johncmayer
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Go Faster.
Not much of a read (mostly pictures), but it is very interesting to see the beginnings of graphic design in the automotive/motorsports field. I was expecting a more detailed account but I guess I set my own expectations for the book as soon as I spotted it. It's an expensive coffee table book, but at least it looks like an expensive coffee table book. Sorta like motorsports graphics, if you can't win, at least look good while you're out there.
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Sniper'd
Air Force One was practicing touch and go's today at PTIA. I took this video whilst fearing for my life. Luckily the sniper hiding in the landing gear compartment didn't get me.
Um...Catalyst tickets for sale?
The. Best. Conference. Line-up. Ever. Fantastical Church Music Conference.
@cadillacsky at Berkely Café
Do your ears a favor and go listen to some of their stuff
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Information
People will receive a quantity of information without proper instruction, and in consequence be thought very knowledgeable when they are for the most part quite ignorant. And because they are filled with the conceit of wisdom instead of real wisdom they will be a burden to society.
— Thamus (from Plato's Phaedrus via Shane Hipp's Flickering Pixels)
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Pictures from the Saddle
These pictures are taken by ADVrider.com user "Frank likes to ride" from the saddle of his GSX-R. As is usual, I skipped the writing and went straight to the pictures which means I missed the part where he tells you that he doesn't use any mounts, and every shot is handheld. I immediately had assumed he was using one of the new GoPro camera set-ups, but NO he keeps his Canon 5D in his tank bag and shoots with his left hand while riding. Amazingly beautiful pics, Frank Likestoride.
Wieden + Kennedy
(*Weiden + Kennedy are the masterminds to some of Honda's most successful advertising campaigns. Remember the Cog commercial?)
Keep Your Friends Close & Your Enemies... as Employees?
If you hire only those people you understand, the company will never get people better than you are. Always remember that you often find outstanding people among those you don't particularly like.
— Soichiro Honda
Future tone machine
Note the stinky tone face around 13secs, the bad-a leg up on the floor monitor stance, and the absence of any "ker-chank" noises from missed notes. Future tone machine I tell ya.
United
Incorporated the new logo I designed into a new tshirt graphic for @kennethwagner's new Friday night student ministry at Calvary Wesleyan where the middle & high school students are meeting together (thus the new name; United).
The logo began life as the "homeblock" font (free at dafont.com) and gradually changed because of the ugly "T" & the "e". The colors and design are what comes to mind when I think late 80's, banana seat bicycles, M.A.S.K. and bad taste. So I took the grid-like lines and combined them with gaudy colors and came up with what I think is a cool retro design.
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Family Mercy
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This clutch disc belongs to my younger cousin, or more accurately, to his DA GS-R. See that loose piece of metal? Yea, uh, that's not an extra piece. In addition to flopping around inside the bell housing and tearing up other stuff, it was also no longer holding the spring in place.
He says he doesn't know how it happened. He had merely been cruising through the country enjoying the scenery when he noticed the pedal didn't feel just right. Clutch discs don't just explode on their own. This one probably fubar'd somewhere between 1st and 2nd gear near 8k rpm.
I'm a good cousin though. We put him a new clutch in and disposed of the evidence. I was young once I suppose and would have liked for someone to have done the same for me. This will be just our little secret between me and you, interwebs.
Old Acquaintance Renewed
We had the chance to reconnect with some old friends tonight. We decided to go bowling and then to dinner. All three alleys in Greensboro were full because of league bowlers taking up all the lanes so we decided to venture north to Reidsville Lanes. Like most things in Reidsville, it's like stepping back in time when you walk through the smokey entrance of the Lanes. Note for the future; it's nice to head somewhere slower paced when you are wanting to catch up with someone. Our friends have just moved into a new stage in life as she is pregnant with their second child and he has just accepted the lead pastor position at the church we grew up in. His grandfather also pastored there many years ago. It's great to see the passion in his eyes and the determination in his voice when he speaks of the future of this church. It reminds me of a time in my life when I was passionate and not just a grumpy cynic.
Doc Watson
If you ever have the pleasure of seeing a live show at the Newberry Opera House in Newberry, SC, do so. The acoustics are great, the seating is tight and cozy (like any other small, old theatre built in 1881), the building is beautiful, and listening to someone like Doc play Deep River Blues in this setting makes you feel like you've been transported back in time. The concert line-up for 2010 is pretty impressive for a such a small venue (426 seats). Even with the recent $5.5 mil renovation it feels like a perfectly preserved piece of history, not a re-themed, re-branded tourist attraction. It seems that the older I get and the more things change around me, the more I appreciate the places and things of a previous generation.
How Do I Know If YouTube Is Right For Me?
You got your eye on one of those fancy youtube user accounts huh? How do you know if it's the right social expression engine for your young, bright mind? Below is a guide to help you know if joining youtube and fulfilling the obligation to leave moronic comments on each video you view is right for you.
Do you have interwebs turret's? Do you need to let the world know why you are right and everyone else is so wrong? Do you love to argue just for the sake of arguing? Does it excite you to bring someone down a notch? Peruse posted videos of things that disinterest you and tell us how stupid we are for finding it interesting. Don't let that little girl post her birthday party at the skating rink without repercussions. Tell her how stupid she is for skating to "The Climb". Sign up for a youtube account and start trolling immediately. It's no just a right, it's your duty.
@jasonwagner
Hey, glad you could make it. I've been writing all this junk just for you to see. This is my little corner of the internets and I'm awfully glad I get to share it with you.
I love to send 140 characters of nonsense to twitter, stream music from pandora, keep up with my reading at readernaut, archive our family's story with tumblr, post pics from my phone to twitpic and tumblr, and most of all post my more refined pics to flickr. Also, you can stalk my online activity from this central location.
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