avoision: September 2003 Archives

September 30, 2003

I stumbled across these Napster animations a few days ago. No idea if this is seriously old news, but I quite liked them. Excellent use of Flash, in my opinion. Great animations, regardless of how you feel about P2P sharing.... (read more)

Subtle Revisions

Regardless of what else happens, when I see this sculpture change, it makes me very happy.... (read more)

Maybe It's My Apartment, Maybe It's My Beer

But between my drive home and now, my mood has vastly improved. I've felt somewhat discouraged for most of the evening, and I don't know if there's anything to be done about it. I'm grouchy all the time anymore. I seem to have these sharp spikes of absolute frustration and... (read more)

Coroporate Update

September 29, 2003

I got some files I need to update for the company site, but I'm not able to get a VPN connection from home. I'm tired, it's past midnight, and Justin is trying on his end to get things working. Worse comes to worse, I'll get up at 5 AM and... (read more)

Danny's

We both made a pledge to only have two drinks. By the time we had our third drink, that rule pretty much bit the dust. We talked about relationships and love a great deal, and complained about our current state of "singleness." Good talks tonight. On the way home, Justin... (read more)

Donnie Darko

I mentioned that Justin's new hoodie made me see him as Donnie Darko. In the most positive, savior-of-the-world sort of way possible, that is.... (read more)

After Work: Drinks, Pizza

Justin, good friend that he is, convinced me that I should just leave at 6:30 PM. I had more I wanted to do, but he argued me away from the computer, and my night was all the more fun because of it. We took a cab to the Bucktown area,... (read more)

Well...

September 28, 2003

Another day with little to show. I did some cleaning around the house, and have just kept the place from turning into a hazard. Clean isn't the right word here... I've pulled things back from nasty would be more accurate. It's not even 10 PM yet, but I think I'm... (read more)

A Sharp, B Flat: The Goonies Support Network

September 27, 2003

I got into an IM chat with Jeremy (aka Wyndom Earle) last week. Or was it two weeks ago? At any rate, he had seen my entry about the Goonies and we commiserated. :) Wyndom Earle: I saw in your blog you wrote someting about goonies Wyndom Earle: the a... (read more)

Today Was Not A Day

Well, not in the classical definition, anyways. Today was less a day, and more a series of naps strung together by brief periods of consciousness and channel surfing. I'm absolutely serious about this. All I did was sleep. Every time I thought about getting up and maybe cleaning the place...... (read more)

Uh, Wow.

September 26, 2003

Justin and I had a drink after work. By the time I got home, I had some food and promptly fell asleep on the couch. Didn't realize I had fallen asleep until the next morning. :|... (read more)

Ugh

September 25, 2003

Tonight's the earliest I've been home in a while. Anymore, my apartment feels like a temporary pause between workdays. Everything here is a wreck, and it's not going to be until the weekend that I can even begin to start cleaning the place up some more. I've had a beer,... (read more)

Again

I missed seeing Joe again. He was heading to a local mexican place after work. Justin and I went there around 5:30, sat at the bar and got into a fairly deep, heavy converastion. Next thing I know, it's closing in on 7, and I decide I have to get... (read more)

One Stone

by Felix Jung To find the perfect size, think bigger than a ring, smaller than a plum. Rub it with your thumb right before the throw. Close your eyes, and feel the wind. Hear the sound of one, then both their bodies falling.... (read more)

Writing Again

It's not huge, but it's a start. Matt and I got back on our writing schedule, and tonight hailed the first exchange of poems. For the month of September, we're keeping the requirements to five lines total. Next month, we bump it up to nine lines. Earlier tonight, I was... (read more)

Bad Sign

I dropped Ben off at his house, and walked in the door about 20 minutes ago. The first words out of my mouth, to absolutely no one (expect perhaps my cat) was: What the fuck? It's 2:30 AM? Gah. Justin and Ben kept up these crazy sort of hours, back... (read more)

DAMMIT

September 24, 2003

Joey is leaving us at Q101. He's going to bigger and better things, working in a newer capacity with promotions for our St. Louis stations. He had a party this evening, and Ben and I totally blanked on it. We were working away and, as I was driving him home...... (read more)

Found Art: Continued

It's a subtle change, but it's changed. I'm happy this is starting up again. :)... (read more)

:yawn:

September 23, 2003

So I crashed ou on my couch for a few hours. Literally, the next thing I realized was "Wow, was I asleep?" Fast forward to about 1:30 PM. I went out, rented some movies, and proceeded to spend the rest of my day sitting and zoning out. So far, I've... (read more)

You-Are-Beautiful.com

Google, a few keywords... and look what you can find: www.you-are-beautiful.com.... (read more)

On The Way Home

Despite some of its inhabitants, I really, really do love this country. I don't think I say that often enough. You are Beautiful, Version 2.0 I happened to see this on North Avenue on the walk back. Someone nearby is doing this, since I've seen a ton of them... (read more)

Mmmmmmm Breakfast

Near the Blue Line stop, there's this Chinese restaurant called "Silk Road." I've eaten there maybe once for lunch, with Justin. But it seems like they started serving breakfast stuff within the past few years - mainly to folks on their way to work and nearby construction workers. I... (read more)

Oddly

I was listening to a few of the tracks from some of the artists on the P3 site. We ended up having to dig around/purchase the tracks ourselves, and so many of the artist "pages" have full songs streaming. The station folks and labels might complain, but I kinda like... (read more)

Long Night

I don't think either of us expected the night to go on a long as it did. I had in mind that we'd be able to get our work cranked out fairly quickly. I thought it was going to be a late night, but not dawn late, you know? Ah... (read more)

Aaaaaaaand Work Work Work

September 22, 2003

Basically, 'til the break of dawn.... (read more)

Work Work Work

Skipped lunch. Just had coffee all day. I stopped around 4:30 PM (au bon pain is on the ground floor of our building, and has half-price on all baked goods after 4 PM), and picked up some sort of apple strudel thing. It wasn't so much a meal as it... (read more)

Me Time

September 21, 2003

I've got a bit more work I could be doing tonight, but fuck it. I'll wake up early tomorrow, head in to work and crank on things with some strong coffee. It's getting late on a Sunday, and I want to take a bit of a break. Goof off some,... (read more)

Troubleshooting Goes Well... I Guess?

This is a picture of "Betsy." No idea where the name came from. I was over at Carla's this evening, trying to help her sort out her computer woes. Apparently, after fifteen minutes of online use... her computer would freeze up. To make matters worse, today she called me... (read more)

There's No Pressure Like Peer Pressure

Matt and I are going to start up our weekly exchange of poems again. We had a good run the last time, so the trick will be to maintain it this time. So far, we're setting the rules at five lines. Three poems a week, on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.... (read more)

Goodbye Galileo

Stumbled across this, this morning, while rummaging around CNN. Thanks to FlamingoJeff, for posting a link to the live WebCast: 2:00 PM EST.... (read more)

If You're Around

September 20, 2003

Tomorrow, I want to spend some more time with the microsite we're doing for our hip-hop station. I've been putting in the bulk of my energies last week towards that thing, and the more I work on it... the better I want to make it (and the more I want... (read more)

Friendster_Activity_Level++

My word. I don't know if it's the blog, or if it's that Justin also happened to register on Friendster around the same time I did... but I've been getting new friends almost every other day now. If not that, then a few e-mails from folks. So far, it's been... (read more)

I'm Noticing A Trend Here

Heh.... (read more)

Bleh

Work Procrastinate Eat some food Drink some coffee Repeat.... (read more)

I Love Straddling Big, Throbbing Phallic Symbols

September 19, 2003

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Technically...

Yaaar! Beware, ye scurvy dogs! Make way for the most feared pirate that ever sailed the high seas. Hear me name and cower! I be: Calico William Bonney? What the f... This can't be... uh... I mean... Yaaar!... (read more)

WHY WHY WHY

September 18, 2003

Why in god's name am I awake? More than that, why am I sitting in front of a computer? It's not like I was doing this exact sort of thing for the past day and a half, straight. Agh! Make it stop! Make it stop!... (read more)

Arigato, arigato!

I was delighted to find an e-mail from arigato, that had this image attached and a subject line that read "saw this and thought of you." Thanks, ari! In case you're wondering: September 4th.... (read more)

September 19th: Talk Like A Pirate Day

www.talklikeapirate.com Dave has by far the best pirate voice I've heard.... (read more)

I Gotta Say

I think I'm a darned good worker. I'm dedicated. I work hard. I think I deserve a fucking cookie.... (read more)

Caffeine Intake, 36 Hour Snapshot

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A New Personal Best

I walked out of the office a bit after 9 PM. I had gotten in around 8:30 AM, yesterday morning. 36 1/2 hours. I've known others who have done more, but this is a watermark for me. I'm beyond tired, and the subsequent fourteen winds that I've gotten are now... (read more)

:grumble:

September 17, 2003

Not a very fun or good day. It's 11:34 PM, and I'm in the office still. Debating sticking it out for a few more hours, or just giving up and going home. I've been trying to make progres the past few days, but other shite just keeps cropping up. I... (read more)

Nteao!

September 16, 2003

Tihs is a retahr itnrieetsng fcat taht I dndi't rzleiae until I saw a parictlaur psot on ttslveeoewn. Wehn you sotp to think abuot it, it's knid of dbutiginrs. Hweovre, the mroe I raed the mroe I'm aewd and faaescnitd by how we prescos laaggnue, vlslauiy. Nteao!... (read more)

Who's My Friend?

You are, that's who.... (read more)

Back Home

I'm back in Chicago. Now that I'm actually sitting in front of a computer, I'm suddenly not feeling well again and unable to focus. Here's one thing that's sucked the past few days, particularly during these long four-hour drives to and from Terre Haute: I can't sing more than few... (read more)

For The Record

I did not "borrow" a Holiday Inn Towel. Besides, my towels were plain, with no logo.... (read more)

Licensing

A side note: the company that provides the above service also requires sites to have a "license" to use their proprietary ActiveX control. However, affiliates/sponsors can also display the Flash content on their sites as well. Our company only needs to add the affiliate/sponsor URL to our "approved" list, and... (read more)

The Skeptic

I attended an hour-long presentation by these guys whose product is, essentially, an ActiveX control that allows a Flash 6 .swf file to play "outside" the browser, and places the file above the taskbar. The Flash file would be video, and their ActiveX control also does this ChromaKey thing that... (read more)

Quick Breakfast And Square Donuts

My alarm goes off at 6:00 AM. I hit what I believe to be the snooze button. I jolt awake (on my own) and sit upright, throw on my glasses and notice that it's somehow become 7:00 AM. I jump out of bed, and the first two minutes of speech... (read more)

The Drive To Terre Haute

September 15, 2003

Took forever. I swear, for about a third of the time, I was driving in one lane. I rolled into the hotel around 9:00 PM, and promptly plopped down on my bed. The hotel itself (Holiday Inn) was actually really nice - much nicer than I had imagined. My room... (read more)

Katie Visits

As I was working away, I heard a bit of a noise behind me. As it turns out Katie was visiting the office today, and had moved a chess piece, trying to get my attention (I think she had hidden behind my white board). We talked briefly about her trip... (read more)

Found Art: Resurgance

Instead of parking at the secret parking space, I decided that I'd just cough up the money and park in the nearby lot. Since I had to be on the road this evening, I got paranoid and wanted to make sure I didn't get towed. I know - small chance,... (read more)

Doing The Math

September 14, 2003

For as much time that has gone by, I've got surprisingly little to show. Some headway, but not as much as I'd like. I'm off to pack and get ready for tomorrow. After work, I'm driving to Terre Haute, IN for a business meeting on Tuesday morning. Woohoo. No updates... (read more)

Alright

Time to get some work done. Where'd I put that coffee?... (read more)

Productive Morning

I got up fairly early and despite some illness-like symptoms, I'm feeling remarkably good compared to yesterday. I've taken out the trash, cleared my sink of dirty dishes, finished a load of laundry, and got some coffee from Gallery Cafe. I spent a while updating my profile on Friendster. Yeah,... (read more)

Hmm.

Just noticed that the previous instance is remarkably close to being exactly one year ago. That's a little spooky.... (read more)

What Is It About Thunderstorms

I woke up around 5:30 AM. A light thundering in the background, and the sound of rain on the porch. I was awake enough to have this sad, lonely moment where I wanted someone to put their arm around me. Rain in the morning seems to have this effect on... (read more)

Meh

September 13, 2003

Most of today was wasted. Can't really concentrate on anything, and my mouth feels as hot as a kitchen oven. In Hell. In July. Where someone was baking cookies. And left the oven door open and all the... yeah, ok. I should just quit now. I'm rambling, and to make... (read more)

:sniff:

So far today, I've been sneezing and blowing my nose since about noon. Nonstop. Seriously - I seem to be caught in some kind of loop here, cause it's not quitting. Seemingly out of nowhere, I've got itchy eyes, sore throat. These are bad signs. In my time, I've subjected... (read more)

Eep

September 12, 2003

For as crappy as the interface is, I gotta say... this was a little intimidating:... (read more)

Fast

Today was one of those days where I was working pretty much non-stop. I had a few moments where I thought "Gee. I'm kinda hungry. Maybe I should get some food." But I kept on working and, next thing I know, it's super late. I spent all of my time... (read more)

The Best Laid Plans

September 11, 2003

Ah well. Another time.... (read more)

And Then There Were Two

Ben took off to meet some friends for a prior engagement, and Justin and I headed back to our neck of the city. On the way back, I had to stop by the office (forgot my portable drive). I came back downstairs and grabbed this pic of Justin, listening to... (read more)

G303

After work, Justin, Ben and headed over to the Shamrock for a few drinks. We talked a long while about work, and about music. Ben and Justin, I found out, are both very passionate about rhythm and percussion. Ben is all about drums; Justin is all about the interplay between... (read more)

Rockin' Out

As I was breaking things down, Justin and Ben geeked out by plugging into Justin's new Ipod via a headphone splitter. They were going over some of the songs on his playlist, and were both getting goofy. When I tried to take a picture, they started to dance. NEEEEEERRRRRRRRRDDSSSSSSS!!!!!... (read more)

Jill's Birthday Lunch

It's this thing at work, where we all go out for lunch when someone has a birthday. Jill had hers last Friday, and since she was out of town... we celebrated today. All of us (me, Jill, Ben, Justin, Matt) wandered over to Potbelly's, and had some sandwiches and chips.... (read more)

The Runaway Train

September 10, 2003

Mr. Grumpy provides the hook-up. Yet another beautiful/addictive/fun game from Orisinal.... (read more)

The Elegant Universe

Aaaah yeah! NOVA rocks! Big thanks to Matt, who found out about this little gem. "Immediately following the broadcast of "The Elegant Universe" on October 28th and November 4, watch the entire three-hour special here. Each episode will be divided into chapters and can be viewed with the QuickTime... (read more)

Oddly Compelling

Badger. Mushroom. Snake. Confused? Everyone's confused.... (read more)

Policy File

At home, I was surfing twelvestone, and came across this link. As it turns out, if you have a Flash 6 .swf file that accesses/loads data, and the domain of the requested data is different from the domain of the requesting .swf file... users with the Flash 7 plugin will... (read more)

Forumless

Man. Work's been kicking in this week, so I haven't had much time to keep up on the boards (12S, WOT, WH). Miss a few days, and look what happens.... (read more)

Brand New Brand

So, my parents are going to open up the new restaurant this Friday. They've redone the interior (keeping the same building and location), and are going to call the new place "Shen Yang." According to my mom, it's named after a city in Northern China. Nothing quite as catchy/literal as... (read more)

Nogales

September 9, 2003

Ahhh, Goodwyn's. It's a little sandwich/lunch shop on Franklin, just half a block south of Lake. I tried looking around for some sort of web page to link to, but found nothing. Which is unfortunate... this place is fantastic. During the lunch rush, it's a bit crowded. But if you... (read more)

One Of These Days

When it's late enough, and I'm drunk enough... you'll get some closure to this image. :)... (read more)

I'm Easily Distracted In The Mornings

On my way to work, I stopped in my front yard and took some pictures. The first one was some leaf that I noticed, which must have been blown here by the wind and come to rest on the pine tree. The second picture is of some berries, growing on... (read more)

If You See Only One Elvis Vs. Mummy Movie This Year...

Go see Bubba Ho-Tep.... (read more)

Perspective

September 8, 2003

I didn't go to sleep. Instead, I was in the living room and happened to catch the last part of The Center of the World (New York: A Documentary Film). The more I watched, the more I realized my whining, my complaints, my petty concerns are just that... petty, insignificant.... (read more)

Bah

Work was work today. Nothing fun, nothing exciting. I'm fielding a lot of Justin's calls, from here until March, as he focuses on a serious redesign of how our sites are structured (from the ground-up). A few network problems towards the end of the day. My phone was ringing a... (read more)

The Winner

September 7, 2003

Dave ends up winning the game. Justin got four or five pieces, and I managed a late rally to end with 3. Overall, the questions are incredibly up to date, and the overall gameplay seems to have gotten easier. Towards the end of the game, we were all losing a... (read more)

The Winning Answer

A: Jesse Ventura... (read more)

The Winning Question

Q: What U.S. govenor urged citizens to give up newspapers for talk radio, calling it "less stressful"?... (read more)

Trivial Pursuit: Backyard Edition

I swung over to Justin's, and got to play a round of Trivial Pursuit (the 20th Anniversary Edition) with him and Dave. For some reason, I had a really difficult time getting the cards to slide out of that fancy contraption they have with this edition... Yeah. That's right. I... (read more)

Technically...

Every day that passes, scientists are closer than ever to curing cancer. Another day goes by, you're another day closer. They wouldn't even have to do anything, and they'd be a day closer. Justin and I were talking about this on the phone today, and he announced that he's quitting... (read more)

Going Over Old Notes And Poems

In addition to the poems I have on my computer, I also keep word docs that contain mainly notes: scribblings, thoughts, one liners. These note files are typically a mishmash of things for me to remember for some future point when I actually go about the task of writing the... (read more)

Mr. Grumpy and TS7: Wearing Strong Bad Shirts

September 6, 2003

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Behind The Scenes: The Creative Process

Mr. Grumpy: what're you up to? Portnoy: meh - surfing around, trying to think of something for the blog Portnoy: reading penny arcade Mr. Grumpy: hmmmmmmm Mr. Grumpy: i'm trying to think of something cool for your blog, too.... Mr. Grumpy: i read in Wired today that they're closer... (read more)

A Day of Reading

Off and on, that's all I really did today. If it wasn't a book, it was digging around online. For most of the morning, I popped into the forums, looking for Flash questions I might be able to help out with. Dug through other peoples' .fla files, and read their... (read more)

After Life

Jonathan Clark : After Life. I like a lot of the images here, as well as some of the Flash work. I'm not crazy about some of the eyes inserted into the pictures, but the subtle masking and motion are quite lovely.... (read more)

Dead Letter Office

A mixture of funny and sad: The Dead Letter Office.... (read more)

Walk Home: Deviation

September 5, 2003

On my way to my apartment, I noticed that a small space called Sound Gallery, (which up until now had been covered and hidden from public view) was open. Slightly drunk from Holiday, I walked in and took a look around. Next thing I know, I'm talking to both the... (read more)

Dave Fischoff

Currently, I'm listening to my friend Dave Fischoff's album "The Ox and the Rainbow." If you haven't checked out his work, I highly recommend it. There's a few mp3 files over at epitonic.... (read more)

Rereading

After work today, I stopped in at Holiday, and got some drinks. I haven't been to a bar alone in a long time, and this was an interesting departure from the norm. I had a bunch of my poems with me, which I've printed out, and basically just sat there... (read more)

The Road To Danny's

September 4, 2003

This cabbie was nice enough to let us into his cab, outside the mart. Justin stopped to ask for a light for his smoke, and ended up talking to this guy (and his friend) extensively in Hindi for a long, long while. By the time we left, the cabbie... (read more)

Early Morning Images

I'm seeing double here! Four smileys! Saw this on the inside of a parked moving truck, North Avenue. After looking at this a bit more, it seems like there could have been three different people who had a hand in shaping this image to where it is today. Alright.... (read more)

LinkWhores

September 3, 2003

Another jverbal creation: www.linkwhores.com. Now, if I can only remember the email that I tied to my username...... (read more)

The Gender Genie

The Gender Genie. It's fucking broken!... (read more)

Sears Tower | :askeered:

I have a serious fear of heights, so it may not be surprising to find out that this is the first time I've been to the Sears Tower. Ever. Matt also expressed some concern, but we both wanted to check it out. I'm serious about this height thing. I... (read more)

After work, I met up

After work, I met up with Matt, Juliet, Jill (Matt's sister) and Ian (Jill's fiancé). We all met up at the Thompson Center, and stuffed ourselves into a cab. We met up with MaryAnn right as she arrived at the front door to Cafe Iberico - what timing! Matt and... (read more)

Juliet and Matt

September 2, 2003

They're visiting. And what better way to celebrate Chicago than to go drinking at Artful Dodger? Matt and I chip in on a bottle of Corsendonk. It tastes better than it sounds. :| At one point, they played a game with me that they had played during the long drive... (read more)

I've Been Holding This In For 14 Years

In The Goonies, when they get to the piano made out of skeleton bones... one of the girls has to play a small song written on the back of the map. Near the end of the song, she pauses because she doesn't know what the next note is. "I don't... (read more)

Hey You Guys!

On my way home, I saw this guy's shirt and decided to stop and comment on how much I liked it. I figured - what the hell, and asked if I could take his picture. After some hesitation (and how can you not expect hesitation, being solicited by a strange... (read more)

Svelte and Sexy

jverbal got the linkup on k10k today. The site he made through his workplace (Monkey Clan) pretty much rocks. Check it out: http://www.jmnphotography.com/ And to top it off? The whole thing is XML-based; not counting the images themselves, the site (Flash and ActionScript) weighs in at 15k. You magnificent bastard!... (read more)

No New News

September 1, 2003

Nothing to really report today. I've spent my time loafing. Watched some movies and did some laundry. I know I haven't really been around all that much online, these past few weeks. I'm not sure if I'm going out more, or taking time alone more, or what. Looking back on... (read more)

Holy Shit!

September? Already? When did THIS happen?... (read more)

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