i notice lotsa weird stuff. here’s where I document fun, quirky, experiences with products and brands.Tumblr (3.0; @bchestnut)http://benchestnut.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwywrgIVzI1qanhoio1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Nice way to set overall user expectations.</p>http://benchestnut.com/post/14972827717http://benchestnut.com/post/14972827717Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:42:52 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpxjc2WLTc1qanhoio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>playground rules</p>http://benchestnut.com/post/8913637307http://benchestnut.com/post/8913637307Sun, 14 Aug 2011 14:00:02 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8h4url9ty1qanhoio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Feelings of euphoria and weightlessness are normal. Do not be alarmed.” </p>http://benchestnut.com/post/1090968104http://benchestnut.com/post/1090968104Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:54:27 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8g58elqza1qanhoio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My chat with a Thinkgeek support rep. </p>http://benchestnut.com/post/1088011882http://benchestnut.com/post/1088011882Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:05:02 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l83b23abW31qanhoio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Chimp in a bar…</p>http://benchestnut.com/post/1049999089http://benchestnut.com/post/1049999089Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:42:03 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l827ewX2RD1qanhoio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artgoeshere/4927530349/">CalcBot Easter Egg</a> (by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/artgoeshere">Joel Gillman</a>)</p>http://benchestnut.com/post/1046881873http://benchestnut.com/post/1046881873Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:25:43 -0400<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6qm30pwEY1qanhoio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>from blip.tv</p>http://benchestnut.com/post/913060433http://benchestnut.com/post/913060433Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:37:48 -0400“My 2 yo loves the monkey on Mailchimp, gets quite excited when he appears on Mummy’s screen!”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://twitter.com/absvos/statuses/20347451017">http://twitter.com/absvos/statuses/20347451017</a></em>http://benchestnut.com/post/907564825http://benchestnut.com/post/907564825Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:58:39 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5gb5stT8s1qb815co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://carpr0n.tumblr.com/post/810729980/what-the-hell-starring-porsche-997-gt3-by">carpr0n</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>What the hell?</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong>Starring: Porsche 997 GT3</p> <p>(by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/smuckatelli">Nigel Smuckatelli</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://benchestnut.com/post/886276210http://benchestnut.com/post/886276210Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:28:13 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l6g6av9hlZ1qanhoio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Unicorns are getting old. But not this one.</p>http://benchestnut.com/post/886252585http://benchestnut.com/post/886252585Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:20:55 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0lw2re8V71qanhoio1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nice share-thingy from gowalla</p>http://benchestnut.com/post/508003386http://benchestnut.com/post/508003386Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:04:03 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l0igun4Yqg1qanhoio1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>learned a new word today</p>http://benchestnut.com/post/503309549http://benchestnut.com/post/503309549Wed, 07 Apr 2010 10:42:23 -0400<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l053s5LZpZ1qanhoio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Just noticed GigaOm doing sponsored background images on site. Neat, and not disruptive. Stretched my browser, just to see the rest of the background, like I often do on twitter.</p>http://benchestnut.com/post/486332897http://benchestnut.com/post/486332897Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:31:17 -0400<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/9357984" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>t-shirt war</p>http://benchestnut.com/post/476220000http://benchestnut.com/post/476220000Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:27:58 -0400<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzufw4Uoky1qanhoio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Worried I won’t recognize this type of sound.</p>http://benchestnut.com/post/472654949http://benchestnut.com/post/472654949Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:18:26 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzoyzlcLrU1qanhoio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is how our art director slash head of DesignLab “officially” replied to my job offer last year.</p>http://benchestnut.com/post/465872562http://benchestnut.com/post/465872562Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:25:56 -0400mailchimp<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzdv4azVzf1qanhoio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sneak-peek: Monkey hats with even tinier hats on top. Details forthcoming.</p>http://benchestnut.com/post/452460804http://benchestnut.com/post/452460804Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:28:40 -0400<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz4s61IXUC1qanhoio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Working from home with tv on in background. Caught this ridiculously awesome soap opera scene.</p>http://benchestnut.com/post/441592807http://benchestnut.com/post/441592807Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:46:31 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyq4vfsLGw1qanhoio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Gold, silver, and bronze plated MailChimp wrestling belts. Details soon.</p>http://benchestnut.com/post/424709367http://benchestnut.com/post/424709367Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:57:11 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/owGykVbfgUE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>The “I’m on a horse” line at the end is hilarious.</p>http://benchestnut.com/post/408900692http://benchestnut.com/post/408900692Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:14:36 -0500