Archive for February, 2008

Helvetica & you.

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

Being snowed in this weekend caused me to watch many movies with Netflix’s instant movies feature. One that I’ve been coming back and forth to since I got the service was Gary Hustwit’s 2007 “Helvetica“, a documentary about the font. Who knew (besides graphic designers and the like) that it is the most widely used [...]

Alison’s getting her tits pierced!

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

(photo by Dan S, an old co-worker in Indianapolis.)
Personally, it’s been an exciting time to be a nerd these last couple of days, on all fronts.
To start, last night’s LOST was another amazing entry in a fantastic season. I’ve never been one to be rabid over television unless it is something with my sense of [...]

Slick Rick.

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

I dig on Peter and the Wolf a ton, and if the roads didn’t suck in my parts, I would so be there. But that’s no excuse for you (unless it is), if you’re in Connecticut you should check it out. Also next week Gary Higgins is playing that joint, how exciting.
From Range Life: Dri [...]

Radical.

Monday, February 4th, 2008

So much to be excited about: a new computer forthcoming for one, “Super Tuesday” tomorrow (hope I can make it over to vote before work, if not FUCK WORK), Criminal trade #2 (read this series) and much much more.
A big thing I am excited about is that I gave in and signed up for Netflix. [...]