The Pixies seemed to be everywhere this week: 1. This weekend I finally watched loud QUIET loud, the documentary about the Pixies’ 2004 reunion tour, which I enjoyed. And despite a friend’s warning that it would “bum you out after seeing it,” I didn’t feel that way at all. I thought it just showed the …
The cinematic for the upcoming Beatles Rock Band game is very cool: great visual style that grows with the band as it summarizes their entire career in under 3 minutes. The LA Times had a good article about it, breaking down some of the imagery and metaphors in it. Somewhat-hidden in the cinematic are numerous …
“A love of baseball plus a love of infographics equals Flip Flop Fly Ball.” Flip Flop Fly Ball has some interesting baseball-related infographics, including Green Monster (comparing the size of Fenway’s left field wall), Ballpark Orientation (the direction batters face at each stadium) and Major League Fields (ballpark shapes).
An eventful few days makes Brian & Hilary future spouses and future homeowners. Big congratulations to both of them!
When we go on vacations and getaways (especially in New England) I always like to hit up fancy chocolate shops. Turns out there’s some quality handmade chocolates right nearby. If you’re in the Bridgewater area and have grown loath of ordinary confections, get over to Skinner’s Sugar House. Damn, that’s some tasty stuff! (Made a …
This is probably going take me to another level of Apple/CSS nerdery, but so be it. (I can’t be that bad since this has been around for years and I’m only noticing it now.) In the HTML code for Apple’s website they have class=”sosumi” for the copyright style. Fellow Apple nerds recognize the hilarity of …
On the train ride I accidentally discovered an unknown (to me) feature in Klondike on the iPod. Sometimes I’m a little too click-happy and wished I could undo a move. As it turns out, you can: to undo the last move, just click and hold the select button for three seconds. (To keep you from …
I don’t mean to turn my site into a baseball blog, but when the Yanks and Sox play (especially when they’re so close in the standings) I obviously pay closer attention to the games. I’m glad the Sox won last night, but I can’t help but think the Yankees could’ve easily taken it if they …
Surviving Grady brought this to my attention last month but I didn’t mention it here. With Wake’s start against the Yankees tonight, I figured now’s a good a time as any to mention that Buffalo Tom’s Bill Janovitz wrote and recorded “The Ballad of Tim Wakefield“. It’s not exactly coming-out-of-the-bullpen theme music, but as far …
Almost a full year after officially starting my own business, I’ve finally found the time to launch a site that’s more than a single page of info. You can visit the site at kieranchapmandesign.com and then hire me!