After work today, Liz was out running errands… in Indiana. For part of our wedding reception, we wanted to incorporate sparklers. Liz had searched locally for some, prior to the fourth, but had no luck. While I heard that you could buy them legally here in Chicago, Liz found info to the contrary. I’m still…
Eternal Moonwalk is a jaw-droppingly fantastic idea, and is one of those reasons why I absolutely love the Internet. On seeing it for the first time, I uttered “Holy crap that’s awesome.” I suspect most everyone does this, on seeing the site for the first time. Users are invited to submit a video of themsemves…
I’m not usually a fan of Tower Defense type games, but The Space Game was actually pretty compelling. Instead of just slowly fortifying yourself against an ever-increasing wave of attackers, there was an extra level of asset management that made things a little more complex. When I first saw the screenshot of this game, I…
I spent a lot of time in Illustrator (way more than I ever have before), and got some serious practice in. Ultimately, I ended up going with a more text-based approach. Liz wanted something scripty, and I came across Feel Script… which had a formal feel, but didn’t look like all the other horrible scripty fonts I’d seen around.
Sadly, Liz and I didn’t do much celebrating this Fourth of July. Most of our weekend was spent working on our wedding invitations, so our heads were down and our hands busy at work. That said though, let me point you back to one of my absolutely favorite firework displays/celebrations: Shane’s amazing fireworks display from…
This is a music video for a song called Hibi no Neiro (Tone of Everday) by a band called Sour. What’s awesome about the video is that the participants were all part of the band’s fan base, and everything was shot using webcams. If you watch this, make sure to get to at least a…
I’m used to having my mail ripped open at the edges. It’s Chicago, and in some ways… it’s the price you pay for living here. Over the holiday season (or with birthday cards), oftentimes you’ll see a little rip in the corner. It’s typically something small where someone could stick a finger in and open…
After seeing this post, I was reminded that today marks a full seven years that I’ve been running and updating this blog. Good lord, that’s a long time. I would have done something a little more, had I remembered. Now seems like a pretty good time to mention the Ten Best Days section, if you…
On the train yesterday morning, the woman sitting in front of me was reading a book using an Amazon Kindle. I was peeking over her shoulder a bit, and finally decided to be rude and interrupt her reading. I apologized for the interruption, and proceeded to pepper her with a bunch of questions. Based on…