March 2009
Lookie Here: Bad Paintings of Barack Obama →
I just made fresh guacamole! Yummm.
I want of the week: Money →
RT @davechensky: EMOTICONS! PREPARE FOR GLORY! http://tinyurl.com/ckyf8e
What does everyone think of the new Men vs Women Nike Plus challenge? I think the ad is actually kind of compelling. http://bit.ly/JSW5
KFC will fix your pothole if the Colonel can brand it. http://bit.ly/sImRM
RT @davechensky: Justine Lai is painting herself having sex w/ every single U.S. President . NSFW or yr mental health http://justinelai.com/
RT @drcello: @yawnlog has breached 4000 users.
Apparently @nuadmissions thinks I’m awesome. http://bit.ly/rADIu (I wonder who @yawnlog’s social media expert is?)
Design Thursday: Art & Copy Documentary →
RT @jamiew: Double metal hands FTW: \m/ \m/
Media Wednesday: The Bird and the Bee →
Wishing that there were more hours in the day, that the human body required less sleep, and that the aspartame in redbull won’t kill me.
Monster’s Ball is so horribly painful to watch.
Lookie Here: Yawnlog →
Now Now, Play Nice: Aliens Vs. Predator Ads. The ads feature them playing together civilly in games like chess. Sweet! http://bit.ly/w2BTI
Weekend Movie Fix: I Love You, Man →
Does anyone think that these information graphs (though very very well designed) are really racist? http://bit.ly/oNSsd
Got back from a fun evening seeing I Love You, Man w/ @davechensky . Paul Rudd + Jason Segel were as hilarious as ever. A++ would buy again.
Sad: Text Messages For The Friendless . Stickers that make it seem like you have friends that txt you compliments. http://bit.ly/pqp3y
THIS COMMERCIAL IS INSANE. I love it. http://bit.ly/Bepb9
Whoah whoah whoah! Are the Eureka comic books that I’m reading now based off of a TV show? And I thought I was ahead of the curve.
RT @eringenett: in flight tweets! would they be fleets? taking advantage of some wi-fly? join the mile high wiFi club? eh?
Q: “Why do you have a diary?” A: “To keep secrets from my computer”.
Design Thursday: Type Game! →
Got home from work while it was still light outside for the first time ever. Now I don’t know what to do with all of the time that I have!
My dad is thinking about starting a blog? Talk about surreal.
I’m at Starbucks - http://bkite.com/05DZ0
Scientists are developing lasers to protect ppl from Malaria. Think bug-zapper times a thousand, to the power of PEW. http://bit.ly/1OA6yP
#SXSWi has sadly come to an end. The parties, the panels, and the friends mixed it all into the perfect storm — I had a great time.
Media Wednesday: The Unexpected Growth of Twitter →
RT: dancho44: Probably at the best panel of the week called “state of the memescape” appropriately led by a Harvard grad.
Today = awesome panels. @timhwang kicking it off in room 18 at 10 am on the State of the Memescape , followed by @kn0thing’s talk. #sxsw
Had an awesome time at the Barbarian / Onion party with @kn0thing and @rickwebb. Ended the night seeing Seth Green in the lobby of my hotel.
RT: perfectporridge: Btw, I rickrolled City of Austin w/ giant Rick Astley photo in my hotel room. Photo: http://is.gd/nIK7
RT: mimatweet: #sxsw panel on memescape is awesome. too bad there are few people here.
“how does a recession become a boom for internet culture?” -@timhwang #memescape
Everyone needs to join the #memescape IRC chat!
Lookie Here: Know You Meme →
Back home after a long but entertaining night. Tumblr parties feature more people than expected, + a meetup with some old HS friends=sweet.
RT @amazingsoup: People who live in glass houses should probably wear pants. Well, depends on the neighborhood. And the people. -wes
RT @rykid: northeastern would get jimmy eat world to play there when I’m (NOT THERE)
Nick McGee: ” a rhombus is the type of rectangle a bitch would draw!”
I want of the week: A CS4 Upgrade →
Had a great night with @davelevine @rickwebb + the roflcrew at the @digg party at stubbs last night, it’s good to be back home in Texas.
Heading out and going to @alexleavitt + @dianakimball ‘s panel Blackboards vs Bachchannels at Ballroom B. Y’all should come out! #sxsw
Just grabbed lunch with the fam at #thedriskill, looking forward to the Objectified screening in a couple of hours. #sxsw so far = fun.
Had a good night with @supranothing @timhwang @alexleavitt and @myblakeo over at Daddy’s. Up early and looking forward to a packed schedule
Just magically scored myself my own suite…somehow.
Overheard in the @sxsw interactive line that there are over 9 thousand registrants for interactive alone. This is going to be bananas.