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Status Update!

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:00:00 -0400

If you use or are at all familiar with Facebook and enjoy a good laugh, check out this video: ‘Facebook in Real Life’ by a London based comedy sketch group - Idiots of Ants. Brilliant!

Thanks Lou!

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"Like They Eating on a Snicker"

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:26:00 -0400

Check out this marketing rap on SEO and web standards:
Design Coding performed by The Poetic Prophet (AKA The SEO Rapper). He’s got a whole series of them - Love it!
“design and code right man can you get with it”.

Thanks Eric!

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"It Just Ain't Family Life"

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:53:00 -0400

Great post from Cineleet ‘a site that celebrates all things film’ on: The Best Scenes from Movie Robberies. Raising Arizona and Pulp Fiction are without a doubt my favorites!

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The Money Pit

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:49:01 -0400

This movie and the short lived 80’s sitcom, Bosom Buddies, are why I will always love Tom Hanks. The Money Pit is certainly one of my all time favorite movies and I’m usually in tears laughing …even though I’ve seen it a thousand times - check out this fantastic compilation of some of the best scenes (as a bonus, it comes with French sub-titles)!

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Happy St. Patrick's Day

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:35:00 -0400

“May the winds of fortune sail
you, May you sail a gentle
sea. May it always be the
other guy who says,
“this drink’s on me.”

Sláinte!

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I recently attended DC Design Talks, the first part of the DC...

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:38:00 -0500

I recently attended DC Design Talks, the first part of the DC Talks series, a one day conference for DC area web professionals. The event was full of awesome speakers and great people! My friend and former colleague, Samantha Warren, spoke on Web Typography and engaged the crowd to “challenge yourself rather than focus on the limitations of the medium”. She referenced some wonderful sites if you’re in need of inspiration - here are a few: Font Shop, Grid Calculator,and I Love Typography - if you’re a Typography fiend - take a stab at this Arial vs. Helvetica quiz, then check out this article on how to tell them apart!

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May I See Your Silly Walk?

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:20:00 -0500

Ben and I recently rediscovered our love of Monty Python and this sketch is one of our all time favorites - Ministry of Silly Walks. John Cleese is pure comedic genius.

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Falling Slowly

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:42:00 -0500

The best moment of Oscar night for me was seeing Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova win Best Original Song of the Year for their movie Once! I highly recommend having a listen to their performance of Falling Slowly (from Letterman - YouTube pulled the Oscar performance). I loved this film and the album is absolutely beautiful.

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The Shiny Guy Always Worries!

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:08:00 -0500

This video - Star Wars According to a 3 Year Old, may be the cutest I’ve seen in some time. You could never imagine this epic film could be explained any simpler.

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1984 Kids Incorporated Theme Song -

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:03:00 -0500

If you were a kid during the 80’s, this video will bring back memories!

…I don’t remember it being this lame, but the song is still great and will definitely be stuck in your head.

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I attended Refresh DC last night and the topic was Getting...

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:48:00 -0500

I attended Refresh DC last night and the topic was Getting Serious with Freelancing, covered by Martin Ringlein, co-founder of nclud. I really enjoyed the presentation and left with some great resources to check out. I was impressed with freelanceswitch.com - whether you take on 1 or 100 freelance projects in a given year, this site offers steller advice, jobs, resources, and insightful forums. There were also two books mentioned which are worth a look - “The Business Side of Creativity” and Talent Is Not Enough: Business Secrets For Designers. Happy Freelancing!

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30 Rock

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:54:00 -0500

Tracy Jordan:

Stop eatin’ people’s old french fries, pigeon.

Have some self respect!

Don’t you know you can fly?

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A List Apart describes itself as ‘a web magazine for...

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:20:00 -0500

A List Apart describes itself as ‘a web magazine for people who make websites.’ I try to find time every week to check out new articles or some I’ve missed in the past. This article, by Jeffrey Zeldman, is one of my favorites: Understanding Web Design. Also, I must mention Kevin Cornell who does all the wonderful Illustration work - if you haven’t checked out his stuff, have a look.

‘Web design is the creation of digital environments that facilitate and encourage human activity; reflect or adapt to individual voices and content; and change gracefully over time while always retaining their identity.’

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30 Rock

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:00:00 -0500

Jack: “Lemon I’m impressed, you’re beginning to think like a businessman.”

Liz: “A business woman.”

Jack: “I don’t think that’s a word.

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I recently discovered this fabulous product called FLOR. I...

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:49:00 -0500

I recently discovered this fabulous product called FLOR. I stumbled upon it on dooce and have become somewhat obsessed ever since. It is modular carpet tile, so you can create your own rugs in any style or size you want. Besides the fact it is totally practical, they offer so many beautiful patterns and textures, you’re bound to find one that suits your personal taste. Also, the samples are cheap, so you can test out a bunch before committing…in the past two months, I have ordered about 20 - I figure I’ll make use of all these samples for a mat in the garage or for our future dog:) I always struggle to find a rug I love and now I can just create my own!

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