I Like This New Short Form

This commercial is fantastic!

Art Things

This is my latest freelance creation, a found-object, slightly steampunk inspired necklace. It actually ended up looking vaguely scarab-ish. Click the pic for more of the rest of the process and one of the completed, framed piece.

Great Review Of Reality

As though it were an MMORPG.* Go here



on Metafilter.com, via Kottke.org

*c'mon, nerd up. Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game

Signs Of The Times

I got April-fool Rickrolled like 5 times today. Is nothing sacred anymore?

Just So You Know

OK, sure ... you may be doing your part to save the planet, but driving that Prius doesn't make you any less of an asshole.

Doppelthingies

Am I the only one who can't tell Cher and Anjelica Houston apart? Is there something more sinister going on here?

My Sentiments Exactly

Important Things I've Just Now Realized ...

Generally speaking, I don't like people who like Hunter S. Thompson.

This Just Has To Be A Metaphor For Something ...

Great article on fairness and Legos. Wow, this brings back a lot of memories.

Why We Banned Legos

Another Word That I've Been Looking For

Vegangelical

As in, "You know I'm never going to give up bacon, so don't get all vegangelical on me."



via Kottke.org, originally from the NY Times

Having Slept In ....

Holy shit! Is it 2008 already?! I ... uh ...

Shit!

I've got a lot of stuff to do.

Just saw this though, and thought it was important enough to share. So, um ... yeah, what he said.

To No One in Particular

Cheap Trick had it right, you know. I do want you to want me.

It'd just make everything so much easier on everybody. I'm not sure how the onus ever became solely on me in the first place. How fair is that? Not at all. So get wantin'.

Hypothetically speaking, of course ....

It bothers me a little that your smoking habit is perfectly socially acceptable, but I can't pick my nose in public.

Just a little.

CANADIAN DOLLAR EQUAL TO US DOLLAR! MASSES PANIC!

According to the AP, the Canadian dollar has reached parity with the US dollar for the first time since 1976. Just another example of far our economy has slid into the shitter.

Uh ... no offense, Canada?



Via Consumerist

Unplanned Review

Helvetica, a documentary about the typeface and it's affect on our lives. I'm sure you're expecting a dry documentary with interviews with typographers, but no. No, no. It's like freaking 300 with fonts! The final battle where Helvetica turns back the forces of darkness* is unbelievable. The dramatic moment of the year. Seriously, it kept me on the edge of my seat.**


*Arial
**Actually, haven't seen it yet. But I bet it's sweeeeeet.

Rhetorically speaking ...

Is it bad that I want a cat (even though I'm allergic to them) just so that I have more fodder for creating lolcats?

Ha! Those things are soooo funny.

Also ...

I saw Stardust recently, from the the novel of the same name by the esteemed Neil Gaiman. In an effort to bolster my unfortunately sagging rate of posting to this blog, I'll attempt a full review ... er ... later.

Sometime this weekend, maybe.

At My Discretion ...

Is it wrong that I completely write off anyone who chews with their mouth hanging open? Or should the question be: Is it right that such people even exist?

The latter, I think.

Something You Don't Seem To Have Realized Yet

Your MySpace/Friendster/LiveJournal/Facebook/ "insert-random-name-of-social-networking-site/blog/website-here" can be seen by everyone.
And that "everyone" deserves waaaaaay more inflection than I can possibly hope to give it with just a measly bold and an underline. Let's get this straight, though. I'm not talking about everyone in the world here. While that much is theoretically possible, "everyone in the world" doesn't have the time or any interest to seek out your semi-revealing pictures or stories of meaningless one-night-stands you've so carelessly shared with us. No no, the "everyone" I'm talking about is a much more relative "everyone."
Remember that kid, let's call him Gary, who was in your 6th grade class, but only for about 3 months? Just long enough to crush on you and leave you creepy notes? Something about his basement?

You don't remember Gary? Cause he certainly remembers you.

Gary knows all about the internet. And he wants to be your friend.

The Best Thing I've Read All Day

A turd is still a turd, no matter how many rubies you've swallowed.