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After taking the first sip of this Victorian Lemonade, I was left to ponder whether sugar had existed during Victorian times. Fentimans claims to pack the juice of one and a half lemons inside every bottle. They also claim that there are other ingredients mixed in, but I highly doubt it. This is some goddamn sour lemonade.
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Building Stories by Chris Ware
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Portrait of an Iron Giant as a Young Vin Diesel by Mike Mitchell
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What Once Was by Dan McCarthy
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The McFlys by Kirk Demarais
I will find a way to have this print framed and hanging over the fireplace of my future home.
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Joker and Lex by Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo (click to embiggen)
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Sex Bob-Omb by Daniel Danger - View the video on the design process here.
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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World created by Martin Ansin for a preview screening at the Alamo Drafthouse - View the Nega variant here.
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LifeHacker: How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
Pay particular attention to the difference between using only lowercase characters and using all possible characters (uppercase, lowercase, and special characters – like @#$%^&*). Adding just one capital letter and one asterisk would change the processing time for an 8 character password from 2.4 days to 2.1 centuries.
I use 1Password on my Mac and iphone/ipad because the passwords I use have gotten too long and difficult to memorize. The funny thing is that I sometimes forget the master password required to access the app. (via boingboing) -
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Batman & Batgirl by Chris Samnee
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I’m pretty good with budgeting my money these days, but every now and then I’ll be short on cash. This leaves me scratching my head, but then I look at my collection of nerd crap (i.e. replica ceramic Disneyland beverage cup and popcorn box, and Carl vinyl figure) and remember why I’m broke.
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Seven Days of Soda: Day 7
I bought more than just seven days worth of soda to taste, and my teeth despise me for this. I don’t drink strawberry soda often, but it’s one of my favorite flavors to try when it’s available. I tried to drink these bottles in the order I thought I’d like least to most, so it’s quite disappointing to tell you that I didn’t like Strawberry 101 as much as I hoped to. Have you ever gotten to the bottom of a strawberry banana smoothie, where there’s an ounce or two of melted smoothie, and you drank it? That’s what this tasted like, but with no banana. There’s a real strange sweetness to Strawberry 101 that I didn’t like. I prefer strawberry Fanta over this one.
Verdict: Do Not Like
As I’ve said before, I like any beverage that looks like Windex, anti-freeze, alien blood, or mutagen, so what’s not to like about AJ Stephan’s Lemon & Lime? Well it’s hard to like something that taste like tonic water and lime’s asshole. There’s no noticeable lemon flavor, and before trying this, I just assumed it would taste like 7-Up or Sprite. It mostly tastes like the Lime soda I tried the other day, except sweeter with a slight bitterness. I never finish the sodas I don’t like, but this is the first where I felt the need to brush my teeth. Also, I hope they don’t google this, because then I’ll feel bad about the lime’s asshole remark.
Verdict: Do Not Like
I don’t know why RC Cola isn’t more popular. Is it a regional thing? Ice cold RC is perfect for hot days like today. If you’ve never tried any, just picture something in between Coke and Pepsi. RC will never replace Coke in my fridge, but it’s better than Shasta cola or any other mass produced cola of this variety.
Verdict: Do Like
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Seven Days of Soda: Day 6 Double Header
First up is Fentiman’s Curiosity Cola, which is a fermented botanical cola that has a blend of ginger and herbal extracts to give it a unique flavor. Fentiman’s were originally packaged in stone jars called “Grey Hens” that maintained the fermentation process up until it was opened by the consumer. Since it’s fermented, there’s about 0.5% alcohol content. Drink about 72 of these and Curiosity Cola will get you drunk. Okay, maybe not. The mix of ginger and herbal extracts gives this beverage a light and refreshing taste. Fentiman’s has a long tradition of making great beverages, and you can really taste that.
Verdict: Do Like
I’ve had Leninade before and didn’t like it. I remember it reminding me of Squirt, which I loathe. I decided to give it another try and enjoyed it more this time around. The flavor is a blend of citrus fruits that isn’t too sweet, and on second tasting, does not taste like Squirt. I’m beginning to notice a trend with these sodas I’m trying. I tend to like the sodas made with natural ingredients over those using artificial ones. Leninade falls in the artificial group, and while I like the flavor, I don’t find it as refreshing as other sodas I’ve tried.
Verdict: Kind of Like
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Seven Days of Soda: Day 5
When I was at the store, I mostly picked which sodas I was going to try based either on flavor or bottle art. In this case the bottle art won, because hey… kid with a parrot. Capt’n Eli’s Blueberry Pop was a soda I expected to be very sweet. The flavor is rich and surprisingly not overly sweet. This soda is naturally brewed with real sugar and real blueberries, and you can tell with a flavor that just seems natural. There are four types of soda I drink: Coke, 7-Up, strawberry soda, and orange soda. I can easily add blueberry to the list. This is the first soda I’ve tried this week that is one I can see myself drinking regularly.
Verdict: Do Like
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