Archive for September, 2007

Blogging in the Buff

Friday, September 28th, 2007

Well I just thought I’d post a quick FYI. In case you hadn’t noticed, my website is very plain right now. That’s because I’m gearing up for a new design. Yep, The Young Bostons v2. I’ve already got a fun design in the works. It’ll be much darker than the ...

My New Night Time Ritual

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

I’ve started a bit of a night time ritual. At about 10 PM, when Mary and the babies are asleep I get out the laptop, prop it up against my pillow, and read blogs until I’m tired. I love it. I’ve read about economics, recessions, the housing market, celebrities, blogging, ...

Artist Linkup: Rich Tuzon, Sketch Holiday, and Nick Baxter

Monday, September 24th, 2007

This is the Dream edition of Artist Linkup. Of course these three images aren’t entirely representative of each artists portfolio so check each of them out individually. I love the mystical qualities in Rich Tuzon’s work. It’s all so dream-like. It’s compelling in a way that makes you want to ...

A Simple Way to Style and Test Your Web Pages

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

I was working on a project today and I thought it would make it easier if I had a nice way of automatically populating some sections of the page with content. It’s also part of my normal workflow to style every single HTML element so I regularly rely on ...

I Hope This Is The Last Home We Purchase For A While

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

We just signed on our new house yesterday. Although we won’t move in until the end of next month, I already feel a sense of stability. We’ve moved several times in the past 2 years and with our recent marital issues it’s just time to settle down a little. First ...

It Just Seems Sort of Weird, Controlling People’s Minds

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Wow. Derren Brown. What he does is so scary, but at the same time it’s so intriguing. I watched every one of the videos of him posted on YouTube. I wonder what kind of crazy mind control, if any, that he’s embedded in my brain. Weird. Interesting.

5 Essential Office Supplies I Should Have for My New Job

Monday, September 17th, 2007

Okay, now that I’ve started a new job I should probably make my area look a little more “me.” Sorry for the “Things I Want” posts, but I just think this stuff is really fun and creative. Build your own bonsai I’ve never been too good with plants. Mary got me ...

Create Beautiful Pollock Style Digital Paintings Online

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

If you’ve ever wanted to create really cool Jackson Pollock style paintings you should check out this website. Even if you haven’t ever had the desire to throw cans of paint around like a raving lunatic you’ll probably dig the website. For me it was really mesmerizing, and fun too! ...

Werkin for the Man Redux: GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Monday, September 10th, 2007

It’s been a week now since I started my new job as a Production Designer at GoDaddy.com, Inc. Basically I take designs and make them into templates for websites for a product called WebSite Tonight. So far so good. I like the people I work with and it’s a real ...

Smashing Magazine’s Anivers Font by Jos Buivenga

Friday, September 7th, 2007

I’m always looking for great free fonts. The really good ones are hard to come by though. Smashing Magazine Jos Buivenga, a Dutch type guy, do up a nice font called Anivers for their one year anniversary. Nice work, I love the font!

Smashing Magazine's Anivers Font by Jos Buivenga

Friday, September 7th, 2007

I’m always looking for great free fonts. The really good ones are hard to come by though. Smashing Magazine Jos Buivenga, a Dutch type guy, do up a nice font called Anivers for their one year anniversary. Nice work, I love the font!

Pirates vs. Ninjas, of Course Ninjas Would Win

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

If you’ve ever wondered who’d win in a battle between Ninjas and Pirates, wonder no more. It would obviously be ninjas…or would it?

Shirts I Want From Snorg Tees

Monday, September 3rd, 2007

I love these shirts over on Snorg Tees. They’re really funny and I guess there are new ones every day. Everyone knows I’m a geek. As hard as I try to look sophisticated, hip, and business like, it still shines through somehow. Maybe it’s because I make banker jokes? Hmm, ...