October 2008
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Village Halloween Parade →
yo i’ll be there! also will be identifiable by the strict CMYK color scheme (and wings) via nickmcglynn
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we were talking about uterus removal
Rentun: when I say imbalance, I just mean that your hormone levels will be different
Rentun: not fluctuating
* Rentun is now known as Dr_Rentun
Dr_Rentun: trust me, I'm a doctor
“you know students will say how much they hate the grid and then once they...”
– anthony inciong short rant from our resident typography professor
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open letter to google
re: recent changes to igoogle you have ruined my previously awesome homepage. i know you guys have good intentions, HOWEVER:
you have made all gmail links open within the homepage. this is frustrating for people who use the ‘back’ button on their browser. just because AJAX exists doesn’t mean you need to utilize it.
this is also frustrating for my mom, who doesn’t...
“Ben would point out what part of it [his painting] that he liked the most, give...”
– from a reaction paper that i’m writing on a recent artist lecture at school. this guy came in, went through a slideshow of all his paintings with flat descriptions, and occasionally did the above.
what were we supposed to get out of that?
“i’ll take modest over modern
hope over faith
i take comfort in the...”
– - ashtray hearts, disaster
there’s always room in my day for another change of heart.
chris is a monster, sometimes
chris: Can I tie your cat's tails together and throw them over a clothes line?
nik: absolutely not
nik: that is so awful
nik: !!!
nik: how can you even visualize that without crying
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awesome conversation with self
brain: i need a gluestick stat. i wonder if there's one in my purse.
brain: it seems highly unlikely
*checks purse*
*pulls out gluestick*
brain: yes! 10 points for planning for adhesive emergencies.
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Why I don't talk about politics (with other...
Basics first. Freedom is important to us, right? That whole first amendment thing? And we do this whole ‘voting’ thing so that people can make a choice (granted, a limited one) of who will run our country, right? Give someone a private booth, tell them to make their x’s and send them home.
Okay good, we’re all caught up. That said, no one in this country should be...
synner: nik
synner: look at my ipv6
nik: huh
synner: hexadecimal IP over here
synner: oh, nothing, im only using the latest internet protocol thats all!~
synner: god.
nikpud: hahaha
synner: you make me sick, precious.
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AIGA - what about the web designers? →
I joined the AIGA through my school, and it’s been nifty having design events emailed to me, but other than that it’s been pretty useless. There are lots of discounts and special offers and competitions though… for print designers.
Schools make an effort to get students involved in AIGA which in turn, does little to expand the student’s idea of what design is/can be. It...
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“The audience chooses the kind of paper to use, and what size it will be. They...”
– from flipped types by jon tan a nifty comparison of print vs. web typography via chris
“Challenge yourself. Challenge your body by boxing, biking, ballet, bowling, or...”
– monday morning motivate at fiveftfour via elisha
if it isn’t difficult, you’re not trying hard enough :)
yet another generalization
three kinds of people in the world:
the ones who read the manual first.
the ones who just start using it.
the ones who go directly to settings/preferences.
i fall into category number 3
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how to talk to your web designer
However, it would definitely be helpful to see what websites and/or designs you like.
For example:
“I like the Tumblr look. It has big buttons, subtle gradients, solid colors etc.”
or
“I like craigslist. It has no design, looks like shit and I can’t find anything I want.”
- an email from jeremy
on politics, but not actually about politics
yeah, there’s lots of going-along-with-the-crowd happening throughout this election, but all differences aside:
i’m really glad to see so many people getting involved in this election. hell, i’m really glad that i finally got invested into what’s going on.
i’m really glad that young and old people have taken to new ways of communicating and expressing themselves...
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“yo when people get good at their iphone they starting sending texts like rapid...”
– danny
“I don’t know if you could call ‘purple drink’ grape…”
– katherine about some purple, sugar-water beverage they sell in convenience stores.
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from log.maniacalrage.net
Me: When do you think those dating robots will be widely available?
Me: I mean, is it worth waiting or no?
Shawn Morrison: I've heard rumors of early 2010.
Shawn Morrison: But they're being made by Microsoft.
Shawn Morrison: They're gonna be super hot, totally life-like.
Shawn Morrison: But you've gotta question that release date.
Shawn Morrison: Also the "penis mangling" issue when it crashes.
Me: Why is EVERYTHING A GAMBLE???
modern art, in sum
modern art is very much like the tv show ‘aqua teen hunger force’. if you ask someone questions, you will never get a concrete answer. you just have to ‘get it’.
except… aqua teen is hilarious and modern art is stuffy.