Subtle Keynote icon changes in iWork ’09
There are 3 subtle changes that have been made to the Keynote icon in iWork '09. I thought for the sake of, oh I don't know, fun? that I'd point them out…
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Bourdain’s Mexico blog post and photo journal, now online
Just prior to each episode Anthony Bourdain and his No Reservations crew publish a blog post and a photo journal. The Season 5 premier is no different. One thing I didn't realize…
Polaroid, only MOSTLY dead.
After a short break during the holiday season my weekly posts on Waking Ideas resume with an interview of my friend Dan Rubin regarding his recent foray into shooting with Polaroid film….
Down south.
Is cultural influence reciprocal? As 2009 begins many reflect on what has happened this past year. I've read many reflections, updates from last year's resolutions, countless thoughts on World events, and some…
BlackRapid R-Strap review by Justin Blanton
If you know Justin Blanton you probably know two things about him: 1) He works way too hard. 2) He has a critical eye. Neither to a fault. In fact, I believe…
Photos from Lincolnton, North Carolina
Eliza and I enjoyed a relaxing week at my brother's house in Lincolnton, North Carolina. Here are a few photos from our visit there. To view more photos, see the entire set…
Sameer Barkawi reviews The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
It is no secret that I want to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Due to traveling to and from my brother's house in North Carolina – circumstances, unusual or otherwise…
Video: Ganymede sets on Jupiter in HD
Unfortunately this video was not made embeddable by the folks at the HubbleSite Web site, so I've ripped it and put it up on Viddler. If there is an objection to this…
Weightbot, the iPhone application for dieters
For the last three days I've been using Weightbot to record my weight. Weightbot does a few simple tasks in an elegant and easy-to-use interface that makes me want to record my…
Garrett Murray’s \”Social Etiquette Rules For Instant Messenger Use\”
This is a fine, fine list by Mr. Murray. I wouldn't change a single one, though I'd add a few. The first one would be similar to Garrett's first rule, about setting yourself as…
The RED CANON
Vince Laforet is working with some photo-gadget people and has been playing with this bad boy. Just stare at it awhile, let it sink in. Five dollars and twenty-five cents says that…
The Secret History of KISS
Speaking of KISS (you may or may not have seen my Waking Ideas post from last week called Meeting Gene), here is a really interesting gallery from Ron English called The Secret…
THIS DATE, from Henry David Thoreau’s journal
I just Twittered (well, actually Brightkited) a link to this post on Henry David Thoreau's journal – the entry from December 20, 1851 that I thought was particularly timely for me. "Say…
Eric Fortune’s painting process
One of the things I'm refining every time that I start a new art project is my process. I realize I have a lot to learn, and so posts like this really…
Downtown Lincolnton, NC
From the car.
Rolando for iPhone and iPod touch
This game has been talked about everywhere but I simply have to link to this. Rolando, a game for the iPhone by ngmoco:), is quite easily the best game for the iPhone…
Turnpike
All new season of No Reservations – January 5th!
As if January wasn't shaping up to be a fantastic month on television (with LOST beginning its fifth season)… now Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations is starting up an all new season on…
Gary Vaynerchuk visits Threadless
What do you get when you combine my favorite video podcast and my favorite tshirt retailer? An episode of WineLibrary TV on Threadless TV with Gary Vaynerchuk featuring a bunch of wines…
Meeting Gene
From left: Gene Simmons, Kathleen Kinmont, Alana Curry. In the summer of 2003 the company I was working for at the time hired KISS for an event in Atlantic City, New Jersey….
Eat Weird – Episode 3: Wild Goose Breast Salad
I've already written about Eat Weird, so I'll spare you those details and just link you to the latest episode of Eat Weird, Episode 3, which is Master Chef Dave Ciminelli's Wild…
Trailer: X-Men Origins – Wolverine
When I used to watch X-Men as a young lad my favorite character was Gambit. Three X-Men movies have come and gone, no Gambit. Since then, Hugh Jackman has won me over…
Video: Make: Sympathy Dolls with Bre Pettis
I think it is safe to say that my nieces and nephews do not read my blog, so it is also safe to say that I will be making some sympathy dolls for them…
Art inspiring art
Troy Rutter, actor, blogger, author, and podcaster (busy man), was inspired by my most-recently blogged about watercolor, The Owl (which is for sale on my Etsy shop, btw) and posted this oil…
Bob Ross videos
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] Speaking of Bob Ross, you can watch a ton of his episodes online. Not all of the videos are complete episodes, so you'll have to watch the duration closely….
Art by Colin Devroe
Why not? I ask myself that a lot. Yesterday I thought, why not put my art on Etsy? Etsy is the place to sell all things handmade, I am going to do…
LOST in time
I'm loving that I'm able to write for Waking Ideas on a weekly basis. This week I cover my recent journey through the entire LOST series, again! 83 hours of television-watching goodness….
My fifth watercolor: The Owl
Note: This pieces is now for sale in my Etsy shop. I'm going to try to keep doing watercolor paintings, maybe even one each week. This week I really wanted to do…
Wheaton, Grunberg, and Obama – in a comic
As a follow up to some of the hijinks on Twitter between Heroes star Greg Grunberg and writer/actor Wil Wheaton, that I wrote about the other day, here is an interesting comic…
Jupiter, Venus, and Earth’s Moon are BFFs
I was able to write a guest post on Waking Ideas, a site run by two of my friends Daniel Nicolas and Jake Dahn. I thought it'd be fun to write about…