app02 Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:42:53 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) You Look Nice Today - Episodes Tagged with “Merlin Fave” https://youlooknicetoday.fireside.fm/tags/merlin%20fave Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:00:00 -0800 A Journal of Emotional Hygiene, staffed by lonelysandwich, scottsimpson, and hotdogsladies. en episodic A Journal of Emotional Hygiene You Look Nice Today A Journal of Emotional Hygiene, staffed by lonelysandwich, scottsimpson, and hotdogsladies. yes merlin mann,ylnt,twitter,california,scott simpson,lonely sandwich,adam lisagor You Look Nice Today spam@undisclosedlocation.com Episode 39: Razzledazzle https://youlooknicetoday.fireside.fm/39 Razzledazzle.mp3 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:00:00 -0800 You Look Nice Today 39 Razzledazzle full You Look Nice Today The artist doesn't normify. 35:15 yes <p><img src="https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/5/5b98cd23-82a1-456c-8b79-5a6f36ecd015/aENk1CS_.jpg" alt=""></p> <p>Unpeeling the gunt, extending the brand, and rendering a sidekick polyhedron that really scales.</p> <p><em>It’s a start</em>. </p>

Unpeeling the gunt, extending the brand, and rendering a sidekick polyhedron that really scales.

It’s a start.

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Unpeeling the gunt, extending the brand, and rendering a sidekick polyhedron that really scales.

It’s a start.

]]> Episode 37: The Magic Number https://youlooknicetoday.fireside.fm/37 ylnt_037.mp3 Wed, 19 May 2010 01:00:00 -0700 You Look Nice Today 37 The Magic Number full You Look Nice Today Victory 34:06 yes <p>We went, with some friends, into the woods. A few days later we left the woods. Our memory of the time we spent in the woods is a bit fuzzy; fortunately, someone thought to make an audio recording of it.</p> <p>This episode is about friendship. (And some other stuff. Well, mostly other stuff.)</p> <p>We never would have had the chance to make this if it weren’t for our friend Jesse Thorn—the brains, gumption, and do-juice behind <a href="http://www.maxfuncon.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">MaxFunCon</a>. So Jesse, this episode is for you. Throughout the month of May, whenever we make number three, we’ll be thinking only of you.<br></p> <p>(Please note: this is the show that Jad Abumrad was at, and he <em>totally</em> laughed.)</p> <p>One last note: print this out &amp; show us your Winston face for 15% off your first Maraschino Isopropyl at Mommy Needs a Minute. Look for a franchise opening soon, in your kitchen, as soon as I find that corkscrew…<br></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/noemontes/4594360393/" rel="nofollow noopener"><img src="http://youlooknicetoday.com/files/images/winston.jpg" alt="MaxFun"></a><br></p> <hr> <p>Black and white photos by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ransom-note-typography/sets/72157624033437806/" rel="nofollow noopener">Jon Deal</a>.<br> Photo #2 by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/noemontes/4594360393/" rel="nofollow noopener">Noe Montes</a>.<br> Photo #3 by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/spenceke/4595553161/" rel="nofollow noopener">Katie Spence</a>.<br> Photo #4 by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/merlin/4601323557/in/pool-ylnt" rel="nofollow noopener">Merlin</a>.</p> Max Fun Con We went, with some friends, into the woods. A few days later we left the woods. Our memory of the time we spent in the woods is a bit fuzzy; fortunately, someone thought to make an audio recording of it.

This episode is about friendship. (And some other stuff. Well, mostly other stuff.)

We never would have had the chance to make this if it weren’t for our friend Jesse Thorn—the brains, gumption, and do-juice behind MaxFunCon. So Jesse, this episode is for you. Throughout the month of May, whenever we make number three, we’ll be thinking only of you.

(Please note: this is the show that Jad Abumrad was at, and he totally laughed.)

One last note: print this out & show us your Winston face for 15% off your first Maraschino Isopropyl at Mommy Needs a Minute. Look for a franchise opening soon, in your kitchen, as soon as I find that corkscrew…

MaxFun

Black and white photos by Jon Deal.
Photo #2 by Noe Montes.
Photo #3 by Katie Spence.
Photo #4 by Merlin.

]]> We went, with some friends, into the woods. A few days later we left the woods. Our memory of the time we spent in the woods is a bit fuzzy; fortunately, someone thought to make an audio recording of it.

This episode is about friendship. (And some other stuff. Well, mostly other stuff.)

We never would have had the chance to make this if it weren’t for our friend Jesse Thorn—the brains, gumption, and do-juice behind MaxFunCon. So Jesse, this episode is for you. Throughout the month of May, whenever we make number three, we’ll be thinking only of you.

(Please note: this is the show that Jad Abumrad was at, and he totally laughed.)

One last note: print this out & show us your Winston face for 15% off your first Maraschino Isopropyl at Mommy Needs a Minute. Look for a franchise opening soon, in your kitchen, as soon as I find that corkscrew…

MaxFun

Black and white photos by Jon Deal.
Photo #2 by Noe Montes.
Photo #3 by Katie Spence.
Photo #4 by Merlin.

]]> Episode 35: The Sake Period https://youlooknicetoday.fireside.fm/35 ylnt_035.mp3 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:00:00 -0800 You Look Nice Today 35 The Sake Period full You Look Nice Today Not in a mean way. 29:41 yes <p><b>Subject: #1228743 “Mann”<br> Application Date: September 4, 1980</b></p> <p>Subject has submitted a new application to the Coolness Review Board. Note that this is Subject’s 12th separate application to the Board in just the past 2 years.</p> <p>No signs of progress.</p> <p>Pictured, above, is Subject’s self-declared “Summer Transformation.” No comment is required other than to note the outfit, which includes a web belt, painter’s pants, fake Adidas “four-striper” sneakers, a Dallas Cowboys T-shirt, and, tragically, Mork suspenders.</p> <p>It is the recommendation of this Coolness Officer that Subject be allowed to re-apply to the Board not less then two (2) years from now, or after the cessation of puberty, whichever is soonest.</p> <p>APPLICATION STATUS: DENIED (UNCOOL)</p> <hr> <p>ASSOCIATED MEDIA:</p> <p><a href="http://www.google.com/search?rls=en&amp;q=cyber+goth+dreads&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8" rel="nofollow noopener">cyber goth dreads</a><br> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlJA68HZB0g" rel="nofollow noopener">Enter the Dragon mirror scene</a><br> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4w1Mp6Mce4" rel="nofollow noopener">Hey Baby by Bruce Channel</a><br> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1pRxLxkVS4" rel="nofollow noopener">Sad Eyes by Robert John</a><br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Infinity-Journey/dp/B000002BN1" rel="nofollow noopener">Infinity by Journey</a><br></p> <p>PHOTOS: <br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/merlin/3914152241/" rel="nofollow noopener">Merlin Mann</a> (top), <a href="http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/James_Bond_(character)#Highlights_of_Bond.27s_cinematic_legacy" rel="nofollow noopener">Wikia</a> (bottom)</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YouLookNiceToday/~4/CPRpNb81IQw" height="1" width="1" alt=""> Subject: #1228743 “Mann”
Application Date: September 4, 1980

Subject has submitted a new application to the Coolness Review Board. Note that this is Subject’s 12th separate application to the Board in just the past 2 years.

No signs of progress.

Pictured, above, is Subject’s self-declared “Summer Transformation.” No comment is required other than to note the outfit, which includes a web belt, painter’s pants, fake Adidas “four-striper” sneakers, a Dallas Cowboys T-shirt, and, tragically, Mork suspenders.

It is the recommendation of this Coolness Officer that Subject be allowed to re-apply to the Board not less then two (2) years from now, or after the cessation of puberty, whichever is soonest.

APPLICATION STATUS: DENIED (UNCOOL)

ASSOCIATED MEDIA:

cyber goth dreads
Enter the Dragon mirror scene
Hey Baby by Bruce Channel
Sad Eyes by Robert John
Infinity by Journey

PHOTOS:
Merlin Mann (top), Wikia (bottom)

]]> Subject: #1228743 “Mann”
Application Date: September 4, 1980

Subject has submitted a new application to the Coolness Review Board. Note that this is Subject’s 12th separate application to the Board in just the past 2 years.

No signs of progress.

Pictured, above, is Subject’s self-declared “Summer Transformation.” No comment is required other than to note the outfit, which includes a web belt, painter’s pants, fake Adidas “four-striper” sneakers, a Dallas Cowboys T-shirt, and, tragically, Mork suspenders.

It is the recommendation of this Coolness Officer that Subject be allowed to re-apply to the Board not less then two (2) years from now, or after the cessation of puberty, whichever is soonest.

APPLICATION STATUS: DENIED (UNCOOL)

ASSOCIATED MEDIA:

cyber goth dreads
Enter the Dragon mirror scene
Hey Baby by Bruce Channel
Sad Eyes by Robert John
Infinity by Journey

PHOTOS:
Merlin Mann (top), Wikia (bottom)

]]> Episode 29: Vachina https://youlooknicetoday.fireside.fm/29 Vachina.mp3 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:00:00 -0700 You Look Nice Today 29 Vachina full You Look Nice Today Ad Hoc Tai Chi 49:15 yes <p>Making college affordable, restful, and culturally relevant; the cupping comforts of secondary scholarship; Adam becomes a costumed mascot and buys a new koch; how many greeting cards does it take to change (or not change) Los Altos?; Playing Marco Polo with immigrant labor; sweet corn, fresh from the tank; Leopold Bloom, Herman Blume, and the subtler hermeneutics of dysentery; abrupt Chinese c*nsorship; Merlin gets talk-blocked by a blogless Belizean zookeeper; Kraftwerk speak through a vocoder about “Das Futur”; the suspicious motions of Ad Hoc Tai Chi; <em>still</em> no cream for senioritis; and Scott offers East Arcadia State’s surviving TAs an urgent drum solo.</p> <p><strong>Photo Credit</strong>: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66164549@N00/2491859635/" rel="nofollow noopener">The Lion sleeps tonight</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/66164549@N00/" rel="nofollow noopener">law_keven</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en" rel="nofollow noopener">cc by-sa</a>)</p> Making college affordable, restful, and culturally relevant; the cupping comforts of secondary scholarship; Adam becomes a costumed mascot and buys a new koch; how many greeting cards does it take to change (or not change) Los Altos?; Playing Marco Polo with immigrant labor; sweet corn, fresh from the tank; Leopold Bloom, Herman Blume, and the subtler hermeneutics of dysentery; abrupt Chinese c*nsorship; Merlin gets talk-blocked by a blogless Belizean zookeeper; Kraftwerk speak through a vocoder about “Das Futur”; the suspicious motions of Ad Hoc Tai Chi; still no cream for senioritis; and Scott offers East Arcadia State’s surviving TAs an urgent drum solo.

Photo Credit: The Lion sleeps tonight by law_keven (cc by-sa)

]]> Making college affordable, restful, and culturally relevant; the cupping comforts of secondary scholarship; Adam becomes a costumed mascot and buys a new koch; how many greeting cards does it take to change (or not change) Los Altos?; Playing Marco Polo with immigrant labor; sweet corn, fresh from the tank; Leopold Bloom, Herman Blume, and the subtler hermeneutics of dysentery; abrupt Chinese c*nsorship; Merlin gets talk-blocked by a blogless Belizean zookeeper; Kraftwerk speak through a vocoder about “Das Futur”; the suspicious motions of Ad Hoc Tai Chi; still no cream for senioritis; and Scott offers East Arcadia State’s surviving TAs an urgent drum solo.

Photo Credit: The Lion sleeps tonight by law_keven (cc by-sa)

]]> Episode 28: OPN♥WDE https://youlooknicetoday.fireside.fm/28 ylnt_028.mp3 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:00:00 -0800 You Look Nice Today 28 OPN♥WDE full You Look Nice Today Father-son Vanagon. 24:09 yes <p>Merlin: Boy Scout<br><br> Scott: Boy Scout<br><br> Adam: YMCA Indian Guide<br></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YouLookNiceToday/~4/OFTLpLBlgMg" height="1" width="1" alt=""> Merlin: Boy Scout

Scott: Boy Scout

Adam: YMCA Indian Guide

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Scott: Boy Scout

Adam: YMCA Indian Guide

]]> Episode 18: Tang Tangs https://youlooknicetoday.fireside.fm/18 ylnt_018.mp3 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:00:00 -0700 You Look Nice Today 18 Tang Tangs full You Look Nice Today Go in there until you have wisdom. 29:11 yes <p>The parenting of negligence, things you didn’t know about gas stations, ancient aphorisms, tethered to a key, you go in and stay there until you have wisdom, They’ve Got It!, blue sky pie in the sky, Adam tries a little culture jam, Sunday morning habits, hot spring best practices, paddle balls, Erotic Rosary II, your first time at Uggo’s.</p> <p>Photo: twocentsworth, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeingthings/268775845/in/photostream/" rel="nofollow noopener">Dubai Skyline No. 2</a> (Detail)</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YouLookNiceToday/~4/hWpMYH_fOOU" height="1" width="1" alt=""> The parenting of negligence, things you didn’t know about gas stations, ancient aphorisms, tethered to a key, you go in and stay there until you have wisdom, They’ve Got It!, blue sky pie in the sky, Adam tries a little culture jam, Sunday morning habits, hot spring best practices, paddle balls, Erotic Rosary II, your first time at Uggo’s.

Photo: twocentsworth, Dubai Skyline No. 2 (Detail)

]]> The parenting of negligence, things you didn’t know about gas stations, ancient aphorisms, tethered to a key, you go in and stay there until you have wisdom, They’ve Got It!, blue sky pie in the sky, Adam tries a little culture jam, Sunday morning habits, hot spring best practices, paddle balls, Erotic Rosary II, your first time at Uggo’s.

Photo: twocentsworth, Dubai Skyline No. 2 (Detail)

]]> Episode 16: The Tux Age https://youlooknicetoday.fireside.fm/16 ylnt_016.mp3 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:00:00 -0700 You Look Nice Today 16 The Tux Age full You Look Nice Today What Does Joe Know? 23:11 yes <p>We’re back from summer break full of something and something. Expect weekly episodes until it’s time for fall break. Or early September break. Break!</p> <p>Pilaf games, the myth of women and computers, retroplagiarism can happened to you, young butlers in high demand, 20s sex ed film, prespooling and the origins of the Industrial Revolution.</p> We’re back from summer break full of something and something. Expect weekly episodes until it’s time for fall break. Or early September break. Break!

Pilaf games, the myth of women and computers, retroplagiarism can happened to you, young butlers in high demand, 20s sex ed film, prespooling and the origins of the Industrial Revolution.

]]> We’re back from summer break full of something and something. Expect weekly episodes until it’s time for fall break. Or early September break. Break!

Pilaf games, the myth of women and computers, retroplagiarism can happened to you, young butlers in high demand, 20s sex ed film, prespooling and the origins of the Industrial Revolution.

]]> Episode 8: Sacks-Minnelli Disease https://youlooknicetoday.fireside.fm/8 ylnt_008.mp3 Wed, 21 May 2008 13:15:00 -0700 You Look Nice Today 8 Sacks-Minnelli Disease full You Look Nice Today Do the Fishstick with the Gang 44:31 yes <p>Doing the fishstick, Sacks-Minnelli Disease, on the logical possibility of a cool fannypack, who’s your frelative?, “A Touch of Asperger’s”, social pressure at work (show your support for Dennis), what’s your standing O face?. </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YouLookNiceToday/~4/fZTysVwhdr4" height="1" width="1" alt=""> Doing the fishstick, Sacks-Minnelli Disease, on the logical possibility of a cool fannypack, who’s your frelative?, “A Touch of Asperger’s”, social pressure at work (show your support for Dennis), what’s your standing O face?.

]]> Doing the fishstick, Sacks-Minnelli Disease, on the logical possibility of a cool fannypack, who’s your frelative?, “A Touch of Asperger’s”, social pressure at work (show your support for Dennis), what’s your standing O face?.

]]> Episode 7: Nary a Dude https://youlooknicetoday.fireside.fm/7 ylnt_007.mp3 Mon, 12 May 2008 11:00:00 -0700 You Look Nice Today 7 Nary a Dude full You Look Nice Today Estelle and the Fleet fleet 32:22 yes <p>Sheriff’s got a posse, Clarence the barber (and his balls), the benenemafits of a Fleet-based regimen, the grapefruit and bacon diet, Neti pots and other 100% legitimate remedies.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YouLookNiceToday/~4/VU8W-K1_CSc" height="1" width="1" alt=""> Sheriff’s got a posse, Clarence the barber (and his balls), the benenemafits of a Fleet-based regimen, the grapefruit and bacon diet, Neti pots and other 100% legitimate remedies.

]]> Sheriff’s got a posse, Clarence the barber (and his balls), the benenemafits of a Fleet-based regimen, the grapefruit and bacon diet, Neti pots and other 100% legitimate remedies.

]]> Episode 3: Snare! https://youlooknicetoday.fireside.fm/3 ylnt_003b.mp3 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:00:00 -0700 You Look Nice Today 3 Snare! full You Look Nice Today Fitness Comes First anda Three anda Four 30:48 yes <p>Sign up for SNARE!, Ol’ Grandpa Mann’s Phlegmatic/Bucolic Humour Balancing Apparatus, the magical beards of junior high, receiving pleasure for money, The Nerdiest Photographs in the World.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/YouLookNiceToday/~4/LqGQvkY0n40" height="1" width="1" alt=""> Sign up for SNARE!, Ol’ Grandpa Mann’s Phlegmatic/Bucolic Humour Balancing Apparatus, the magical beards of junior high, receiving pleasure for money, The Nerdiest Photographs in the World.

]]> Sign up for SNARE!, Ol’ Grandpa Mann’s Phlegmatic/Bucolic Humour Balancing Apparatus, the magical beards of junior high, receiving pleasure for money, The Nerdiest Photographs in the World.

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