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Archive for April, 2009
Photos of Me, and the Dilemma of the Forced Smile
At work, a lot of the management was asked to have their photos taken for inclusion in an upcoming PR book about our company. Ben was kind enough to serve as photographer, and snapped photos of everyone. Here’s me, smiling a bit for the camera. I should point out that I have a hard time…
We Got Time: Music Video Featuring Praxinoscopes
We Got Time is a music video for singer Moray McLaren, directed by David Wilson. Amazingly, the effects from the video were all done without stopframe techniques or computer-enhanced graphics. The animations were all custom made, and the transition effects were achieved either through cutting between takes… or (and this is really cool) matching the…
Windosill: New Flash Puzzle Game by Vectorpark
Windosill is a fantastic new game from Vectorpark. Unlike the prior games/projects, this one’s an actual download and not online. I first came across Vectorpark a long, LONG time ago. I’m talking way back in like 2000 or 2001. I mentioned the game back in 2004, but if you haven’t played Levers… I think it…
Hilarious Video: Kevin Smith Talks About His (Failed) Superman Script
Via BoingBoing, I came across this video of director Kevin Smith, giving a hilarious talk about his failed/doomed script attempt for Superman Lives. I started it off thinking I’d just check out a few minutes of it (the thing is like 20 minutes long). After 5 minutes, I got sucked in and was just laughing…
Caterer Tasting for the Wedding: Prickly Pear
Along with the cake tastings, getting married allows you to go on tastings to try out various caterers. Because we enjoyed our meal at Chris and Leslie’s reception, we decided to work up a menu with Roberto and Mickey at Prickly Pear. Though they aren’t normally open on Sundays, they set up a time for…
Critical Mass Bikers, Logan Square
On my way home, I got stopped right at Logan Boulevard. A sea of bicycles went by, stopping traffic from all directions. Luckily I got my camera out, and shot a few minutes of everyone biking by. There were a lot of folks yelling out “Happy Friday” to everyone, and lots of smiling and waving….
Post-Work Drinks with Coworkers, Plymouth Grill
On Friday after work, a bunch of folks headed out to the nearby Plymouth Grill (holy crap – they have a horrific website) for some post-work drinks. We’ve had a similar outing here in the past (with just the Design team), but today we had folks from all departments join in. L to R it’s…
Napping Dog, Logan Square
After Liz got back from her exam, the two of us headed over to Lula’s for lunch. On the way back home, we passed a house where we spotted this guy taking a nap: This pretty much summarizes what an ideal Saturday feels like. Doesn’t he just look incredibly comfy? As a side-note, this yard…
Encouragement Needed: Liz Has a Cumulative Exam Tomorrow
Tomorrow (Saturday), Liz takes her second and final Cumulative Exam for her Masters degree. She’s been hitting the books pretty hard for a while now, and this is one of those big, everything-you-learned-this-year kind of exams. It’s also one of those pass-or-you-don’t-graduate kind of exams. She went through something similar last year. This year’s test…
Auto-Tune the News: Current Events Put to Song
Auto Tune the News is a hysterical and fantastic spin on the current events, putting them into song. Listening to this, everything just sounds wonderful. This is the first version, entitled “March Madness. Economic Woes. Pentagon Budget Cuts.” This is another version (Pirates, Drugs, Gay Marriage). Not quite as good, but in the same vein….
Baxter the Bunny, Playing with Wrapping Paper
There was some extra wrapping paper around the apartment, and Liz threw it on the ground for Baxter to play with. Here’s a video of what a bunny looks like, at play: More bunny-related links here.
Spider-Man Musical: It’s Real, and Chicago Auditions Start May 7th
Swear to God, you guys, I think this is actually real. Apparently, there’s an upcoming musical entitled Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. And if that little fact doesn’t blow you away, consider that it’s being directed by Julie Taymor (you may know her as the director of the movie Titus, and for her work directing/designing…
Musicians Around the World Collaborate and Play “Stand By Me”
Found this video (via BoingBoing), and listening to it felt like sunshine. This was made by Playing for Change, an organization (and documentary) “dediated to connecting the world through music” with the intent of fostering “a new, greater understanding of our commonality.”
PBS On-Demand Videos, Schoolgirl Squealing, and the Art of Using Twitter to Increase Your Brand’s Touchpoints
So I’m on Twitter. I don’t use it all that often, really, and don’t follow a ton of folks. I’m not an avid user by any means, just making an occassionaly post here and there. Today, I happened to come across a post on MetaFilter about PBS; specifically, it was about how PBS has put…