A number of things happened on this day in history, one of which was me wanting to get out of my mother early. That’s would also be the reason I know the exact date Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated. It probably helped get me started on the obsessive trivia kick.
High-resolution Photoshop brushes
Jason Gaylor makes sets of high-resolution worn brushes for photoshop: part I, part II, part III. More useful for print design than web.
Absolutely Crushed
I’ve been taking a few photos with a Canon Eos Rebel G, on loan from my brother Pete (who’s headed to med-school in Bristol). I haven’t used film in awhile, but the lcd on my digitial camera is broken so I’m shooting blind either way. At least you get a lot of control with the SLR. The downside is the cost of developing, although they’re trying to remain competitve with digital and offering up photo cds with you prints. Anyway, here’s a funny shot from a black and white roll that I just received back from processing.
High winds from the tail-end of a hurricane brought down some trees around here last week. Apparently the car was a rental, I can just imagine how the phone-call with the agency must have gone. Also check out this photo of a man on a bike and some graffiti.
Snakes on a Plane
Snakes on a Plane starring Samuel L. Jackson will be hitting theatres next summer. If that’s still the title, there’s no way I can avoid seeing the movie, it has to be done. Visit this weblog for the latest news.
Flickr Sudoku
What happens when you combine Sodoku and Flickr? That’s right Sudoku with hamsters (or any other pictures that you want to use).
Forty-two
Type the answer to life, the universe and everything into Google for an easter egg.
Ninja hair-stylist
A Japanese school-girl was attacked by an assailant who lopped off 20cm of her hair. Apparently the man was thin and dressed entirely in black. Police suspect a resurgence in the ancient art of ninja hairstyling.
Seal Club launch
I’ve been working on a number of web-based projects lately, some that pay, some that don’t. At this moment, I’d like to officially announce one of those projects: Seal Club, a small art and design group. It’s not an agency or anything like that, just a few people that like to make pretty pictures. Really, it’s been operating for a few weeks now but we haven’t been promoting it. There have been some hints around here, namely the Conform Project domain redirecting to Seal Club and the del.icio.us feed in my links.
The site is essentially an old-school ftp-style design site, glued together with a bunch of new tools. We all used to be members of art groups in the pre-y2k web (Swanky, Suffocate) and have some desire to relive those days. Mostly, it’s the motivation of having other people to kick you in the ass when you’re not getting anything done. Everything is done by hand via ftp with some efforts to stay standards compliant. We use del.icio.us to help us maintain our lists or links within the site and the forum is powered by flickr.
Serenity
Alanah and I went to see Serenity yesterday. Overall it’s a great scifi B-movie although Wheadon messed around with some of the elements that made the tv show so great (Wes elaborates), I was satisfied. There’s also a comic miniseries, but I haven’t had a chance to read it.
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For the Lost fans, here’s one plausible theory for the numbers.
Everybody Hates Chris
I watched the pilot of Everybody Hates Chris (imdb) not really knowing what to expect. It doesn’t matter, the show is damned funny, probably one of the funniest on television right now The episode isn’t available on Google video anymore, but it shouldn’t be too hard to find.
Zombie Pumpkins
October is upon us, which means Halloween is just around the corner. If you’re looking to have the meanest pumpkin on the block, check out Curse of the Zombie Pumpkins! Ryan even has stencils up with characters from Corpse Bride.