Posted in Marketing on August 29, 2007 | 3 Comments »
What is it about marketing and graphic design that makes every Joe Blow think that they can do it? Is there any other profession where you are constantly second-guessed, overruled, or made to do things that are completely against your expertise and training? Yes, yes — you’re the client. We get [...]
Posted in Marketing on August 27, 2007 | No Comments »
Yep - it’s true. My friends at consumerist.com have ripped the lid off the spiral macaroni and cheese conspiracy! It seems that Spiral Mac n Cheese costs 37 cents more per box than good old traditional elbow Mac n Cheese, and weighs 1.75 oz less. That breaks down to 24% fewer noodles, [...]
Posted in Colorado, The Truth on August 19, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Well, it’s that time of year again… Time to travel to Denver in a couple of weeks and watch my poor beleaguered CSU Rams try and beat the annoying CU Buffs.
If you don’t know what I am talking about, then you aren’t from Denver. The Rocky Mountain Showdown (or as my good [...]
Posted in Time Waster on August 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
So, this is me as a Simpson. They make you go through a ridiculous image upload process and then the image looks nothing like you - but then you can go in and fix it. It does look a little like me - more than the M&M did anyway.
Try it yourself at simpsonizeme.com.
Posted in Humor on August 12, 2007 | No Comments »
” You know when I’m down to my socks, it’s time for business, that’s why they call ‘em business socks OOOH!!
If you haven’t watched Flight of the Conchords on HBO, do yourself a favor and tune in. It’s brilliant, hilarious and like nothing else you’ve seen on TV. The songs stick in [...]
Posted in Personal on August 9, 2007 | 3 Comments »
A special Happy 40th birthday to one of my best friends, Beej!
The rest of the gang’s right behind you!
Posted in Marketing on August 9, 2007 | No Comments »
How do they do it? Apple is the master at the cool, simple and effective ad. Love it!
The song, for those who are wondering is “Exodus Honey” by Honeycut, which is an awesome song, BTW.
Click here to see the clean, high-res version from Apple.
Posted in Time Waster on August 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Click here play the interactive stoner art game. Move the white square around the picture and then click and see what happens. Very cool!
I’m reminded of that great scene in Animal House when Pinto is stoned at the Professor’s house:
Okay. That means that…our whole solar system could be, like… one tiny atom in [...]
Posted in Personal on August 7, 2007 | No Comments »
1. I am an only child
2. I have super fat feet and shoes never fit me
3. I haven’t seen my real hair color since I was 15
4. I don’t have a thyroid
5. I hate oysters more than anything else
6. I haven’t spoken to my parents in two years
7. [...]
Posted in Photoshop, Time Waster on August 6, 2007 | No Comments »
(Thanks, Lisa!)
A website called worth1000.com has regular Photoshop contests, and these people are awesome. Each contest is a different subject matter, but my favorite is the Political Drag contest. Not only are they frickin’ hilarious, some of them are genuine works of art. (And, we all know how much I admire this [...]
