Cameron takes us through the development of his current site design. Good job articulating his internal thought process. Jason and half the frickin’ internet discuss CSS, XHTML and standards. Again! This one is a good intro to the whole topic though and be very relevant to people considering trading in their tried and true old Read More …

The following assertions were collected from public statements made by George W. Bush and his official spokesmen since 1997. Originally from Harper’s Magazine, May 2004. The President of the United States is not a fact-checker. I’m not a statistician. I’m not a numbers-cruncher. I’m not one of these bean counters. I’m not very analytical. I’m Read More …

McSweeney’s lists crack me up. Here’s a couple of a favorites and a link to the archives. Titles of B-Movie Westerns That Give the Impression the West was Wilder Than Previously Imagined Three in a Saddle My Pal Trigger Under the Tonto Rim Pirates of the Prairie Pals of the Saddle Law of the Lash Read More …

Time for some shout-outs. It’s been way too long. My friend Cris is now a rockstar. Josh’s company Burnkit redesigned. Boris is working hard at urbanvancouver.com. Cameron took a wicked Marketing job with Playground. Mr. X is burned out with Pimps and Chuds. Jeff is taking some time off too I think. Paul is going Read More …

I have such great friends. Knowing that my company has recently been acquired and that likely that will mean the end of a job I’ve really enjoyed… my friends have started to rally and help me find a great new job. Here’s one I received from someone who was very well intentioned, but must not Read More …

Yeah… I build my webpages for like 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution. Heh!

Here are a few of my favs… check Tara’s site for the latest and greatest. Adorable ski-bunny needs someone to keep me warm. I don’t really snowboard, but look how cute I am in this furry vest! Besides, snowboarders have all the good weed hook-ups. – xxx Exotic beauty wants someone who can love me Read More …

Of the world’s 100 largest economic entities, 51 are now corporations and 49 are countries.

I didn’t even think of selling my Gmail invites on eBay. I still have 2 available and would be happy to share with friends. Especially since they aren’t going for $100 bucks a piece anymore. *smirk*

I spent this weekend and Monday lounging around the Northern California coastline with my best friend Donald. He and I have been buddies since we were about 7 years old and played on a kiddie soccer team together. He’s in WAY better shape than my sorry ass and he totally ran circles around me on Read More …

The trailer for Michael Moore’s film is now online. The film recently won the Palme D’or at the Cannes film festival and examines what happened to the United States after September 11; and how the Bush Administration used the tragic event to push its agenda. After debuting at Cannes in May, they’ve now signed deals Read More …

I’ve been told I’m hard to shop for. I’ve never been able to figure this out… ’cause to me it feels more like I want *everything*. I think the real problem is that the people buying me stuff don’t approve of getting me the things I like/want. Regardless, I’ve put together a Wish List over Read More …

Making up new words is so much fun. Check out some of my favorites from DailyCandy… blamestorming:(n.) A meeting whose sole purpose is to discuss why a deadline was missed or a project failed and who was responsible. drimming:(v.) Drunk instant-messaging. fifty-footer:(n.) Someone who looks really attractive from 50 feet away. Closer examination reveals …mouse Read More …

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Well, I finally saw return of the king last night. I thought it was (predictably) great, and I (predictably) kicked myself for having not seeing it on the big screen. I’ll probably watch it again tonight so I can see all the parts I missed while Melissa was chatting, cheering, crying etc. Tonight when I Read More …

From time to time inevitably everyone has to justify their existence within a corporation. “What do you do exactly?” “What value do you provide the organization?” “What impact would it have on ‘us’ if ‘we’ didn’t have ‘you’?” When it comes to design, measuring quantifiable value can be difficult and we are often forced to Read More …

My buddies have a little non-profit fundraising group called Debauchery for Donations and they’re pulling together a great benefit party this weekend call Spring Bling to benefit Big Bam; an organization that provides medical services to women who experience age, financial or cultural barriers that prevent detection and treatment of breast cancer. Team Debauchery (Aaron Read More …

This is not a politcal blog or activism website. I don’t have an agenda, but I do have a problem with the way we are running our international affairs. Specifically, I think we are loosing the war in Iraq. America hasn’t made friends of the Iraqi people.In the poll, 80 percent of the Iraqis questioned Read More …

Google launched a cool new service called Gmail. I’ve landed a beta account and it seems pretty hot. You get 1000megs of space vs. MSN Hotmails 2megs making it an actually useful mailbox. It’s pretty interesting how it turns back and forth barrage of short emails into threads or ‘conversations’. It also takes advantage of Read More …