Monthly Archives: August 2007

Visiting Threadless

I got out of work a bit early today, and met up with Liz in the afternoon. She recently got some shirts from Threadless, but a few didn’t fit right. Instead of sending them back via mail, we decided to just drive on over to the warehouse (they’re based in Chicago)… which is surprisingly close

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Hot Chicks with Douchebags

I guess Hot Chicks with Douchebags has been around for a while now, but I first saw it a few weeks back… and ended up crying, I was laughing so hard. It’s terrible, making fun of complete strangers. Terrible and funny.

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Dave Fischoff in Indiana

Hey folks in Indiana! My friend Dave (who I recently saw perform at Subterranean) is going to be performing in Indiana this weekend, accompanied by his newly formed group. Definitely swing by and check him out if you’re in the area. I’ve posted it here before, but if you want to preview his music, he’s

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White Glove Tracking

This falls under the realm of crazy nerdy, and has equal parts “why in god’s name would you do this” mixed with “holy crap that’s awesome.” Ladies and gentlemen I present to you: the White Glove Tracking Project. A few months ago in May, two guys posted up the video of Michael Jackson’s Motown 25

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Storm Damage: Crushed Gate

Over the weekend, crews came by to remove a lot of the larger trees that had fallen down as a result of last week’s massive storm. As I walked by the area where that tree next to my car fell, I took a few detail shots. It’s amazing that the only damage done was to

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Stardust

Liz and I went to the movies last night, and caught Stardust. She was drawn by the trailers she had seen, and I was drawn by the fact that the film was based on one of Neil Gaiman’s books. I’m a huge fan of the Sandman comic series, which Gaiman also authored. His writing style

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Brian Dettmer, Hyde Park Art Center

Last week, I came across Brian Dettmer’s work, and my jaw dropped. I spent a good deal of time staring at his impossibly intricate book pieces, and was reminded a bit of Jen Stark’s work. After posting a link to Dettmer’s photos on GapersBlock, a reader wrote in to say that his work was on

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Pillage the Village

I don’t even want to acknowledge how much time I’ve lost/spent on playing this game.

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Storm Damage, Logan Boulevard

Late this afternoon, a HUGE storm rolled through the Chicagoland area. Downtown, a bunch of us were outside on the street watching the creepy clouds roll on by at what looked to be staggering speeds. I got a call from Liz a little later, after she had gotten trapped in a grocery store due to

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Gravity Pods

Keith Peters (aka bit-101) has a new site, and a killer game: Gravity Pods. I know bit through the TwelveStone forum and, like a lot of the other flash gurus over there… his work is always pretty stellar. Very fun, and very challenging. Be prepared to lose a little time.

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