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Posts from November 2007

Giant Rabbits + Communist Dictatorship = Crazy Delicious

I have had this post waiting in the wings for some time now. I keep trotting out this fantastical story to friends—it even came out at Thanksgiving. I figure the time is right to support my wild leporid tale with hard facts.
I first read of Karl Szmolinsky in an interview in Viceland. This champion breeder [...]


So Bad, It’s So Good

I first give you an offering by the way of Matt Kassoff. Do you remember Crazy Frog?

Glorious. That taller kid is all elbows. His brother probably wears glasses to protect his eyes from pokings. What’s next?


Reading List Infusion

The New York Times has published their list of 100 Notable Books of 2007. I will have to peruse this list in consideration for holiday reading.
I hoped to read thirty or more books this year but I think I will have to settle with 24 or 25. Still, I am happy that I have been [...]


Super Fantastic Birthday Weekend Extravaganza 2007…

…will be located in… *drumroll*
LAS VEGAS!
During the short drive from Claire Fisher’s house to the Portland train station on Sunday evening, Whit, Claire (Fisher/Big) and I managed to decide that we should spend the weekend of December 7th - 9th playing Ultimate and celebrating my birthday with Brian Calle in Las Vegas.
And then, yesterday evening, [...]


Giving In to Flickr

Well, I have never been quite happy with Gallery or Gallery2 so I am ready to jump on the bandwagon and use my Flickr account. Whit’s coming with me.

I will see if the Flickr tools (combined with Lightroom) increase my upload throughput and if the social hooks increase my investment.


A Post About Calendars

Ken Knight produces beautiful, typographically-oriented wall and desk calendars. The classic Stendig calendar—it’s all Helvetica, baby—is interesting (and also available from Unica) but not quite as beautiful as the Pentagram design. I have no idea if Ken Knight is a person or company. Nice work.
I was rightly impressed by the creativity and innovation in [...]


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