January 2008
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Craigslist Furniture →
If you’re like me and love digging through crap to find that perfect piece of furniture, then the Craigslist furniture classifieds (for your area) is a great resource. These retro end tables ($25 for the pair) could be great in the right setting.
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Me: Did you fart?
Julie: No!
Me: Oh, it must be your face cream.
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Oscar Nominee Lunch Photo →
Oddly enough, all these stars don’t look too famous or important when they’re all group together like this. The only one that sticks out to me is Leo.
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If Friends were Really Super Friends →
If Friends (the TV show) were really Super Friends (the comic book characters).
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BarackObama.com's Background Image →
Hidden gem found over at barrackobama.com. It’s the site’s background image, displaying an Obama logo / coat of arms graphic – only visable when you view the site’s background image, otherwise it’s hidden by the body of the site. Hope that all makes sense. I’ll have to make note of this little design detail for a future project.
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Adobe Illustrator 88 Presentation Video →
Adobe Illustrator 88 presentation video. My Adobe CS3 Design Premium just arrived in the mail, which makes this video that much nostalgic/hilarious.
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Feist - I Feel it All Video →
New video from Feist - I Feel it All.
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Some People Don't Have a Family...Day →
A survey by a human resources organization says as many as 40 per cent of workers in Ontario will not be given an extra holiday in February, with most employers saying they’ll compensate their employees in some other way. CBC
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WatchHappy Friday. If you’re looking for something to do this weekend I recommend Jenga. It’s a game of physical and mental skill. You take a block from the bottom and you put it on top.
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Mike Davidson's Rookie Guide to Digital SLR... →
Digital SLR photography has been on my mind as of late. Canon vs. Nikon, lenses, light filters, how to achieve certain shots; I want to know it all and Mike Davidson’s Rookie Guide to Digital SLR Cameras was a great place to start.
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“I’d rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I’m not.”
– Kanye West
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Buying on Amazon →
I’ve never made an online purchase through Amazon before, until two seconds ago. I couldn’t be happier with their online shopping experience and I will be definitly be doing it again in the futures (the ‘s’ on the end of future is intentional).
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I'm a Better Speller Than You
I just spell checked my last post and it came up with no mistakes. In recent spelling adventures I’ve noticed that my spelling has drastically improved since my high school days. I’m pretty much ready for my local spelling bee. Can I have the language of origin please? Latin? I knew it.
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Jose Calderon, Statistically Amazing →
Jose Calderon, Statistically Amazing - Great article over at the Torontoist. If he doesn’t make it as a reserve selection for the All-Star Team I’ll be bitter.
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Hit Me On My iPhone →
Hit Me On My iPhone by Pete Miser
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Time Capsule Realization →
I just realized something about Apple’s new Time Capsule. It’s doubles as a 802.11n Wi-Fi base station. Me wants one even more.
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Hacoa Company →
Their website is weak, but their products are oh so sweet. It’s the wood that makes them good.
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Master of my Domains
I’ve gone ahead and registered the domains jeremywatt.ca and jeremywatt.org. For the time being they just point back to jeremywatt.com. Maybe in the future, me dot org will be a little web playground for design experimentation, but I’m not sure yet. Secretly, I registered these while daydreaming about becoming an internet celebrity. Thinking that when that day arrived I wouldn’t...
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A Chat With the Designer of the Google Logo →
Interesting chat with the designer of the Google Logo.
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WatchThough dangerous, video taping yourself and others while skiing produces interesting results. Pardon the camera shake. Music: Us Placers by CRS (Kanye West, Pharrell Williams and Lupe Fiasco).
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Lotus Notes on iPhone →
To most, this means nothing. To me it means everything.
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Leopard Ad on NYTimes.com →
The new Leopard ad on NYTimes.com - Web advertising perfected.
“It doesn’t matter how good or bad the [Amazon Kindle] is, the fact is that...”
– Steve Jobs
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Florals are no Longer Grandma →
Just incase you missed the memo florals are no longer grandma (used properly). I’m currently working on a little side project where I’ve come to appreciate a good floral.
Fictive →
Fictive – Great word. “Of, relating to, or able to engage in imaginative invention.” — from Jakob Lodwick
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Leopard Desktop Wallpaper →
Leopard Desktop Wallpaper - Kind of lame I know, but handy if you’re like me and haven’t got around to installing Leopard on one of your Macs yet and can’t wait to get your hands on that Star Trek meets Lupe Fiasco wallpaper
“I have never known anyone to have more pride in their home state and their...”
– John Mayer
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MacBook Air →
I don’t really have a use for it, but the MacBook Air is extra spicy.
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Matte Stephens Illustrations →
Matte Stephens’ illustrations make me all warm and fuzzy inside. The Charlie Bird print would look peachy in my family room.
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Old Gray Office File Cabinets →
I’ve been keen on old gray office file cabinets as of late. I salvaged one a few months ago and put it to good use in my home office. Then I saw this great use of the classic gray office file cabinets which takes them to a whole new level. If someday I end up a lonely depressed single, in a overpriced bachelor apartment, I might have to mimic this setup.
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Design*Sponge →
Design*Sponge is a daily website dedicated to home design goodness. It’s got some tasty bits of inspiration.
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The Hardest Working Presidential Candidate Logo →
A Speak Up article pointing out the design firm behind Obama’s ridiculously nice identity.
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I Bringing Blogging Back
Rakim, the microphone soloist said it best, it’s been a long time. This isn’t the first time I’ve had to apologize to the internet for my lack of posting, which in the past I’ve associated with a general lost of interest in my site. However, this time around I was just straight up busy. A good busy though. A blessed, excited and love the internet, kind of busy. I’ll...
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Barrack Obama Pays Attention to Design →
It’s pleasant to the eyes to see someone in politics paying attention to good design. Barrack Obama gets my design vote.
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WatchAn impromptu lip dub on a my first Porter Air (highly recommended, BTW) flight from Toronto to Montreal. The song seemed overly appropriate – Plane by Jason Mraz. I was a little shaky on the lyrics and at one point the flight attendant asked me to take my headphones off because we were beginning our decent into Montreal.
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“Real creativity, the kind that is responsible for breakthrough changes in our...”
– Richard Farson, from his book Management of the Absurd: Paradoxes in Leadership