July 2009
47 posts
Photoshop Tutorials - HV-Designs.co.uk →
This one’s for the Roblr. Remember the old days when I gave you a tip a day?
Interview with Michigan's Governor →
roblr:
What?! Why have I not read this before? And what? Michigan and Design? Hmm.
Interesting. I’m still not going to stay here but it’s great to see some support for design. I do have to say I’m disappointed that when listing creative schools in MI she didn’t mention WMU. I understand CCS and Cranbrook getting shout outs but Kendall? Really?
Futurama - The Complete Collection: 1999-2009 →
I feel the need to get this. What a sweet package.
Jerks actually reduce the risk of traffic jams →
Interesting.
Nip/Tuck
I started watching Nip/Tuck last night (or technically early this morning, thank you insomnia). It’s rather great. I really enjoy it, good characters, interesting stories and a little medical stuff thrown in for good measure.
The owners of Yahoo considered buying Google...
fuckyeahfacts:
(10 Interesting Facts about Yahoo)
Ouch, talk about hindsight being 20/20 I guess.
My sleep patterns have been so crazy lately. I wish I knew how to fix it.
WatchRhode Island 16 year olds can legally be strippers / prostitutes
This is ridiculous and somewhat funny. How is this just now being discovered? I wonder how long the loophole has been around.
sinuses = insomnia
boo on you sinus pressure
WatchTim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland Teaser Trailer Leaks Early
Oh man I can’t wait.
Why does scotch tape make frosted glass... →
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First Day
Today was my first day on the ship of intern as Abby calls it. It was great. I set up my workspace did a little paperwork and then completed my first assignment: shoot pictures. Thursday will be day two with a client meeting and then I get to work on a logo. It is so awesome they let me just jump right in.
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Jonesy Goes to the Movies: Brüno
Brüno is like a gayer Borat with more of a plot and less of a shock. Don’t get me wrong, I laughed, but Bruno seemed to have an ever so familiar feeling to it. Of course this is the same guy who brought us Borat and who could blame the guy for trying what worked so well last time again. It was enjoyable but not to the same level of Boarat. I think you can never reproduce the shock Borat...
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Jonesy Goes to the Movies: Harry Potter and the...
Disclaimer: I have never read any of the Harry Potter books. One time I started to read the first one but after 3 chapters I stopped. I’m just not big on books. I just wanted to let everyone know why I don’t compare the movie to the book.
Now onto the review. I’ve seen all of the Harry Potter movies and have generally enjoyed them. I’ve never found them to be “the...
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I'm currently in love with Murphy Brown.
I am so happy Big Lots! had Murphy Brown season one for three bucks, yes that’s right, three bucks! I’ve really been enjoying it too, I even vaguely remember parts of it from back in the day. They just don’t make sitcoms like this anymore.
Top 10 Great Social Sites for Movie Lovers →
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WatchThis is so cool. Typography and cars, I mean what’s not to like?
I'm an intern!
I got the internship at Myrick Design in Kzoo. I also had a pretty decent phone interview with that Cleveland place yesterday. Maybe the job situation is improving? We’ll see. I’m excited for the internship but worried about the whole homeless thing.
You know what sucks?
When you planned to hang out with people and they don’t answer there phones so you’re left sitting around twiddling your thumbs like a moron…
IE6 Must Die for the Web to Move On →
Here’s what’s happening in the next few months and, more importantly, why we must force ourselves off IE6 if the web is to grow.
Antiglare displays to propagate to more Macs? →
Oh dear God let this be true. I want this to be true so bad it hurts.
Guerrilla typography: idsgn (a design blog) →
This is awesome, I wish I was cool enough to do something like this.
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Pros and Cons: Kalamazoo
As per Roblr’s request…
Pros
It’s familiar
Lots of friends
Ability to have a car enables travel
Still close to Sandy Pines
Affordable movie tickets
Can afford “more” in terms of apartments
Summers are nice
Cons
It’s too familiar
It’s not big enough
Expenses of having a car
Extremely small design community
Doesn’t get many indie movies
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Pros and Cons: New York
Also sitting my queue for quite some time…
Pros
It is the epitome of a major city
The “Michigan Mafia” of WMU GD grads
I know a few people who live/will live there
tight design community
Cons
It is almost too big
It gets cold
It snows
There is no possibility of owning a vehicle
Seems to be a “cash only” city
Cost of living is unbelievable
It gets cold
It...
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Pros and Cons: Chicago
I found this in my drafts… I’ve had it sitting there for months now and I haven’t really touched it so for your enjoyment…
I’m starting a new series here called “Pros and Cons”. For the first few I’m going to way pros and cons of various cities that I could possibly end up in. First up Chicago:
Pros
Close to friends and family
Most familiar with...
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Sweet, sweet, ER
Season 11 out today… and of course I bought it… and of course I’m going to watch it within like 3 days… some things are so predictable.
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The Job that is Job Searching
I’ve managed to get a phone interview on Thursday and I sent out messages to a couple west coast contacts I received from Trish… and I’ll soon find out about that internship from last week’s interview. I hope something pans out so I can have direction in my life again, or at least know where I should be focusing my apartment search.
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Leopard Quick Look for Illustrator Files →
Finally found a plugin to enable Quick Look to view Illustrator files. The only catch is you need to save them as PDF compatible, which is the default and I’ve always done so hopefully you have too. Just follow the instructions and enjoy. It took a restart for me to get it going.
Oh Sandy Pines
I do love this little retreat. I wish I had more time to spend here. I can’t wait to go garage saleing tomorrow.
Since gays & lesbians can't say "I do", Clergy say... →
As part of a nationwide movement, some clergy are refusing to oversee the union of couples until the right to marry is granted to all, and laws like Proposition 8 in California, which deny the right…
Google's Way Of Saying Happy Birthday To Nikola... →
Best shirt for a graduation [PIC] →
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Interview went well, figured out an easy and better way to fix the website and I went to the pizza buffet. I’d say it was a good day.
Interview Time
Wish me luck.
Official Google Blog: Introducing the Google... →
This is big news. I’m still against netbooks because I frankly don’t see any use for them but at least netbooks with Chrome OS won’t be quite as stupid as Windows netbooks.
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Jonesy Goes to the Movies: Public Enemies
Let me start by saying Johnny Depp is my favorite actor. Some would even say I border on the edge of a man-crush. So it was no surprise I was excited to see Public Enemies. Despite a fairly low rotten tomatoes rating, I was confident I would enjoy Johnny Depp as a ganster. I mean come on, Depp, gansters, great right? No.
Unfortunately despite Depp’s best attempt, this movie was not great....
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Jonesy Goes to the Movies: The Hangover
The Hangover has become “the breakout summer hit” according to most sources and I’m here to tell you that’s true. This is a movie that wasn’t really publicized much leading up to it’s release. I think I only heard of it a few weeks before it came out and I keep up on movie news. Basically this is just a great movie for some ridiculous fun and laughs.
The movie...
“Photoshop excites me as much as a wet twinkie in a muddy puddle.”
– Roblr 