November 30, 2006
I'm a big fan of SpongeBob. I am, really and truly. But this? This shit is just creepy.... (read more)
November 2006 Archives
This afternoon, Bryan got a new hoodie in the mail. The best part? It's a full hoodie, with the zipper going all the way up. I think there's a bit of mesh where the eyesockets are. I dig the broken heart, and Mr. Van Damme just adds to the... (read more)
Wow - talk about a lot of media coverage lately! Dave, after recently been mentioned on Chicago Public Radio, has been featured in TimeOut Chicago. I'm delighted to see Dave get all this much-deserved attention. I hope this is just the tip of the iceberg, as I can't wait... (read more)
November 29, 2006
Yesterday, I mentioned the mp3's I came across: the Stanford lectures by Robert Sapolsky. In the event that the whole iTunes podcast process was too much for you to go through... I've got the two audio files zipped and on my server. Click here to get a .zip file w/... (read more)
November 28, 2006
On my drive home for the holidays, I was listening to an audio lecture to pass the time (a podcast that I got, via iTunes). I first heard aboutMacArthur Fellow Robert Sapolsky on BoingBoing, and made it a point to get the .mp3 files; after finally listening to them,... (read more)
November 27, 2006
I forgot to mention that Liz got a new laptop over the holidays. Today, she had a day off work... and we decided to give her video iChat a test drive. After a few trial runs, I got a video connection with her; shortly after that, I got Bryan... (read more)
This year's 10 Most Dangerous Toys List is a big yawn-fest. Nothing exciting, nothing even that "dangerous" about any of them. There used to be a time when one could look to this list for fun gifts to purchase. And oh my, what fun it was!... (read more)
November 22, 2006
Today, Laura (Rey's daughter) came in to the office. She was playing around on Rey's computer part of the time, and hanging out with us on the floor the other half. During her visit, Allison was keeping her pretty entertained. After doing some coloring on the group mural, they started... (read more)
November 21, 2006
Liz has been doing book stuff the past two days, and been working up a storm. I got to see a few of her more recent creations, and wound up asking her to put out all the books she's made so far, so I could photograph them. Here's a glimpse... (read more)
The piece on Dave aired today on Chicago Public Radio. It was great to hear about the creation process, and how Dave went about "building" his songs, layering elements one on top of the other. What I like best about hearing Dave is how often he laughs. Even when... (read more)
November 20, 2006
Man, have I mentioned lately how amazingly talented all my friends are? It's mind-boggling sometimes, when I stop to think about it. Seriously. I'm surrounded by all manner of artists, musicians, photographers, painters. I count myself lucky to be in the midst of all this good energy.... (read more)
Just got an email from Dave about an upcoming radio story that will be airing tomorrow (Tuesday, November 21) on Chicago Public Radio. It's slated to take place sometime between 9-10 AM, and was created by Jennifer Brandel. The radio bit follows Dave's process, and reveals how he puts... (read more)
Milton Friedman Milton Friedman (MetaFilter) John Kenneth Galbraith Benjamin Disraeli... (read more)
Last week, Ned came in to our area and asked for some volunteers to do voice work. Normally, I shy away at such a thing, but I wanted to help out since Ned's been helping *us* out so much (with sound effects and the like). So, me, Jane, Chris and... (read more)
November 17, 2006
Liz got a hold of some fabric a while back, and found a guy in Frankfort who basically re-upholstered her kitchen chairs. Pretty slick. :)... (read more)
November 16, 2006
Been a while since I've updated the songs. About two weeks ago, I was stuck on a cover of Outkast's "Hey Ya," as done by Mat Weddle. I played the CRAP out of that song, and found myself digging through my library for other covers (slower, more mellow versions of... (read more)
November 15, 2006
When I was in San Francisco and met up with my friend Kevin, he told me about the upcoming podcast that Pandora was launching. Not only were they about to launch, but he was the host! How cool is that? Well they just went live yesterday, and I was... (read more)
This is a pretty insular joke, but my coworkers have named Chris' beard "Mr. Twiggles." A while ago, Chris decided to just let his beard grow and grow for the winter. Soon after that, Matt set up a poll (using one of the polling apps we built for the radio... (read more)
November 13, 2006
Quick view of the courtyard area, from my hotel room window. Today, on our "free day," Liz and I signed up to go on a tour of Muir Woods. Liz was keen on seeing the Redwoods and it sounded like a great thing to do. The only bummer was... (read more)
November 12, 2006
The next day, a bunch of the family were invited out by my uncle Charles for an early lunch. A ton of folks set out from the hotel down to Fisherman's Wharf - we expected a brief walk, but ended up walking a good thirty minutes or more, before we... (read more)
November 11, 2006
Flew in to San Francisco today with Liz, and it's been pretty nonstop since the AM. We took the Blue Line to Clark/Lake, hopped on the Orange to Midway, boarded a plane to Oakland, hopped on a bus that took us to a BART station, hopped on BART, got into... (read more)
November 10, 2006
Getting ready for a trip. Whirlwind keeps on a-going. More later.... (read more)
November 9, 2006
It looks like Adrienne Shelly was murdered.... (read more)
My coworker and friend Bryan is having another show this Friday, November 10th. Great art, free booze AND 50% off clothing. How better to spend a Friday evening in Chicago? Dogeaters: a collection of new wors by joey d. and peabe Time: 9PM - Midnight Location: Clothes Optional, 2918... (read more)
November 8, 2006
Today... today has been a long time in the making. The backstory: Liz's first scooter was a Vino, which ended up getting stolen. After that scooter got lifted, she bought herself a Vespa. A month later, the police recovered the Vino and it was pretty much still intact, albeit... (read more)
November 7, 2006
Hanging out with Liz tonight, we decided to break out the Yahtzee! once more, for a few games. Our standard pattern seems to be that, whenever we play, we always wager something on the game - be it big or small. For our bet this game: if I won, I... (read more)
Today marks the official soft launch of our division's website. This has been the project that Chris and I have been working at, for some time now. It's not quite ready for public viewing yet, but we did an internal launch today. Chris and I were both headed out around... (read more)
Seems like I'm making a list, since I've already found the saddest window.... (read more)
November 3, 2006
Adrienne Shelley was the actress in one of my favorite films of all time: a movie called Trust by writer/director Hal Hartley. She was found dead at her office a few days ago. Sad news. I lost track of her after Hartley's films, but it seemed like things were... (read more)
November 2, 2006
Might not be able to get much updating done in the next few days, as it looks to be a working weekend. It's a big push until Monday, so maybe after that... things will settle down some.... (read more)
To: blog From: Russ SUbj: Sweet Flash When ever I give a presentation (KeyNote etc.) I show/demo some of your flash items beforehand, as people are coming in. Seems to get people ready, rather than just reading their email via their WiFi connections. Russ... (read more)
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