Meditation2

Obviously I need to watch the extras

For some reason, after at least of month of no television, I decided to turn the TV on while eating lunch. So while I'm munching on my spinach salad and watching the Fabulous Life of Celebrity Relatives on VH1, I learn that Summer from Napoleon Dynamite is Hillary Duff's older sister! WHA??? I don't know what else to say.

Double :shudder:

If I read another article about how kombucha is the Web 2.0 drink of choice I might actually try to drink some.

Seriously though, it really is the Web 2.0 drink.

Now, before Flickr and Yelp and Skype and whatever the hell else is Web 2.0 I think the web drink of choice was Mountain Dew.

:shudder:

So, um, everyone knows I like nerdy guys (skinny, pale skinned, corrective lens wearers rejoice) but this is bad. Really bad. I think I must be the last person on earth to see this but I'm gonna link to it anyway. Are you ready?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Are you sure?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  You still have time to change your mind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Come on, you don't really wants to see it, do you?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Okay, fine. Here.

And the driving test results...

Aversion Therapy, Baby Steps

At 2:00PM this afternoon I will begin Step 3 of my Driving Aversion Therapy. Step 1 was making the appointment to take my permit test, Step 2 was studying for the test, and Step 3 is taking the permit test. 2:00PM Fell Street DMV. Wish me luck.

Sample question:
When you tailgate other drivers (drive close to their rear bumper):
A. You can frustrate the other drivers and make them angry.
B. Your actions cannot result in a traffic citation.
C. You help reduce traffic congestion.

LCD

Most people are such cheerleader softies that they won't ever tell you that something you created sucks. It's not constructive to tell people that their work is good when you haven't even looked at it carefully. I hate that. I design because I care. I look at the details (within the context of the bigger picture) because the details are important. A lot of self-professed experts overlook the details thinking they don't matter. I know they've read Tipping Point and yet they still don't get it. When you design for the lowest common demonitor you're gonna end up with shitty pieces.

Okay, so by now you're trying to think of ways to argue with me about this. I don't want to get into it. Designing sucks. Caring sucks. Nobody else really cares unless it's about making money and jerking off.

CSS gods bless me with divine stylin' sKiLLz

Please. My shit aint looking good on IE.

I think my banner is way too big... or too small.

ed. My shit ain't look good on any browswer. Sorry.

Let's review...

From M-W.com
pla·gia·rize
Pronunciation: 'plA-j&-"rIz also -jE-&-
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -rized; -riz·ing
Etymology: plagiary
transitive senses : to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
intransitive senses : to commit literary theft : present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source
- pla·gia·riz·er noun

Fake Model Photography

I saw this photo on Flickr that totally fooled me into thinking it was a perfectly made model of a beach resort and then I found out how to Photoshop the effect myself.

I tried it out on a photo of mine I took in Switzerland in 2004.

Now play a freaking show, Devin

My dearest Devin's band, Kilometer, has finally gotten some listenable demos recorded. A Myspace Music page is de rigueur these days so of course Kilometer has one. I like "Loveless."

Also, Devin's brother's band, The Tasty Danes, has a Myspace Music page too. HILLARIOUS stuff.

Hehehehe. The Whellow* explained.

"Yellow Fever," runtime 15:37

*White dude + asian girl = Wh[ite][Y]ellow.

Oh, Stella!!!

I'm talking about Stella McCartney, not the beer. How amazing cute is this SMcC bouldering bag? $80 is a little (okay, a lot) ridiculous though. Even if I were willing slap down my bills for that I don't know if I could stand to put chalk in the bag! That could make a cute purse though. Hmmm... I could be on to a new trend here...

Zzzzzz...

Me listening to Kris yammer on about his photo sharing site, Zoomr, at Meetro HQ on Sunday. Listen to the audio clip.

ed: mar. 27, 2006: vinnie has alerted me to my typographical error in the spelling of ZooOmr. I apologize profusely to Kris and hope that he doesn't make me listen to the schpeil again

In the hunt for a domain name that isn't already taken

Quiz: Web 2.0 or Star Wars Character?

I'm sure, you my friends, will all score very high. Personally, I haven't taken the test.

Why'd you change your mind?

Aww. Over the weekend I had 16 "fans," people who added me to their favorites list on Yelp, and today I have 15. What happened? You don't like my reviews anymore? Aww, sad. :(

Death by cuteness

Andro & Mia's 3rd Litter (73)
Do a search for "chihuahua puppy" on Flickr and you will almost die from cuteness overload. Aww, little chihuahua puppy in a mug! This one is really adorable too.

Logo porn

A brief look at the The Logos of Web 2.0

Here's the collage of logos made by Ludwig Gatzke.

Where's David Hasselhoff?

If I can have this car I'll get my driver's license ASAP.

For Ice Cream Lovers

Cold Stone is opening a location in Union Square in April

Fans of Cold Stone Creamery ice cream will be pleased to learn it will be opening its first San Francisco location in Union Square in April. The secret recipe-ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbet are made fresh daily at the Creamery. One of their trademark services is mixing in any toppings on a frozen granite stone set at 16 degrees. The Creamery will employ approximately 30 entertaining crewmembers, so it’s no small operation. 119 Ellis Street, next to the Monticello Inn, San Francisco.

Fa lala lala lalaaa

I recently signed up for an audio CD swapping site, Lala.com, and today they informed me that I will be receiving White Stripe's De Stijl. Sweet. And like all good product pushers, the first one is free (but the next ones will be $1 plus 49 cents for shipping). Not bad. They're only adding invited users so tell them you want an account and wait for your invitation. It looks like this.

Excerpt from the article from SFGate:

La la is a startup with a song in its heart. And it wants to share.
Music-swapping site hopes to offer legal alternative

Ellen Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer Tuesday, March 7, 2006

Part MySpace, Netflix, eBay and iTunes, La la incorporates pieces of each: Users list online the CDs they both want and have. In the process, they find others who share the same taste in music. Then, when one user requests a CD that another person owns, the owner drops it in the mail in a pre-paid envelope. The receiver is billed $1, plus 49 cents for shipping; the shipper pays nothing.

How very American...

I can totally see overweight American chillin' on their sofas in this for hours on end. TV dinner, TIVO, Slanket... Now something I would get excited about is if they made a smaller version for airplanes in a fabric that doesn't create static. Poly fleece and desert dry airplane cabin air would be pretty nasty.

Myspace addicts rejoice

Myspace Tom posted this bulletin today:

myspace text msg alerts for cingular cell phones

hey this is pretty cool! you can now get text message notifications for new myspace mail, friend requests, and comments on your cingular cel phone. it's like being plugged into myspace 24/7 :) hehe

to activate it, click here. (or go to your account settings and select mobile settings.) just enter your mobile number and set your preferences.

three things to remember: 1) your phone number will always be private, and 2) we don't charge for this service, but any text messaging charges you regularly get on your phone WILL apply. 3) you can turn it on and off at any time.

p.s. cingular worked with us to get this done first, but this is just the beginning. we're working on a more full-featured text messaging system, full-featured phone applications, and similar features for other phone carriers. woo!

Do you really need to know, like right this minute, that Jacob in your government class just posted a new comment about you?

Damnit, I wanted Men's Pocky!

what flavor pocky are you?
[c] sugardew

Beautiful evidence

Edward Tufte, author of required coffee table books for designer (designer don't read!), is publishing a new book called Beautiful Evidence. The image of the introduction was too fuzzy for me to try to give up more than 60 seconds of my life to decipher so I don't know what it's about.

Speaking of beautiful...

Sweet Toy Story 2 and Requiem for a Dream trailer mashup

No, I'm not PMSing

Chocolate Chip Cookies
Don't you wish you were hanging out at my place tonight?

Heh heh heh, take that overpriced Delica rf-1!

Potato Salad with Daikon and Cucumber
And what a ridiculous name for a deli too. I found this potato salad recipe on Epicurious and made it tonight for dinner. It makes a lot of potato salad so good thing it's really tasty.

It ain't no Craptastateria&trade

Google serves kombucha in its cafeteria. Wacky.