Monthly Archives: December 2007

Start a tradition Comments Off

Do yourself a favor, spend a few minutes on ‘Tinybuildings’ Sharon is a gifted woman, who can make even mundane business cards into amazing landmarks in time. Her first post, tells the history - it’s a very melancholy post, but the buildings are amazing.
Tinybuildings

Useless Items I neglected to tell Santa I wanted Comments Off

MonKEYS

Rockin Robin

Match Lamp

Probably because I just found them today… when does Santa start his new list?

Holiday Booty Comments Off

It can never be said that ‘T’ doesn’t pay attention - she honestly NEVER misses a gift opportunity, and this year was no exception. Among my santa leavings where -

Absolutely amazing no-stick cookie sheets
The exact griddle I wanted (how’d she know?)
Three different types of tongs (I didn’t even know there where three different types)
Big comfy […]

SFG: Blank Book Project Arrives 2

The SFG Blank book arrived at the studio today. Now the fun begins.

Yes darjeeling Comments Off

Like Tea? Turns out I do, although I never realized exactly how much, my dear friend kim - hooked me up with a very ingenious teapot set from Adagio Teas. It came with 4 sample teas - I’m crazy for the black teas, so I’ve been mainly drinking that one, ‘T’ is a fan of […]

Studio plans 2008 Comments Off

I’m not one for New Years resolutions - but I do like to make a clean start every year, just privately. In 2008 the only real studio goal I have is to push creativity as hard as I’ve been pushing technology for the last few years.
Hopefully the change will be apparent.
Enjoy you’re christmas

Flawed Thinking & Information Design Comments Off

I recently discovered Concert.tv in my digital cables ‘On-Demand’ menu - If you enjoy live performances it’s really impressive, all their interstitials are clean, bold and graphic, and with their wealth of content it’s easy to kill an afternoon watching. I assumed that with a name like ‘concert.tv’ they’d have an equally impressive website - […]

Eight things I’ve ‘aged’ to appreciate Comments Off

You may know I like to make lists, here’s eight things I wasn’t fond of in my 20’s, that now in my 40’s I fully appreciate:

Rothko
salmon roe caviar
lavender
Thelonious Monk
Billy Holiday
kimchee
silence
tea (iced or otherwise)

Brunch Success Comments Off

So I’ve mostly recovered from my brunch extravaganza, it was mostly a success - don’t let anyone tell you ingredients and preparation aren’t the keys to success in preparing a meal - they are, given good ingredients and decent preparation - ANYONE can cook to impress. Cleaning up while you cook, that’s where the real […]

Spicey Friday Comments Off

I had a nice casual day with Kim, shopping for spices and eating sushi & udon in posh Chestnut Hill. Among my purchases are Black India Pepper and Lemongrass - Today I’ll pick up some fresh scallions and some tofu - and I can enjoy some fresh (and spicy) lemongrass soup, I can hardly wait.
I’m […]