Jimmy Carter - Man from the Plains Oct 15, 08, 2:39 p.m.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/so…
Just watched this, what a brilliant movie about a brilliant man.
He really was the victim of some really bad circumstances that left his presidential legacy somewhat questionable. But there is no doubt he has dedicated his life to the betterment of humanity.
Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, heavily involved with Habitat for Humanity, author of several really great books and a huge asset to the peace process in the middle east between Israel and Palestine.
Regardless of your political affiliation, I think this movie has something for everyone, and it shows just what a gentle and decent person Carter is at his heart. How committed he is to family, his close connection to the (often African American) farmers in Georgia and across the US. He just "get's it". Of course I'm not doing the film justice, just watch the damned thing already.

Ambroise Oct 9, 08, 12:44 p.m.

SHIT SHIT! I need this font desperately, I have it at home, but I can't export this flash file without it here at work. Can someone help me out? I really do own the thing...so please spare me the lectures.

unscrupulous Oct 1, 08, 9:09 a.m.

I work at an agency, and as many of you who have also worked in this soul stealing business, there are some shady characters.
Let's say our agency gets an RFP for some new initiative Company X wants to do. It may be a micro site, a rebrand campaign, whatever.
So usually what happens, is we'll do a brainstorming session (call it what you will, it's just semantics...) about how we can best solve the problem and deliver the presentation in a creative and interesting package.
I've just learned that a fellow CD has been registering the domain names of the ideas we come up with (not in his/her name directly), before we present it to the client. Then selling the domain back to the client when the client decides they want to pursue that particular campaign.
That's just shady to me. Apparently he/she has been successful in selling these domain names 3 different times, and for what he/she claims was a healthy return.
I was told about the plan directly from the person themselves, on the condition I not mention it to anyone. My stupid moral alarm clock thinks I should be the rat.
So then, innerneb massage bored, what would you do? tell person to knock it off (they're someone I consider a friend) or rat them out and probably watch them lose their job?

08 NCAA Football Sep 13, 08, 8:09 p.m.

Wow USC looks tough tonight against OHST.
BCS: USC vs OKLA

This song warms my day Aug 28, 08, 11:33 a.m.

http://www.jungblood.com/music/j…
What a beautiful song. Hope it does the same for your day.

Teen Sex Romp Aug 20, 08, 6:18 p.m.

Porky's Goooood gooooood, best teen sex movie ever. such an amazing film, I just ordered it to add to my drunk dvd collection (movies which get exponentially better in direct correlation with the amount of alcohol consumed: Weekend at Bernies, Karate Kid, Xanadu etc)
enjoy!

full version here:
http://www.broadcaster.com/clip/…
and

they're hot! these broads are hot! they want us to look! Im telling you they want us to look!

SO MUCH WOOL, YOU COULD KNIT A SWEATER!

New Wrangler Campaign Aug 14, 08, 1:15 p.m.

love it? hate it? just plain why?
http://shakespearessister.blogsp…

Full Campaign:
http://adsoftheworld.com/media/p…

Video:
http://adsoftheworld.com/media/t…

Ronald Jenkees Aug 13, 08, 6:02 p.m.

I know I've seen his videos posted here before, but cant seem to find them now. So I think he deserves his own thread.
really fun stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/profile_v…

Aliased system text on PC Aug 13, 08, 11:25 a.m.

I know this ? has been bandied about willy nilly here and there, however I cant seem to get a proper straight fuck all answer to my query.

Q: Do all browsers on PC display system text as aliased? Or is it only Arial and Verdana? How about pt size? If I were using helvetica 24pt for headline, aliased or anti? At what point size do Arial and Helvetica match up somewhat correctly? seems like arial is all over the map (looks like multiple font faces when displayed at 10, 11 and 12pt).
Sorry, I used to have a PC to test with, but some assclowns broke into my place a few months back and took it.

Arrested Development Movie Aug 9, 08, 6:01 p.m.

The rumors appear to be true:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0901…

I got robbed Aug 7, 08, 10:49 p.m.

About 20 minutes ago. I'm still shaky. damn I always wondered how I would react in such a situation.
Two 18ish y.o. thugs pulled into the driveway in front of me as I was walking down the sidewalk and jumped out. One said "Give me all your money" and I thought I heard him, but was also thinking, is this a joke, is this really happening? He repeated himself and I think I muttered "for real?" and his friend then asked "do you want to get shot homie?". I reached in my pocket and pulled out about $12. I had 6 or so $20's in my other pocket but I handed them the 12 and they jumped in the car and sped down a dead end alley. It was right in front of my house, so they saw where I live. I went inside and could hear the loud buzz muffler go down the alley then realize is was a dead end and come back.
I'm too paranoid to call the police for fear that they will retaliate knowing where I live.
It could have been worse, I'm going to consider myself lucky and leave it be. After all, I still have my iphone, my wallet w all my credit/debit cards and $120 in my other pocket. And I didnt get choked out or my face smashed in. Though my heart still feels like its going to come out of my chest and my hands are a bit shaky.
Anyhow, I dont want to tell anyone I know, cause I dont want to hear about how I should move and make them worry etc. So here I am telling you, the interneb. fuck! how lame are some people? I really cant comprehend the idea of doing something like that, and they were just kids.

88BoaDrum L.A. and Brooklyn Aug 7, 08, 2:16 p.m.

Crazy japanese noise rockers, The Boredoms, are doing another drum performance piece for 08/08/08. It's free and should be fun. In LA its at the La Brea Tar Pits. More details here:
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/ar…
Last years event, 77BoaDrum (held on 07/07/07) can be seen here:

Crash Worship Aug 6, 08, 4:01 p.m.

man I miss these guys. complete chaos, fire, naked painted bodies, destruction, like a writhing musical orgy. Seeing a crash worship show was life changing.

part II

EARTHQUAKE Jul 29, 08, 11:44 a.m.

who else in LA just felt it?

Your Creative/Design Process Jul 22, 08, 11:53 a.m.

If you were to give a presentation as to what your creative process might be, what kind of stuff would you say? What is your process?
Let's assume you're working with a new client, the brief is wide open and there are no tight deadlines or budgets.
How do you start? What sort of photography are you looking for, where do you look? Same with type? Do you look at design portals for inspiration, which ones? Are there other designers you look to for inspiration, which ones? Is there a base grid structure you follow? Just curious to know if anyone follows a regiment when they're working on new projects? It seems my approach is different every time for every project and I wonder if by streamlining that approach, if I could become better and more efficient.
Let the wise cracks begin!

Sweet Wishes by Mark Ryden & Marion Peck Jul 8, 08, 3:56 p.m.

new book by Mark Ryden and Marion Peck, looks really cool, Ryden fans everywhere just popped 50,000 boners simultaneously.
http://www.porterhouseart.com/v/…
Only $20!

Murder City Devils Show Jul 2, 08, 11:23 a.m.

Fuckin yeah! sweet assssss! MCD reunion show, I caught their seattle reunion shows a few years back, wowza! these guys rock my jock off.
info on their myspace page blog section:

http://www.myspace.com/peopleask…

blog:
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cf…

tickets and show info:
http://ev12.evenue.net/cgi-bin/n…

The Whale Hunt Jul 1, 08, 12:03 p.m.

http://thewhalehunt.org/whalehun…
pretty interesting photo story telling here, the author snaps a new photo every 5 minutes along his "9 day journey spent with Inupiat Eskimos [sic] in Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost settlement in the United States."
http://thewhalehunt.org/

Anna_Log, cool work Jun 27, 08, 11:53 a.m.

just came across this persons Flickr account. Some really nice stuff (and I like her username).

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ann…

Police Budgets funded by drug $ Jun 16, 08, 11:16 a.m.

http://www.npr.org/templates/sto…
this is bullshit. Focusing law enforcement efforts to pad their budgets. Sounds like a bunch of (maybe) high school educated, power tripping, cops being put in charge of huge sums of money with zero financial training or any accountability or oversight.
Leaving it up to these individual sheriffs to honestly and accurately report and allocate 80% of this seized money, totaling millions of dollars.
Just how much of that cash is going into their individual pockets?