August 2007 Archives

August 31, 2007

I got out of work a bit early today, and met up with Liz in the afternoon. She recently got some shirts from Threadless, but a few didn't fit right. Instead of sending them back via mail, we decided to just drive on over to the warehouse (they're based in... (read more)

Hot Chicks with Douchebags

August 30, 2007

I guess Hot Chicks with Douchebags has been around for a while now, but I first saw it a few weeks back... and ended up crying, I was laughing so hard. It's terrible, making fun of complete strangers. Terrible and funny.... (read more)

Dave Fischoff in Indiana

August 29, 2007

Hey folks in Indiana! My friend Dave (who I recently saw perform at Subterranean) is going to be performing in Indiana this weekend, accompanied by his newly formed group. Definitely swing by and check him out if you're in the area. I've posted it here before, but if you... (read more)

White Glove Tracking

August 28, 2007

This falls under the realm of crazy nerdy, and has equal parts "why in god's name would you do this" mixed with "holy crap that's awesome." Ladies and gentlemen I present to you: the White Glove Tracking Project. A few months ago in May, two guys posted up the... (read more)

Storm Damage: Crushed Gate

August 27, 2007

Over the weekend, crews came by to remove a lot of the larger trees that had fallen down as a result of last week's massive storm. As I walked by the area where that tree next to my car fell, I took a few detail shots. It's amazing that... (read more)

Stardust

August 26, 2007

Liz and I went to the movies last night, and caught Stardust. She was drawn by the trailers she had seen, and I was drawn by the fact that the film was based on one of Neil Gaiman's books. I'm a huge fan of the Sandman comic series, which... (read more)

Brian Dettmer, Hyde Park Art Center

August 25, 2007

Last week, I came across Brian Dettmer's work, and my jaw dropped. I spent a good deal of time staring at his impossibly intricate book pieces, and was reminded a bit of Jen Stark's work. After posting a link to Dettmer's photos on GapersBlock, a reader wrote in to say... (read more)

Pillage the Village

August 24, 2007

I don't even want to acknowledge how much time I've lost/spent on playing this game.... (read more)

Storm Damage, Logan Boulevard

August 23, 2007

Late this afternoon, a HUGE storm rolled through the Chicagoland area. Downtown, a bunch of us were outside on the street watching the creepy clouds roll on by at what looked to be staggering speeds. I got a call from Liz a little later, after she had gotten trapped in... (read more)

Gravity Pods

August 22, 2007

Keith Peters (aka bit-101) has a new site, and a killer game: Gravity Pods. I know bit through the TwelveStone forum and, like a lot of the other flash gurus over there... his work is always pretty stellar. Very fun, and very challenging. Be prepared to lose a little... (read more)

On the Way to Work

At first, the thing that caught my eye was that this kid's bike had is own U-lock. Shortly after that, I started wondering a bit more about the gigantic antlers on the front. I was running late for work, and had to fight the urge to look around for... (read more)

Photo Gallery Updated

August 21, 2007

Since my migration over to MovableType, one of the things that's sort of bugged me has been the links to older blog entries. Many of my entries now, instead of linking directly to the page themselves, link to a date/anchor on a page. Not very elegant, but functional. While... (read more)

Two Animations

August 20, 2007

Once Upon a Time in the Woods: Hand-drawn rotoscoped animation by Ben Arthur. Process Enacted: animation composed of 987 individual polaroids, by Jordan C Greenhalgh and The Chase Factory.... (read more)

Baxter Overload

August 19, 2007

This is technically a bit old, but I never got around to posting these pics... and I didn't have anything else for today. The photos/video are from a few weeks back, when we were trying out some new water bottles for Baxter. Whatever bottle this was... didn't end up working... (read more)

Goodbye, Lisa and James

August 18, 2007

Liz and I visited James and Lisa, over at their place downtown. Actually, it was Lisa's parents' place - the two of the were staying there for a month or so, before moving off to Maryland. Tonight was one of their last nights in Chicago, and Liz and I... (read more)

Dave Fischoff @ Subterranean

August 17, 2007

Liz and I headed out to Subterranean tonight, to catch Dave's show (he was performing as part of the A/V XPLO event that's been going on for a few days). It was interesting to be back inside Subterranean again. The last time I was here was for a Halloween costume... (read more)

A Long Wait, a Big Surprise

August 16, 2007

It was Deb's birthday at work today, and a rare occassion as she was actually in Chicago this week. A cake was purchased, and plans were made to surprise her in the conference room after lunch. However... there were some complications. Mike was watching for Deb out the window, and... (read more)

Up on the Rooftop

Over by the Developers, there's some construction happening across the street. As one of the foremen was checking out the progress, I grabbed my camera and caught this shot. Just seeing him so close to the edge makes me all nervous.... (read more)

Phoning It In

Walking to work, I saw one of those street sweeper vehicles approaching me on California. Since the design of these things is such that it requires close proximity to the curb... the driver's side is on the right, allowing the driver to better see where he's going (and what he's... (read more)

Seen From Above

August 15, 2007

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Happy Birthday, Justin!

August 13, 2007

It's been a few months since Justin left the workplace. He's been relaxing at home, and is currently out and about along the West Coast, visiting friends (Kent and Christine in LA, Kevin and Molly in Oakland) and travelling about. Since today is his birthday... I gathered some folks from... (read more)

Unexpected Dress Alike Buddies, Revisited

*ring* Hello Allison? It's me, Bryan. Ok, today? I was thinking about a light purple top and some black... no, no, wait. Wait. Gold. Make it gold shoes.... (read more)

Dinner Party

August 12, 2007

Liz and I had a little dinner party this evening, and so we spent a good while in the kitchen doing prep. I was working on the spinach-stuffed chicken while she was getting the stuffed tomatoes set up. This is one of our favorite recipes, and I can't tell... (read more)

PostSecret Video

August 11, 2007

Just found out about this new PostSecret video that Frank put up a few days ago: For those of you not familiar with the project, people (anonymously) send in postcards with their secrets to Frank... which he then collects and publishes. Oftentimes, the artwork and presentation are as stunning and... (read more)

Vintage Wine Bar

August 10, 2007

Liz and I decided to eat out tonight (for the first time in a long while). We started up South Beach again, so we've been pretty good about making our own meals and sticking to our subsets of food. We recently got to Phase II, which allows us to have... (read more)

Distant Self Portrait

August 9, 2007

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A Quick Game of Ping Pong

August 8, 2007

Ever since the table arrived, there's been no shortage of games and competition in the office. As evidenced by things like the Lord and Master Stein™ and the Put the Ball in the Stein game... we're a competitive crew. Add an incentive like a sweet ping-pong trophy, and it gets... (read more)

On the Way to Work

August 7, 2007

Since moving to Logan Square, I haven't really taken all that many photos on my morning walks to the train. Going down California, there's not nearly as much to see (as opposed to walking down North Ave). Well, wait. I just typed that in, and it feels untrue. I... (read more)

Photoplayer

August 6, 2007

This is a bit old, but still fantastic nonetheless. [via]... (read more)

Clowns in the Cemetery

August 5, 2007

In 1918, a train wreck near Hammond, IN killed about 60 people - many of them circus performers of the Hagenbeck-Wallace circus. A large memorial exists at Woodlawn Cemetery in Forest Park. I found out about today's memorial service through the Chicago Reader, and also learned that the service coincided... (read more)

Hello, BoingBoing!

August 4, 2007

In a fit of nerd-tastic enthusiasm, I'd happy to say that yesterday I got linked up by BoingBoing. For those that aren't familiar with the site (it's one of my daily reads, and a site I check up on multiple times a day), it's got a pretty massive audience.... (read more)

Peabe: BFF @ Rotofugi Gallery

August 3, 2007

Tonight Bryan had a group show over at Rotofugi, with a few other artist/friends of his. As usual, Bryan and his friends draw a bunch of folks. It was pretty crowded at his last group show, and Rotofugi always tends to pull in a big crowd whenever they have... (read more)

Matthew Hoffman: Muti Polar @ All Rise Gallery

August 2, 2007

I didn't find out about this exhibit until near the end, but my friend Matt let me know about a show of us at All Rise Gallery on Milwaukee. After dinner, Liz and I hopped on the scooters, and made our way over. It's been a long while since... (read more)

Unexpected Dress Alike Buddies

*ring* Hello, Bryan? It's me, Allison. Ok, today? I was thinking we could do a bright pink top, dark jeans combo thing. Whaddya say?... (read more)

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B*NDS: Mike on the Radio

August 1, 2007

About a week ago, I mentioned the Barry B*nds shirt that Mike created, with the help of Chris and Jane. Well, late last week he found out that his shirt was going to get mentioned on-air on WSCR (670 The Score), a Chicago Sports radio station. He was able... (read more)