebook

2010-11-04T22:16:00.000-07:00

DamnYouAutoCorrect.com

These are hilarious.
DamnYouAutoCorrect.com

2010-10-02T20:19:00.000-07:00

Find out if you're overpaying for rent

see how your rent comperes to others in your neighborhood

http://www.rentometer.com

2010-09-29T08:15:00.000-07:00

Awful Library books

Check out this site fr some terrible books found in local libraries around the country.
http://awfullibrarybooks.net/

2010-09-12T10:21:00.000-07:00

Using a Bridge to make Housing

What awesome ideas...I wouldn't say it's a smart thing to build housing on a bridge that is slated to be torn down for not being safe in seismic activity, but still, awesome conceptual ideas, and maybe better used in less shaky ground than the California Bay Area.

http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/bay-line.html

2010-09-05T13:12:00.000-07:00

if you're into animals - all kinds, like labybugs, or the Indian Squirrl pictured below, this site is for you.

http://www.arkinspace.com

2010-08-19T15:54:00.000-07:00

Northern California Bike Expo

Sunday August 22, 10-4 Julliard Park, Santa Rosa CA

Sell a bike, buy a bike, check out bikes...

http://www.bikesonoma.org/BikeExpo.html

2010-08-18T18:53:00.000-07:00

Zombie Pub Crawl

San Jose, CA - August 25th 2010

Starting at the appropriately named Gore Park, go on a pub crawl around San Jose in full Zombie mode, get your Zombie make-up done for low costs, and bring some canned food to give to Second Harvest Food Bank, and stick around for a screening of Zombieland.

http://www.zombieorama.com/crawlinfo/

2010-05-06T17:30:00.000-07:00

Couch Cushion Architecture - A critical Analysis

I heart this blog post:

http://blog.buildllc.com/2010/04/couch-cushion-architecture-a-critical-analysis/

2010-05-06T00:14:00.000-07:00

Bacon Camp

from the site: BaconCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment about bacon. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from participants who are the main actors of the event. It is community driven and everyone is encouraged to participate by presenting (food, art, demo), judging, or volunteering. BaconCamp is not a spectator sport.

http://baconcamp.org/

2010-03-26T19:57:00.000-07:00

The most convienient bottle opener ever...

http://www.thrillist.com/links/106348

2010-03-08T09:42:00.000-08:00

Recycled Trash Bag

pizzolorusso

2010-03-07T11:35:00.000-08:00

Gin Martini Soap

For those of you who love your drink, here's a soap that let's you smell like it to!

Check out the link for other wine and spirit scented-soaps:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/wineandspiritssoap?view_type=gallery

2010-03-05T19:25:00.000-08:00

Locksac

A Utah Company, created a 100% waterproof bag that is designed to keep contents safe from water, dust, humidity and air. The aLOKSAK comes in a variety of sizes, is the outcome of five patents and is getting great reviews in all the outdoor blogs and mags.

http://www.loksak.com/purchase/aloksak-6.html

2010-02-27T08:15:00.000-08:00

Modern Planter

It's pricey, but awesome...get it here: http://www.designnight.com/products/planter

2010-02-23T18:13:00.000-08:00

Cooking Classes in Reno

Back of the House cooks offer a ton of classes in cooking, including wine & beer pairing , hands-on, couples classes, and even a class just on sauces! Or visit them to enjoy their Whim! lunch every wednesday - friday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. for $15

http://backofthehousecooks.com/cook-calendar.html

2010-02-17T16:51:00.000-08:00

Making Passive Aggressive Notes Easier...

Annoyed by your neighbors old junker, or constant dog poo issues? Send them a passive aggressive note through the internet!

http://notifyyourneighbor.com/

2010-01-22T23:47:00.000-08:00

iPhone covers

Get Uncommon features a number of cool iPhone covers by great artists that are customizable, and even lets you make covers with your own art!

http://www.getuncommon.com

2010-01-12T08:04:00.000-08:00

Beard Revue

A blog for beard and mustache enthusiasts

http://www.beardrevue.com/

2010-01-11T10:03:00.000-08:00

Letterpress studio

based out of New York, Smock paper makes fantastic tactile letterpress on sustainable bamboo paper

http://smockpaper.com

2010-01-11T00:01:00.000-08:00

Custom Artwork for your home print your artwork on real canvas

http://www.canvaspop.com

2010-01-05T18:30:00.001-08:00

SF CART PROJECT

find out where your favorite food cart will be.

http://www.sfcartproject.com/sfstreetfood

thanks to Don B. For the link

2009-12-23T18:55:00.000-08:00

Recipes

Search, organize, & share recipes in one place.

http://www.tastebook.com

2009-12-22T13:54:00.000-08:00

Kitchen Hardware
Some interesting places to get household hardware:

Rejuvenation carries a good selection of period correct hardware for your antique or vintage home. There's plenty of modern style in there too.
http://www.rejuvenation.com

Lee Valley carries a wide selection of kitchen hardware as well as tons of other household hardware and tools. They mainly carry what I would call basic hardware, but as you look through the huge selection, a few gems appear.
http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/index.aspx?c=2

Historic House Parts carries a selection of reproduction and antique home hardware. also doors, tile, stained glass. You name it, they've got it.
http://www.historichouseparts.com

2009-12-21T09:22:00.000-08:00

Levi's Exhibit through the new year in SF

http://www.onetrippass.com/about.html

2009-12-20T21:30:00.001-08:00

Magazine

http://www.seeingtheeveryday.com/

2009-12-10T16:36:00.001-08:00

Cool Walls

check the post from dornob designs:

http://dornob.com/wild-hybrid-walls-decorative-wood-plastic-wall-panelling/

2009-12-05T16:29:00.000-08:00

Really Cool Planter

Really cool Kiikku planter

https://www.unisonhome.com/index_secure.php?pid=170

2009-11-11T21:11:00.000-08:00

Oakland Cupcake Crawl

photo from cakejournal on flickr

http://www.yelp.com/events/oakland-uye-east-bay-cupcake-crawl?wy_s=o&wy_r=PqiGThb7SooTSBTjkWT0Cw

Bike from one delicious cupcake location to another starting from the Rockridge BART station this weekend...

2009-11-01T19:06:00.000-08:00

Urban Sketchers

A project where artists from around the world submit sketches from their cities.

from the site: Urban Sketchers (USk) is a network of artists around the world who draw the cities where they live and travel to. We have this blog, which is by invitation, and a Flickr group where anyone can share their location drawings. USk was started by Seattle journalist and illustrator Gabriel Campanario.

http://www.urbansketchers.com/

2009-10-31T21:03:00.000-07:00

Daily Drop Cap

iss those fancy intros to paragraphs from the print world? Go to daily drop cap to find awesome dropcaps...

http://dailydropcap.com

2009-10-30T11:36:00.000-07:00

Chad Hagen

His series of nonsensical infographics is very interesting...

http://www.chadhagen.com

2009-10-28T15:58:00.000-07:00

Write Your Own Book

Fast Pencil is an online tool that lets you write publish and print your on book in any quantity you'd like.

http://www.fastpencil.com/

2009-10-17T16:55:00.000-07:00

Trekdesk

http://www.trekdesk.com/

desk for your treadmill...get work and exercise at the same time...

2009-10-16T13:23:00.000-07:00

Exotic Stuffed Animals

http://www.thisplaceisazoo.com

2009-10-15T15:03:00.000-07:00

http://www.dresserjohnson.com/design.html

2009-10-14T16:37:00.000-07:00

Cool Jewelry

Made from eco-friendly plastic, these cool pieces look a bit like 3-dimensional tattoos...

http://www.brooklyn5and10.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BC3211

2009-10-07T16:38:00.000-07:00

http://www.chompchomp.com/

for all your grammar needs...

2009-09-24T17:02:00.001-07:00

National Punctuation Day

http://www.nationalpunctuationday.com/

2009-09-20T13:02:00.000-07:00

There I Fixed It

This site is full of hilarious half-assed attempts to fix things. Here's one of my favorites:

http://thereifixedit.com/2009/09/16/epic-kludge-photo-this-axle-is-perfectly-fine/

2009-08-21T13:03:00.000-07:00

Street Food Festival

Tomorrow in SF, a celebration of street food with a gourmet twist.

http://www.sfstreetfoodfest.com/

from the website:
"The day-long block party will bring together micro-entrepreneurs, informal food vendors and renowned chefs to celebrate great street food, entrepreneurial spirit and the vibrant communities of San Francisco. In addition to delicious eats, the festival will feature a beer and spirits garden, roving street musicians, street art projects, and a hands-on children's play area, as well as multi-lingual services for attendees. The event is a benefit for La Cocina."

2009-08-12T15:14:00.000-07:00

Artist Jill Lynn

http://www.jill-lin.com

2009-08-12T13:05:00.000-07:00

French Artist Lyndie Dourthe

http://lyndiedourthe.monsite.wanadoo.fr/page5.html

2009-08-11T19:31:00.000-07:00

OSCS Sailing

Wednesday Night Sails - $40 to go for a ride on a sail boat, and get fed? score.

Alameda, CA - Every Wednesday through October

2009-08-07T14:24:00.000-07:00

An Awesomely appropriate use for Twitter...

Carte 415 is a lunch cart that is currently hanging out at 101 2nd Street in SF. Serving tasty food, and twittering you updates and specials so you don't have to hike all the way down there to find out. Follow them here: http://twitter.com/CARTE415

http://www.carte415.com/menu.php

2009-07-28T15:08:00.001-07:00

Create a guest-requested playlist for you next party... http://www.flavortunes.com/

2009-07-24T13:13:00.000-07:00

Plant ID

Every have a plant you lost the tag for and can't remember the name, or have a "weed" growing in your yard that you'd like to ID? or maybe even have a neighbors plant creeping into your yard? Find out what it is with MyPlantID.

http://myplantid.com

2009-07-22T19:13:00.000-07:00

Helen Musselwhite is a paper artist based out of England. Her work look super intricate, and is layered for a 3D look.

http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

Thanks to calamari for the link.

2009-07-21T00:11:00.000-07:00

Cardboard Tube Dueling

http://www.tubeduel.com/sf/

2009-07-19T12:41:00.000-07:00

Handmade Beards

imadeyouabeard.etsy.com

2009-07-10T16:10:00.000-07:00

100 extraordinary examples of paper art from web designer depot

Awesome examples of artwork made of paper from artisits like Jen Stark, Peter Callesen, Simon Schubert, and others...

http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/05/100-extraordinary-examples-of-paper-art/

2009-07-08T13:29:00.000-07:00

There I Fixed It

fantastic site of homemade fixes.

thereifixedit.com

2009-06-21T10:37:00.000-07:00

Pimp That Snack

Why not? If you love you snacks, and want to learn to make gigantic versions of them, you must check this site out.

http://www.pimpthatsnack.com

2009-06-20T00:29:00.000-07:00

Ugliest Tattoos

I think the title of the site is enough description to get you to check it out, but if not, maybe this photo will entice you

http://ugliesttattoos.com

2009-06-18T00:27:00.000-07:00

Item Not As Described

Some of the funniest stuff that people are trying to sell...

http://itemnotasdescribed.com/

2009-06-15T10:58:00.000-07:00

Hey Rude

Great site about rude people mostly on public transportation. Maybe check this site out and see if you are an offender...

http://www.heyrude.com/

2009-06-11T12:40:00.000-07:00

Napa Bike Tour with Wine tasting

This looks like great fun! Wine, Bikes and Napa what more could you ask for?

http://www.getawayadventures.com/tours/one-day-tours/

2009-06-10T20:36:00.000-07:00

Invites by Email

Love beautiful invitations, but hate using paper? Check out Paperless post.

http://www.paperlesspost.com/

2009-06-06T10:16:00.000-07:00

Buy prints here

Thumbtack Press sells inexpensive prints from hip artists around the world. The site lets you browse by artist name, price range or randomly. I found this cool print there by Ken Wong.

http://www.thumbtackpress.com/

2009-05-29T09:37:00.000-07:00

Tour de Fromage

Check out this awesome bike tour and cheese eating event, what could be a better combination? This Saturday May 30th in SF. Details at the link below. Check out the site for other cool biking events.

http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifhttp://www.sfbike.org/?chain

2009-05-29T02:06:00.001-07:00

Vanishing Car Act

http://www.lostateminor.com/2009/05/21/art-students-vanishing-car-act/

2009-05-27T20:28:00.000-07:00

iHouse

Here an awesome pre-fab house company with lots of floorplan options.

http://www.claytonihouse.com

2009-05-26T08:58:00.000-07:00

Hand-held bug Zapper

Get rid of those mosquitoes, gnats and other flying bugs with a hand-held bug zapper. It's powered by batteries, I love this idea!

found at Tanga: http://tanga.com/deals/current

2009-05-24T21:06:00.000-07:00

Fancy Coffee Art
http://www.lostateminor.com/2009/05/22/coffee-artwork/#more-19180

2009-05-14T12:47:00.000-07:00

Sveinn Birkir's Project 1976

From the blog: Some posts on this blog are tagged with '1976' - the year I was born. The idea is that in time, these posts will pile up and establish an audio/visual anthology of sorts for the year 1976.

http://sveinnbirkir.tumblr.com/tagged/1976

2009-05-11T13:53:00.000-07:00

Gigzee

See ALL the gigs going on near you. Gigzee promises to show you everything going on near you.

http://gigzee.com

2009-05-07T09:35:00.000-07:00

Draw Food

Riki Takaoka is a freelance cartoonist, who loves to draw what's around him. Check out his cool drawing here:

http://drawfood.blogspot.com/

2009-05-05T09:47:00.000-07:00

Bug Guide

I found this site when I was trying to find out how to keep the grasshoppers from eating all my plants. It pretty neat, you can look up any bug. There's even a Bug ID feature on the site that allows you to post a photo and have them tell you what the bug is.

http://bugguide.net/

2009-04-30T11:38:00.000-07:00

Old Folks with Style

This blog documents older folks who have distinct style in their dress. Some are very funny...

http://advancedstyle.blogspot.com/

2009-04-28T17:41:00.000-07:00

Run Amuck

Photo from ronstar80 on flickr

Part of the Reno River Festival, the Run Amuck is a 2.5 mile 2-person relay race with a 60-foot mud pit and the most fun part is that you do it all in costume. To sign up for this years run, happening on May 8, 2009 go here:

http://renoriverfestival.com/runamuck/index.php

2009-04-23T15:05:00.000-07:00

Meat Cards

Make your next set of business cards out of meat!

http://www.meatcards.com/

Thanks to TheJenny for the link!

2009-04-15T14:52:00.001-07:00

Cheap Gas

find the cheapest gas on your daily commute or really any trip...

http://www.billshrink.com/gasadvisor/index.bx

2009-04-09T12:03:00.000-07:00

Posters

This site has tons of beautiful typographic posters from designers around the world. Like this one from Begin, UK.

http://www.typographicposters.com/

2009-04-07T12:44:00.000-07:00

Crazy Shit

http://peopleinolongertalkto.blogspot.com

2009-04-04T11:21:00.000-07:00

You Can afford a Frickin Awesome Watch...

Much like bagborroworsteal.com where you can rent a fantastic purse by the week, here's an option for the guys: rent a fantastically expensive watch!

This Rolex is just an example of the huge selection of designer watches available to lease.

https://www.stealthetime.com/default.aspx

2009-04-03T00:18:00.000-07:00

Rental Car Rally

from the site: RCR 2009 SF2Yuma is a single leg competitive road trip starting in San Francisco and ending in Yuma, AZ. There is no set route, but each team must hit pre-defined checkpoints, the locations of which will be provided in the rally booklet given to each team at the starting line. Each team must provide photographic evidence of each checkpoint. No photos = disqualification. Each team is scored by a combination of odometer reading, team style, and hijinks (details below).

http://rentalcarrally.com/

2009-03-27T12:20:00.000-07:00

AWDIO

broadcasts live music 24/7 from around the world. Check it out - free to join.

http://www.awdio.com

2009-03-18T21:29:00.000-07:00

Garden Journals

http://www.arbico-organics.com/gardenjournal1.html

http://www.gardening-quick-n-easy.com/Garden_Journal.html

2009-03-18T00:07:00.000-07:00

Specialty Fragrances

Crazy scents like Dirt, Tomato, and Laundrymat are just a small example of the 200+ scents from Demeter Fragrances

http://www.demeterfragrance.com

2009-03-10T20:28:00.000-07:00

Make a font out of your own handwriting!

http://www.yourfonts.com

2009-02-15T15:44:00.000-08:00

XKCD - a comic strip

As the site says: A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. There are some gems in here especially if you're bit of a geek.

http://xkcd.com

2009-02-07T19:00:00.000-08:00

Awesome Vinyl wall graphics

Check out this cool guitar themed wall vinyl headboard from Vinylo Design.

http://www.vinylodesign.com

2009-02-06T16:48:00.000-08:00

Recognize any of these people?

here's a blog dedicated to found cameras & memory cards.

http://ifoundyourcamera.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

2009-02-01T20:57:00.000-08:00

Cool Jewelry on Etsy

This is from Alisa Miller - metalsmith

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5278612§ion_id=5275967

2009-01-29T22:33:00.000-08:00

Cool Photo Blog

Great blog about awesome photographer like Chad Ress's image above.

http://www.featureshoot.com