COOKIES

August 27, 2008 | Filed Under god bless the internet | 1 Comment

My fortune cookie resume was used to illustrate an article on Lifehacker today… go creative commons!

POEM AS COMIC STRIP

August 14, 2008 | Filed Under art, big ideas, god bless the internet, poetry | Leave a Comment

This is a really cool project. Be sure to view the whole thing.. and check out the other ones. the site is a little weird to navigate, but you’ll find the links to 1-5 to the right of the article.

RED INK LIKE BLOOD

August 14, 2008 | Filed Under art, god bless the internet | Leave a Comment

these prints (and books, tshirts) are amazing!
red ink like blood

A HEADSTART ON THE FROG

August 14, 2008 | Filed Under god bless the internet, mysterious | 2 Comments

BLANK BEAUTY

July 23, 2008 | Filed Under god bless the internet | 1 Comment

I came across this post on Salon’s Machinist blog about WriteRoom - a super simplified word processor app that essentially hides everything except the text you’re typing. You type in full-screen on a completely blank background. Absolutely no distractions. Just the “paper” and the text.

When I fired up the demo version, I immediately “got it”… it’s the same feeling you get when you load a blank sheet into a typewriter. It just asks to be typed into. I’m not totally sure exactly why this strikes such a chord with me; it’s one of those things that’s hard to put your finger on… It just feels completely different than typing in any of the “normal” computer ways we’re used to. The tools, (at least the important ones), are all there, they’re just hidden until you want them. You can also change the background color, the font, and even the cursor (you can use retro blinking boxes, a non-blinking line, etc). Right now, I have mine set to a white background with the “american typewriter” font just to amplify the illusion, (but I’m not settled on it yet). The point is, this program is all about creating the perfect “space” to write in - which is something that most word processors seem to have pretty low on the priority list, and which most creative writers would probably appreciate. It’s 25 bucks, which seems a little crazy high, but I think it’s definitely worth checking out if you happen to be the type-writin’ writin’ type.

RECENT SEARCHES - no.12

July 22, 2008 | Filed Under god bless the internet, lists, poetry, recent searches | Leave a Comment

car ac freon
honda atlanta
ikea
file cabinet
iphone locator
iphone locater
perkins rowe cinemark
photo scanner “auto feeder”
lucifer
bogeys baton rouge
fwiw
spit take
vintage cell phone
“change of address”
“eye of the tiger”
“final countdown”
“pass the dutchie”
panoramic moonroof
“film editor” “working abroad”
“nature valley” +”banana nut”
pedometer
target super8
quad dts
nilsson pussycats
angst
“peaches for everyone”

WHOANDERFUL

May 25, 2008 | Filed Under funny haha, god bless the internet, music | Leave a Comment

DIVERSIFY YOUR PORTFOLIO

May 25, 2008 | Filed Under god bless the internet, job responsibilities | Leave a Comment

I have no idea how long this will last - but according to the Cast and Crew section on the New York Times website, I have an incredibly diverse resume.

I’m pretty sure this happened when they data-mined my IMDB page and then didn’t input it correctly into their own system - all of these movies’ credits seem to be about half real and half House of Payne episodes.

In any case - it’s pretty amusing - - “Tyler Perry’s Dracula Sucks” anyone?

The only real one on this list is One Missed Call - I really did work on that flick.

THE HUNGER

April 28, 2008 | Filed Under funny haha, god bless the internet | Leave a Comment

found on the internets

POSTCARD TRICK

April 21, 2008 | Filed Under funny haha, god bless the internet, mysterious | Leave a Comment

a brilliant ebay-auction prank concept:

You are bidding on a rare chance to traumatize a treasured friend or relative with baffling, mind-numbing, mystery correspondence from abroad.

During the course of my holiday I will send three postcards to one person of your choosing.

These postcards will be rant-ravingly insane, yet they will be peppered withunmistakable personal details about the addressee. Details you will provide me.

The postcards will not be coherently signed, leaving your mark confused, guessing wildly, crying out in anguish.

and success!

the post-prank analysis, with scans.

the genius’ website.