We love you guys. No really. You are our best friend. We raised money! We had a good time! We learned some new words, mostly scientific in nature: thixotropic (thks-trpk) [Both parts of this word are originally Greek.] adj of, relating to, or exhibiting the property of a gel that becomes fluid when shaken or stirred [...]
March 25, 8pm, at The Crocodile in downtown Seattle. A fundraiser for the King and Snohomish County Regional Spelling Bee. The Bee: Host and Pronouncer Extraordinaire Luke Burbank! Judges Johnathan Kyu from Seattle Spelling Bee and Sean DeTore from TBTL and The Mix Tape. Celebrity spellers: Cheezburger‘s Ben Huh and Scott Porad The Stranger‘s Lindy [...]
October 14, 2009 – 10:50 am
We have some exciting news over here at Altrooist HQ! We are very proudly sponsoring the King and Snohomish Spelling Bee. An odd choice for a start-up with a misspelled name? Perhaps. This post on The Stranger’s Slog tugged at our heartstrings: Tug Tug No spelling bee in Seattle? We couldn’t let that happen! After [...]
September 27, 2009 – 10:02 am
We knew we liked it here. (via Swissmiss)
September 12, 2009 – 7:51 pm
We give this many many thumbs up.
August 16, 2009 – 2:00 pm
New Scientist magazine explores ten mysteries of things humans do or have that don’t seem to make evolutionary sense. Things like pubic hair. And being nice. You can guess which one caught our attention here at Altrooist! But since we’re about being nice we’re gonna talk about that one. Altruism is when someone does something [...]
When I saw these post-it notes, I found myself nodding and saying yes and wondering which one I should print out. Where do I most need the encouragement? Is it this? Or maybe this? I couldn’t help but email compulsive doodler and optimist, CP.Writer, and ask if he’d be so kind to answer my (modified) [...]
That’s the first ever Altrooist t-shirt. It’s almost been a year since we solidified the name during a phone call. Almost a year since we spent $20 on the domain. We’re close to a soft launch (!) and there are many many things I am proud of — that t-shirt is one of them. I’ve [...]
