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August 19, 2008
Chris Returns from a Week’s Vacation: “The Tent” Prank
So Chris has this sweater. A long while back, when we had our office next to Q101 in the Merchandise Mart. One day, Chris was pretty cold in the office… and at the time, Andy was working over in Marketing/Promotions. Andy used to give us lots of neat things, and helped find something from the …
August 18, 2008
Lazy Sunday with Fables: The Good Prince
This was my Sunday afternoon. A nice, fat comic book, some coffee, and an hour or two sitting in the sun room. Mostly reading, with the occassional nap or two thrown in for good measure. Ahh, Sundays. I’ve been a big fan of the Fables comic series for some time now. The first bound collection …
August 17, 2008
Cheesecake and the Reward System
Cheesecake at Buona Terra on California. Here’s what you didn’t see: preceding this meal was a four hour apartment-cleaning marathon, with me being grumpy at various points throughout. For me, apparently, I need more of a reward system built in to the whole “cleaning” process. And no, a nice, clean apartment isn’t reward enough. I …
August 16, 2008
My First (and Hopefully Last) Root Canal
About a week ago, I went back to visit Dr. Heath, to determine whether or not I needed a root canal. Turns out I did need one after all, and I’ve got a few photos to share with you regarding the experience. I was given a list of places by Dr. Heath, and I picked …
August 15, 2008
Coign of Vantage Flash Game: Rotate Your Perspective
Coign of Vantage is a fun (and remarkably trance-inducing) game where you try to line up a set of floating blocks just right, in order to create a image. Weirdly calming and satisfying. [via]
August 14, 2008
Face Your Manga: Make Your Own Manga-Based Avatar
FaceYourManga: a fun little time-waster, where you can customize your own little avatar. [via]
August 14, 2008
On the Merits of Curiosity and Being a Little Extroverted
Two things have happened recently that I wanted to mention: they both involve being curious, and a little more extroversion than I’m accustomed to. On the bus one day, I happened to see a guy sitting with a pretty thick mohawk. The whole ride, I kept wondering: How long does it take to do that, …
August 13, 2008
Kevin Kelly: Predicting the Next 5,000 Days of the Web
On watching Kevin Kelly’s TED talk, I experienced this gradual, growing sense of awe and realization. Whether you’re a web designer, developer, someone who works with the web or simply just uses it… this is an absolutely fascinating talk.
August 12, 2008
What Time Do You Wake Up?
Most mornings, my alarm is set for 5:30 AM, and I typically roll out of bed after hitting snooze once or twice. On a good day, I can get a bit of surfing in, and a decent blog entry written, prior to hopping in the shower. If I’ve got a lot of photos to process …
August 11, 2008
Stunning Images: 2008 Beijing Olympics, Opening Ceremony
Wow – I just happened across these photos from the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony, and my jaw is dropped. I’m kicking myself for missing this. [via]
August 10, 2008
My mySQL Walkthrough
Justin spent some time with me today, and walked me through installing mySQL on my Mac. Justin’s offered to help me go back and clean up a bunch of old blog entries. Back when I migrated over to MovableType… I did a batch conversion that took all my old entries, and made them MovableType-friendly. Unfortunately, …
August 9, 2008
Revisiting the Dentist: Do I Need a Root Canal or Not?
Today, I went back to visit Dr. Heath for the large cavity that I’ve got. It was up in the air whether they could treat the cavity… or whether it would require a root canal. *shudder* During my time in the waiting room, I was trying to figure out what I wanted more: pain in …
August 9, 2008
Chris and Leslie: Totally Married
A few weeks back, we received this pretty fantastic postcard for Chris and Leslie’s wedding. Best_Domain_Name_Ever. Outside of the Prickly Pear in LaGrange. Table settings near the front. A longer wooden table (many of the Emmis Interactive folks would end up grabbing seats together here). One of the cooler settings: two prep tables in the …
August 8, 2008
