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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
I don’t even want to acknowledge how much time I’ve lost/spent on playing this game.
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 …
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.
At first, the thing that caught my eye was that this kid’s bike had is own U-lock. Shortly after that, I started wondering a bit more about the gigantic antlers on the front. I was running late for work, and had to fight the urge to look around for the owner (or parent), and ask …
Since my migration over to MovableType, one of the things that’s sort of bugged me has been the links to older blog entries. Many of my entries now, instead of linking directly to the page themselves, link to a date/anchor on a page. Not very elegant, but functional. While I can’t easily go back and …
Once Upon a Time in the Woods: Hand-drawn rotoscoped animation by Ben Arthur. Process Enacted: animation composed of 987 individual polaroids, by Jordan C Greenhalgh and The Chase Factory.
This is technically a bit old, but I never got around to posting these pics… and I didn’t have anything else for today. The photos/video are from a few weeks back, when we were trying out some new water bottles for Baxter. Whatever bottle this was… didn’t end up working out, as Baxter had to …
Liz and I visited James and Lisa, over at their place downtown. Actually, it was Lisa’s parents’ place – the two of the were staying there for a month or so, before moving off to Maryland. Tonight was one of their last nights in Chicago, and Liz and I went over to say our goodbyes, …
Felix's Chinese name is Wei Tien. For the longest time, he thought his name meant "very sky." But he later found out it roughly translated to "Preserver of Heaven."
Felix was in show choir in high school. He can still pull out the old "jazz hands" if need be, due in no small part to muscle memory.
Every once in a while, Felix has some interesting run-ins with other Asians. At times, they're armed with cameras; at other times, he has the slight feeling that they might be armed, period.
