From time to time, I’ll pop by the Bank of America near where I work to get change. Our laundry machines in the apartment use quarters, and every so often I’ll need a roll of quarters. Recently, I was there and did the usual: gave the teller a $10 bill, and she gave me a…
This year, as is the tradition for tech companies, we made a little interactive Holiday Card to send out to clients and friends. Here’s the concept: everyone at Emmis Interactive shares one naughty and one nice thing they’ve done. Visitors are encouraged to look through all the things we’ve done and to vote. You get…
My friend Gretchen, who co-runs Literago.org, made an appearance on Chicago Tonight! She joined Professor Al Gini and author Brigid Pasulka, and all three talked about their 2009 Holiday Book recommendations. I wasn’t around a television when this aired, but luckily the archives are already online: If you’re interested in the full list from all…
We have a few stainless steel pans, but I rarely cook with them as I always seem to have food “stick” to the pan. I’ve heard a couple of approaches (including using grapeseed oil), but it’s never been a pleasant experience for me. Watching this little video tip on how to preheat a pan, I…
Recently Liz got a hold of an old, old family recipe for cinnamon rolls (that belonged to her great-grandmother). She decided to try out a practice batch this weekend, and I was around to snap a few photos. Today was her first attempt, and more of a practice run (for when she makes these over…
Our newest rabbit, Quincy, has a thing for people food. If he smells food on your hands, or if he can tell you’ve eaten something recently… he’ll come in for a quick inspection. Don’t let the cuteness fool you. This is a deadly standoff.
Photo by J-Cornelius I’m not someone who knows much about fonts or type, but I came across an article entitled London Reconnections: A Typeface for the Underground and found it both fascinating and quite accessible. The typeface should have “the bold simplicity of the authentic lettering of the finest periods” Pick wrote to Johnston. It…
Apparently, this is two years old… but the first time I’m seeing it. I’ll Be Gone is a music video by Rimantas Lukavicius (KORB), who did all the CGI work. [via MetaFilter]
On Monday eve, Chris got a little early Christmas present: a Comet pinball machine. Likely fueled by our recent excursion to the 2009 Pinball Expo, Chris got permission to store his new purchase over in our Annex area, at work. While it was transported over, the entire machine wasn’t assembled yet. During lunch, I ventured…
The TV Show, a music video by Sugimoto Kousuke, is a sight to behold. What starts off as separate scenes slowly combines to produce an incredibly frenetic, fast-paced blur that will have you slowly smiling (and will have your jaw slowly dropping) over the course of 3 minutes. Stellar stuff. [via MetaFilter]
Woke up, and this was the view from my office, looking down on the street circa 5:30 AM. I was honestly surprised to see a blanket of snow covering everything, as I had no idea we were even expecting snowfall. With the first snow of the year, I wanted to mention my First Snow Flash…
I’m proud to officially introduce you to Professor Quincy Snugglesworth, the newest member of our household. Liz and I had different favorite names for the bunny, so we ended up compromising. Overall, we liked Mr. Darcy, but as he gradually became more comfortable… that name didn’t seem to fit as much. We both ended up…
This year, the Emmis Interactive holiday party was held in the office. On Friday we had a big Quarterly meeting that took a majority of the afternoon. We got out a bit early, and returned back to the office for some food and drink, later in the evening. Deb’s Moose (a gift from our Canadian…
On Gapers Block this AM, I noticed that the featured Rearview photo was by Dan Rybicky. When I saw it, I thought to myself “Hey, I recognize that guy. It’s Octave Chanute!” Dan is someone I met through Justin, and he was kind enough to loan us use of his home in Gary, IN for…
Though we had a ton of folks signed up for last night’s game, a lot of last-minute changes took place… and we wound up with only six people to play. But to my surprise, among that six were Deb and Rey (who wandered in just as we started, and decided to sit in). At the…