Blog Search Engines, Directories, and Listings

I’d love to come up with a comprehensive list of sites that are weblog search engines, directories, listings, trackers, and major aggregation points. Here’s the group so far. Blogarama, Blogdex, Bloglines, Blogsnow, Blogstreet, Blogwise, Daypop, Feedster, Globe of Blogs, Popdex, Technocrati, Waypath If you know any I’m missing please leave a comment. I’d love to Read More …

*spark-online Version 2.0 Brainstorming

Lots of you are probably already involved and helping out, but for those of you who aren’t, we’re in the process of breathing some life back into *spark-online. We’re really early in the game so far, but here are a couple highlights. + We’ve selected WordPress as our publishing platform.+ We’ve begun to port the Read More …

Design and your strategy

A great new article posted today by Design Council. Design runs deeper than look and feel – it can help you decide what you do and how you do it. What comes to mind when you think of design? Your last office makeover? Your business cards? Perhaps it’s the artwork on the last book or Read More …

Web Design: The Usual Suspects

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 …

George W. Bush – Negative Capability

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

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 …

Shout-outs. Vancouver Edition.

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 …

Supermodel Personal Ads

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 …

Redwood Coast – ROADTRIP

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 …

Transcendent Materialist

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 …

Lexicon

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 …

Purveyor of Cool?

rox! sux! NewsGator NewsGroups Wakes Funerals Linkage Plagerism Amy Lee Jessica Simpson Farscape Star Trek XML XXX Vancouver LA Flea markets eBay Alcohol Soft drinks Voting Voting for Bush

The Lord of the Rings Drinking Game

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 …

The Business of Design

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 …