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The new promo trailer for Frank Miller’s 300 makes Troy (and all the other crap from that genre that’s been released lately) look like a romantic comedy. YES. YES. YES. I’m excited. You can check out the 300 Production Blog or pick up the original graphic novel.

Thu 09.21.06 (7 comments)

Perfect proof why at least 50% of the American population should be destroyed.

Thu 09.21.06 (3 comments)

Quote, “#22 - Lists That Reduce Rock History to a Series of Glib Soundbites (Sorry.)” Blender’s 50 Worst Things to Ever Happen to Music. Gladly, this list doesn’t take itself so seriously.

Thu 09.21.06 (0 comments)

Rejected armor/character designs for the 2008 Iron Man movie. Iron Man is just boring enough of a superhero storyline to give me hope that it isn’t completely messed up by a big screen adaption, especially with Jon Faveau directing.

Thu 09.21.06 (0 comments)

The best time to buy everything via SmartMoney.com. And by “everything” they mean “a few assorted things” but it is nonetheless handy information.

Thu 09.21.06 (0 comments)

In case you need such things, my new IM handle is hiblankenship. HRTWRK is dead, long live Blankenship. Or something. (Too melodramatic? Did I force it?)

Thu 09.21.06 (2 comments)

I’m enjoying Mareen Fischinger’s photos on Flickr, especially the depth of field in this set.

Thu 09.21.06 (1 comment)

Quote, “Batman does not use hair product. His hair does what it is told.” “The Joker doesn’t hate Batman. The Joker wishes he knew how to quit Batman.” “Batman makes Poison Ivy itch.” Unfortunately, most of the random facts about Batman are not so good.

Wed 09.20.06 (4 comments)

How to make coffee at Armchair Media, starring Stefan and Marta.

Wed 09.20.06 (0 comments)

File under: “You gotta love the internet and its penchant for niche.” WalkenClips.com is a collection of (you guessed it) various movie and SNL audio clips of Christopher Walken, who may very well be the best worst actor in film history.

Wed 09.20.06 (0 comments)

If you’re at home tonight, soaking in some primetime tv, you should watch the season premiere of Law & Order: SVU on nbc at 10/9c. My good friend Lee Gilmore is the newly-crowned sound effects editor for the show and he assured me that “any guns, explosions, car chases, doors, [and] espresso machines you hear are from me.”

Tue 09.19.06 (0 comments)

HOLY CRAP, Space Invaders wrapping paper.

Tue 09.19.06 (0 comments)

Quote, “One of the hallmarks of the team… is this sense of looking to be wrong… the inquisitiveness, the sense of exploration. It’s about being excited to be wrong because then you’ve discovered something new.” BusinessWeek profiles Jonathan Ive, the VP of Industrial Design at Apple and the man responsible for much of the “design magic” since around ‘92. (via Signal vs. Noise)

Tue 09.19.06 (1 comment)

The Great Dallas Job Hunt™ Part 4

I have accepted a job. This job requires me signing various papers. I have not yet signed said papers via the resources de la human department. Post-signing of said papers, and therefor acceptance of said job in an official capacity, I will tell you all about it (the job, not the signing, though I may delve into that too, if it proves to be of interest.)

For now, you can rest content knowing that said job may or may not involve the words “art,” “director,” “interactive,” “foosball,” and/or “fuzzy bear costume.”

More later. Thanks for playing.

Tue 09.19.06 (10 comments)

Tagged: An Entry

Results 1-10 of about 6,580,000 for a talented graphic designer. Occasionally, Google makes me blush.

Mon 09.18.06 (10 comments)

Venn diagrams and various charts make for the funny with indexed.blogspot.com. I personally enjoy Soap for Lady Macbeth and Who will tie the girl to the railroad tracks. So many levels of cleverness.

Mon 09.18.06 (0 comments)

The Star Wars is Satan’s Tool. It’s no joke. If you believe in The Force, you will go to Hell.

Mon 09.18.06 (0 comments)

Superhero Fight pits various characters against one another and lets the public decide who wins. I clicked through a few matchups and all you really need to to know is that everyone beats up Robin and the fanboys have an unhealthy fixation on the Invisible Woman.

Mon 09.18.06 (0 comments)

I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning. Every day I find something creative to do with my life. Miles Davis

I got the pleasure of meeting Jared Christensen and Jeremy Johnson on Friday for lunch. They both work for Geniant doing user experience design (among other things.) I’ve run across both of their sites and work before, but it’s always nice to put faces with names. (P.S. Jared is tall. Like real tall. Like bloggers may be taller than they appear online tall.) Meeting people from the internet is fun!

Mon 09.18.06 (0 comments)

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