April 2009
34 posts
Simplifi or Obfuscate?
stevenf:
Griffin’s Simplifi is an iPhone/iPod dock with a built-in memory card reader and 2 powered USB ports. It’s on sale for about 50% off right now at 34.99. I have one. It’s pretty good.
While they’re on sale right now, and people seem to gush over them, I think it’s important to point out that the device is hardly flawless. My Simplifi has issues remaining connected,...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-4-26) →
Wilco (58)
Eagles of Death Metal (25)
Andrew Bird (20)
Q-Tip (3)
Jeff Tweedy (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
A List Apart: Articles: In Defense of Eye Candy →
Research proves attractive things work better. How we think cannot be separated from how we feel. The next time a boss, client, or co-worker scoffs at the notion that beauty is an important aspect of…
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-4-19) →
Blind Melon (11)
My Morning Jacket (6)
Blitzen Trapper (6)
The Raconteurs (5)
Fleet Foxes (4)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Obama unveils high-speed passenger rail plan →
I’ve been proposing high-speed trains across the states ever since the TSA went nuts…
Internationalisation →
A piece I wrote on Americans who use “British” spelling.
“Unlike the artist, the designer is not free to concentrate exclusively on those...”
– Bryan Lawson, in How Designers Think.
gbb checked in @ Mc Donald's →
gbb checked in @ Mc Donald’s
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-4-12) →
Bad Religion (94)
Deerhoof (38)
Andrew Bird’s Bowl of Fire (21)
Wilco (12)
The Decemberists (11)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
gbb posted a photo @ Kangaroo & Kiwi Pub →
Getting some Aussie grub for my b-day!
gbb checked in @ Red Robin Gourmet Burgers →
gbb checked in @ Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
gbb posted a photo @ Nasty Jack's Antiques →
Wood type!
gbb checked in @ near Fredonia, WA, United States →
gbb checked in @ near Fredonia, WA, United States
gbb posted a text message @ Conway, WA, United... →
At tulip fest, windy as hell but this place smells great.
gbb checked in @ Conway, WA, United States →
gbb checked in @ Conway, WA, United States
gbb posted a photo @ DQ Grill & Chill →
Up in lynnwood for some DQ. Bean needs her M&M Blizzard quarterly.
Vice magazine learns what I did two years ago →
IE, do your research on people:
When the time comes for you to take on a new administrative assistant, try plugging your prospective employee’s name into this new internet dealie called Google to make sure she doesn’t have any less-than-desirable traits, like, say, five outstanding warrants for fraud in Utah where she also faked numerous abortions and was run out of town after earning...
The Different Kinds of People That There Are (A... →
People Who Still Have Jobs As bad as things are right now, this is still most people. Like, 93 percent of people. People with jobs are great, except for the few who talk shit to people without jobs (things like “Hey, get a job!” or “Where’s your job?”). In such instances, these people need to be reminded that they, too, possess jobs vulnerable to layoffs and should...
gbb checked in @ Parker Paint →
gbb checked in @ Parker Paint
The Infamous M's Cap
You have no idea how many people comment on my “retro” Seattle Mariners baseball cap. Seriously. Bus drivers. Optometrists. Transients. Everyone.
Well, okay, not EVERYONE. But a lot of folks notice it, at least. There seems to be a 50/50 break, where half love the cap and its local, ol’ skool nature, and the other half simply notice this bright blue cap and have to ask...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-4-5) →
Eagles of Death Metal (23)
My Morning Jacket (20)
Fugazi (11)
Fleet Foxes (2)
John Vanderslice (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
gbb posted a photo @ Corner Pocket →
“Mister! Mister! You don’t want to drink candle wax!” “maybe I do… Maybe I do!”
gbb posted a photo @ Talaricos →
Enjoying some enormous slices of pizza (14”) at Talarico’s in west Seattle.
gbb checked in @ Costco →
gbb checked in @ Costco
gbb checked in @ Kidd Valley Hamburgers & Shakes →
gbb checked in @ Kidd Valley Hamburgers & Shakes
gbb posted a text message @ Mc Donald's →
Just finished a “southern style” chicken biscuit with a big sweet tea. I almost felt southern… But it’s still rainy Seattle outside.
Quite possibly the worst thing I've ever seen. →
Let your kid look like a kid, fer chrissakes…