*miserychick is actually happy

spending the weekend here reading The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

It’s an interesting contrast that I’m following the deterioration of the political system in Bangkok while watching all the hopeful speeches from the DNC at the same time (literally, using two browser windows).
Protesters in Bangkok have occupied the Government House since early Tuesday in an effort to depose the current PM and his government. [...]

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IMG_87, originally uploaded by Barack Obama.

All the graphic and identity work for the Obama campaign really deserves an award. And it’s about time politicians get savvy with design.
Yes, we CAN be aesthetically pleasing!

i love it.

One of the best truism of our time:

 web without sense.
via Fabrica blog (ah, my baby, how i miss you!)

Beijing 2008 - It’s a wrap - The Big Picture - Boston.comanother collection from the olympics. love the photo of the photographers.
Fotostrecke: Die besten Bilder der Spiele - Olympia 2008Collection of really great images from the Beijing Olympics.
…. typography is everywhere.good typography is invisible, bad typography is everywhere. so true.
Satellites track Mexico kidnap [...]

Protestors in Bangkok are trying to overthrow the government.
Shortly after 6.00 am on Tuesday, the People’s Alliance for Democracy successfully blocked every entrance of Government House. Protesters managed to partially blocked telephone connections and periodically switched off the electricity…
Pad Lay Seige On Gov’t House, Nbt Tv Station - Thailand Forum.
Update 26 August, 11am EST:
After the [...]