Shimmery music.

originally uploaded by Neylano. Okay, so I’ve discovered a couple of female vocalists who’ve been around for a long time, but whom I’ve never listened to before: Blossom Dearie and Marilyn Monroe. Her (Marilyn’s) voice is so breathy and orgasmic – she simply oozes sexuality. It’s

One of the stupidest things I've ever seen.

I was just browsing through the new Pottery Barn catalog and came across this image. It’s nice enough, aesthetically, of course. The furniture is nice, the colors are soft and beautiful. But take a closer look at the books on the shelves behind the bed. At first I thought

Mental masturbation.

From a recent post I made on a thread at Speak Up: Scott, I see what you’re saying about graphic design being the mode of travel for the ideas of other design disciplines before they’re physically realized. But then it becomes a chicken and egg argument: which comes

Ma fille.

originally uploaded by Neylano. She looks so much like my sister Megan here, when Megan was young. And like me, or so I’m told…. Taken at the Fremont Sunday market last June after she got back from Alaska. On 35mm film with my analog Rebel and zoom lens. I

Ummmm...nothing, really.

originally uploaded by Neylano. Just a photo I took at my neighbor Connor’s CD-release party. At the High Dive in Fremont. The lighting was great. I just need a faster zoom lens now. Like this one, maybe. I smell a birthday present….

Basic arithmetic.

originally uploaded by pdgibson. Click on this picture to see the whole thing. Found on Flickr, taken in Ballard. And see that book to the left that’s on my bedside? Pledged? Don’t read it. It’s a waste of time. Stupid because sorority girls are stupid. Cheerio.

Park your fucking car and walk!

Ten Ways to Prepare for a Post-Oil Society Editor’s Note: James Howard Kunstler is a leading writer on the topic of peak oil the problems it poses for American suburbia. Deeply concerned about the future of our petroleum dependent society, Kunstler believes we must take radical steps to avoid

Icons are everything.

Well, one thing I’ve realized in the short time I’ve been working at Teague is that when it comes to branding a user interface, good icons are everything. Seriously. And when you really think about it, icons are amazing things. In a visual space that is sometimes no

Pommes aux Pommes!

originally uploaded by Neylano. Have you ever played this game? If you haven’t, you should. We were at a dinner party last night from 8.00p to 1.30a, eating, drinking and trying to convince each other of our silly adjective and noun combinations. Spicy warts, peaceful screeching and

Groovy.

I started my first day of work at Teague as a product designer. It’s fun. I like it. And their studio is close enough to the new sculpture park that I can easily walk there for lunch when I feel like it….