Stopping on the Way
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Stopping on the Way
Tired and Barely Surviving a Flat
Tired and Barely Surviving a Flat
Colleen Lumbering:
Colleen Lumbering:
This was only the start of the massive pile of firewood we had.
First (real) tent setup:
First (real) tent setup:
By “real”, I mean not in the living room :)
King Pup:
King Pup:
Regarding the strange facial expression: I was blowing in his face. He
was very intrigued by the camera.coversrc.com (Cover Source)
I recently realized how much time I waste searching for missing artwork in my iTunes library. I’ve tried a few apps that I’ve had to install that work sometimes, but they take up extra memory, especially if they run as a tray app.
So, I’ve decided to have a crack at my own take at solving this dilemma with coversrc. Using Last.fm’s web service, I am able to find out what tracks have been listened to. With this, I can use other providers to grab album artwork.
Technically, this app uses Sinatra and runs on Heroku. Heroku is amazing and once again, Sinatra never ceases to amaze me. I had fun with the design too. I have been out of CSS for a long time and it was nice to get back into it using SASS.
Be sure to check it out if you are looking for a non-intrusive way to easily get album artwork.
Photos
Around %50 of our releases were sold in Japan, so the size o
Around %50 of our releases were sold in Japan, so the size of the scene you think the U.S./Europe has, divide that in half, the US is only buying 100-250 copies of our cds at most, same for Europe. The rest are going to Japan. The Japanese have the highest per square foot real estate costs, but yet they are the ones buying the most physical copies of music releases (vinyl on top of that!). So the big secret you all don’t know, is that without Japan, a lot of the indie labels you know and love, would be a lot worse off or not exist. So thank Japan for helping keep a lot of the music you love, coming out. There’s a reason every Warp album comes out in Japan 3 weeks before the rest of the world and has a bonus track on it.
— From the Merck proprietor’s blog: http://www.gabekoch.com/?m=200712
Jalapeño Plant:
Jalapeño Plant:
Jalapeño Plant
M.C. Escher Concave and Convex Puzzle:
M.C. Escher Concave and Convex Puzzle:
M.C. Escher Concave and Convex Puzzle
Gaylord Pano
Gaylord Pano
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-30)
Parents House in Gulf Breeze
Parents House in Gulf Breeze
Quick and dirty mixtape for your listening pleasure.
Quick and dirty mixtape for your listening pleasure.
Slashdot: One of the things some of our readers really want
Slashdot: One of the things some of our readers really want to know is: what are the biggest deficiencies that you are seeing from young college grads trying to break into the industry? What words of wisdom could you impart to people trying to get their start, especially with respect to gaming?
Leonard Boyarsky: I can speak a little bit more to the artistic stuff because of the position I’m in; that’s how I came up. I would say that, from an artistic standpoint, it’s not about how well you use 3D Studio Max. Obviously you need background in some sort of 3D program, unless you just want to be a concept artist, but it’s more about just being a great artist and having a great artistic eye. The same thing goes for creativity; it’s more about having something to show that shows what you can do. If someone comes in and has something to show, it doesn’t matter where they went to school or what they accomplished at school; it’s what we can see. Because there are so many people out there that have resumes with great schools, it just really comes down to what they can do. If I find someone who just blew me away, I could care less if they even have a diploma. I think the biggest thing you can tell people is to do stuff on their own. It’s probably easiest as a level designer, because you can get a Half-Life or a Quake and build your own levels, and then you have something to show. The more stuff you do just shows your passion, your creativity, your ability, as opposed to trying to get a job first if that makes sense.
Beach in the Evening
Beach in the Evening
Big boat at Palafox Pier
Big boat at Palafox Pier
Cooper:
Cooper:
Parents’ new pup
Fort Pickens
Pink Banana Smoothie
This is the best smoothie I’ve ever made and it’s really easy, granted you have a blender on hand.
Ingredients:
- 1 ripe banana (softer the better)
- 4-5 medium strawberries with tops cut off and quartered
- ½ cup vanilla yogurt
- 1 ½ cup ice (or more if you want it thicker)
- 0 cups of sugar
Directions:
- Break up the banana into 4 pieces and put into blender
- Put strawberries into blender
- Put yogurt into blender
- Put ice in blender
- Blend for at least a minute
I’m sure you will agree, it’s the best smoothie.