Yahoo Gift Finder
ChoiceStream (my employer) has launched its latest product: Yahoo Shopping’s gift finder. Check it out if you need to buy a gift for someone…
Simpsons: not dead yet
Will ‘The Simpsons’ Ever Age? (NY Times) James L. Brooks, the veteran television producer who helped develop the series, said the episodes currently being worked for next year will be “vintage,” in part because of the influx of new writing blood. I have to admit (being a huge Simpsons fan) that I thought the show …
Did we learn nothing from Hammer?
OutKast Rapper Buying Space for 17 Cars OutKast member Antwan “Big Boi” Patton has a problem: He’s got 17 cars but only has space for six in his Atlanta area home. “I’m in the process now of building another house,” he said, lamenting he’s currently forced to store 11 of his prized possessions in different …
Amelia photos
Finally, some recent photos of Amelia…
Zoo photos
Sure, I’ve taken a few zoo photos before, but those suck compared to these — flamingo & peacock.
Portfolio updates
A couple additions to the Portfolio section: Turtle Soup: MySQL and PHP development for this teen-based cooking site Racks For All: some quick design help to improve the home page and main products page
Typography humor
Typography joke for the day (from here): Comic Sans walks into a bar and asks for a beer. Says the bartender: “Sorry, we don’t serve your type here.” I think that joke is up there with the photo of someone writing “Watch your kerning” next to graffiti in a design school’s bathroom. But then again, …
Museum of bad album covers
Well, this is some good fun: the museum of bad album covers. There are some I’ve seen before — The Many Facets of Roger, Man-O-War, and of course Devastatin’ Dave the Turntable Slave. But there are plenty more. Browse them all — or, if you’re in a hurry, just check out the top (bottom?) 10.
Christian spam
I don’t know if I’m the only one seeing this, but the new spam on the block is, oddly enough, Christian-related. Glancing at my spam folder — which is caught and moved from my inbox by SpamSieve — I see several messages for Christian dating services, which I can sort of understand. But “Refinance with …
Website updates
Just a quick rundown on some updates to websites I’m involved with: ToBits: site I designed and helped develop for a business that converts CDs and videotapes to digital format eWire: Brian contributed a bunch of new photos and articles from several flatland jams he went to in 2004 Barbara Peavey: new original oils and …