>> Pile of Index Cards. It’s more like How to Make a Complete Map of Every Thought You Think (which I originally linked to back in March) than GTD, but it certainly fits into the spectrum of anal-retentive data collection. (It involves large numbers of index cards. That’s suggestive enough.) The Flickr photoset is amazing. Almost unbelievable. It’s more office supply pornography (cf. Paper-Ya).

>> Fremont Outdoor Movies. A whole bunch of people pack up portable, foldable chairs, beanbags (thanks, Justin!), and blankets and crowd into a parking lot to watch a movie projected onto a whitewashed wall underneath the cloudy, nighttime sky in the quirky neighborhood of Fremont. It’s kitschy fun. My friend (the beanbag provider above) and I watched The Princess Bride. As you wish, indeed.

>> Costas Opa. It’s another restaurant recommendation, though I hesitate to state that the venue serves excellent Greek food, only because I don’t know what constitutes excellent Greek food. To my untrained palate, the food was delicious. Though my tastebuds were buzzing with glee (don’t yours?), I confess that I felt a twinge of guilt while dining at the cute establishment: I had spoken to a good friend (who is Greek) earlier in the day and she dryly commented about the fires on the Peloponnesian Peninsula (try saying that five times, fast): “The home that my dad grew up in is probably burning to the ground right now. That house was over two-hundred years old.” Oy. Good food in Seattle, bad fires in Greece.

>> Cool Running Log. Track how far and fast (or slow) you run. Comment about the weather. See how many miles you’ve put on your shoes. Create silly names for your loops.

>> Etsy.com. Hooray for original, handmade items! I am looking for a necklace to go with my black suit (I heart my suit) for my fellowship interviews. Something colorful, different, and curious, but not too curious—can’t look too liberal for these things. I haven’t found anything that has captured my attention… and there are too many choices. How about a Millefiori donut? or a petal necklace? a puzzle piece? a cookie? Suggestions are welcome. I am incapable of making independent decisions.