For want of some newer material, I’m dipping back into the archives. Today I’m featuring two fun office days, back when we were located in the Merchandise Mart. Apparently, November 2005 was a silly month. The Arby’s “Six Roast Beef Sandwiches in One Hour” Challenge – wherein Ben pit his stomach against a great deal…
I haven’t checked my RSS feeds in over two weeks. Mostly the days are just a blur of activity and wedding-related stuff is slowly taking over. I’ve been trying to come up with something to post here for a while now. But since I’m not really going out, not taking photos, and not surfing around…
Not sure why I’m posting this up here, as I absolutely suck at multitasking. However, the way the gameplay reveals itself was quite delightful. I wasn’t able to get past the screen (above). The whole game consists of some pretty basic movements, but… it’s harder than you think. [via bit101]
Got this great series of stickers from Justin, a few days ago. I doubt I’ll ever actually separate them, but it’s a nice addition to my “Felix the Cat” collection. Related:Mini KissA Modern Totem PoleKeep On Felixin’
The display screen on my camera came loose a few weeks back, and the screen has been flopping open nearly every time I turn on my camera to take a photo. Two small screws apparently fell out, and the whole display screen wobbles, almost to the point where I’m afraid of snapping it by taking…
Taken from The Pet Sounds Sessions, this clip is a version of “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” with the Beach Boys singing (and no backing music whatsoever).
Someone Once Told Me is a great collection of photos, each one featuring a person holding a sign with something they were once told. Some are silly, some are incredibly touching. What I love (besides the great Repetition and Variation) is the space between the person and the saying. I find myself trying to imagine…
Liz and I got a great little wedding party, thrown for us at my workplace. Folks gathered in the large conference room and the table was decorated with a wedding theme (and little wedding bells to boot). We got lots of great stuff – there were appetizers, and a whole assortment of cards and gifts….
Ok, things just got a little creepier. I first noticed the repeating ads in July, and apparently now things have taken an extra turn – with (fake) potatoes growing from the ceiling in a nearby CTA tunnel. More info here (thanks for the heads-up, Jane). They’re spending an awful lot of money to relay information…
Last Christmas, Liz got a Gocco machine and has been working with it on a few projects. For the wedding, one of the designs was to create our own napkins for use in the bar area. The Gocco process is an interesting one. First off, you take a design that’s been printed either through a…
Several weeks back, when we took Baxter to the vet, we came back with a cardboard box or two… and cut out a little “house” for her to stay in. So far, she’s really liked it, but took to hopping on top of the box and slowly biting away the roof. Thinking she might like…
Each morning, in addition to serving up Baxter her greens, I throw in an ample amount of hay as part of her breakfast. Recently, we got a new brand of hay. And every morning, as I’m reaching for the bag, I run through the same, silly little scenario in my head. First off, I imagine…
When touring around the States, musicians (particularly the really popular ones) tend to give venues a list of demands or requirements for their backstage dressing rooms and areas. Known as “Riders,” these lists have recently come to light through sites like The Smoking Gun. One great rider/rumor was that Van Halen wouldn’t allow brown colored…
My friend Jason Bitner (co-founder of Found Magazine and the guy behind Cassette from My Ex) is working on a documentary. The documentary is based on Jason’s book, LaPorte, Indiana: a collection of photographs taken by local photographer Frank Pease. The amazing part of this story is that Jason first came across these photos (over…
My friend James continues to work on raising funds for his book, and is currently at 24% of his target goal. I recently read a post by James, referencing a statistic that listed a 94% success rate for Kickstarter Projects that manage to attain at least 25% of their fundraising. His project has been at…