26 August 2010
20 August 2010
Possibly one of the greatest musicians of ALL TIME
My super good friend and co-blogger to our failing LOST book club, Mr. Tony B, has just finished his second album and is prepping for its release next month. So spread the word, cos this kid has talent. And one of the songs may or may not have been written about me, so get excited for that (none of them were).
Check out Tony B's awesome blog, and disseminate the link to his electronic press kit far and wide. Also: buy his CD. I know, I try to avoid paying for music form the big stars because I hate major labels as much as you do, but it's worth it to help out an artist who develops every aspect of his craft as a business - and on his own. Word on the street is that if you ask him real nice he'll sign it for you. I've already buttered him up so once release day comes, I'm paypallin him dineros and he's shipping me my very own six-panel wallet, matte paper case with the awesomeness that is his singing/ songwriting inside.
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Atomic Bomb Detonator Cables
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(via Black Hole Surplus)
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No joke, kids. You can own your very own part of the Manhattan Project. Now all I need is an atomic bomb... Hmm...
Bookshelf Porn
(via Design You Trust)
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I know I've been rubbish about posting this week, but I couldn't pass up this one. It's just so... intriguing.
12 August 2010
I just fell a little bit more in love with Chipotle
Chipotle, how do I love thee, let me count the ways. I never have to stand in line for 45 minutes at your downtown SF location because I can just order online and pick up my treats at your pick-up window. You have Coke Zero on the fountain. Bless you. And you have a super kick-ass and geeky marketing campaign. The woman picking up food before me received a large bag with this printed on the side:
My first thought was 'This has to be a major design eff-up, right? Like, some severely retarded marketing team thought Lorem Ipsum was the translation of some clever ad campaign and just ran with it.'
But nay. According to Chipotle Spokesman, Chris Arnold:
"It's not an accident, no," says Arnold. "It's sort of an inside joke. That block of copy is standard issue for people in advertising and design. We thought it would be funny to leave it in and see what sort of reaction it drew."
Evidently I am not alone in my supposition that all went awry in the production department at my favorite foil-wrapped burrito establishment. So either Arnold is genius for covering up the mistake in a coy and fun way, or Chipotle is staffed with a bunch of lit geeks who know how to get people talking about their campaign. Case in point. Either way, I like.
Expensify Rocks in DailyFinance
Expensify: When it comes to office paperwork, is there a more annoying task than filling out expense reports? Enter Expensify, a still-very-small start-up that promises "Expense reports that don't suck." If that sounds like an oxymoron, give the service a try, and you'll find an easy to use system that centralizes users' financial actions by tracking expenses, creating statements and reports, facilitating payments, and connecting clients to financial institutions. Entirely Web-based, Expensify is leading the way toward paperless accounting, saving trees -- and headaches. Amid countless sub-par personal finance services, Expensify doesn't suck -- it rocks.
(via DailyFinance)
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I recently befriended Expensify co-founder Curtis Chambers, who has quickly become like the big geeky brother I always wanted, replete with sharing tech knowledge, coordinating geeky group outings, and even picking on me like big brothers do. Anywho, DailyFinance, which has more page views than TechCrunch, just featured the above glowing review of his startup! Congrats Curtis, and HT to you, my friend!
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