Feb 17, 2012  •  In Blogging, Entertainment, Funny, NYC, Sports, Twitter

Friday Brain Dump (Basketball Edition)

1. Did you know that you can embed Tweets? Just mouseover the tweet I have embedded below. Notice that the tweet is “live,” meaning that all the links (such as the “Follow” button) clickable and functional. So they’re watching Knicks in Taipei but I can’t get the game.#iliveheredammit — Jerry Seinfeld (@JerrySeinfeld) February 16, 2012 […]

Feb 16, 2012  •  In Art/Design, Fonts, Geek, Infographics

Typography: Bold & Justified [Infographic]

This is hands-down the best infographic on typography I have ever seen. It’s too good and informative not to share. Enjoy! (Click to view large.) Via COLOURlovers. You may also like: CSS Sans: A Typeface Made Purely of CSS A Visual Timeline of the Future (As Per Famous Novels) The Psychology of Color [Infographic] Word […]

Feb 15, 2012  •  In Art/Design, Books, Scary

Dr. Seuss Taxidermy

Because I was not born in the U.S. — my family moved here from Korea when I was 7 years old — I never even heard of Dr. Seuss until I was in high school. And while I found Green Eggs and Ham to be pretty amusing, I personally found Dr. Seuss’s illustrations to be a bit […]

Feb 15, 2012  •  In Geek, Giveaways, Shopping, Travel

Giveaway: Plaid Doctrine Eco Messenger Bag!

Today I am very excited to be introducing Plaid Doctrine, a travel accessories company that crafts its products from recycled bottles! Plaid Doctrine was created by Suzanne Park, who logged 300,000+ miles traveling for work and found herself frustrated with the travel gear available today. She says, “I searched high and low for my last […]

Feb 14, 2012  •  In Cute, Geek, Science, Web

Google’s Geeky Valentine Surprise

Happy Valentine’s Day! For a sweet Valentine’s surprise, type this into a Google search: sqrt(cos(x))*cos(300x)+sqrt(abs(x))-0.7)*(4-x*x)^0.01, sqrt(6-x^2), -sqrt(6-x^2) from -4.5 to 4.5 Too lazy or suspicious to try it for yourself? What will happen is that the algebraic equation will plot out a graph in the shape of a heart, like so: Feel free to share […]

Feb 13, 2012  •  In Aerin, Claire, Motherhood, Personal

T-Minus Two Weeks

One of my ex-boyfriends is just 15 months younger than his older sister. When we started dating, he told me how, shortly after he was born, his parents sent his sister to go live with the grandparents for a year because taking care of two very young kids — one of whom was extremely colicky […]

Feb 12, 2012  •  In Art/Design, Entertainment, Funny, Movies

Movie Poster Clichés

I do not pay too much attention to movie posters, so it comes as no surprise that I have never noticed these clichés before. I guess that the movie advertising business is similar to other design-related fields in that they know what works, and/or are fresh out of original ideas. Between the legs: Black and […]