a root beer float would be awfully swell right now
February 2007
February 16, 2007
"brilliant, non-toxic"
In a drawer within arm's reach of where I sit lies a box of 16 crayons. These aren't Crayola, which is what most people might find in a drawer within arm's reach of where they sit, but are instead Prang, sticks of colored wax manufactured by the Dixon Ticonderoga Company (people who make a lot of pencils). Prang ... Crayola ... both are what the tots use to keep inside the lines printed in books whose pages are cheap newsprint. I've had the box for a very long time, so long that I have no idea where I got it. I've always loved the smell of art supplies. I'm also often overly sentimental and will fixate on aromas which remind me of years gone by. That makes a box of crayons a double olfactory whammy.
How do I love thee, Netflix?
Let me count the ways: Panic in Year Zero / The Last Man on Earth: Double Feature (b&w apocalypse times 2), T-Men (treasury agents serving the U.S. public via noir camera angles and lighting), Sahara (Bogey drives a tank, kills nazis, and still manages to preach human diginity), Targets (brilliant director, brilliant star, unsettling stuff), and Duck Soup (the Marx siblings ... nuff said). Thanks again to the guy who, as a Christmas gift, got me hooked on the service.
machinima
A "coming next month" teaser from a now defunt video game magazine (with fonts by Fonthead and Font Diner) ...
Say it with me: Aieeeeeee!
February 15, 2007
infungity
I once knew a guy who one day suddenly announced that his nickname would henceforth be Shroom. Why Shroom? He said that many years previously he had smoked mushrooms. How somebody smokes a mushroom I haven't the slightest idea. Perhaps I'm missing some pertinent information which would properly define the term "smoking", like the difference between smoking cigarettes and smoking hams. Anyway, I question the veracity of his fungal history and believe that he just wanted a nickname really badly.
The Firewheelers
If you'll be attending this year's SXSW, who knows, you might see me there. If you're one of the people signed for the bowling tournament your chances of seeing me are even better. And if the hombres of FWD think we're gonna go home with the glory, well, it might be wise if I carry along a copy of Post Adversity Counseling for Dummies. If, on the other hand, looking intimidating counts for anything, Keegan is pulling his weight.
February 14, 2007
Cursor Wednesday
Starting today and continuing each Wednesday (until we've both had enough of it) I present a whole bunch of cursors I created for a cursor company. Today we begin the whole shibang with pointers. A pointer seems the most logical graphic for a GUI cursor, so the client wanted heaps of them. My job was to put some new pointy twists on the old subject.
(The above cursors are presented at 200% to show detail and to discourage their usage elsewhere. In fact, you are prohibited - I hate to use such a heavy word - to use them anyplace anywhere whatsoever forever and ever. Thanks!)
Joe's robo
Joseph created this automaton just for me, drawn completely from his imagination. It's not based on a toy, or based on a movie, or based on a toy based on a movie. And I think it's awesome!
Happy Valentine's Day
I love you all. Some of you most especially.
