January 2008
117 posts
having a hard time waiting until 9:00PM and the new LOST!
ben benjamin | The Many Moods of Ben Benjamin Vol.... →
“Ben Benjamin’s debut as Ben Benjamin is now for sale on iTunes. Let apple know that Ben Benjamin is worth their bandwidth.” Physical CD to come in January.
just back from the Corner as well, great to see @bkerr and @revgeorge!
looking for an awesome Mac geek to work part time at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. Contact me for details!
trying to get on with the rest of the day in a productive manner.
Refresh Detroit →
“Refresh Detroit is a part of the Refreshing Cities organization. We are a group of web professionals whose goal is to promote web standards, usability, and accessibility, and to spread the knowledge of web design in the Detroit and Ann Arbor, MI area.”
Who Just Came into the Hotel →
Entertaining and anonymous blog, written by someone that works behind a front desk at a hotel.
jesu [Fan Website] →
Fan-based website about the UK band JESU, featuring Justin Broadrick.
Jesu [Fan Website/Blog] →
Fan-based website about the UK band JESU, featuring Justin Broadrick.
How to Open a Beer Bottle With a Dollar Bill →
“Once perfected, this trick can definitely impress your friends. It can also help you win bets like ‘So if I can open my beer using only your $20 bill do I get to keep it?’”
Jane McGonigal | Wikipedia →
Noted game designer and games researcher, specializing in pervasive games and alternate reality games. Lead designer for “I Love Bees”, and received awards in 2005 for it - in 2006, she was named one of the world’s top innovators under 35 by MIT.
Creating A Custom iPhone Webclip Icon For Your... →
Laughing Squid has a blog entry with example and links on how to create your own Webclip icon for your website that will display properly on the iPhone.
SF0 →
“SFZero is a Collaborative Production Game. Players build characters by completing tasks for their groups and increasing their Score. The goals of play include meeting new people, exploring the city, and participating in non-consumer leisure activities.”
Hopcat →
“We have 48 taps, one hand pull and 150 bottles. Soon, we will also have a small-batch brewing system for guest brewers to play with and we will be offering one-of-a-kind in-house brews on a monthly basis.”
Rez HD →
Rez is back! Coming on 2008.01.30 for XBOX Live Arcade.
highly recommends “Breaking Bad” on AMC. Incredible.
realizes it’s almost 6PM and all he has had to eat today is coffee and a muffin. UGH.
for my Austin peeps - NEW BOMB TURKS playing a super duper RARE show at Emos - 05.17.2008. BE THERE!
saw that KALEIDOSCOPE, that second hand/collectible store on State in Ann Arbor is moving to Kerrytown, after 17 years.
fixed XBox Live NAT problems w/ new router, cleaned out closet and had Mexican for dinner.
warning people to watch out for black ice! Almost spun out on I-94 just a minute ago.
Opening “NAT” For WRT54G Router →
Tips about the Linksys WRT54G and how to get NAT to be open for use with XBOX Live.
Cloverfield Clues →
Awesome, regularly updated blog/website about all of the deeper and hidden things going on in “Cloverfield”.
Find 815 →
The new ARG [alternate reality game] based on the LOST television series.
DRY - "Don't repeat yourself" →
DRY “emphasizes that information should not be duplicated, because duplication increases the difficulty of change, may decrease clarity, and leads to opportunities for inconsistency.”
hitting the Corner Brewery tonight, hopefully with Mr. Chuck Damage - and more!
hating Palm Treos even more today than I already thoroughly did.
The Detroit hardcore scene - SWINDLE Magazine →
Check this article out, it’s very well done - about hardcore and punk rock in Michigan from the late 1970s and onward. Thanks for sending this along, pheez!
Warnings Posted After Hit Horror Flick Leaves Some... →
“Due to the filming method used for ‘Cloverfield,’ guests viewing this film may experience side effects associated with motion sickness, similar to riding a rollercoaster.”
printing to 4x6 index cards & memorizing.
notices the huge moon rising from the horizon right now!
Google Calendar + gSync + iCal + iPhone = awesome.
How Circuit City Committed Suicide - Boing Boing... →
“The basic story is that last March, the wise men who run Circuit City came up with the brilliant idea of laying off their more senior salespeople, who get $14-$15 an hour, and replacing them with new hires who get around $9 an hour.” No good.
Talking About AT&T's Internet Filtering on AT&T's... →
“This is a critically important issue, one that deserves as much attention as can be drawn to it, especially in a venue where AT&T and its customers are sure to listen.”
back from Apple Store - left shift key back in full effect on the MacBook Pro. Whew!
set up Debbie’s iPhone, paid bills, about to play XBOX 360 after a long day.
felt like he worked more efficiently at home than he would have at the office today.
still sick, but getting better. Working from home again to prevent cow-orker infection.
relaxed as much as possible today, made awesome stir fry for dinner and played Oblivion.
drinking Espresso Love on draft at the Corner!
at dinner with George and Jenny, then Corner Brewery about 9PM!
at Randazzo’s Market in Westland, picking up awesome foodstuffs!
at Emagine Theater in Canton, waiting for Cloverfield to start!
working from home today, fighting off “teh sick”. UGH.